Title: 1962 Cotton Bowl Ticket Stub Texas vs Ole Miss - 26th Annual Football Memorabilia
Description: Document collegiate postseason football history with this original January 1, 1962 reserved seat game ticket stub from the 26th Annual Cotton Bowl Classic. This historic New Year's Day matchup, played at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas, pitted coach Darrell Royal's Texas Longhorns against coach Johnny Vaught's Ole Miss Rebels, resulting in a 12-7 victory for the Texas Longhorns. The front face of the stub features a distinctive graphic design utilizing a dark blue block layout on the left side with white typography displaying an "Admit One" status for Monday, January 1, 1962, at 2:00 P.M. Explicit logistical seat location parameters are hardprinted across the ticket face, including Enter Gate 4, Section 22, Row 38, and Seat 2, alongside a detailed original price breakdown listing a base price of $5.09 plus a federal tax of 41¢ for a total face value of $5.50. The lower margin carries the text credit line "COTTON BOWL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION." The reverse side shows a comprehensive black ink stadium seating chart graphic outlining the arrangement of the venue sections, field orientation, and Gate locations numbered 1 through 6. This genuine piece of vintage sports ephemera stands as a fully objective, data-rich collectible documenting early 1960s college bowl game administration.
Product Specifications
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Publication: Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
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Game Date: Monday, January 1, 1962 (2:00 P.M.)
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Event Edition: 26th Annual Cotton Bowl Classic
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Matchup: Texas Longhorns vs. Ole Miss Rebels
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Seat Location: Gate 4, Section 22, Row 38, Seat 2
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Original Total Face Value: $5.50
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Item Type: Genuine Official Game Ticket Stub
Detailed Condition & Flaw Report
This vintage ticket stub is sold strictly as-is based on a direct physical review of the front and back layout scans.
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Overall Condition: Used condition with expected edge wear, handling smudges, and perforation texturing from gate admission use.
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Perforation Edge: The left vertical edge shows a rough, hand-separated perforated texture where the main admission coupon was detached at the stadium gate.
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Surface Wear: The front face shows light handling smudges across the text fields and slight paper toning. The reverse side exhibits uniform off-white vintage paper aging, soft handling smudges, and light surface rubbing across the stadium seating diagram.
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Corners: Minor corner softening and light wear at the perimeter tips.
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Shipping & Store Logistics
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Archival-Safe Protection: Vintage paper programs are highly prone to edge nicks, rolling, or folding if improperly packaged. To protect your investment, this 1962 Cotton Bowl Ticket Stub will be safely enclosed in a protective sleeve, placed between heavy cardboard reinforcement panels, and shipped inside a clean, rigid, crush-resistant box to ensure it arrives flat.
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