Time Leaves Its Mark -- Collecting and Investing in Old Ticket Vouchers (New Collection Investment Guide Series)

Author: Shen Hong
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The history of collecting old ticket stubs is a story of "garbage turning into gold." Collecting old ticket stubs was once considered "picking up trash." However, over a decade ago, a group of visionary collectors discovered the "gold mine" of old ticket stub collecting and launched the market, gradually making old ticket stubs a deeply rooted and respected collectible, rising to prominence as one of the most spectacular varieties among all collectibles. From a collecting perspective, old ticket stubs are a historical witness to China's economic development and changes in living standards. For example, old stock certificates reflect a century of economic fluctuations and the vicissitudes of life; new stock certificates, with their elegant charm, record the reform and opening-up; stock subscription certificates are the "hybrids" of planned and market economies, unique in the world. Additionally, there are grain tickets, lottery tickets, admission tickets, and more. They all condense over a century of China's economic life, embodying politics, economy, culture, and technology. A collection book of old ticket stubs is essentially an encyclopedia documenting modern Chinese history.