This listing is for the photographed 1867 Macon & Brunswick Railroad Company, Georgia 2 dollar fare ticket. Bears vignettes of a cotton plant (upper left), a lady carrying goods (lower right), and a steam engine train (center). Three ticket punches were made on the note, as shown in photos, showing it's successful intended use during it's circulation. This is a rare note as companies were forbidden from issuing private currency after the establishment of the National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864. This note was likely issued as a "fare ticket" in order to avoid these federal regulations.
The Macon & Brunswick Railroad Company, chartered in 1856, was a successful railroad company until their closure in 1879. Before the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 which regulated railroad companies and their practices, local railroad companies such as this one essentially acted as unregulated monopolies in their area. The Civil War delayed the railroads operations, which is why their lines were not complete and fully operational until 1870. The lines were bought after the company went out of business in 1879, many of them still being used today as a part of Norfolk Southern Railway's Brunswick District.
This note offers interesting insight into the history of railroads and the economy immediately after the Civil war, serving as an excellent piece for any collection!
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1867 Macon & Brunswick Railroad Company 2 Dollar Fare Ticket- Rare Georgia Obsolete Currency - 1867 Two Dollar GA Railroad Fare Ticket