{"id":4474,"date":"2021-02-08T18:27:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T18:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcwsupplies.com\/blog\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2024-09-26T17:38:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:38:11","slug":"ticket-stub-pocket-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcwsupplies.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/08\/ticket-stub-pocket-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Organize Your Ticket Stub and Pocket Schedule Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Sal Barry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I loved saving the ticket stubs from the Chicago Blackhawks hockey games I went to when I was a kid. Each time I went to a game, I was sure to bring my stub to school the next day to show off to my friends and prove that I was there. Sometimes the games were important \u2013 all-star or playoff games \u2013 and sometimes it was just a Tuesday night regular season game. Regardless, it was cool to just go and then have that small, visual reminder that I could look back at. Over the years, I have also saved pocket schedules, rosters, lineup cards, score cards and any other piece of game or team-related memorabilia I could find. I even saved concert ticket and movie ticket stubs. After a while, all of that started to add up, so I had to get it organized. BCW makes many different sizes of pocket pages that will fit almost any \u201cnon-card\u201d collectible you may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ticket Stubs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, most teams and concert venues no longer issue physical tickets, so unless you keep your \u201cprint at home\u201d ticket, you won\u2019t have that memento that reminds you of who you saw and when. That hasn\u2019t made vintage ticket stubs any less collectible, though, so it pays to take care of them and put them into pages and three-ring albums<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pages for non-standard-sized cards tend to work best for ticket stubs. The pockets in LaserWeld\u00ae 8-Pocket Pages<\/a> measure 2-5\/8″ x 4″ and are perfect for oldschool \u201cTicketmaster-type\u201d tickets that have the counterfoil \u2013 that is, the part that the venue tears off and keeps \u2013 removed along the perforation. Since these tickets were usually printed horizontally, they look great when stored in 8-Pocket Pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The more colorful team-issued tickets usually have a vertical design and fit nicely into LaserWeld\u00ae 6 Pocket Pages<\/a>, which can hold stubs up to 2-1\/2″ x 5-1\/2″.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the early 2000s, most tickets had bar codes printed on them and were scanned instead of torn. These larger tickets \u2013 as well as older tickets that are still intact \u2013 won\u2019t fit into 6-Pocket Pages; for those, use BCW\u2019s LaserWeld\u00ae 4-Pocket Currency Pages<\/a>, which horizontally hold items up to 2-5\/8\u201d by 6-1\/8\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For larger, special event or commemorative tickets, you will probably need to use LaserWeld\u00ae 4-Pocket Photo Pages<\/a>, which measure 3-1\/2\u201d by 5-1\/4\u201d. Fortunately, you can buy any of these pages in packs of 50 and don\u2019t need to \u201ccommit\u201d to a box of 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, items like movie tickets or slightly smaller \u201ctorn\u201d ticket stubs with the counterfoil removed will fit into LaserWeld\u00ae 9-Pocket Pages<\/a>, though admittedly, they are easier to read or peruse when stored horizontally in Pro 8-Pocket Pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pocket Schedules & Other Memorabilia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is true for trading cards is also true for pocket schedules; the older it is, the more valuable it can be, especially if it is in great condition. And while ticket stubs are becoming a thing of the past, teams still print pocket schedules. Schedules are usually are a bit larger than trading cards, so 8-Pocket Pages \u2013 designed to hold slightly-larger vintage sports cards \u2013 usually do the trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, there is no standard size for schedules, so you may need to use a combination of LaserWeld\u00ae 4-Pocket<\/a>, 6-Pocket, 8-Pocket, and 9-Pocket Pages for your collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But what if you have schedules that have not been folded? It would be a shame to crease such pristine items, just to make them fit into a pocket. Fortunately, BCW has those covered too. LaserWeld\u00ae 2-Pocket Envelope Pages<\/a> have two pockets measuring 4-1\/8″ x 9-1\/2″ and can hold most quad-fold schedules. These pages are also perfect for items like all-star voting ballots. Tri-fold schedules that are unfolded can fit in either LaserWeld\u00ae 2-Pocket Photo Pages<\/a> or 3-Pocket Currency Pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Large items up to 8-1\/2\u201d x 11\u201d such as game rosters, lineup cards and score cards can be stored in LaserWeld\u00ae 1-Pocket Document Pages<\/a>. I put a Magazine Backer Board<\/a> into a 1-Pocket Document Page and use that as the very first page in every three-ring album, which helps keep the pages straight when the album is being put on or removed from a shelf. I also use a 1-Pocket Document Page with a Magazine Board as \u201csection dividers\u201d for my collection to separate my pocket schedules and ticket stubs by sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ticket stubs and pocket schedules are a great way to hang onto some of your fondest memories. Taking good care of these small treasures will keep them as nice as the day you had those memorable experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides cards, what type of sports memorabilia to you collect? How do you store and display these items? Leave a comment and let us know.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sal Barry is the webmaster of the hockey collectibles site <\/em>PuckJunk.com<\/em><\/a>. Email him at <\/em>sjb@puckjunk.com<\/em><\/a> or follow him on Twitter <\/em>@puckjunk<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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