Ephemera | Safety Card | 1980 | Provincetown-Boston Airline / Naples Airlines branded
Martin 4-0-4
Black & White
Double-sided card
Removed from aircraft N40425
Ephemera Gallery: All Items
Below you will find all of the PBA Ephemera in this collection. Click each post for more information about each item. If you have an item that is not available here and would like to donate a copy (physical or digital), please contact us. Contributions are always appreciated!
1980: Douglas DC-3 (Port Door) Safety Card
Ephemera | Safety Card | early 1980s | Provincetown-Boston Airline / Naples Airlines branded
Douglas DC-3 Port Door Layout
Black & White
Double-sided card
1980: Douglas DC-3 (Starboard Door) Safety Card
Ephemera | Safety Card | early 1980s | Provincetown-Boston Airline / Naples Airlines branded
Douglas DC-3 Starboard Door Layout
Black & White
Double-sided card
1969: Douglas DC-3 (Starboard Door) Safety Card
Ephemera | Safety Card | Late 1960s (c. 1969) | Provincetown-Boston Airline / Naples Airlines branded
Douglas DC-3 Starboard Door Layout
Black & White
Double-sided card
1984: Ticket Jacket: PBA/Eastern Connections
Ephemera | Ticket Jacket | 1984 | PBA Ticket Jacket co-branded with PBA’s partner Eastern Airlines promoting connections at Miami, Tampa, New York and Boston.
1984: Ticket Jacket: YS-11
Ephemera | Ticket Jacket | 1984 | PBA Ticket Jacket w/YS-11 cover art with Eastern Airlines ad on back and Hertz Rental Cars ad on the interior pocket.
1976: Ticket Jacket
Ephemera | Miscellaneous | 1976 | PBA Ticket Envelope from 1976 used to return the passenger’s ticket coupon (receipt) as well as their bag tag(s) and other related documentation.
White paper envelope, roughly 6″x4″ in size.
1972: Ticket Envelope / Boarding Pass
Ephemera | Ticket Jacket | 1972 | PBA Ticket Envelope from 1972 used to return the passenger’s ticket coupon (receipt) as well as their bag tag(s) and other related documentation.
White paper, roughly 6″x4″ in size.
1985: PBA Boarding Pass Card
Ephemera | Miscellaneous | 1985 | One of PBA’s unique innovations was on-demand aircraft scheduling. This allowed for multiple-sections of flights to be operated when required, based on current demand. These multiple-sections of flights necessitated the creation of these cardboard boarding passes, in a number of different colors, which were handed out at checkin. This way you were sure to be put on the correct plane with your luggage.
1980s: Baggage ID Tags: Bag handle, string-tag style
Ephemera | Tags & Labels | Late 1980s | Bag-handle, string-tag-style Baggage ID / Name Tag. This tag is trilingual (English/Spanish/French).
1980s: Baggage ID Tags: Bag handle, strip-sticker style
Ephemera | Tags & Labels | Mid 1980s | Mid 1980s Bag-handle, sticker-style Baggage ID / Name Tag. This tag is bilingual (English/French).
1980s: Baggage ID Tags: Internal/External, sticker style
Ephemera | Tags & Labels | Mid 1980s | Mid 1980s Sticker-style Baggage ID / Name Tag. This tag is trilingual (English/Spanish/French).
1984/Dec: PBA Christmas Card
Ephemera | Miscellaneous | 1984/Dec | PBA fold-out Christmas Card bringing a unique twist to “The Night Before Christmas.”
1980s: Pilot Wings (2nd issue)
Ephemera | Uniforms | PBA Pilot Wings (2nd Issue) from the Mid 1980s.
1984/May: Schedule-by-mail Order Form
Ephemera | Miscellaneous | 1984/May | Signup form to receive PBA Timetables via US Mail.
1986/July: PBA Commuter Ticket Book
Ephemera | Miscellaneous | 1986/July | PBA throughout its lifetime offered discounted commuter ticket books, of 10 tickets, for their regular travelers. These were produced by the Globe Ticket Company and did not resemble your normal multi-layer, carbon-copy airplane ticket of the day.
This is an unused book of 10 tickets for use between Boston, MA (BOS/KBOS) and Nantucket, MA (ACK/KACK). These were quite handy for commuters.
1976/May: Passenger Ticket Coupon
Ephemera | Miscellaneous | 1976/June | PBA throughout its lifetime offered discounted commuter ticket books, of 10 tickets, for their regular travelers. These were produced by the Globe Ticket Company and did not resemble your normal multi-layer, carbon-copy airplane ticket of the day.
This is a passenger coupon (receipt) from May 25th, 1976 being used between Provincetown, MA (PVC/KPVC) and Boston, MA (BOS/KBOS).
1966/June: Passenger Ticket Coupon
Ephemera | Miscellaneous | 1966/June | PBA throughout its lifetime offered discounted commuter ticket books, of 10 tickets, for their regular travelers. These were produced by the Globe Ticket Company and did not resemble your normal multi-layer, carbon-copy airplane ticket of the day.
This is a passenger coupon (receipt) from June 24th, 1966 being used between Provincetown, MA (PVC/KPVC) and Boston, MA (BOS/KBOS).
1954/July: First Flight Cover
Ephemera | Miscellaneous | 1954/July | First Flight Cover from the Provincetown to Boston flight on July 19th, 1954.
In aerophilately, a branch of philately, a first flight cover, also known by the acronym FFC, is mail that has been carried on an inaugural flight of an airline, route, or aircraft, normally postmarked with the date of the flight often of the arrival destination proving it was actually carried on the aircraft and may have a special flight cachet and/or an arrival postmark.
1950: PBA Matchbook Cover
Ephemera | 1950sl | PBA Matchbook Cover from the mid 1950s produced by Universal Match Corp. of Boston, featuring the 11 Passenger Lockheed Electra.