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1 Dollar Rialto Theatre Auction Money
| Issuer | American Publicity |
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| Year | 1931 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | $1 THEATRE AUCTION MONEY $1 Save This Theatre Auction Money Use it to Bid on Valuable Prizes AMERICAN PUBLICITY Copyrighted 1931 |
| Reverse description | Green letterpress reverse with three saw-toothed lined borders framing fifteen lines of text setting out the full rules governing Theatre Auctions, including bidding procedures, eligibility conditions, and a warning against collusive practices. |
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American Publicity produced these pieces for the Rialto Theatre as promotional scrip — functional within a specific promotional event or auction, almost certainly tied to a theatrical gimmick or fundraising evening of the kind common to Depression-era showbusiness marketing. The 1931 date places it squarely in the first full year of economic collapse, when theatres were fighting hard to keep seats filled and novelty promotions were cheap, credible currency with anxious audiences.
Collectible less for rarity than for the specificity of its occasion — almost nothing is documented about this particular issue beyond its physical survival.