World Trade Center NYC Observatories Full Ticket, September 10, 2001 - The Day Before the Attack, PSA NM-MT 8 (Only 3 Are Higher)
World Trade Center
New York, NY, September 10, 2001
World Trade Center NYC Observatories Full Ticket, September 10, 2001 - The Day Before the Attack, PSA NM-MT 8 (Only 3 Are Higher)
Slabbed Ticket
Presented is a profoundly rare and poignant historical artifact: a full, 2001 World Trade Center "Top of the World" Observatories ticket. PSA certified, graded NM-MT 8, and encapsulated to an overall size of 12.5" x 5.5". Else, very good condition.
This remarkably preserved specimen features a printed timestamp of September 10, 2001, at 12:16 p.m., capturing a moment in time less than 24 hours before the catastrophic events of September 11 permanently altered the global landscape. Perched 1,300 feet above Lower Manhattan on the 107th floor of the South Tower, the observatory offered visitors a legendary 50-mile panoramic view of New York. The unparalleled peace of that afternoon stands in somber contrast to the following morning, when the complex was destroyed following the impacts of American Airlines Flight 11 at 8:46 a.m. and United Airlines Flight 175 at 9:03 a.m. (striking the South Tower between floors 78 and 84), resulting in the immediate loss of nearly 3,000 lives and a toll that continues to mount from toxic dust exposure. Ephemera from the final hours of the Twin Towers is extraordinarily scarce, making this exceptionally graded, time-stamped ticket an elite, institution-quality primary source artifact of 21st-century history.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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World Trade Center
New York, NY, September 10, 2001
World Trade Center NYC Observatories Full Ticket, September 10, 2001 - The Day Before the Attack, PSA NM-MT 8 (Only 3 Are Higher)
Slabbed Ticket
Presented is a profoundly rare and poignant historical artifact: a full, 2001 World Trade Center "Top of the World" Observatories ticket. PSA certified, graded NM-MT 8, and encapsulated to an overall size of 12.5" x 5.5". Else, very good condition.
This remarkably preserved specimen features a printed timestamp of September 10, 2001, at 12:16 p.m., capturing a moment in time less than 24 hours before the catastrophic events of September 11 permanently altered the global landscape. Perched 1,300 feet above Lower Manhattan on the 107th floor of the South Tower, the observatory offered visitors a legendary 50-mile panoramic view of New York. The unparalleled peace of that afternoon stands in somber contrast to the following morning, when the complex was destroyed following the impacts of American Airlines Flight 11 at 8:46 a.m. and United Airlines Flight 175 at 9:03 a.m. (striking the South Tower between floors 78 and 84), resulting in the immediate loss of nearly 3,000 lives and a toll that continues to mount from toxic dust exposure. Ephemera from the final hours of the Twin Towers is extraordinarily scarce, making this exceptionally graded, time-stamped ticket an elite, institution-quality primary source artifact of 21st-century history.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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