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1929
WILSON BROTHER SUPER SHORTS AD, sorry scan is off kilter but it is a normal
ad in reality, 10 1/4" x 13 1/2", very good condition with very mild wear
on edges and corners, a small stray mark from the printing process between
the "o" and "n" in "Wilson", and a small tear on the bottom edge going
close to the printed area #FS29276
$14.50 HOLD
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1943 FISHER AD
WITH 120-MILLIMETER GUN with automatic loader and rammer including shirtless
gunner, illustration by collectible illustrator DEAN CORNWELL, 8 x 11 1/2",
excellent condition ML29248 $8.50
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1919 IVORY SOAP
AD WITH burly men (probably longshore men) at a shipyard, 6 1/2" x 9",
excellent condition BY29064 US $7.50
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1923 MARTEX TOWEL
AD "EXCLUSIVE CLUBS AND GREAT HOTELS", with naked men showering and drying
off, 10" x 14", fair condition, would be excellent condition because the
ad is clean and doesn't have much wear but someone cropped it too close
on the left side so there is no margin at all #GA30885
$12.00 .
SOLD
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1958
FRANK GIFFORD VITALIS MAGAZINE AD, blk & wt photo ad, 9 3/4"
x 14", fine condition, tight margins and small tear on top margin, creases
on 2 corners #SP3080 $5.50
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1943
FISHER AD WITH 90-MILLIMETER GUN showing men that look like they are fighting
in the Pacific including SHIRTLESS GUNNER, illustration by collectible
illustrator DEAN CORNWELL, 10 x 14", excellent condition to fine condition
with a soil spot on the right margin which will require margins to be tight
if you frame and a few stray marks form the printing process
ML29250 $10.50
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FUNNY
1960's ARNOLD PALMER AD FOR SWING AFTERSHAVE (back when "swing" had more
to do with being hip or cool than with sex), about 10" x 13", fine condition
with a light stain on the top edge #SP25368
$15.00
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1921 IVORY SOAP
AD with NAKED MAN IN THE TUB KEEPING HIS SOAP AFLOAT WITH A BALLOON
- "To Balloon Stealing fathers", 6 1/4" x 89 1/2", excellent condition
with light yellowing of the page #BY27133
$10.00
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1943 ABBOTT WWII
"BUY WAR BONDS" AD WITH SAILOR GIVING VICTORY SIGN, "If you can't go across
... Come across!", illustration by E. Fienn (not certain of spelling),
8" x 11 1/4", excellent condition with light waviness to the paper from
how it was bound in the journal #MD29399
$22.00
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RARE 1956 RAMSES
CONDOM AD, "Prescribe the one with Built-in Sensitivity", if anyone knows
the symbolism of the Foo Dog pictured in the ad I would appreciate the
information, reverse is continuation of ad with information on vaginal
trichomoniasis but front can stand on its own, on light card stock, 8"
x 11 1/4', near mint condition #MD28593
$25.00
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RARE 1958 RAMSES
CONDOM AD, "THE ANATOMY OF TOUCH", 8" x 11 1/4', near mint condition
#MD26153 $19.00
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1951 GARFIELD
PROTOSCOPIC TABLE AD, from a seldom found medical profession trade journal,
3 1/2" x 5", fine condition with some stray marks from the printing process
#MD25786 $7.50
HOLD missing
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1950 LILLY METYCAINE
(Pipercaine) ANESTHETIC AD with beefcake oil rig workers on the reverse,
8" x 11", on slightly heavier stock than the usual ad, excellent condition
#MD30042 $24.00 .....*
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1945 WWII WYETH
AD, about doctor shortages and saving doctors' time SHOWING A YOUNG SAILOR,
who was sent off to war instead of being allowed to pursue his medical
education, he may be carrying a Japanese or Nazi sword, BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATION,
5" x 7 3/4", excellent condition with a small spot of excess ink in the
test area #MD28600 $12.00
REVERSE is a WYETH
AD FOR GROUP O SERUM
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1949
DIAL SOAP AD WITH FATHER AND SON EMERGING FROM SHOWER, on bottom of page
a woman laments "Why Didn't He Kiss Me Tonight?" (the ad leads you to believe
it is because she has B.O., but we know differently, don't we?), very good
condition with a tear on the right margin up to the printed area, a tight
left margin, and some dark marks on the left side of the page from rusty
staples #BY29075 $5.50
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1933 "GAY FRONTIER"
FRENCH LINE AD TO THE GAY MECCA - THE RIVIERA, featuring a map of the Riviera,
6 1/2" X 10", near mint condition #NAU27950
$9.00
SAME AS ABOVE,
good condition with soiling stains on the bottom margin - up to about 1/4"
from printed areas, can be matted, cropped or framed out without effecting
the ad #NAU27950b $6.50
HOLD
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OLD 1940's DAHN-D
APPLE CRATE LABEL WITH TOP HAT AND GLOVES, 8 3/4" x 10", Washington
State, near mint condition #LB25534 Quantity
- 3 $8.00 each
NOW $6.00 EACH
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1958 ED MATHEWS
(Milwaukee Braves) IN AD FOR MUNSINGWEAR T-SHIRTS, 10" x 14", fine condition
with a light breaking up of the ink on the bottom right corner
#BB28965 $6.50
BOSTON
RED SOX, BOSTON BRAVES, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, NEW YORK YANKEES, CINCINNATI
REDS
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"HERCULES was
a Piker!", 1943 E. R. Squibb and Sons SULFONAMIDES AD, 8" x 11", near mint
condition #MD29052 $7.50
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1918 WWI YMCA
HUT ILLUSTRATION, by Harold Brett, "The Greatest Home in the World?", 10
1/2" x 16", fine condition with a greyish spot on the bottom right of the
sheet #ML29152 $22.00
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1966 JANTZEN
SWIMWEAR AD FEATURING
FRANK GIFFORD, JERRY WEST AND BOBBY HULL WITH A HOBIE SURFBOARD AND
SKATEBOARD, Jantzen actionwear swimtrunks made of Chemstrand sharkskin,
smaller photo on the bottom has BOB COUSY, PAUL HORNUNG, TERRY BAKER, DAVE
MARR, and JOHN SEVERSON, photo was taken at the Hilton Hawaiian Village,
10 1/8" X 13 1/2", excellent condition with some light bumping on the bottom
of the page and a tight left margin (somehow this scan is a mirror image
of the ad - left is right and right is left) #SP10833
$7.50
SAME AS ABOVE,
6 3/4" x 10", excellent condition #SP10833b
$5.50
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1920 MUSCLE GUY
IN ART DECO EGYPTIAN DEITIES AD WITH LEOPARD, 1/2 page, 9" x 6", excellent
condition #DC29796 $12.00 .
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1917 FAIRY SOAP
MAGAZINE AD, "HAVE YOU A FAIRY IN YOUR HOME" in very small letters, 10
1/2" x 14", excellent condition #BY30249
$15.00...
SOLD
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1921 KUPPENHEIMER
AD WITH J. C. LEYENDECKER ILLUSTRATION OF MAN AND BELLBOY, 8" x 12", good
condition with some foxing (spotting from age) along the right edge, and
a few stray marks from the printing process #LEY30298
$20.00....
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A QUEER LITTLE
ESKIMO, 1908 CHILDREN'S BOOKLET ABOUT THE LIFE ESKIMOS LIFE (considered
strange in 1908 -- nothing in the book about sexuality), by Eva Mayne,
with 3 primitive engravings including one of sledge dogs, soft bound, 32
pp, Paine Publishing, Dayton Ohio; 5 1/4" x 7 1/4", fine condition with
some wear and slight soiling, previous owners name in ink on the title
page #BK30316 $12.00...
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1955 COMIC FROM
MEDICAL JOURNAL, about doctor admiring patient's girdle, 6 1/2" x
5", excellent condition #MD25864 $4.50
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"BROADWAY IS
GAY AGAIN!", EDISON PHONOGRAPH AD, 2 page ad, each page can stand on its
own though, the "It's you, Arthur!" page is about the fidelity of the Edison
phonograph and vaudeville great Authur Fields, the "Broadway is Gay Again"
page is about the broad range of music styles Edison carries, each page
is 6 1/2" x 9", excellent condition with slight bends (not really
creases) on corners and some stray marks from the printing process
#GA29077 $9.00
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