1933 Chicago World's Fair Century of Progress Admiral Richard Byrd two photo set

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Payment | Shipping | PLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING! 1933 Chicago World's Fair Century of Progress Admiral Richard Byrd two photo set Album Album Album Album Album Check it out...Here's a classic Unique two-piece set of items from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and display of Admiral Richard Byrd's South Pole expedition ship. One is than 8 "by 10 "two-sided photo/brochure picturing Admiral Richard C. Byrd and his polar suit with his dog by his side on front and reads: "Now Open! Daily from 10 AM to 10 PM. Byrd's South Pole Ship � City of New York � A Century of Progress 23rd Street Entrance. This ship has below decks a museum containing: a complete collection of historical relics from Antarctica. Specimens of all of the Birds and animal life. Scientific instruments and equipment. Clothing, dehydrated and concentrated foods. A replica of Little America made to scale by the Museum of Natural History of New York at a cost of $15,000.00. Members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition are board acting as lecturers and guides." The original owner has dated the item October 15, 1932 at top. And it comes with the postcard from the event picturing the famous ship at the world's fair captioned: "Admiral Byrd's polar ship � 200 ft. Havoline Thermometer-the world 1 million years ago. A Century of progress � Chicago's 1933 W orld's F air" postcard has never been used. Grade vintage two-piece world's fair set. Really a cool vintage set. These are ORIGINAL items, NOT REPRODUCTION items! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 3. 75 postage is required. Our Mission statement: We try to offer Ebay users unique additions to their collections. We comb the antique stores & malls as well as Antique shows & flea markets from Coast-to-coast in an effort to try and find that special addition to your collection. We travel hundreds of miles and wake up with the sun in search of these items. We truly have a love for our hobby / business. Please be aware of the postage rates BEFORE you bid! We pack professionally and do not try and make money off of postage. We generally charge the same postal rate that the US Post Office charges us. We'll respect you, but please respect us as well. Thanks & to you! Payment Back to Top I accept the following forms of payment: PayPal Shipping & Handling Back to Top We will try and combine shipping on multiple purchases wherever possible. Please e-mail us with auction item numbers before sending payment. Thank-you!$3.75 USPS First-Class Mail� PLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING! Bidding & Return Policy Back to Top I try and place a penny in every photo to help judge the size of the item, obviously it is there for size comparison and is not included with the item. We try and always be as accurate as we can in the item description and will gladly answer any question about item size & description when needed. Please e-mail us with any questions BEFORE the end of sale and BEFORE placing a bid. Postage is determined by the U.S. Postal service and is never refundable. Many of the items are VINTAGE and although they are in very fine condition, they may not function as well as when they were made decades ago. So if you intend on using the old item, please be aware that we are selling it for collector value only. In other words, if you intend on using a 50+ year old letter opener and it breaks, don't get mad at us. It may be hard to believe, but we have received a couple negatives because people broke vintage items while trying to use them. Shipping & Handling Back to Top Postage rates are non-negotiable and non-refundable. We pack every item professionally using new packing materials and appropriate mailing supplies. We send all items via US Postal Service. Overseas shipping Back to Top We no longer ship overseas first class mail. We will only ship Internationally by Priority Mail, and that starts at $30.00. So please be aware that we NO LONGER SHIP F... read more

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