Rare 1936 SEATTLE PI Printing Plate CLASSIFIED ADS/ MAP

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You are bidding on a rare one–of-a-kind printing plate from the Seattle Post Intelligencer newspaper, dated July 20th, 1936 ; and as of recently the printing presses have stopped at this Seattle landmark which had produced newspapers since the early 1860's - basically since the time of the Civil War. Guaranteed 100% authentic and original ! This is one of many I rescued from a very old building that was to get the wrecking ball in order to construct a new building in its place. These old plates are made of a thin hard rubber or plastic composition that were actually used to wallpaper a small room in the basement of a very old Seattle office building on Queen Anne hill . Since they were nailed to the wall they are not in mint condition – but are still terrific historical pieces of that era. I have kept a couple for myself that referenced a hero of mine Lou Gehrig in a sports section or two, but I thought you might enjoy theseNewspapers are going out of business in many parts of the country, and being replaced by online digital media, but is your one chance to own a piece of Seattle newspaper history - that no one else will certainly have. Newspapers were printed by thousands daily - but t is only one of these printing plates still in it s existence for these dates. May look nice framed. SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER Monday July 20th, 1936 CLASSIFIED - WANT ADS LET RUTH O'NEIL'S RENTAL BUREAU HELP YOU ! OVER 1500 FREE LISTINGS NICE LARGE GRAPHIC MAP OF SEATTLE IN 1936 with all the prominent Seattle neighborhoods and parks listed: Mt. Baker, North Rainier, Industrial, South Park, South Rainier, Georgetown, Magnolia Bluff, Carleton Park, Interbay, Sunset Hill, Queen Anne, Wallingford, Green Lake, West Seattle, White Center, Beacon Hill, Ballard, East Lake, Capitol Hill, First Hill, University, Laurelhurst, Montlake, Washington Park, Broadmoor, Madrona, Mercers Island, ect ... CLASSIFIED AD'S : For Rental; Want to Rent; Hotels; Rooms Furnished; Roomes with Board; Board for Children; Boys - Girls Summer Camp; Housekeeping Rooms; Apartments Furnished; Apartments Unfurnished; Bungalow Courts; Homes Furnished; Homes Unfurnished; Housboats; Summer Cottages, Resorts; Factory Space Warehouse; Trade - Items; Merchandise Mart; Furniture Recovered / Repaired; Musical Instruments ...ect ...) The prices were unreal - must see ! Too much to list ! (Other than lightly brushing off cobwebs and the sorts – these have not been cleaned. I did try to clean another one as a test – and it cleaned very easily in no time at all; that said I know some people like to keep things in their original condition – so that is how these will be left. Like all the printing plates I am offering this has small holes in it w it was nailed to a wall, and a 2" tear at top; not sold as mint condition). Please see my other auctions online right now for a dozen similar hard to find antique Seattle Post Intelligencer newspaper printing plates . Add only $1.50 extra in shipping & handling fees, per 'additional' newspaper plate auction won. Please see all pictures for idea of what is included and the condition. Please ask prior to bidding any questions you may have. Won’t Last Long! You can bid with confidence, we take great pride in our Ebay rating, with a 100% customer satisfaction ! If you have any concerns after receiving your winning item please don't hesitate to contact us. Unless the item was completely misrepresented, t are No-RETURNS - and ALL Sales are final! If we have made a mistake we will replace the item or give a full refund (minus shipping & handling). Shipping and handling is $9.95 (Insurance is extra : $2.75 on items that are purchased at $200.00 or less). Will ship only in US (Lower 48 States). We can now only accept PayPal for payments, according to Ebay’s new rules. Insurance is available upon request. We will not be responsible for delivery on uninsured packages ... read more

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