Lot of 70+ Vintage 1940s ADS~CARS~ Ephemera~Collage?

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Lot of 70+ Vintage 1940s ADS~CARS~ Ephemera~Collage? This lot has 70+ color, two-color, and black and white. All of them have to do with travel: car ads, car parts, oil, gas, trucks, trains, airplanes. All 1940s--to be precise, all from 1941 issues of "Colliers" magazine. All in good to excellent condition. I don't think t are any duplicates, if t are, it's only a few. Most full page but also half and quarter page, etc. Brands include Simoniz; General Motors; American Trucking Association; Dodge; Sealed Power Piston Rings; Exide; Pontiac; Firestone; Pennsylvania Railroad; Nash; Dodge Trucks; Zerex; Zerone; Autolite; Pullman; Federal Mogul; Wolf's Head; Delco; Pan American Airways; Macmillian; Champion; Chrysler; Chevrolet; Mobil; Hudson; A C; Texaco; Ethyl; Association of American Railroads; Havoline; Fruehauf Trailers; New York Central Railroad; Plymouth; Ford Trucks; Quaker State; General Motors Locomotives; Mobil Gas; Delco-Remy; United States Rubber Company; Fisk Tires; Karbout and Rislone; Shell; Raybesto; International Trucks; Piper. Shipping: Media Mail, 2 lbs, please use shipping calculator. Will combine shipping! And now I bring you the infamous (drum roll) and ever changing... ...Not-so-fine-print essay: Warning! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! Items DO NOT come from a smoke free, petless, hermetically sealed home. People live (smokers) along with a very fuzzy black and white cat , who once threw up in my shoe. (This means items WILL smell of smoke and t will probably be cat hair floating around.) In addition, old paper items are sometimes musty. If this is a problem, PLEASE do not bid. If you think you may be overcome by a compulsion to mention unpleasant odors in feedback--or to ask for your money back--then it's a problem for you and you should refrain from bidding. In response to numerous inquiries: No, I am NOT kidding about the above, though you are just as likely to get some of my hair tapped to the package as the cat's hair. You will recognize it because it is long, curly, and thick. Have I mentioned that my essay "Jewish Hair" is going to be published in a literary journal? (Update: The world of lit journals is so slow, I'll be experiencing female pattern balding before I finally see my words on the page. In fact, one piece that was accepted five years ago--yes, five years ago, just came out in print. Must update the blog...) In response to yet another inquiry: No, your item does not include dust bunnies, but I don't know how many ways to say that you're going to get some cat hair and/or my hair. I will, however, endeavor to ship as little hair as possible. I am considering shaving the cat and my head before my warning section grows to book length. Sigh. In response to three recent incidents: A couple of ladies have nicely suggested that I put the smoking warning first because they get all excited but then can't bid. Another nice lady bought from me and then saw the warning. Listen peeps, I'll always, always, always refund your money if you are not satisfied--whatever the reason for your dissatisfaction--but I gotta say that I'm getting a little frustrated. I think I'll write an essay about eBay, which would definitely includes the lines, "If I ever found myself describing an item as 'shabby chic' or 'cottage chic' or, God help me 'chippy'--I'd make an appointment for deprogramming. I will also NOT inform you that something is 'collectible.' I think we're all smart enough to know what we collect and what we don't." I have resisted writing this next paragraph for a long time, and I'm sighing heavily now as I type: For the foreigners: I love you, I have lived among you in various countries over my lifetime and no, I will not ship out of the U.S. at the moment because it is a time consuming hassle and eBay is not my "real" job--if it were, I'd be living in a tent and stealing food out of my cat's mouth. Sending me argumentative e-mail or telling me that "Other sellers ship outside the U.S. ... read more

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