Orig Inauguration Ticket 1949 Truman/Barkley,Best Seat

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Orig Inauguration Ticket 1949 Truman/Barkley,Best Seat Original Inauguration Ticket January 20, 1949 Truman/Barkley, President's Stand, Stand #1 From the estate of Donald S. Dawson, President Truman's Administrative Assistant Unused and in Fine/Mint condition, this ticket has not been handled by since it was packaged by the printer. red "1 on left side of front is blurred by printer (see image), in upper right corner lightly bumped and 1/32" light smudge to right of "s" (see image) Front of Ticket reads, "Inauguration of the President and Vice President of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., January 20, 1949 Admit One, President's Stand, Stand 1 Verso of ticket has photos of Harry Truman and Alben Barkey. Copy on right side reads, "In view of the historic importance of this Inauguration, it is suggested that the larger portion of this ticket be retained by the purchaser as a souvenir. Measures 6" x 2 1/2", heavy cardboard stock Payment Terms: Payment is due within 5 business days of close of auction. Please contact us before bidding if special consideration is needed. Payments Second Story Books gladly accepts payment via PayPal (preferred) Check or Money Order in USD payable to Second Story Books Credit card by phone or fax We're sorry, but we do not accept bank or wire transfers for bids less than $500. Bidder is responsible for any fees associated with our receipt of the funds, for example, bank transfers cost an additional $35 since that is the fee our bank charges us to receive the funds. Spam Filters: If you bid or send us an inquiry, please be sure to remove our email address from your spam filter since you won't receive a reply or an invoice if they get caught in the filter. Contact Information: Second Story Books Auction Sales 12160 Parklawn Drive Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: x. 11 Fax: Shipping and Handling: All Customers: Items that require processing at the post office, such as international shipments and registered mail, are shipped on Tuesdays. US Customers: Second Story Books now offers the shipping calculator for the vast majority of our auction merchandise. Rates are calculated based on weight and destination zip code plus $2 handling to cover time and materials. We ship via the following methods: UPS, Priority, Parcel Post and Media Mail. The shipping calculator only offers limited options for any one item, so if you don't see the option you want please let us know. For items that can be categorized as Media Mail we will make Media Mail an option. According to the website, Media Mail comprises: books, film, manuscripts, printed music, printed test materials, sound recordings, play scripts, printed educational charts, loose-leaf pages and binders consisting of medical information, videotapes, and computer recorded media such as CD-ROMs and diskettes. In the event that an item up for auction would ship in a container considered either a "large package" or an "oversized package" we will indicate this in the item description. Not only will shipping and handling on these items be more expensive because of the size, but we will need to add a special handling fee to cover labor and materials (including either custom fabrication/modification of shipping container or travel to specially purchase a suitable shipping carton). This fee will be determined on an individual basis and quoted for confirmation. Important: For special shipping requests, please contact us before bidding as we cannot be responsible for accommodating special requests we receive after bids are placed. Additional information on the US Postal Service's size categories and postage rates can be found . International Customers: ... read more

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