VTG 1942 ADVERTISING PC GILBERT SHOE CO COLUMBUS OH SPORT OXFORDS GOLF SHOES NOS for Sale

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VTG 1942 ADVERTISING PC GILBERT SHOE CO COLUMBUS OH SPORT OXFORDS GOLF SHOES NOS For Sale

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VTG 1942 ADVERTISING PC GILBERT SHOE CO COLUMBUS OH SPORT OXFORDS GOLF SHOES NOS:
$27.99

FEATURED IS A VINTAGE 1942 LINENADVERTISING POSTCARD (dated by # to left of stamp box ... but see below) FOR GILBERT\'S SPORT OXFORDS. THE PC IS FOR A PRIVATE SALE OF THE COMPANY\'S CUSTOM-BUILT, HAND-CRAFTED MEN\'S SPORT OXFORDS, TO INCLUDE GOLF SHOES ... THE CARD PICTURES A GOLFER IN MID FULL SWING. UNTIL IT CLOSED, GILBERT\'S WAS THE PLACE TO PURCHASE SHOES IN COLUMBUS.
** EVEN THOUGH 1968 IS OUTSIDE THE LINEN POSTCARD ERA TIMELINE, THE PC CAN BE PROPERLY DATED BY THE FACT THE GILBERT SHOE CO DID NOT OPEN ON
E TOWN STREET IN COLUMBUS, OH UNTIL 1967 ... CLOSING IN 1980 ... THE PC MAY HAVE BEEN A REDUX OF AN EARLIER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN GIVEN GILBERT\'S WAS IN BUSINESS FOR DECADES LONG BEFORE IT OPENED AT THAT ADDRESS.
This postcard is new old stock in Mint condition ... direct from the Curt Teich Co Archives.The card has been in our possession for approximately 15+ years ... long before the Curteich digitally archived images found their permanent home with The Newberry Institute. At the time of our acquisition, the Lake County Discovery Museum in IL was the custodian of the company\'s records, having served in that capacity since 1982.

Domestic Shipping USPS 1st class includes tracking. Check out our other offerings as we get them listed. Happy to combine shipping.

We do have tens of thousands of cards from the Curt Teich Archives and will be listing them as well as tens of thousands of others ... all types and locales. Many are categorized. If you\'re looking for a certain topic, let us know.

Selling on as early as 1997. \"The Mermaid\" is also still a bonded saleeer and real estate broker who spent the past \"many\" decades\' specializing in books, ephemera, estates, and real estate. Just shy of two million books sold to date. Books and paper aside, if it is \"Stuff\", she has sold it! She has now returned to . Health issues have brought us back. We are even selling our own collections! And ... we are picky. If we wouldn\'t add it to our own collections, we won\'t sell it. Hope you find something that you want, need, and, most important of all, will enjoy! We look forward to transacting with you and making new friends and customers. Thanking you for your patronage in advance ... !

As to our \"standard operating procedures\": Our normal shipping & handling time is three (3) days. We ship weekdays with the exception of US federal holidays. We will ship with either free shipping or calculated shipping ... it depends on the given scenario. Often, calculated shipping will include insurance - again, depending on the item. Payment is expected at time of purchase or close of sale, whichever is applicable. This also applies to \"best offer accepted\" transactions. Non-paying purchasers or buyers will be blocked from future transactions. The same goes for winning buyers seeking to have sales cancelled. That said, prior to the end of any sales, offers can be cancelled through the HELP section of . If respective buyers are found to be cancelling offers in an excessive manner, however, they will be blocked from future transactions. Shill offerding is not tolerated and will be reported.

\"The Mermaid\" is happy to ship globally.** (See below.) For such transactions, \"calculated\" shipping fees apply and Insurance will be required if not already included in applicable postal fee.

**Unfortunately, there are a few destinations to which we cannot and will not ship. That circumstance involves a fluid dynamic the specifics of which may not be clear until point of sale. If such is the case, we will allow the transaction to be cancelled at our discretion and without any negative reporting made to .

WE ARE GLAD TO BE BACK!