...it's his thread, so Wayne (cosdencop) gets first refusal on this stuff...
...three rare Gulf posters from around 1930...a carpenter in Mass. was taking up a hardwood floor and found 12 or so of these under the boards...he called them a 'squeak barrier'...I bought the lot 8 years or so ago, these are what's left...
yes, they're obviously in rough condition...if they were in really nice condition the one with the attendant and the Duplex would be upwards of $1000 alone...the original dimensions are 28" x 42"...if you wanted to have them restored (which I understand is done with vintage movie posters all the time) they could make one poster out of the two similar posters, and they would look brand new...it ain't a cheap process...I'm not trying to be an apologist, but the fact is these are extremely rare to find in
any condition...anyway, $100 for the lot of three includes shipping...
...instant Gulf ink blotter/postcard collection...25 pieces...$200 includes shipping...you could piece these together off eBay over a couple of years, but you'd spend $50-75 in shipping alone...dollar shown for scale...top photo shows all 25 pieces, the crummy bottom photo is a lame, no-flash attempt to show the blotters washed out by the flash in the first photo...
...Gulf 'Regular' sign, only used at Gulf stations in North Carolina and Florida...it's in the Benjamin/Henderson 'Oil Company Signs' book, under Gulf pump signs...dollar shown for scale...$65 includes shipping...
...or $350 for the lot, shipped...PM & post here if interested...