ORIGINAL HUGE PAPER C.1930 HADACOL SIGN DUDLEY LEBLANC Start Price USD 350.00 Current Price USD 350.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 07, 2008 End Time Friday, October 17, 2008 Location Metairie, Louisiana See more about 'ORIGINAL HUGE PAPER C.1930 HADACOL SIGN DUDLEY LEBLANC' Description ORIGINAL HUGE PAPER C.1930 HADACOL SIGN DUDLEY LEBLANC Search HADACOL WAS ONE OF THE LAST PRIVATELY OWNED CURE ALLS I KNOW OF OWNED I BELIEVE BY MISTER DUDLEY LEBLANC HERE IN LOUISIANA . I FOUND THIS SIGN HUGE AS IT IS , IT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY SURVIVING PAPER SIGN OF IT'S TYPE IN THE WORLD !!! IT WAS LOCATED AND PURCHASED FROM A FRIEND OF MINE WHO DISCOVERED IT BETWEEN THE 8 FOOT AND TWELVE FOOT CELINGS OF A GRETNA LOUISIANA GROCERY / DRUG STORE THAT HE BOUGHT AND WAS RENOVATING !!! THE SIGN IS APPROXIMATELY 50" X 30 " AND IS DETERIORATED IN PLACES . I MOUNTED IT TO A TWO PIECE ACID FREE BACKING BOARD AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE DAMAGED AREAS WHERE TWO BY FOURS ACTUALLY PASSED THROUGH THIS SRARE SIGN !!! ANYHOW IT DESERVES CONSERVATION AS A ONE OF A KIND ITEM AND ONE OF THE LAST CURE-ALLS THAT I CAN REMEMBER !!! I BELIEVE IT IS CIRCA 1930 , HADACOL WAS SOLD FOR LONGER AND EARLIER BUT PEOPLE IN LOUISIANA REMEMBER IT BECAUSE IT LASTED INTO THE SEMI - MODERN TIMES !!! THIS HUGE ITEM WILL REQUIRE SPECIAL UPS PACKING AND SHIPPING AS LISTED . IT WILL ALSO BE NOTED THAT IT REQUIRES FRAMING AND FURTHER OR AS MUCH CONSERVATION AS THE NEW OWNER WISHES . SHOW ME ONE OTHER IN THE WORLD AND WE CAN THEN DISCUSS IT'S RARITY . IT IS STARTING VERY REASONABLE FOR A ONE OF A KIND ORIGINAL AND 90% OR MORE COMPLETE ITEM !!! GOOD LUCK !!! WE ACCEPT PAY-PAL ONLY AS THE STANDARD OR PREFERRED ONLINE PAYMENT METHOD . THE FUNDS MUST CLEAR TO OUR BANK ACCOUNT BEFORE SHIPPING , INCLUDING PAY-PAL WHICH TAKES PAY-PAL 4-6 DAYS NOT COUNTING WEEKENDS AFTER WE IMMEDIATELY REQUEST OUR MONEY (YOUR PAYMENT ) BE SENT TO US AT OUR BANK . THIS MAKES DELIVERY GENERALLY 6-10 DAYS DEPENDING ON HOW FAST OUR MONEY IS ACTUALLY RECEIVED IN OUR BUSINESS BANK ACCOUNT . THIS IS A STANDARD PROCEDURE AND WE SUPPORT E-BAY PAY-PAL IN ALL OF OUR AUCTIONS . PLEASE DON'T GET MAD OR ANTSY AS WE DO NOT SHIP UNTIL WE ARE PAID AT THE BANK . HENCE THE TERM CLEARED PAYMENT . WE SHIP WITH USPS PRIORITY DELIVERY CONFIRMED SERVICES OR FOR LARGER ITEMS , UPS GROUND WHICH CAN TAKE 6-10 DAYS FOR LARGE BULKY OR HEAVY ITEMS . PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS BEFORE BIDDING AND READ OUR POLICIES IN FULL . WITH THE RECENT CHANGES IN E-BAY SHIPPING POLICY AND ENFORCED MAXIMUM SHIPPING IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES , WE HAVE HAD TO STOP OFFERING THOSE ITEMS . EXPLANATION : WHEN YOU PAY WITH PAY-PAL , WE MUST USE THE BEST SERVICES FOR TRACKING ACCEPTED BY E-BAY PAYPAL FOR THE SELLER INSURANCE AND OUR SAFETY AS WELL AS YOURS . AN EXAMPLE IS MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS WITH ADVERTISEMENTS . THESE DO NOT QUALIFY AS MEDIA MAIL ITEMS , NOR IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES CAN WE GET THE NECESSARY TRACKING WITH THIS CHEAP TYPE OF MAILING SERVICE . ALSO ITEMS SENT MEDIA ARE PRONE TO DISASTER . WE DON'T SHIP MEDIA EVER AND NEVER LIE OR FUDGE ABOUT CONTENTS TO ANY SHIPPER TO OBTAIN CHEAP SHIPPING . I SPEND HALF MY WEEK PACKING , SHIPPING , AND BUYING SHIPPING MATERIALS FOR THE SAFE SHIPMENT OF RARE ITEMS . MAYBE THE COMMUNITY WILL AMEND THIS POLICY IN THE FUTURE AND WE WILL OFFER THESE ITEMS AGAIN WHICH WE CANNOT SHIP FOR 4.00 , TRACK AND GUARANTEE SAFETY AT THE PRESENT TIME . ALL AUCTION SALES ARE FINAL AND SOLD AS IS WHERE IS . WE DESCRIBE THE ITEM AND CONDITION TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND ALWAYS HAVE SEVERAL CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHS . QUESTIONS MUST BE ASKED BEFORE BIDDING . I WILL GRANT A REFUND IF AN ITEM IS DESCRIBED IMPROPERLY . THIS MUST BE CLEARED WITH ME BY E-MAIL FIRST AND SELDOM HAPPENS AS WE HAVE BEEN APPRAISING FOR OVER 30 YEARS NOW . STILL MISTAKES CAN HAPPEN AND I WILL ADMIT IT IF THIS HAPPENS AND GRANT A FULL REFUND IN SUCH A CASE . WINNING BIDDERS MUST PAY OR ARRANGE PAYMENT WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE AUCTION'S END . I DO NOT CLEAN COLLECTIBLE ITEMS THAT ARE SOMETIMES CENTURIES OLD . YOU ARE BUYING A USED ITEM UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED AND AS THE ITEMS NEW OWNER YOU MAY ELECT TO CLEAN TARNISH ,PATINA , ETC. FROM JEWELRY , MILITARIA ETC . WE DO NOT AS THIS GENERALLY LOWERS THE ITEMS VALUE. WE HAVE SOLD ON E-BAY AS POWERSELLERS FOR THE FIRST 7-8 YEARS OF OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE E-BAY COMMUNITY WHEN MASS INTERNET SELLING WAS MORE PRACTICAL AND THE INTERNET WAS NEW . I HAVE RECEIVED COMMENDATIONS AND AWARDS ON A NEAR YEARLY BASIS FROM E-BAY FOR EXLEMPLARY SALES LEADERSHIP FROM OWNER PIERRE OMIDYAR AND C.E.O. MEG WHITMAN . WE HAVE BEEN IN THE ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS AND MUCH MORE PERSONALLY AS COLLECTORS AND ONLINE SINCE WINDOWS BECAME AN OPERATING SYSTEM AND E-BAY BEGAN . WE HAVE AND HAVE HAD ANTIQUE SHOPS IN THE NEW ORLEANS / JEFFERSON PARRISH AREA SINCE THE 1980'S . WE BELONG TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU THROUGH THE SHOP , THE JEFFERSON PARISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE , THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NUMASMATICS, THE AMERICAN PHILATELY SOCIETY , THE AMERICAN HOROLOGISTS INSTITUTE, THE AMERICAN RIFLE ASSOCIATION , THE AMERICAN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION'S FOR BOTTLES , MILITARIA , ANTIQUE MUSICAL DEVICES , COMIC BOOKS , AND MANY MORE I AM NEGLECTING TO MENTION . I PERSONALLY HAVE TIES WITH THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ,THE OPTIMISTS CLUB OF LOUISIANA , THE BATF , THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE , THE BLUE LODGE MASONS SCOTTISH RITE KNIGHT'S TEMPLAR , THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AND THE VETERANS ASSOCIATION . I AM VERY CIVIC MINDED AND HAVE DONE VOLUNTEER WORK DRIVING/DELIVERING ITEMS TO OUR DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA FOR MY CHURCH . I AM A PUBLISHED WRITER IN WESTERN AND EASTERN TREASURES , CIVIL WAR MAGAZINE , AND A FEW OTHERS . I HAVE HAD ARTICLES ON MYSELF AND THE VARIOUS SHOPS IN NEW ORLEANS IN THE TIMES PICAYUNS , LAGNIAPPE MAGAZINE , GAMBIT AND THE ANTIQUE TRADER . I ONLY MENTION ALL THIS BECAUSE I WANT THE BUYER TO KNOW THAT THIS IS MY ONLY JOB , ANTIQUES, AND THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE APPRAISED FOR OTHER DEALERS LOCALLY AND CONTRIBUTED TO PRICE GUIDES ON COLLECTIBLES , I WILL STILL REFUND ANY MISREPRESENTED ITEM WITH MY APOLOGY INCLUDED . MISTAKES CAN HAPPEN AS WE ARE ALL HUMAN . IF SUCH A THING HAPPENS , JUST E-MAIL ME AND WE WILL WORK OUT THE FULL REFUND FOR YOU . FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS THROUGH OUR E-BAY LISTINGS OR CONTACT INFORMATION . I TRY TO ANSWER ALL E-MAILS PERSONALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS . Place a Bid!