Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 937:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! Eisenhower, Dwight D. The Saturday Evening Post. Curtis Publishing Company, December 9, 1961.
This is a single issue of The Saturday Evening Post magazine, dated December 9, 1961. The softcover periodical features a color cover photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower seated outdoors at their Gettysburg farm. The lead article featured on the cover is titled From Gettysburg: My Views on Berlin by Dwight D. Eisenhower. The cover includes the original 20-cent retail price and a paper subscription address label for Mr. Paul W. Johnson Sr. of Smithsburg, Maryland. The back cover features a full-page color holiday advertisement for the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, New York, showcasing Kodak movie cameras, Brownie Startech cameras, and projectors. The interior of the issue contains Eisenhower’s article, titled A Monument of Soviet Faithlessness, which includes a black-and-white photographic spread depicting the Berlin Wall and an East German border guard. The magazine is a large-format publication.
Condition report:
The magazine is in good vintage condition with wear consistent with its age and use. There is rubbing along the spine, minor creasing, and light edge wear to the covers. The front cover retains its original adhered subscription label. The back cover shows a notable area of brown staining and foxing in the upper right corner and has a modern red price sticker affixed near the lower right. The interior pages show expected age-related toning but remain intact, clean, and legible.
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