"THE MERITA LONE RANGER SALESMANS CLUB" MEMBERSHIP SCROLL WITH MERITA CREED.
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Starting Bid:
$431.25 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, January 18, 2007 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, January 18, 2007 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction 190 - Part II
Item numbers 955 through 2671 in auction 190
Value Code:
I - $400 to $700 Help Icon
Item Description
Pair of 11x17.5" paper sheets. Part of 1949 "Merita's-49 Gold Rush" sales promotion. Membership scroll includes text "Whereas (salesman's name) Desires Membership In The Merita Lone Ranger Salesman's Club And Signifies His Willingness To Follow The Lone Ranger's High Ideals Of Integrity, Loyalty And Straight Shooting Aggressiveness, And Whereas He Pledges To Abide By The Principles Of The Merita Creed And The Rules Of The Lone Ranger Salesman's Club As Listed Below..." Below are ten "Rules Of Membership." Bottom has facsimile signature of Lone Ranger with real signatures of plant manager, sales supervisor, prospector. 1.75" dia. gold luster stamp on left reads "Merita Lone Ranger Salesman's Club/Merita '49 Gold Rush." Image of Lone Ranger and Silver. Second sheet is "The Merita Creed" with Salesman's Pledge listed below and conclusion "These Are The Canons Of Good Business Practice By Which We Shall Live And Work Sworn To By The Men And Women Of Merita." No mention of Lone Ranger on creed. Each has three horizontal creases. Scroll Fine. Creed with 2" archival tape reinforcement at bottom crease VG. Both are rare and first we've seen.
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