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This listing is for 7 ads, 5 hockey pucks, and 8 felt hockey team logos, all relating to Gordie Howe and the 4 teams he played for (NHL and WHA). You will receive: - 2001 full page Toronto Globe and Mail American Airlines ad featuring Gordie Howe; color; 22 3/4" x 13 1/4"; VG-EX with some folds; extremely rare. *** 1968 Olympia Agencies, Inc. Detroit,MI. Ad showing the "Corporate Insurance Pro fessionals" team, including Gordon Howe; b+w; approx. 8" x 11"; taken from Red Wing Magazine (12/22/1968 program vs. Toronto Maple Leafs); EX-NM condition. rare. *** c. 1980's "The Golden Years of Hockey" (3rd in a Series); 4 page pamphlet ad showing Les Tait's 3 paintings of Original 6 teams (Simon Art Limited Editions); Howe is in "Rebound" (2nd in a series) showing Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs; color; 8 1/2" x 11"; EX+ condition. *** 2/10/1963 Detroit News Pictorial Magazine full page ad for Sealy Posturepedic mattress featuring Gordie Howe and 2 young boys (Mark and Marty?); color and b.+w; approx. 12 1/2" x 11"; ad has been shrink-wrapped; EX condition; very rare. *** 2/17/1961 Time Magazine full page ad for Bantron Brand Smoking Deterrent Tablets; ad is article by Gordie Howe (pictured) "Do You Want To Stop Smoking?"; b + w; 8 1/4" x 11"; VG-EX condition; rare. +++ c.1961? same ad as above but in French language and smaller ("Voulez-Vous cesser de fumer?"); origin of ad unknown; b +w; 5 1/4" x 7 3/8"; EX condition; rare. *** c.1950's Beech-Nut Gum ad featuring Gordie Howe in cartoon-strip like ad, with Gordie saying he can "Ease the tension with Beech-Nut Gum;" color; 7 1/2" x 14"; EX condition. *** 5 hockey pucks from Gordie's teams: Detroit Red Wings, Houston Aeros (WHA), New England Whalers (WHA), and Hartford Whalers (NHL); also included is a puck from Team Canada '74 for which Gordie played; pucks are very good to excellent condition. *** 4 large felt-like team logos for all 4 of Gordie's teams (Red Wings, Aeros, New England Whalers, and Hartford Whalers); all are approx. 8" to 10" tall and wide; all EX-NM condition. *** also 4 smaller logos of Red Wings (1952 version), Aeros, and 2 of the New England Whalers (harpoon and whale versions); Red Wing logo is approx. 6", while the other 3 are 3"; all are EX condition. Please check pics to help determine condition for yourself. Items have been displayed/stored in smoke-free homes for decades. I only ship to U.S. and Canada, Shipping costs shown below. Note: flat items will be shipped flat. Pucks will be shipped in separate package for which I will pay the shipping charge. Shipping cost to U.S. will be 15.20 via USPS Ground Advantage and shipping cost to Canada will be 46.40 via Priority Mail International (cheapest avail.) Payment to be via Ebay's Managed Payments or Paypal. Payment must be received within 7 days of the close of the listing. Return Policy: if item (s) were not as described you may contact me to return the item(s) in the condition as sold. Items must be returned within 14 days of you receiving the item(s). I will refund the purchase price plus the return shipping cost. No partial refunds.