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[newshane]

FOR SALE - Blue Circle 6 - CGC Universal Grade of 6.5 (Fine +) with Off-white to white pages. 

FROM THE JON BERK COLLECTION

Gerber rarity index - 8 (RARE - estimated 11-20 copies). Special notation: may not exist

There are five graded copies on the census, including Berk's book. 

Interesting book. I have copied and pasted the following information directly from Mycomicshop.com

"Contents do not match cover. The sixth issue of this run consisted of a new cover used to recover different remaindered comics dating from the late 1940's to early 1950's and several variations exist. This variation contains the remaindered comic - Martin Kane - Private Eye #nn - and it was re-covered by the publisher, Rural, without page 1 of the first story. This was probably intended to be the third issue of the Martin Kane (1950 Fox) series, but it was never published. It includes the following Martin Kane stories: "Case of the Royal Rubies", "Ballad of Death", & "The King of Blackmail", plus a 2 page detective text story." MCS 

The word "rare" is overused in our hobby, but the term is legitimate when applied to this hen's tooth. I sold a lower grade copy to a boardie several months ago. Outside of that copy and this one, I've never seen another. There are two "variants" of this issue. Who knows which one is the rarest? In this case, it really doesn't matter. You'll have a hard time finding another. 

PICTURES AND PRICE COMING SOON. 

 

Edited December 30, 2020 by newshane
Corrected page quality

[newshane]

SOLD

Please accept my apologies for the photographs. My scanner is out of commission at the moment. The colors are pretty good on this copy! 

Edited December 30, 2020 by newshane

[jimbo_7071]

"It was re-covered by the publisher, Rural, without page 1 of the first story."

The first page of the story was probably on the inside of the original front cover. I think that that was common with early '50s Fox books.

 

 

Edited December 29, 2020 by jimbo_7071

[newshane]

GAH! I forgot to post the rules. Sorry! 

 

TERMS OF SALE:

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I will not conduct business with members on the probation list, members listed in the hall of shame, or the handful of members on my ignore list. I do not participate in third-party deals. When you enter into a contract with me, you acknowledge that you are directly responsible for the deal. 

First  in the sales thread wins. Private sales can be arranged and negotiations are entertained via PM, but the most secure and incontestable way to win is to post the directly in the public thread. If a private deal is made via PM, I will modify the sales thread ASAP, but there is always a small chance that someone could beat you in the public thread, so please keep that in mind when entering into negotiations. 

PAYMENT: PayPal Goods and Services or personal check. Item will ship when payment clears. 

SHIPPING AND HANDLING: USPS Priority Medium Flat Rate Box - $15 to the USA for up to three slabs. I will provide USPS insurance at your cost if you so desire. I am not shipping internationally at this time. 

RETURN POLICY: I will not accept returns on these slabs. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions before you buy.  

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I've been a member of the boards for several years and the total amount of business I've conducted here is deep into the five-figure range, both as a seller and buyer, with several books individually priced in the deep four-figure range. My kudos can be found by going HERE.

I look forward to doing business with you! 

[LoveMuffin]

per pm

[newshane]

8 minutes ago, LoveMuffin said:

per pm

[newshane]

6 hours ago, newshane said:

SOLD

Please accept my apologies for the photographs. My scanner is out of commission at the moment. The colors are pretty good on this copy! 

 

[ECDC]

Arghhhh!!!  I can't believe I missed a Gerber 8!

[ECDC]

"May not exist" notation.... aieeee, it just keeps getting worse!