TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET SQUADRON COMPLETE MEMBERSHIP KIT.
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$336.00 (Includes 12% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction 189 - Part II
Item numbers 1011 though 2527 in auction 189
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Item Description
Kit consisting of 6 pieces issued by Kellogg's in 1951, although no mailing envelope. Vol. 1, No. 1 issue of "Space Cadet News" opens to 11.25x15". Includes many photos of cast plus related text with headlines including "Space Cadets Squadrons Form All Over The USA/Form Your Own Space Squadron/Your Squadron Supply Depot." One article picutres club items, though prototypes are shown and vary slightly from the items produced. Tanned with light wear along fold lines. Fine. 5x6.75" certificate states "Signed In The Year 2350 A.D." Reverse includes cadet pledge. Folded once vertically and has some light aging. Fine. Glossy cast photo fan card includes facsimile signature "Spaceman's Luck - Tom Corbett Space Cadet." Light handling wear resulting in creases at corners. Fine. 2.5x4" cardboard membership card/decoder. Reverse has "Secret Cadet Code." Dust soiling and corner tip wear. Fine/VF. 2 1/8" diamter button with Tom Corbett Space Cadet sybol and text. Lightest traces of wear, which are only visible in reflected light. Extremely glossy. Exc. 2x4" embroidered patch has "Space Cadet" text and repeated Corbett sybol. NM. Complete kits are scarce.
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