SYRACUSE CHINA,AL SMITH CERAMIC PORTRAIT PITCHER ca1928 Start Price USD 49.99 Current Price USD 49.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 27, 2008 Location Corning, NY See more about 'SYRACUSE CHINA,AL SMITH CERAMIC PORTRAIT PITCHER ca1928' Description WOW ......!! HERE'S A RARE AND VERY CLEAN PIECE , [ca1928] , SYRACUSE CHINA , AL SMITH CERAMIC PORTRAIT PITCHER . THIS ITEM IS AN ORIGINAL !!!! NO CHIPS , CRACKS , CRAZING ..... OUTSTANDING CONDITION !!!!! THE BOTTOM OF THE PITCHER HAS LIGHT SPOTTING AROUND THE EDGE [ SEE PICTURE ] . ALSO THERE IS YELLOWED TAPE RESIDUE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PITCHER . THIS WAS CAUSED BY A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING THE OWNERS HAD TAPED TO THE BOTTOM . I TRIED TO CLEAN IT OFF WITH WARM WATER TO NO AVAIL . YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL FOR ADVICE ON CLEANING THIS RESIDUE . OTHER THAN THAT THIS PITCHER IS CLEAN , EVEN THE INSIDE [ SEE PICTURE ] . I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ITEM ..... BESIDES THE OBVIOUS [ WAS A GOV ; RAN FOR PRES ; DEMOCRAT ] I FOUND THAT A WELL KNOWN IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY HAS THIS ITEM [ DIFFERENT ONE OF COURSE ] IN IT'S LIBRARY LISTED UNDER POLITICAL AMERICANA COLLECTION , RARE & MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ...... DUE TO LEGALITIES I CAN'T MENTION THE UNIVERSITY IN THIS AUCTION . DO A WEB SEARCH AND THE WEBSITE WILL COME UP , THIS IS HOW I FOUND THE UNIVERSITY . PITCHER HAS A FACSIMILE OF AL SMITH'S SIGNATURE . ON THE BASE [ SEE PICTURE ] IT READS : ' PATRIOTIC PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION ' , ' PHILIDELPHIA ' [ THE PRECEDING WORDS ARE ON A SHIELD ] . ' SYRACUSE CHINA ' , ' O.P.OC. , ' MADE IN THE U.S.A. ' BLW ' , ' THIS IS NO. 209 OF A FIRST AND LIMITED EDITION . YES THE PITCHER IS NUMBERED .  PLEASE ANY QUESTIONS , ASK !!!! HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH ???? ONLY WHAT SOMEONE IS WILLING TO PAY FOR IT !!! NO RESERVE !! HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A RARE AND HIGH QUALITY PIECE OF AMERICANA . PLEASE READ ENTIRE AUCTION AND ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING . INSURANCE [ COST BASED UPON THE FINAL AUCTION PRICE ] IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM . I ONLY ACCEPT PAYPAL , PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM AUCTION END . ALL COSTS INCLUDING SHIPPING , INSURANCE , DUTIES OR FEES INCURRED ARE THE RESPONSIBILTY OF THE BUYER . U.S ADDRESSES ARE SHIPPED WITH USPS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION . WHERE ALLOWED ,  INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS [ INCLUDING CANADA ] , ARE SHIPPED WITH A USPS CERTIFICATE OF MAILING . U.S AND CANADIAN BIDDERS PLEASE READ BELOW FOR SHIPPING AND CHECKOUT DETAILS . BIDDERS FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S AND CANADA MUST EMAIL ME FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE BEFORE BIDDING . I ONLY SHIP TO SELECT OVERSEAS COUNTRIES . YOU NEED TO VERIFY THAT I WILL SHIP TO YOU BEFORE BIDDING . YOUR PAYPAL AND SHIPPING ADDRESS MUST MATCH . REFUNDS ARE ALLOWED IF I FAIL TO DESCRIBE A MAJOR FLAW OR MISREPRESENT THE ITEM . YOU MUST CONTACT ME WITHIN 3 DAYS OF RECEIVING YOUR ITEM . ONCE APPROVED I MUST RECEIVE THE ITEM WITHIN 14 DAYS OF YOU RECEIVING RETURN APPROVAL . REFUND AMOUNT IS LIMITED TO THE FINAL AUCTION PRICE . SHIPPING , INSURANCE OR OTHER FEES INCURRED ARE NOT REFUNDABLE . ITEM MUST BE RETURNED WITH INSURANCE . ANY COST INCURRED IN RETURNING THE ITEM TO ME IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER . THE ITEM MUST BE RETURNED TO ME IN THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING CARTON . I MUST RECEIVE THE ITEM IN THE EXACT CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS PACKAGED FOR SHIPMENT TO YOU . ANY CLAIMS FOR ITEMS DAMAGED OR LOST IN TRANSIT TO YOU MUST BE FILED WITH THE CARRIER . THIS IS WHETHER YOU PURCHASED INSURANCE OR NOT . BUYER REMORSE OR ' I CAUGHT UP IN THE AUCTION ' IS NOT REFUNDABLE . ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING !!!!!    FROM NOW UNTIL DECEMBER 20TH I'M SHIPPING EVERYDAY THE POST OFFICE IS OPEN !!!! Place a Bid!