Hassan Sign on eBay - Cobb/Mathewson

[CarltonHendricks]

18 1/2" x 13"
Did anyone get a load of the sign above that went off on eBay last Wend. March 10th?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

..."The display measures a large 18 1/2'' x 13''. It is made of thick die-cut cardboard."...

Naturally I assumed it was a repro of the real thing you see below, that sold in the 2006 REA, which measures 40 x 60 inches and sold for $98,600.00. I recall there were some repros of it and this was probably one of them....I guess...There is a small question about it though....the one that sold on eBay has a white rectangular box that says "A Famous Play" under Mathewson's chin...which the REA one doesn't have...What's that all about? As I recall, I thought the repros were identical to the REA one...maybe I'm wrong though. Based on the photo of the one eBay one, it looks fake...sort of faded. But photos are inconclusive of course.

Can anyone confirm the eBay one is a repro?

[Bridwell]

There was a large newspaper ad back in the 1910 era that pictured the Hassan sign and advertised the cigarettes. My wild guess is that someone took the newspaper ad, which had similar pastel colors, and glued it to a board or created a reproduction onto cardboard.

Ron R

[perezfan]

From Ohio, too...

[barrysloate]

Just look at the difference in color and clarity between the REA example and the one on ebay, and that should answer your question.

[perezfan]

* From Ohio
* No Return Policy
* Washed out colors
* All feedback listed as "private"
* Poor feedback rating

Just too many "red flags" to believe it could possibly be real...

[base_ball]

Somewhere I have the advertisement for the reproductions of this poster. This was about 10 years ago. They were of very high quality, came in several sizes (roughly proportional to the original 40x60), and were not cheap. Nice touch to fade/age the item to add to its "authenticity."