Nation's Attic 2024 Diving Into History

1952 The Skin Diver Magazine Entire Year

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $200 - $400

Buyer's premium: 20%

Sales Tax: On the lot's price and buyer's premium

This is an entire one-year run of the iconic The Skin Diver magazine from 1952. This is the first full year of publication, making it the most difficult to acquire. Below are detailed notes of each month’s condition.

 

-January – 3 ring binder push holes left edge, otherwise excellent 16 pages.

-February – original shipping crease down vertical center, mailing label and stamp with tape on back left & right edge, front very nice, 12 pages.

-March / April – 3 ring binder punch holes left edge, otherwise excellent, 16 pages.

-May – vertical mailing fold line, original mailing label on back, back left edge some chipping and loss, 16 pages.

-June – vertical mailing fold line, original mailing label and stamp on back, top front edge has ink writing from Berkeley Radiation Lab, 16 pages.

-July – vertical mailing fold line, original mailing label and stamp on back, three tiny UCLA stamps on front, one page inside has name written on it, 16 pages.

-August – excellent condition, only flaw on upper right edge, vertical 3 inch line.

-September – 3 punch holes on left, otherwise excellent, 16 pages.

-October – 3 punch holes on left, light vertical fold line, otherwise great, 16 pages.

-November – Vertical mailing fold line, original mailing label and stamp remnants on edges, 1952 written in ink small on front, 16 pages.

-December – 3 punch holes on left, otherwise excellent, 16 pages.

 

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