| Item # | Date-#-size* | Condition* | Price | Notes |
| 0180-0190 | 1942/03/01 - F | VG/G/VG | $10.00 | w/Maw Green, on reverse BW Mickey Mouse(F) |
The first box is the item-number for this lot - please refer to that when ordering. The second box indicates the date, number of strips, and sizes of strips in this lot (this lot is a single page). This page is from March 1, 1942 and is F=Full-Size (approximately 22" x 14") and Full-Color(the default). The conditions: VG/G/VG mean that the overall quality is very good/paper quality is good/print quality is very good. The notes: w/Maw Green, means there is a small Maw Green trailer strip also on this page. On reverse BW Mickey Mouse(F), means that the reverse side of this page is a Black and White, Full-size Mickey Mouse page.
Example #2:
| Item # | Date-#-size* | Condition* | Price | Notes |
| 0180-0307 | 1954 - 1T, 7H | G/VG/G | $12.00 | on reverse Abbie 'n Slats(4TH) |
The first box is the item-number for this lot - please refer to that when ordering. The second box indicates the date, number of strips, and sizes of strips in this lot (this is a multi-strip lot). This lot contains 8 strips all from 1954, 1 is T=Tabloid Size(14" x 11"), 7 are H=Half-Page Size(11" x 14"). The conditions: G/VG/G mean that the overall quality is good/paper quality is very good/print quality is good. The notes: On reverse...means that there are 4 Third-size full-color Abbie 'n Slats strips on the reverse of these.
Here's an example of Dailies:
Example #1:
| Item # | Title | Date-# | Size* | Condition* | Price | Notes |
| D001-0001 | Alley Oop | 1935/04 - 26 | 6C | G | $10..00 | by VT Hamlin (1 is Damaged) |
The first box is the item-number for this lot - please refer to that when ordering. The second box indicates the date, number of strips in this lot (this is a lot of 26 strips from April 1935). The third box indicates the size of the strips, these are 6C (6 - Column). The notes: (1 is Damaged) means that one of the 26 strips has extraordinary damage.
Glossary of codes:
All Strips are Full-color unless noted otherwise! |
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Grades quoted as (Overall/Paper Quality/Print Quality) - Lot items grades quoted are averages for the lot. |
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| Grade | Paper Quality Grades | Print Quality Grades: | |||
EX |
Excellent-Outstanding Print and Paper Quality | EX |
Excellent-White or Offwhite, creases completely flattened and virtually undetectable. | EX |
Excellent-Super, Vibrant and Clear |
VG |
Very Good-Highly Collectible, great readability all margins intact. Readability excellent. | VG |
Very Good-Supple Antique White, may have detectable non-dirty creases and 'invisible' margin-only tears. | VG |
Very Good-Moderately Vibrant and Clear |
G |
Good-Average aging page, wear does not impair readability. | G |
Good-Supple, Light Tanning or lightly dirty crease. Can have margin tears or binder holes and a minor 'invisible' tear in centercrease or touching panels. | G |
Good-Clear and Readable, Some color Fading is possible. |
FR |
Fair-Fragile, yet Whole and Readable. | FR |
Fair-Tanned, Supple Interior, Margin edges may be Brittle. May have dirty crease or minor holes. May have binder holes intruding on panels. | FR |
Fair-Readable, but Heavy Fading or Fuzziness |
P |
Poor-Damaged, Readability Impaired | P |
Poor-Browned, Brittle Throughout, or may have major panel portions missing. Refer to notes. | P |
Poor-Readability on some or all panels Impaired |
| Notations | Sundays Sizes (Approx. Height-Width): | ||||
TP(*) |
Trimmed to Panel (L=left margin, R=right margin, T=top margin, B=bottom margin, A=all margins | F |
Full (22"x14") |
TH |
Thirds (7 1/4"x14") |
BW(*) or W(*) |
Black & White, or White + (B=blue, R=red, G=green, O=orange, P=pink | H |
Half (11"x14") | HT |
Half Tab (7"x11") |
RAC |
Racially unacceptable characterizations. | T |
Tabloid (14"x11") | Q |
Quarters (11"x7") |
PIC |
Contains photo of the person indicated in the description. | TT |
Half-Plus or 2/3rds (14"x14") | SX |
Sixths (7 1/4" x7") |
| Dailies Sizes (Approx. Height-Width): | |||||
4C |
4-Column (2"x8") |
5C |
5-Column (2 1/2" x 10") |
6C |
6-Column (3" x 12") |
7C |
7-Column (3" x 14") | #SQ |
Square (# of inches Square - For Example: 4SQ is a 4 inch Square) | #x#R |
Rectangle (# of inches by # of inches rectangle - For Example: 4x6R is 4 inches by 6 inches Rectangle) |