Orvil Newton
One of the Regulars
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- 228
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- cruisinglealea.com
Try telling them you live in Alaska...or Hawaii.
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Windsock8e
A-List Customer
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- 472
eBay is frustrating for this those outside CONUS. Shipping for east coast US to U.K. (Big cities, not remote at either end) is at least 20$ and then you get hit by 20% import duty, even if marked as gift (UK customs have really gotten on the ball). Having done this twice and realised I could have bought a third decent hat for the shipping and import duties, I am stocking European sites / checking when my next US business trip will happen..... on the other hand, look at the options which online auction sites give us which we would never have otherwise known about!
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- 15,021
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Ha! love the Stratoliner with the slipped disk. I have the same one... lovely early model.
I just can't bring myself to fund the colonel. I did buy a hat from him once. It was a lovely antique. When it arrived I found the rear of the sweatband had exploded from his stretching it up to fit his head. He has bought and sold a ton of hats since... some quite wonderful. I'm sure he has learned to treat his hats with more care. The sevens that fit like seven and one eighth I find worrisome.
Looking forward to your pictures.
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- 15,021
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
ps... when I had lunch with that seller of the Jolly Rounder some years ago I was wearing the Stratoliner twin of the hat you just purchased. He was interested in trading for it at that time. Maybe keep in mind if it turns out not to be your cup of tea.
A non silverbelly is a great find!
Michael R.
Call Me a Cab
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- 2,889
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- West Tennessee USA
Well , nobody usually posts defeats . I guess I should have gone deeper , but as I snoozed , I lost ... (can I have a Kleenex) ... (Defeat) ... Who got it ?
50s Stetson Twenty-Five OR ...
50s Stetson Twenty-Five OR ...
moontheloon
I'll Lock Up
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- 8,590
- Location
- NJ
sorry for your loss brother ... but if it makes you feel better that's not a 50's hat at all
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- 12,384
- Location
- Albany Oregon
I missed an oddball Trimble fedora a few days ago. Since no photos have shown up in the waiting for thread, I suppose a non lounger got this one. Should have put dinner off for a few minutes, came back and got sniped.
That hat should have been a size 7 1/2 LO...I would have won that auction for Daniel. It is a clean vintage...even though I would have had to borrow to put the money in pay pal.
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- 15,021
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
I don't know... not sure I've seen an early 1940s Stratoliner in "silverbelly."
moontheloon
I'll Lock Up
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- 8,590
- Location
- NJ
was thinking the same ... I actually haven't seen all that many Stratoliners period in silverbelly
maybe she just looked at the photo quick and mistook it for an OR ?
Michael R.
Call Me a Cab
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- 2,889
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- West Tennessee USA
It wouldn't have mattered to me , it would have been a party on my head whatever decade it was made . What decade is it ? just curious ... , slobbering at so many great Twenty-Fives for so long .
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- 15,021
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Likely so.
The Stratoliner came in colors, light tan might have been among them. Will have to find the time to hunt through the 67 pages of the dedicated thread...
The Stratoliner came in colors, light tan might have been among them. Will have to find the time to hunt through the 67 pages of the dedicated thread...
moontheloon
I'll Lock Up
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- 8,590
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- NJ
looks 60s
it's a beautiful hat ... I only mentioned it because I assumed the seller said it was 50's ... I don't think it is
no big deal either way
moontheloon
I'll Lock Up
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- 8,590
- Location
- NJ
I have a light tan Stratoliner from the 1950s ... it is really nice with a greenish brown ribbon ... not quite "silverbely" though
then again ... what in the world is "silverbelly" anymore ?
Michael R.
Call Me a Cab
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- 2,889
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- West Tennessee USA
Thanks Anthony , yeah , that was in the listing , I had no idea . I know some Hats generally , but others I have no clue . I just saw the size tag and it looked like a 50s to me . The round kind .
moontheloon
I'll Lock Up
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- 8,590
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- NJ
I'm pretty sure some of those size tags lingered into the 60s ... but I do not believe that logo was around in the 50s ...
hey I could be wrong ... there are certainly guys here who know a hell of a lot more than I do
Bob Roberts
I'll Lock Up
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- 11,201
- Location
- milford ct
Lee Fifth Ave White Label "Handlee." It's an open crown virgin with a wind trolley and 2.5 inch brim in original box. Boxy crown and nice brim flange. I had to but didn't want to.
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- 15,021
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Glad you did. That was a nice one.