To the original poster: Let's assume for the moment that this GULF sign you bought is a fake. If you purchased this sign from a vendor who will take it back....by all means get a refund. If you can't get your money back, consider this purchase some to the education needed these days for anyone interested in buying (collecting) one sign or a bunch of them. Googling "Gulf sign" would have turned up plenty of reproduction ones available out there. That should have been a red light for you. Best of luck. John