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Got this bought tonight and picking up tomorrow...wanted to throw it out to the experts for comment...They seem to be quite rare...  [img:center] 
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Very nice & those are getting harder to find not destroyed. One on my wish list for sure 
Wanted Owens Motor Oil & Mobiloil Gargoyle. Brad Ralston & my website is www.petrobarn.com
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Extremely rare!!!! I would guess you will see one motor oil sign to 20 gasoline as in 30 yrs I have only seen 2
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Great sign to have! I am still on the hunt for one for my Conoco collection.. I have only seen two nice ones in other collections.
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Wanted: Conoco, Marland, Eason, Cliff Brice, Speedway and Oval E stuff!
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Rare sign, should clean up very nicely.
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No offense to the original poster but you really need to look at this in person. It is extremely faded and retains absoloutely no gloss. Oxidation in the blue lettering is extreme, blue outline ring is faded to white in places and background is pale yellow. In my opinion the sign was buried for several years. Pictures are nowhere close to an actual depiction of the sign.
I passed on the sign after looking at it. That being said, it is extremely rare.
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Collect small Oklahoma Oil Co.'s 1920's-1940's. Barnsdall, Cushing, Eason, Marland, etc.
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no offense to Okoil1 as I am sure he is an expert and I am not; however, the signed cleaned up a little; the soldier is really nicely colored where it is not damaged. The value is in the rarity as opposed to the perfection. You well know that the other piece he had, while in really good shape, is terribly common whereas this one...not so much. My opinion is, they aren't making any more. The rarity level will make it more valuable...we shall see I guess...because it will be for sale if it doesn't sell to any of the folks who have emailed me.
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What matters most is YOU like it. Somewhere a better one may show up that you will like better & step-up higher for it.
Collect what You like, not what everyone else tells ya to.
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Thanks for the kind words of encouragement, Dick...!
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IF WE ALL collected the same items in Mint condition, the only reason to visit other collectors would be to see how they displayed the same item.
1 item in mint condition goes up For Sale & a Flock Of Vultures swoop in!
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Great sign Love it!!! Good luck finding another in any condition!! Great buy!!
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I was lucky enough to pick up an Overland Service sign the other day that a guy found in a barn. It had issues but brought a nice profit. Additionally someone got it who wanted it...everybody is happy
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Cool, rare sign. I'm with Dick on this one. I like some signs with some patina, dirt, bullets etc. Some not so much. This one is a keeper.
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Looking for Independent Gas & Oil, Oilzum,& Early FORD dealership items.
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Look in Online Auctions, it's on ebay.
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sign definitely has rarity on its side.. 
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What part of the country are these from? I never saw or heard of one up here.
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keep digging you will probably find one. Need help!!!
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Wouldnt that be something if I did. I cant find any trace of Conoco. This is the sign....
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Ebay listings 271055303213 & 150897951953. Same sign photographed in both listings. Something is not right.....
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What's the deal with this sign? Double listed two different sellers?
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