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Can someone authenticate this for me? Bottom left corner says made in tge USA and bottom right corner says 1956....
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if the date is 1956 it is a fake, texaco didn't use the circle R trademark until 1959 .. ... 
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could you post a pic of the bottom of the sign
to include date marking
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we have seen some anomalies with S/C signs
ie '59 and '60's
As a '56 it should not have a R --Randy is right
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Last edited by deacon; Mon Oct 24 2016 09:11 AM. Reason: wrong date
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Could it be a 59 and is smeared to look like a 56....I have never seen Sky Chiefs with the SU-PREME before 1959.
Looking for Keystone,Pure,Sinclair,Texaco,Sterling and Gulf...Thanks, Brian
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Texaco did not introduce sky chief SU-PREME until 1959
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That is not correct--Texaco began using the additive
Petrox in the S/C(premium) gasoline in 1954
The actual date this was reflected on pump plates is
a whole other issue -that is why the '56 pump plate is
curious -
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1959 Sky Chief plates don't have a trademark symbol on them. Isn't 3-3-56 the mark on those fake Diesel Chief 2 signs?
Can you post a better picture of the sign?
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you are correct about when Texaco started using PETROX , BUT they did NOT start using sky chief SU-PREME until 1959
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That my friend is the crux of this issue. When
Su-preme first appeared on signage(pps) it has always been accepted to be '59
However--if the plate that started this is in fact a "56 and
authentic .....There are/have been many anomalies in this business
of collecting. in over 50 yrs I have seen a few --also some parts of the US may have seen signs earlier than others --it happened -
that I can attest to having been with the company for over 30 yrs
I'd like to see a close up of the sign ----------
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That my friend is the crux of this issue. When
Su-preme first appeared on signage(pps) it has always been accepted to be '59
However--if the plate that started this is in fact a "56 and
authentic .....There are/have been many anomalies in this business
of collecting. in over 50 yrs I have seen a few --also some parts of the US may have seen signs earlier than others --it happened -
that I can attest to having been with the company for over 30 yrs
I'd like to see a close up of the sign ----------
I agree but, What about the circle R on the plate?
Looking for Keystone,Pure,Sinclair,Texaco,Sterling and Gulf...Thanks, Brian
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Do not have an answer-This whole discussion cannot be
advanced with out a close-up pic of the sign
I have suspicions, but I would not tell Kenr outright that it is a fake just yet It has been interesting none the less
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I agree, lets see the close up of the date.
Dave GILL,
Dave's Garage & Memorabilia, Inc.
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I do not know a lot about Texaco.This sign was taken from a pump about 30 years ago as near as I remember.Not SUPREME but marked this way--lower left Made in USA-lower right--3-3-56. Always assumed it was THE REAL McCoy,input? 
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Frank's sign has the right trademark as per date .. ...
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