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100th Anniversary Dinner Program/Menus

A few years back I came across a couple of dinner menus/programs for the 100th Anniversary Dinner for the society. As I have been going through recently and begun to make a more detailed record of my collection for insurance purposes I was trying to assign a value for them. Have not come across anything like this for a while in the auction sites, was wondering if anyone had an idea as to a possible value. Some of the other stuff I have in this category comes up online enough that it is easy to assign a value, but this one has me stumped.

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Permalink Reply by Scott T. Shier on December 21, 2008 at 7:55pm
Michael,

Hmm, it has me stumped too. I have no idea what to say about value. How much did you procure them for? If you get some time, I'd love to see a photo uploaded of what they look like. I was into the Society's Centennial big-time when I was younger.

Anyway, I was very interested to hear about this uncommon item you have, thank you for sharing!


~ Scott T. Shier
Permalink Reply by Michael G. B. on December 29, 2008 at 3:27pm
Hey Scott, thanks for the reply, I have added a few shots of the program/menu.
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Permalink Reply by Scott T. Shier on January 12, 2009 at 12:36am
Hey Michael,

I forgot to say thank-you for sharing the pics! I was interested to see them. How many copies do you actually have of this menu?


- Scott
Permalink Reply by Michael G. B. on January 12, 2009 at 5:28am
Hey Scott, I actually have two copies of the menus. I grabbed them off ebay in the late 90s but it was so long ago, I have no idea what I paid for them.
Permalink Reply by Jeffry Persons on February 11, 2015 at 12:08pm

Michael,

I have a few of these as well.  I can't remember where I purchased them or the amount paid.  Most likely they came from a dealer.  They are very nice and I haven't seen one come up on EBAY ever (except yours).  I was very active up until 2004-5 on ebay and collecting, but it became too much to deal with and I am now just starting to dig through my collection.

I am sure there are more out there, but I would insure them for 100-200 dollars each. (that amount may be way off!)

Jeff

Jeff

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