Auction Date:2012 Aug 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Very interesting archive relating to the Tucker Motor Car Company and a franchise of Kenneth Porter of Savannah, Georgia. Archive consists of approximately 15 pieces relating to Porter’s establishment of a Tucker dealership. Items include: Porter’s one page April 10, 1947 dealer franchise agreement, signed by Porter and Tucker Vice President Fred Rockelman, as well as a one page addenda; two Tucker stock certificates issued to Porter, each for 100 shares in the Tucker Corporation, both bearing printed signatures of Preston Tucker; an eight page Tucker Dealer Franchise Provisions booklet, outlining the provisions and responsibilities of the franchise owner, including dealer prices, purchase orders, signage, advertising, price protection, and advertising; Porter’s assignment of franchise number 10203; a 1948 Tucker accessory purchase order for $231.00 for a radio, heater, and seat covers; miscellaneous receipts; a printed copy of Tucker’s bankruptcy papers; four stock certificates for Portor Motors Inc., all issued to Porter for 500 shares each; and seven original candid 3.5 x 2.5 snapshots of Portor Motors Inc., including three of a Tucker automobile being unveiled at the dealership. The stock certificates are matted and framed together to overall sizes of 28.5 x 23.5 and 18 x 23 respectively. Please note that none of the items offered in this archive are signed by Preston Tucker. In very good to fine overall condition. Tucker began selling dealerships before his car was ready for production, and at the time of his SEC trial had sold over 2000 dealerships nationwide at a price of $7500 to nearly $30,000 each. An interesting look at the inner workings of the Tucker Company as it attempts to establish a foot hold in the automotive industry.
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