Last Updated: 5 Oct 2008

Steven Gaj

ALPCA #4126

Harvest (near Huntsville), AL

Greetings. Thanks for visiting my trader/sale pages. I have something for everyone! New traders come in on a continuing basis (and leave continually), so bookmark this page and return often.

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Recent Updates:

- 10/5/09 New Plates (MASS Mini Porcelain Run!)

- 9/28/08 New Plates (MA 08, PA 07/PA08, PA 11, VT12)

- 8/24/08 New Plates! NH Visitors, New Mi 10 (vg+), 1918 NH M/C plate gone.

- 8/11/08 List cleaned up. No new additions.

- 6/27/08 Starter MI 10 plate and nice MA 08 Dealer

- 5/20/08 I added some cool and rare stuff. Don’t miss out!

- 4/23/08 Mass Automobile Register (nice), PA 14 Tractor (ex-), MI 12 (ex-)

- 2/23/08 New CA 1914 and Nice ME 4 digit

(A bunch gone and an opportunity lost! Don’t let someone else get your plate!

No Money, No Problem. What do you have to trade?)

>> I am running unbeatable Summer Specials on many of the porcelains, just in time for presents or to jazz up that garage wall, auto, collection or den!

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PORCELAIN TRADERS / SALE PLATES

Item Number	Pictures	Description
A-1		A nice same number run of MA porcelain plates (1909 – 1911). Available as a group only. Fantastic Number (1 God, 3 Persons, “7” is the number of perfection) 09 MA (vg) 10 MA (vg) 11 MA (g+) Available for trade. Looking for a nice ME 1^st issue pair, or NH 1^st issue pair. Other trades considered.
A		A vg 1907 PA. 2^nd Issue. Nice gloss, with noted chips. No touch-ups. Fall Sale (Includes FREE priority shipping and Insurance) $385
B		A g-vg 1908 PA. Excellent gloss, with noted chips. No touch-ups. Slight rust thru on LHS strap. Fall Sale (Includes FREE priority shipping and Insurance) $150
C		An ex 1908 MA. Unissued (New-old stock) $385 (Includes FREE priority shipping and Insurance)
D		A g-vg 1917 NH Visitor. Average gloss, with noted chips. Above average for this type of plate. No touch-ups. $165
E		A g-vg 1918 NH Visitor. Average gloss, with noted chips. Some minor “craze” in the first “7” &”1” Above average for this type of plate. No touch-ups. $155 Clean out the Fall Barn Special! Both the 1917 and 1918 NH visitor plates, $300, including FREE priority shipping and insurance.
F		A g 1912 VT Plate. This guy does have some crazing and touch ups around the edges and odd touch-up on the numbers. Still very displayable. Nicely re-glazed. (Available 25 Sept 2008) $125
G		A vvg 1911 PA Plate. This is basically as good as these guys come. Nice original gloss, no touchups, no crazing, minor chips. In the top 99.8% of all existing PA 11’s. $285 (Includes FREE priority shipping and Insurance)
H		MA 14 (ex-). Nice Plate. Good gloss finish. No touchups. $75
1		MI 10 (vg+), 4 digit. A nice plate, with a chip on top and very slight lines above “5” (see photo). High gloss finish. No touchups. (Don’t wait to long on this guy) $600 (Includes FREE priority shipping and Insurance)
2		A vg 1908 MA Dealer Plate. High gloss, some minor edge chip touch ups. A tough plate to find in this condition. $285 (Includes FREE priority shipping and Insurance)
3		A vg OH 10. Here is a very nice OH 10 with nice gloss and no touch ups. Summer Special: $135 (Includes FREE Priority Postage and Insurance)
5		A g-vg 1920 WA M/C (Pair), 3 digit. One of two known pairs of surviving 1920 Washington Porcelain Motorcycle plates. As a single plate, very rare. As a pair? No chips into any number or date. Nice gloss, no touchups. $800 (Includes FREE Priority Postage and Insurance)
6		A vg-/vg NH 16 Pair Nice gloss with minor chips. A very, very high 5 digit number (maybe the highest known!) A nice pair for the NH collector. Summer Sale $195
7		A vg- 1906 MAR (First Issue) This guy is now in house, and I decided to work on the corners. As you can see, it has some great potential. If interested, drop me a line. Virtually no chips into a number or “MAR”. Interesting number. 1) Original Pix Cleaned Plate 2) Corner Restoration: restore smooth flat appearance. 3) Paint base: white: Required to achieve base appearance) 4) Then cobalt blue enamel (feather into plate) 5) Reglaze 6) Rejoice or Cry? Undergoing corner / Edge restoration. Check back. (I put up this project for the summer…)
8		An Ex- 14 PA Tractor (First Issue for this very tough type). Great Gloss, virtually no chips. No touchup. A stunning example of this rare type. Spring Special $375
9		A ex- / vg+ Pair of MA 1914 Truck Plates. Here is a rare stunning pair of MA “B” truck plates, 3 Digits! Some touch up at corners on bottom plate, as seen in photo. Excellent Gloss on Both! Don’t wait on these, they won’t last! Spring Special $225 (pr) (This Pair only, includes FREE shipping to any US location!)
10		A g+ VT 1915 Temp Plate! Here is a VT plate. Good gloss and color. Noted chipping that has been color matched to the background. Above average for this type of plate. Spring Special $50
11		Here is a good MI 14. no damage to seal or date. Some poor tough-ups, but all the grommets! Color match the white and you have a vg looking plate! Blow it out price! $45
12		A f-g 11 CT dealer, 2 digit. Started as a frog, but will end up a princess. Plate is being restored. - Finnish restoration - Dry Sand damaged glaze off plate surface (time consuming) - Color match touchup of primary chips. - Reglaze of plate surface. High gloss natural appearance. - Stunning cobalt blue under damaged glaze surface. Check back. (I put up this project for the summer…)
SOLD!		A ex- “beautiful” 1911 AR first issue. A cool plate! About as nice as they come. I put the picture out there for all to enjoy! A close competition to the AL 12 below! You never know what turns up on this site! But, alas, it has moved on..
13		A nice original g – g+ NC 16 plate. Pretty nice gloss with solid metal (not a dug plate). Very displayable and even more so with a decent touch up job. NC plates are tough to find, and where can you find one this nice at the Winter Sale Price? (Undergoing matched color restoration now) (Getting close) Will be available soon
14		Here is a g BC 14 plate (3 digit). Virtually no damage to any number or letter, except for a ding in the six. Three digits in this type are almost impossible to find. Damage to the bottom as shown. OK gloss. Displays well. Large Plate. $129
15		A very displayable and rare 1916 NC Dealer plate. Has touch up along the edges and a good coat of wax and polish. Only slightly chipped into the “16” and repainted. Plate has great gloss (re-glossed). Back has been painted black. Displays much better then pictured. Available for Trade for any of the tougher stuff on my trader list. Offers always considered.
16		A vg MA 14 dealer plate. Minor chipping with excellent gloss. Manufacturing defect (I believe) in the letter D. Displays well. Length is the same as a 4 digit truck. Internet Special $110 (MA Fall Deal: Get both the MA 14 trk and the MA 14 Dealer for only $200, save $20!)
17		A vg MA 14 truck plate. Nice gloss. Small chip as noted with a small grazing mark in the number 1. Among the better ones I have seen. Internet Special $110
16		A vg-/vg MA 14 Pair. A very displayable pair of MA 14 plates. Both have excellent gloss (Chips as noted: no touch up on either plate) (Both bright white, with only one chip on one plate in place where it counts. Internet Special $109 (Pr) OR Trade toward MA 08 Pair in vg or better condition.
	All net proceeds to benefit the Westminster Christian Academy Building Fund… Used for the Glory of God and His Son the Lord Jesus Christ! (There were many happy kids!) Note: It was relayed that there are only about 32 known AL 12’s in existence. Many of these are fair to poor. This plate is likely among the best 2 or 3 plates in existence.	Here is an ex- AL 12 (First Issue). No chips; virtually certain that the plate was never mounted on a car. Very slight browning on far right edge. This plate is long sold, but a good example of what turns up on my website! Bookmark the site and return often! (SOLD)
17		A f-g 1915 ME 3 digit plate. This plate has good and bad points. The plate has no major chips to any number, name or date. The plate does appear to have been in a fire and has a permanent “dirty” finish. Displays OK with nice palindrome number! A must for the palindrome collector. Internet Special $65
18	Somewhat challenging to put on, but worth the effort!	Split Rivets for the 1916-1919 CA porcelain plate attachments. Hard little guys to find. Brass color. Very close to the original Rivets. Internet Special: $3 (Set of 4 each) (Attachments require 3 Rivets. One spare included)
		A ex-, vg+ CA 16 4 digit pair (#1539, very low number). Tab number is a 4 digit, but does not match plate. Minor chips as shown. These are long gone… all proceeds being used for the Glory of God and his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, in support of the Baptist Food Kitchens during Hurricane Katrina! SOLD
19		A g-vg MA 14 Pair. No, you are not seeing double. Another very displayable pair of MA 14 plates. Both have excellent gloss (Chips as noted: no touch up on either plate) Only a slight nick in the five on the top plate. Other plate is about vg. Internet Special $89 (Pr) OR Trade toward MA 06-08 Pair in vg or better condition.
20		A g+ CA 16 base plate. This is a decent plate with good gloss. All grommets. No touchup. Slap on a 16-19 tab and you have a great plate for your collection. Internet Special $79 .
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