US Route 59 highway marker.
Up for sale today is this US Route 59 sign. Made to the exact 1961 federal standard, as officially used between then and 1970 along this famous highway (although some states, notably Arkansas, continue using it to this day). US 59 signs like this one could, at one point, be found in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota. Now, a dwindling number of them can be found in many states as they transition to the newer (and in my opinion, uglier!) signage introduced in 1971.
An original of these can be very hard to come by. Most of them were destroyed, and only a few examples circulate on the collector\'s market. An original might run many hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the collector\'s market. So here\'s your chance to get your hands on a fantastic display piece...without breaking the bank.
The sign is 12 by 12 inches, and weighs 3 lb. 11 oz.
This is a high quality, heavy steel sign. Accept no imitations that may be one-third this price, but are one-tenth the quality. No cheap tin to be found here, with the wrong fonts, layouts, size, shape, or any other manner of embarrassing imperfection. This one will make even the most discerning collector stick their nose into the sign, as it looks that good from that close!
Please do see my other sales for quality #STATE state and US route markers!
Would you like a number not seen here? Or perhaps a different style? I can of course make these signs with any route number of your choice, and not just this style, but older and newer ones, and even the classic mileage, direction, and city limit guide signs from the era. Anything you would like, made with unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A.
\"Life doesn\'t happen along the interstates. It\'s against the law.\" —Charles Kuralt
Figure about 3 lb. 11 oz. for shipping, packed carefully and mailed from zip code 61833. Our signs are only printed when you buy them. Allow about 10 business days for manufacturing, in addition to the usual delivery time.
Thank you for your purchase!
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