Estate Find: (14) Miss America Programs, autographs, press photos, 1963-2001 ++

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Estate Find: Estate Find: (14) Miss America Programs  autograph press photos 1963-2001
We live on the Island ( Absecon) half the week and work in the City. This group of Miss America pageant material is from the Estate of Seymour and Shirley Gash, It was sold a few blocks from our house. As a kid I attended one of these pageants as Paul Mann was orchestra leader and my father a drummer that worked with Paul many years. Interestingly I thought the musicians might be listed in the programs however only the musical directors are listed. I had fun going through these but they belong with a collector of this material.
Shirley was involved with the talent process of the pageant. These were her programs and she took notes on the contestants of the talent portion. Some are interesting as they are personal, most are just scheduling and numerical order as well as type of performance. Shirley was talent co-ordination for several of the pageants. Both Shirley and her husband Seymour supported the pageant and other local events financially. I don’t have enough
Space to picture notes so I am going to use the photos to the best of my ability.
Condition
These range from good to torn covers. Almost all have Shirley’s notations on the talent pages. This was a smoke free household all are complete unless described as otherwise
The years are as follows
1963 torn cover missing back cover (as shown)
1964 torn cover missing a piece of rear cover (as shown)
1965 torn cover missing a piece of rear cover (as shown
1978 intact and good condition small separation at top staple
1979 intact and in good condition
1980 intact and in  good condition  crease to front cover (as shown)1981
1981 intact and in very good condition
1982 intact and in very good condition
1983 intact and in good condition separation at bottom staple small loss  at bottom corner
1984 intact and in very good condition
1985 intact and in very good condition
1987 intact and in very good condition
2000 intact and in good condition
2001 Autographed  by Miss America (to Seymour ) intact and in good condition
Other material
Press photos all in excellent condition
1987 Michelle Zimmerman Miss Wyoming
1987 Regina Athnos Miss Tennessee
1991 press release and photo Autographed (to Shirley) CherylmMajercik Miss Illinois
1991 Miss America press photograph Regis Philbin, Kathie Lee Gifford with Miss America Marjorie Judith Vincent
Miss America Scholarship programs all in very good condition
1980 1982 1986 1988 1992
4 Scholarship program tickets 1991  and a 1991 Pageant ticket
Periodically my wife and I attend Estate sales and Estate auctions, as we have accumulated more than we need, the decision to offer some of our finds was born as we realized under Covid came more interest in online purchasing. We have always felt that seeing something in person was a better way to purchase. This became much more difficult over the past year and those who used to go to “in person” sales were forced to look online and have items delivered. As this is a hobby and not the usual part of my film collecting the rules will be quite different. Listings are made over the weekend and items from this section will be shipped only once per week. We have decided to use Priority Mail and will pack as diligently as Films are packed so expect proper packing materials. As with all older items condition is an opinion.
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