Description: 1955 KLONDIKE BIG INCH LAND CO., INC. Deed Of Land Set Of 6 Certificates QUAKER OATS PROMO "Quaker Oats bought 19.11 acres (7.73 ha) of land in the Yukon Territory Of Canada for the price of US$1000 and printed up 21 million deeds for one square inch (6.5 cm2) of land. On advice of counsel, Quaker Oats set up and transferred the land to the Great Klondike Big Inch Land Company to make the company the registered owner and manager of the deeds.Starting in January 1955, 93 newspapers across the United States ran advertisements that read "Get a real deed to one square inch of land in the Yukon gold rush country" and "You'll actually own one square inch of Yukon land". The promotion was tied to the 'Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon' television show which Quaker Oats was sponsoring at the time.""The promotion instructed people to mail a form along with a box top from either Quaker Puffed Wheat, Quaker Puffed Rice or Muffets Shredded Wheat to the Quaker Oats company. In turn, a 5-by-8-inch (13 by 20 cm) deed to one square inch of land in the Klondike was sent back. In February 1955, Quaker Oats was blocked from trading the deed for a box top by the Ohio Securities Division until it received a state license for the "sale" of foreign land. To get around the injunction, the company stopped the trade-in offer and instead put one of the deeds in each box of cereal produced.Since none of the deeds were actually registered, the documents were never legally binding and owners of these deeds were never actual owners of any land. The deed excluded mineral rights on the property." CONDITION:Good condition. All have been folded and a few have small tears along the creases. Check out the photos for additional condition. From a smoke-free household Shipping is FREE USPS MAIL WITHIN THE U.S.A. INCLUDES TRACKING. Feedback: You will receive feedback as soon as you leave positive feedback for your purchase. In the unlikely event that there is a problem, be sure to contact me before leaving negative or neutral feedback so that I can resolve your problem. THANK YOU
Price: 29.95 USD
Location: Yucca Valley, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Quaker
Type of Advertising: LAND CERTIFICATES
Date of Creation: 1955
Theme: Cereal
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
