Vintage 1940s K.A. Sprague Roscoe NY Christmas Toy Ad Flyer Buddy L Trucks RARE For Sale

🌲 RARE ORIGINAL 1940s K.A. SPRAGUE DEPARTMENT STORE CHRISTMAS TOY AD FLYER – ROSCOE, NY 🌲

✨ Authentic Post-WWII Americana – Buddy L, Structo-Style Steel Trucks, Santa Graphics ✨

📅 Circa 1948–1950 | Roscoe, New York | “Christmas Toy Headquarters”

This is an incredibly rare, original folded box-holder mailer from K.A. Sprague Department Store in Roscoe, New York – a true slice of mid-century holiday nostalgia!

Highlights:

• Full-color orange, black & white printing with smiling Santa and happy kids

• Features Buddy L-style steel trucks, wind-up trailer rigs, oil tankers, auto transports

• Iconic toys: Neck ‘n’ Neck Horse Race Game, G-Men Fingerprint Set, Cowboy Outfit, Cleaning Set, Movie Komics Viewer

• Prices from 10¢ to $1.98 – a time capsule of post-war toy pricing!

• Page 1 & Page 8 shown – complete 2-sided flyer (folded twice)

Condition:

• 100% original newsprint paper – aged with honest patina

• Light folds, small edge tears, creasing

• All text and images clear and legible

• Stored flat for decades

Perfect for:

• Vintage toy collectors (Buddy L, Structo, Tonka era)

• Advertising historians

• Roscoe, NY / Catskills local history enthusiasts

• Christmas decor & ephemera displays

📦 Ships flat in rigid mailer with tracking

Don’t miss this RARE piece of 1940s retail history – likely the only one on !

**⚠️ EXTREMELY FRAGILE WHEN UNFOLDED** – handle with care (see note below)

- Stored flat for decades

**⚠️ FRAGILITY NOTE:** This 75+ year-old newsprint is **extremely fragile when fully unfolded**. It has been stored folded for decades and shows light flaking along creases. **Please handle with care — open slowly on a flat surface**. Photos show the ad in its natural folded state; we recommend displaying it folded or framing under glass without full flattening. **No returns for damage caused by mishandling.**

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