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Robbins’ Post Cards
SLAM THE AXIS!
Picture post cards have al­
ways been fast sellers in retail
s t o r e s . However, something
really new in this field is being
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345 W . ERIE STREET
CHICAGO. ILL.
offered by D. Robbins & Co.,
of New York City, in “Slam the
Axis” post cards. The w e l l
known artist, Joe Gross, who
hates the Axis (don’t we all)
has created for D. Robbins &
Co., a series of 6 clever draw­
ings, all of a humourous nature,
which are being p r i n t e d in
standard post card size. The
cards will retail at 6 for 10^
These cards should play an im­
portant part in psychological
warfare, as each of the subjects
“slams the Axis” and helps
drive home the fact that only
“unconditional surrender” will
satisfy the United Nations. The
cards are packed 6 different
subjects in a self-mailing envel­
ope and 50 envelopes in an at­
tractive counter display box.
Featured on the display box is
the wording, “ Mail a set of
these cards to the boys in the
Service”. Also “A l a u g h in
every card”.
The retailer earns 40% pro­
fit when selling the cards at 6
for 10?, and still a greater pro­
fit by selling them at 2^ each.
The cards are printed from the
f i n e s t halftone engravings.
They compare favorably with
similar quality cards that usu­
ally retail at 5^ each. D. Rob-
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bins & Co., state that advance
orders placed by jobbers, dist­
ributors and chain stores indi­
cate that the sale of their “Slam
The Axis” cards will be tre­
mendous. Deliveries are n o w
being m a d e . Dave Robbins
states that his firm has several
other original items which op­
erators should find profitable
selling to stores.
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Duke Ellington and his or­
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first New York engagement in
many years. On April 1 they
open at the Hurricane, popular
Broadway spot just a block
away from the site of the old
Cotton Club, where the Duke
made his last Manhattan stand.
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