• Plate reads:  "COUCH & CO. / 206 - 208 Philadelphia St. / ST. JOHNS, OREGON. / 1909".

• Back reads:  "STERLING CHINA".

• Condition:  Plate is in GOOD STURDY CLEAN condition.  It has glaze checking and color fading, but these things are just a testimony to its century plus existence.  Otherwise it is good with NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc.  The plate holder is NOT part of this sale, it is just a prop to hold the plate up for photo'ing.  Please see pictures for best idea of overall appearance / condition.

• Age:   An ORIGINAL ANTIQUE souvenir china plate, ca. dated 1909, well over 100 years old.

• Shipping: FREE DOMESTIC shipping. We DO ship Internationally but we do NOT insure International orders UNLESS BUYER SPECIFICALLY REQUESTS THIS AND WE ARE ABLE to provide an insurance estimate. It is becoming increasingly difficult to insure international orders and the price can exceed the price of the item, which can negate the sale. If an international shipping charge is much more than the actual shipping cost, we will refund the excess so what YOU pay for shipping/insurance is very close to, if not exactly, the ACTUAL shipping costs! This is important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are estimates. We do not falsify information on the Customs Form, such as a price other than what the actual purchase price is, so please do not request us to do so. We ship several times a week and your prompt payment will hasten the turn-around time.

These old souvenir china plates are always a welcome sight to a collector.  Old souvenir china pieces like this are always very popular as 1) they have the name of the area, town and state that they are souvenirs of,  2) they have colorful scenes, pictures, designs, logos on them.  3) you can date them based upon the maker's mark on the piece.  A little more on the name on it, Couch and Company, who the plate was made for, a look into  a Polk City Directory from Oregon during the late 1800s - early 1900s would tell exactly who this was and in the process document this plate's history.  All of this together make for a great old relic from  ST. JOHN Oregon, check it out!

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