Life Magazine November 8th, 1968 (VERY Hard-to-find Changed Cover Issue!!!)

Description: One of the rarer issues, there's typically only about 7-8 examples of this particular issue for sale on eBay at any one time. There were only 8 (+ 2 more outside the U.S.) including this one when I just checked & they weren't too pretty! Most copies are in "Acceptable" condition which is kinda beat up and have missing pages, split bindings, tears, water damage, rodent damage, underlining and folds. This one is in MUCH better shape and is priced fairly too! My notes here described it as being in "Very Good" condition. Mail-in postcard (which are counted as pages 13/14) is not present. Just so you understand, these are the grade levels I use: Acceptable = Readable. No pages missing (Unless noted!). No major damage. Might have some small repairs. Good = Some rough edges. Possibly some minor tape repairs. G-VG = A little bit better. Fairly average condition for Vintage Life magazines. Very Good = Better than average. Definitely good enough to give as a gift. Nice = Much nicer than you'd normally find. Surprisingly so. Very Nice = Collector quality. Excellent = Practically Mint condition. Magazine is already in a protective plastic sleeve with cardboard backing & it will be shipped flat with protection.November 8, 1968 Issue of Life Magazine Orangutan Cover.LIFE Magazine Changed Cover - VERY RAREThe issue is EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND. This is a great opportunity to own what is a very rare issue of Life Magazine. Very few issues of this original first cover were ever released into circulation and they are extremely scarce.This issue was printed with two different covers, content appears to be nearly the same, some ads vary.COVER 1 : Orangutan COVER 2 : Wounded Vietnamese Child. Only six times out of 2,128 issues in the history of LIFE Magazine have the presses been stopped on fully executed issues because of late-breaking stories. In 1968, a photo of an Orangutan was replaced by a photo of a wounded Vietnamese girl. Both issues had the date of November 8th, 1968. Complete Original magazine! Nice, readable/Collectible condition. Covers may show some typical soiling or wear. Mailing label on front. A really nice copy which I grade "Nice." The major seller of life magazines on the Internet (called "Original Life magazines") doesn't even list ANY of the Six "Changed Cover" versions so that should tell you just how rare they are!This vintage magazine has tons of great ads that can be used for projects, framing, or to give as a gift to reminisce. Life Magazines make unique gifts for Birthdays, Anniversaries or other special events. Another excellent use is for a coffee table showpiece or in waiting rooms. Definitely they are informative and great conversation pieces! Life Magazine focused on a very specific time frame with the current news of the day. Give someone (or yourself) something unique that will show or remind them what was happening in the world during that time long ago. LIFE Magazine November 8, 1968 LIFE Magazine Rare Editions. Only six times out of 2,128 issues in the history of LIFE Magazine have the presses been stopped on fully executed issues because of late-breaking stories. Only the following Six times, was the magazine was sent to press and either a better cover story or, in one case, a better photo of the same cover story came to light, resulting in two different magazines with the same cover date. Of course, the most famous and highly collected is the Roger Staubach cover for November 29, 1963 that was pulled for a JFK memorial edition. This is by far the rarest of the bunch. The story goes that the vast majority of the issues were destroyed but a few dozen perhaps were saved as souvenirs by the editorial staff. The magazine was never circulated and sells for around $1000.00 when it rarely shows up on eBay. The first time this happened was for the October 29, 1956 issue when Anne Boleyn was axed (again!) for a photo of a rescue at sea. This magazine, as all the others beside Staubach, had a limited distribution prior to being pulled. Most issues have west coast mailing labels, suggesting that they were send out first so that readers throughout the country would get their issues simultaneously. The rarer editions, scarce but obtainable, sell between $50.00 and $100.00. February 3, 1967, the Bahamas rolled snake-eyes due to the tragic death of the Apollo 1 Astronauts. June 30th 1967, a stark photo of the Soviet leader was replaced by one including LBJ. April 12, 1968, a kinescope photo of the important story reporting LBJ's decision not to run for re-election was pulled for the even more important nightmare of Martin Luther King's assassination. and finally, on November 8, 1968, an photo of an Orangutan was switched to a dramatic photo of a one-legged Vietnamese child. Rest assured I will pack the item securely and mail it the day after payment is received or the same day if I can manage it. 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Price: 49.99 USD

Location: Voorhees, New Jersey

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