Rare 1947 Vintage 15" Dewees Cochran Latex Cindy Doll in Red & White

Description

Rare 1947 Vintage 15" Dewees Cochran Latex Cindy Doll in Red & White
This sweet preteen Cindy Doll by Dewees Cochran stands 15 inches tall. She has lovely original painted blue eyes and soft blonde human hair.
She has an embossed mark that reads "Dewees Cochran Doll" on the left back side of her torso behind her arm.
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Her nice previous owner told me she had had the doll for 70 years.
She needs a doll stand as her cording is somewhat loose.
She has some dings here and there in her latex from years of love and play.  See photos of her hands to see condition of her fingers.  But overall, for this latex doll, she still has very nice display appeal.
Dewees Cochran had a vision for the perfect "preteen playmate" when creating the Cindy doll.
After WWII (1947-48) Dewees contracted with the Molded Latex Company to produce the Cindy doll.
Less than 1,000 Cindy dolls were signed by Ms. Cochran.  The dolls were only produced the years of 1947 and 1948.
History tells us that Dewees Cochran ceased Effanbee production of her portrait dolls or "American Children" dolls before WWII and then after the war formed her own company "Dewees Cochran Dolls Inc" and contracted with the Molded Latex Company to produce the Cindy dolls in 1947.  I have the listing under Effanbee only because she is known for those early American Children dolls in that category and Ebay doesn't have a specific for Dewees Cochran.
I have photographed her just as I found her.  Her history of repair or past environments is unknown.
I have not noticed offensive odors.
My home is smoke free, but I do not know the doll's previous home environment.  She has been in my home for a brief stay only.
** Item is NOT mint. I have tried to photograph her from all sides with her wardrobe and without.  I'm only allowed 12 photos on Ebay.
If you need more photos, ASK.
I have mentioned flaws that I have noticed but I'm not an expert so there may be others.  Ask questions about what's important to you that I did not show in photos or mention in the description.  I will answer if I can. I don't guarantee that I will know but I try.
Payment
Payment due directly at end of auction.
I will message the buyer after payment is received before I ship the doll.  A reply is greatly appreciated.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
ALL ITEMS SOLD AS IS, AS SHOWN, IN USED CONDITION.
NO RETURNS, EXCHANGES OR PARTIAL REFUNDS.
So check your budget and feel confident before bidding and purchasing please.
*Restrictions on bidding:
For this auction, I require Ebay memberships created before the year 2021.  Also, Feedback scores should be higher than 15.  I reserve the right to cancel bids of Ebay profiles that do not meet these requirements.  I am sorry to disappoint you.
SHIPPING
Doll is packaged very carefully.  She is wrapped in tissue paper before and then bubble wrap.  Bubble wrap will be lightly sealed with scotch tape so that you do NOT have to use scissors to unwrap the doll. I then use packing peanuts around the doll to cushion her within the box.
A signature is required upon delivery.
The buyer's name MUST be the name on the shipping label.  -
(I do not do
"in care of" type of labels using
C/O or CO).  If a name appears on the address different than the name of the buyer, I may cancel the order.
USPS Priority Mail
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Sorry - I no longer ship to P.O. Boxes.
-- I will not put your package in a drop box.  I will hand deliver the package to the post office worker and watch them scan it in and give me a printed receipt of delivery which I keep as official USPS proof that I shipped your package.
--I will not send the item using slower shipping options.
Also Ships to:  Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. -  USPS Priority International
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Note for International Buyers:
Private Overseas (maritime) Shipping Agencies are NOT allowed.
You need to be aware of your country's import fees. Custom fees are the responsibility of the buyer. I do not control how long an item is held in customs. Customs forms will be marked with the actual dollar value of the item and will be posted as used or preowned merchandise.
Sorry, but I am not willing to under-insure or provide false information on customs forms or other international shipping documents.
I will only ship using methods that provide for insurance and cannot
consider any shipping method in which the shipment cannot be insured.
Orders with addresses associated with private overseas shipping (maritime) agents will be canceled.
Thank you for respecting this and
for your consideration.