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Science Fiction World , v. 1, issue 4, August 1946

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SCIENCE FICTION WORLD  (9)
A PAID ADVERTISEMENT.........by Walter Coalet.

"Hello. How's everything?" The speaker was a lady I'd never seen before.
"O K, thank you," I replied, surprised.
"How are you coming with your music?"
"Music? I'm afraid you've mistaken me for someone else."
"Why! -- You're Donald, arent you?"
"Donald? No, My name's Coslet. Walter Coslet."
***
That's how it all started. We each went our own way but at various times I met others who thought they knew me yet were total strangers.
Also there was the matter of the missing prozines. The dealer at the second hand store knew I collected the stuff -- not only because I always bought all the old mags he could dig up but because he once asked me why I didnt bring the mags back for resale.
"You must have over a hundred by now," ho said.
I informed him that I had over three hundred (that was quite some time ago of course) and that I saved them as a reference collection. But about those missing prozines: there had been some which I delayed getting and when I finally got around to it they were gone. The dealer was obstinate in his belief that I had bought them. Was there another fan in town? One who looked like me? I puzzled about the matter for several years while such incidents duplicated themselves over and over. But never did I find anyone who looked like me or until lately, find the solution to the mystery.
The puzzle is solved now. Completely. And with the solution has come a marvelous opportunity and a new service to fandom. Would you like a complete collection of the prozines? And at a reasonable price?
Please don't let this offer fool you. I said a 'complete collection' and I mean just that. I can now supply any number of sets of the prozines in mint, newsstand condition at only twice the original price.  (Of course those few magazines which did not appear on the newsstands are likewise available.) For those of you who cannot afford to buy such an enormous collection arrangements can be made for buying whatever you want. In no case will the price for any item be over four times the original price for a mint copy.
For those who have their collections up to date here is an unparalleled opportunity to complete their collection in one fell swoop! You may never have to add another rag to your prozine collection! The price of this collection, complete is just twice the newstand price plus the newsstand price of all past issues.
Your correspondence is invited.

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SCIENCE FICTION WORLD (9) A PAID ADVERTISEMENT.........by Walter Coalet. "Hello. How's everything?" The speaker was a lady I'd never seen before. "O K, thank you," I replied, surprised. "How are you coming with your music?" "Music? I'm afraid you've mistaken me for someone else." "Why! -- You're Donald, arent you?" "Donald? No, My name's Coslet. Walter Coslet." *** That's how it all started. We each went our own way but at various times I met others who thought they knew me yet were total strangers. Also there was the matter of the missing prozines. The dealer at the second hand store knew I collected the stuff -- not only because I always bought all the old mags he could dig up but because he once asked me why I didnt bring the mags back for resale. "You must have over a hundred by now," ho said. I informed him that I had over three hundred (that was quite some time ago of course) and that I saved them as a reference collection. But about those missing prozines: there had been some which I delayed getting and when I finally got around to it they were gone. The dealer was obstinate in his belief that I had bought them. Was there another fan in town? One who looked like me? I puzzled about the matter for several years while such incidents duplicated themselves over and over. But never did I find anyone who looked like me or until lately, find the solution to the mystery. The puzzle is solved now. Completely. And with the solution has come a marvelous opportunity and a new service to fandom. Would you like a complete collection of the prozines? And at a reasonable price? Please don't let this offer fool you. I said a 'complete collection' and I mean just that. I can now supply any number of sets of the prozines in mint, newsstand condition at only twice the original price. (Of course those few magazines which did not appear on the newsstands are likewise available.) For those of you who cannot afford to buy such an enormous collection arrangements can be made for buying whatever you want. In no case will the price for any item be over four times the original price for a mint copy. For those who have their collections up to date here is an unparalleled opportunity to complete their collection in one fell swoop! You may never have to add another rag to your prozine collection! The price of this collection, complete is just twice the newstand price plus the newsstand price of all past issues. Your correspondence is invited.