1948 Vintage 18" Madame Alexander Margaret O'Brien Composition Doll - tagged

Description

1948 Vintage 18" Madame Alexander Margaret O'Brien Composition Doll
- tagged
Margaret stands 18 inches tall and is marked
ALEXANDER
on her back.
Her adorable dress is tagged, "
MADAME ALEXANDER
."
She has a mohair wig with pigtails.
She was part of a large vintage doll collection of a family downsizing sale.
This dear doll wears a pink gingham checked school dress trimmed with a blue ribbon. There are two white buttons in the back and it has an attached underskirt with embroidered lace trim on the hem.  Her hair ribbons seem to match the ribbon that trims the dress.
Sweet Margaret wears rayon socks that don't have holes in black front tie ribbons.  Shoes have full soles. Her cotton lace trimmed undies are currently attached with a pin in the back.
She has all her fingers and toes.  Her lovely clear eyes open and close properly and have full upper brush lashes and painted lower lashes.
Margaret was part of an adult doll collector's set of many vintage dolls.  She shows evidence of some past efforts for some repair:  1 - she is restrung, 2 - someone has tried to fill in two cracks in the back of her neck (see the image).
Her arms and neck are tight and pose well.  I needed a doll stand to get her to easily stand but if you try you can get her to stand without a doll stand.
I have photographed her just as I found her.  Her history of repair or past environments is unknown.
She seems to have a slight odor of storage but it doesn't seem offensive to me.
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 but shows evidence of being loved. 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
*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.
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.
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.
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.
If the item's final value is over 0, a
signature will be required upon delivery.
USPS Priority Mail
-
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.
Ships to:  Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. -  USPS Priority International
**
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.  I offer USPS Priority International with insurance.
Thank you for respecting this and
for your consideration.