Checkpoint Charlie sign Leaving American Sector 1961 Berlin Wall Cold War 21x14

Description

Checkpoint Charlie sign.
Up for sale today is this sign from Berlin noting that one is leaving the American Sector.  probably the most famous road sign on the planet.  after World War II, Berlin was divided by the four occupying Allied powers - the United States, Great Britain, France, and the USSR, deep in the heart of Soviet-controlled East Germany.  the sign here pointed from the American to the Soviet sector at Checkpoint Charlie, where one would cross the Iron Curtain to enjoy the delightful gray mediocrity of Marxist-Leninist ideology.  the sign has the same message - YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SECTOR - in four languages: English, Russian, French, and German.
this design, complete with "US ARMY 6" (6th Infantry Regiment) designation at the bottom was the precise one posted in 1961 when the Berlin Wall was installed.  several signs of near-identical character were used over the years, and a very similar sign - a remake of the 1983 version - exists in Berlin today, and is now a major tourist landmark.  mercifully there is no checkpoint, no military occupation, and no wall.
This sign is flat printed on heavy gauge steel, with completely accurate layout and fonts.  It weighs about 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and is 21 by 14 inches, scaled down accurately from the originals.  The ones in field use are approximately ten feet wide.  Here is a chance to own this sign without chancing legal trouble - or a hernia!  It is a non-reflective sign - perfect for ordinary display, indoors or outdoors.
(if you would like a different size version, or a reflective one, please ask as I can certainly make one!)
. Accept no imitations that may be one-third this price, but are one-tenth the quality. No cheap tin to be found here, with the wrong fonts, layouts, size, shape, or any other manner of embarrassing imperfection. This one will make even the most discerning collector stick their nose into the sign, as it looks that good from that close!
I can of course make these signs with
any route number of your choice,
and not just this style, but others with the reflectors, the embossed style that other states used, and even the classic mileage, direction, and city limit guide signs from the era. Anything you would like, made with unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A.
Figure about 9 pounds for shipping, packed with care and mailed from zip code 61833.
Thank you for your purchase!