This auction is for a spelter (metal) hand painted Donkey bank. He has a slot in the saddle on his back for the money. The saddle has hand painted on it, "Co******" (can't make out the letters) and "Calif."  He is about 4 inches long nose to tail, and about 3.25 inches to the tip of his ear. He is marked "Germany" embossed on the underside of his belly. I believe he was made by the Heyde company as part of their extensive spelter figural bank series. He is listed in the excellent book, "Painted Spelter Banks" by Bob and Shrley Peirce. I'll be listing 3 other variations of this pose, plus a smaller one that was made in Occupied Japan. There is a shot of 4 of them at the end of the pictures. In the last picture I show him with a 2-inch tall Mignot soldier for size reference - the Mignot is not included in this auction. Please visit my store for more vintage Heyde figures, vintage metal animals, soldiers, cannons, and out of print books on vintage toys. 

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Handling time: I do my best to mail packages out the day after I get payment. If I receive payment before 9:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (U.S.) I will have it in the mail the next day, except for Sunday because U.S. Post Offices are not open on Sunday.

U.S. Shipping: I use First Class (up to 13 oz) and Priority mail after that. Books ship media mail. I only charge actual postage - no added fees. I combine multiple items won by the same person the same week and charge actual postage.  I use lots of bubble wrap and peanuts and good boxes. In a group of multiple pieces each item is wrapped individually.  When there is an original box or other original paper item I put that into a plastic bag in case you get delivery on a rainy day.

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Return Policy:  Returns are accepted within 30 days, so long as item is returned in the condition that it was in when it was sold. If the item was misrepresented I will refund the postage both ways. If the item was not misrepresented, I will refund the purchase price only -- not the shipping paid to get it to you, or for you to return it. I use a loupe to examine the toys while I'm listing them, and I try and mention the significant condition issues that I can see. I value my eBay reputation and I am not knowingly going to put out false or misleading info on a toy -- if I'm wrong about a fact about the toy I'll refund your money.

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