Led Zeppelin II White Label Promo Mono Beyond Rare

$

1,350

Hello, I am a long-time eBay seller - since October, 1999.  I have a 100% feedback record, so bid and buy with confidence.  I have collected records for many years and every record I offer comes from my personal collection.  The grade I specify for the vinyl is based upon a playback as well as a visual inspection.   
For sale today is a great copy of Led Zeppelin II issued in 1969 in the extremely rare white label promo mono format.  Mono records were essentially extinct by 1969, although Atlantic was still mastering them in minuscule quantities for play on AM radio stations.    
Before I provide my grade for the vinyl, I must note that the buyer should understand that white label mono promos were sent to AM radio stations for play at their stations.  The disc jockeys back then were not overly concerned about preserving the albums for posterity - they simply played the selected tracks and stored the records without special care or handling.  As such, in my 20+ experience buying and selling white label mono promo albums, visually pristine, unmarked or un-scuffed records simply do not exist.  From a visual aspect, these albums almost always fall in the VG to VG+ category, with perhaps an extremely rare survivor that may visually grade VG++.  I have never seen a white label mono promo album on the Atlantic label that I would grade as NM.  As to sound quality, again in my 20+ years of experience, the Atlantic white label promos often sound better than they look, likely because they were pressed on high-grade, heavy vinyl.  With this in mind, I grade this album as follows.   The vinyl visually looks VG+.  It lies flat, and retains much of its original sheen and shine. However, visually, it does have numerous marks, lines and scuffs (see above for grading mono promo albums) but it definitely looks better than VG (which to me is a record in pretty poor shape visually). The white labels are in excellent condition.  They are not "pure white," but have a light age tone in a couple of areas (see photos).  There are also some spindle marks, as well as a very small, hardly noticeable light "dash" mark in blue ball point ink right after the title for the song "Bring it on Home." (see photos).
As to sound quality, the vinyl plays VG++.  No sticks or skips, of course.  However, there are definitely a few light pops and some crackling, mostly between songs and on the quiet parts of some, not all, songs.  I find it to be a very enjoyable listen, but the potential buyer should not expect it to play Near Mint.   
The outer cover is in conservative VG++ condition.  Colors are full and vibrant, front and back.  All corners are sharp and square.  Spine is full and complete, no splits or tears.  Only issue is some edge wear along the top, bottom and side spine where the record is removed and inserted.  The cover has the DJ Copy Monaural sticker firmly attached, with no tears.  The original inner sleeve is included and grades VG+ to VG++.     Since I purchased this album, I have stored the vinyl in an archival inner sleeve, which I then placed in a separate cardboard cover to best protect both the vinyl as well as the original outer sleeve (see photo).  Both the archival inner sleeve and the generic white outer cover will be included with the purchase and the record will be shipped in them to best protect the original outer cover as well as the vinyl.     
All in all, a wonderful example of this great album, extremely rare second album by Led Zeppelin in the very rare mono promo format!  Thanks for looking.  
Due to its value, I will send the album via US priority mail, with signature of receipt required.
NOTE: please see the other Led Zeppelin white label mono promo albums I also have up for sale.