gibosi
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You may be better off ordering from Asia since they will get there faster.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matched-Pair-HP-HEWLETT-PACKARD-ECC88-6DJ8-HOLLAND-E88CC-6922-7308-/141311803722?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item20e6d7014a
Those should be the same as orange globes, I am pretty sure they are 1967.
These would be the same as bugle boys -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/matched-pair-Amperex-hp-ECC88-6DJ8-large-getter-E88CC-6922-7308-E188CC-/261486510485?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item3ce1cf8195
These look fine and the prices are quite reasonable.
Ive found OGs so hard to find of late, people must be grabbing them up like crazy (at least in NOS and reasonably priced, seeing some go for +70$ for a pair, I remember they were sub 30$ not even a year ago) . Still lots of BB though with reasonable prices.
Since the OP has no experience with OG's or BB's, I would not encourage him to chase after NOS. After all, they are expensive and may not be to his taste. Better to try a used pair, and then, if he finds that he really likes them, he can be patient and wait for a good deal on some NOS, or at least a used pair that measure close to NOS, to pop up. (And my apologies if the OP is a her