Pre WW2 USMC China Marine Philippines Photo & Scrap Album Shanghai Tientsin
Two albums brought home by a USMC veteran of old China and the Philippines, having served in Peking, Tientsin, Shanghai and Cavite. Has a wonderful painted front cover with Marine’s name painted to the front right “Smead C Posey”, US and Marine Corps flags, crossed rifles and a Carabao/water buffalo skull. Worn but visible is Cavite P. I under the flags. 178 total original photos of sites and scenes around Shanghai, Cavite and Tientsin. Some photos are missing and onion skin divider pages are cracked brittle or coming loose. Multiple photos that depict the Boeing or China Clipper, Chinese scenes, Philippine girlfriends, on the beach, on the range, Cavite barracks and buildings, some colorized photos, Cavite USMC basketball team, a group photo, the salt beds, and Enlisted Club at Tientsin. Second album is a scrap book, someone has scratched out the “S”, kinda funny… It has about 12 pages of photos, receipts, signatures, chits, a couple of bulletins, postcards and comes with over 50 loose scrap or cutouts from Magazines and newspaper, subject mainly military, poems, and scenes of Philippines and China. A great and rare chance at a unique piece of USMC and China Marine history. Measures 15″ x 11″ long. Books go media rate. Please contact me if not satisfied before leaving feedback, give me a chance to fix the problem please. The item “Pre WW2 USMC China Marine Philippines Photo & Scrap Album Shanghai Tientsin” is in sale since Sunday, September 03, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “gunfightersrule” and is located in Falls Church, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.