Professionally made reproduction of a guidon used by the China Marines Mounted Detachment in the 1930s. The flag is swallow tail in design and measures approximately 28″x 19″. Design was taken from an photograph of the original (second picture), located in the museum at the Naval Shipyard in Washington D. One of a kind.
USMC BLOTTER PLAY BALL. This blotter has some wear from normal use. It has some pencil writing on the front and ink stains on the back. There is a small tear at the top border. (1/2) There is wear on the edges. 9 1/2 long and approx. There are 2 USMC players and 2 Japanese players and a bulldog mascot. (Please see photos for more details). Additional photos available upon request. Please specify details you would like to see more clearly. Most items not sent internationally.
USMC BLOTTER SERVE AFLOAT. 9 1/2 long and approx. (Please see photos for more details). Additional photos available upon request. Please specify details you would like to see more clearly. Most items not sent internationally.
MARINES CORPS w/ SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS & LINDBERGH 1928 PHOTO. PHOTOGRAPH of CHARLES A. LINDBERGH and HIS PLANE the SPIRIT of ST LOUIS ALONG WITH THE U. MARINE CORPS AVIATION OBSERVATION SQUADRON #9 AT BOWEN AIRFIELD IN THE ISLAND OF HAITI ON FEBRUARY 6-8 1928. MARINE CORPS AVIATION OBSERVATION SQUADRON #9 MARINES AT BOWEN AIRFIELD ALONG WITH OTHER OFFICERS AND DIGNITARIES WITH THE SPIRIT of ST. SERIAL NUMBER (N-X-211) IS VISIBLE UNDER THE WING. THIS WAS ONE OF CHARLES A. LINDBERGH and HIS PLANE The SPIRIT of ST LOUIS’S LAST PROMOTIONAL / GOODWILL FLIGHTS THAT HE FLEW TO BOWEN AIRFIELD AT PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI’S USMC AIR STATION JUST BEFORE FLYING IT TO WASHINGTON D. TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON D. TO BE INSTALLED IN THEIR COLLECTION WHERE IT IS TODAY. PERIOD PENCILED CAPTION ON THE REVERSE. Marine Corps Observation Squadron #9. Bowen Field Haiti 1920-30s. DIMENSIONS: 4″ x 8″. SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. THE PHOTO CONDITION COULD BE BETTER BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY. Charles Augustus Lindbergh b. 1974 was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25, he achieved instantaneous world fame by making the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris on May 20-21, 1927. The Spirit of St. Louis (Registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built, single engine, single-seat, high wing monoplane flown by Charles Lindberg May 20-21, 1927, on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York, to France. During the United States occupation of Haiti in 1919 the United States Marine Corps stationed Marine Observation units using HS-1 and HS-2 aircraft in what became Bowen Field.
Estate sale find, vintage original photo, Patrol Headquarters at Wharf in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, circa 1920’s. The Banana Wars were a series of conflicts that consisted of military occupation, police action, and intervention by the United States in Central America and the Caribbean between the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the inception of the Good Neighbor Policy in 1934. Honduras, where the United Fruit Company and Standard Fruit Company dominated the country’s key banana export sector and associated land holdings and railways, saw insertion of American troops in 1903, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1924 and 1925. Henry coined the term “Banana republic” in 1904 to describe Honduras. PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS – The item appears to be in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, chipping, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images.
USMC BLOTTER SERVE AFLOAT. 9 1/2 long and approx. (Please see photos for more details). Additional photos available upon request. Please specify details you would like to see more clearly. Most items not sent internationally.
There is a small tear at the top border. (1/2) There is wear on the edges. 9 1/2 long and approx. There are 2 USMC players and 2 Japanese players and a bulldog mascot.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS – The item appears to be in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, chipping, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images.
Inside of front cover is start to separate from the spine. Outside spine is heavily worn at top and bottom. Multiple signatures are seen on one of the first pages. The spine is a bit loose. Most pages are clean and are in very good condition. Please review all photos as they are considered to be part of the description. Please review the photos. Item is for sale to US buyyers only, no international sales.
This vintage pennant has some wear. It has a few pinholes. The tip is a little frayed. The pennant looks black and has blue tassels. 8 1/4″ x 23″. (Please see photos for more details). Additional photos available upon request. Please specify details you would like to see more clearly. Most items not sent internationally. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “bigmac1960″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Theme: Militaria
- Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Modified Item: No
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