Marine in dress blues. Overall size 2.5″ x 1.5″, c. 1920’s to 1930’s, with a small image of a Marine in dress uniform at left and enamel Haitian crest at right. Good looking Marine wears two Army style shooting medal badges, as authorized for the Corps in the’30’s. Also has a Gun Pointer cloth patch on is lower left sleeve and gilt Marine Corps emblems. Reverse of the frame is marked “Made in England”. An interesting home front or sweetheart item from the Banana Wars. I have never seen another like this one. It probably sat on some mother, wife or girlfriends nightstand, dressing table or desk. Condition VF as illustrated. NO OVERSEAS SALES, U. PAY PAL is preferred, please. Box 1136, Alfred, NY 14802. The item “SMALL 1930’S USMC MARINE CORPS HAITI DUTY CABINET PHOTO IN BRASS ENAMEL FRAME” is in sale since Monday, April 11, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “gbhmedals” and is located in Alfred, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
This listing is for a scarce late 1920’s CHINA MARINE 8″ x 11″ personal leather cover photo album put together by USMC private George C. Lewis assigned to the 10th Marines. Contains over 113 photos and documents. Less than 10% are family photos the remainder being USMC marines in various period uniforms and activities. Henderson that arrived in Shanghai China on 2 May 1927 with Marines for the garrison there and remained in China for 6 months. The detachment was assigned to protect American Nationals in the war-torn China area. A great find for the USMC collector and historians. The item “1920’s CHINA MARINE photo album 113+ photos 10th Marines USMC Shanghai scarce” is in sale since Thursday, March 17, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “cody7″ and is located in Polson, Montana. This item can be shipped worldwide.
ORIGINAL RARE PRE WWII 1930s MARINE AVIATOR PHOTO ALBUM FROM WWII USMC FIGHTER ACE. Bought from veterans estate. This USMC officer was commissioned and completed flight training in 1936. Served as XO of VMF-111 in Samoa, CO of the famous VMF-121 flying off Guadalcanal. Flying F4Fs he shot down 6 Zeros in 2 days in December 1942 earning him a Silver Star. Lt Col in 1943 and commanded MAG-51 and then MGVG-4 flying F4Us off the USS Cape Gloucester. 2 victories over a Judy and Francis in 1945 brought his tally to 8. During the Korean War he was deputy CO of Marine Air Group 21 and again flying combat earned a second Silver Star. Retired in 1959 as a Brig General. This lot consists of his pre WWII photo album. Amazing album from the mid 1930s, a rare look into between the wars Naval / Marine Corps Aviation. 307 photos, many, many aircraft, crashes, cadets, class photos. Some leave photos / girlfriends but the vast majority are great aviation shots. Very well done and captioned. Please see my other auctions for more items from this estate and other estate military items. Thank you and good luck! As required by your country’s laws, they are not charged by me and I have no responsibility toward them. Sellers: Add a FREE map to your listings. The item “RARE PRE WWII 1930s MARINE AVIATOR PHOTO ALBUM FROM WWII USMC FIGHTER ACE” is in sale since Tuesday, October 27, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “aceshigh!” and is located in East Northport, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.