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ARTIFACT:
Big, beautiful, early 1970's United States Navy NCSP (Naval Communications Station Philippines) Det-A Phu Bai, Vietnam. This fully embroidered jacket patch was made in the Philippines and the center shows yellow and red vertical stripes with the outline of Vietnam showing crossed artillery and electricity bolt. The viewer's left shows a red, white, and blue emblem with a shark and bulls head and reads: "NCSP PHU-BAI". The viewer's right shows a white anchor with a golden rope and reads: "DET - A VIETNAM".
VINTAGE:
Circa early 1970's
SIZE:
Approximately 4-3/8" in diameter
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Fully embroidered, silk/polyester threads
ATTACHMENT:
N/A
MARKINGS:
None.
ITEM NOTES:
The patch you will receive is either the one pictured, or a nearly identical one from exactly the same period, constructed in exactly the same way, but with the extremely minor variations that can be found in hand-made patches of this period and construction. This is from a US Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. 2@VAL16 LAHEX9/16 S(1)VAHEX04/19
CONDITION:
9- (Excellent+): The patch shows minor wear, colors remain bright, overall excellent condition.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
