Circa Early 1930s Lapel Pin for "Ninety-Nines" Aviatrix Club

This is a circa early 1930s member lapel pin for the Ninety-Nines, a women's aviation group founded in 192The club's birth happened at Curtiss Field on Long Island, New York, and it was officially named two years later for the ninety-nine charter members under president Amelia Earhart. The pin is two very angular nines with a movable diagonal propeller across them.

Circa early 1930s.

Approximately 1/2" in width and 7/16" in height.

Gold-plated brass.

Vertical pin with drop-in locking swivel catch.

Hard-to-read maker mark: MARQUIS(?).

This is from a civil aviation collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAEX05 LADEX7/12 SADJX7/12

8 (Excellent-): The pin shows only light wear.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.