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ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Walter Wellman's 1911 "The Aerial Age: A Thousand Miles by Airship Over the Atlantic Ocean" in excellent condition. Wellman was an Ohio native and adventurer who tried several times to reach the North Pole by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1932 paperback copy of "Launch: A Lifeboat Book", by Britain's General Jack Seely. Perhaps most famous for his cavalry charge at the 1918 Battle of Moreuil Wood, Seely also was a Life-boat Service member, held several titles and...

ARTIFACT: This is a Civil War era New Testament pocket bible that originally belonged to Sara J. Morse of East Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The inside of the front and back covers is inscribed with poetry from Sara's sister. The bible was published in 1861 by...

ARTIFACT: Cool vintage 1970's Ð 1980's Peter Pan Bus Lines bus stop sign. This smaller size sign is painted aluminum in the Peter Pan colors, green, white, and black. The sign reads: "PETER PAN BUS STOP" with an arrow pointing towards the viewer's left...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s-50s Checkered Cabs hat badge for the Unit of City Transportation Co. and is numbered "R12-6161". VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: 2-1/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid...

SUBJECT: This is an old taxi driver badge from Bangor, Maine. The badge is oval and reads LICENSED TAXICAB DRIVER 648 CITY OF BANGOR. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s-1950s. SIZE: 1-1/2” height and 2-1/4” width. CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS: Chrome-plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a great reunion sign for the AVG’s Annual Reunion which was held in conjunction with the CNAC (China National Aviation Corporation) Reunion annually from the 1950’s through to last year (CNAC inclusion mostly 60’s-70’s). This...

ARTIFACT: Circa 2001 Flying Tigers Association Reunion Patch with signed letter from AVG 1st Pursuit Squadron pilot John Richard "Dick" Rossi, 6 Kill ACE. The embroidered patch depicts the 23rd Fighter Group insignia nicely embroidered with silk and...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered wall plaque for the United States Army Air Forces Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group). It was handcrafted in 1992 by 3rd Squadron Armorer Chuck Baisden of Savannah, Georgia. The plaque is wooden and has vibrant colors...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War II CNAC (Chinese National Aviation Corporation) pilot wing variation made in India. CNAC was an airline co-owned equally by Pan Am Airlines and the Chinese government. CNAC ran many missions for the The...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely Rare & Desirable Flying Tigers "Christmas Scarf" which Madame Chiang Kai-Shek presented to every member of the AVG from the Generalissimo on December 25th 194This is the smaller, nearly square scarf that the Ground...

ARTIFACT: This is a large, wonderful sign made from applying an actual Flying Tigers Aircraft Decal to a piece of Masonite painted battleship gray. It is believed that this once adorned the bar back of the officers' Club Bar in Kunming, as there is...