Extremely Rare WWII USN Officer Submarine Dolphins by Josiah Odence
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Extremely Rare WWII USN Officer Submarine Dolphins by Josiah Odence

Code: usni30006


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE IN THE OFFICE Through TUESDAY 09/16,

AFTER That Date, We Will Be OUT OF THE OFFICE from WEDNESDAY 09/17 until TUESDAY OCTOBER 7th!!

Ron Will Be OUT OF THE OFFICE from WEDNESDAY 09/10 until FRIDAY OCTOBER 10th!!

So there MAY be SHIPPING DELAYS on MILITARIA Orders Placed AFTER 09/10 through 10/10!!

BUT We Will DEFINITELY Be ABLE TO SHIP Orders Placed Through TUESDAY 09/09,

And MIGHT Be ABLE TO SHIP ORDERS Placed through MONDAY 09/15, But After That we CANNOT SHIP Until TUESDAY 10/07!!

Update 09/09/25: WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!

BIG WEBSITE CHANGES are in the works and this Issue WILL BE CORRECTED sometime in OCTOBER!!

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We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders within ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!

And, as always, if you would like to fund your $100.00+ order through a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!

That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!

Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.

We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War II United States Navy officer's submarine dolphins by Josiah Odence The dolphins are in 10 karat gold on sterling silver. For many years the maker mark on this wing was erroneously believed to be that of the J. F. O'Brien company of Madison, NJ, but the mark was finally positively ID'd as that of the JOSIAH ODENCE company in early 2017.

VINTAGE: WWII.

SIZE: Approximately 2 7/8" x 7/8"

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Gold Filled.(10 karat gold on sterling silver.)

ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a "come-under" locking catch.

MARKINGS: STERLING + 1/20 10K and Josiah Odence maker mark; J O on reverse.

ITEM NOTES:  This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MBHJX19 LHGEX05/19 hldSHIEX08/31/19 depVAGIX08/31/19 2ndpymntVAGIX09/29/19 3rdpmntVAGIX10/30/19 4thpmntVAGIM12/03/19 5thpmntVAGIM12/30/19

CONDITION:  8+(Excellent-): The dolphins show some light wear and tarnish only.

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