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and busily packing all of the orders you wonderful clients have been placing during the start of the New Year!!!
And we will be LISTING NEW ARTIFACTS DAILY for the foreseeable future!!
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Happy Collecting, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a Korean War member card for the United States Air Force Mosquito Airmen's Club. "Mosquitoes" were forward observers collaborating with T-6 pilots to plot enemy locations, and were nicknamed so by the Koreans because they were always "buzzing" around in their search. The card is bright pink and shows logo at its center of a mosquito who is doing reconnaissance work and has sprouted airplane wings and a tail. The back of the card reads K-^ APO 970 and has blank lines for the member's name and signature, among other information.
VINTAGE:
Circa Korean War.
SIZE:
Approximately 2-5/8"e; in height and 3-7/8" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Printed paper.
ATTACHMENT:
None.
MARKINGS:
None.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Air Force collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VBJX99 LFJX5/11
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The card has some slight fading and just small spots of very light creasing.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
