Early Cold War Period

ARTIFACT: Great nuclear age Boy Scouts of America Explorer-Kirkland Air Encampment jacket patch from Kirkland Air Force Base in the late 1950's. VINTAGE: Circa late 1950's. SIZE: 4" x 3 7/8". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered on twill,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 925 Silver Commemorative Medal for the 1953 dedication of the new building for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Berne, Switzerland. The UPU was established in 1874 and its headquarters has been in the Swiss Capital ever since. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s United States Marine Corps Air Station crash crew chief badge. The badge reads CRASH CHIEF CRASH RESCUE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION and shows an eagle at top and an eagle, anchor and globe at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950 United States Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point crash crew badge. The badge reads CREWMAN CRASH CREW M.C.A.S. CHERRY POINT 74 and shows an eagle at top. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: 2-7/16" in height x 1-13/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1947 United States Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) First Issue Security Patrol Trooper Hat Badge. This large badge is numbered 164 and has an incised Atomic Energy symbol at its center. VINTAGE: Circa late 1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1950 Czechoslovakian Air Force Field Observer badge in .800 silver. The badge has a KOV maker mark on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: About 2-1/2" in width by 2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: .800 silver...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce 1945-1947 Czechoslovakian Air Force field observer badge in 800 silver. The badge is by Provaznik, and is numbered and marked on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1945-1947. SIZE: About 2-1/2" in width by 2" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1945 to 1947 Czechoslovakian civil pilot badge in .900 silver. The badge shows an eagle atop the wreathed Czech coat of arms. This badge is marked with a maker mark & 900 Silver mark on reverse and is numbered 1650...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning numbered circa 1950's Turkish Air Force pilot wing. The markings on the reverse of the wing translate to the Air Force of the Turkish Republic. There are no silver marks on reverse, but the wing is in a high-grade silver (...

ARTIFACT: Cool, early 1960's Submarine USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) Portsmouth Navy Yard lighter, in excellent unfired condition. Commissioned in 1964, SSBN-636 was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. During the early 1970's the Nathanael Greene...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s Rothco lighter for the United States Army Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia. The front of the lighter has an enameled crest and reads HONOR GRADUATE beneath. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Civil Defense Auxiliary Police from Nashua, New Hampshire. It is embroidered on blue twill. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Twill embroidered in cotton/polyester...