Rare 1912 Gordon Bennett Race Subscription Badge for Chicago Air Meet NOT AVAILABLE
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Rare 1912 Gordon Bennett Race Subscription Badge for Chicago Air Meet NOT AVAILABLE

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SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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PLEASE NOTE: Kana will be BACK IN THE OFFICE as of TUESDAY 07/01,

BUT I will not be back in the Office until MONDAY July 7th,

So we will be keeping the Yellow Notification up through JULY 4th Weekend!!

As I still have MOST of our Military Artifacts and SOME of our LE Badges with me on the Road, so there could be delays in shipping!!

Update 06/30/25: WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!

We Hope to FINALLY Have this Issue CORRECTED in July or August!!

If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!

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!

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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 a very rare 1912 Gordon Bennett Race subscription badge for the Chicago Air Meet. The Gordon Bennett is the oldest and most prestigious aeronautic race in the world, which began in 1906 in France. The badge shows a Gordon Bennett medal with an aircraft above.

VINTAGE: Circa 1912.

SIZE: Approximately 2-5/8" height and 1" width.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Plated brass and silk ribbon.

ATTACHMENT: Horizontal safety-style pin and brad to attach ribbon.

MARKINGS: GREENDUCK CO. CHICAGO.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a civil aviation collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MAEL95 LBDEX3/12 SBJJX11/14

CONDITION: 6+ (Fine-Very Fine): The badge shows some light wear and tarnish and there are two tears in the ribbon.

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