Three (3) Silk USAF Cold War Blood Chits - XM - 51 - 3, XM - 51 - 2, XM - 60 - 1
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:63706 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
1. XM-51-3, Feb 1951, litho'd in Sep 1951, SN: 69859 R, USSR and Satellites, 48 star flag, 14 languages (Arabic, German, French, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English, Greek, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Turkish, Rumanian). Excellent condition, 2 fold creases (half fold and half again), very slight yellowing to borders. Believe the 14-language version is relatively sca...rce.
2. XM-51-2, Feb 1951, litho'd in Apr 1951, SN: 13702F, Far East, 48 star flag, 10 languages (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Burmese, Hindi, Urdu, German, French, English, Russian). VG condition, 1/2 fold, light creasing and wrinkling, light fraying to border.
3. XM-60-1, July 1960, litho'd Aug 1960, SN: 04634L, Latin America, 50 star flag, 4 languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, English). VG condition, 2 fold creases (half fold and half again), top margin & top right corner w/small overfold, lightly stain spotted (very faint), some fraying at edges. These Latin American blood chits were probably printed due to the increasing Russian and Cuban communist activities/presence in Latin America, presaging the Cuban Missile Crisis. Scarce.
Approximate size of the 1951 chits is 9 1/2" X 15 1/2"; the 1960 (Latin America) chit is 9" X 14 1/2".