RARE VINTAGE 1952 KOREAN WAR ERA USMC VMA - 121 Jacket Patch, Japanese Made,
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RARE Vintage Gorgeous 1952 Korean War Era USMC VMA-121 Jacket Patch, Japanese-Made by New Itami Studio.Never have seen another like it on eBay, found one on internet that sold recently at flying Tiger Antiques, but that was only one.Product DescriptionARTIFACT: Gorgeous circa 1952 Korean War era United States Marine Corps VMA-121 Japanese-made jacket patch by New Itami Studio. This example/design is beautiful and though unauthorized, was worn and is in near mint condition. The patch is... fully embroidered in a stunning array of different colored bullion. The center of the diamond-shaped patch shows the outline of Korea with the squadron numbers: "121" at the top. The center features a beautifully embroidered A-1 Skyraider aircraft and reads: "KOREA" below. In August of 1951 the VMA-151 received the order to engage in combat. In October, the Marine Attack Squadron boarded the USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) and made their way to Pohang Air Base to begin operations. The VMA-121 dropped more bomb tonnage than any other Navy or Marine squadron during the Korean War. Many members of the squadron remained in Korea through the Korean Armistice Agreement.Reference: VMA-121 by Warren ThompsonVINTAGE: Circa 1952SIZE: Approximately 6-7/8" x 6-7/8"MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Fully embroidered on cotton, bullion, silk/polyester/cotton thread, cotton backingMARKINGS: "NEW ITAMI STUDIO"CONDITION: 9+ (Near Mint-): The patch shows minor wear and soiling, overall minty condition.ITEM NOTES: This is from the private collection of my father-in-law, Evans E. Kerrigan, expert and noted author of many books on military medals, decorations and militaria. He was a true lifelong Marine, who served multiple tours in the Korean War, receiving, amongst other commendations, several Purple Hearts.Over the next several weeks we will be offering the remaining materials in his personal collection made up predominantly of Medals, decorations, patches, Insignia and various other types of ephemera. We are also selling NEW copies of a few of his books we still have left in inventory.TERMS OF SALEThe quoted shipping cost is an estimate only - to calculate actual shipping costs use eBay’s Shipping Calculator with originating mailing address zip code of 06416 - as shipping costs may actually be higher than quoted in the listing - eBay only shows the minimum it will cost to ship not the range of the actual shipping costs.At the end of the auction, the winning bidder will receive an invoice and may make payment using PayPal via eBay Checkout.Payment is due within two (2) days. We accept PayPal only. Please ask questions or for additional pictures before you bid. Photos are part of the description of the item. We try and describe items the best we can, but we are not perfect or experts in all we sell - so please ask questions or for additional close-up pictures for greater detail and we will do our best to accommodate you.We can only ship to your confirmed/verified eBay/PayPal address. If you need to ship to a different address you need to change your eBay/PayPal information as we will only ship to the address we are given.We will be happy to combine shipping for multiple items purchased so you can save some money - I’m a seller and a buyer on eBay, so I know how ridiculously expensive shipping can be. I do my best to offer the lowest prices I can- I do not try to make any extra money by inflating shipping costs.By placing a bid you are agreeing to the terms of sale as stated above.Please check out the other auctions we currently have going on eBay, and check back periodically as we have a large amount of these types of items (and a variety of other interesting items) we will be listing in the coming weeks.Thank you.
