Auction 88
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, Feb. 8 & 9, 2021
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Feb 8, 2021
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 448:
1ST MARINE DIVISION VANDEGRIFT JACKET
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Sold for: $70
Start price:
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70
Estimated price :
$140 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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1ST MARINE DIVISION VANDEGRIFT JACKET
Late or post-World War II U.S. Marine Corps 'Vandegrift' jacket, constructed of forest-green wool and closed with six green plastic buttons at the front. Each lapel bears a Marine Corps eagle, globe and anchor insignia, with the rank strips of a Private, First Class at each shoulder. Most interestingly, the left-hand shoulder bears the unit patch of the 1st Marine Division, a red numeral '1' labelled 'Guadalcanal', surrounded by the Southern Cross within a blue diamond. This insignia commemorates the Division's first combat action, the Guadalcanal Campaign of 1942-43. The unit insignia shows slight thread loss, else very good condition.
