Pat Daniels Posted December 22, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 22, 2014 Hello, My name is Pat Daniels and I am a new member to this forum. A long time member and close family friend encouraged me to join so here I am. My Father spent over 40 years collecting Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. He encouraged me to participate with him and we enjoyed his hobby together for the last 30+ years until his unexpected passing a while back. As much as I enjoy the hobby, It's just not the same without Dad and I have reluctantly decided to sell his collection. I am posting pictures of some of the rarer insignia in hopes of determining a fair value for these items. Since they rarely come up for sale it is hard to know the current value. My sincerest thanks in advance for any help you can provide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted December 22, 2014 Sorry about the giant size of the pictures. I am not computer savvy, to say the least, and I did reduce the file size to around 40-50kb. Here is a real OSS spearhead patch (left) pictured next to a Marston "copy" and a 502nd PIR S-2 patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted December 22, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 22, 2014 Welcome aboard Pat and you have some top shelf insignias.Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted December 22, 2014 And finally a 6860th T-Force and a Alamo Scouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted December 22, 2014 Share #5 Posted December 22, 2014 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted December 22, 2014 Share #6 Posted December 22, 2014 Nice patches, welcome to the forum! Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raylemere Posted December 22, 2014 Share #7 Posted December 22, 2014 great patches and welcome to the forum hope you have fun and sorry to hear about your father. -ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted December 22, 2014 Share #8 Posted December 22, 2014 You have some amazing and rare patches.I have never seen that Sugamo Prison patch before.The detail is beautiful and amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Thompson Posted December 22, 2014 Share #9 Posted December 22, 2014 Those are some exceptionally rare insignia. If you plan to sell them I would list them on ebay with a relatively low starting price. Nothing flies under the radar anymore on ebay, it is a pretty good indicator of the current market. If you want to just sell the collection to a dealer I would recommend either Bill Scott or Bob Chatt both of whom are on the forum. Both are know to treat sellers very fair. Garth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted December 22, 2014 Share #10 Posted December 22, 2014 ,,,,,,what Garth said! Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warroom1 Posted December 22, 2014 Share #11 Posted December 22, 2014 Dear Pat my hart goes out to you, I would not rush, you can live 100 years and you will never get these Back. time is the maker and the giver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted December 22, 2014 Share #12 Posted December 22, 2014 Whoa! Thanks for sharing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder505 Posted December 23, 2014 Share #13 Posted December 23, 2014 Here is a similar Sugamo Prison Patch on a uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOKIEMAN Posted December 23, 2014 Share #14 Posted December 23, 2014 Great stuff, lets see more!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted December 23, 2014 Here is a similar Sugamo Prison Patch on a uniform. That is absolutely outstanding! That exceeds a 10 on the rare scale. Thank you so much for showing, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted December 23, 2014 Here are a few more nice ones. A nice Australian made Philippine Scouts patch and a 1st SSF with the matching invasion flag. I also have most of the good airborne patches but that is for another day...... Again, thanks to all who have commented and for the very helpful information I have received. This truly is a great forum, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted December 23, 2014 And finally, a 7th Major Port patch and a 13th Major Port patch. I have never seen either of these in anything other than FE. Any input on these would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again in advance, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted December 25, 2014 Here are a couple of Japanese War Crimes scrolls which would have been worn over the 8th Army SSI or the GHQ SSI and the WWII Balkans MAAG patch. Also pictured is the CHUNG patch and a nice assortment of China Language School patches. A Merry Christmas to all!!! Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted December 25, 2014 Share #19 Posted December 25, 2014 wow, still need to get 3x more language school patches for my quilts! Best photo ever of this collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugar05 Posted December 25, 2014 Share #20 Posted December 25, 2014 Wonderful thanks for sharing Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted December 25, 2014 Share #21 Posted December 25, 2014 Dang!Love to be unwrapping these today! I hope someone will eventually move and pin this thread.This is great reference(and drooling)material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share #22 Posted December 25, 2014 Here is the actual style of patch which was worn during the Berlin war crimes trials. As far as I know, It is the only U.S. SSI to have a swastika on it. (the old 45th Inf. Div. doesn't count as it was a pre WWII Native American symbol). Also pictured are some neat Harbor Net Tender variations. The standard white on black, the west coast (Tiburon Ca. naval Net Depot) blue and gold on white twill featuring Oscar the Octopus, and the east coast gold on blue twill (Melville RI. Naval Net Depot) along with a sterling pin and a match book cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiaiokalewa Posted December 25, 2014 Share #23 Posted December 25, 2014 In regards to them Diamonds shaped so called Chinese Language School patches. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ATTACHED THREAD AND MAKE CERTAIN TO STUDY THE IMAGE ON POST #15. NUF SED. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/10314-help-with-language-school-patches/?hl=%2Bswimming+%2Bvest&do=findComment&comment=460537 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share #24 Posted December 25, 2014 This is a really nice bullion BRASIL patch featuring the pipe smoking snake. Also pictured is a FE 466 Quarter Masters patch and a couple of 5307th, one in silk and the other a stunning bullion piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted December 25, 2014 Share #25 Posted December 25, 2014 Great patches you have some true gems how many patches do you have in your collection. I am sure you and your father were able to accumulate some great patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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