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$2 Goodwill China Blood Chit


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GeneralCheese

I found this nicely matted and framed blood chit today at the Goodwill for $2. I'm fairly certain it is real. What do you all think?

 

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Longbranch

That label looks like something from a small museum or very organized collector. You never know what you'll find at Goodwill.

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GeneralCheese

Thanks everyone. It was a cool feeling pulling this out of a cart they had just wheeled out.

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manayunkman

Seek and ye shall find.

 

Stop seeking and stop finding.

 

Awesome find and good for you.

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Garandomatic

Heh, my experience with goodwill (online) today was far more disappointing! Bought a 381st Bomb Group unit history and what arrived was some sort of "encyclopedia of collaboration" professional development manual. For Pete's sake.

 

Awesome chit!

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BlueBookGuy

hello,

don't worry the Chit is 100% real, a very good purchasing for such an incredible price. It is the 1st variation of the final type Blood Chit of Chinese inspiration - the so-called 'Washington Pattern' as issued late in the war (perhaps since early 1945).

 

Made in rayon (not silk), following mainly the legendary original Chinese-made Pattern of early-to-mid wartime. Those were in fact made of silk + cotton backing, and made in China for official issue to US flyers. Your is originated in the USA, using finely made rayon fabric - the same that was used in making the late war escape maps.

 

Here a photo of a frame containing both variations from my collection. Left - the earlier one, 1st variation. Right - the very very late war one, 2nd variation:

 

 

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BlueBookGuy

Just a last photo,

to compare how the 1st Variation of a 'Washington Pattern', US-made Blood Chit like your specimen (but, not longer the 2nd Variation) really followed the characters of the much rarer, 2nd Variation China-made Blood Chit - in short, those real ones of mid-wartime made in silk + cotton backing and directly issued in China.

 

 

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And here, the full view of the mentioned Chinese-made Chit.

 

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GeneralCheese

Great information, thank you! Interesting that this was produced in the US. Was it also stamped in the US?

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BlueBookGuy

Yes, by the Evasion and Escape Section of the Military Intelligence Service ( MIS-X ).

At Fort Hunt (VA) there was HQ of a secret section from the Captured Personnel and Materiel Branch of G-2, created to oversee the American Evasion and Escape (E&E) operations.

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Awesome!

Now lets hope they didn't glue it to the mat board! I used to do matting and framing as a hobby(but the traditional, archival way) and was usually surprised(and occasionally shocked) by what I found when reframing something "professionally" done.

 

Dave

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BlueBookGuy

Wow great find!...what do these usually go for??!!...just curious.....mike

 

Of course variation in prices is noteworthy, also it may depend from wich is the source - militaria event, antiques fairs, Internet find (and in turn, whether from eBay or other websites),

I've seen them ranging from $75 - 80, up to $350 ( :wacko: :wacko:).

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sgtdorango

 

Of course variation in prices is noteworthy, also it may depend from wich is the source - militaria event, antiques fairs, Internet find (and in turn, whether from eBay or other websites),

I've seen them ranging from $75 - 80, up to $350 ( :wacko: :wacko:).

Wow....thanks for the info!....mike

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