GeneralCheese Posted July 2, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 2, 2018 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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268th C.A. Posted July 2, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 2, 2018 From what I see it looks good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GeneralCheese Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted July 2, 2018 From what I see it looks good... Fantastic, thank you. I can't believe my luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbranch Posted July 2, 2018 Share #9 Posted July 2, 2018 That label looks like something from a small museum or very organized collector. You never know what you'll find at Goodwill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted July 2, 2018 Share #10 Posted July 2, 2018 Awesome find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted July 2, 2018 Thanks everyone. It was a cool feeling pulling this out of a cart they had just wheeled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
644td Posted July 3, 2018 Share #12 Posted July 3, 2018 Jackpot!!!!!, Marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted July 3, 2018 Share #13 Posted July 3, 2018 Seek and ye shall find. Stop seeking and stop finding. Awesome find and good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted July 3, 2018 Share #14 Posted July 3, 2018 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted July 3, 2018 Share #15 Posted July 3, 2018 I like it! Congrats on a great find - ready for the wall! Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted July 3, 2018 Share #16 Posted July 3, 2018 SCORE!!! Nice find! That's set up perfectly to go right on a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBookGuy Posted July 3, 2018 Share #17 Posted July 3, 2018 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBookGuy Posted July 3, 2018 Share #18 Posted July 3, 2018 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. And here, the full view of the mentioned Chinese-made Chit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted July 3, 2018 Great information, thank you! Interesting that this was produced in the US. Was it also stamped in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBookGuy Posted July 3, 2018 Share #20 Posted July 3, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted July 4, 2018 Share #21 Posted July 4, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted July 4, 2018 Share #22 Posted July 4, 2018 Great find. One man's trash is another man's treasure. I see it as treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted July 4, 2018 Share #23 Posted July 4, 2018 Wow great find!...what do these usually go for??!!...just curious.....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBookGuy Posted July 4, 2018 Share #24 Posted July 4, 2018 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:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted July 5, 2018 Share #25 Posted July 5, 2018 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:). Wow....thanks for the info!....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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