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Valued Member
United States
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DOnt know if this is the same guy. Looks like on the bill his first name is spelled Virnon. The other 2 guys there are over 20 each listed.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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With a name like Dick Justice on a short snorter I bet you could get a nice premium on that alone if you wait for the right buyer... I'd put it on for $100 usd with a make offer and see what happens
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting and definitely a piece of WWII history a keeper for sure!
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United States
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The Vernon Lucke listed above is the only one listed in any WWII database that I can find. He served with the 48th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Company of the 9th Service Group in the 9th Air Force.
I could not find a roster for this unit so it is not clear whether the signers served together.
Short snorters are one of my favorite things to collect. You can trace names on many of them to specific units, locations, etc. If you are lucky you can find Medal of Honor recipients, senior military leaders and celebrities among the signatures on a note.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This really is a fascinating piece of history. How many signatures do you think would even be legible if signed this day and age?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
742 Posts |
More and more since they are not teaching cursive writing anymore.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sometimes it is a challenge to identify signatures but it can be made easier if you locate a unit roster. The difficult part is that many people, officers in particular, used initials for first and middle names.
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United States
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New Member
 France
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New Member
France
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Pillar of the Community
United States
742 Posts |
Not the same Edward McCallum. The Congressional Record you cite is from 1999 and indicates he is on active duty in 1999. Doubtful that he was in service for 50+ years.
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New Member
France
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Hello, Well, and well I do not manage to have more information on these people. It is true that you my level in English and being in France, it is difficult On second thought, I decided that I was going to put, on sale this bill(ticket) on the site US ebay. My objective is I hope, to find a buyer who will have the possibility of beginning(undertaking) searches(researches) more elaborate. I shall put in you the link in the column(section) blow. I plan to make it on Saturday. I you will ask, if he(it) is, on the American forum to spread(broadcast) the link with US sites; which(who) knows the extraordinary luck(chance) it is that a possible descendant of one of these three people gets back this bill(ticket) or is the knowledge. I be anxious to thank yourself for your help(assistant) and keep(guard) the site in my favorites(whiskers) because even if I am a philatelist (Translation to make with Reverso) |
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Valued Member
Austria
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Great link from coinweek : By American Numismatic Association March 3, 2015 0 Comments Read More → 8 Short Snorter Notes Placed in Circulation at Portland ANA National Money Show Thomas Sparks to place eight notes into circulation during ANA event http://www.coinweek.com/coin-clubs/...-money-show/ |
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United States
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Didn't he have his entire short snorter display stolen out of his car at the Portland show?
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