Item # 53
Title: LATE 1920's 1930's ERA USMC PRIVATE PURCHASE DRESS EGA CHINA MARINE DROOP WING COLLAR INSIGNIA
Description:  A rare variant "China Marine" or "droop wing" insignia.  This version is slightly larger than standard issue droop wing devices and displays unique "curved" lines of latitude and longitude.  Worn in the era when Marines were photographed heavily in China, it has been dubbed by many as the "China Marine" insignia, these insignia were actually worn world-wide and have nothing to do with China.  The droop wing eagle was adopted in 1925 by the Marine Corps as its standard insignia.  It met with criticism for its gooney bird appearance and was ordered changed by the Commandant in 1936.  This version is very scarce and getting harder to find.
Size: 1-1/8"
Year: 1928-1936
Price: $200

Item # 55
Title: WW2 USMC 1937 PATTERN ENLISTED SERVICE CAP AND COLLAR SET, ISSUE VAIRIETY WORN ON GREEN AND TAN UNIFORM
Description:  Nice three piece set, hat and collar insignia for Marine enlisted service (green) and tropical (tan) uniforms.  Come with mid to late war zinc flower washers.
Year: 1936-1945
Price: $40

Item # 54
Title: LATE 1920's 1930's ERA USMC PRIVATE PURCHASE OFFICER PINBACK HILBORN HAMBURGER MARKED EGA CHINA MARINE DROOP WING SERVICE COLLAR INSIGNIA
Description:  The earliest of the officer's pinback Hilborn Hamburger collar service "China Marine" or "droop wing" insignia, lacked separately applied continents as required by the regulations. Letters in the Quartermaster files shows that Hilborn Hamburger corrected this error in later runs.  They also ditched the pinback and made this same version as post backed.  In my collecting, the pinbacks are much harder to find.  Worn in the era when Marines were photographed heavily in China, it has been dubbed by many as the "China Marine" insignia, even though these insignia were actually worn world-wide and have nothing to do with China.  The droop wing eagle was adopted in 1925 by the Marine Corps as its standard insignia.  It met with criticism for its gooney bird appearance and was ordered changed by the Commandant in 1936.  This insignia came from a grouping of EGAs sold about 20 years ago belonging to the pioneer Marine early aviator and General Francis P. Mulcahy.
Size: 1"
Year: 1928-1936
Price: $225

Item # 2
Title: 1962 PATTERN OFFICER'S DRESS HAT EGA DEVICE STERLING
Description:  An officer's dress hat device from the mid to late Vietnam war era.  Marked "STERLING" and "592" to the rear.
Size: 1-1/2"
Year: 1962-1980
Price: $50