PLEASE NOTE: We are BACK IN THE OFFICE as of MONDAY 01/06 catching up from Travel and Shipping out the Mountain of Orders we received!!
YES, Kanae is Here, Listing, Packing, & SHIPPING as of MONDAY 01/06!!
Update 01/10/25: WE ARE still EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!
THERE MAY BE SOME DELAYS in SOME POLICE & FIRE BADGES AFTER Wednesday 01/15 when I Leave for PORKY'S!!
NOTE: If You Are Going to Porky's I will be bringing CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA, FEDERAL, & STATE AGENCY Badges.
If You Want to see something in-hand that is NOT in a Category above, try to let me know this weekend so I can get it pulled for the Show!!
We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders with ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!
And, as always, if you would like to fund your $100.00+ order through a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a hand-signed, autographed real photo postcard (RPPC) of noted World War I pilot Lt. Pat O'Brien, US Volunteer with the Royal Flying Corps. An Illinois native, Patrick "Pat" Alva O'Brien worked on the Santa Fe Railway prior to enlisting. He signed on with the Aviation Section of the US Air Service in direct response to railway raids allegedly by Pancho Villa. It is said that after a lengthy hiatus at a San Diego aviation camp, O'Brien decided to join the war effort through the Royal Canadian Air Force. He shipped out to fly with the 66 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and after just a few weeks in France, O'Brien was captured by Germans. He later described his captivity and escape in his 1918 book, "Outwitting the Hun", and was consequently awarded the Military Cross. After the war he did some adventure-hunting, married an actress, and apparently ended up shooting himself at a posh Los Angeles hotel on December 17, 1920 after things did not work out. The postcard shows a World War I image and signature as O'Brien was dead by 1920.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War I.
SIZE:
Approximately 5-3/8" by 3-3/8".
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Photo postcard.
ATTACHMENT:
None.
MARKINGS:
Yours Truly Pat O'Brien.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a WWI US Royal Flying Corps Volunteer collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VCFX12 LAAEX11/13 SeADJX8/15
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The postcard is unused and has some light storage wear only.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
