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KOREAN WAR SAFE CONDUCT PASS 1947 & VIET NAM WAR SAFE CONDUCT PASS
$ 58.08
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KOREAN WAR SAFE CONDUCT PASS ( 1947 )...AIR FORCE PLANES DROPPED THESE CERTIFICATES WHICH PROMISED ENEMY SOLDIERS A SAFE PASSAGE THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS LINES IF THEY SURRENDERED. THE ONE SIDE HAS INSTRUCTIONS IN KOREAN, ENGLISH & CHINESE WHILE THE REVERSE RESEMBLES A KOREAN 100 WON BILL WHICH WAS AN ENTICEMENT FOR THE SOLDIER TO PICK IT UP.
THIS PASS SHOWS WEAR ON THE RIGHT EDGE WITH MISSING PIECES ( SEE SCAN ) AND HAS A LIGHT CENTERFOLD AND PINHOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOLD. GRADES AS FINE/VERY FINE.
VIET NAM WAR SAFE CONDUCT PASS...
ESTABLISHED IN 1963 THE
CHIEU HOI
PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO ENCOURAGE DEFECTION BY BOTH NVA & VIET CONG SOLDIERS. DROPPED BY AMERICAN AIRCRAFT OVER ENEMY TERRITORY THE LARGE SOUTH VIET NAM FLAG IS FLANKED BY FLAGS FROM AMERICA, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH KOREA, THAILAND AND THE PHILIPPINES WITH SAFE CONDUCT PASSAGE NOTATIONS.
THIS PASS IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND GRADES AS NEAR MINT TO MINT CONDITION.
FREE SHIPPING IS FOR THE CONTINENTAL U.S. VIA USPS 1ST CLASS MAIL.