WWII Armbands - Kaufman Army Navy

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AT SOME POINT during the mid-1980s, military collectors from around the world were astonished to see what appeared to be genuine U.S. Army WWII issue 48-star Amer-ican flag armbands such as the ones here appearing throughout the United States!

This item had never been seen before by anyone, let alone documented, so their ap-pearance was startling! Eventually, ‘Mr. Kaufman’ learned the whole story regarding these ‘Invasion Armbands’, which strangely enough happened to be true!

The story told of a farmer ‘somewhere in America’ who uncovered an old wooden crate in his barn that he had purchased sometime after WWII and forgot all about it. Inside were 500 beautifully made American flag armbands on oilcloth. Today, over 70 years after the Allied invasion of Europe that began on D-Day, June 6, 1944, these exceptionally rare military collectibles are recognized for what they are, although for whatever reason, they were never issued!

The armbands on the outer most layer inside the wooden crate were virtually de-stroyed by the elements over the years, whereas the ones closer to the middle were practically in like-new condition. The two safety pins would have allowed a soldier to attach the armband to his uniform

Unbelievable, but true!

The stamping on one side of the crate reads:

ARMBANDS AMERICAN FLAG 48 STAR QUANTITY 500 PACKED 1948