Originally posted by Bob Hritz
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Wise words as always Bob. I had not read any information on the Maurice letter, though it sounds like a great start. Who is in possession of the letter and can it be posted here?
Some suspected as fakes for years, such as the enameled badge with a plane attributed to female auxiliaries in aircraft observation (I think that's what they were attributed to), had photos surface to prove they actually existed. It was much the same as the retired pilot's badge and probably several others. Who knows with certainty if what is actually being sold as fake may turn out to be real and vice versa? Learning is certainly a tool of necessity in this hobby.
As the prices become magnets for reproduction artists, this hobby becomes even more difficult and our learning never stops. It is truly fortunate when anything of the period surfaces to provide a context of originality to what we collect.
Richard V
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