NY World Fair 1939 - Soviet Badge

yolkin · 03-13-2004, 07:13 PM

Gentlemen,

I was a bit taken back when I saw this one...

Were the Soviets (invited) in the NY World Fair?

Interesting badge or Fantasy Piece?

Eric

Kim · 03-14-2004, 03:16 AM

They were there. But I don't know about the badge. It doesn't have that soviet 30-ties badge feel to it. Perhaps US-made? Perhaps a complete fake? Haven't seen anything like it before.

/Kim

otlichnik · 03-15-2004, 09:03 AM

It really appears to be a 1980s tinnie "znachki" from some series or other. I doubt it is old.

Shawn

j h beers · 03-17-2004, 09:32 PM

I agree with Kim. I used to have a large '39 World's Fair collection. The badge, at least from your photos, doesn't "feel" right. Of the record, I think that there were some bogus as well as repro NYWF souvenir items run up in 1989 on the fiftieth anniversay of the fair - this could be one of them...

Jim

Tal Inbar · 03-24-2004, 08:10 AM

What about this one?

note the mint marks.

HuliganRS · 03-24-2004, 09:39 AM

Tal, those are raised MM's. I would think that in 1939 they would be stamped.

Rusty.

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03-14-2004, 03:16 AM	#2
Kim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 227	They were there. But I don't know about the badge. It doesn't have that soviet 30-ties badge feel to it. Perhaps US-made? Perhaps a complete fake? Haven't seen anything like it before. /Kim

03-15-2004, 09:03 AM	#3
otlichnik Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Age: 56 Posts: 547	It really appears to be a 1980s tinnie "znachki" from some series or other. I doubt it is old. Shawn

03-17-2004, 09:32 PM	#4
j h beers Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wayne, PA Posts: 28	I agree with Kim. I used to have a large '39 World's Fair collection. The badge, at least from your photos, doesn't "feel" right. Of the record, I think that there were some bogus as well as repro NYWF souvenir items run up in 1989 on the fiftieth anniversay of the fair - this could be one of them... Jim

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