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NY World Fair 1939 - Soviet Badge - yolkin - 03-14-2004
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
NY World Fair 1939 - Soviet Badge - Kim - 03-14-2004
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
NY World Fair 1939 - Soviet Badge - otlichnik - 03-15-2004
It really appears to be a 1980s tinnie "znachki" from some series or other. I doubt it is old.
Shawn
NY World Fair 1939 - Soviet Badge - j h beers - 03-18-2004
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
NY World Fair 1939 - Soviet Badge - Tal Inbar - 03-24-2004
What about this one?
note the mint marks.
NY World Fair 1939 - Soviet Badge - HuliganRS - 03-24-2004
Tal, those are raised MM's. I would think that in 1939 they would be stamped.
Rusty.