Gift items for the mariner and patriot!
We are clearing our shelves of duplicate posters, books, videos, hats, pins, keyrings, and embroidered patches to make room and
to raise funds to support this website!
The books and videos are gently used or as described. The hats, pins, keyrings, and patches are brand new, unused. Most of the patches have glue-on backing.
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Patches are sent First Class Mail. Postage is included in the cost listed below. Heavier items are sent Parcel Post, Priority Mail, or Media mail as appropriate.
Valour at Sea - Canada's Merchant Navy, 44 page booklet
This lavishly illustrated booklet focuses on the Battle of the Atlantic and Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and especially, but not exclusively, the role of Canada's Merchant Navy. Published by Canada Veteran Affairs, 1998.
There are dozens of photographs, maps, and charts. 44 pages, 8.5 by 11 inches$8.00 (U.S.) includes postage. Many available!
Train for a Career
U.S. Maritime Service
Poster approx. 28.5 x 24 in.
Silkscreen on archival quality paper.$25.00 includes postage
Several available!
Books
Mawdsley, Dean L., Steel ships and Iron Pipe: Western Pipe and Steel Company of California, The Company, The Yard, The Ships, Palo Alto, California: Glencannon Press, 2002. 204 pages. $20 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Gilbert, Bill. Ship of Miracles: 14,000 Lives and One Miraculous Voyage. Chicago: Triumph Books, 2000 Story of Meredith Victory's heroic evacuation of refugees from Hungam, Korea. Hardback. Hardcover. Brand new. 205 pages.
$ 12 Media mail. $ 15 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Dupra, Lyle E. We Delivered! - The U.S. Navy Armed Guard in World War II. Sunflower University Press, 1531 Yuma, PO Box 1009, Manhattan, Kansas 66505: 1997 Soft cover. Edges of the cover are a bit scuffed, but rest is near new, unread. 140 pages
$ 12 Media mail. $ 15 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Lent, Henry B. Ahoy, Shipmate! Steve Ellis Joins the Merchant Marine. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1945. Hard-to-find great history of the U.S. Maritime Service, its training program, and wartime heroes. Hardcover. Former library copy, paper somewhat yellowed, spine torn. Missing title page has been replaced by a photocopy. 192 pages.
$ 10 Media mail. $ 13 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Radford, Mike. Introduction by Regis Philbin. A Salute To Service: the Rebirth of Patriotism. Green Forest: New Leaf Pr, 2004. Brand New Soft cover. 176 pages.
$ 7 Media mail. $ 10 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
United States Coast Guard. Nautical Rules of the Road. Washington, DC: U.S. Printing Office, 1943. First Printing. Government Publication. Soft cover. Profusely illustrated. Very good condition, with tiny tear at bottom of spine. 136 pages.
$ 10 Media mail. $ 13 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
McCunn, Ruthanne Lum, Sole Survivor, San Francisco: Design Enterprises of S.F., 1985. The incredible story of Poon Lim, a cook on a torpedoed British ship, who survived 133 days alone on a raft. Soft cover. Good condition. 231 pages.
$ 10 Media mail. $ 13 Priority mail.Only 1 available!
Hoffer, William. Saved! The Story of the Andrea Doria - the Greatest Sea Rescue in History. Hardback with dust jacket. Very good condition, dust jacket has small tears near the spine. 215 pages.
$ 10 Media mail. $ 13 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Nesbit, John Joseph, Fourteen Ships, Glendale, Arizona: John Joseph Nesbit, 1996, 180 pages. Soft cover., near new condition.
$ 7 Media mail. $ 10 Priority mail. Only 2 available!
Reader's Digest. Reader's Digest Illustrated Story of World War II. Reader's Digest. Pleasantville, NY: 1978 528 pages. Excellent condition. Has great maps. Each chapter is by a different author, including: John Toland, Corneilius Ryan, Fletcher Knebel, William Shirer.
$ 10 Media mail. $ 13 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Whipple, Chandler. William F. Halsey: Fighting Admiral. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Hardback with Dust Jacket. Former library copy in excellent condition. Dust Jacket is in protective cover.
$ 6 Media mail. $ 9 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Ballard, Robert D. Exploring the Titanic. Scranton, Pennsylvania: Scholastic, 1993. Soft cover. Good condition, slight crease on cover, name written on front page. Written for young people; has great underwater photos.
$ 6 Media mail. $ 9 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
MacInnis, Dr Joseph. Titanic in a New Light. Charlottesville. VA.: Thomasson-Grand, Inc. 1992. Superb dramatic new color photos. Story of Unique expedition to explore the "Titanic." Soft cover. Excellent condition, slight crease in corner. $ 12 Media mail. $ 15 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
United States Coast Guard. Buoys in Waters of the United States. Washington DC: USGPO 1944. Soft cover. Excellent condition. 10 pages plus fold-out with color illustrations of types of buoys.
$ 6 Media mail. $ 9 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Morison, Samuel Eliot. History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Vol. I, Battle of the Atlantic, September 1939-May 1943. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 434 pages. Excellent condition except for black mark on bottom edge. $ 12 Media mail. $ 15 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Frank, Wolfgang. The Sea Wolves: The Story of German U-Boats at War. New York: Ballantine Books, 1955. Pocket book. 224 pages. Very good condition except for some yellowing of pages. This is a classic history of the U-boats in action.
$4.00 Media mail. $ 7 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Lederer, William J. All the Ship's at Sea. The rowdy, hilarious story of one man's adventures in the Navy! Pocket book edition. 1950 Paperback. 230 pages. Fair condition, paper is yellowed, cover scuffed, one page is loose.$4 Media mail. $ 6 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Berlitz, Charles. The Bermuda Triangle and Incredible Saga of Unexplained Disappearances. Garden City NY: Doubleday & Co Inc. 1974. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Dust Jacket has some tears and creases, but book is in excellent condition
$6 Media mail. $ 9 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Videos:
No Way Back: The Untold Story About the World War II Prisoners of War America Forgot.
Zed Merrill & Associates. 45 minutes Video VHS
Gently Used. $15 Media mail. $ 18 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
S.S. Jeremiah O'brien, Last Of The Liberty Ships: History, Restoration, Operation, Historic Film Distributors, 840 Battery St. San Francisco, CA. 30 minutes.
Gently Used. $15 Media mail. $ 18 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
War Zone: WWII Off North Carolina's Outer Banks. 2001. VHS video. 2 1/2-hour documentary gives a detailed account of German U-boat attacks off the coast of North Carolina. Kevin Duffus
Two VHS cassette tapes. Gently Used. $25 Media mail. $ 28 Priority mail. Only 1 set available!
Global War 1939-1945. Marathon Music and video.
Three VHS cassette tapes. Gently Used. $15 Media mail. $ 18 Priority mail. Only 1 set available!
Sail Or Jail
Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps of Canada, Cliff Chadderton, in his video briefing to the National Council of Veteran Associations, tells the whole story of the treachery of the Canadian government, ship owners and some unions. It is a tale Canadians should know, particularly in view of recent demands by the merchant seamen for recognition and financial compensation in lieu of the benefits denied to them for more than 50 years. 60 minutes.
New. $12 Media mail. $ 15 Priority mail. Only 1 available!
Hats - Baseball-style cap
SS Jeremiah O'Brien Cap
Made in USA
New
$14 Priority MailOnly 1 available!
SS Benjamin H. Hill Cap
Made in USA
New
$14 Priority Mail
Only 1 available!
F. A. C. Muhlenburg Cap
Made in USA
New
$14 Priority Mail
Only 1 available!
American Flag Enamel Tie Tac or Lapel Pin
Approx. 5/8 inches wide mounted on a card.
$ 3 includes postage
Several available!
American Flag Enamel Tie Tac or Lapel Pin with Clear Coating
Approx. 5/8 inches wide mounted on a white card with red star.
$ 3 includes postage
Several available!
American Flag Enamel Tie Tac or Lapel Pin
Approx. 5/8 inches wide mounted on a card.
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
American Flag Enamel Charm
Approx. 5/8 inches wide mounted on a card.
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
American Flag Enamel Tie Tac or Lapel Pin
Approx. 3/4 inches wide mounted on a card.
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
American Flag Enamel Tie Tac or Lapel Pin
Approx. 0.5 inches wide mounted on a card.
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
D-Day American-French Flags Enamel Tie Tac or Lapel Pin
Approx. 1.0 inch wide mounted on a card.
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
American Flag Keyring
Approx. 2 by 1.5 inches wide.
$ 4 includes postage
Only 2 available!
New Jersey Embroidered Patch
approx. 3.75 by 2.75 inches
Nice embroidery with iron-on glue on backing.$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Florida Embroidered Patch
approx. 3.75 by 2.75 inches
Nice embroidery with iron-on glue on backing.$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
California Embroidered Patch
approx. 3.75 by 2.75 inches
Nice embroidery with iron-on glue on backing.$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Eagle Patch. Beautiful embroidery with iron-on glue on backing. Would look nice sewn on the back of a jacket or as a centerpiece of a medal display.
Approx. 11 by 10.5 inches
$ 12 includes postageOnly 1 available!
Lenzburg 1995 Traumschiff
approx. 3.5 by 4 inches
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
John W. Brown Crew Halifax- Boston-Greenport 1994
Embroidered Patch
Approx. 3.5 by 3 inches
$ 5 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Liberty ship John W. Brown Embroidered Patch Azalea Festival '96 Wilmington NC
Approx. 4 by 3.5 inches
$ 4 includes postage
Only 1 available!
SS Jeremiah O'Brien San Francisco Embroidered Patch
Wonderful genuine Gold and Silver Embroidery on velvet-like fabric. The lettering feels like wire. Real chain link forms inside ring. The patch is a luxurious 0.25 inches thick!
Approx. 3.5 inches diameter
$ 25 includes postage
Only 1 available!
John W. Brown Boston 1995 Embroidered Patch
Approx. 3 by 2.25 inches
$ 4 includes postage
Only 1 available!
SS Jeremiah O'Brien Crew San Francisco Embroidered Patch
Approx. 5 by 2.75 inches
$ 6 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Department of the Navy Embroidered Patch
Approx. 4 inch diameter
$ 5 includes postage
Only 1 available!
"I'm Proud to be an American" Embroidered Patch
Approx. 4.5 by 2.5 inches
$ 6 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Four flags: Germany, France, Austria, Great Britain Embroidered Patches.
Each approx. 1.5 by 2 inches
$ 5 includes postage
Only 1 set available!
Shields of six countries Embroidered Patches.
Approx. 3.75 by 2.75 inches each
$ 3 each includes postage.
American Flag Embroidered Patch
Approx. 8 by 11.5 inches
$ 12 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Korea Embroidered Patch
Approx. 2.75 by 2.5 inches
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
United States Marine Corps Embroidered Patch
approx. 3 inch diameter$ 4 includes postage
Only 1 available!
United States Navy Embroidered Patch
approx. 3 inch diameter$ 4 includes postage
Only 1 available!
United States air Force Embroidered Patch
approx. 3 inch diameter$ 4 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Vietnam. The Land that God Forgot. I'm Sure to go to Heaven Because I've Spent My Time In Hell.
approx. 3 inch diameter$ 5 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Vietnam Veteran 1959-1975 Embroidered Patch
approx. 2.5 by 3.75 inches
$ 5 includes postage
Only 1 available!
USA Embroidered Patch
approx. 2 by 3.75 inches
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
USA Embroidered Patch
approx. 1.5 by 3.25 inches
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
USA Embroidered Patch
approx. 1.8 by 3.75 inches
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
US Flag Embroidered Patch
approx. 2 by 3 inches
$ 2 includes postage
Only 1 available!
US Flag (waving) Embroidered Patch
approx. 3 by 3.5 inches
$ 4 includes postage
Only 1 available!
US Flag (waving) Embroidered Patch
approx. 2.25 by 3 inches
$ 3 includes postage
Only 1 available!
Embroidered Patches designating invasions, oceans and theaters. Only of of each patch available!
Approx. 3.25 by 1.25 inches
Others available: South Atlantic, Pearl Harbor, Philippines Sea, Admiralty Islands, Eniwetok Landings, Tinan Landings, Tarawa Atoll, Truk Island, Saipan Landings, Midway.$2 Each or 3 for $5 includes postage.
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