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ASMIC 2008 Tri-Convention
Ft. Mitchell, Ky.
August 29th to August 31st 2008
(with AAMUC and Chute & Dagger organizations)
Dates: Friday Aug. 29th to Sunday Aug. 31st
Times :
Friday: 9am to 8pm,
(8:00 to 8:30 table holders only, 8:30 to 8:00 pm members, noon to 8:00
members and public)
Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00 pm
(8:00 to 9:00 table holders only, 9:00 to 5:00 members and public)
Sunday: 9am to noon ( Table holders only -pickup and
depart)
(note:
table-holders allowed to setup in hall on Thursday 2-6 pm)
Location: Drawbridge Inn 2477 Royal Drive Ft. Mitchell, Ky.
(greater Cincinnati area)
Sell/Trade Tables:
Regular:$55.00, Wall:$65.00
(note: all tables 6
ft.)
Hotel rooms: 1-800-354-9793 (ASMIC rate)
For additional information: Jim McDuff
Phone: 913-631-3942
Email:
jmcduff@swbell.net
ASMIC
member Paul Stevens has taken his long-term personal interest and done a
magnificent job of cataloging memorabilia of the short-lived U.S Army
Tank Destroyer Forces of WW II. The book is titled "Pictorial Guide to
US Anti-Tank and Tank Destroyer Memorabilia". TD collectibles has become
one of the hotter collecting fields in the military memorabilia market.
I know that he has agonized over quite some time in securing this
material in an easy to read and comprehensive book. He has relied on the
assistance of many other TD collectors – myself included - in assembling
these images. This is the best TD insignia book on the market today, and
probably for years to come. It will be cited by any other author who may
follow. This is laid out for both the novice and advanced collector.
There is TD history, a list of abbreviations, and then there are the
images.
The color images are, simply put, stunning and detailed. Everything any
collector of US Army Tank Destroyer Forces may be interested in is in
this book; it would be an outstanding reference for both novice and
experienced collectors. All the different collecting categories –SSIs,
DIs, souvenirs, china, paper ephemera, are nicely broken down into
easily-understood sub-categories.
SSIs are quite extensively cataloged – variations, modifications, Camp
Hood, twill, theater-made, Disney designs. DIs and collar brass include
HM information, and the latter include period photographic evidence.
Fakes and reproductions are indicated as such.
There are simple and direct explanations of the image categories as they
are presented. Identifications and hallmarks go hand in hand with the
metal insignia.
Souvenirs run the gamut between pennants to ladies’ items; ephemera
includes little known letterhead and holiday cards.
The holidays are coming up, so you might as well get yourself something
that you want because you all know your families won’t!
The book is 84 pages, nearly all of them (except for the obvious – table
of contents, acknowledgements) IN COLOR and each page is full of
insignia. The list price is $25.00, plus postage, and may be ordered
after September 1st, 2008, by contacting the author at: td_researcher@yahoo.com.
Paul will be at the upcoming ASMIC National Military Insignia Show at
the Drawbridge Hotel in Ft. Mitchell, KY (across the Ohio from
Cincinatti) Aug 29-30th. He will attend and have the books on sale for a
show price of $22.00.
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