Welcome to the new ASMIC Website

Why join? ASMIC provides three forums to enhance your enjoyment of insignia collecting: a quarterly journal, The Trading Post, whose articles provide valuable information; a Newsletter, in which members advertise items for sale or trade or their wants; an annual convention which, arguably, is the largest show in the country devoted just to insignia and related items. Additionally, you will have access to a membership whose expertise you can tap.

Membership is an investment. As the values of insignia have risen, so, too, has the proliferation of reproductions and fakes. One can surf online auction sites on any given day and find collectors who are making foolish decisions because of a lack knowledge and expertise. Membership in ASMIC provides avenues to the knowledge and expertise that can save you embarrassment and money. Recently offered for sale on a major online auction site were two examples of an OSS patch that was discussed in detail in The Trading Post, where compelling evidence was presented that it is not genuine. The two patches sold on a major online auction site for a combined price of over $900. Avoiding just one ill-advised purchase can more than pay for your membership.

Membership in the American Society of Military Insignia Collectors runs from July 1 to June 30 each year. The fee for membership is $40.00 for one year, or $72.00 for two years. Those who join the Society at any time during the course of the Membership Year will receive the Society's current Membership List and copies of all issues of The Trading Post, the Society's quarterly journal, and Newsletter issued during that Membership Year.

If you have a PayPal account you can join using our online form Don't have PayPal? Download the form in PDF format

Applications for membership received in May or June of any given year become effective with the beginning of the next ASMIC membership year.

To request a sample of our quarterly magazine The Trading Post, click here.

Unlimited use of the Insignia Identification is available only to ASMIC members, however, if you would like ASMIC to identify an insignia for you, please send an email including a description and a scan or digital photo (jpeg format preferred) of the insignia, along with any pertinent details to the Adjutant, Please include your email address in the body of the email, as well as a phone number, should we have questions.

Pertinent details can include, if found on a uniform, other insignia on that uniform, or if a ribbon or medal, other medals in the group. Any information will help.

Identifications will normally be returned within three business days, however, if we need to query our membership, identification can take significantly longer. In that case, you will be notified of the status of your request.