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Picture, Poster and Patches Sources
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Bluejacket.com does NOT sell insignia, posters or pictures.  A search of the internet using Google.com or other first line search engine will reveal a number of dealers.  Here are a few links that appear to have good material.  Bluejacket.com has NO business connection with these firms and does not endorse or vouch for their service.

Patches/Insignia
AV8RStuff.com
  Aviation patches gone wild. Lots of specific cruise patches if you really want to remember.
BCPatch.com   Some vintage stock and fair pricing. Former submariner has all the U.S. submarine patches.
MarinePatches.com  Marine Corps aviation insignia galore. Kind enough to let Bluejacket.com copy some missing squadron patches.
McGrogans.com   Chief McGrogan carries an outstanding stock of small unit insignia - brown water Navy specialist.
Military-Graphics  Jim, Navy retired, turns any patch or military emblem into a vinyl decal for a reasonable price
MitchellProffitt.com    Supplier of generic stuff for the bx/px systems but a poor selection if any for specific units.

PlaneCrazyEnt.com   Excellent selection of aviation patches
RexWess.com   The best selection of Coast Guard items is from Rex, a retired Coastie.  Check out his book on USCG patches.
SaundersInsignia.com   Big daddy military device supplier but mostly generic stuff for your grandma's shelf
TheBattleZone.com   All services, a bit of everything and well organized.
 
Posters

PostersInc.com
   Reproductions.  Main source for the recruitment poster dealers.

Pictures
DefenseLink.mil   Latest images and news releases from DOD. URL seems to change weekly.
archives.gov   National Archives and Records Administration.  Patience will yield amazing results.
USNI.org   Naval Institute picture library has all U.S. Navy ship photos back to 1900 for a fee
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National Museum of Naval Aviation Buehler Library holds over 500k U.S. naval aviation photos and on request will provide a limited number of digital scans via email.

Note: Most patch/insignia and poster dealers stock reproductions. Original items are rare but occasionally may be found.  Watch out for highly padded "shipping and handling" fees of some eBay dealers. If you don't see the shipping fees posted it is best to verify shipping and any bogus handling fees before you buy.  One seller demanded $7.00 to ship a $0.99 purchase of a flat 8x10 paper item. The actual postage came to $1.84 first class with packing. 

 


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