Any WWII Art Collectors out there?

[Hajo]

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When Prayers are answered.



Target of Opportunity!  78th FG Jug strafing a train.

[Hajo]

Klibbe and Rankin climbing out over Dover.  By the way........all prints and proofs are autographed.

Klibbes' ride a D15-RE   Rankins a D6-RE

[Hajo]

56th Jug getting bombed up.  Autographed by Zemke and Gabby.  I believe this is Gabbys' P-47D25-RE

[Hajo]

Day of the fighters!  Autographed by "Addi" Glunz and Grislawski  1/JG1 pictured.

[Hajo]

Last but not the least for sure our own Redog did this for me a few years back.  And yes the Jug is inverted!

Titled  "Thunderbolts Playground."

[Muzzy]

Neat little antique picture card of the USS Lexington that I picked up at a Fly-In event.

[Hajo]

My other toys!

[DEECONX]

Very neat! My buddy Frank has some nice WW2 art of some Hurricanes over the cliffs and a few others. I really should get some for the new apartment. 

[The Fugitive]

Signed by the artist as well.

[Obie303]

Good grief Hajo, where would like me to start. 

I have over 40 prints from various artists.  Most are from Taylor, Bailey, and Grinnell.  I have a couple Wootton, Trudgian, and a mix of others in there.  I started collecting about the mid 90's.  My collecting had to stop because I don't have any wall space and the ones that I have stored are taking up too much room in my office. 

On some of the prints I really struggled to find, I added the wings and in a few, a couple medals.  I tried to collect original medals and pins, but in some cases, that was not possible.  For example, Finding a Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds for my "Birth of a Legend" print is a museum copy.

My uncle served in the CBI Theater flying B24's and C47's.  He had a total of 97 trips "over the hump".  My family had him sign a print by Roy Grinnell.

I even managed to get a few prints of the Uss Coral Sea and had my father sign them.  (He served on the ship on 68-69) 

When I get a chance, I'll post a few of my favorites.  BTW, isn't crazy how much it cost to frame these things.  I was paying almost $300 to 400 dollars per print to frame. 

Obie

[Ripsnort]

Just one...or 15. My office is totally WW2 and/or Boeing stuff from a 30 year career.

[Hajo]

Good grief Hajo, where would like me to start. 

I have over 40 prints from various artists.  Most are from Taylor, Bailey, and Grinnell.  I have a couple Wootton, Trudgian, and a mix of others in there.  I started collecting about the mid 90's.  My collecting had to stop because I don't have any wall space and the ones that I have stored are taking up too much room in my office. 

On some of the prints I really struggled to find, I added the wings and in a few, a couple medals.  I tried to collect original medals and pins, but in some cases, that was not possible.  For example, Finding a Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds for my "Birth of a Legend" print is a museum copy.

My uncle served in the CBI Theater flying B24's and C47's.  He had a total of 97 trips "over the hump".  My family had him sign a print by Roy Grinnell.

I even managed to get a few prints of the Uss Coral Sea and had my father sign them.  (He served on the ship on 68-69) 

When I get a chance, I'll post a few of my favorites.  BTW, isn't crazy how much it cost to frame these things.  I was paying almost $300 to 400 dollars per print to frame. 

Obie

Obie I understand completely!  I think I have room for only one more.  Yes.......it still costs 300 to 400 dollars to frame them.  I'm sure you noticed the Taylor, Trudgeon and Williams prints. I have two by Laurier and one is a proof...the 78th FG Jug strafing a train.  The Klibbe and Gabby prints I just picked up today from the Frame Shop.  A little over 700 dollars for both prints to be framed.  It does however add value to the print.  Expensive hobby to be sure.  But well worth it.

[hgtonyvi]

Very nice Hajo. 

[SFRT - Frenchy]

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56th Jug getting bombed up.  Autographed by Zemke and Gabby.  I believe this is Gabbys' P-47D25-RE

Hajo Gabby was 61st FS which had red rudders. This rudder being yellow its the 62nd FG. So its probably LM-A:

   http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56&Style=item&origStyle=list&Item=189&Temp=2185&searchString=

Go Thunderbolts 

[Hajo]

Hajo Gabby was 61st FS which had red rudders. This rudder being yellow its the 62nd FG. So its probably LM-A:

   http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56&Style=item&origStyle=list&Item=189&Temp=2185&searchString=

Go Thunderbolts 

Good catch on the rudder.  I could only make out the A which  led me to believe it was Gabbys' D25........the aircraft he plowed into a mound of dirt.  He was captured as you know.
To bad the tail number isn't visible.  I could get an accurate identification then.  That's the reason I said "I believe"  instead of a positive ID.  Early in the war the cowl bands were all white so as not to be confused with 190s.  Then the 56th Squadrons changed cowl band colors to denote squadrons, 61st red, 62nd white and 63rds'was blue. Later they were all red and the rudders were different colors being red, blue and yellow to signify squadron identity.