A Second War American Flying Tigers Purple Heart Grouping

Purple Heart (two-piece construction, bronze gilt and enamels, unnamed, 35.2 mm x 43.5 mm, missing its ribbon and brooch pinback, scattered gilt wear and contact marks); United States Army Air Force Pilot Wings (sterling silver, marked "STERLING" on the reverse, 21 mm x 76.3 mm, dual push pins); USAAF China-Burma-India Sleeve Insignia (silver bullion sun and star insignias, with blue embroidery in the sun, on a navy blue field, red and white embroidery in the stripes in the lower part of the shield, illustrating The Sun (representing China) and a Star (representing India), olive green cotton backer, snap closures in all three corners, 62 mm x 88 mm, lightly soiled); American Volunteer Group in China "Flying Tigers" Insignia Patch (silver and gold-coloured bullion wire, in various textures, with red, blue and black embroidery, on a black leatherette base, illustrating a winged tiger flying through a "V" for victory, the insignia designed by the Walt Disney organization, black paper backer, 105 mm); USAAF 14th Air Force Flying Tigers Sleeve Insignia (red, white, blue, orange and black embroidery, 67 mm); USAAF Cloth Chart (entitled "No. 133 ' K'un-MIng, Yunnan, China to Chabua, Assam, India (Western Portion)" and marked "For use by War and Navy Department Agencies only", dated January 1944, topographic maps on both sides, inscribed "I am an American airman. My plane is destroyed. I cannot speak you language. I am an enemy of the Japanese. Please give me food and take me to the nearest Allied military post. You will be rewarded." in seven languages (English, Chinese, Burmese, Lisu, Kachin, Hindustani (Urdu), Bengali), printed in four colours on a water-resistant cloth, on both sides, 580 mm x 630 mm, lightly soiled); USSAF Contact with Allies Flyer (illustrating the forty-eight star American flag at the top, inscribed "Dear friend, I am an Allied fighter. I did not come here to do any harm to you who are my friends. I only want to do harm to the Japanese and chase them away from this country as quickly as possible. If you will assist me, my Government will sufficiently reward you when the Japanese are driven away." in seventeen languages (English, French, Tamil, Sumatra, Thai, E. Shan & N. Thai, W. Shan, Jawl, Chinese, Haka/Chin, Kachin, Malay, Laizo/Chin, Bengali, Annamite, Burmese, Karen/Karenic), printed in red and navy blue inks on white cloth, 270 mm x 405 mm, lightly soiled); Portrait of the Republic of China Leader, Chiang Kai-shek (embroidered in black threads on a white silk-like base, 180 mm x 277 mm); and two Banknotes (Farmers Bank of China Ten Yuan Banknote (serial number "GK000323" in red ink, printed in purple and green inks, on a white banknote stock, 84 mm x 148 mm); and Republic of China One Thousand Yuan Banknote (serial number "0873048", "(18)" and two Chinese marks in red ink, printed in olive green and light green inks, on an off-white banknote stock, 98 mm x 177 mm).