{"product_id":"vintage-wwii-us-service-writing-kit-with-contents-including-armoreader-camp-polk-louisiana-newsletter-the-communique-newsletter-chemical-warfare-pocket-reference-card-and-die-cut-kewpie-christmas-ornaments-20260820","title":"Lot 017 - Vintage WWII U.S. Service Writing Kit with Contents Including \"Armoreader\" Camp Polk, Louisiana Newsletter, \"The Communique\" Newsletter, Chemical Warfare Pocket Reference Card, and Die-Cut Kewpie Christmas Ornaments","description":"Vintage WWII-era U.S. Service Writing Kit in a leatherette-covered cardboard folder with a gold-embossed U.S. Army eagle and \"U.S. Service Writing Kit\" text on the front cover. The inside flap features a printed \"Place Her Picture Here\" photo holder and blank fields for No., Outfit, Camp, and Location.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents include empty airmail envelopes, a chemical warfare pocket reference card, a piece of ink blotter paper, a swizzle stick, a copy of \"The Communique\" newsletter dated August 31, 1945, and a copy of the \"Armoreader\" newsletter from Camp Polk, Louisiana, dated December 15, 1944 (Volume 2, Number 36, with headline \"B-Gen Coane in Command of 14th Headquarters\"). Three die-cut Kewpie Christmas ornaments with string hangers are also included, depicting two Kewpie figures carrying suitcases marked \"Xmas Joys\" and a snowman holding a poinsettia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe kit cover shows creasing, surface wear, and edge loss to the leatherette. The newsletters are yellowed and fragile. The die-cut ornaments show wear and creasing.","brand":"Granite Union Auction Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53234915115297,"sku":"20260820-LOT017","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/9101\/9067\/files\/qa-lot011-ms26aqd73c_4663d6fe-2287-463b-8218-c3a7ad7b0ccb.jpg?v=1786324995","url":"https:\/\/graniteunionauction.com\/products\/vintage-wwii-us-service-writing-kit-with-contents-including-armoreader-camp-polk-louisiana-newsletter-the-communique-newsletter-chemical-warfare-pocket-reference-card-and-die-cut-kewpie-christmas-ornaments-20260820","provider":"Granite Union Auction Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}