1960's TIOH sample, US Army 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Naugahyde Flash

Description

This is one piece of
hard to come
,
and
very short lived
,
U. S.
Army 1960's issue,
TIOH,
Army Institute of Heraldry Sample
,
19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Naugahyde Flash
,
(~
2-1/2" high by 1-7/8" wide),
in
brand
new (never issued)
direct from government contractor
condition
.
What you see is what
you
get.
This
flash
was
acquired
by the TIOH (Institute of Heraldry) as a sample, as used
before
embroidered flashes were available.
What you see is what
you
get.
The
United States Army Institute of Heraldry
, also known as
The Institute of Heraldry
(
TIOH
), (
from 1918 to1960 as the Heraldic Program Office
) is a Department of the Army that furnishes
heraldic services to all the U. S. Armed Forces, U. S. government organizations, including the Executive Office of the President, in the
development, standardization, quality control, and approval of all symbolic items, such as unit insignia, badges and awards.  Samples are required for final approval, and are made by contract to various authorized manufacturers. In the case of
embroidered insignia
, the standard machine run of 280 pieces, far exceeded the TIOH contract, and are produced at a loss by the contractor. Therefor
most
authorized manufacturers didn't bid on these contract, since t
he only advantage was to have stock on hand
if
the item was approved.
Having sold my U. S. Military Insignia business
(
H. J. Saunders U. S. Military Insignia, Inc. - America's Largest Retail Insignia business
)
after 35 years, in November 2003, I am now
selling my personal collection, many of which are government contractors samples, accumulated over the last 50 years
.
NOTE
:
I will combine shipping cost.
Nice insignia for any collection.
What you see is what you get.