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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 119020, member: 360"]From 1942-1945, Australia was a major base for allied operations in Asia. The Americans set themselves up there for the duration of the Pacific War (and American troops were often ridiculed as being overpaid, oversexed and over here...) </p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, I'd say these were made as trinkets for the Americans...but considering HOW MANY Americans there were...I doubt they'd be worth a great deal. That doesn't mean they're not interesting, but probably not valuable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 119020, member: 360"]From 1942-1945, Australia was a major base for allied operations in Asia. The Americans set themselves up there for the duration of the Pacific War (and American troops were often ridiculed as being overpaid, oversexed and over here...) So yes, I'd say these were made as trinkets for the Americans...but considering HOW MANY Americans there were...I doubt they'd be worth a great deal. That doesn't mean they're not interesting, but probably not valuable.[/QUOTE]
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