Yanks meet Reds: a question for military history people.

It certainly qualifies as memorabilia. However, it likely does not have that much monetary value. I wouldn't want to attempt to tell you what the dollar value is. It might help if you could contact a rare book dealer about this, it's the sort of thing in which they deal. LiontamerX does some sort of rare book thing, but he's not around much these days. You could try sending him a private message.

Stars and Stripes. They banned the Beetle Bailey strip, you know.

I think that issue would be quite desirable to a military collector, by the way.

For quite a few people, not only 'military collectors'! (And that's why I think that it might be quite expensive).

wait a minute, this is old news, i thought it was about the obama inauguration

Thanks guys!

They'd probably give it to me if I asked for it but since I'd be gifting it outside of their family I feel that I should pay for it if it does have some value.

Although my brother has scads of militay stuff he really isn't a collector of this kind of thing. I thought he might like it though.

My research hasn't turned up anything. I'll look around a bit more and wait to see if anyone shows up here with more info before sending Liontamer a PM. Thanks for that suggestion!

Boomerang, Seaglass suggested you get in contact with

Stars and Stripes Museum/Library Assoc.
17379 Stars & Stripe Way
P.O. Box 1861
Bloomfield M) 63825

There is a website.

I thought it was about the '76 World Series

Thanks Merry and thanks to Seaglass too!

I'll check that out.

Try googling the combo of stars and stripes + ephemera

my first hit brought me to

Phillipines invaded/MacArthur falls back

the seller is looking for $35 for complete editions of both of those dates

the seller's ebay store

http://stores.shop.ebay.ph/Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS__W0QQ_armrsZ1

you should be able to find some clues there (his prices are quoted in php funds on the 'front' page, so you need to click on the individual items to find out the u.s. $ amounts)
email the vendor and ask him?

http://blmilitarycollectibles.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?

different editions, but it gives you an idea of pricing

again, this is for entire newspapers (all 4 or 6 pages of them)

good framing will up the price

http://www.biblio.com/books/118016581.html

$150.00 Cdn

[img]Altdorff U.S. Armed Forces May 8, 1945., 1945. 1st Edition. Very good condition, framed and glazed. 18.5" x 12.5" 4pp This issue, with original fold marks, has been flattened under non-reflective glass and mounted in an antiqued wooden frame. Published on V-E Day, this American Forces newspaper celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, proclaiming in 2-1/4" block letters: "E T O WAR ENDS."[/img]