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Dear Santa, Forget the socks and undies, I want militaria!

We know it is hard for our friends and family to find holiday gifts that appeal to a military collector. A tactic that has worked well for some of us is to leave clippings with full ordering information in strategic locations like: On your spouse’s pillow; taped to the refrigerator; attached to the bathroom mirror; or even stapled to the top of the dog food bag. You might laugh, but this technique got me a $100 book on Soviet medals last year instead of the usual socks and underwear!

To assist you in getting the kind of gifts a military collector likes, we have assembled this “easy-to-use” gift guide.

While this is just a short list of ideas, the point is, you don’t have to smile politely when you open that package of underwear this year. With a little

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