{"id":9259,"date":"2011-12-21T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T19:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=9259"},"modified":"2018-12-06T10:17:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T15:17:12","slug":"look-back-whats-in-a-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/21\/look-back-whats-in-a-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Look Back &#8211; What&#8217;s in a Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/a-look-back.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/a-look-back.gif?resize=345%2C56\" alt=\"\" title=\"A Look Back\" width=\"345\" height=\"56\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three years ago I was posting on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/28\/f-or-s-whats-in-a-letter\/\">What&#8217;s in a Letter<\/a>.  This post covered the sometimes confusing letter designations used by the collecting community.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Arrowhead Shaped Patch<\/p>\n<p>J \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jacket Patch a larger patch of varying shapes to be worn on a jacket<\/p>\n<p>R \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Round Patch, typically 4 inches in diameter or less.<\/p>\n<p>X \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Odd Shaped Patch, any shape not described above.<\/p>\n<p>P \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A Blue Book addition for any patch which looks like a wedge of pie, typically for triangular patches worn on neckerchief.<\/p>\n<p>F \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Flap shaped patch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/28\/f-or-s-whats-in-a-letter\/\">original post <\/a>for more letters, be sure to read Roy Weatherbee&#8217;s comment as well.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src='http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/files\/js\/min\/jquery-1.6.2-min.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src='http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/files\/js\/min\/ebay_activeContent-min.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\ndocument.write('\\x3Cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/cb?programId=1&campId=5336381953&toolId=10026&keyword=Northeast+Region+Order+Arrow&width=336&height=280&font=1&textColor=000000&linkColor=0000AA&arrowColor=8BBC01&color1=709AEE&color2=[COLORTWO]&format=PixOver&contentType=IMAGE_ONLY&enableSearch=y&usePopularSearches=n&freeShipping=n&topRatedSeller=n&itemsWithPayPal=n&descriptionSearch=y&showKwCatLink=n&excludeCatId=&excludeKeyword=&catId=13885&disWithin=200&ctx=n&flashEnabled=' + isFlashEnabled + '&pageTitle=' + _epn__pageTitle + '&cachebuster=' + (Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000000 )) + '\">\\x3C\/script>' );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose.&#8221; &#8211; Edward Coke<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three years ago I was posting on What&#8217;s in a Letter. 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