Up for sale is a vintage lapel pin/tie tack from the National Maritime Historical Society (NMHS), a U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to preserving historic ships and promoting maritime education, publisher of the long-running quarterly magazine Sea History since 1972. The round pin features a gold tone rope-twist border encircling a royal blue enamel field, with "NATIONAL MARITIME HISTORICAL SOCIETY" in raised gold lettering arcing around the top and bottom, separated by two small gold stars. At the center is a white and gold enamel two-masted schooner under full sail, the Society's signature nautical emblem. The reverse is a smooth gold tone disc with a fine linear brushed texture, fitted with a tie-tack style post and a separate butterfly (military) clutch back for secure fastening to a lapel, hat, or tie.

This is a nice small piece of maritime organizational memorabilia that would appeal to collectors of nautical and tall ship pins, Sea History/NMHS members, sailing enthusiasts, or collectors of enamel lapel pins and tie tacks generally. Please see detailed photos for a full assessment of item condition, as they are considered part of the physical description.

Organization: National Maritime Historical Society (NMHS), Peekskill, NY
Type: Lapel pin / tie tack
Material: Gold tone metal with blue and white enamel
Closure: Tie-tack post with butterfly (military) clutch back
Theme: Maritime/nautical, two-masted schooner
Size: Approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter
Era: Vintage, exact production date unknown
Country of Manufacture: United States (organization based in the USA)

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