I was also stationed at Camp David with Marine Security Co, from Sep 1975 to Dec 1976. President Ford. PSB #5179. I echo your thoughts – I would never sell my PSB. Got to meet President Ford on Thanksgiving 1976 after he lost the election to President Carter. He came by the mess hall to thank the Marines for their service. I was standing in the Quarterdeck when he came in. Got to shake hands with him and Mrs Ford. I ETSed out of the Marines in Dec 1976. To my surprise, I received a package at my in-law’s home from the White House. Inside was a picture of me shaking hands with the President. I don’t even remember a photographer being there. In 2006, in mailed the photo to President Ford at his home in Palm Springs asking if he would autograph it for me. He graciously did.

I also received two large Christmas cards from the Fords, one in 1975 depicting a barnyard scene and one in 1976 depicting Independence Hall. I would never sell them either.

Have you looked at the current Camp David on Bing or Google? The tore down the old barracks and built new ones where the parking lot used to be. Also looks like Elm is gone.

A-10

Executive Order 10879 created the White House Service Badge on June 1, 1960 too late to be issued for your tour of service at the White House.

The WHSB remained in force for only four years until Lyndon Johnson created both the Presidential and Vice Presidential Service Badges where both officers and enlisted were able to wear the badge after one year of service at the White House.

Would love to see an image of your presidential service certificate, though. That would be new information.

Thanks.

Tom Carrier
Worthologist

Check with the White House Military Office for your question. They will have the regulations that pertain to lost or missing PSB’s. Let me know what they tell you.

Tom Carrier
Worthologist

I think I may have a line on a old White House Service Badge, I dont want to pay to much and dont want to mistake it for a VPSB.

Was wondering if I could email you a picture?

Thanks

Many thanks for your thorough answer to my question. I appreciate the effort.

Jesse

I’m supposed to get notice of any questions posted on any of my 300 separate blog entries, but somehow I missed yours and I apologize.

As you know the White House Service Badge was issued from Eisenhower to Lyndon Johnson until it was discontinued in 1964 in favor of separate presidential and vice presidential service badges.

You only received a certificate, since the service badge had to be turned in after your tour of duty was completed. Still, your certificate is considered quite scarce. For a collector of service badges (and there aren’t that many) would easily pay $75 to $100 for yours in good shape.

All the best.

Tom Carrier
Worthologist

We had a chance to expand on your inquiry through email as to whether you were trying to sell the items or just get an evaluation. I understand that you need an evaluation in order to sell, if the right price came along. There is some good news and bad news on that front.

As I mentioned above, the PSB was issued beginning in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson and those early ones are considered quite rare. Yours was issued a decade or so later when more were produced and issued. Your lower number does give you more of a collectible value than a more recent issue, but what makes yours a good collectible is the certificate. With the certificate and the appropriately numbered PSB, the value for both is $350 to $450 if they are kept together.

Any Army One items are relatively scarcer than Marine One items. Your Ford commemorative candy dish along with the lighters each have a value of about $150 to $200 as long as all of the original boxes are still intact.

The cigarettes were never much of a collectible White House item. Never quite knew why, but they are hard to sell to collectors no matter the era. They bring about $10 at the most to any collector.

The patches are of an earlier era, particularly the ‘Class A’ patch of the Executive Detachment Flight – Army One and so are coveted by collectors, if they are aware of their significance (and few are). The Army One patch wasn’t an ‘official’ patch, as I understand it, but one created by the Detachment for public use on Class A uniforms. The value is of the $50 to $75 range. The presidential patch is about $20 to $35 range.

So, altogether, your collection may have a value of between $900 and about $1200. You have a better chance of getting about middle range for the collection in a private sale and probably less at an auction sale. You can expect a dealer to offer about half of the range of value for resale.

The overall bad news for your collection is that there are relatively few who are true collectors and they are mostly within the military community. The online auction sites routinely have unearthed many of these awards and so their value has decreased over the past several years. The one thing going for your unique collection is its earlier association with Army One.

I hope this helps.

Tom Carrier
Worthologist

I have a PSB and certificate that was issued February 4, 1975. The badge number is 4498. I received this as a member of The U.S. Army Executive Flight Detachment (Army One). I also have 3 unopened packs of White House Mess cigarettes in their original cellophane package. They have the presidential seal and they have the surgeon general warning as I received them around 74′/75′. I also have a candy dish with the presidential seal and Welcome Aboard Army One along w/Gerald Ford’s signature. Also have 2 cigarette lighters engraved w/pres. seal and an engraved depiction of a pres. helicopter. Also have 2 presidential patches. One is a pres. seal and the other is the seal with The U.S. Army Executive Detachment attached around the seal. These seals were worn on flight jackets and the “Eisenhower” jackets that were standard issue for detachment members worn with the Class A uniform in lieu of the regular Class A Army coat.

Thanks,

Jesse Kauffman
USA Ret. / E8

jrealty2003@yahoo.com

Can you send a picture of the certificate and the badge (front and reverse) ?

My email-adress: michael.rolf1@gmx.net

Thanks
Michael

I´m looking for the White House Service Certificate. If you find this, please let me know.

Thank you very much.

Michael Rolf
email: michael.rolf1@gmx.net

I have made 2 moves over the last 38 years and through some losses, I am sure no certificate exists anymore, although I will look through boxes and old papers to be sure.

I am sure I will most likely offer it for sale.
Thank you again for all the information.
Nancy Moon

The value of the White House Service Badge can range from $950 to $1500, depending on the auction and how often it appears. Still, of all the service badges associated with White House service, it is still the rarest and most valuable.

There should also be a certificate associated with the badge in your father’s name. Together, it would make a particularly impressive display of an important family service to the United States.

Tom Carrier
Worthologist

Any idea of the value? It was my Fathers.
Thanks,
Nancy

I served JFK in 1962, WHCA. I was awarded both badges and certificates. I lost the white eisenhower pin and was wondering where I might find another. Bob Bleakley, Tarpon Springs, Fl

You provided some very, very important information on the WHSB. It wasn’t my intention to mislead anyone regarding these important awards, but very little is actually known about their early history and the above information is intended to reflect what is known.

With your comments, several issues were laid to rest such as: whether they were numbered, whether they were a permanent award, who they were issued to, and the basic requirements for an award.

My thanks for helping set the early record straight.

Tom Carrier
Worthologist