Vintage Premium Radio Little Orphan Annie Pin 1940 NICE Start Price USD 0.99 Current Price USD 51.00 Time Left - Bid Count 3 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 End Time Friday, September 12, 2008 Location 44833 See more about 'Vintage Premium Radio Little Orphan Annie Pin 1940 NICE' Description Vintage Premium Radio Little Orphan Annie Pin 1940 NICE U.S.A. Eagle, shield and American flag on the front This Vintage Radio Premium is from the Little Orphan Annie Radio Program back in 1940. It measures 1-1/2" in diameter, and it is in very nice condition, especially when you consider it is 68 years old!. It actually looks much nicer than the photos turned out. Be the first kid on your block to wear this wonderful old pin! Wear it when you go out clubbing and maybe they will let you in for free! Great conversation starter, or put it away in your prized collection box. An excerpt from the radioarchives site: "In the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story," little Ralphie finally received his long-awaited Orphan Annie decoder pin in the mail. When he rushed into the bathroom to decode the day's secret message, he was disgusted to find out that it said, "Be Sure To Drink Your Ovaltine." It was funny, to be sure. But it wasn't accurate. Contrary to popular myth, those secret messages at the end of the Orphan Annie radio shows never did promote Ovaltine. Oh, the rest of the show certainly did. There was an Ovaltine commercial before the start of the program, and another one at the end. The virtues of Ovaltine were extolled by announcer Pierre Andre twice in each quarter-hour episode. But Annie's secret messages, which appeared several times each week, were brief previews of what would happen in tomorrow's exciting adventure. Yes, now you can decode your very own messages from the 1936 episodes of Orphan Annie recently released by Radio Archives. You can find out what they really said. And you will find out that in actuality, they contain nary a mention of the sponsor's product. In the CD set of Little Orphan Annie episodes released by the First Generation Radio Archives, there are four programs that contain secret messages from Annie that can be decoded using her 1936 Secret Compartment Decoder Pin. There are three more programs from 1938 that contain encoded messages that can only be decyphered using the 1938 Telematic Decoder Pin. Orphan Annie had other decoder pins over the years. The first decoder was released by Ovaltine in 1935. It was a small round pin with the year and "Radio Orphan Annie's SS" and two skeleton keys embossed upon it. The "SS" stood for "Secret Society." The following year, the pin changed to a badge shape with a secret compartment on the back. The two keys remained, but the words were shortened to the initials "ROA SS." The 1937 model decoder was probably the most attractive of the entire run. It was in a beautiful sunburst design with the now-standard year, two keys, and "ROA SS" on it. The next year brought the 1938 model, known as the "Telematic" decoder pin. It featured a larger circular pin with a large star on it. The two keys, year and initials "ROA SS" remained." The 1940 model decoder was a REAL BEAUTY. It had an eagle, shield and American flag on the front, with 1940, the skeleton keys and "ROA" on the back. Each was individualized with a unique serial number stamped on the back. The numbers and letters appeared on the edge of the wheel, rather than on the front or back. WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOS IS WHAT YOU GET. YOU GET THE 1940 Decoder Pin. ****Please see my other listings for more Orphan Annie items, and other collectibles. 1940 Official Number A59682 ROA Numbers and letters appear on the edge of the wheel, rather than on the front or back. We decided to start most of our items at 99 cents and let the market set the price. That way we pay less to list, and you have an opportunity to get a REAL BARGAIN! We accept Paypal on all sales, but if the item is to be shipped overseas, insurance is REQUIRED, and that may significantly increase shipping charges. PLEASE e-mail for quote "before" bidding. We accept Paypal or money orders "ONLY" on items shipped out of USA. We also accept Personal Checks on domestic shipments. If paid by Paypal or Money order we will ship within 1-2 "working days" after receipt. If paid by personal check, we will hold shipment for 10 days. Seller designed template using Auction ZealotFree/Inexpensive listing tools! On Sep-07-08 at 14:20:08 PDT, seller added the following information: gfm3 Store Place a Bid!