{"product_id":"original-panamanian-manuel-noriega-official-stationery-display-from-la-comandancia-panama-defense-forces-headquarters-six-pieces-no-glass-21-x-30-inches","title":"Original Panamanian Manuel Noriega Official Stationery Display from La Comandancia, Panama Defense Forces Headquarters - Six Pieces - No Glass - 21¼ x 30 Inches","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items: One-of-a-Kind Set. This is an outstanding framed grouping of six different pieces of official and personal stationery prepared for General Manuel Antonio Noriega, Commander-in-Chief of the Panamanian Defense Forces and the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 until the U.S. invasion in December 1989. The pieces incorporate several different forms of Noriega’s name, title, military insignia, address, and contact information associated with La Comandancia, the headquarters of the Panamanian Defense Forces in Panama City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complete framed display measures approximately 21¼ x 30 inches. There is presently no glass in the frame, and the bottom-center piece has come loose from its corner mounts. New glazing and careful remounting would greatly improve the presentation while helping protect the original paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Panama City to a poor pardo family, Noriega studied at the Chorrillos Military School in Lima and at the School of the Americas. He became an officer in the Panamanian army, and rose through the ranks in alliance with Omar Torrijos. In 1968, Torrijos overthrew President Arnulfo Arias in a coup. Noriega became chief of military intelligence in Torrijos's government and, after Torrijos's death in 1981, consolidated power to become Panama's de facto ruler in 1983. Beginning in the 1950s, Noriega worked with U.S. intelligence agencies, and became one of the Central Intelligence Agency's most valued intelligence sources. He also served as a conduit for illicit weapons, military equipment, and cash destined for U.S.-backed forces throughout Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set consists of six different pieces of his stationary, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 4 ⅝ x 8” vertical stationary with Noriega’s 4 star General flag at the top and his full name and position at the bottom.\u003cbr\u003e- 4 ¼ x 8 ⅛” horizontal stationary with Noriega’s 4 star General flag, title and position at the left.\u003cbr\u003e- 3 x 4 ⅝” calling card style card with Noriega’s 4 star General flag, title, position, address, and contact information.\u003cbr\u003e-4 ⅝ x 6 ⅜” invitation, not filled out. Has Noriega’s 4 star General flag, name and title.\u003cbr\u003e- 7 ¾ x 8” large size blank stationary with Noriega’s name and title at bottom.\u003cbr\u003e- 5 ⅝ x 8 ⅝” fold-creased invitation with Noriega’s 4 star General shoulder strap embossed on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an unusually comprehensive display of material directly bearing the name, title, insignia, and official information of General Manuel Antonio Noriega and the Panamanian Defense Forces establishment at La Comandancia. The six different stationery formats, including invitations, calling-card material, letter sheets, military insignia, and command imagery, provide an intimate administrative counterpart to one of the most recognizable military and political figures in late 20th-century Latin American history. With the addition of appropriate conservation-grade glazing and stabilization of the loose lower piece, the grouping would make a particularly impressive display centered on Panama, the PDF, Manuel Noriega, or Operation Just Cause.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45687076913221,"sku":"ONSV26CBZ065","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV26CBZ065__01.jpg?v=1788455780","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-panamanian-manuel-noriega-official-stationery-display-from-la-comandancia-panama-defense-forces-headquarters-six-pieces-no-glass-21-x-30-inches","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}