When Mehmet Munir Ertegun, the Turkish ambassador to the United States, died, his body was returned to Istanbul aboard the USS Missouri. While anchored in the Bosphorus, the Missouri fired a 19-gun salute honoring the late ambassador. The pomp and circumstance of this eastern Mediterranean voyage was one way that President Harry Truman told the USSR's Joseph Stalin to keep his hands off Turkey and Greece. Each of the sailors and marines aboard the mighty battleship was presented with a special box of thirty Turkish cigarettes.
I have a complete set of 24 draughts (checkers) playing pieces. They appear Victorian, based on the angel design stamped into each piece. Made from heavy metal - I believe Pewter - 12 are shiny and 12 are blackened. They appear slightly used. I've looked online and can not find comparable playing pieces - mostly they are wooden. What would these be worth? Thank you!
