The year of this patch is 1986, not 1988. I guess, this is not an original, or an reprint! I know there is a guy in UK, who remake this patch and sell it for a lot of bucks at egay!
I don´t think so. In fact I believe that this is the first issue of the patch. In 1986 Maiden started putting copyrights on woven patches. There weren´t any on the Powerslave patches. Seems they needed some time to get clever with the phrasing and started with a short copyright.
Bootlegs in general hava a weaker printing quality and a different kind of cloth.
Apart from that this version was sold
by TonyV, he always has first issues that he bought at the concerts where the patch was introduced.
PowerThrashingDeath on
Never saw a Iron Maiden trademark ending with 'INC.', my Wasted Years Patch says: "(C) 1986 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD", like all their originals.
Nevertheless, killer patch!
Pommesgabel666 on
The year of this patch is 1986, not 1988. I guess, this is not an original, or an reprint! I know there is a guy in UK, who remake this patch and sell it for a lot of bucks at egay!
Take a look here, for references:
http://tshirtslayer.com/patch/iron-maiden-oldschool-patch-collection
There are all originals and firstprints.
doyle92 on
Not original,
as the first comment said
the originals had "IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD" on with the date also.
Left to Die by Night on
Huh well that explains that. Still love it!
Ysidro on
I don´t think so. In fact I believe that this is the first issue of the patch. In 1986 Maiden started putting copyrights on woven patches. There weren´t any on the Powerslave patches. Seems they needed some time to get clever with the phrasing and started with a short copyright.
Bootlegs in general hava a weaker printing quality and a different kind of cloth.
Apart from that this version was sold
by TonyV, he always has first issues that he bought at the concerts where the patch was introduced.
Left to Die by Night on
thats exactly who i bought it from haha
Ysidro on
So, then this is an original. First issue, very rare, congratulations.