$1 1935-A HAWAII SHORT SNORTER Well-Traveled Signatures, Dates, Locations NAVY At Sea VF

$1 1935-A HAWAII – SHORT SNORTER
WWII Signatures + Travel Log • Sea Voyage • Equator Crossing

This $1 1935-A Hawaii Emergency Note is a true survivor of the Pacific Theater—a Short Snorter that journeyed with its original owner aboard a WWII vessel, picked up signatures along the way, crossed the equator, and today carries every mile of its history with pride.

The face of the note features multiple names, signatures, and initials, while the back documents a handwritten travel log with dates and locations marking its movement across the Pacific. Somewhere between ports, the equator, and wartime conditions, the note earned a couple of obvious tears shown in the images—completely and absolutely appropriate for a well-traveled wartime keepsake.

What Is a Short Snorter?

A Short Snorter is a banknote carried by airmen, sailors, and soldiers during WWII and earlier aviation eras. Service members signed each other’s notes as a souvenir of shared missions, flights, or ports of call. These notes became personal travel records—a mix of autographs, inside jokes, hometown names, and hand-written itineraries.

In the field, a tradition emerged:

• If someone couldn’t produce their Short Snorter when challenged,

• They owed the group a drink (“a short snort”)—hence the name.

Because each one reflects a unique story, no two Short Snorters are alike, and examples tied to WWII naval service—especially on Hawaii Emergency Notes—are especially desirable.