Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 105

June 30 - July 1 2018 Manuscript, Space and Collectibles Sale

Wars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 155		Revolutionary War ALS From Secretary of the War Board to N.J. Governor William Livingston Mentioning General Washington. Autograph letter signed "P. Scull" as Secretary of the Board of War and Ordnance, 2 pp, folio, on laid, watermarked paper, War Office, Dec. 2, 1778. To Governor Livingston of New Jersey regarding coats, vests and breeches not received by the New Jersey troops. Scull writes that clothing for the entire Army was sent to Springfield, Massachusetts and clothing could have been drawn from there. "His Excellency General Washington has inform'd the Board that he will give directions about the delivery of Cloathing; and if the commanding officer in Jersey will make out the necessary returns, there is no doubt but they will be complied with on application to Head Quarters." Toned, else fine. With separate address leaf marked "On publick Service." Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 156		British Newspapers - Five From the 17th and 18th Centuries. The Loyal Protestant, single sheet, January 24, 1681/82; The Impartial Protestant Mercury, single sheet, Dec. 9 to Dec. 13. 1681; The London Chronicle, 8 pages, May 6 to May 8, 1773; The Scots Magazine, May, 1783, with 2 pages (267-268) regarding peace between England and America; and The London Chronicle, 8 pages, Dec. 20-22, 1791. Estimate Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $205
Lot 157		Two Pieces of Early Currency, One From 1758 and One From 1776, With a 1759 Virginia Arrest Warrant. One Sixth of a Dollar Continental Currency issued by the Continental Congress in 1776 and printed by Hall & Sellars in Philadelphia. Also, Delaware 20 shillings printed by Benjamin Franklin in 1758, split and worn. With a partly-printed document issued in the 32nd year of the reign of George II (1759), Loundoun County (Va.), ordering the arrest of Thomas Botts for a debt owed to Daniel Hutchison, signed by C. Binns. Estimate Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $348
Lot 158		*François Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, Complot d'Arnold et de Sir Henry Clinton contre les Etats-Unis d'Amérique et Contre le Général Washington.* [Conspiracy of Arnold and Sir Henry Clinton Against the United States of America and Against General Washington]. Paris, Didot, 1816, 184pp. Text in French. With two portraits and a map. 8 x 5". Half sheepskin wedge cover of the period. Tight and clean with only a few areas of minor discoloration and foxing. Bookplate on inside cover of Bibliotèque du Château d'Hauteville. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 159		Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. By John Quincy Adams. Published by Duff Green, Washington, 1835. 1st Ed., 96p. Original printed paper wraps have some edge chips and a vertical fold at center throughout; otherwise tight, in very good condition. The address was given before the House of Representatives on Dec. 1, 1834. [With] Washington's Farewell Address To the People of the U.S. of America : published September 17, 1796. Harrisburg: A. Boyd Hamilton, State Printer. 9½ x 6", 12 pages. Brown paper covers are discolored, chipped and worn; pages are toned, with some soiling and dampstain in lower right corner throughout. [With] a mid 19th century edition of Common Sense by Thomas Paine. Boston : J.P. Mendum, At the Office of the Boston Investigator, [1850?], 48pp., With small paper loss to yellow wrappers. Light toning throughout. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 160		Storied Heart Shaped Charm Which Contains Copper From the Liberty Bell--With Family Letters, Forensic Results and "History Detectives" Script. An extraordinary journey. Tiny heart-shaped pin engraved "1776".5 x .5" (1.27 x 1.27cm). In 2007, the heart was presented to the television show "History Detectives" by a woman who wanted to find out if family lore claiming that the pin was made from metal removed when the Liberty Bell was repaired in 1846 could be true. Elyse, from the show, found metalsmith I. Bedichimer's maker's mark on the back, so it was a reputable piece. She tracked down information that John Stratton, the owner's ancestor, was part of the Common Council of Philadelphia and accompanied the Liberty Bell to Atlanta in 1895 for the Cotton States and Atlanta Exposition, so he could have been honored with a pin. A 2013 letter from Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd. in London, where the Liberty Bell was cast in 1752, gives information on the original mixture of copper and tin, the latter being about 22%. An elemental analysis of the heart pin, using x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, was made by a scientist at Winterthur Museum, and it was found to be about 90% silver and 10% copper. An 1846 article noted that the metal removed from the Liberty Bell during the repair was considered sacred, so it would not have been thrown away. The conclusion was that the 10% copper in this tiny pin could very well have been taken from the Liberty Bell! Accompaning the heart is the script from "History Detectives," the letter from Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd. in London, two family letters regarding the heart, information on the Liberty Bell's, information on the Liberty Bell's patriotic pilgrimage to San Francisco in 1915 and mentioning the 1895 pilgrimage to Atlanta and others, a vintage German postcard of the Liberty Bell, and a 1935 cover with cachet commemorating the 100th anniversary of the cracking of the Liberty Bell. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 161		Reflections of Lieut [J.B.] Rose While Convalescing From an 1812 Duel -- A Poem. Original poem written on two pages, 9¾ x 7¾". Titled "Reflections of Lieut. Rose after a duel with Capt. Robinson in 1812 Written at the time, when He was convalescent." Illustrated with six drawings: two men in uniform pointing pistols at each other, one man fallen on the ground, another man walking away, a man wearing a gown and using two canes, and a man lying in bed. Signed "A Sufferer JBR" Pages are toned and soiled, with fold breaks, primarily affecting two lines, but most of the poem is legible. It begins: "Friends cast your eyes upon these men and see/ the dangers that arise from vanity./ They left their homes to go where glory waits/ to defend their own & their sister states./ Each was raised to an eminent station/ which was conferred on them by the nation./ Each had filled it with honor to his name/ but they grew jealous of each others fame./ They knew at home, it would not do to tell/ that they were cowards--so they fought and fell…." He describes leaving his rival on the cold ground, and says, "I tell you what occasioned my fall,/ it was by the force of powder and ball." He bemoans having to wear a gown and the pain he must endure, and adds, "And all you that see this man below, remember what it was that laid him low." He ends with, "Now Reduced & under the Doctors care/ To go to the grave I'd Better prepare." This is the first original duel description we have seen. Rare. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 162		Civil War Generals, Including Sherman, Sheridan, Meade, Scott, D.D. Porter, Butler, Beauregard, Sickles, Wheeler, Etc. William T. Sherman, toned, worn card as "General" with ANS on verso introducing General John Love of Indiana, formerly of the Army, to General Charles Humphrey Ch. of Engrs; Philip Sheridan, 1883 ANS to his brother, Lt. Col. M.V. Sheridan, who served as his military secretary, telling him he can remain a few days longer; George G. Meade, 1863 pay voucher for discharged Pvt. Simon Mabus of D Co., 12 Regt., Pa. Cav.; Winfield Scott, free-franked address panel with rank, Major Genl.; Benjamin Butler, 1877 New York check signed to Miss E R Eastman; Admiral David D. Porter, signature and rank on small paper affixed to a larger page; Daniel E. Sickles, signature as Maj. Gen. on card with rank, Oct. '81, matted with engraving and framed to 15½ x 10"; Nelson A. Miles, bold signature on a 2 ½ x 4" card; G.T. Beauregard, signature and date (1882) on a small piece of paper affixed to a larger page; Joseph Wheeler, 2 ½ x 4" card signed and dated (Sept 6, 1900); ADS signed by Dr. James Ross, certifying that a recruit is fit to be a soldier; 1869 bounty receipt for $100 which blacksmith John F. Alexander of Wakefield, Mass. was due for his Civil War service; tiny, clipped CSA coupon signed by G.E. Dabney. Good to fine condition. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,230
Lot 163		The Confederate Soldier in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Edited by Ben La Bree. The Prentice Press, Louisville, KY, 1897. Prefaced by a eulogy by Major-General Fitzhugh Lee. Sections on "The Foundation and Formation of the Confederacy…," "Campaigns, Battles, Sieges, Charges, Skirmishes, Etc." and The Confederate States Navy." 16½ x 12", 480 pages. Repairs to covers maintain most of original covers and spine; leather corners are worn. Frontispiece is a lovely chromolithograph. A must-have reference book on the Confederacy. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $282
Lot 164		Lee, George Washington Custis -- Washington College Diploma Signed by R.E. Lee's Eldest Son (1832-1913) Eldest son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee; grandson of George Washington Custs, who was the step-grandson and adopted son of George Washington. Partly-printed document signed "GWC Lee" as president of Washington College, 12¾ x 13¾", June 22, 1871, less than a year after the death of Robert E. Lee, who had served as president of the college, which was renamed Washington and Lee University in his honor. A diploma for Talbot Bartlett, countersigned by numerous trustees and the rector. Manuscript portion is very light. Very good. Housed in a 14¼ x 17" folio. Estimate Value $150 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $358
Lot 165		Three Civil War Muster Rolls: Connecticut Volunteers 14th Regt., Field and Staff, Company A & Company D. 14th Regt., Field and Staff.: Col. Theo G. Ellis in command, February 28, 1865 to April 30, 1865, signed by Company Commander, Chas. E. Penhallow and Inspector and Mustering Officer, Captain J. Frank Morgan, 31 x 21 in. Seven commissioned officers are listed and six non-commissioned staff. Under Remarks is the handwritten notation: "Engaged in operations which resulted in occupation of Petersburg and Richmond Va. and surrender of Army of No. Virginia." Staining to one blank panel, else very good. 14th Regt., Co. A. Col. Theo G. Ellis in command, February 28, 1865 to April 30, 1865, signed by Company Commander, Captain William Murlock and Inspector and Mustering Officer, Captain J. Frank Morgan, 31 x 21 in. Fifty-seven men are listed, some of whom are wounded, absent sick, etc. Col. Theo G. Ellis in command,February 28, 1865 to April 30, 1865, signed by Company Commander, Chas. E. Penhallow and Inspector and Mustering Officer, Captain J. Frank Morgan, 31 x 21 in. Fifty men are listed, of whom one is listed as having died, one discharged, six deserted, and three missing in action; others are wounded or absent sick. Estimate Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 166		Worden, John L. -- Union Naval Officer Who Commanded the USS Monitor, 1865 ALS (1818-1897) Commanded the Union's only ironclad steamship, the USS Monitor, against the Confederate ironclad, Virginia, in the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862. After a four-hour battle, during which neither ship could pierce the other's armor, both ships withdrew. Autograph letter signed "John L. Worden," one page, 7 x 5¼", Brooklyn, Feb. 11, 1865. Thanking Mrs. Temple for a package: "…it together with those sent to Capt Case have been placed in the hands of Capt Washburne, who charges himself with their safe delivery unto Temple's hands." He regrets that Temple's health is not good and sends affectionate remembrances. In a postscript he notes that Temple's medical examination is probably antecedent to his promotion. Letter is inlaid into a border; paper is brittle and unevenly toned, with edge chips, one small hole affecting one letter, water stains on lower border, and some repairs on verso. Still, a war-date letter from a historic commander. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 167		Spanish American War & World War I - Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr., George Dewey, General Pershing, Etc. Signatures on separate cards of the future President ("T. Roosevelt"), his son ("Theodore Roosevelt"), who would fight in both World Wars and die in the 2nd, and Admiral George Dewey (dated 24 May 1900); an unsigned calling card of General Pershing has holograph thanks for cordial wishes at Christmas time. Also, a 1917 Leonard Wood ALS, an FDC commemorating the Congressional Medal of Honor, and a 1919 letter from Wood to the Adj. Gen. in Washington asking for his medals for his service in the Spanish American War, the occupation of "Porto Rico," and the Philippines. Theodore Roosevelt and his son Theodore were only the second father-and-son pair to win the Medal of Honor; Arthur and Douglas MacArthur were the other recipients. A small, engraved "Mr. Theodore Roosevelt" card with holograph "Thanks for sympathy" is also included. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 168		British Military Commanders in Various Wars, Including Kitchener, Roberts, Raglan, Allenby, Bishop, Swinton, Haig, and Others. Group of 16 items: Herbert Kitchener (DS in Arabic, with translation), and small note with signature and sentiment; Frederick Roberts (1881 ALS); FitzRoy Somerset, Lord Raglan (ALS); E.H. Allenby (1928 signature, F.M. rank); J. A. Fisher (1905 signature); Ernest D. Swinton (signature); H.L. Smith-Dorrien (1930 large signature and rank); J.D.P. French (cut signature); Douglas Haig (postcard with signature, title and address); Ian Hamilton (signature and typed closing from a 1904 letter); J.R. Jellicoe (signature and A F rank with 1927 date on personal letterhead); and William A. Bishop (book page photo signed). With a signature of British Secretary of State Edward Grey (1905-16), and two WWI holograph letters with religious content from British soldiers to Mr. Olney, one placing him at Haddon Hall. Overall fine condition. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $333
Lot 169		World War I - Signatures of the Big Four: Wilson, Lloyd-George, Clemenceau, and Orlando. Separate signatures of the Big Four leaders who met at the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, signed with sentiment; British Prime Minister David Lloyd-George, signed "D Lloyd-George"; French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, signed "G Clemenceau" with sentiment; and Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, signed "V.E. Orlando" and dated "Rome, June 2, 1930." Some blurring to Lloyd-George's signature, and a couple of spots on the "V" in Orlando's first initial, else fine. Matted with an image of the four in Paris in 1919. Housed in a morocco holder with gilt borders and lettering. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $435
Lot 170		World War I -- Including Pershing, Rickenbacker, Sims, Baker, Summerall, Bliss and March, and Others. Collection of 14 items: John J. Pershing, 1931 TLS and unsigned calling card with holograph sentiment; William S. Sims as Rear Admiral, USN, 1921 TLS; Newton Diehl Baker as Secretary of War, 1917 TLS; Charles P. Summerall as Chief of Staff, on War Dept. letterhead, 1927 TLS; Edward V. Rickenbacker, on Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America letterhead, 1930 TLS; General Tasker H. Bliss as "Commissioner Plenipotentiary to Negotiate Peace. Paris…1919"; and signature of General Peyton C. March. Additionally, four letters from France: A 1918 ALS from a doctor signed "Rob" on American Red Cross, Paris letterhead, 7pp, mentioning the quantity of his work, hearing Big Bertha, and having "half the German army's equipment as souvenirs"; a 1918 ALS from Corp. Clarence C. Thiel, C. L 145th Inf., 4 pp, on 145th letterhead, with censured letter and envelope; a 1919 ALS from Sgt. Lawrence R. Sears, 160th Inf., 40th Div. Amer E.F., on letterhead of "Knights of Columbus Overseas Service / On Active Service With American Expeditionary Forces," 2pp, re waiting for transportation home and saying he wouldn't trade Bakersfield for any place he had seen in France; and a 1919 ALS, 4pp, from Lieut, Ausby P. Harness, Co. L, 364 Inf., waiting to return home and writing, "I was in the Meuses Argonne Battle and had nine days of fighting…and then I was in the campaign in Belgium." Also, two pages of handwritten anti-war propaganda, written on letterhead of The Salvation Army With the American Troops in France, with "Aviation Sect." on verso, unsigned. Condition of items ranges from very good to fine. (13 items) Items are housed in a black leather album in a black case. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 171		French and German Leaders Including Foch, Joffre, Petain, von Luckner, Ludendorff, Moltke, and Others. Marshal Joseph Joffré, signed calling card; Marshal Ferdinand Foch, large signature on 4x6" album page, and calling card with holograph "with his thanks"; Marshal Philippe Pétain, signed and dated (1924) 3 x 5" card (while still a hero), with transmittal envelope; President Raymond Poincaré, signed calling card; General Robert Nivelle, IS engraving as Commander in Chief of the Armies of the North and East, in 6¾ x 5" contemporary frame; Marshal Franchet d'Espérey, 1919 ALS in French as Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies of the Orient; General Joseph Gallieni, unsigned calling card with holograph "Sincere thanks, best wishes"; Georges Clemenceau, printed calling card; General Erich Ludendorff, large signature on 2¼ x 4¾" card; Graf Felix von Luckner, photo from a publication, signed on verso; Field Marshal Helmuth Moltke, signature and rank on small card; General Alexander von Kluck, signature with address, date (1929), and rank on 3 x 5" card. Additionally, a 1919 French soldier's letter. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $538
Lot 172		[World Wars] Notables, Including Arthur James Balfour, Leon Blum, Joe Rosenthal. Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930) British Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919. In November 1917, he issued the Balfour Declaration, a public statement announcing the British government's support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people." Signature on a 1 ¼ x 5" piece of paper. Leon Blum (1872-1950) French politician who served three times as Prime Minister-- first socialist and first Jewish prime minister of France. Signature on letterhead of Le Populaire, the socialist party's newspaper, 8 ¼ x 5 ¼". The date 7/2/48 was added in another hand. Joe Rosenthal (1911-2006) American photographer who took the iconic photo of the American flag being raised during the Battle of Iwo Jima, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. 10 x 8" photo of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima signed by Rosenthal in black marker. Samuel I. Rosenman (1896-1973) Lawyer, judge, Democratic activist, presidential speechwriter. He coined the term "New Deal." First person to hold title of White House Counsel (1943-46). TLS, one page, 10 ½ x 7 ¼", New York, Mar. 21, 1950. Giving permission to quote from works he has published concerning Roosevelt. Leonora Speyer (1872-1956) American violinist and poet; she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1927 for poetry. Poem titled "A German Woman Weeps. Meditation on V-E Day," printed in a 4-page brochure, 9 x 4". Signed in blue ball point above her printed name. Another hand notes that it was signed July 19, 1954. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $269
Lot 173		WWII Propaganda -- Collection of Nine Airborne Leaflets -- Five German, One Japanese and Three American. German propaganda leaflets include: four titled "Shadow over England, one of them warning that American soldiers will seduce British soldiers' wives while they are away fighting; another describes the devastation wrought by the V1 rocket, and two of them warn about the V2 rocket and its "Death from the unknown." A fifth leaflet about the V1 rocket shows that hands in the air, surrender, is the best defense, and warns that other "equally revolutionary new weapons will follow." A leaflet in Japanese warns Japanese citizens that the Americans have captured Manila (March 1945) and that they should prepare to defend themselves on the mainland. Another leaflet in Japanese was dropped by the Americans; it pictures an older Japanese couple and a mother and son and assures the Japanese that the Americans have nothing against innocent civilians. A leaflet in English, titled "I Cease Resistance," orders American soldiers to take any Japanese who surrenders to the nearest commissioned officer and to treat him humanely. Another leaflet in English is directed to "Filipino Patriots" from the Commanding General, U.S. Armed Forces, and begins, "We are driving the Japanese from your Island." A curfew is given (7 PM), as well as orders on how to act (stay off the roads, etc.), not to violate ceiling prices, etc. Very good to fine. Airborne leaflet propaganda was a form of psychological warfare and the quickest way to disseminate information. Military forces used aircraft to drop leaflets in order to alter the behavior of combatants and non-combatants in enemy-controlled territory, sometimes in conjunction with air strikes. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $512
Lot 174		Band of Brothers Member Sgt. Wild Bill Guarnere--Signed Photo of D-Day Parachute Drop (1923-2014) U.S. Army soldier who fought in World War II with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He wrote Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story with his friend Edward "Babe" Heffron and journalist Robyn Post in 2007. In the 2001 HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," Guarnere was portrayed by Frank John Hughes. Guarnere received the Silver Star for combat during the Brecourt Manor Assault on D-Day, and later received two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts. Photo of a D-Day parachute drop signed "Wild Bill Guarnere / Co. E 506 101st / Band of Brothers," 8 x 10". There are a couple of scratches and a number from the plate at lower right. Framed to 11½ x 9¾". Some 13,000 paratroopers from the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions were dropped into France early on June 6, 1944, as the opening maneuver of Operation Neptune, which was the assault operation for Operatio Overlord. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $141
Lot 175		MacArthur, Arthur and Douglas--1868 Pay Order and 1962 Signed West Point Speech. Arthur MacArthur (1845-1912) Medal of Honor recipient for 1863 Battle of Chattanooga. Autograph document signed as captain and brevet colonel, 4¼ x 7¾", Dec. 26, 1868. An order to pay Private E.S. Womack ten dollars. Five-star general Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) Medal of Honor recipient for his service in the Philippines and on the Bataan Peninsula. Address given upon his acceptance of the Sylvanus Thayer Award, signed as General of the Army, May 12, 1962, 6½ pages. Accompanied by a 1985 FDC commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sylvanus Thayer, Father of West Point. Fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,664
Lot 176		MacArthur, Douglas -- Signed Photo in Civilian Clothing (1880-1964) Five-star general who played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II and was dismissed by President Truman during the Korean War. Photo signed "Douglas MacArthur" in the lower border, 7 x 9", no place, no date. An older MacArthur, dressed in civilian clothing, sits in the back seat of a car, a smile on his face and his left hand raised in greeting. Very faint inscription across top says, "For Hon Clarence Cannon/ F.W.R."; this is also written in ink on the verso. A few old tape remnants at edges of verso; a 1" vertical split in left white border does not touch the image or signature. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 177		Patton, George S., Jr. -- Signed Garrison Cap (1885-1945) American general and tank commander; considered one of the greatest military leaders in history. Khaki garrison cap signed "G S Patton Jr.," 5½ x 10¼", no place, no date. This cap has a pleated top and is called an issue cap because it was issued to all troops by the Quartermaster of the US Army. The cap shows some wear, we don't know by whom, but the signature is that of "Old Blood and Guts." Matted with a name plaque and a World War II-era photo of Patton standing on a pontoon bridge and attractively framed to an overall size of 29 x 19". Fine condition. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,840
Lot 178		Vietnam and the Gulf War: American, French and Vietnamese Leaders. President Nugyen Van Thieu, card signed as president of South Vietnam; President Ngo Dinh Diem, handstamp as president of South Vietnam; Nguyen Cao Ky, chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force, then prime minister of South Vietnam-ISP; General Duong Van Minh, Signed Time Magazine cover; General Paul Harkins, signed cover of Time Magazine; Henri Eugene Navarre, commander of French forces in Indochina, signature ("H Navarre") on 4x6" card; Lyman Louis Lemnitzer, named Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1960, 10x8" SP ("L.L. Lemnitzer/ General, U.S. Army"); Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam (1963-67), ambassador's card signed; Ellsworth Bunker, U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam (1967-73), 1973 TLS as U.S. Ambassador at Large; General William Westmoreland, color ISP, 1979, 4 ½ x 6 ¾", with patch; General Wesley Clark, signed business card; General Williams Abrams Jr. B&W 10 x 8" ISP; Roger Hilsman, LBJ's asst. sec. of state for Far Eastern affairs, 1993 TLS; Frederick Hart, sculptor of Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1969 FDC signed; 1984 FDC commemorating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Loan, card signed by the South Vietnamese police chief who was pictured executing a Vietcong prisoner; Eddie Adams, magazine page signed by the photographer who took the famous photo. From the Gulf War, two signatures: General Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Commander-in-Chief during the Gulf War, huge signature ("N. Schwarzkopf") on a 9 x 5 ¾" page, and General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989-93, very large signature ("C. L. Powell") on a bookplate affixed to a 9 x 6" page. Items in overall fine condition. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 179		World War II - American Commanders, Including Patton, Bradley, Ridgway, Taylor, McAuliffe. Collection of nine items signed by American commanders: Omar N. Bradley, 1969 TLS re the 25th anniversary of the D-Day landings and a tribute to Darryl Zanuck; George Patton, cut signature, "Lt. Gen Patton / APO 758 758 c/o PM.NY" on 1 x 4" paper; Matthew Ridgway, 10x8" photo inscribed and signed, "To Michael Hecht / 08 June 80. M. Ridgway"; Maxwell D. Taylor, 1947 TLS as Superintendent of West Point, to Brig. Gen. Langdon on the death of his wife; J. Lawton Collins, 1982 TLS to Michael Hecht, plus photo with separate inscription to Michael Hecht, signed as General, U.S. Army, Ret."; C.H. Hodges, signature on an autograph card; W. H. Simpson, page with decorative "A" from 667 Engrs. Signed and dated "20 February 1945" as "Lieutenant General, U.S. Army"; A.C. McAuliffe, envelope from Headquarters 103rd Infantry Division, free franked as Maj. Gen. on Mar. 26, 1945, also with censor's signature by McAuliffe; Alfred M. Gruenther, 1969 ALS as general, re a war cover he wants and his two sons in Vietnam. Items housed in a black leather album with black case. Condition overall fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 180		World War II - Commanders, A Soldier, and A Cartoonist, Including Béthouart, LeMay, Devers, Hasbrouck, and Mauldin. Marie Emile Antoine Béthouart, cut signature and date ("A Bethouart / 16-11-46") of the French general who was the commander of the first Allied troops to reach the Danube and enter Austria; Air Force general Curtis E. LeMay, signature on 2 x 4" piece of paper; Robert W. Hasbrouck, name and rank ("Robert W.Hasbrouck / Major General, U.S. A. / Commanding 7th Armored Division"), with patch; Jacob L Devers, signature on card, with patch; Bill Mauldin FDC honoring Ernie Pyle, signed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist famous for his WW II cartoons depicting American soldiers (with 30 Mauldin cartoons cut from a newspaper); also, a 1943 ALS by a soldier, A.L. McLaskey, about to become a "sargent," telling his girlfriend about the heavy responsibility of training men under his charge and having their lives and the success of a mission dependent on him, with free-franked envelope. Overall fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 181		World War II - Karl Doenitz. Two items signed by Karl Doenitz (1891-1980), the German admiral who succeeded Adolf Hitler and signed Nazi Germany's surrender. Booklet entitled "Germany Surrenders Unconditionally / Facsimiles of the Documents" signed "Doenitz 23.6.77" on the cover; with reproductions of the actual surrender documents. Accompanied by a copy of the "Instrument of Surrender of All German Forces…" signed "Doenitz 17.10.78." Fine. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 182		World War II - The War in the Pacific - A Pilot's Calendar of Airstrikes on Pacific Islands and Signatures of Five Survivors of the USS Indianapolis. A 1943 "Petty" address book and calendar belonging to an unknown pilot, with over 60 handwritten entries in pencil, detailing over 40 airstrikes on various Pacific islands, e.g., Rabul (Papua New Guinea), noting on Feb. 6 that he was forced down at Torekuia, "Bombs hung up," and on Feb. 8 "shot down 2 zeros & 2 probables," and "Hit in knee by flak" on Feb. 22; Woleai (Eastern Caroline Islands), Biak Island (he notes on May 6 that "#4 Eng. ran out of gas"), Truk Islands, etc. On Nov. 22 he notes, "Was awarded Air Medal for leading flight on Nauru Mission." Numerous other interesting notes. Accompanied by signatures of five of the 316 survivors of the USS Indianapolis, which was torpedoed on July 30, 1945 after delivering the atomic bomb to Tinian Island on July 26. Signed on separate cards, they are Ed Harrell, USMC CPL; Donald Beatty, Seaman 1st Class; John Heller, Seaman 2nd Class; John F. Babcock; and Erwin F. Hensch, Lt. Asst. Engineer. Also, a 4-page letter on Williams Field letterhead from "Mike" to a friend: "…I've never been through such a rough campaign before. Missions over enemy territory almost every week…Sometimes I don't even remember where Ive been. What a war. Who's ahead?" Additionally, an unsigned letter from a B 25 Crew Chief to his mother, "The news is good for us but rather sorry for the Nips with the atomic bomb and the Russians now waging war against them…"; and a 1952 letter with kind thoughts from a Japanese man to an American soldier who had been part of the occupation. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 183		World War II - The War in the Pacific - Allied Commanders, Including Leahy, King, Stark, Halsey, Nimitz, Brooke-Popham, Mountbatten, Wainwright. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, card signed with rank; Admiral Ernest J. King, 1940 FDC signed ("E.J. King"); Admiral Harold Stark, card signed ("H R Stark") with stamped rank; Admiral William F. Halsey, signature ("W.F. Halsey") on back of another person's business card; Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz, 1962 Navy Day cover signed with rank; Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, card signed with rank; R Brooke-Popham, Air Chief Marshal, Royal Air Force, signature, rank, and date (7th Aug. 1949) on upper half of personal letterhead; Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, signature, rank, and date ("C.J. Auchinleck / F.M. / 8.11.75"); Field Marshal Earl Wavell, signature, rank and date ("Wavell / F.M. 19.4.49"), with transmittal envelope; Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, signature ("Mountbatten of Burma"); Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, TLS ("W.J. Slim") as Governor General of Australia, with holograph greeting; Joseph Stillwell, 1943 holograph envelope addressed to his wife and censored by him ("J.W. Stilwell, Lieut. Gen, USA"); General J. M. Wainwright, a 1947 free-franked envelope backed by brown paper, with a signature card ("J.M Wainwright / General USA") affixed to the lower left corner of envelope, and a small image at top left of backing, not touching envelope. Overall fine condition. Housed in a black leather album in matching case. (13 items). Estimate Value $400 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 184		World War II -- American Commanders and Cabinet Officers, Including Arnold, Ridgway, Doolittle, Bradley, Clark, Gruenther, Zumwalt. Henry L. Stimson, a 1945 TLS as Secretary of War, informing Mrs. Florence M, Morrison that she will be receiving the Purple Heart, posthumously awarded to her husband, Private Henry A. Morrison, Infantry. With envelope and a card signed "H L Stimson"; General George C. Marshall, 1942 TLS on letterhead with four stars, sending Christmas greetings; Alfred M. Gruenther, card signed as General U.S. Army / SHAPE Paris"; William H. Arnold, free franked envelope ("Free W H Arnold" as Maj. Gen.; Carl Spaatz, album page signed as "General, U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces October 1945"; James Doolittle, 10 x 8" photo inscribed to Michael Hecht and signed "J.H. Doolittle"; Omar Bradley, 10 x 8" photo as a five-star general, inscribed and signed; Mark W. Clark, 8 x 6½" photo signed as a four-star general (inscribed to Michael Hecht in another hand); Robert P. Patterson, signature as Under Secretary of War, April 11, 1943, on War Dept. card; M.B. Ridgway, 1979 typed postcard signed re young men and women serving their country; Admiral E.R. Zumwalt, ISP; and General Andrew J. Goodpaster, card signed as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Overall fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 185		World War II -- British & Allied Commanders, Including Cunningham, Brooke, Hungerford, Alexander, Montgomery, and Weygand. Group of eleven items: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Lord Halifax, business card of "The British Ambassador" signed "Halifax"; South African general and politician Jan Christian Smuts, card signed "JC Smuts FM" (he became a Field Marshal in the British Army in 1941 and was the only man to sign peace treaties ending both WWI and II); French military commander Maxine Weygand, 1932 ANS and card with holograph compliments; Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham as British Admiral of the Fleet, card signed "Cunningham of Hyndhope / Admiral of the Fleet"; Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill, 9½x7½" PS "J.G. Dill"; General Hasting Lionel "Pug" Ismay (Churchill's Chief of Staff and first Secretary General of NATO), NATO FDC signed "Ismay / Secretary General"; 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, signature and date, "Portal of Hungerford / Dec. 1956"; Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, magazine portrait (damaged) signed "Alanbrooke / Field Marshal / 8.8.62"; Sir Harold Alexander, noted for his North African campaigns against Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and for his later commands in Italy and western Europe, card signed "Alexander of Tunis"; and Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, small album page signed "Montgomery of Alamein F.M / 25 November 1956" (1" tear and tape discoloration affect "Montgomery"). Additionally, a 1937 TLS from a German man in Hamburg to an American woman in Sacramento, California, 1 p, admiring FDR and wishing him success, and wishing that Americans understood that Hitler's government was the best for his country; "Hitler is loved by the whole nation…" Except for Brooke, overall condition fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $269
Lot 186		World War II -- George C. Marshall TLS and Six Tributes to Him. Marshall (1880-1959) was the general and statesman called "The greatest living American" by President Harry Truman. This lot contains: a July 17, 1941 good-content TLS from Marshall, as Chief of Staff, to Lt. Col. Darryl F. Zanuck, re some suggestions by Zanuck to educate the public. Less than five months before Pearl Harbor, Marshall says, "If the situation crystallizes, we can do much more…Would it not be possible to do this better by motion pictures…?" (2) typed tribute to Marshall by Truman's Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, with signature on 2 x 4" paper, no date (3) typed tribute signed by journalist Eric Sevareid, no date; a 1979 TLS from Dean Rusk, JFK and LBJ's Secretary of State, re Marshall's influence on him, with remarks made by Rusk about Marshall at a 1976 dinner; a glowing 1979 TLS by General M.B. Ridgway, saying only George Washington surpassed Marshall in character and achievements; a c. 1975 ALS by General W.C. Westmoreland, at the bottom a letter from student Michael Hecht, saying Marshall's strongest trait was his integrity; a typed tribute signed by George F. Kennan, diplomat and theorist, no date. Also, a printed card from Mrs. Marshall, with thanks for sympathy upon the death of General Marshall, with envelope postmarked Nov. 18, 1959. Housed in a black leather album in matching case. Fine condition. (8 items). Estimate Value $300 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 187		Pearl Harbor -- Actual Teletype Sent on December 7, 1941: AIRRAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NO DRILL. An incoming teletype from COMMANDER AIRCRAFT, SCOUTING FORCE, classified "URGENT" at 071830 on 7 DEC 41 with a one-line message: AIRRAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NO DRILL. Originator is "CINCPAC" and under Action is "ALL U S NAVY SHIPS PRESENT HAWAIIAN AREA." The light green paper, 7 x 8¼", has some creasing, toning, and soiling. Housed in a 7½ x 9½" metal frame. The Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor began just before 8 a.m., damaging or destroying 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. Over 2,400 Americans sailors, soldiers, and civilians died in the attack and another 1,000 people were wounded. On Dec. 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared the attack "A day that will live in infamy" and asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,328
Lot 188		Vietnamese War -- Eight Pieces of Propaganda and A Safe-Conduct Pass. Nine items in Vietnamese, one of them with an additional English title, "Safe-Conduct Pass to be Honored by all Vietnamese Government agencies and Allied Forces." The other eight pieces include cartoons or pictures with text on the back. We don't know whether these are propaganda for the North or South Vietnam. Fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 189		World War II and Korean War: Scientists, Generals, Admirals. Leslie R. Groves, General in charge of the Manhattan Project--signature ("L. R. Groves/Maj Gen USA") on 2 ½ x 3 ½"card; Edward Teller, father of the H bomb--signature on a 3 x 5" card; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, senior-most United States military officer on active duty during WW II--signature on White House card; A.W. Radford, 1940 discharge with naval vignette signed as Commander, U.S.N. Commanding; James A. Van Fleet, general who led major campaigns in WWII and the Korean War--signature on 3 x 5"card; Arleigh Burke, admiral who served during WWII and the Korean War and served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations--1972 ALS on serving with General Eisenhower; Douglas MacArthur, Five-star general fired by Truman during the Korean War--cut signature with two printed brochures: MacArthur's Farewell Address and his 1951 speech to Congress; Lucius D. Clay, general in charge of Berlin airlift-- 1972 TLS sending autograph; William F. Dean, Sr. general honored for his front-line service in WWII and the Korean War--3x5" card signed as Maj. Gen. (Ret), with 10x8" photo; and 1985 FDC saluting Korean War Veterans. Items in overall fine condition. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144