Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 107

The Manuscript & Collectibles Auction

World War 2

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 188		Vittorio Emanuele III and Benito Mussolini. Partly printed documented signed "Vittorio Emanuele" as King of Italy and "Mussolini" as Prime Minister, one page recto/verso (14 x 9¼", Rome, July 12, 1928. The year is also given as Year VI, being the sixth year since Mussolini came to power in 1922. Promoting seven complementary lieutenants from the Royal Academy of Artillery and Genius to permanent lieutenants. Both signatures are on the verso and both are very large and bold. Fine condition. Triple matted with images of the king and Mussolini and biographical plaques of both, in a striking double-sided frame which shows both sides of the document. Overall size is 23 x 34". Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 189		World War II Postal History Collection. Hundreds of covers, cards other material that includes soldiers' mail, V-mail, APos, foreign censored mail, patriotic covers, European Axis Powers mail, and some postage stamps. All mounted on annotated pages in five notebooks. Good collection in fine condition. Should be seen in person to be appreciated. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $870
Lot 190		Dönitz, Karl -- Souvenir Authorization to Ratify the German Surrender. (1891-1980) German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II. Dönitz briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as the head of state of Germany. At the Nuremberg trials, he was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. Typed document signed "Dönitz," one page, n.p., 10.8.77. Being a souvenir copy of the document Dönitz signed as Grand Admiral on May 7, 1945 giving orders to General Fieldmarshal Keitel, General Admiral Von Friedeburg, and Colonel General Stumpf. With a 5¾ x 4" photo signed "Dönitz," and dated "20.6.75" is tipped to left margin. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $336
Lot 191		Military Lot, Primarily WWII -- Includes Fleet Admirals King and Halsey and Generals Bradley, Doolittle, and Westmoreland. This lot includes the following: Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, 1936 TLS on Navy Dept letterhead, encouraging Lt. R.A.J. English for the "fine work done by the 'Bear of Oakland' under your command"; Fleet Admiral W.F. Halsey, ISP thanking Rosita Moreno for "entertaining our men"; General Omar N. Bradley, signed program for a 1948 luncheon in his honor; Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon, ISP thanking "Miss Moreno for helping us over the hump in the South Pacific"; Lt. "Savage" Anthony, ISP; Gen. J.H. Doolittle signature on a 1976 dedication program. Also included is an SP by Gen. W.C. Westmoreland, who commanded U.S. forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. All very good or fine. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 192		Tibbets, Paul -- Signed Photo and First Day Cover. (1915-2007) Pilot who flew the Enola Gay when it dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Cover signed commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, with special non-issue stamp. Accompanied by an 8x10" B&W photo of Tibbets waving out the window of the Enola Gay, signed, "Paul Tibbets / Pilot." Fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 193		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 194		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 $200 - UP The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 195		Two Original Chinese Propaganda Posters From the Cultural Revolution, 1966 and 1973. Both are 30 x 20½". In one a young man holds up a copy of "The Thoughts of Chairman Mao" and urges, "Provide Great Support to Agriculture." In the other, a happy young woman declares, "We are all Mao's soldiers." In the backgound are vignettes of adults supervising children at various tasks. Both posters are lightly toned, else fine. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $375
Lot 196		Chinese Propaganda Poster Regarding the Korean War, August 1951. 20½ x 30". Two large Chinese figures in bright green watch U.S. forces in nondescript brown cower in the lower right corner and a U.S. plane goes down in flames, : "Do Everything to Support the Volunteer Army to Resist U.S. Agression and Aid Korea." The Korea War took place between June 30, 1950 to July 27, 1953. Due to its comic-book sensibility, this poster is likely a restrike. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 197		Original Chinese Propaganda Poster From the Cultural Revolution, 1969. 20½ x 30". A diverse group of people, including Chinese, Russians, Koreans, and Africans, are ready for battle. The poster urges, "Unite people all around the world. Defeat the American invaders and all their flunkies!" Great eye appeal. Light toning, else fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 198		Two Original Chinese Propaganda Posters. One is 30 x 20½"and one is 20½ x 30", both in dramatic red and black. One has Chinese down one side and Russian down the other. It urges: "Crack the Damn Head of Russian Revisionism!" and mentions Kosygin and Brezhnev, who were Premier and First Secretary of the Soviet Union. Faint stain in left margin and one small split at bottom edge. The second poster, dated 1969, says, "Defeat the New Czar of Soviet Revisionism. Defeat American Imperialism." Light toning, else fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold