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Sale 111
The Manuscript & Collectibles Auction
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Lot 201 |
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Rare, Authentic, Vintage Original German Nuremburg Trials Shoulder Patch in Bullion; Exceptional Condition. The Nuremberg Trials were military tribunals held by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II, notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the leadership of Nazi Germany, who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in the Holocaust and other war crimes. Collectors of history want the theatre made versions with a border usually in black with details in bullion. They all have the red flames at the bottom, the cracked eagle representing the Nazi government and the scales of justice, with a swastika at one end of the balance arm, which is actually a skeleton key unlocking the truth. A powerful symbol of the Nuremberg Trials. This is the first such shoulder patch Goldberg Collectibles has offered for auction. Patch is 3½ x 3" and has been presented sandwiched and well protected between two pieces of lucite screwed together at corners. The result makes for an exemplary display, protecting this historic WWII artifact for future generations to never forget. In superior condition and rare. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
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$600 |
Lot 202 |
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WWII : Original, US, Leather "Blood Chit" from the China-Burma-India Theater. Vintage original WWII Blood Chit (1943-44?) which were created to assist allies in aiding downed pilots. Originally these were sewn outside of jackets, but proved a dangerous target so were subsequently sewn inside pilot jackets. The War Department did create Blood Chits which were numbered but others were made by local craftsman of leather, silk and paper and were not numbered. This particular leather Blood Chit is 10 x 7¼" with the Republic of China WWII era flag with traditional Chinese script conveying an easy to read message, something akin to "Foreign American, military and civilian united as one, help and protect, Air Force Committee." In excellent condition but certainly exhibits some wear. Chinese characters very legible with a square "shadow" of a bluish ink stamp worn from use or moisture and very light soiling. Displays beautifully. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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Lot 203 |
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Vintage Original 48 Star US "Escape Flag" with Vintage Original Direct Mail Flyer to Chinese on How To Help Downed US Pilots. 1.) A silk screened (48 Star) US flag on what appears to be rayon stitched to cotton fabric backing that was worn by pilots on the inside of their jackets. Many pilots opted for stitching to only three sides to creat a pocket for flight maps. This is very similar in purpose to the leather "Blood Chit" with Chinese characters used during the war to assure the citizens that Americans were their allies and to protect them and get them medical assistance if necessary. This flag has no such written Chinese characters but it follows on the heels of a direct mail campaign by the US in January of 1946, sent to every household (note 1¢ US Stamp) in China, a massive campaign. 2.) Original example of this mailing still with 1¢ US stamp. The front of mailing show two Chinese men carrying a pilot, his downed plane seen in the distance, the US flag in color on the inside of jacket. The obverse text of the mailer has a Chinese idiom approximating "You sow melons, you get melons" and the reverse a long text about American fighting against the Japanese with instructions on what to do ranging from burning the downed airplane, offer a traditonal coat to disguise the pilot (s), move them only at night and on familiar roads to get them to safety, which in so doing could save many American lives. This piece is dated Jan. 10, 1946 possibly when Col. Whiting Willauer, who had served as director of Far East and Special Territories Branch in the Foreign Economic Administer, and General Claire Chennault, leader of the Flying Tigers, were asked by the UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to create a civilian airline which would fly the supplies to the interior and operate a commercial cargo service on the return flight; the airline began service in late Janurary, 1946. Both pieces in excellent conditon with only the back of the flag exhibiting some dark toning from age. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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Lot 204 |
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MacArthur, Douglas -- Impressive Large Sepia-Toned Photo Signed (1880-1964) Five-star American general who commanded Allied troops in the Pacific during World War II, governed postwar Japan, and led United Nations forces in the Korean War. Sepia-toned, full-length photograph in uniform signed "Douglas MacArthur" in black ink along his pants leg, 13¾ x 10¾", n.p., n.d. Inscribed in another hand "To Loren & Lois Bowdich with best wishes." Photograph's imprint at lower left: "Weldon S. Burnham / Hollywood." Small scuff marks in upper left and lower right background and small creases at lower left corner; a few small indentations and light creases in background would not be noticeable when framed. An exceptionally attractive photo of MacArthur, waving majestically at unseen admirers. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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$450 |
Lot 205 |
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World War II and Vietnam War Propaganda Leaflets -- Group of 13. Four German propaganda leaflets, three warning the English about the destruction wrought by the V-1 and V-2 flying bombs; the V2 is especially frightening: "Nothing can be seen - Nothing can be heard - But It's There: V2"; the fourth warns that American soldiers will seduce British soldiers' wives while they are away fighting. From the Vietnam War, a group of smaller leaflets includes: a bright yellow Safe-Conduct Pass in Vietnamese with English: "To Be Honored By All Vietnamese Government Agencies and Allied Forces"; one showing a Vietnamese person giving directions to an American soldier, with one sentence in English: "This Man Has Information On VC Rice Collectors. Take Him To Your S-2"; the remaining seven are in Vietnamese, with no English on them. All toned, otherwise 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 $500 - UP
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Lot 206 |
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Teletypes Regarding Attack on Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was the home port for the U.S.S. Chester, but along with the Northampton and Enterprise, she was at sea returning from Wake Island when the Japanese attack occurred. Offered here are four mimeograph copies of teletypes received by the U.S.S. Chester on December 7, 1941. Most are very faint; some parts are very difficult to read, but all are dated 7 DEC '41: (1) From CINCPAC (U.S. Pacific Fleet) to ALL SHIPS XX HAWAIIAN AREA: AIRRAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NO DRILL / URGENT. Information has been written over in pencil. (2) From CINCPAC to PACFLT: HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN COMMENCED WITH AIR RAID ON PEARL…URGENT…" (3) "EXECUTE ---(?) FORTY SIX AGAINST JAPAN; and (4) From OPNAV to COM 15 AND OTHER NAVAL DISTRICTS AND VARIOUS AIR STATIONS. THIS CONFIRMS AIRRAID BY JAPAN ON OAHU AT EIGHTEEN HUNDRED TODAY FOLLOWED BY A DECLARATION OF WAR BY JAPAN AGAINST U.S. AND GREAT BRITAIN. Fading throughout but still a historic grouping.
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
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$1,260 |
Lot 207 |
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Original U.S. WWII Waltham A-11 USAAF Wristwatch, Fully Functional ca. 1944. Genuine WW2 issued A-11 military watch manufactured in 1944 for pilots and navigators in the US Army Air Force (USAAF). It features a 16 jewel Waltham (made in Waltham Massachusetts) hand-winding and hacking movement for synchronization with other pilots Watch case is 30 mm and comes with a reproduction band. Watch has been tested and is running. Details on the back of the case as follows: Type A-11, Spec No.94-27834-B, Serial No. AF 44-51 642, Mfrs. part No 10616, Ord.Now-30-053AC-1320, WALTHAM. Case exhibits scattered scratches to chromium finish exposing brass case underneath, otherwise in overall excellent condition, most especially the crystal. The A-11 proved a significant piece of equipment during WWII and was worn by American pilots in virtually all air campaigns, as well some timepieces finding their way into the RAF, the RCAF and Soviet pilots. Comes with a vintage photo of a bombing mission on Bernburg for display. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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$350 |
Lot 208 |
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Four Original Vintage Souvenirs of Captivity Made by French Prisoners of War. Four items made by French prisoners of war, one during World War I and three during World War II. (1) A 2½ x 4" hinged tin box has "1914-1917" on the back. On the top is "Souvenir de Mon Exil" surrounding a lion and floral design; On the back is "Reml Moerman / Wasquehal. Nord France" surrounding a lovely floral design. (2) A wooden picture frame, 11½ x 15¾, decorated with a basket of flowers, headed by "Souvenir de Captivité" and with the date "1943" inside the basket's handle. Each corner has a butterfly with a gold-colored heart below, the one on the left with the initial "J" and the one on the right with "T". Two oval spaces in each lower corner were made to hold pictures. On the back of the frame is the name of the prisoner and other information: "Toublanc, Jean, No. 12714 VIB / Stalag VI.G. AK 725." Also, "aux Fontenelles / Liré M-el-Loire." Stalag VIB was a German POW camp near Heydekrug, Memelland (now Silute in Lithuania). Stalag VI G was a work camp for non-commissioned officers and enlisted men in the state of Saxony. (3) A small wooden picture frame, 8 x 6¼" is carved "15 juin 1941" at the top and "Souvenir de Captivité" at the bottom. Decorated with carved flowers. On the back is carved "Fait par un camarade du Nord Maurice Voisin." Below that is the date "1945" then "Odessa" and the date "1940". Along one side is "Dantz IC" and along the bottom "19 Stol 44." (4) A tin canteen cup, 3½ x 3½ x 1 5/8", the lettering created by using a very sharp utensil: "Guy Ginette / Souvenir de Luckenwalde / Denise / 1940." Decorated with a flower, a heart, and a bee. Bottom of the cup has a stamp, "Letang/1937/Paris." Luckenwalde was a German POW camp located in Brandenburg, 52 kilometers south of Berlin. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Lot 209 |
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Group of Six 8 x 10" Photos of the Enola Gay and Bockscar, Signed by Crew Members. Group of six 8 x 10" black and white photos: three of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945, and three of Bockscar, the Boeing B-29 that dropped a "Fat Man" nuclear weapon on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Those of the Enola Gay are signed by the following crew members: (1) one signed by Paul W. Tibbets, Pilot Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk. Navigator; Major Thomas Ferebee. Bombardier; George R. Caron, Tail Gunner; and Jacob Besser, RCM Observer. (2) one inscribed and signed "To Richard with best wishes/Paul Tibbets," showing him in the cockpit; and (3) one signed "Thomas Ferebee, Bombardier of Enola Gay." The other three photos are of Bockscar, all three signed by Charles W. Sweeney, the pilot of Bockscar and one of them showing him climbing into the cockpit. All fine. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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$480 |
Lot 210 |
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Group of Six Covers Signed by Crew Members of the Enola Gay and Bockscar & 2 George Caron Signed Photos. Three covers signed by Charles W. Sweeney, pilot of Bockscar, the Boeing B-29 that dropped a "Fat Man" nuclear weapon on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945; with cancellations from 1943, 1945, and 1991. One FDC honoring Einstein and cancelled 1966, signed by Enola Gay crew members Paul W. Tibbets, Tom Ferebee, George R. Caron, and Jacob Besser. These four, plus Theodore Van Kirk, signed a cover honoring aviation pioneer Samuel Langley, cancelled in 1988; and a FDC with "Emblem of Honor" honoring the men and women who served in World War II, cancelled in 1946, is signed by Charles W. Sweeney, Paul Tibbets, and one other, Stan R----? Also, six letters written to Enola Gay's tail gunner, George Caron in 1980-81, which include two signed color snapshots. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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$384 |
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WWII: Original Escape & Evasion Map from 1944. Only US Map Produced Which Also Served as a Blood Chit. Map No. 133 was printed at the request of MIS-X China and it covered the area from Kunming, China to Chabua, India, and was intended to meet the requirements of pilots flying over the Hump in the China-Burma-India theater. Preparation of the base map cost approximately $200 in 1944, not including printing costs. At the request of MIS-X, the map also included a blood chit and was the only cloth map so printed. The blood chit contains the following message in English, Bengali, Hindustani (Urda), Kachin, Lisu, Burmese, and Chinese. I AM AN AMERICAN AIRMAN. MY PLANE IS DESTROYED. I CANNOT SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE. I AM AN ENEMY OF THE JAPANESE. PLEASE GIVE ME FOOD AND TAKE ME TO THE NEAREST ALLIED MILITARY POST. YOU WILL BE REWARDED.Map is in exceptional condition handsomely framed to 25 x 27" and scarce. Estimate Value $250 - UP
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Lot 212 |
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Great Collection of a WWII Bomber Pilot with the 456 Bomb Group: Aerial Raid Photos, Personal Base Photos, Insignia and More. Wonderful archive of a pilot's archive of his tour of duty with The 456 Bombardment Group. Collection includes 5 vintage aerial bombing photos of Italy, Austria and Gemany, about 40 personal photos(3 x 4½ and smaller) of him and fellow pilots, photos of Italy, bombed ruins and bomber planes. Also included his insignia from his uniform, War Department ID discharge papers, letters of commendation and more. Very well kept for 70+ years and all together fascinating. Finally one vintage original "Remember Pearl Harbor" war propaganda poster in superior condition. Estimate Value $250 - UP
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$336 |
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General Hoyt S. Vandenberg as Chief of Staff US Air Force Signed Proclamation to Studio Head Darryl F. Zanuck for Twelve O'Clock High (1899-1954) Second Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the second Director of Central Intelligence. Darryl F. Zanuck was the long-time producer and studio head of Twentieth Century Fox who championed the acclaimed 1949 film TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH, starring a superb Gregory Peck, The first and arguably the greatest film to examine the pressures of command and the psychological toll of making life and death decisions for men they come to know and care about until DAS BOOT in 1984. Offered is Darryl Zanuck's elaborately hand calligraphed proclamation by Chief of Staff Hoyt S. Vandenberg, thanking him and his studio for the excellent production. From the estate of Darryl Zanuck, this proclamation is still in its original frame, the colors of the inks as vibrant as the day lettered, Vandenberg's signature bold. 12 x 9" framed to 17 x 14" and in excellent condition, with only slight discoloration from moisture on right side edge. Estimate Value $200 - UP
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$363 |
Lot 214 |
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Three Iconic Photos and a Film of the Japanese Surrender. Four Items: (1) 8 x 10" color photo of the Marine Corps War Memorial, signed "Herschel W. Williams /Medal of Honor / Iwo Jima / Feb. 23, 1945." Williams won his medal for actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on the same day Joe Rosenthal took the iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of the flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi. The memorial, sculpted by Felix de Weldon and dedicated to all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who died in the defense of the United States since 1775, was inspired by Rosenthal's photo. With PSA/DNA COA. (2) Two copies of Alfred Eisenstaedt's Times Square V-J Day photo of American sailor George Mendonsa (who passed away on Feb. 18, 2019) grabbing nurse Greta Zimmer, a stranger, and laying a big smooch on her. One photo, with an 11/05/12 date-stamp on the back, is signed "Times Square / George Mendonsa" in black marker; with a COA from the UK. The other photo is simply signed "George Mendonsa" in red marker; with JSA cert sticker. (3) Original 16mm Castle Films movie of "Japan's Surrender!" In the original red, white, and blue box. Estimate Value $150 - UP
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$150 |
Lot 215 |
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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 $150 - UP
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$192 |
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Political Buttons -- Huge Collection of Approximately 900, Including W.H. Harrison, Van Buren, H. Clay, Fillmore, B. Harrison, McKinley, T. Roosevelt. Over forty-year-old collection of political buttons for presidential candidates from 1840 to 1976, the majority displayed in notebooks, but a couple of hundred loose in bags. From the 19th century, buttons include: W.H. Harrison, Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Charles Sumner, Millard Fillmore, Horace Greeley, Benjamin Harrison, William Jennings Bryan, and William McKinley. From the 20th century, buttons are found for, among others, Theodore Roosevelt, Alton B. Parker, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Charles E. Hughes, Douglas MacArthur, W.A. Harriman, Estes Kefauver, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Shirley Chisholm, Strom Thurmond, John Tower, Nelson Rockefeller, Robert Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, Gene McCarthy, Pat Brown, Jerry Brown, Jesse Jackson, Sargent Shriver, Birch Bayh, Frank Church, Dr. Spock, Dick Gregory, Eldridge Cleaver, Pat Paulsen, and more. There are numerous buttons for Eisenhower, Stevenson, Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, Humphrey/Muskie, George Wallace, Jimmy Carter/Mondale, Ford, and Reagan. There are also a few political postcards. This collection really needs to be seen in person to be appreciated. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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$1,875 |
Lot 217 |
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B-17 Bomber Painted by Fritz Willis, Gift of Studio Head Jack Warner to Lt. General Henry H. Arnold (1942). Spectacular art, gouache and ink on paper of the Boeing B-17D Bomber by acclaimed illustrator, Fritz Willis (1907-1979). After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, legendary director Howard Hawks, approached Lt. General Henry "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces to assist with a film based on the experiences of a flight of B-17s, specifically the crew of the Mary-Ann that left Hamilton Field, California, on the night of December 6, 1941, and literally flew into the war the next morning at Pearl Harbor. That movie was the World War II film classic, "AIR FORCE" starring John Garfield, directed by Hawks and produced by Jack Warner.
The artist Fritz Willis eventually left Warner Brothers and became one of the landmark commercial artists of the 20th Century, and a legend for his extraordinarily sensual pin-up art, highly prized and collected world-wide. Therefore, the uniqueness of this piece cannot be overstated. Art is 26 x 20" and framed to 36 x 30". There is a torn and taped notation on verso that mentions the provenance saying Arnold gave Warner the painting which makes little sense given the artist was working at Warner Brothers. We feel it much more likely the other way around. Estimate Value $1,250 - UP
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$1,020 |
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