Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 79

World War 2

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 145		"Buy War Bonds". By R. Couillard, 1943. Lithograph on linen. Height: 38"; width: 28". Bold illustration of a weeping European peasant woman contemplating the devastation wrought by war all around her, reminding Americans at home that they have it easy in comparison and urging them to buy bonds to support the war. Fine condition. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $420
Lot 146		Clark, Mark W (1896-1984) American soldier; Commanding General of the 5th Army in World War II. Printed map of the Order of Battle on the Italian Front, April 1945, signed in black marker in the lower margin by General Clark, 8½ x 11", n.p., n.d. The map was issued for the 15th Army Group under the command of General Clark. That last April of the war President Roosevelt died, Mussolini was executed, Hitler committed suicide, and the 5th Army's losses in Italy were 188,746, often in hand-to-hand combat. On April 29, 1945, the Germans surrendered to the 5th's own Mark Clark. Estimated Value $400 - 600. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 147		Collection of 100+ World War II Pacific Snapshots. Photos include scenes of villages, bombed-out towns, American service men at war and play, dead Japanese soldiers (some decapitated heads), native men, women and children in various stages of dress and undress, and a couple of photos of the Japanese surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri. Most are mounted to loose album pages and appear to date from the very end of the war in the Pacific. There is also a drawing of a young American and a mimeograph certificate of membership in the Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep, a tradition for sailors who crossed the equator and participated in a "Crossing the Line" ceremony. Locations are likely in the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, and the Japanese home islands. Very good. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 148		*Deck Log of His Majesty's Ship, the Cruiser London.* Manuscript log book of the London on her Mediterranean Tour, beginnins at Scapa on Feb. 12, 1944 and ending at sea, enroute to Exmouth Gull from Trincomalee on May 13, 1944. Accomplished in pencil, in an unidentified hand, 184pp, 14½ x 11½"; worn, dog-earred, dirty and stained--as befits a veteran of sea duty in wartime. More than 60,000 warships, of which nearly a quarter were sunk or destroyed, fought in World War II. This Log Book chronicles five months in the annals of one of them. Mar. 21-April 2, 1944: The Indian Ocean, operation "Diplomat." The London sails with the British Eastern Fleet from Trincomalee. They sink 6 sinps, 4 coasters, 4 tugs, 1 barge, 1 minesweeper, 1 submarine, and 2 vessels. April 16-24, 1944: The Indian Ocean, operation "Cockpit"--a carrier raid on Sabang. 46 bombers and 35 fighters attack Sabang in Northwest Sumatra. 1 steamer is sunk, and 24 aircraft are destroyed on the ground. One allied fighter is lost but the pilot rescued by a British submarine. Three Japanese torpedo aircraft try to attack, but are shut down by the fighter cover. May 6-13, 1944: The Indian Ocean, operation "Transom."--a carrier raid on Soerabaya. The London escorts six fleet tankers and one water tanker, from Exmouth Bay before joining the fleet again on May 14, but that adventure is recorded, no doubt, in another Log Book. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 149		[Enola Gay] Tibbets, Ferebee, and Van Kirk. Photograph of the Enola Gay signed "Paul W. Tibbets/Pilot," "Thomas W. Ferebee/Bombardier/11/12/90," and "Theodore J. 'Dutch' Van Kirk/Navigator," 8 x 10", n.p. Fine. The Enola Gay was the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, killing over 70,000 people and destroying nearly half of the city. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 150		Four World War II Military Educational Posters. "Jap Infantry Weapons", features actual pictures and identification of all known weapons used by the Japanese. "Keep 'Em Rolling", Mobile Ordnance Chart picturing and identifying U.S. military transport vehicles. "Submarine", identifying color diagram of exterior and interior of submarine and pictures actual crew in action. "6,000 Tons", reminder to military personnel to do their part to cut back on waste. All: 47 x 35"; color; 1944; issued by Army Information Branch Army Service Forces and Navel Educational Services Section; U.S. Goverment Printing Office. Fine condition. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 151		"Freedom From Fear". By Norman Rockell, 1943. Lithograph on linen. Height: 28"; width: 20". Office of War Information Poster No.46, image from a painting for the Saturday Evening Post of the fourth freedom in his Four Freedom series. On January 6, 1941 in his Message to Congress United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented the "Four Freedoms," in part: "We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way-- everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want. everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear. anywhere in the world. " The President's speech inspired Rockwell to create the Four Freedoms series for the Post. This inspiring patriotic painting "OURS to fight for, freedom from fear" contributed by Rockwell to the United States war bond sales effort is one of the best works of art to come out of the war years. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 152		"Freedom From Want". By Norman Rockell, 1943. Lithograph on linen. Height: 28"; width: 20". Office of War Information Poster No.45, image from a painting for the Saturday Evening Post of the third freedom in his Four Freedom series. The poster is also now known as "Thanksgiving Dinner," Freedom from Want is one of Rockwell�s most recognized works. In it we see a large family gathered around the table for a Thanksgiving feast. The grandfather is at one end of the table, ready to slice the turkey. The apron-clad grandmother is placing the turkey on the table while smiling children and grandchildren converse. Rockwell was concerned that the painting might suggest overabundance rather than freedom from want, but it was never received that way by the public. The original painting series was taken by The Treasury Department on a tour of the country, and along with the issuance of the posters, raised more than $132 million for war efforts. The New Yorker reported that Rockwell�s Four Freedoms "were received by the public with more enthusiasm, perhaps, than any other paintings in the history of American art.". Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 153		MacArthur, Douglas (1880-1964) Commanding General of U.S. Armed Forced in the Far East during World War II. In 1945, as Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, he accepted the formal surrender of the Japanese on board the battleship Missouri, and was in charge of the Occupation of Japan. As Supreme Commander of United Nations forces in Korea (1950-1951), he was dismissed by President Harry S Truman in April 1951 for public statements advocating extension of the war to Communist China. Typed letter signed as General of the Army, 1p, 10½ x 8", New York, July 10, 1963. Eight months before his death, the 84-year-old general thanks Miss Rosalind Swain, a friend in Indianapolis, for her letter and "enclosures." He adds, "You are always so kind and generous in your references to me and I am truly grateful for your friendship and esteem." Boldly signed. Accompanied by a photo of the American officers present at the signing of the Japanese surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri. Estimated Value $300 - 400. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 154		Montgomery, Bernard, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976) British field marshall who played an important role in the Allied victories in Africa and Europe. Postcard photo signed and dated, "8 May 1968 / Montgomery of Alamein / F.M.," 5½ x 3½". A head-and-shoulders portrait. Lightly toned, else fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 155		Nimitz, Chester W (1885-1966) Fleet Admiral and Commander of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific in World War II; he received the Japanese surrender. Autograph letter signed as Fleet Admiral, 2pp, 10 x 8", Berkeley, California, June 11, 1958, with a nine-page typed speech marked "Confidential" twice, which Nimitz intended to give before the House Armed Services Committee, containing extensive holograph additions. Both the letter and the speech were sent to noted journalist Robert R. Gros. The letter says, in part, "…I enclose a copy of the statement which I had prepared for Vinson's committee but did not use because I was not called. However, I may be called before the Senate Armed Forces Committee and so will use it. I am grateful that you will hold the paper secure. You are free, however, to help yourself to such of the ideas expressed if you believe in them…." The typed manuscript discusses the new weapons available and states his belief that each of the armed services should remain independent and have the tools it needs to perform its essential functions, and that research pertaining to weapons and their use should be the responsibility of a civilian director, with each service being allowed to continue applied research in weapons and methods peculiar to that service. "…I am one of those 'obtuse admirals' who believes that if we should unfortunately engage in World War III in the predictable future…we will use many of the methods and in considerable part the same weapons, greatly improved of course, that we used in World War II…." An entire page of holograph notes on the verso of page 1 of the speech, he notes, "…My great concern is that during all the experimentation now going on with missiles of all kinds, none of which have as yet proved themselves at long (over 200-300 miles) range, we will neglect the proved weapons of World War II. While there have been great advances, there have been only a few changes. Even the atom powered submarine has only a few improvements. It is a steam turbine driven ship with a reactor furnishing heat instead of a boiler. The British had steam driven subs in World War I, and long before that the Turks had a small steam driven sub." A remarkable speech by one of the greatest naval commanders in U.S. history. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 156		Patton, General George S., Jr (1885-1945) General in the United States Army, best known for his command of the Seventh United States Army, and later the Third United States Army, in the European Theater of World War II. His strong emphasis on rapid and aggressive offensive action proved effective. While Allied leaders held sharply differing opinions on Patton, he was regarded highly by his opponents in the German High Command. Signed photograph of a WWII B-Bomber, 14 x 10", black & white, matte finish. Patton signed in black ink on the lower right. Fine condition. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 157		Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944) German Field Marshall, nicknamed "Desert Fox" for his victories as leader of the Afrika Korps. Following his defeat at El-Alamein, Rommel was placed in charge of the defense of the French coast. After the failure of the Stauffenberg plot to assassinate Hitler (July 20, 1944), Hitler discovered (while torturing participants in the plot) that Rommel was aware of the attempt on his life. To save face for Hitler, who did not want the German people to know that his most popular general was against him, Rommel was given a choice of swallowing a cyanide pill (and the German people would be told that he had died of wounds received on July 17th when his jeep was strafed by Allied planes) or being tried for high treason. Not wanting his family and staff to suffer, Rommel chose to commit suicide. He had been against killing Hitler, not wanting to make him a martyr, but thought a separate peace should be made with the Allies and Hitler put on trial. Document signed ("Rommel") as General of Panzer Troops and Commander of Panzer Group Africa, 19, 11 x 8¼", Gef. St. (North Africa), Nov. 20, 1941. Listing Alois Buchner to be awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class. Large bold signature in pencil. Accompanied by a color photo of Rommel. Estimated Value $400 - 600. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $660
Lot 158		Tbbets, Paul (Enola Gay & Bock's Car Crew). Photo signed with date of the bomb drop, Aug. 6, 1945, 10" x 8", picturing Colonel Tibbets standing in uniform in front of the Enola Gay; signed at upper right margin, in blue ink. With signed First Day Non-Issue, 50th Anniversary Commemorating the Allied victory over Japan; the stamp was never issued due to protests from Japanese government officals. Cover post-marked August 14, 1995, Columbus, Ohio.; Bock's Car Crew Commmemorative "War Ends with Atomic Bomb" Cover, picturing the second atomic bomber crew that dropped the "Fat Man" bomb on Nagasaki, August 9, 1945, signed and annotated by: Major Charles W. Sweeney, Captain Charles Albury, 2nd Lieutenant Fred J. Olivi, Commander Frederick Ashworth, USN. Fine condition. Estimated Value $175 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $108
Lot 159		Truman, Harry S. Steel engraving of the White House as it looked in the late 19th century inscibed and signed in black ink below the engraving, "To Robert Lloyd Jones, from Harry Truman 2-16-62," 5¾ x 7¾". A lovely item, attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 10½ x 12½". Estimated Value $400 - 600. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 160		"United We Are Strong". By Henry Koener, 1943. Lithograph on linen. Height: 39"; width: 28½". Office of War Information, Poster No. 64. Strong, bold and colorful illustration of multiple cannons firing, each identified with its countries flag, in a united stand supporting the war effort. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 161		Zhukhov, Georgy (1896-1974) Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army. He spearheaded the Soviet thrust into Germany, and oversaw the signing of one of the Instruments of Surrender in Berlin on May 8, 1945. Rare document signed ("Zhukov"), 2pp, in Russian, 10¾ x 8", Kiev, Oct. 21, 1940. An order issued to the Forces of Kiev Special Military District, numbered 2929, stating that Major Polubenin Alexey Ivanovich, Chief of Staff of the 33rd Artillery Regiment of the 72nd Infantry Division is to be appointed as deputy commander of the 72nd Artillery Regiment. The document also mentions eight other persons who are being appointed. Countersigned by member of the Military Council of Kovo, Army Commissar (2nd Rank) Borisov and Head of Staff of Kovo, Lt. Gen. Purkayev. Punch holes, else fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360