Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 45

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

World War 2 Memorabilia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1136		1930s Naval Scrapbook & Ship Matchbook Covers. Period album with over 65 pages of navy-related clippings: many ships, including some that were lost or damaged in World War II, admirals, officers, sailors at work and play, etc. With approximately 75 colorful matchbook covers from a wide variety of ships, including the U.S.S. Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland, Indianapolis, and many others. Covers laid to the page; overall toning and wear but very interesting. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1137		"A careless word…A Needless Sinking". OWI Poster No. 24, 1942, 37 ½" x 28 ½". A battleship goes up in flames as the few battered survivors row away. Normal folds; one tiny marginal split. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 1138		Air Ministry "Scramble" Bell, 1938. Original brass bell engraved "A.M. 1938", 12½" high and 12½" in diameter at the widest point. Painted red; over half of the original paint is intact. This was one of the bells tolled daily during the Battle of Britain in 1940 to alert British Fighter Command Air Stations of incoming enemy planes and to herald the return of British fighters. It is unknown with which Fighter Command Air Station this bell was associated. The Battle of Britain was the largest bombing campaign carried out up to that time; it represented Nazi Germany's attempt to destroy Britain's air defense and to break British morale in order to carry out a German amphibious assault on the British Isles and to possibly effect a surrender. The never-say-die attitude of the RAF and the refusal of the British public to cave in are a marvelous tribute to the British people. The buyer is responsible for pick up or arranging shipping for this item, which weighs 47 pounds. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1139		"Americanos todos" - Bilingual Poster. OWI Poster No. 65, 1943, 28 ¼" x 20 ¼", by Leon Helguera. In Spanish and English, urging all Americans, "Let�s fight for victory." A U.S. flag-draped top hat and a sombrero are raised together. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 1140		Churchill Silver Medal Commemorating D-Day. 999 silver, 4.3 troy ounces, 65mm, by Churchill's favorite sculptor, Nemon. Obverse has Churchill's right profile with "Churchill / D Day 1944." The reverse has a high-relief British coat of arms with the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense," and the Churchill family motto below: "Fiel Pero Desdichado." The edge has "Medallic Art Co., N.Y." and the number "167." Worn. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $102
Lot 1141		FDR On Opportunities For All Loyal Americans In the War Effort. OWI Poster No. 75, 1943, 28" x 20" A spread eagle holds a flag-draped arrow above a February 3, 1943 speech by the President "…Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry." Light creasing at vertical fold. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 1142		The Five Sullivan Brothers. "They Did Their Part," OWI Poster No. 42, 1943, 40 ½" x 28 ½". Picturing the five brothers who all died at Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942 when the USS Juneau was torpedoed. Fine; normal folds; one small marginal tear. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 1143		Norman Rockwell�s "Save Freedom of Worship". "Buy War Bonds," OWI Poster No. 43, 1943, 28¼" x 20 ¼". Showing a diverse group of people worshiping "Each according to the dictates of his own conscience." Normal folds; one creased area at left side. This is one of the famous "Four Freedoms" posters produced by Rockwell. Estimated Value $600 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1144		"United we are strong". OWI Poster No. 64, 1943, 40 ½" x 28 ½", by Koerner. Showing the colorful flags of the Allies draped around the barrels of anti-craft guns, all firing simultaneously into the sky. Normal folds. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1145		Vintage World War 2 Poster - "Avenge December 7". 40" x 28½", by Bernard Perlin, U.S. Office of War Information, 1942. A sailor in a tattered uniform with a look of determination on his face holds up a giant forearm and vows revenge over an image of Pearl Harbor. Folds, some creasing at lower left corner. Shrink-wrapped to board. A popular image. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1146		Vintage World War 2 Poster: "a careless word…another cross". 28½" x 40", by John Atherton. Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943. A cross on a GI's grave holds his helmet and utility belt, reminding the public to watch what it says, that the enemy can be anywhere. Folds; small area of paper abrasion at bottom center, affecting one letter. Shrink-wrapped to board. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 1147		Vintage World War 2 Poster: "We French Workers Warn You…". 28½" x 40", by Ben Shahn. Printed by the Government Printing Office for the War Information Board, 1942. In front of an "Official Vichy Decree" French workers are shown with their hands in the air. Folds; faint 2½" tear at mid-left edge. With stamp of Veteran of Foreign Wars historian. Shrink-wrapped to board. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1148		World War 2 Posters - "This Is The Enemy". Two of the same poster, OWI Poster No. 76, 1943, 28" x 20". Depicting a hand with a swastika on the sleeve plunging a dagger into a Bible. One is fine with normal folds. The second is in poor condition with paper loss at top edge and lower right corner and several tears; needs restoration. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1149		World War 2 Posters: "Where Our Men Our Fighting…". Both 28" x 22", issued by the Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. "Where our men are fighting Our Food Is Fighting," 1943, urges conservation and wise use of food; some fold wear and lower marginal blemishes; stamp of former owner. "The United Nations Fight For Freedom" by Broder, 1942, shows the colorful flags of 20 nations and the Statue of Liberty. Normal folds. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 1150		"Wanted - Fighting Dollars/ Make Every Pay-Day Bond-Day". Form DSS 189A from the Government Printing Office, 1942, 28" x 20", by H.H. Wilkinsons. A rosy-cheeked workman urges payroll deductions to buy defense bonds and stamps. Inset of a Minuteman statue. With a 14" x 10" poster of the same image. Minor creasing. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 1151		War War II Ration Book. Red leather "Dur-ration Books" holder with parts of five war ration books that belonged to a Los Angeles gentleman and his wife; numerous ration stamps still in the books. Rationing was an important part of the war effort and was used to buy goods made scarce by the war. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1152		"We have just begun to fight!". OWI Poster No. 62, 1943, 48 ½" x 28". A GI with drawn bayonet urges his fellow soldiers onward. Ten battles are listed at lower right, from Pearl Harbor to Tunisia. Fine; normal folds and light toning. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115