Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 76

Manuscript Sale

World War I

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 120		"Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds". By F. Strothmann, 1918. Stone lithograph, on linen. Height: 29¾"; width 19¾". A hulking German soldier with bloody fingers and bayonet stares ominously across the Atlantic Ocean, wordlessly threatening to do to America what he has done to Europe. Dramatic posters such as this were highly effective. Americans bought 23 billion dollars worth of war bonds. Estimated Value $500 - 750 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 121		Hand-carved Model of The Red Baron's Albatros D. III Biplane. Fantastic model airplane, 27½ inches long, 29 inches across the wings, and 13 inches high, working propeller and wheels, white paint on half of back of upper wing. The Red Baron sits in the cockpit. The Albatros D. III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service. Manfred von Richthofen started having his Albatross painted red when he became a squadron leader in January 1917. Although von Richthofen also flew a Fokker Dr. 1 triplane and shot down 19 Allied aircraft in it, it was in the Albatros D. III biplane that he shot down 22 Allied aircraft in one month, April 1917-- the month that was known as "Bloody April"--when the Germans were dominating the air. Von Richthofen was shot through the heart and lungs on April 18, 1918 during an air fight; he managed to land his plane but died shortly thereafter. It is thought that the bullet that killed him might have come from Australian anti-aircraft fire from the ground. Von Richthofen is considered the top ace of World War I, being credited with 80 air combat victories. Estimated Value $500-UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 122		Tiffany & Co. WWI Medal Awarded By Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. Bronze medal created by Tiffany & Co., and awarded by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for selling more than $5,000 in war savings stamps during 1918. Obverse: Spread winged eagle with sunburst and the New York Met Life building behind. Reverse: Text stating, "This medal commemorates valuable service to the Government of the United States while representing the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company selling War Savings Stamps during 1918 to an amount exceeding five thousand dollars and thereby helping to win the war." Under this text, it is signed "Tiffany & Co." Marked "Bronze" on the side. Measures 1 5/8" in diameter. Estimated Value $150 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $108