Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 113

The Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

World War I & II

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1174		Original Vintage World War I French Bond Poster by Poulbot, 1916. Lithograph, color, 47.6 x 31.5". Titled "14 Juillet 1916 / Journeé de Paris / Au Profits des Oeuvres de Guerre de l'Hôtel de Ville," Translation: Paris Day. July 14, 1916. To benefit the Hôtel de Ville's [City Hall's] war charities. Signed by Poulbot at lower right and dated 1916. Printed by H. Chachoin, Paris [1916]. Small children dressed in soldiers' uniforms stand at attention in honor of the wounded soldiers walking by them. Not examined out of frame. Beautifully matted and framed to an overall size of 49 x 34". Francisque Poulbot (1879-1946) was a French artist who drew patriotic posters and postcards during World War I. His portraits of children affected by the war are especially poignant. His affinity for children led him to open a dispensary to help the needy children of Montmartre in 1923. Poster was professionally framed in museum grade plexi, but we can remove and ship poster rolled if so desired. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1175		WWI: Remarkable Collection of 1000+ Photographs and 21 Glass Plate Negatives: Fighter Planes, Airships, Troops, Aerial Photos and More. From a member of the 7th Corps Artillery Liaison School, 88 Aero Squadron, 3rd Photo Squadron, Earl S. Messer. When Googling, Mr. Messer's name show up in War Department Files, official A.E.F. Photograph files and science records shooting the earliest images of Haley's Comet. From his estate, a phenomenal collection of well over 1000 photos from his time in Europe during WWI. The collection includes single weight, silver nitrate photos as small as 1 x 3" to 7 x 9½" photographs and includes 15 7 x 9" glass plate negatives and six, 4 x 5" glass plate negatives. The most astonishing history can be found in this collection: Battle scenes, destruction, fighter biplanes, wounded, aerial reconnaissance images of (enemy) terrain, small picturesque towns, military bases, countless images of WWI fighting men airships and much more. As these are single weight photos, most curl, something very easily remedied by having in folios. There is much history here and images that amaze in their scale and beauty. Fortunately the collection was wonderfully archived these 100+ years and kept from moisture and insects. A treasure trove from the first World War and unlike anything Goldberg Auctions has ever offered. Previewing in person highly recommended. Estimated Value $600 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,560
Lot 1176		World War I: 18 Autographs of WWI Pilots, Aces, Commanders including Eddie Rickenbacker, General John Pershing & Major Jimmy Doolittle. Wonderful, unique collection of autographs all obtained in the early 1930s, signed on superb hand painted covers by the artist/autograph collector himself. This resulted in a fine collection of artists, writers, sports legends, pilots and entertainers responding to him due to these beautiful miniature works of art that can be found throughout this auction. Great collection of mostly WWI notables signed on beautifully executed covers: Philippe Pétain, French Commander of the Second Army during the 9 month Battle of Verdún on the same cover as Commander John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, Eddie Rickenbacker, America's Ace pilot, Jimmy Doolittle (maybe better known during WWII) but a pilot trainer during WWI, Rear Admiral career navy officer, who is most remembered for his leadership of USS Minnesota during World War I, Anthony G.H. Fokker legendary plane builder during WWI, Major George Beaumont who gave the order to "Cease Firing" Nov. 11, 1918, Felix von Luckner, legendary German Naval Captain, Pilot Hermann Köhl, German WWI Ace, Lt. General James G. Harbord under Pershing, and Major General Ben Hebard Fuller, Navy and Marines. Also included Charles Lockwood, sole survivor of the Last Man's Club of Civil War Veterans, Captain Louis J. Gulliver, US Constitution in 1933 and more. Each would frame beautifully. Estimated Value $400 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 1177		World War II Commemorative Presentation - U.S.S. Aspro (SS-3091). Commissioned July 31, 1943. Hand painted wood and wire model in custom wooden presentation box. The Aspro made seven successful War Patrols in the area of South China Sea: Truk, Palau, Formosa and Honshu. Aspro is credited with sinking 16 ships including the Japanese submarine A1-43 and damaging an additional 9 ships. Aspro also rescued 6 Aviation personnel. She was decommissioned on Jan. 31, 1946 and sunk as a target in Nov. 1962. Presented to the Commanding Officers: Cmdr. Harry C. Stevenson; Cmdr. William A. Stevenson; and Cmdr. James H. Ashley. We note Japanese "kill" flags on backside. A unique WWII crew-presented model in excellent condition. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1178		Rare WWII Era Camp Haan/Camp Irwin Scrapbook of Signed Photos by Entertainers Performing for Troops. Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Big Bands, More. An extraordinary personal archive/scrapbook of the scores of entertainers who performed for troops during WWII at Camp Haan and Camp Irwin near outside Los Angeles with most of the 8 x 10" photos signed. Phenomenal photos of singers, big band leaders, troops dancing with starlets and two autographs and images of boxer Joe Louis in the rings for exhibition fights. 24 oversized pages having signed photos to "Leonard" who clearly was in charge of bringing hope, laughter and song to troop training at bases during WWII. Included are autographs by Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Joe. E. Brown, Lionel Barrymore, William Demarest, Anne Rutherford, Victor Borge, Big Band Leader Kay Keyser, Chester Morris, Priscilla Lane, Betty Bruce, Dennis Day, Johnny Mercer and more. Also there are some amazing shots of Joe Louis boxing (with two autographs) in an outdoor ring surrounded by hundreds of troops watching and a remarkable photo of swing band performing to an all black crowd of troops. There are also war bond posters and other ephemera. 25 x 20" and in very fine condition. A small bit of damage on scrapbook cover but the pages and photos very well kept. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,094
Lot 1179		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. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1180		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. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $504
Lot 1181		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. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $400
Lot 1182		Patton, George S., Douglas MacArthur, and John H. Bradley. Three items: (1) "George S. Patton, Jr." signature as general above typed name and rank, on 1¾ x 3" card. (2) "Douglas MacArthur" signature on 2¾ x 4½" card; vertical crease between "Mac" and "Arthur." (3) 2 x 4" card signed, "John H. Bradley / Iwo Jima Flag Raiser / (Survivor) / Flag Raised Feb 23, 1945"; small damp stain at left corner. Each signature is in mylar which is affixed (but easily removed) from a page with printed biographical information and a commemorative stamp. Light toning, else fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 1183		Important Collection of 90+ WWII Propaganda Leaflets: Rare Pieces Fired by V-1 & V-2 Rockets, Allied Propaganda and Some Cold War. Important collection of WWII propaganda (Psychological Warfare; PSYWAR) 50+ years in the making. A variety of propaganda leaflets German to Allied Forces, Allied Forces to German from just about every front. A great number of these German leaflets were rocket fired both by V-1 and V-2 rockets and are exceptionally scarce and historically significant. Included from the Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda are: Set of five (5) "This is an Experiment-let's try it W. Churchill" (these pieces are so in demand and valuable, reproductions have been printed, these four are definitely original and in exceptional condition), Set of five (5) V1 P.O.W. Post, four in the vertical configuration, one in the horizontal, fine to excellent condition, all having minor evidence of rocket fired, set of four (4) Signal (40 page propaganda magazine) all Number 17, 1944, the "5 Minutes to 12" cover in very good condition, clearly rocket fired, Set of three (3) Ca c'était une bombe volante" V-1 rocket fired pieces fired over France and Belgium telling them to flee, Set of five (5) "The Other Side" both Number 2, 3, and 4, good to excellent condition (three definitely evidence of being rocket fired from the V-1), set of two (2) The POW Life Assurance Co. (POW life expectancy +37.3 Years longer than Average GI Joe), set and numerous single pieces including V1- Allied Invasion Starting, "Do You Have a Ghost of a Chance", "When Will The War Be Over", "Go South to Sunny Germany","Battle of Atlantic is being Lost!" "To Those Who Wonder" It's Your Job To Fight! and many more. Allied propaganda pieces dropped over Germany and other occupation territories include Safe Conduct flyers, set of 12 different British leaflets dropped over Italy in Italian, large Allied leaflets dropped over Germany and more. Also included are a collection of 20+ of small leaflets dropped over Germany some over East and some over West Berlin in the 1950s and two Chinese flyers dropped over Korea. Finally, the brochures, correspondence, documentation by experts including R. G. Auckland and Herbert Friedman as well as several vintage re-strike photos of V-1 and V-2 rockets are included, all fantastic resources for comprehensive information. An incredible history in overall very fine to excellent condition. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,938
Lot 1184		Collection of Over 40 Covers and Letters Signed by Generals and Admirals: Includes Nimitz, Halsey, & MacArthur. Covers signed by generals include: Douglas MacArthur, Omar N. Bradley (3), J.M. Wainwright, J.H. Doolittle (3), Claire Chennault, Pappy Boyington, R.W. Eichelberger, Lucius Clay, Mark W. Clark, R.L. Maxwell, Frank C. Walker, Walter Krueger, W.C. Westmoreland, and others. Many covers are first day of issue and many are war-date. Letters signed by generals include George C. Marshall, Leslie R. Groves, and B.B. Somervill. Admiral Chester Nimitz signed a card with an admiral's seagoing flag. Admirals and rear admirals who signed covers are William F. Halsey, Thomas C. Kinkaid, Arthur W. Radford, Aubrey W. Fitch, R.A. Spruance, H.E. Kimmel, U.S.G. Sharp, and D.N. Gallery. Also included is a cover signed by Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida, who led the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, one signed by Albert Speer (Hitler's architect) alone and one by Speer and Nuremburg prosecutor Telford Taylor. Items are overall fine. This lot should be examined in person. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,860
Lot 1185		Pilots Paul Tibbets & Charles Sweeney: Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The Enola Gay and Bockscar, 7 Signed Photos Including One Together. The United States dropped two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, killing over 150,000 plus Japanese, most civilians. Japan surrendered to the Allies on August 15, and signed their Declaration of Surrender on September 2, in Tokyo Bay, effectively ending WWII. Offered is a superb collection of signed photos, including: 1.) A scarce 8 x 10 photo signed by pilots Paul Tibbets AND Major Charles Sweeney, pilots of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings respectively. 2) Signed photo of Pilot Paul Tibbets, Navigator Theodore J. Van Kirk, and Bombardier Thomas Ferebee. 3.) Signed photo of the destruction of Hiroshima and of Little Boy signed by Tibbets, Ferebee, Van Kirk, Morris Jeppson, Weapons Officer and R.H. Nelson, Radio. 4.) Two photos signed by Jacob Beser, who was the only crew member to fly on BOTH missions. 7.) Signed 5 x 7 by Weapons Officer Morris Jeppson. All are in excellent condition. 8.) Scarce full mint sheet of 36 stamps and history of the only rescinded stamp design in postal history. In 1995 a stamp was to commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but was rescinded as was deemed in poor taste, a design that showed an atomic blast in crimson red. Estimated Value $750 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 1186		Paul Tibbets, Pilot of The Enola Gay and the Bombing of Hiroshima: 20 Signed Photos by Tibbets, 17 Different Images (1915-2007) Paul Warfield Tibbets, a brigadier general in the United States Air Force whose name will forever live in history as the pilot who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay. On August 6, 1945 "Little Boy", the first of two atomic bombs used during WWII, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Here an outstanding collection of 20 signed (mostly) 8 x 10" photos with one in color totaling 17 different images. While all the photos are modern re-strikes, there are photos here we have never seen signed by him previously. Most come with photocopied images of him signing the photos at various events. All are in excellent condition, with his signature bold and steady on every piece. More signed Tibbets photos and commemorative covers, including signatures of fellow crew members, can be found in the Aviation Section. Phenomenal collection for collectors and dealers alike. Estimated Value $600 - UP From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 1187		Raymond F. Toliver & Trevor J. Constable. Fighter Aces of the U.S.A. Beautifully researched boasting scores of photographs of fighter pilots of WWI and WWII. Signed copy by the two authors. In addition, Signed on two Book Plates The P-38 Lightning (11 sigs) and opposite page bookplate P-51 Mustang Aces (13 sigs.) plus signatures throughout the book on their various photos. Very historic and in choice condition. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold