Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 61

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

World War 2

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 488		MacArthur, Douglas. Bold signature on 3 x 5 in. paper, n.p., n.d. Matted with a portrait of MacArthur and framed to an overall size of 17 x 10¾". Fine; some nicks to frame. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $212
Lot 489		Dwight D. Eisenhower Proclamation No. 1 to the People of Germany. 20 x 20½ in. Text in English and German. Headed: "Military Government -- Germany/ Supreme Commander's Area of Control / Proclamation No. 1." In part, "To the People of Germany: I, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, do hereby proclaim as follows: - The Allied Forces serving under my command have now entered Germany. We come as conquerors, but not as oppressors. In the area of Germany occupied by the forces under my command, we shall obliterate Nazi-ism and German Militarism. We shall overthrow the Nazi rule, dissolve the Nazi Party and abolish the cruel, oppressive and discriminatory laws and institutions which the Party has created. We shall eradicate that German Militarism which has so often disrupted the peace of the world. Military and Party leaders, the Gestapo and others suspected of crimes and atrocities will be tried and, if guilty, punished as they deserve…." Eisenhower suspends all German courts and educational institutions within the occupied territory and and instructs all officials, employees and workers to remain at their posts until further orders. The poster is toned (slightly darker in lower left quadrant); several edge chips, ragged at lower left corner, not affecting text, and normal folds. Lower left corner has "(9/44) (37657) 10,000." This poster-size proclamation is extremely rare. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $852
Lot 490		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 491		[Iwo Jima] John H. Bradley. Longest surviving member of the six men who raised the second American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima on February 23. 1945; the moment was immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's photograph. Autograph letter signed "John H. Bradley," one page, 6½ x 5¼ in., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 14, 1946. Written to R.L. Moore in Philadelphia, just under a year after the historic event: "I want to thank you very kindly for your very nice gift. That was very kind of you to remember me in that way. The names of the two survivors now in the U.S. are as follows: Rene A. Gagnon / 43 Hollis / Manchester, N.H. / Ira H. Hayes / Bapchule, Arizona…." Fine condition. Accompanied by the transmittal envelope, postmarked from Appleton, Wis. on Feb. 16, 1946 and carrying a 3¢ stamp (Scott #929) issued in 1945 commemorating the flag raising and by a 9 x 10 in. commemorative poster with an unused 3¢ stamp. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $541
Lot 492		McAuliffe, A.C. Autograph Letter Signed "A C McAuliffe" on engraved, personal stationery, one page, 10¾ x 7¼ in., Chevy Chase, Maryland, June 25, 1972. To "Mr. Yorio" with information on the Battle of the Bulge. In part, "The best book on Bastogne was written by S.L.A. Marshall and entitled: 'Bastogne, The First Eight Days'…A fine book on the bulge is: 'Battle, The Story of the Bulge' by John Toland and published by Random House. My reply to the surrender demand was indeed 'Nuts.'" Accompanied by a First Day Cover for the General Patton Memorial Signed 'Nuts' A C McAuliffe." With cachet of General Patton and a tank and cancelled at Brussels, Belgium on October 28, 1957. Both items very fine. The Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 16, 1944-Jan. 25, 1945), was Germany's last, desperate offensive of World War II. It was also the largest land battle of the war in which American forces took part. The town of Bastogne was vital to the Germans, as all seven roads in the Ardennes mountains converged on the town. By noon of Dec. 21st, German troops had surrounded Bastogne and on the 22nd, the German commander, Generalleutnant Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz, sent a written demand for Allied forces to surrender in order to avoid "total annihilation." McAuliffe, who was in command only because Geneal Maxwell Taylor was elsewhere, didn't hesitate, even though most of his medical supplies and personnel had been captured and artillery ammunition was restricted to ten rounds per gun per day. McAuliffe's gutsy reply of "Nuts" to the Germans raised the morale of Allied troops everywhere when word got out. On the day after Christmas, General George Patton showed up with his Third Army, bringing much-needed relief. More than 1,000,000 men fought in the Battle of the Bulge: some 600,000 Germans, 500,000 Americans, and 55,000 British. American casualties were approximately 80,000, wih 19,000 killed; British casualties were 1400, with 200 killed; and Germans killed, wounded, or captured amounted to 100,000. For his actions at Bastogne, General McAuliffe was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by General Patton on Dec. 30, 1944. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,400
Lot 493		WW2 British Royal Air Force Pilot's Group. Great Britain. Consisting of four medals: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence and War Medals, awarded to Flight Sergeant John Cox, the group includes two Pilot�s Flying Log Books, a Sight Log Book, a color portrait of Cox in uniform wearing his pilot�s wings, a group course completion photo where he is identified and some post-war papers regarding service in the RAFVR and others from Kenya. Cox enlisted in the RAF in August 1940 and presumably served in North Africa before beginning his pilot training in 1943. The first log book covers his training in the United Kingdom and Canada from July 1943 until June 1945 and shows him flying De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fairchild PT-19 Cornell, and Airspeed Oxford aircraft. It also contains his Air Navigator�s Certificate and hand-written wartime record of service. His second log book covers his flights from June to December 1945, when he flew Oxfords and later C-47 Dakotas with No. 512 Squadron. During his time with 512, Cox was co-pilot on C-47 transports and flew throughout the Middle East, his log book showing flights between numerous locations in Egypt, Palestine, Libya, Bahrain, and Iraq. The medals are in Choice Extremely Fine condition and bar mounted as worn; the other materials with average wear typical for the period. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold