Auction Date:2011 Aug 10 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS signed “Chuck Heston,” one page, 7 x 10.5, Colorful Detachment C-1, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces letterhead, no date, but postmarked January 24, 1966. Letter written while on a two-week tour of Vietnam, to Leonard Lyons of the New York Post. In part: “This is the first typewriter I have seen in several days…The mountain camp I’m scheduled to hit this morning is zero-zero, so I’m sitting on the strip in a sandbagged shack…It’s been quite an experience. After several days with the Navy and Sea Bee units around the port of Danang, I went with the Marines first the Air Group working F-4s (incredible, terrifying brutes of aircraft, like armed, flying rocks) out of the airbase, and then with some thirty of the units holding the perimeter outside the city…Now I’m with the Special Forces…Believe me, they are a VERY special force. A selected, highly trained elite created by President Kennedy in 1961, their mission here is to go into the mountain villages in very small teams of a dozen men…and set up camps enlisting the local villagers, most of them primitive Montagnards…I flew into three of those camps yesterday and was tremendously impressed…As for me, I’m in great shape, and as careful as porcupines making love. I’m treated fine everywhere I go, and watched over like a first born. I’ll be back next week intact, and richer than I left.” Heston also adds a short handwritten postscript at the bottom, “It occurs to me you might not have heard I’m in Vietnam for a two week tour (that’s the easy kind). I’ll be glad to get home, but I’m glad I came, too.” In fine condition, with some scattered light toning. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed by Heston, and signed in the return address area “C. Heston.” At the time, Heston was a staunch opponent of the Vietnam War, an opinion he would change years after. An incredible letter, brimming with fine firsthand content.
Auction Location:
5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
Previewing Details:
Visit www.RRAuction.com
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
20% |
Additional Fees:
Shipping Details:
Up to $100 $10.00
$101-$500 $15.00
$501-$1,000 $20.00
$1,001-$3,000 $35.00
$3,000-$10,000 $45.00
Over $10,000 $100.00
Payment Details:
Paypal address: mandy@rrauction.com
Accepted Payment Methods:
- VISA
- Master Card
- Discover
- Money Order/Bank Draft
- Check/Cheque
- PayPal
Buyer's Premium
A 20% buyer's premium will be added to each winning bid, with a 2% discount for those paying by check, cash, or money order.
Your bid is a contract
Placing a bid online means you agree to abide by the terms and conditions listed by RRAuction.
Payment methods accepted
Money Order, Cashier's Check, Personal Check, or Wire Transfer.
Payment for items won in auction 353 is due by Monday, January 25, unless prior arrangements have been made. Late payment may result in suspension of your bidding privileges.
Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, or Discover are only accepted up to $5,000 without prior arrangement: please contact Mandy Eaton-Casey.
Further descriptions
You can call us or email us if you'd like us to answer questions about these items.