Auction Date:2012 Oct 17 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : 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
Two items: one typed memo signed “H. H. Arnold,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Headquarters, Army Air Forces letterhead, December 21, 1945, in part: “Your services on the graphic illustrations of the reports of the Army Air Forces Scientific Advisory Group have materially contributed to the excellent presentation of the group’s reports. You are hereby authorized to wear the Army Commendation Ribbon by direction of the Secretary of War”; and a vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Arnold and Dr. Theodore von Karman, signed in fountain pen by Arnold and signed and inscribed to Brower by von Karman. Memo is in fine condition, with light creases and toning, and a paperclip mark and impression to the top; the photo, however, had ink spilled on it at the time of signing, obscuring part of Arnold’s signature in addition to a few light creases and silvering to the dark areas of the image. Arnold had been so impressed with the work of members of the Scientific Advisory Group’s illustrators that he asked for a medal to be created to honor them, with Brower chosen as the designer. The photos show Arnold presenting the group with their ‘medals’—in actuality, they had not yet been struck, so Brower created cardboard versions for the event. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of the medal presentation and a letter of provenance from Brower’s brother, fully explaining the history behind the items.
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