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Patton, George S.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Patton, George S.
<Our item number 86058><B>Patton, George S.</B> &#40;1885-1945&#41; American general and tank commander, known as &#34;Old Blood and Guts&#34;; considered one of the greatest military leaders in history. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>George S. Patton Jr</I>.&#34; on Hôtel Continental stationery, 4pp, 7&#34;x5¼&#34;, Paris, France, 1917 June 20. Fine; pp 3 and 4 are written horizontally as one page. To &#34;<I>Dear Papa</I>,&#34; less than two and a half months after the United States entered World War I. Patton, who had served as acting aide to Gen. John J. Pershing in 1916, during the Mexican expedition, was taken to France with Pershing as commander of his headquarters troops. In November 1917, Patton was detailed to the newly-established Tank Corps of the U.S. Army and assigned the task of organizing and training the 1st Tank Brigade. In mid-September 1918, he led his unit in the St. Mihiel drive and, in late September, was wounded at the opening of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. He was award ed the Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal. <BR><BR>In part: &#34;<I>We are getting well settled now….Today I called on Genl. Gerard who is in charge of all the autos in France. He sent me to the big depot at Paris where I investigated the methods of accounting for cars. They use a very simple card index system. I got copies of it and will try to adapt it to our needs….I talked Auto French for two hours with an expert…I can do quite well…can talk on any subject with ease….Even yet I can&#39;t believe that we are actually at war it all seems unreal and distant. There are a good many cripples but few of them when you think what a war it really is. We have adopted the Sam Brown or English belt….It is very comfortable and good looking. Gen. Pershing is making a wonderful impression. He is such a splendid looking soldier and so much on the job….The talk of food shortage is all talk we have fine food and plenty of it and in fact it costs less than in Washington….&#34; He adds a paragraph giving instructions about breeding his horses and closes, &#34;I am very well and doing fine give my love to all. Your devoted son. George S. Patton Jr</I>.&#34; <BR>Estimated Value &#36;6,000-8,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86058<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086058.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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