RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s August Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 900 lots, headlined by a special World War II section that tells the story of a war that defined a generation. In addition to this historic offering, headlining items include an important letter by King Henry VIII related to a treaty negotiation, a 1919 letter from Einstein to his ex-wife and children, a remarkable pair of letters by John Lennon about his breakup with Cynthia, and a flag fragment from Horatio Nelson's HMS Victory. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in August 2017.
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
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Heinrich Himmler51 - Heinrich Himmler
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Partly-printed DS in German, signed “H. Himmler,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 11.5, December 10, 1944. A "Recommendation for App...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ante Pavelic52 - Ante Pavelic
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Croatian fascist dictator (1889–1959) who led the Ustase movement and the Independent State of Croatia, established in parts of occupied Yugoslavia du
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Vidkun Quisling and Karl Donitz53 - Vidkun Quisling and Karl Donitz
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Draft ALS in German, signed “Vidkun Quisling, Minister President,” one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. Letter addressed to "Great Admiral Doenitz, Ber...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima54 - Iwo Jima
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Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 7.75 photo of three of the men who helped raise an American flag atop Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi, showing the soldie...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima55 - Iwo Jima
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Iconic vintage matte-finish 10 x 13 photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising affixed to an 11.5 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in ink, "John H. Brad...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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WWII 'Now All Together' Iwo Jima Poster56 - WWII 'Now All Together' Iwo Jima Poster
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Original color 26 x 37 American World War II poster showing C. C. Beall's artistic rendering of the classic image of the flag raising on Iwo Jim...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal57 - Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal
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Iconic 8.5 x 11 cardstock photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising, bearing two affixed postage stamps with a first day cancelation, signed by the photograp
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Montgomery of Alamein58 - Montgomery of Alamein
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in fountain pen, “Montgomery of Alamein, F.M., 1971.” The “Instrument of Surrender o
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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World War II59 - World War II
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Large hand-colored and annotated map of western Germany, 22 x 29, dated June 4, 1945, from the collection of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes. The ma
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Enola Gay60 - Enola Gay
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Semi-glossy 8 x 9.25 cardstock photo of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, signed in blue felt tip, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot, B 29 Enola gay, 6 Aug...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman61 - Harry S. Truman
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Two signed items, including: a historically significant TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, March 22, 1972, to Mrs. Margot L. Chadwell, in part: "I was...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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World War II: Japanese Surrender62 - World War II: Japanese Surrender
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Rare original teletype announcing the surrender of Japanese forces, one page, 8 x 10.5, August 17, 1945. This teletype was received onboard the USS De
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Enola Gay and Bock's Car63 - Enola Gay and Bock's Car
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Ink signatures of fourteen crew members of the Enola Gay and Bock's Car on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet, most adding their assignments, including: Pau...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Chester Nimitz64 - Chester Nimitz
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ALS signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 28, 1955. Letter to "Morrissey," in part: "Am glad to note t...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Chester W. Nimitz65 - Chester W. Nimitz
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Exceptionally desirable matte-finish 14 x 11 photo of the Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, signed and inscribed in the low
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton: Geoffrey Keyes66 - George S. Patton: Geoffrey Keyes
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Highly decorated senior US Army officer (1888–1967) who served with distinction under George S. Patton during World War II. Archive of four war-dated
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nuremburg Trials67 - Nuremburg Trials
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Historically significant program for the "International Military Tribunal, Nurnberg, Germany, 1945–1946," thirteen pages, 8 x 10.25, signe...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman68 - Harry S. Truman
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DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.25, no date but circa 1946. A "Citation for the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire," in full: "...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harry S. Truman69 - Harry S. Truman
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Historic custom-made green morocco scrapbook, 14 x 11, imprinted on the front cover, "The Medal for Merit, John W. Snyder," containing two...
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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George C. Marshall70 - George C. Marshall
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DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, February 26, 1947. Official Congressional order issued to William F. Russell to summon "Honorable George C. Marshall, S...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Anthony McAuliffe71 - Anthony McAuliffe
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ALS signed “Tony,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Joint Research and Development Board letterhead, May 27, [1947]. Letter to General Rex Chandler, in
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Winston Churchill72 - Winston Churchill
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TLS signed “WSC,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, May 5, 1949. Letter to his literary assistant William Deakin, in part: "By sitting up very late several ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Douglas MacArthur73 - Douglas MacArthur
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, January 13, 1961. Letter to Curtis P. Freshel, in part: "The Pacific War could have been ended several months sooner b...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II: Jack Harrison74 - World War II: Jack Harrison
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Archive of over 225 letters home from British Lieutenant Jack Harrison of the Royal Navy, consisting of over 1,000 pages, mostly war-dated from circa
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James M. Gavin75 - James M. Gavin
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TLS signed “Jim Gavin,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 18, 1984. A terse response to an inquiring mind, in part: “(1) When we dro
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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WWII Type A-2 Flight Jacket76 - WWII Type A-2 Flight Jacket
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Russet brown leather Type A-2 flight jacket from World War II belonging to United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Roy Hoff, size 38, with manufact
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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World War II: Geoffrey Keyes77 - World War II: Geoffrey Keyes
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Collection of booklets and pamphlets owned by Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes, including: “Programme des fetes de la 3e D.I.A. [Holiday Program of t
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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World War II: Geoffrey Keyes78 - World War II: Geoffrey Keyes
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Highly decorated senior US Army officer (1888–1967) who served with distinction under George S. Patton during World War II. Collection of items from t
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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US Army Enlisted Man's Service Jacket79 - US Army Enlisted Man's Service Jacket
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US Army WWII enlisted man's service jacket, size 36, worn by a private first class who served in an aviation engineer unit in the Pacific theate...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Theater-Made WWII Fighting Knife80 - Theater-Made WWII Fighting Knife
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Well-crafted theater-made World War II fighting knife with Micarta grip, measuring 11 5/8? overall with a 6 7/8? straight, double-edged blade having s
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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US Navy Medical Kit81 - US Navy Medical Kit
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World War II-era US Navy medical kit consisting of a clamshell, double compartment, leatherette covered, wooden case measuring 16.5 x 6 x 5.75, filled
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Japanese Military Binoculars with Bring-Back Certificate82 - Japanese Military Binoculars with Bring-Back Certificate
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Pair of WWII-era Japanese 7x 50mm Porro prism military binoculars, serial #2067, with range-finding stadia on the right focal plane. The binoculars me
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Japanese Carbine Type 3883 - Japanese Carbine Type 38
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WWII-era Japanese Carbine Type 38 with 'double zero' prefix, serial #(00)31512, 6.5mm Arisaka, 19? barrel with a very good bore that has som...
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Jewish Brigade84 - Jewish Brigade
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Collection of items related to the Jewish Brigade, a military formation of the British Army composed of Jews from the Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine co
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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U-Boat Signs85 - U-Boat Signs
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Collection of eleven original WWII-era signs and tags recovered from German U-Boats, ranging in size from 1.75 x .5 to 3.25 x 11.5, including: an enam
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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World War II U-Boat Radio86 - World War II U-Boat Radio
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An original circa 1940 U-Boat radio set consisting of four components which include a Morse Code keypad; headphones (bearing German markings on the ea
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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German Army Ordnance Sword by ALCOSO87 - German Army Ordnance Sword by ALCOSO
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WWII-era German Army Ordnance Sword by ALCOSO, measuring 39 3/8? overall with a 34? slightly curved, single-edged blade with long single fullers. The
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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German Army Panther-Head Sword by Robert Klaas88 - German Army Panther-Head Sword by Robert Klaas
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WWII-era German Army panther-head sword by Robert Klaas, that measuring 37? overall with a 31 3/4? slightly curved, single-edged blade with long singl
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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German Binoculars and Bakelite Case89 - German Binoculars and Bakelite Case
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Pair of WWII-era German 6 X 30 Dienstglas binoculars for army issue, serial #80663, marked “bmk” for maker Srb & Stys Fabrik Praziser Messinstru...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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German DRK Red Cross Leader's Dagger90 - German DRK Red Cross Leader's Dagger
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WWII-era German DRK Red Cross Leader's Dagger measuring 14 5/8? overall, featuring a bright, very good 9 7/8? long blade with spotted light pitt...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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German Forestry Knife by WKC91 - German Forestry Knife by WKC
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Handsome WWII-era German maker-marked cutlass measuring 18 3/4? overall with a 13 5/8? single-edged blade having full-length etched panel game scenes
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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German Walther P.38 Pistol with Holster95 - German Walther P.38 Pistol with Holster
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WWII-era German Walther P.38 pistol, serial #6661d, 9mm Para., 4 7/8? barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some faint traces of light freckling wi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Croatian Model 1942 Treasury Guard Dress Dagger96 - Croatian Model 1942 Treasury Guard Dress Dagger
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WWII-era Croatian Model 1942 Treasury Guard dress dagger, measuring 15 1/4? overall with a 10 1/4? straight, double-edged blade. The steel has spots o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Canadian YMCA Women's Auxiliary Services Uniform97 - Canadian YMCA Women's Auxiliary Services Uniform
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Rare WWII-era Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) pattern tunic, skirt, and beret ensemble bearing the maple leaf and triangle insignia of the Ca...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Canadian Battle Dress Tunic98 - Canadian Battle Dress Tunic
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WWII-era Canadian khaki battle jacket, marked "1943" with maker's name, "Workman Uniform Co. Ltd., Montreal," on inside pock...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Avro Anson Cheetah Propeller99 - Avro Anson Cheetah Propeller
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WWII-era propeller for an Avro Anson aircraft, measuring 84? long with a 9? hub, built by S7S Aircraft Ltd. of Winnipeg, stamped with the serial numbe
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Curtiss Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer100 - Curtiss Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer
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Section of an original Curtiss-Wright Dehmel Flight Trainer converted into a decorative display piece, constructed of aircraft aluminum with plywood r
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Omar Bradley101 - Omar Bradley
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Map of France showing movements during the Battle of Normandy in August 1944, affixed to an 8.5 x 11 sheet, lengthily captioned below by Bradley in bl
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Leonid Brezhnev102 - Leonid Brezhnev
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World War II–dated DS in Cyrillic, one page both sides, 8 x 11.25, November 13, 1944. Document awarding Shulim Froymovich Nepomnyeschiy with an order
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mark W. Clark103 - Mark W. Clark
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Two souvenir typescripts, each one page, 8.5 x 11, both signed at the bottom in black felt tip, "Mark W. Clark." One is of Clark's add...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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