GENERAL COURTNEY H. HODGES Photograph signed in 1946 by the Commanding Army General that was first to enter Paris in World War II! Autographed Photograph Signed: " Courtney H. Hodges/Gen. U.S. Army/Dec. 1, 1946.", 8x10. Reverse bears a Signal Corps credit stamp. Hodges (1887-1966) was the Commanding General of the Third U.S. Army from February 16, 1943 to January 25, 1944, when he turned it over to Lieutenant General Patton. First Army soldiers commanded by Hodges were the first Americans to enter Paris on their way across Northern France and through the Ardennes Forest. They were also the first to cross the Siegfried Line into Germany in September 1944 and reach the Rhine in March 1945. Minor surface creasing and slightly creased and worn at corners and edges. Ink stamps and notes (unknown hand) on verso. Fine condition. Accompanied by PSA/DNA LOA. 
GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL Rare, over-sized, vintage matte-finish photograph of the general in full-uninform! Autograph Inscribed Photograph: " To Captain Timothy Donohue USN, with appreciation/ and warm regards of G. C. Marshall.", vintage, 11x13½. George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) served on General Pershing's staff during World War I, helping to plan the Meuse-Argonne offensive which hastened the defeat of Germany. He was Army Chief of Staff (1939-1945) and President Roosevelt's principle military advisor throughout World War II. He took charge of the weak, poorly-equipped US Army in 1939 and expanded it 40-fold en route to victory. Marshall, whom Winston Churchill called "the architect of victory," became the first General of the Army (5 stars) in 1944. President Truman sent Marshall in 1945 to mediate between the Communist and Nationalist forces in China, a mission which failed, and which led to attacks on the General by Senator Joseph McCarthy 8 years later. As Secretary 
JOSEPH STILWELL Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of General Stilwell wearing his four-star uniform Photograph signed: "Joseph W. Stilwell/Gen., U.S.A.", 8x10. Collector's notations to reverse date the autograph to May 28, 1946. Joseph Warren Stilwell (1883-1946) was a tactically skilled US Army officer who, at the date of this letter, was training the newly formed US Seventh Division. If assigned to the European or Pacific Theaters when World War II commenced, Stilwell might have been remembered as a gifted corps commander. Instead, President Roosevelt sent him in 1942 to the China-Burma-India Theater, where he led British and Chinese forces in combat and served as Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. Stilwell, who reveled in the nickname "Vinegar Joe," was not a talented diplomat. Although he led British troops on foot in a daring escape from Burma, he soon antagonized British commanders and Chiang himself.(Stilwell came to believe, not unreasonably, 
JOSEPH STALIN His very rare signature on an autograph note to Defense Commissar Voroshilov on a 1936 report concerning a new military technology! Rare ANS: "J. Stalin" in Russian in light green pencil at upper left of first page of Typed DS by two officials, 2 pages, 8¼x11½. U.S.S.R., 1936 January 13. Headed: "Report". Stalin has written, in full:"To Comrade Voroshilov/What does this mean?" The report (not translated) concerns the discovery of an infrared detector with military applications. Untranslated notes in red and blue pencil at top of first page. JOSEPH STALIN (1879-1953) was General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party from 1922-1953. After Lenin's death in 1924, he eliminated his opposition and established himself as dictator. Stalin's "Great Purge" from 1936-1938 rid the Communist Party of all the people who had brought him to power. Soviet Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov estimated that more than 1.2 million party members (more than half 
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT'S THIRD INAUGURATION Oversize black and white photograph showing FDR being inaugurated for his third term, signed by the President, his Vice President and Secretary of State, Chief Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hughes and Supreme Court ClerkCharles Elmore Cropley, who held the President's family bible while the oath was administered. Handsomely framed to 17½x15. Photograph signed: "Franklin D Roosevelt", "Charles E. Hughes, Jan. 20, 1941", "Charles Elmore Cropley/January 20, 1941.", "Cordell Hull" and "H.A. Wallace", B/w 13¼x10¼, framed to 17½x15. On Monday, January 20, 1941, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the nation's first and only president to be inaugurated to a third term in office. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (1882-1945, born in Hyde Park, New York) is an American politician who served as president during two of the most difficult times in world history, the Great Depression and World War II. He also served as president for four terms (1933-1945), longer than any other president in history.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTAs Governor of New York, he used this red, silver-tipped pen to sign a railroad bill creating the Board of Transit Control in 1931 Document Signed: "Franklin D Roosevelt", 1 page, 9x14½. Albany, New York. April 27, 1931.Certificate authenticating that FDR used the attached pen to sign Senate Bill 12, the railroad unification bill. In full: "THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the pen hereunto affixed was used by me in signing Senate Bill Introductory Number 12, Printed Number 2455, entitled: 'AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the plan of readjustment provided for in article seven thereof, to authorize the creation of the board of transit control and subsidiary corporations, to prescribe its and their duties and powers, to exempt its and their properties, income and securities from taxation and to make such securities legal investments, and to authorize the acquisition and operation of railroads and other transportation facilities, and otherwise.' and which became a law by my signature April 23, 1931, being Chapter 689 of the Laws of 1931.
FRITZ SAUCKEL These incredibly rare documents are a handwritten, dated and signed account of Nazi Germany's forced labor and mass deportation operations by Germany's chief of slave labor recruitment. They were written by Sauckel for his lawyer during his trial before the International Military Tribunal in Nuremburg after World War II. They are important documentation of the 20th century's worst war and of some of the worst atrocities ever recorded in human history. They are also a typical example of the defense used by many defendants in the postwar Nuremberg trials: they were only following orders. This defense failed to sway Sauckel's tribunal; he was found guilty of war crimes and later hanged. Historically Important Autograph Manuscript signed twice (at top of first page and at bottom of last page): "Fritz Sauckel", in pencil, as war crimes defendant, 26 pages, 8x10½. IN GERMAN WITH 1945 ENGLISH TRANSLATION WITH FOOTNOTES AND COMMENTS. Nuremburg [Germany], 1945 July 15. This text was provided by Sauckel to his attorney as a means of fully describing the organization of the forced labor department, and Sauckel's duties and responsibilities.
OMAR BRADLEY A bound copy of his Memorial Day Address (1948), inscribed and signed to his longtime secretary, Mary Pitcairn, by America's last five-star general Speech inscribed and signed: "To Miss Mary Pitcairn/With appreciation for/your loyal and/untiring assistance/Omar N. Bradley", 5p, 6x9. Leather-bound, soft cover copy of his Memorial Day Address, titled "That We Might Learn to Live as Bravely as They Died", Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1948. Inscribed and signed on third free end page. Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981), a corps commander in North Africa and Sicily (1943), commanded of the U.S. First Army, which landed at Utah and Omaha beaches, Normandy, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. In August 1944, he became the Commander of the 12th Army Group, the largest force ever commanded on the field. He headed the new Veterans Administration (1945-1948). On September 20, 1950, Bradley was promoted to Five-Star General of the Army, and would be the last surviving general of 5-star rank. From 1950 to 1953, he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERAs President of Columbia University, he signs a typed letter to Robert Cutler concerning University projects to be funded by the Harriman brothers, framed with an unsigned photo in the Gallery of History style. TLS: "Ike" as President of Columbia, with ALS: "DE" on first page of 1½ pages (separate sheets) typed letter, 7¼x9½. Columbia University, New York, 1950 December 13.To Robert Cutler, Old Colony Trust Company, Boston,about planning and financing The American Assembly, an affiliate of Columbia University founded by Eisenhower in 1950 "to illuminate issues of public policy". The ALS on the first typed page,in full: "Dear Bobby-This formal dissertation was, as is obvious, prepared by a staff assistant. If you knew how pressed I am, almost to the point of panic, you'd forgive me for not re-writing it. So far as meaning goes, it expresses my sentiments very well indeed!" The typed letter,in part: "Since our delightful Boston visit, we have gone ahead rapidly with the plans for The American Assembly…Mr. W.
KING GEORGE VI, CO-SIGNED BY: QUEEN ELIZABETH (THE QUEEN MOTHER) This exquisite presentation album - signed by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as King and Emperor and as Queen Consort - contains an historic 78-RPM recording of the BBC radio broadcast of George VI's coronation and an address by him as king. It comes framed, Gallery of History Style, in a presentation case with a UV-resistant UF-3 Plex lid. Two items: 1) Album signed "George R I" by King George VI and "Elizabeth R" by Queen Elizabeth on vellum inside front cover. "14¼x12½x3¾. On cover: "The Coronation/of/The Majesties/King George VI and Queen Elizabeth/in/Westminster Abbey/and/H.M. The King's Broadcast Message/May 12th, 1937" in gilt. "R.I" stands for "Rex Imperator" (King Emperor), a title used from 1877, when Queen Victoria became Empress of India, to 1948, following Indian independence. Album has purple satiny-fabric endpapers. Contains 15 78-RPM records, 11¾ inches in diameter each by the Gramophone Co., Ltd. of Hayes, Middlesex, England, in paper sleeves.
ERWIN ROMMEL. TLS: "Rommel" as Major, in pencil, 1p, 8¼x7½. Dresden, 1933 April 3. In German with full English translation. To publishers Mittler & Sons, Berlin. In full: "Due to overwhelming work and my absence from the city, I am finally able to answer your letter from April 16 today. I thank you for forwarding the pre-war correspondences. For the final selection of Zug & Company correspondences, I have looked at your choices and will come to a final decision on which to use. I would be happy to receive a new copy of F.u.G. Even though I had worked with this in the beginning, the final version is not that familiar to me. The new F.u.G. brings many new things especially names, terms or possibly drawings. With our pre-discussed business contract, I am still in agreement. I doubt I can get to it before mid-June with my work set to begin. When would you like the final draft?" In World War I, Rommel distinguished himself as a great front-line leader. By the time of this letter, he was considered a fine teacher.World War II | Contracts / Documents
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CLAUDE AKINS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/25/1989 - HFSID 173212CLAUDE AKINSThe actor signs this employee tax withholding form in 1989 Partly Printed Document Signed: "Claude Akins" as Employee, 8¼x4¾. Canoga Park, California, 1989 July 23.Sale Price $288.00
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CLAUDE AKINS - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1959 - HFSID 173214CLAUDE AKINSHe signs this letter of agreement regarding Hound Dog Man Typed Document signed: "Claude Akins" in blue ink, 1p, 8½x11. Beverly Hills, California, circa July 1959. On letterhead of The Mishkin Agency to 20th Century Fox, Beverly Hills, regarding Hound Dog Man.Sale Price $288.00
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FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW - CONTRACT SIGNED 02/28/1956 - HFSID 153796FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW Freddie Bartholomew signs a contract granting permission to King Brothers Productions, Inc. to use his name and likeness in a limited manner for the promotion of Michael Ray in "The Brave One". Typed Contract signed: "Freddie Bartholomew", 3p, separate sheets, 8½x12.Sale Price $680.00
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SHELLEY BERMAN - CONTRACT SIGNED 06/23/1960 - HFSID 262590SHELLEY BERMAN. Contract signed: "Shelley Berman", 2p, 8½x11, front and verso. New York, N.Y., 1960 June 23. "Standard AFTRA Engagement Contract For Single Television Broadcast and For Multiple Television Broadcasts Within One Calendar Week" in which Roncom Productions, Inc.Sale Price $288.00
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SHELLEY BERMAN - CONTRACT SIGNED 06/23/1960 - HFSID 262591SHELLEY BERMAN. Contract signed: "Shelley Berman" as Performer and initialed: "SB" on rider, 2p, 8½x11, front and verso, with two attached riders, 7p and 2p, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., 1960 June 23.Sale Price $288.00
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CARL BETZ - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/09/1974 - HFSID 276799CARL BETZ The veteran actor, Dr. Stone on The Donna Reed Show, contracts to appear in a TV pilot. Document signed: "Carl Betz", 3p, 8½x11. No place, 1974 September 9. Agreement withSale Price $360.00
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JOHN MASON BROWN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/03/1968 CO-SIGNED BY: THERON C. LIDDLE - HFSID 42612JOHN MASON BROWNThe author grants a newspaper editor permission to use two of his quotes in an upcoming book Document signed: "John Mason Brown", 1 page, 8½x11. No place, September 3, 1968. The author grants Theron C.Sale Price $198.00
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RED BUTTONS - CONTRACT DOUBLE SIGNED 04/23/1987 - HFSID 280826RED BUTTONS Red Buttons signs a contract agreeing to appear on "The American Comedy Awards". Contract double signed: "Red Buttons", as entertainer and head of Adamy Productions, Inc., 3p, 8½x11. Signed by representative of George Schlatter Productions. Beverley Hills, California, 1987 April 23.Sale Price $488.75
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RED BUTTONS - CONTRACT SIGNED 06/15/1953 - HFSID 257354RED BUTTONS The actor employs the William Morris Agency to be his agent from October 12, 1953 until October 11, 1956. Carbon Partly Printed Contract signed: "Red Buttons" in ink as Artist, 2 pages, 8½x13¾, front and verso. New York, New York, 1953 June 15. Headed: "Exclusive Agency Contract".Sale Price $450.00
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RED BUTTONS - CONTRACT SIGNED 09/07/1977 - HFSID 320724RED BUTTONS The actor purchases 1,000 shares of an unregistered stock, under terms very strictly limiting re-sale of the shares. Contract signed: "Red Buttons", 3 pages, 8½x11. Los Angeles, California, 1977 September 7. To Adamy Productions, Inc., c/o Traubner & Flynn, Los Angeles.Sale Price $450.00
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RED BUTTONS - DOCUMENT MULTI-SIGNED 08/01/1977 - HFSID 263085RED BUTTONS The actor signs a document accepting the obligations for his services contained in an agreement between Adamy Productions, Inc. and the American Broadcasting Company. Document Multi-signed:Sale Price $450.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 87410RICHARD E. BYRDThe explorer of the North and South Pole signed this document that notes his expenses Document Signed: "REB", 1p, 8½x11. No place, no date. Headed: "R.E. Byrd's Expenses in Connection with Lectures.Sale Price $270.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/23/1917 - HFSID 4007RICHARD E. BYRD. Partly Printed DS: "R.E. Byrd" as Lieutenant "jg", U.S. Navy for the Chief of Bureau, 1p, 13½x5½. No place, 1917 July 23. On vellum. Headed:"Certificate of Qualification-Aeronautic School".In part:"This is to certify that Corporal Thomas L. Moody U.S.M.C.Sale Price $765.00
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GENERAL MARK W. CLARK - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 167557MARK CLARK His ink signature on a photocopy of General Eisenhower's understated message announcing victory in Europe Photocopied document signed in ink: "Mark Clark", 8½x11. Photocopy of the message sent by Dwight D.Sale Price $216.00
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STANLEY CLEMENTS - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 05/21/1947 - HFSID 289301Consent form authorizing the Motion Picture Relief Fund to reproduce Stanley Clements's signature and likeness for a series of stamps raising money for needy film industry veterans. The form is signed twice by Clements, once as an autograph sample and again to grant permission. A remarkable, perfectly verified example!Sale Price $414.00
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DONALD CRISP - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/23/1946 - HFSID 289142DONALD CRISP He submits a sample autograph to the Motion Picture Relief Fund for use in a charitable fund-raiser. The rare signature of an important Hollywood insider. Document signed: "Donald Crisp", 1 page, 8½x11. Hollywood, California, circa 1946. In stamp dates receipt July 23, 1946.Sale Price $446.25
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SCOTT CROSSFIELD - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 305666SCOTT CROSSFIELD "Right stuff" pilot sends his best wishes Document Signed: "Good Luck!/Scott Crossfield," in black ink. 1 page, 8x11. July 9, 2002. The document was written to Scott Crossfield by a school teacher in response to the September 11th attacks.Sale Price $198.00
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ROBERT "BOB" CUMMINGS - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 05/22/1982 - HFSID 173090ROBERT "BOB" CUMMINGS The Emmy Award-nominated star of Love That Bob signs a form for an interview on a program for KABC Radio, during which Cummings, who was the godson of Orville Wright, discussed flying and acting Document Double Signed: "Bob Cummings" and initialed "B.C.", 1p, 8½x11.Sale Price $324.00
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ROBERT "BOB" CUMMINGS - DOCUMENT MULTI-SIGNED 04/10/1947 - HFSID 288900Consent form authorizing the Motion Picture Relief Fund to reproduce Cummings' signature and likeness for a series of stamps raising money for needy film industry veterans. He has signed three times, twice as an autograph sample and again to grant permission. A remarkable, perfectly verified example!Sale Price $450.00
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ROBERT "BOB" CUMMINGS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 1961 - HFSID 209455ROBERT "BOB" CUMMINGS The actor signs a document (imprinted in both English and Japanese) for his salary of 63,000 yen per week for co-starring in the 1962 comedy, My Geisha. Document Signed: "Bob Cummings", 1p, 4¾x6½. No place, 1961 January 30-February 5.Weekly pay slip imprinted in English and Japanese.Sale Price $288.00
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ALEXANDER DE SEVERSKY - CONTRACT SIGNED 07/11/1944 CO-SIGNED BY: ANNA SOSENKO - HFSID 83356ALEXANDER P. deSEVERSKY Aviator and aeronautical engineer who invented the bombsight. Partly Printed DS: "Alexander P. deSeversky" and "Anna Sosenko", 1p, 8½x13. New York, 1944 July 11.Sale Price $360.00
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JACK DEMPSEY - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 178853JACK DEMPSEY Jack Dempsey gives permission to Republic Pictures to use his name in the movie called Gallant Man. Typed Document Signed: "Jack Dempsey" beneath Typed Letter Signed: "O. Robert Simon", Resident Attorney, Republic Pictures, 1p, 8½x11. North Hollywood, California, 1946 September 4.Sale Price $405.00
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GRAND ADMIRAL KARL DONITZ - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/18/1970 CO-SIGNED BY: FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN (BERNARD MONTGOMERY) - HFSID 1237GRAND ADMIRAL KARL DÖNITZ and MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN Both sign a postmarked souvenir copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Souvenir Printed DS: "Dönitz/18.3.70" and "Montgomery of Alamein/F.M.", 1 page, 8¼x11.Sale Price $1,700.00
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BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES H. "JIMMY" DOOLITTLE - DOCUMENT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: GENERAL HOYT S. VANDENBERG, W. STUART SYMINGTON, TOM LANGNISS JR. - HFSID 256868WORLD WAR II: AIR FORCE Three members of the Air Force sign a document paying tribute to Charles Kemper. Printed Document Signed: "W. Stuart Symington" as Secretary of the Air Force, "Hoyt S. Vandenberg" as Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, and "J.H.Sale Price $450.00
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HOWARD DUFF - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/20/1966 - HFSID 320716HOWARD DUFF He signs a 1966 confidential contract with Directors Guild of America, dictating the terms of his membership dues Contract signed: "Howard Duff ", 1 page 8½x11. Contract with the Directors Guild of America, Inc., Beverly Hills, California, January 20, 1966.Sale Price $378.00
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RICHARD EGAN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 5/15/1959 - HFSID 287401RICHARD EGANSigned release form authorizing the Chicago Tribune - New York News Syndicate to use his name and image Documentary Letter signed: "Richard Egan", 1 page, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., 1959 May 15.Sale Price $414.00
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PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/02/1925 - HFSID 254765DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER As a Major of infantry in 1925, Ike signs a sergeant's re-enlistment papers. Typed Document Signed: "D.D. Eisenhower" as Major, Infantry, 1 page, 8x10½. Recruiting Office,Fort Logan, Colorado, 1925 May 2.Sale Price $807.50
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PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - DOCUMENT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: IVY BAKER PRIEST, WILBER M. BRUCKER, CHARLES S. THOMAS, DONALD A. QUARLES, EZRA TAFT BENSON, JAMES CAMPBELL HAGERTY, HERBERT BROWNELL JR., MARION B. FOLSOM, CHARLES E. "ENGINE CHARLIE" WILSON, JOHN FOSTER DULLES, ARTHUR E. SUMMERFIELD, FIRST LADY MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER, PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON, FREDERICK A. SEATON, GEORGE M. HUMPHREY, JAMES P. MITCHELL, SINCLAIR WEEKS - HFSID 32098Ink signatures of the President and First Lady, along with 14 other original signatures of important members of the Eisenhower administration, accompanied by autopen signatures of Vice President Nixon and two others, all framed in the Gallery of History style to 42x24.Sale Price $1,912.50
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EMPEROR HIROHITO (JAPAN) - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/21/1965 CO-SIGNED BY: PREMIER EISAKU SATO (JAPAN), ETSUSABURO SHIINA - HFSID 280265 Special SaleIn this very rare and important 1965 document, Emperor Hirohito notified Bolivian President René Barrientos that he was recalling Japan's ambassador to Bolivia. Also signed by Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and Foreign Minister Shiina EtsusaburoSale Price $8,000.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW - DOCUMENT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: ENOLA GAY CREW (THEODORE VAN KIRK), ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS), ENOLA GAY CREW (COLONEL THOMAS W. FEREBEE) - HFSID 171984ATOMIC BOMB Reproduction of a receipt for the atomic bomb issued to Brigadier General T.F. Farrell, signed by Paul W. Tibbets, Theodore Van Kirk, and Thomas W. Ferebee Document signed: "Paul W. Tibbets-Pilot", "Theodore J Van Kirk/Navigator" and "Thomas W. Ferebee/Bombardier", 1p, 8½x11.Sale Price $360.00
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