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, 
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.
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.
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.
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.
JOSEPH STALIN, KLIMENT VOROSHILOV, and KIRILL MERETSKOVWith war looming in 1938, Stalin signs a key document reorganizing a Red Army recently beset by his devastating purges! Extremely rare! Document signed (in Cyrillic alphabet): "S", "K. Voroshilov", "K. Meretskov", 3 pages, 7½x12. Moscow, 1938 July 14. Initialed by Stalin on p1, countersigned by Voroshilov and Meretskov (as Secretary) on p3. Headed: "Top Secret Copy No 1 Protocol No 12 of the meeting of the Chief Council of War of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army". In Cyrillic script, with accompanying English translation. Decisions of a meeting held that day, attended by Stalin, Voroshilov, [Foreign Minister Vyacheslav] Molotov, and by five high-ranking army generals: [Efim] Shchadenko, [Boris] Shaposhnikov, [Aleksandr] Loktionov, [Dimitrii] Pavlov, and [Kirill] Meretskov (who also signed the document as Secretary). The document provides detailed instructions for reorganizing Soviet military commands in the Kiev Special Military Region and Byelorussian Special Military Region (the Western Republics of the USSR, which would bear the brunt of any German invasion).
THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY: KING GEORGE VI, QUEEN ELIZABETH, ELIZABETH II, and MARGARETAll four members of the family signed this album cover specially made for recordings that commemorated Elizabeth II's 16th birthday Album Cover Signed: "George R.I.", "Elizabeth R.", "Elizabeth", and "Margaret". A rare set of six BBC records, pressed after a Royal Command Performance of the radio show It's That Man Again (1939-1949). The show was the first Royal Command Performance of a radio show ever. The show was done on April 21, 1942, the day of Elizabeth II's 16th birthday. The signed album was given to star of the show Tommy Handley after the performance at Windsor Castle, the two princesses' home for five years during WWII. It's That Man Again satirized the rule of Adolf Hitler and boosted morale of the British home front during the war. A Royal Command Performance is when the reigning monarch specifically requests a show. Before this instance, it was typically theatrical or orchestral in medium. Includes six records that are of the performance on that date. Album cover toned and lightly worn. Frame lightly chipped.
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.
EMPEROR HIROHITO, CO-SIGNED BY: EISAKU SATO and SHIINA ETSUSABUROIn 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 Etsusaburo Document signed "Hirohito", "Eisaku Sato" and "Shiina Etsusaburo", with red ink seals. 2 pages, 9¾x13¼, 1 sheet folded, front and verso, on cardstock, with embossed Imperial Seal of Japan at top edge of page 1. With two binder holes at left edge. Dec. 21, 1965. Addressed to René Barrientos, President of Bolivia. In Japanese, partially translated: "The important mission of Mr. Eiji Kawasaki is at an end, the Japanese government having recalled him, whom it had accredited Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…" Lightly toned. Light impressions on letter (do not touch sigangures). Show-through from seals on page 2. Otherwise in fine condition. Accompanied by: Untranslated Japanese language letter of transmittal. Lightly toned and creased. Irregular right edge.World War II | Magazine Covers
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JOHN B. CONNALLY JR. - INSCRIBED MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 215113JOHN B. CONNALLY. Magazine Cover inscribed and signed: "For my friend-/Selwyn Gamble-/With best wishes and/warm regards-/John B. Connally", 148p, 8½x11. Complete November 1978 issue of "The Saturday Evening Post", picturing Connally on the cover. Captioned: "John B. Connally: Strong for 1980".Sale Price $198.00
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JOHN B. CONNALLY JR. - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 296919JOHN CONNALLY Signed by his worried-looking image on a cover of Newsweek Magazine Cover inscribed and signed: "John B. Connally", 8½x11. Newsweek magazine of August 9, 1971. Cover story: "Nixon's No. 2 Man?" John B. Connally, Jr.Sale Price $342.00
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DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU - MAGAZINE SIGNED - HFSID 76164DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAUApril 1972 issue of Performing Arts magazine, signed by the gifted bass-baritone Magazine Signed: "Fischer-Dieskau" 56p, b/w and color, 8x10¾, bound with two staples. Copy of the April 1972 edition of Performing Arts. Program schedule for performances held on April 18 and April 20.Sale Price $162.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 296924GERALD FORD Shown on the cover of a January 20, 1975 issue of Time magazine Magazine Cover signed: "Gerald R. Ford", 8¼x11. Time magazine cover for January 20, 1975. Cover story: "Trying to Turn it Around".Sale Price $270.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 48111GERALD R. FORD Gerald R. Ford signs the cover of the August 19, 1974 "Newsweek Special Issue". Magazine Cover signed: "Gerald R. Ford". Color, 8¼x10¾. Front cover of the August 19, 11974 issue of "Newsweek Special Issue". On August 9, 1974, Gerald R.Sale Price $288.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - MAGAZINE SIGNED - HFSID 164978GERALD R. FORD Gerald R. Ford signs the complete issue of August 19, 1974 "Time Magazine". Magazine signed: "Gerald R. Ford". Color, 8¼x11. Front cover of the August 19, 11974 issue of "Time Magazine". Captioned: "The Healing Begins". On August 9, 1974, Gerald R.Sale Price $216.00
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MAYOR JOHN V. LINDSAY - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED 08/24/1971 - HFSID 297023JOHN V. LINDSAY Shown on the cover of an August 23, 1971 issue of Newsweek magazine, accompanied by his personal typed letter to the collector Magazine Cover signed: "John V. Lindsey", 8¼x11. Newsweek magazine cover for August 23, 1971. Cover story: "A Switch In Time".Sale Price $162.00
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MAYOR JOHN V. LINDSAY - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED 12/07/1970 - HFSID 297018JOHN V. LINDSAY Shown on the cover of a November 1, 1968 issue of Time magazine, accompanied by his personal typed letter to the collector Magazine Cover signed: "John V. Lindsey", 8¼x11. Time magazine cover for November 1, 1968. Cover story: "New York: The Breakdown of a City".Sale Price $162.00
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EDMUND S. MUSKIE - INSCRIBED MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 296942EDMUND MUSKIE Shown on the cover of a November 16, 1970 issue of Newsweek magazine Inscribed Magazine Cover signed: "To Martin/Federman/Ed Muskie", Color 8¼x11. Edmund Muskie (1914-1996), a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, was Governor of Maine (1955-1959) before becoming a Democratic U.S.Sale Price $198.00
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EDMUND S. MUSKIE - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED 01/12/1972 - HFSID 296996EDMUND S. MUSKIE Shown on the cover of a September 13, 1971 issue of Time magazine, accompanied by his personal signed letter to the collector Magazine Cover signed: "Ed Muskie", Color 8¼x11. Accompanied by: Typed Letter signed: "Edmund S Muskie", 1 page, 8x10½. Washington, D.C.Sale Price $324.00
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CHARLES H. PERCY - INSCRIBED MAGAZINE SIGNED - HFSID 263650CHARLES PERCY Charles Percy inscribes the September 18, 1964, issue of "Time"magazine Magazine inscribed and signed: "To Gary/with my/best wishes/Charles Percy", 126p, 8x11. "Time" magazine, September 18, 1964, signed on the cover. Color illustration captioned: "Illinois Republican Percy".Sale Price $108.00
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LT. GENERAL ELWOOD R. "PETE" QUESADA - INSCRIBED MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 202360PETE QUESADA Pete Quesada inscribes the cover of Timemagazine. Magazine cover inscribed and signed: "Kindest regards/Col. Garter/Pete Quesada." Color, 8x10¾. Thecover of Timemagazine, February 22, 1960, captioned: "U.S. Airways/Boss Quesada." Upper left titled: "The Drive for Air Safety.Sale Price $108.00
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DEAN RUSK - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 26630DEAN RUSK Secretary of State during the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War, Dean Rusk signs a "Time" magazine cover from December 26, 1960. Magazine Cover signed: "Dean Rusk". Color, 7¾x11. Cover of "Time" magazine, December 26, 1960. Cover story: "Secretary of State: Dean Rusk". Included is part of the cover story, pages 8-14.Sale Price $180.00
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DEAN RUSK - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 26631DEAN RUSK Secretary of State during the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War, Dean Rusk signs a "Time" magazine cover from December 6, 1963. Magazine Cover signed: "Dean Rusk". Color, 7¾x11. Cover of "Time" magazine, December 6, 1963. Cover story: "The New Administration/A Promise of Continuity & Action".Sale Price $180.00
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PIERRE-PAUL SCHWEITZER - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 296969PIERRE-PAUL SCHWEITZER Time magazine cover, signed on his image, accompanied by his business card as Chairman of the IMF. Magazine Cover signed: "PP Schweitzer", 8½x11. Signed by his image on the cover of Time magazine, March 29, 1968. Cover story: "The Future of Money".Sale Price $180.00
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CYRUS VANCE - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 263662CYRUS VANCE 1978 Time magazine featuring Vance as a "Man on the Move", signed by the Secretary of State on the cover in black ink Magazine cover signed: "Cyrus Vance" , 100p, 8¼x10¾. Time magazine, April 24, 1978, signed on cover. Color illustration of Vance. Captioned: "Man on the Move: Secretary of State Cyrus Vance".Sale Price $126.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM C. WESTMORELAND - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 24464WILLIAM WESTMORELAND. Magazine Cover signed: "W. C. Westmoreland". Color, 8x11. Front cover of Time Magazine (Man of the Year) edition, Vol. 87 No. 1, dated January 7, 1966. Westmoreland was Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point (1960-1963) and Commander of the U.S.Sale Price $342.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM C. WESTMORELAND - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 24467WILLIAM WESTMORELAND Shown on the cover of a May 5, 1967 issue of Time magazine Magazine Cover signed: "W. C. Westmoreland". Color, 8x11. Front cover of Time Magazine, Vol. 89 No. 18, May 5, 1967 issue. William Childs Westmoreland (1914-2005), a veteran of WWII, was Superintendent of the U.Sale Price $342.00
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GENERAL WILLIAM C. WESTMORELAND - MAGAZINE COVER SIGNED - HFSID 254798WILLIAM C. WESTMORELAND. Magazine Cover signed: "W.C. Westmoreland". Color, 7½x11. Cover of "Newsweek" magazine, May 8, 1967 issue. Cover story: "THE HOME-FRONT WAR". Photograph of Westmoreland is captioned: "General Westmoreland/Before Congress".Sale Price $342.00
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