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, 
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.
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThis large 14½x18¼ sketch of the President who was elected to four terms in office is signed by him! Sketch Signed: “Franklin D. Roosevelt” in pencil. Also signed by the artist and dated circa 1941. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) is one of the best-known Presidents in United States history. Before his tenure in the Oval Office, he served as Governor of New York. This position gave him valuable experience working with progressive-minded individuals to improve the economy. He served in the position for just over 12 years, dying 11 weeks into his fourth term. Roosevelt oversaw the U.S. during the Great Depression and World War II. His progressive platform introduced Social Security and the first national minimum wage. During his first term as Commander-in-Chief, he ended Prohibition. This decision is largely credited with helping him to a landslide 1936 election victory. Frame slightly chipped at corners. Otherwise, fine condition. Framed in the Gallery of History style: 26¾x37.
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.
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.
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.
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 
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.
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.World War II | Quotations
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CHUCK BEDNARIK - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 169559CHUCK BEDNARIK He signs on this 6x4 card barring a typed quotation Typed Quotation signed: "Chuck/Bednarik", 6x4 card. Comparing one-platoon football to two-platoon, in full: "They couldn't do it. Before the half, they'd be suckin' and huffin' and puffin'. We keep hearing how great they are.Sale Price $108.00
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VICE ADMIRAL GEOFFREY BLAKE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 03/30/1921 - HFSID 73453GEOFFREY BLAKE The Royal Naval Vice Admiral signs his name above handwritten inspiring quote in black ink Autograph quotation signed: "Captain Geoffrey Blake/ of the/ Royal Navy" in black ink. 1 page, 5½x3. March 30, 1921. In full: "Time changes & we with Time,/ but not in ways of Friendship".Sale Price $324.00
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ART BUCHWALD - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 190189ART BUCHWALDThe famous political satirist who managed to snag a substantial interview with Elvis Presley in Paris signed this card that features a typed quotation Typed Quotation signed: "Art Buchwald", 6x4 card.Sale Price $144.00
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JOHN CARTER - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 192789JOHN CARTER Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "John Carter", 1 page, 8½¼. He has drawn a line of notes on music paper and titled it "A Love Phrase". Tenor John Carter was awarded first prize in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air (1938).Sale Price $108.00
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GENERAL MARK W. CLARK - QUOTATION SIGNED CIRCA 1942 - HFSID 266575MARK W. CLARK Mark W. Clark signs a 9x12 quotation. Quotation Signed: "Mark W. Clark", 9x12. In calligraphy, in full: "We are not here to sit on our back ends and be on the defensive. We are here on the offensive. They talk about a Second Front. All I can say is - the sooner the better.Sale Price $337.50
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JACK DEMPSEY - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED 1973 - HFSID 178066JACK DEMPSEYThe boxer pens his name alongside this typed quotation Typed Quotation Signed: "Best of Luck/ Jack Dempsey/ 1973", 1p, 5x3¾ card. In full: "My mother had always wanted me to be a 'good citizen.Sale Price $202.50
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JAMES DICKEY - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 181583JAMES DICKEY Signed autograph quotation, two sentences from his famed novel Deliverance Autograph Quotation signed: "James Dickey", 5x3 lined card. In full: "I went back down to the spillway and stood next to the water for the last time. I stooped and drank from the river".Sale Price $270.00
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ROBERT J. "BOB" DOLE - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 179948ON SENSE & SENSIBILITY: BOB DOLE Bob dole signs a typed quotation comparing the U.S. Senate to a zoo. Typed Quotation Signed: "Bob Dole", 1p, 5x3 card. In full: "'If your (sic) hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed come over to the senate.Sale Price $180.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 207758ENOLA GAYCREW: PAUL TIBBETS Paul Tibbets signs a printed quotation of his reflections on Hiroshima. Printed Quotation signed in ink: "Paul W. Tibbets", 1p, 8x10. Printed text: "General Paul Tibbets Reflections on Hiroshima: '... the morality of dropping that bomb was not my business.Sale Price $198.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 179947ENOLA GAY: PAUL W. TIBBETS Paul W. Tibbets signs a typed quotation in blue ink on an index card. Typed Quotation signed: "Paul Tibbets", 1p, 5x3 index card. In full: "Fellows, you have just dropped the first Atomic bomb in history." United States Army Air Force Colonel Paul W.Sale Price $108.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 258845GERALD R. FORDThe first VP to succeed a President who resigned speaks to the American people. Typewritten Quotation signed: "Gerald Ford", 6x4 card. Noted to be from his "Inaugural address/August 9, 1974".Sale Price $342.00
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PETER RACINE FRICKER - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED 3/1979 - HFSID 201532PETER RACINE FRICKER The English composer signs an autograph musical quotation. Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "Peter Racine Fricker/March 1979", 1p, 5¼x3 ½. One bar of music penned by Fricker who has titled it: "(Sinfonia for Seventeen Wind Instruments 1977)".Sale Price $288.00
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ROY J. GLAUBER - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 02/16/2006 - HFSID 272548ROY GLAUBER. Autograph Quotation signed: "Peabody is not so far from/Cambridge -/Roy Glauber Feb. 16, 2006", 5x3 card. Glauber was co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence".Sale Price $90.00
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MYRON D. HEALEY - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 208764MYRON HEALEY He signs an index card, wishing someone "Luck, Laughs & Long Life." Autograph Quotation signed: "Luck, Laughs & Long Life./Myron/Healey", 5x3 card. After service as a B-26 navigator in the European theater of World War II, American actor Myron Healey (1923-2005) entered films as a character actor.Sale Price $144.00
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HAMMOND INNES - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 06/01/1934 - HFSID 83310HAMMOND INNES The British author writes quotation from his book The Big Footprints, signs name in black ink Autograph quotation signed: "Hammond Innes" in black felt tip. 1 page, 7¾x3½. Written on National Westminster Bank Limited deposit slip. London, England. June 1, 1986.Sale Price $198.00
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JACK KLUGMAN - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 225561JACK KLUGMAN The Emmy Award-winning actor signs a typed quote from The Odd Couple Typed Quotation Signed: "Jack/Klugman". 6x4 white card. Noted to be: "from The Odd Couple". In full: "I love my blubber. It keeps me warm, it keeps me company, it keeps my pants up.Sale Price $198.00
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JACK KLUGMAN - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 225564JACK KLUGMAN The Emmy Award-winning actor signs a typed quote from The Odd Couple Typed Quotation Signed: "Jack/Klugman". 6x4 white card. Noted to be: "from The Odd Couple". In full: "I love my blubber. It keeps me warm, it keeps me company, it keeps my pants up.Sale Price $198.00
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ANDRE MAUROIS - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 18531ANDRE MAUROIS His autograph quotation in French, beginning, "One doesn't love a woman for what she says ..." Autograph Quotation signed: "On n'aime pas une femme pour qu'elle/dit; on aime ce qu'elle dit parce qu'on l'aime/Andre Maurois", 1 page, 5½x3½ card.Sale Price $270.00
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FREDERIK POHL - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED 09/17/1989 - HFSID 180860FREDERICK POHL He signs his typed quotation, which begins, "If you read enough science fiction, nothing will ever take you by surprise." Typed Quotation signed: "Frederick Pohl", 6 x 4 cardstock.Sale Price $144.00
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DENVER D. PYLE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION ON PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED - HFSID 208870DENVER PYLE The actor who played Uncle Jesse Duke signs "'He who knows only his own generation, remains always/a child" Autograph Quotation on Photograph signed: "'He who knows/only his own/generation,/remains always/a child'/Good work./Denver Pyle/as/Uncle Jesse Duke". B/w, 6x4 overall, image 2¾x3½ (one surface).Sale Price $378.00
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GENERAL MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 275356MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY He signs his typed quotation honoring the American solder Typed Quotation signed: "Matthew B. Ridgeway", 1 page, 5x8¼. "...The American soldier with whom it has been mySale Price $552.50
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COLONEL WILLIAM F. SANTELMANN - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 276894WILLIAM SANTELMANN The leader of the US Marine Band during World War II signs his autograph musical quotation from "Sempre Fidelis." Autograph Musical Quotation inscribed and signed: "Best wishes to H. M. Brehm, [The first five measures of the Marine Corps anthem follow.] 'Sempre Fidelis'/Always Faithful./Major William F.Sale Price $144.00
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KARL SHAPIRO - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 83109KARL SHAPIRO The poet, a veteran of World War II, signs his autograph quotation on a copy of his poem, Elegy for a Dead Soldier Autograph Quotation signed on a Typed Poem: "Karl Shapiro/All the artist can do in an/age of violence is to remain an/artist at all costs. That will give/hope.", 4 pages, 8½x11.Sale Price $252.00
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ROBERT WARD - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 201537ROBERT WARD He pens a musical quotation from his "Jubilation", composed on Okinawa in 1945 and performed at Carnegie Hall the following year. Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "Robert Ward", 1 page, 8½x2½. On printed staves, two bars of music titled "Jubilation" by Robert Ward.Sale Price $198.00
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