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, 
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | Signatures
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PHILIP ABBOTT - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 26880PHILIP ABBOTT The actor signs a 5x3 card in black felt tip. Signature: "Philip Abbott", 5x3 card. After highly decorated air force service in World War II, Philip Abbott (1923-1998) debuted on stage in 1948 and in film in 1957. His noteworthy films include The Bachelor Party (1957) and Sweet Bird of Youth (1962).Sale Price $126.00
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PHILIP ABBOTT - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 298167PHILIP ABBOTT Red ink signature of the air force vet turned actor Signature: "Philip/Abbott", 5x3 card. After highly decorated air force service in World War II, Philip Abbott (1923-1998) debuted on stage in 1948 and in film in 1957. His noteworthy films include The Bachelor Party (1957) and Sweet Bird of Youth (1962).Sale Price $126.00
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BRIGADIER GENERAL CLAYTON ADAMS - AUTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: MADELAINE ADAMS, J. FRANK BIRDSALL JR., CHARLES FANTIN - HFSID 24000US Army General Adams who invented V-Mail during World War II, signs a guest register, along with his wife Madeleine. On verso are signatures of some prominent figures in the hospitality industry, including leading hotel executive BirdsallSale Price $162.00
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HUGH J. ADDONIZIO - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70312HUGH J. ADDONIZIO Signature of the infamous New Jersey Congressman and Mayor Signature: "Hugh Joseph Addonizio". 3½x2. Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) was an Italian-American Democratic politician, serving the state of New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1962. He was also the Mayor of Newark from 1962-1970.Sale Price $81.00
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JOHN AGAR - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 24574JOHN AGAR Agar signs for a fan - including what appears to be his phone number! Signature: "John Agar/St. 76366", 2¾x1½, irregularly cut piece of paper. "St. 7 6366" may be his telephone number. An apparently rising star in such war and Western filmsSale Price $126.00
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JOHN AGAR - AUTOGRAPH CIRCA 1952 CO-SIGNED BY: ORRIN TUCKER - HFSID 26844JOHN AGAR and ORRIN TUCKER John Agar and Orrin Tucker sign an album leaf. Signatures: "John Agar" and, on verso, "Orrin Tucker", 6x4½ album leaf. Magazine photos, b/w, 1x1, of Agar and b/w, 1¾ x2½, of Tucker affixed at lower right corners.Sale Price $162.00
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CLAUDE AKINS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 224832CLAUDE AKINSThe actor pens his name on this index card Signature: "Claude/ Akins" in black felt tip, 5x3. A versatile character actor, Claude Akins (1918-1994) made a great villain, but could also adeptly occupy both sympathetic and comic roles.Sale Price $63.00
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CLAUDE AKINS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 347145CLAUDE AKINSThe actor pens his name in black felt tip on this index card Signature: "Claude/ Akins" in black ink, 6x4. A versatile character actor, Claude Akins (1918-1994) made a great villain, but could also adeptly occupy both sympathetic and comic roles.Sale Price $63.00
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VISCOUNT ALBERT ALEXANDER OF HILLSBOROUGH - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 23787VISCOUNT ALBERT ALEXANDER OF HILLSBOROUGH. Signature: "Alexander of Hillsborough", 5x3 card with typed caption. Albert Victor Alexander (1885-1965), later honored with the title Viscount of Hillsborough, was elected to the British Parliament for the Labour Party in 1922.Sale Price $72.00
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JOHN J. ALLEN JR. - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70893JOHN J. ALLEN, JR.The congressman from California pens his name on this 3½x2 card in black ink Signature: “John J. Allen Jr.”, in black ink, 3½x2 card. California congressman John Joseph Allen, Jr. (1899-1995) served in the U.S. House as a Republican.Sale Price $72.00
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GORDON LLEWELLYN ALLOTT - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE CIRCA 1961 - HFSID 34221GORDON ALLOTT Inscribed signature on an album leaf which also bears a newspaper photo of him Inscribed Signatature: "To George Sanders with best wishes/Gordon Allott/USS Colorado", 8x10 album leaf. Newspaper photo (b/w, 1¾x3¼) affixed below signature. Ink dated (unknown hand) at top: "2-13-62".Sale Price $81.00
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LT. (JG) BEN C. AMSDEN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 347848BEN C. AMSDENThe flying ace who earned five kills during his flying career signed this card in black ink Signature: "Ben C. Amsden/ VF-22", in black ink, 3½x2 Navy pilot Ben C. Amsden (b. 1922) served on the USS Cowpens, making 116 carrier landings and 30 catapult launches.Sale Price $72.00
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WILLIAM R. ANDERSON - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 35265WILLIAM R. ANDERSON Signature of the man who skippered the first US nuclear submarine on its historic voyage under the North Pole Signature: "William R. Anderson", 6x4 blue card. Captain William R. Anderson commanded the Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear powered submarine in the U.S.Sale Price $108.00
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LT. COLONEL RICHARD W. ASBURY - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 347827RICHARD ASBURYThe armed forces pilot who guarded bombers headed into Germany during WWII signed this card in black ink Signature: “Richard Asbury”. 3½x2. Richard Asbury (1920-2013) was an airplane pilot who became a flying ace towards the end of WWII.Sale Price $63.00
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WAYNE N. ASPINALL - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 85755WAYNE ASPINALL Colorado Congressman who pushed for Alaskan statehood Signature: "Wayne N. Aspinall/M.C. Colo's 4th/Colorado", 3½x2 card. Wayne Aspinall (1896-1983), a lawyer, teacher and businessman, served in both World Wars. He was a veteranSale Price $90.00
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JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 287357JEAN PIERRE AUMONT Signature in purple ink on an album leaf Signature: "Jean Pierre/Aumont", 5x3¾ album leaf. French actor Jean Pierre Aumont (1911-2001) made his first film in 1931, reaching stardom in Jean Cocteau's play The Infernal Machine (1934).Sale Price $126.00
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BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER - CLIPPED SIGNATURE CIRCA 1919 - HFSID 17654BRUCE BAIRNSFATHERClipped pencil signature from 1919, affixed to an album leaf with ink caption Signature: "Bruce/Bairnsfather" in pencil, irregularly trimmed and affixed to a 4½x2¾ album leaf. Ink note (unknown hand) includes "signed Feb. 3rd 1919/Cheltenham Town Hall.Sale Price $126.00
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HOWARD H. BAKER JR. - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 35268HOWARD BAKER, JR. Signature from the Tennessee Senator in black ink Signature: "Howard/Baker", 6x4 card. BAKER (1925-2014) served as U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1967-1985, not seeking reelection. He was Senate Minority Leader (1977-1981), Majority Leader (1981-1985) and Chief of Staff to President Reagan (1987-1988).Sale Price $81.00
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HOWARD H. BAKER JR. - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 34238HOWARD BAKER Signature from the Tennessee Senator in black ink Signature: "Howard Baker", 5x3 card. BAKER (1925-2014) served as U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1967-1985, not seeking reelection. He was Senate MinoritySale Price $81.00
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HOWARD H. BAKER JR. - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 37774HOWARD BAKER He signs an index card in black ink, twice! Signature(s): "Howard Baker" and, "Howard Baker" as U.S. Senator from Tennessee on front and on verso of 5x3 ruled index card. Date stamped "1980 Oct 1" on ruled side, which also has pencil notes (unknown hand). Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (1925-2014), the son of Howard H. Baker, Sr.Sale Price $81.00
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BERT BANDSTRA - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70367BERT BANDSTRAThe U.S. Congressman from Iowa signed this business card-sized piece of paper in blue ink Signature: “Bert Bandstra/M.C. Iowa” in blue ink. 3½x2½. Democrat Bert Bandstra (1922-1995) served Iowa's 4th District for one term as a United States Congressman, from 1965-1967. Following the assassination of popular Democratic President John F.Sale Price $81.00
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COLONEL VAN T. BARFOOT - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 305626VAN T. BARFOOT The World War II hero signs modestly as "Van T. Barfoot/M. H." Signature: "Van T. Barfoot/M. H.", 5x3. Sergeant (later Colonel) Van Thomas Barfoot (1919-2012), half Choctaw Indian on his mother's side, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism on the Salerno beachhead on May 23, 1944.Sale Price $63.00
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HERBERT ERNEST BATES - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 161189HERBERT ERNEST BATES The novelist signs a 3x1¾ card Signature: "H. E. Bates., 3x1¾. Herbert Ernest "H. E." Bates (1905-1974) was known primarily for two types of fiction: stories set in the rural Midlands, and stories of World War II.Sale Price $72.00
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HERBERT ERNEST BATES - CLIPPED SIGNATURE - HFSID 296192HERBERT ERNEST BATES Clipped signature as a Squadron Leader, the RAF rank under which he wrote his wartime stories Clipped Signature: "Yours respectfully/H. E. Bates/S/Ldr", 3x2½, Affixed to a 8x4½ sheet with a newspaper obituary. English author Herbert Ernest "H. E.Sale Price $72.00
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RALPH FREDERICK BEERMANN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70379RALPH FREDERICK BEERMANNThe Nebraskan member of Congress signed this business card-sized paper in blue ink Signature: “Ralph F. Beerman” in blue ink. 3½x2½. Ralph F. Beermann (1912-1977) was a U.S. Congressman that represented the 3rd District (1961-1963) and 1st District (1963-1965) of Nebraska.Sale Price $90.00
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ALPHONZO E. BELL JR. - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70382ALPHONZO E. BELL, JR. The popular California politician signed this business card-sized paper in blue ink Signature: “Alphonzo Bell/California” in blue ink on a 3½x2½ piece of paper. Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (1914-2004) was a United States Congressman who served the state of California from 1961-1977.Sale Price $63.00
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GOVERNOR HENRY BELLMON - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70383HENRY BELLMON Henry Bellmon signs as Governor of Oklahoma Signature: " Henry Bellmon-/Governor of Okla". 3 ¼ x2 white card signed in black ink. Henry Bellmon (born 1921) won a Silver Star as a Marine tank platoon during World War II, participating in four amphibious landings in the Pacific, including Iwo Jima.Sale Price $63.00
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GOVERNOR HENRY BELLMON - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70384HENRY BELLMON Henry Bellmon signs as U.S. Senator of Oklahoma Signature: " Henry Bellmon-/U.S. Senator of/ Okla". 3 ¼ x2 white card signed in black ink. Henry Bellmon (born 1921) won a Silver Star as a Marine tank platoon during World War II, participating in four amphibious landings in the Pacific, including Iwo Jima.Sale Price $63.00
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CHARLES E. BENNETT - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70385CHARLES E. BENNETT Charles E. Bennett signs a card in blue ink. Signature: "Charles Bennett/M. C. Florida", 3½x2 card. Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Florida from 1949-1993. A former Eagle Scout and veteran of WWII, Bennett sponsored the 1954 bill that added "In God We Trust" to U.S. coins and currency.Sale Price $63.00
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LLOYD M. BENTSEN JR. - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70390LLOYD BENTSEN. Signature: "Lloyd Bentsen/U.S.S. - Texas" as U.S. Senator, 3½x2 card. In 1970, attorney and WWII veteran Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. (1921-2006), who had been a U.S. Representative from Texas from 1948-1955, defeated George H.W. Bush to become U.S. Senator from Texas, serving from 1971-1993.Sale Price $63.00
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