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B-29 Bomber BOCKSCAR - Photo Signed By Nine Crewman

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Tamworth, NH, United States

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The Written Word Autographs

Huge Fall Autograph Auction. The Written Word Autograph?s next auction will be conducted for two days Friday, September 29th and Saturday, September 30th hosted by both Invaluable (Auction ZIP) and Liveauctioneers. This will be an auction which includes all categories with Early America, Presidents, Military, Personalities, Aviation and Space, Arts and Letters, World Leaders, Science and a large offering of signed stock certificates being sold on the 29th and Stage and Screen and Sports personalities on the 30th. We are proud to be offering examples from ALL OUR PRESIDENTS, the signatures of each of the 44 men who have led our country. We have many signers, patriots and Founding Fathers. Our Military section is, I believe the deepest and strongest we have ever had from the hand-written battle report of the last major battle of the Civil War written by Sayler?s Creek hero, General Oliver Edwards, to examples from Lee, Nimitz, Patton, MacArthur, Enola Gay and other remarkable material. Religious personalities include newly canonized saints Mother Teresa and John Paul II. Aviation and space signatures from Orville Wright, Amelia Earhart (we found her!), Lindbergh, Neil Armstrong, Gagarin, Space Shuttle crews many other astronauts and cosmonauts. From literature we have signed books from J D Salinger, Rex Stout, Stephen King, e. e. cummings, William Butler Yeats, L. Frank Baum and many more, also letters, an autograph quote from The Battle Hymn of the Republic signed by author Julia Ward Howe, and autographed material from other literary and arts notables. World Leaders include monarchs with a remarkable early autograph letter from the future British Monarch, King Edward VII. We will also be selling a large number of signed stock certificates including J. P. Morgan, J. D. Rockefeller and nearly 100 others! The continuation of our sale on Sunday will be devoted to Stage and Screen and Sports personalities. Many entertainers including, actors James Dean, John Wayne

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OMAR BRADLEY - 1st Day Postal Cvr Signed: Omar N. Bradley. First day of issue postal cover from Malaya, with a cancellation at Kajang, September 12, 1959 and a cachet recognizing the “Inauguration of Parliament”, signed.

0460: OMAR BRADLEY - 1st Day Postal Cvr SignedEst. $100-$175

OMAR BRADLEY - Photo Signed: Omar N. Bradley. 10” x 8” sepia toned photograph with a woman and another gentleman signed in the lower margin. Inscribed, To Our Darling Mary – Maria”, and signed by Bradley and “Tom”.

0461: OMAR BRADLEY - Photo SignedEst. $75-$125Lot Passed

Admiral JOHN BULKELEY - His Book Signed: John D. Bulkeley (1911-1996) Admiral. Bulkeley received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was also the PT boat skipper who evacuated General Douglas

0462: Admiral JOHN BULKELEY - His Book SignedEst. $75-$125Lot Passed

General MARK CLARK - Check Written & Signed: Mark Clark (1896-1984) General. Clark became the youngest American to be promoted to general in 1945. Clark had a distinguished career in World War Two and is primarily linked to Operation Torch (the

0463: General MARK CLARK - Check Written & SignedEst. $100-$175Lot Passed

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MARK CLARK - WW II Magazine Signed (Italy): Mark Clark. 8 ½” x 11”, twenty-eight page magazine, History of the Second World War – Allies Invade Italy, signed on the cover. Included is a typed letter signed by Clark’s secretary, may

0464: MARK CLARK - WW II Magazine Signed (Italy)Est. $75-$125

MARK CLARK - WW II Magazine Signed: Mark Clark. 8 ½” x 11”, twenty-eight page magazine, History of the Second World War Japan’s First Land defeat Guadalcanal, signed.

0465: MARK CLARK - WW II Magazine SignedEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

General LUCIUS CLAY - Photo & Typed Ltr Signed: Lucius Clay (1897-1978) General Clay was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and served as deputy military governor,

0466: General LUCIUS CLAY - Photo & Typed Ltr SignedEst. $150-$250Lot Passed

Doolittle Raider RICHARD COLE - Photo Signed: Richard E. Cole (1915- ) Aviator. Cole, the last surviving “Doolittle Raider”, served as Jimmy Doolittle’s copilot during the 1942 Doolittle Raid, as a “Hump” pilot during the

0467: Doolittle Raider RICHARD COLE - Photo SignedEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

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German Admiral KARL DOENITZ - His Memoirs Signed: Karl Doenitz (1891-1980) German Admiral, Head of State. Dönitz succeeded Adolf Hitler as the head of state of Germany. He began his career in the Imperial German Navy before World War I. In January

0468: German Admiral KARL DOENITZ - His Memoirs SignedEst. $450-$500

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General JIMMY DOOLITTLE - Photo Signed: James H. Doolittle (1896-1993) General. Doolittle planned and led the first attack on the Japanese Home Islands in 1942. The “Doolittle Raid” demonstrated that Japan was vulnerable to American

0469: General JIMMY DOOLITTLE - Photo SignedEst. $100-$175

JIMMY DOOLITTLE - Unused Postal Cover Signed: James H. Doolittle. 6 ½” x 3 ½” unused envelope signed, “J. H. Doolittle”.

0470: JIMMY DOOLITTLE - Unused Postal Cover SignedEst. $75-$125Lot Passed

Air Force Gen IRA EAKER - Book Signed: Ira Eaker (1896-1987) Air Force General. Eaker was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command during World War II. He was named commander of the Eighth Air Force in 1942. He became the

0471: Air Force Gen IRA EAKER - Book SignedEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

IRA EAKER - Book Stock Photo Signed: Ira Eaker.. 5” x 4 ¼” black and white book stock photograph, signed.

0472: IRA EAKER - Book Stock Photo SignedEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

IRA EAKER - WW II Magazine Signed: Ira Eaker. A complete copy of a World War II signed inside under his illustrated image, "Ira C Eaker Lt Gen USAF (Ret)".

0473: IRA EAKER - WW II Magazine SignedEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

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German U-Boat Commander ALFRED EICK - Photo Signed: Alfred Eick (1916-2015) German U-boat Commander. Eick commanded the attacks on at least eleven ships between 1943 and 1945. He was given the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 3 ¾” x 5 ¾” black

0474: German U-Boat Commander ALFRED EICK - Photo SignedEst. $50-$75

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Gen, Pres DWIGHT D EISENHOWER - Crusade in Europe: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) General, 34th President. Eisenhower was appointed U.S. Army chief of staff. He became the first Supreme Allied Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

0475: Gen, Pres DWIGHT D EISENHOWER - Crusade in EuropeEst. $500-$850

Admiral EDWARD ELLSBERG - Autograph Ltr Signed: Edward Ellsberg (1891-1983) Admiral, author. Commander Ellsbergis remembered for his daring exploits in raising vessels from the bottom of the sea. He was called on when difficult salvage operations

0476: Admiral EDWARD ELLSBERG - Autograph Ltr SignedEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

Book ENOLA GAY - Signed by 6 Crew Members: Enola Gay. The book, Enola Gay, by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan, Stein and Day, 1977, signed on the title page by six crew members: Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk (1921-2014) “Dutch Van Kirk

0477: Book ENOLA GAY - Signed by 6 Crew MembersEst. $350-$600Lot Passed

Enola Gay Book Signed By: TIBBETS, FEREBEE & VAN KIRK: Enola Gay: Paul W. Tibbets. His paperback book, Flight of the Enola Gay, Buckeye Aviation Book Company, signed by Tibbets, Tom Ferebee and Dutch Van Kirk under their image. The book is in very good

0478: Enola Gay Book Signed By: TIBBETS, FEREBEE & VAN KIRKEst. $200-$350Lot Passed

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PAUL TIBBETS - Color Photo of Award Ceremony Signed: Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets. 10” x 8” (image 12” x 6 ½”) color photograph of Tibbets receiving the Distinguished Service Cross from 20th Airforce General Carl Spaatz, signed “Paul Tibbets

0479: PAUL TIBBETS - Color Photo of Award Ceremony SignedEst. $100-$175

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Enola Gay: PAUL TIBBETS - Photo Signed, Framed: Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets. 10” x 8” black and white photograph of Tibbets with the Enola Gay signed, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot 6 Aug. 1945”matted and framed with a silver plaque to 14” x 11”.

0480: Enola Gay: PAUL TIBBETS - Photo Signed, FramedEst. $100-$175

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ENOLA GAY & BOCKSCAR - Photo Signed By Five: Enola Gay and Bockscar. A dramatic 11 ½”” x 8” color photograph with the Enola Gay in the foreground and Bockscar in the background signed by both aircraft commanders Paul Tibbets and Charles

0481: ENOLA GAY & BOCKSCAR - Photo Signed By FiveEst. $300-$550

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ENOLA GAY: TOM FEREBEE - Mushroom Cloud Photo Signed: Enola Gay: Tom Ferebee. 8” x 10” black and white photograph of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud signed, “Tom Ferebee Bombardier”.

0482: ENOLA GAY: TOM FEREBEE - Mushroom Cloud Photo SignedEst. $50-$75

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DUTCH VAN KIRK - Photo Signed with Long Inscription: Enola Gay: Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk (1921- ) Aviator. Van Kirk is famous as the navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. 10” x 8” black and white

0483: DUTCH VAN KIRK - Photo Signed with Long InscriptionEst. $200-$350

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The Written Word Autographs

Tamworth, NH, United States

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Terms of Sale The auction will be a two-day sale, beginning at 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, September 29, 2017 and concluding on Saturday, September 30, 2017 beginning at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time). The auction may be delayed at the discretion of the auctioneer. The on-line Invaluable and Liveauctioneer componens are an important part of this auction. Failure to connect with Invaluable will be deemed a reason to delay the start of this auction. Bidders may participate in this auction through Invaluable?s or Liveauctioneer?s live auction service. To utilize this service you must pre-register with Invaluable or Liveauctioneer at least 24 hours before the auction. This catalog will be on their sites in March. Please Invaluable to register and be assigned a user name and password. You may purchase any lot being auction EARLY and end the auction for that item. You must agree to pay the high estimate plus the buyer premium and there can be no earlier bids on the lot. Call or email if you wish to exercise this option. We will be pleased to contact you by phone from our office if you want to participate in the auction live. We are unable to accept incoming calls but we would be pleased to have a representative contact you on the day of the auction before lots in which you are interested are offered. Please call us early and not later than two hours before the auction to reserve a phone line for this service. We will not display bids on our web site nor will it be possible to bid through our web site during the auction. Consignors may not bid on their own material nor have others bid on their behalf. All bidders will be registered and must attest that they will not engage in ?shill? bidding (bidding to increase the price without any intention of buying the lot). Violators of these provisions will be exempted from this auction and will be prohibited from ever bidding in future Written Word Autographs auctions. The winner will always be the high bidder. Lots will not be reopened after the hammer for any reason. Bids will not be accepted for any amount less the stated opening bid for any lot. Please be aware that most lots carry a reserve beneath which the lot will riot be sold. The starting bid is always equal to or less than the consignor's reserve.