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IDENTIFIED BLACK SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SOLDIER $120.00
60876-10
A fine standing image 6 1/2" x 5 1/2", identified on verso as Lieut. A. A. Moore of Company D, 9th Ohio Vols. in camp. The 9th Ohio was the only all-black unit from that state, and the only black unit to fight during the Spanish-American War. Moore poses before his tent with sword at side. With decorative blind-embossed mat, light foxing thereon else very good.
MEXICANS RETREAT AT NUEVO LEON $220.00
60078-13
COL. FRANCISCO GONZALEZ PAVON A.L. secretarially-signed, 2pp., folio, Meir, Tamaulipas, Nov. 11, 1838. An unsigned manuscript copy in Spanish reporting on the disastrous retreat of Gonzalez Pavon at Nuevo Leon, stamped "Secreteria de Gobierno del Departamento de Nuevo Leon" at top left corner. Though Anglo Texans won independence from Mexico in 1836, skirmishes and battles over adjacent cities continued until the Mexican-American War in 1846. Here, Federalist Texans collaborating with Colonel Antonio Canales prepared to storm Mier, defended by Gonzalez Pavon and his first regiment of Cavalry; Gonzalez Pavon fled with troops and artillery to Monterrey, and the Texans pursued. Later, in October 1839, at the Battle of Alcantra, Col. Francisco González Pavón commanded the Centralist troops that occupied the Mexican Rio Grande border town of Mier. The following morning Pavón and the Centralist forces, without water, tried to move towards a source of water but were cut off by the Texans. After a brief skirmish, Pavón surrendered, for which the Mexican government court-martialed him. Minor folds, else very good.
MEXICAN WAR STAGE COACH ROBBERY LETTER WITH RARE COVER $140.00
60078-57
A.L.S. "L. Ortigosa", 1p. 4to, Mexico City, Apr. 16, 1848, in Spanish, in which Ortigosa writes to relate the dangers of travel in wartime Mexico. In part: "...The stagecoach had been robbed with Farinoli in it and still full of blood from an American who the robbers had killed...". Integral transmittal leaf with seal tear thereon costs one letter of text, otherwise very good.
MEXICAN WAR LITHOGRAPH $180.00
60740-9
Original lithograph published by Nathaniel Currier titled, "THE MEXICANS FLEEING VERA CRUZ, and surrendering their Arms to the U.S. Army, under Genl. Scott", 1847, 8 1/8" x 12", hand-colored, housed in a vintage frame... but crudely matted. Light water stains at both the top right and left hand corners. There is slight uneven toning around the border with one small (1/4") hole that just touches the "V" in "Vera Cruz". The hand-coloring is still rich and vibrant, a factor that weighs strongly when considering restoration of this lithograph. Not examined out of frame.
WORLD WAR II BOOK COLLECTION $240.00
60650-17
Excellent set of five United States Army-related books, all published during or pertaining to the Second World War. Lot includes Field Manual 21-100, Basic Field Manual: Soldier's Handbook (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941), a 253-page manual belonging to Capt. Jess Schumaker while stationed at Camp Forrest TN; A Manual for Courts-Martial, U.S. Army (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1927), 341 pages, property of HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 33rd Division Special Troops, Camp Forrest, TN; Historical and Pictorial Review: Medical Department: Camp Forrest, TN, October 1942, (Baton Rouge: Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1942); Pictorial History: Seventy-Fifth Field Artillery Brigade, 1941-42 (Atlanta: Army Press, 1942), a 141-page history of the 75th's enlisted men and officers in action; 33rd Division Pictorial History, Army of the United States, Camp Forrest 1941-1942 (Atlanta: Army Press, 1942). From the personal collection of World War II and Civil War historian Michael Miner. Miner's thirty-year collection was built through an extensive system of contacts he developed with artifact hunters and diggers in Europe and the Far East, and he maintained careful records of the items he amassed.
PEARL HARBOR $240.00
60650-32
CHARLES T. SEHE, American sailor who survived the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor while assigned to the USS Arizona. He is best known for his articulate articles and books which describe the attack from a sailor's viewpoint. Fine grouping of eleven signed items in various formats, including: seven paper-stock b/w 8" x 10" reprint photographs showing the USS Arizona while under attack at Pearl Harbor. Sehe has provided extensive hand written biographical notes on each image - followed by his signature; two souvenir typescripts commemorating the 50th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, boldly signed in full; an A.L.S. on the verso of a postcard, August 23, 1995, advising the recipient of his intentions to send photographs. Also, three original photographs, 4 1/2" x 3", showing Sehe at the 50th anniversary reunion of Arizona survivors, with one on the verso. Fine.
USS SQUALUS RELIC $175.00
60854-3
On May 23, 1938, following 18 test dives, the USS Squalus suffered a catastrophic failure of her main induction valve, causing massive flooding and the immediate drowning of 26 crewmen. Fast action resulted in 33 crewmen remaining alive in another part of the vessel. Divers from the submarine rescue ship USS Falcon, under the direction of the rescue expert Lt. Cdr. Charles B. "Swede" Momsen, employed the Rescue Chamber he had invented years earlier but which the Navy had repeatedly blocked. They were able to rescue all 33 surviving crew members from the sunken submarine, and four enlisted divers earned the Medal of Honor for their work. We offer a 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/8" section of steel from the hull of the Squalus, which later saw action as the USS Sailfish. It is mounted black lucite black with ca. 1950 descriptive plaque. Very good. From the personal collection of World War II and Civil War historian Michael Miner. Miner's thirty-year collection was built through an extensive system of contacts he developed with artifact hunters and diggers in Europe and the Far East, and he maintained careful records of the items he amassed.
VINTAGE RIDING BREECHES OF ROBERT WORRELL LOVE $240.00
60650-10
An original pair of riding breeches belonging to Robert Worrell Lowe while at West Point. Love (1916-2003) was a member of the class of 1938,and was Company CO 11th Engineer Combat Regt. from 1940-1943, later Engineer Aviator Batallion 1943-1945, later Battalion Commander 2nd Engineer Combat BN in the Korean War, 1951-52. Winner of the Silver Star and Bronze Stars, retired in 1968. The breeches are light tan wool, with the traditional leather knee patches. Near fine condition. From the personal collection of World War II and Civil War historian Michael Miner. Miner's thirty-year collection was built through an extensive system of contacts he developed with artifact hunters and diggers in Europe and the Far East, and he maintained careful records of the items he amassed.
(MEXICAN WAR NAVAL COMMAND REQUEST) $160.00
60078-9
War-date A.L.S., 4pp., 4to, Pensacola, January 20, 1847, a plea from one A. S. Baldwin to Sen. Chester Ashley of Arkansas for command of a Gulf Squadron naval vessel set to participate in combat in the Mexican War. In part: "...I shall fully appreciate...your assistance should you succeed in obtaining for me the Second Idol of my Heart. I mean a Command. You are already aware how earnestly I have sought employment since this Mexican War commenced. After Several month's closely watching the Gulf Squadron a vacancy appeared...in the...Princeton Steamer...I place very great importance upon getting into this vessel during this war and at this time, having arrived near that age when a Man is a Man...". Baldwin's previous assignment was with the Wilkes Expedition, (the United States Exploring Expedition), when President John Quincy Adams ordered the Navy to explore the Pacific Ocean during the years 1838-1842. The Wilkes team mapped over 800 miles of Oregon Coast and retrieved thousands of plant and animal specimens constituting what are now the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Botanical Garden. Baldwin credits his years with the expedition as making him well-trained and worthy of command. Minor folds and uneven age toning in places, else very good.
(1841 MEXICO'S POLITICS IN TURMOIL) $150.00
60078-14
JOSE RAFAEL LOPEZ Good lot of two A.L.S.'s, the first 2pp., 4to., Saltillo, September 9, 1841, in Spanish, a request for power of attorney over several Mexican soldiers. Lopez also writes of Mexico's internal struggles, in part: "...Don Anastasio [Bustamante] has pronounced for the Constitution of 1824. Santa Anna is in Tacubaya with 4000 men, Bustamante with 3000 men in Mexico City...". In 1841, Santa Anna wrested control from Bustamante's failing government and became President for the fifth time, ruling while under attack from rebel groups and Bustamante himself. Stained with a tiny hole in text, else good. Included with the lot is a second letter, an A.L.S., 1p., 4to, Mexico City, Nov. 16, 1842, in Spanish [not translated], boldly signed "Jose Rafael Lopez". Fine condition, two pieces.
WORLD WAR II GERMAN POSTAL HISTORY $150.00
60130-21
Interesting group of ten items of World War II German postal history interest, includes: three Polish P.O.W. officers' postcards sent from Woldenberg Prison, with censor's stamps, untranslated, sent to addresses in Cracow and West Prussia; a folded Polish P.O.W.'s letter sent from Offlag IID, and written on heavily-chalked paper to prevent the use of onion or other juices which become visible when subjected to heat, untranslated; a similar letter sent to Lodz; three postal covers, one franked, sent from members of a Turkestan group allied with the Germans, with Feldpost cancellations; a typed postcard, signed with Feldpost cancel, Aug. 6, 1943, sent by a soldier of the "Spanish Blue" Division, volunteers who fought for the Nazis during the war; and a Waffen SS envelope from Befehlshaber der Ordnungspolizei Pol. Btl. 315, unit stamp on verso. Overall very good, and should be examined. Ten pieces.
BATTLE OF THE BULGE U.S. TANKER'S GAS MASK $150.00
60852-3
A great battlefield "pick-up" from the area of Manhay, Luxembourg, scene of a fierce battle between American tankers and their SS counterparts in the days leading up to Christmas, 1944, namely an American tanker's gas mask, accompanying bag and accoutrements recovered shortly after the monumental battle. These items, likely lost by a member of the 3rd Armored Division, include a complete gas mask and canister, green canvas bag with stenciled ID "US MASK, PROTECTIVE TANK M25AI", and empty canisters which once held eye ointment and "ANTI-DIM" cloth. One can only image the hell breaking loose when this item was lost! From the personal collection of World War II and Civil War historian Michael Miner. Miner's thirty-year collection was built through an extensive system of contacts he developed with artifact hunters and diggers in Europe and the Far East, and he maintained careful records of the items he amassed.
WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA POSTER $170.00
27200-1
American-issued World War II propaganda poster, 18" x 26" color, showing a wounded, partially-blinded G.I. and reading: "CARE is costly BUY WAR BONDS & STAMPS". Fine.
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