Auction 83 "No Surrender to Coronavirus" Militaria Autograph Auction
Jun 9, 2020
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
A "No Surrender to Coronavirus" auction of some of the most important surrender documents of World War II ever seen, with a major share of the proceeds dedicated to four international Coronavirus charities. Included is a historic document that directly led to the surrender of Nazi Germany, and whose "mate" resides in the National Archives. The sale also offers the British order to surrender Hong Kong, the Japanese surrender of Hong Kong, the British surrender of Java, historic German surrender documents, and much more.
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LOT 38:

ON V-E DAY, EISENHOWER CELEBRATES WITH A GIFT OF FOOD SENT FROM THE STATES

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ON V-E DAY, EISENHOWER CELEBRATES WITH A GIFT OF FOOD SENT FROM THE STATES
ON V-E DAY EISENHOWER CELEBRATES WITH A GIFT OF FOOD SENT FROM THE STATES
A terrific letter written by DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969) the calm and ever-modest commander of SHAEF on the very day of the German surrender in Berlin warmly thanking a friend in the states for sending him a basket of fruit on “Victory in Europe Day.” On May 8 1945 Ike writes to George and Anthony Pecora owners of a fruit company in Chicago who must have gone to great pains to have fresh fruit delivered to Eisenhower then most likely SHAEF Headquarters in Reims. The general writes them on his 6 x 8 inch personal SHAEF “Office of the Supreme Commander” letterhead in part: “…By coincidence your magnificent gift of fruits arrived on Victory in Europe Day. I can think of nothing nicer to enable me personally to celebrate something toward which we have worked for so many months. I truly thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity…” Tiny tape mounting stains in the extreme corners otherwise in fine condition with a beautiful signature of the future president. Undoubtedly Eisenhower’s friends and staff were celebrating wildly after four years of war and Ike could hold his drink as well as any of them – but a gift of fresh fruit sent to a soldier was appreciated more than almost anything!

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