Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
Oct 28, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 54:
ANTHONY MCAULIFFE
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Sold for: $340
Start price:
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100
Estimated price:
$200 - $300
Auction house commission: 30%
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ANTHONY MCAULIFFE
(1898 - 1975) American Army general who held Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, remembered for his reply to a German surrender ultimatum, "Nuts!" T.L.S. on Department of the Army letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington D.C., March 2, 1950, to an autograph collector, adding: '...I shall be happy to have my autograph placed with the stamps issued by Belgium to honor the defenders of Bastogne...' McAuliffe signs at the conclusion in blue ink. Mailing folds, else fine.
