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 262:
MARK W. CLARK
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Start price:
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Estimated price:
$100 - $150
Auction house commission: 30%
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MARK W. CLARK
(1896 - 1984) American general commanded the landings at Salerno and Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. T.L.S. on Chief of Army Field Forces letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Fort Monroe, VA, Nov. 7, 1949, enclosing a message for publication to the president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, stating 'Military personnel everywhere share…the wish to aid the unfortunate victims of Polio… [the disease] leaves in its wake despair, crippled bodies, and death [and] has assumed epidemic proportions over much of the world…' Sold with an S.P., 3.75 x 4.75 in. b/w, signature a tad light.
