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 269:
MATHEW RIDGWAY
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Start price:
$
70
Estimated price:
$140 - $200
Auction house commission: 30%
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MATHEW RIDGWAY
(1895 - 1994) American Army general who led airborne assaults on Sicily, jumped with his 82nd Airborne during the Normandy invasion, and commanded U.N. forces in the Korean War. Good content T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Pittsburgh, Aug. 3, 1986, discussing his friend and fellow general, Harold R. Bull. In part: '...we were both cadets at West Point, he of the Class of 1914 and I of 1917...'Pinky' Bull was extremely well liked; had long and varied service...culminating in the post of Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (Operations) of General of the Army Eisenhower's Staff for the planning and execution of the greatest military operation in history, Operation OVERLORD, the Cross Channel invasion of Europe and destruction of Hitler's odious Nazism. His record speaks for itself...' Water-stained slightly affecting the letter's appearance, else quite good.
