Auction 88 Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, Feb. 8 & 9, 2021
Feb 8, 2021 (your local time)
USA
 98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 6:

ANTHONY MCAULIFFE

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Sold for: $2,250
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$ 750
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$1,500 - $2,000
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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!' Exceptional autograph signed quote, possibly war-date, on a 5 x 4 in. white card, in full: 'Nuts Dec. 22, 1944. A. C. McAuliffe Maj. Gen. U.S. Army' Very fine condition, matted with a photograph and set into a gunmetal-colored frame with stars in relief. The ink used in signing is black fountain pen, unlike the blue ballpoint he used later in life. It should also be noted that McAuliffe was made a major general on Jan. 3, 1945 - only days after uttering his one-word response to German arrogance.

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