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Thu, Sep 12, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 432
Large Archive of WWII Material (Harvard, Japan, Japanese Flag, Battle of Okinawa)
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
A large archive of WWII material (hundreds of pages), much relating to Japan and the Pacific Theatre. Includes a silk Rising Sun Flag (H 28" W 32") with numerous block stamps and handwritten lettering. A silk map of the West Pacific (H 27" W 36") printed in Washington, DC. A block print of an Asian man holding a fan in a field (caricature) with the title Chinaman's Party (H 28" W 29"). Also, typed correspondences, one Top Secret 7th Infantry Division ICEBERG Field Order 30. Material related to the USS Tyrrell. Many maps including Hawaii 1944. Information on how to ID planes and ships by silhouette and a Look-Out Manual. Japanese money (6 Yen bills, 1 in Centavos). One Japanese armband from a uniform, with a brass disc riveted to it, with Japanese letters. 3 Japanese color cards (H 1-1/2" W 2-5/8") of cartoon war scenes . 3 small wooden "tags" with a hole drilled at the top and with Japanese writing on both sides (largest is H 1" W 2 1/2"). Marshall Island Newspapers. 6 folders containing real time reports about the operations of the Battle of Okinawa (Top Secret). 2 large folded navigational charts of the Pacific Ocean. Book: USA at War. US Camera Annual 1944. First Edition with the dust jacket. Approximately 2 dozen magazines to include A Hawaiian printing of Time Magazine (Pacific Edition May 7, 1945) with the face of Hitler on the cover with a big red X over his face. Yank Far East, Life, mini Time magazines for soldiers, Recognition Magazines for Look out information, Several Harvard Bulletin and Periscope magazines. Some photographs taken at Harvard University during the war years (1942) include images of Churchill.
Condition: Most material is in excellent used condition. Occasional tears to documents, smudges, etc. from field use. Japanese flag with some small holes (but overall very impressive). A remarkable collection.
Link to hi-res images: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2hub91u58zrhdgwprk09o/AFYb4zqmakK5byob-YYLatg?rlkey=459isqcu8ghxwn3e1rvvwcl2p&st=imebtwd9&dl=0
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