Photographs -
Presidential
133 William McKinley Photograph, ca. 1890’s.
Cleveland, Ohio, ND
(ca.1890’s), 9.5 x 7 inches, horizontal, photograph mounted on pho<
tographers mount with photographers credit “ Geo. M. Edmonson
Co., McKinley is sitting at dinner table with his wife and numerous
guests with all of their names listed at the bottom margin. Outer
edges somewhat toned as well as a minor corner chip on the upper
right corner. Sharp and clear photograph of future president. XF
condition.
(PH)
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EST. $759150
133
Japan
135 Hideki Tojo Autograph on top of Japanese 10 Yen Banknote.
English Autograph on top of Japanese banknote, Strong signature
and rare autograph of this well known Japanese Prime Minister.
Hideki Tojo, (December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948), was a gen<
eral of the Imperial Japanese Army, the leader of the Taisei
Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of
World War II, from October 17, 1941 to July 22, 1944. He was direct<
ly responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor as Prime Minister,
which led to the war between Japan and the United States,
although planning for it had begun before he entered office. He was
arrested and sentenced to death for Japanese war crimes by the
International Military Tribunal for the Far East and was hanged on
December 23, 1948.
(PH)
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EST. $2509500
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Archives International Auctions, Part XVI
October 19, 2013
Archives International Auctions
Autographs - WW II
Historic Harry Truman Signed "Short Snorter"
134 Important Presidentially Autographed Short Snorter with President Truman’s and Many Other Signatures.
ND ca. 1941<45, $1, Series 1935 A Silver
Certificate used as a Short Snorter. Possibly the most significant and historic example of a Short Snorter known with over 14 signatures including President
Harry Truman; Joe E. Brown, Actor; Dwight D. Eisenhower, General of the Armies, Five Star, Commanding General SHAEF; Omar N. Bradley, General, Four
Star; George C. Marshall, General of the Armies, Five Star, Chief of Staff, Combined Staff, United Nations; H.H. Arnold, General of the Armies, Five Star,
Commander in Chief, Army Air Force; William H. Leahy, Admiral of the Fleet, Five Star, Chief of Staff to the President; James Byrnes, Secretary of State;; A.C.
McAuliffe, Lieutenant General “Nuts to You” < Bastogne; Evangeline Booth, Salvation Army and other high ranking military officers. Amazing and historic
Short Snorter with the autograph of Truman right above the “ONE” on the back. VF condition with most signatures strong and legible. (Ex<R.M.Smythe, Nov.
2002, Public Auction 225, Lot # 484, Sold for $4,600).
(PH)
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EST. $350097000
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