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Douglas MacArthur WWII Autograph Letter Signed. Sold for Nearly $60,000.
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Albert Einstein typed letter signed during World War II, with moving content regarding helping Jewish refugees. Dated 10 June 1939 on his personal embossed letterhead from Princeton, Einstein writes to Dr. Maurice Lenz who worked on ”behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week.” Einstein continues, ”…The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our fathers before us.
We have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity and our knowledge that the cause for which we are suffering is a momentous and sacred cause.
It must be a source of deep gratification to you to be making so important a contribution toward rescuing our persecuted fellow-Jews from their calamitous peril and leading them toward a better future…[signed] A. Einstein”.
Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds and light creasing, otherwise near fine condition. Accompanied by Einstein’s embossed mailing envelope, postmarked Princeton on 12 June 1939. Sold for $134,344.
President Harry Truman Signs the Original Press Release Announcing the First Use of Atomic Weaponry — “…Hiroshima…may expect a rain of ruin from the air…” — One of Only a Few Extant
Extremely rare and important document signed by President Harry Truman, publicly announcing the very first use of the nuclear bomb, dropped upon Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Document signed “Harry Truman” is the press release of Truman’s announcement, the gravest and most controversial decision of his Presidency, perhaps of any 20th century President. Four page press release reads in part, “Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important Japanese army base. That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of T.N.T. It had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British ‘Grand Slam’ which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare. The Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor. They have been repaid many fold. And the end is not yet. With this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their present form these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East. Before 1939, it was the accepted belief of scientists that it was theoretically possible to release atomic energy. But no one knew any practical method of doing it. By 1942, however, we knew that the Germans were working feverishly to find a way to add atomic energy to the other engines of war with which they hoped to enslave the world. But they failed. We may be grateful to Providence that the Germans got the V-1’s and the V-2’s late and in limited quantities and even more grateful that they did not get the atomic bomb at all. The battle of the laboratories held fateful risks for us as well as the battles of the air, land and sea, and we have now won the battle of the laboratories as we have won the other battles. Beginning in 1940, before Pearl Harbor, scientific knowledge useful in war was pooled between the United States and Great Britain and many priceless helps to our victories have come from that arrangement. Under that general policy the research on the atomic bomb was begun. With American and British scientists working together we entered the race of discovery against the Germans…We have spent two billion dollars on the greatest scientific gamble in history – and won…What has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science in history. It was done under high pressure and without failure…We are now prepared to obliterate more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the Japanese have above ground in any city. We shall destroy their docks, their factories, and their communications. Let there be no mistake; we shall completely destroy Japan’s power to make war. It was to spare the Japanese people from utter destruction that the ultimatum of July 26 was issued at Potsdam. Their leaders promptly rejected that ultimatum. If they do not now accept our terms they may expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth…It has never been the habit of the scientists of this country or the policy of this Government to withhold from the world scientific knowledge…But under present circumstances it is not intended to divulge the technical processes of production of production or all the military applications, pending further examination of possible methods of protecting us and the rest of the world from the danger of sudden destruction. I shall recommend that the Congress of the United States consider promptly the establishment of an appropriate commission to control the production and use of atomic power within the United States. I shall give further consideration and make further recommendations to the Congress as to how atomic power can become a powerful and forceful influence towards the maintenance of world peace.” Boldly signed “Harry Truman” on fourth and last page of document which measures 8″ x 12.5″. Some toning, staple mark to upper left corner, folds and small tears to edge. Overall in very good condition, housed in a blue cloth clamshell box. With a typed cover letter signed “S. Tucker” on National Press Club letterhead, presenting the document. Sold for $54,000.
Original Program From the WWII Japanese Surrender Ceremony — 2 September 1945 on the USS Missouri
Informal ”Surrender Ceremony” program from the WWII Japanese surrender, listing the ”Schedule of Arrivals” and protocol for the military officers attending the event aboard the USS Missouri. Typed one page document is dated 2 September 1945, and features detailed activities from the hours of 0730 to 0840. Measures 8” x 13”. Toning and folds as well as staple holes and various small closed tears. Very good. From the estate of U.S. Naval Commodore Jasper Acuff, who attended the event. Sold for $6,250.
WWII Japanese Surrender ceremony document owned by Commodore Jasper Acuff, who was aboard the USS Missouri during the ceremony. Five-page document lists the schedule of arrivals and protocol for military representatives, as well as a schedule of events and changes in the event of rain. Internal military document is dated 2 September 1945. Pages measure 8” x 13”, stapled together. Toning and folds as well as slight creasing and small tears to edges. Very good. From the estate of WWII Commodore Jasper Acuff. Sold for $4,868.
Original ceremony card from the formal Japanese surrender ceremony on 2 September 1945. Card certifies the presence of Commodore Jasper T. Acuff, who was aboard the USS Missouri during the ceremony. Card interestingly bears the symbol of the Japanese empire, and features facsimile signatures of Captain Stuart S. Murray, General Douglas MacArthur, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Admiral William F. Halsey. Lot also includes a copy of the Instrument of Surrender, possibly from the day, printed on glossy white paper. Card measures 3.75” x 2.5”. Toning, otherwise near fine. Sold for $3,750.
Admiral Chester Nimitz signed photo of the Japanese surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, as he signs the document ending WWII while Admirals Sherman and Halsey, and General MacArthur look on. Nimitz signs next to his photo ”CW Nimitz / US Representative”. The photo identifies 22 key men and interestingly, Nimitz adds three that were forgotten and not formally identified. He numbers their images as 23, 24 and 25, and writes along the photographic border: ”23 Gen [Joseph] Stilwell, 24 Gen [Walter] Krueger – 25 R Adm [John] Shafroth”. Black and white matte photo measures 7.5” x 5.75”. Some liquid discoloration and mounting to board, overall very good condition. Sold for $1,563.
General Douglas MacArthur Signed 8″ x 10″ Photo
General Douglas MacArthur signed 8″ x 10″ photo, showing the World War II General in U.S. Army uniform. Signed “Douglas MacArthur” in black fountain pen. Matte photo is near fine save for circular crease at upper right and light wear along margins. With R&R COA. Sold for $1,470.
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