Auction 80
Militaria & Historical Autographs Auction, July 14 & 15, 2020
Jul 14, 2020
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 42:
ANTHONY MCAULIFFE
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Sold for: $200
Start price:
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40
Estimated price:
$80 - $120
Auction house commission:
30%
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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!' Signed FDC commemorating the capture of Cologne by the American First Army, signed in blue ink. Also signed at bottom by FRANK L. TEIXEIRA, captain of Company G, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st U.S. Infantry Division. The obverse bears a March 5, 1945 cancel, and the reverse bears a March 5, 1995 cancel. Very good to fine.
