Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Oct 28, 2020
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 761:
U.S.S. WASP SHIPBOARD-PRINTED NEWSPAPERS
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Estimated price :
$100 - $150
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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U.S.S. WASP SHIPBOARD-PRINTED NEWSPAPERS
Good lot of three newspapers printed aboard the USS WASP, includes: a V-J newspaper, 14pp. 4to., shows a bare-chested seaman standing over Japan beneath the headline: 'VICTORY'. Within is a message from Capt. W. G. Switzer, along with the texts of Truman's V-J Proclamation, MacArthur's speech given at the surrender, a summary of the growth of the Navy, steps leading to the surrender, and the WASP's contributions. The second paper is 'The Stinger', Vol. 1, No. 1, 12pp. 4to., July, 1945. The illustrated paper reports on the change of command, lists those being awarded medals, and articles about ship's chaplain, band, Marines guard, with a pin-up of Lana Turner. With a two-page post-war handout from the Naval Air Station, Squantum with an article on the WASP and CAG 86. Very good.
