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World War II: The Pacific Theater

Auction 21082
New York
22 Feb 2013, starting at 13:00 EST.
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Flags from the USS Arizona
Sold for US$ 170,500 inc. premium
A 48-star American flag recovered from onboard the U.S.S. Arizona
1941 55 x 95 in. (139.7 x ...
Iwo Jima sculpture
Sold for US$ 56,250 inc. premium
Felix de Weldon, (American 1907-2003)
The Bronze edition of the Arlington Marine Corps Memorial maquette, one of between 7 to ...
AP Photographer Joe Rosenthal's Personal Original World War II Photo Album of the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Iwo Jima Flag Raising
Sold for US$ 47,500 inc. premium
Joe Rosenthal, (Photographer).
His personal album of photographs taken on Iwo Jima
February 19th-March 1st 1945
IWO JIMA BATTLE MAP & CASE of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Commander - Imperial Japanese Forces - Iwo Jima)
Sold for US$ 35,000 inc. premium
[Commander Tadamichi Kuribayashi]. A Japanese map of Iwo Jima, used for the defence of the island by the Imperial Japanese ...

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WWII Marine Corps Cloth Flag - Banner - In the Marine Corps colors with "ANIMAL AGGRESSION" (sic) sewn on
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United States Marine Corps. Cloth flags and a plaque. 1943-1945 3
Sold for US$ 10,000 inc. premium
Iwo Jima Seabees Group: one red handkerchief; a Seabees brass belt buckle; a solid aluminum model of the Island of Iwo Jima featuring a Seabee; an embroidered cushion cover or banner with the Seabees logo (designed by Walt Disney during WWI)
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Iwo Jima Seebees. A Collection of items . circa 1945 each casting 3in. x 5in. 8
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,500
£660 - 980
€780 - 1,200
no image
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Iwo Jima Trench Art . Circa 1945 4
Sold for US$ 3,750 inc. premium
Folk Art Wood Carving of Iwo Jima Flag Raising, 1945
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The Iwo Jima Flag Raising. Iwo Jima, circa 1945 length 15 in., height 13in.
Sold for US$ 4,375 inc. premium
Major General Stars of Keller E. Rockey on hand-signed card with two period photos from De Weldon Studio Sale
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Major General Keller E. Rockey, Divisional Commander of 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima . 1940s photograph 3.5 x 5 ins. 2
Estimate:
US$ 500 - 800
£330 - 530
€390 - 620
Original WWII "Jap Hunting License" card from a 4th Division Iwo Jima Veteran
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Iwo Jima 4th Division USMC 'Jap Hunting License' 1945
Sold for US$ 6,875 inc. premium
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Iwo Jima Memorabilia Collection. circa 1945-46 7
Sold for US$ 437 inc. premium
Plaster Iwo Jima plaque
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Iwo Jima Flag Raising Models based on the Rosenthal Photograph. Late 1940s 4
Sold for US$ 625 inc. premium
US MARINE CORPS Officers' Sword of the Mameluke Design (1900 - 1930s period)
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A pair of US Marine Corps Officers swords of Mameluke design . 1930s. 2
Sold for US$ 1,187 inc. premium
Chinese Poster: American Invasion of Iwo Jima
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Iwo Jima. A Chinese poster depicting the landing on Iwo Jima,. 1945
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
£9,800 - 13,000
€12,000 - 16,000
IWO JIMA BATTLE MAP & CASE of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Commander - Imperial Japanese Forces - Iwo Jima)
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[Commander Tadamichi Kuribayashi]. A Japanese map of Iwo Jima, used for the defence of the island by the Imperial Japanese Army. February - March 1945
Sold for US$ 35,000 inc. premium
Captured Japanese Samurai Sword captured on Iwo Jima Island: named, signed "MAX the BEAR" and "IWO JIMA" with 4th Division Patch
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Iwo Jima. A captured Japanese sword. Captured February-March, 1945
Sold for US$ 23,750 inc. premium
no image
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Iwo Jima. A captured Japanese sword. Captured February-March, 1945
Sold for US$ 22,500 inc. premium
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Iwo Jima. A captured Japanese sword from Mount Suribachi. Captured February 23, 1945
Sold for US$ 22,500 inc. premium
Japanese Bayonet Captured on Iwo Jima by a U.S. Marine in 1945 - The original scabbard is hand-painted by a Japanese with their Imperial Naval "Rising Sun" flag
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Iwo Jima. A captured Japanese bayonet . circa 1945 3
Sold for US$ 5,625 inc. premium
Captured Japanese Helmet Hand-painted by U.S. Marine on Iwo Jima
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Iwo Jima. A pair of captured helmets February-March, 1945
Sold for US$ 7,500 inc. premium
Fifth Marine Division Veteran's Lot consisting of a Japanese Flag Captured on Iwo Jima with many Prayers and his Uniform Tunic bearing the 5th Division Patch & Sargent's
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Iwo Jima captured soldier's personal silk Japanese prayer flag. February - March 1945
Sold for US$ 23,750 inc. premium
Iwo Jima Post #2 catpured Japanese flag, framed
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An Iwo Jima captured Imperial Japanese Army flag . Feb 19 - March 26 1945
Sold for US$ 25,000 inc. premium
Bloodstained Japanese Battle Flag Signed "Taken from Dead Jap" by Marines on Iwo Jima Feb. 23, 1945 (the Day of the Flag Raising).
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Iwo Jima. A captured Imperial Japanese Army flag. Captured February 23, 1945
Sold for US$ 11,875 inc. premium
DE WELDON, FELIX. The original Iwo Jima Monument, 1945 to be sold on February 22, 2013 if not sold privately by January 10, 2013.
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Felix de Weldon, (American, 1907- 2003). The Original Iwo Jima Monument, sculpted in Washington D.C., June – September, 1945 Height (with the Flag) 20 feet; ...
Estimate:
US$ 1.2 million - 1.8 million
£790,000 - 1.2 million
€930,000 - 1.4 million
Iwo Jima sculpture
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Felix de Weldon (American 1903-2006). The original plaster maquette for the 1945 Iwo Jima Monument March to June 1945 Height 48 in. (121.9 cm.)
Sold for US$ 31,250 inc. premium
De Weldon Plaster Original Bas-Relief Sculpture Plaque of the U.S. Marines Flag Raising
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Felix de Weldon. (American, 1907-2003). The original plaster maquette bas-relief for a monumental memorial . circa 1945-1950
Sold for US$ 1,250 inc. premium
Felix de Weldon. (American, 1907-2003) <BR /> Washington D.C., circa 1950-54
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Felix de Weldon, (American, 1907-2003) . Washington D.C., circa 1950-54
Sold for US$ 1,875 inc. premium
Rare 1945 Alabaster Cast Stone Statue of Iwo Jima Flag Raising (X-Collection Felix De Weldon)
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Felix de Weldon, (American, 1907-2003) . An Alabaster model of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima . circa 1945
Sold for US$ 1,625 inc. premium
A 1945 dated Bedi Rossi Deluxe Iwo Jima Cast Metal Statue Mounted on Marble Base
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A cast metal deluxe Iwo Jima Flag Raising Statue . dated 1945 Length 10 in., width 5 in. height 10 in. 2
Sold for US$ 16,250 inc. premium
Bronze Film Reel Award Plaque to USO-Motion Picture Industry for War Bond Drive (X-Collection of Felix De Weldon)
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7th War Loan Drive. A Bronzed-metal Film Reel commemorative plaque presented to the Motion Picture Industry . circa 1945 16 x 14.5in.
Sold for US$ 2,250 inc. premium
De Weldon's Original Plaster Rendering of the Film Reel Award Plaque to USO-Motion Picture Industry that was later cast in bronze for the 7th War Bond Drive
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Felix de Weldon, (American, 1907-2003) . circa 1945
Sold for US$ 875 inc. premium
Group of Five (5) Iwo Jima Bookends designed by de Weldon
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Iwo Jima flag raising bookends.
Estimate:
US$ 500 - 800
£330 - 530
€390 - 620
Iwo Jima monunemt model - NOT TO BE SOLD
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Felix de Weldon (American 1907-2003) The original plaster maquette for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington 1946
Sold for US$ 18,750 inc. premium
Iwo Jima sculpture
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Felix de Weldon, (American 1907-2003) . The Bronze edition of the Arlington Marine Corps Memorial maquette, one of between 7 to 10 examples cast from ...
Sold for US$ 56,250 inc. premium
Iwo Jima sculpture
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Felix de Weldon, (American 1907- 2003). A later Bronze Builders Model Edition of the Arlington Marine Corps Memorial Plaster Maquette, one of 6 examples taken ...
Sold for US$ 13,750 inc. premium
Small Bronzed Plaster Architect's Model of Iwo Jima Monument used for desiging base of Marine Corps War Memorial with vintage photo of this model
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Felix de Weldon, (American, 1907-2003) . Memoralilia relating to the 1954 Marine Corps Memorial, Arlington. Washington D.C., circa 1950-54 13
Sold for US$ 1,875 inc. premium
Plaster maquette for the Parzini War Loans NYC Scultpture, 1945
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Rochette and Parzini . The Iwo Jima Flag Raising maquette for the 7th War Loan Drive Statue. circa April 1945] 46 x 18 x 33 ...
Sold for US$ 25,000 inc. premium
Captain Robert A. Lewis Co-pilot of the B-29 "Enola Gay" 1945 World War II Copy of his Log of Atomic Bomb Mission on Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945
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Enola Gay Log - Robert A.Lewis, Captain USAAF, Co-Pilot of the Enola Gay. Mimeographed copy of Lewis' original log written in flight on the morning ...
Sold for US$ 31,250 inc. premium
END OF THE WAR - The First News of the Japanese Unconditional Surrender to Reach the Mainland USA was via this Original Paper Teletype Tape Strip cabled from the Navy Communications Station in Guam to the Mainland
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The End of the War. Ticker tape announcing the surrender of the Japanese Forces . August 10th, 1945
Sold for US$ 21,250 inc. premium
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