 | The Jim Mountain Military Historical Collection
9/9/2009
Location: Alderfer Auction Center
501 Fairgrounds Road
Hatfield, PA 19440 |
Auction: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 commencing at 6:00 pm
Preview:
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday, September 4, 2009 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, September 5, 2009 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
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The James Mountain Military Historical Collection
Important United States WWII military collection including many historically significant items from the James Mountain collection. Highlights include dress uniform of General Dwight D. Eisenhower; presentation humidor to General Beedle Smith; and numerous personal, uniform, and military artifacts from SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force).
Swords
Collection of Nathan Starr swords including; 1798 contract saber, 1812/13 contract sabers inspected by Sage and Newbury, 1818 contract NCO swords, and others.
Jim Mountain World War II Collection
Historical and important collection of materials related to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) during World War II. Items include: General Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1945 dated "Ike" jacket with insignia, Presentation sterling silver cigar humidor of General Walter Beedle Smith, important trunk groupings of Richard and Anne Underwood (Richard served as one of General Eisenhower's pilots, with Anne serving as a flight nurse in the 12th Army Air Force during WWII), grouping of General Arthur S. Nevins (Aide to General Eisenhower and manager of his Gettysburg Farm), grouping and Sykes fighting knife of Sgt. Raymond Eyer (General Eisenhower's driver), Flight jacket and navigators case of Kurt Heilbronn (pilot for General Eisenhower), Large grouping of uniforms and materials of Alexander Cherry (one of nine US citizens to become an officer in the Royal Navy during WWII and command a British warship), Grouping of uniforms, ephemera, flags and equipment related to numerous US World War II generals including: Kenner, Twitchell, Allen, Vandenberg, Truscott, Hesketh, Clay, Curtis, McClure, Moses, Stack, and others. Rare grouping of Canadian airborne officer William A. Jenkins. Presentation sword to British Major P.E. Warr, 10th Battallion Parachute Regiment. Documents related to the planning of D-day (Overlord, Bigot, and Neptune) as well as Market-Garden. Important trunk grouping for a participant in the 1919 Coast to Coast truck convoy. Numerous flags, uniforms (US and British), photographs, ephemera, and items related to WWII and SHAEF.
For more information contact: Lon Clemmer 215-393-3008 or lon@alderferauction.com.
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Terms: All announcements made on auction day shall take precedence over previously distributed information. Everything is sold as-is and where-is payable day of auction. 20% Buyers Premium with a 3% discount for cash and acceptable check (reduces Buyers Premium to 17%). MasterCard, VISA and Discover accepted.
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