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		<title>Interesting Letter verso WW2 1942 Destroyers USS Butler &amp; Gherardi Pearl Harbor</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with ALL of our listings this is the vintage, real McCoy. This is NOT a copy, NOT a modern day replica. Interesting Letter on the verso of WW2 Invitation 1942 launching of 2 Destroyers USS Butler &#038; USS Gherardi. Signed by &#8220;Smack a Jap &#8221; Clemmie. I was not able to figure out who...&#160;(<a href="https://militaryboatsonline.com/2026/02/interesting-letter-verso-ww2-1942-destroyers-uss-butler-gherardi-pearl-harbor/">read more</a>)]]></description>
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		<title>1956 USS Randall This is the Ship I Sailed On Original envelope &amp; letter home</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Original 1956 USS General G. Additionally, there is a four-page handwritten letter from the sailor back home. The booklet is sixteen pages long and measures 7 1/2&#8243; x 5 1/4&#8243;. One of the pages was never fully cut in the printing process and is still attached to the following page. No attempt was made to...&#160;(<a href="https://militaryboatsonline.com/2025/12/1956-uss-randall-this-is-the-ship-i-sailed-on-original-envelope-letter-home/">read more</a>)]]></description>
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  Original 1956 USS General G. Additionally, there is a four-page handwritten letter from the sailor back home. The booklet is sixteen pages long and measures 7 1/2&#8243; x 5 1/4&#8243;. One of the pages was never fully cut in the printing process and is still attached to the following page. No attempt was made to alter this, and it is in its original form. The envelope was mailed from an APO address to an address in Boston, MA. Envelope is on good shape for its age and show some wear along the edges. This envelope, booklet and letter is a very rare find. If you are a history, military or specifically the US Navy collector this would be a great addition to your collection.	<br/>


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		<title>SS Richelieu &amp; Clemenceau Booklet 1939 Campinchi withSigned Letter 1946</title>
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 <br/>  	  SS Richelieu &#038; Clemenceau Booklet 1939 Campinchi w/Signed Letter 1946. Please note that items are photogrpahed under natural/daylight. Sometimes additional lighting/flash is used to show detail. This MAY wash out some detail or magnify color differences or lines/defects on items. They are not as severe under normal light. Black, dark or bright colors may appear lighter due to light reflecting on surface of item. Silver colored items MAY appear gold toned due to warmth of light. This is a commemorative booklet published for the laying down of the battleships SS Richelieu and the SS Clemenceau. 12 pages (6 pages folded) plus end papers and card stock covers not bound by held together by a tied cord. The Speech at this laying down ceremony was given by Cesar Campinchi who was Ministre de la Marine Militaire at the time. The run was limited to 875 of these with this one being numbered 96. Together with a letter from Helene Campinchi to an unknown friend who sent this program along after a conversation in which the speech was brought up. Part of a long time collection of transportation items. Measures: 9 long by 7 1/2 wide. Letter is 8 1/4&#8243; by 5 1/4&#8243; Marked: See Photo Condition: Very Good (fading to cover, interior pages and letter remarkably clean). Please message any questions or information that you may have. Please view our other listings for more Collectible Steamship items. We always recommend that if someone is hoping to wear something to a specific event that they check before hand to make sure that there is sufficient time to get the item after the listing ends. Please remember that unless specified all items have been used and will show varying signs of use/wear. Even Items that have NEVER been used may have evidence of age/exposure to elements. As collectors we always list the obvious staining, spotting, discoloration and damage/defects to materials to the best of our abilities. However, some slight imperfections that will not show or affect displaying/using the item may slip by or not be considered worth mentioning. Please be very specific in your questions regarding condition. Feedback is left only after we receive yours. We cannot know if you have had a positive experience until then. _gsrx_vers_1710 GS 9.9.1 (1710).
 
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		<title>1742 Letter Commander Norbury HMS Bomb Vessel Sloop Furnace Majesty&#8217;s Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 23:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>1933 USS Indianapolis Honolulu Signed Letter J. M. Smeallie US Navy Lucy Taggart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 06:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An amazing piece of USS Indianapolis history in the form of a signed 1933 letter from. Smeallie Captain US Navy, Commanding Officer USS Indianapolis. To well known American artist Lucy Taggart , the daughter of Indiana political boss of the Democratic Party Thomas. More specifically Miss Taggart was the. Typed on September 5, 1933 on...&#160;(<a href="https://militaryboatsonline.com/2020/09/1933-uss-indianapolis-honolulu-signed-letter-j-m-smeallie-us-navy-lucy-taggart/">read more</a>)]]></description>
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Smeallie US Navy Lucy Taggart"/> <br/>			 An amazing piece of USS Indianapolis history in the form of a signed 1933 letter from. Smeallie Captain US Navy, Commanding Officer USS Indianapolis. To well known American artist Lucy Taggart , the daughter of Indiana political boss of the Democratic Party Thomas. More specifically Miss Taggart was the. Typed on September 5, 1933 on official. Logo letterhead the letter reads as follows. My dear Miss Taggart. We have decided that a bulkhead space just outside my cabin and adjoining the trophy cabinet should be set aside for photographs of notable persons connected with the ships life and history. Of course, we must have a photograph of you. As ships sponsor your picture belongs there first of all. So, this is a request that you add to your many other kindnesses this additional one. I hope you have no objections; your compliance will make us most happy. We are enjoying a delightful cruise with the Secretary of the Navy on board. Base of letter signed by Smeallie and boasts a brilliant full length signature as well as his title. Letter boasts official Presidental seal watermark when held to the light. Letter in Excellent overall condition. Exhibits only gentle signs of wear and horizontal fold lines. Named for the city of. Launched in 1931, the vessel served as the. For the commander of. For eight years, then as flagship for. In 1943 and 1944 while he commanded the. In battles across the. Completed a top-secret high-speed trip to deliver parts of Little Boy. The first nuclear weapon. Ever used in combat, to the United States Army Air Force Base. On the island of Tinian. And subsequently departed for the Philippines. By the Imperial Japanese Navy. And sank in 12 minutes. The remaining 890 faced exposure. While stranded in the open ocean with few lifeboats and almost no food or water. The Navy only learned of the sinking four days later, when survivors were spotted by the crew of a PV-1 Ventura. On 19 August 2017, a search team financed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Located the wreckage of the sunken cruiser in the Philippine Sea. Lying at a depth of approximately 18,000 ft (5,500 m). On 20 December 2018, the crew of the. Was collectively awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. Provenance comes directly from the family of the Honorable Thomas Taggart (Senator, Mayor of Indianapolis and Chairman of the National Democratic Committee) and more specifically his great grandson David Chambers b. Chambers is a retired college professor of Law who taught at the University of Michigan for nearly 40 years. His grandmother was Nora Taggart, his great uncle was Thomas Taggart Jr. And his great aunt was Lucy Taggart. Please note we will be listing several letters from this collection with the majority addressed to Thomas Taggart as well as his son and daughter Thomas and Lucy. Chambers is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. He practiced in Washington and served on the staff of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. He is the author of. An empirical inquiry into the enforcement of child support. He is noted for work on the differing experiences of men and women in the law profession as well as for work on AIDS and on child custody, same-sex marriage, and other issues in family law. He has served as president of the Society of American Law Teachers and as co-chair of the Task Force on Diversity in Law Schools for the Association of American Law Schools. He began his academic career at Michigan in 1969 and retired in 2002 to write fiction. The Old Whitaker Place. Is the co-winner of the 2009 Miami University Press Novella Contest. It was published in June 2010. Source: University Michigan Law Faculty Biographies. (November 17, 1856 March 6, 1929) was the political boss of the. For the first quarter of the twentieth century and remained an influential political figure in local, state, and national politics until his death. Taggart was elected auditor of. His mayoral administration supported public improvements, most notably the formation of the city&#8217;s. Park and boulevard system. He also served as a member of the. (19001916) and as its chairman (19041908). Taggart was appointed to the. In March 1916, but lost the seat in the November election. Born immigrant, came to the. In 1861 at the age of five, grew up in. And moved to Indiana as a teenager. In 1877, he began a successful career as an hotelier, financier, and politician. As the party&#8217;s county chairman during. Taggart helped him carry Marion County over. In 1908 Taggart assisted in securing the Democratic nomination of. He was also involved in securing the nomination of. And Marshall for vice president in 1912, as well as. S nomination in the 1920. In addition to his political activities, Taggart was the owner and developer of the. French Lick Springs Hotel. He also maintained a summer home at. Thomas Taggart was born on November 17, 1856, to Thomas and Martha Kingsbury Taggart in. And immigrated with his family to the United States in 1861 at the age of five. The Taggarts settled in. Where Thomas senior worked at a local railroad depot. Young Taggart left high school early to work full-time at the depot&#8217;s hotel and restaurant. In 1875, when young Thomas was 18, his employer, the N. Ohmer Company, sent him to. To work in the restaurant at DeKalb House, a depot hotel. Thomas remained at Garrett until 1877, when he was transferred to. To work as a clerk for the Ohmer company&#8217;s dining hall/restaurant at the city&#8217;s. Known as a hard worker, Taggart became the depot restaurant&#8217;s manager and eventually its sole owner in the new Union Station. In 1878, a year after his move to Indianapolis, Taggart married Eva Dora Bryant (18531937). Whom he met while living in Garrett. Thomas and his wife were the parents of six children, five daughters and one son. Florence Eva (18781899) died tragically in a yachting accident in the Gulf of Mexico. (18801960) became an accomplished artist and art educator at the. John Herron Art Institute. In Indianapolis; Nora (born 1881), a. Graduate, married David L. Chambers, who became president and chairman of the. Irene Mary (born 1883) married a physician from. Emily Letitia (born 1888) married William R. Sinclair, an executive with Kingan and Company, an Indianapolis-based meatpacker; and Thomas Douglas (born 1886) graduated from. And in 1912 assumed management of the. Thomas and Eva Taggart also had nine grandchildren. (March 7, 1880 October 9, 1960) was an artist and art educator from. And the daughter of. A successful hotelier and influential Indiana politician. Recognized as a talented and versatile artist during a career that spanned the first three decades of the twentieth century, she studied with several noted artists, such as. Taggart, who was especially known for her portraiture, received the. Irving Holcomb Prize in 1922, the. S Merit Award for figure composition in 1925, and the Hoosier Salon&#8217;s Merit Award in 1926 for best picture painted by a woman. Her work is represented in the collections of the. Indianapolis Museum of Art. Measures 10 1/2 x 8. Please enjoy the photos for further item details and if you have any questions feel free to ask. This item ships Worldwide. Thank you and be sure to check out our other listings! The item &#8220;1933 USS Indianapolis Honolulu Signed Letter J. M. Smeallie US Navy Lucy Taggart&#8221; is in sale since Saturday, August 29, 2020. This item is in the category &#8220;Collectibles\Transportation\Boats &#038; Ships\Military\Other Naval Collectibles&#8221;. 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		<title>Francois Martin Anchor Inventor 1867 Letter to Civil War Admiral Goldsborough</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 4, 1867 letter (and two additional handwritten copy letters dated March 2 and June 8, 1867) from Francois Martin to Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough concerning the order of two of Martins self-canting anchors for the U. Flagship &#8220;Colorado&#8221; and S. Martin has made a point of mentioning at the top that he won the...&#160;(<a href="https://militaryboatsonline.com/2019/08/francois-martin-anchor-inventor-1867-letter-to-civil-war-admiral-goldsborough/">read more</a>)]]></description>
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 <br/> July 4, 1867 letter (and two additional handwritten copy letters dated March 2 and June 8, 1867) from Francois Martin to Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough concerning the order of two of Martins self-canting anchors for the U. Flagship &#8220;Colorado&#8221; and S. Martin has made a point of mentioning at the top that he won the Silver Medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition 1867. He lived in England. Goldsborough (1805 &#8211; 1877), was a rear admiral in the United States Navy during the Civil War. He held several sea commands during the Civil War, including that of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. He was also noted for contributions to nautical scientific research. In June 1865, Goldsborough became the first commander of the European Squadron, formerly the Mediterranean Squadron. CONDITION: Very Good++ with cross-folds. SIZE: Measures approximately 8 1/8 x 10 inches. The item &#8220;Francois Martin Anchor Inventor 1867 Letter to Civil War Admiral Goldsborough&#8221; is in sale since Tuesday, August 6, 2019. This item is in the category &#8220;Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Other Civil War-Related Items&#8221;. The seller is &#8220;abvintagephotos&#8221; and is located in Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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		<title>Admiral HYMAN RICKOVER Signed Letter from NUCLEAR-POWERED GUIDED-MISSILE CRUISER</title>
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INCLUDES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. The Father of the Nuclear Navy writes from the nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser named in honor of a founding Father of the United States Navy! Despite the fact th a t Congress has repeatedly ta ken the position that we need to build more nuc le ar-powered surface warships, the U. Has only seven nuclear surfa c e sh i ps in operation and six more under c o nstruction. This is a slow rate of transition to nuc l ear power for the greatest maritime power in the wor ld &#8212; an i sland nat i on d e pendent on the Navy f o r its secu r ity&#8230; Rickover directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of Naval Reactors. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world&#8217;s first full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses. Rickover is known as the Father of the Nuclear Navy. Aircraft carriers and submarines are nuclear-powered. With his unique personality, political connections, responsibilities, and depth of knowledge regarding naval nuclear propulsion, Rickover became the longest-serving naval officer in U. History with 63 years active duty. On April 30, 1975 Saigon fell and the Vietnam War was over. From April to November 1975, the U. Military evacuated over 100,000 Southeast Asian refugees displaced by the Vietnam War out of South Vietnam. During this time, displaying America&#8217;s naval strength and superiority, sea trials of the nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser USS Truxton were held in the North Pacific. 3 pages, 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Paper clip imprint in upper left of each page. With original 9&#8243; x 3.75&#8243; envelope with return address. USS TRUXTON (CGN 35). At his death, he was the longest serving Republican in Congress. Young was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions which nominated Nixon in 1968 and 1972, Ford in 1976, and Reagan in 1984. He supported President Nixon during the 1974 House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings publicly suggesting that the Democrats on the committee had already decided to impeach Nixon. Read the entire three page letter in the above pictures. We are returning from the post-refueling sea trials of the nuc l ear-powered guided-missile cruiser USS TRUXTON (CGN 35)&#8230; The TRUXTUN is now powered by new design reactor cores which have enough fuel to last more than ten years before the next refueling. He was born in 1755, was appointed lieutenant in the American Navy in 1776, and commanded the INDEPENDENCE in 1777, at the age of 22. In 1798 upon the organization of the U. Navy he was appointed one of its six captains and assigned to the frigate CONSTELLATION with which, in 1799, he captured L&#8217;INSURGENTE after a severe battle, and in 1800 LA VENGEANCE. She was commissioned as our fourth nuclear-powered surface warship on 27 May 1967&#8230; When the nuclear cruisers authorized thro u gh FY 1975 are completed there will be a t o tal of nine nuc l ear-powered guided-missile ships to accompany the two nuc l ear carriers ENTERPRISE (CVAN 65) and NIMITZ (CVAN 68) now in operation, as wel l as the two new nuc lear carriers DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVAN 69) and CARL VINSON (CVN 70) now un d er construction.. The nuclear cruisers, in addition to providing fleet defense against aircraft and submarines, are uniquely qualified to carry out independent missions which require unlimited endurance at high speeds without logistic support. The TRUXTUN conclusively demonstrated this when she was assigned to a special mission in the Indian Ocean. Her assignment required her to make the longest sustained high speed run in naval history by steaming 8,600 miles at an average speed of advance of 28 knots, from Subic Bay in the Philippines to Perth, Australia, crossing the Indian Ocean twice en route. At all t imes the TRUXTON was ready to undertake protracted combat operations. After 25 y e ars of studying the issue, despite the fact th a t Congress has repeatedly ta ken the position that we need to build more nuc le ar-powered surface warships, the U. For those who use 3rd party authenticators. Guaranteed to receive full certification if submitted to. Offered for sale on. University Archives where autographs and historical documents have always been the number one priority. I was the handwriting expert contacted in the &#8220;1775 Almanac&#8221; episode on the PBS series History. Detectives which was televised on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. I was asked to identify the writer of the notes handwritten on the pages of the almanac, notes that recorded, among other events, the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill. The unknown owner of the almanac had used it as a diary. Filmed in the Library of Congress, I compared the writing in the almanac with a signed letter handwritten in 1779. Click on the following link and you can see the entire &#8220;1775 Almanac&#8221; episode. Including 43 different countries since 2007. Thanks for another great item. From Australia, July 10, 2015 nice item&#8230; June 20, 2015 Very quick turnaround. From Canada, May 10, 2015 Item received in perfect condition, well packaged and as described. Merci from France, April 9, 2015. Great item, great service from Australia, April 9, 2015. From Turkey, March 31, 2015. Always provides great items. From Australia, March 6, 2015 Best! From China, March 5, 2015. Always provides great service, highly recommended. From Australia, February 27, 2015. 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Herman Darvick has been issuing COAs since 1968. A forensic expert, he was an expert witness for the United States of America on autograph authenticity and value of the Nixon papers, confiscated after Watergate, in the case of the Estate of Richard Nixon v. He has been interviewed by, among others, Oprah Winfrey, Larry King, Bill O&#8217;Reilly, Phil Donohue, and Joe Franklin, as well as by the Associated Press, USA Today , People , The Wall Street Journal , Yomiuri Shimbun , Der Spiegel , ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, CNBC, and other media. In 2011, Herman Darvick appeared on the &#8220;1775 Almanac&#8221; episode of PBS&#8217;s. As the &#8220;handwriting expert&#8221;. Herman Darvick is the author of the &#8220;Autograph&#8221; entry in World Book encyclopedia (volume 1) and the author of Collecting Autographs , published by Messner Books/Simon &#038; Schuster in 1981. Owner of Herman M. Writer &#038; Lead Researcher, University Archives, since 2008. JSA Authentication Staff, since 2009. SGC Authentic Authentication Staff, since 2013. The item &#8220;Admiral HYMAN RICKOVER Signed Letter from NUCLEAR-POWERED GUIDED-MISSILE CRUISER&#8221; is in sale since Tuesday, July 28, 2015. This item is in the category &#8220;Collectibles\Autographs\Military&#8221;. The seller is &#8220;darvickautographs&#8221; and is located in Rockville Centre, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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