Show your Americana / Non-Sports Memorabilia

[RichardSimon]

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[RichardSimon]

I collect JFK also and will try to post those later.
This one is on my computer now so I will post it.
A handwritten postcard from Lee Harvey Oswald to his brother.
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[David Atkatz]

I collect (among other things) historical autographs.
So, without further ado, a few pieces:

[GrayGhost]

AWESOME David!!! No Coach's crap there. great stuff.

Tho Im a baseball guy mainly, I love other sports and cool historical stuff. I especially love the Newton cut and the Houdini photo there.

Keep the stuff coming on this thread guys!

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

I collect (among other things) historical autographs.
So, without further ado, a few pieces:

Man oh Man David. That Houdini piece is one of the finest pieces of Americana that I have seen if my 40 years collecting. Just superlative!

And LOVE the Fab Four signed piece as well. I do have a very nice Lennon cut and the same goes with McCartney so I'm half way there. But there is just something about an item that the whole band signed on one piece, that really brings it together. I don't like my sports autos that way but just look how stellar your piece looks.

We may have to try and make a trade someday...

[IronHorse2130]

An original poster ordering Japanese-Americans to report to internment camps and an umbrella distributed during the McKinley/Roosevelt campaign in 1900.

[theantiquetiger]

I found this a few years ago in the attic of a 170 year old house in Houma, LA.

It has a name on it, but never could find anything on the name (forget name, and the toy put away some where).

It looks like he use to carry a rifle:

[smokeyjoewood]

A couple of LARGE cabinets from the 1888 election won by Harrison, done by George Harris & Sons. Shown next to matching standard size cabs for comparison.

[canjond]

Here's my other JFK (softcover Profiles in Courage book)...




Also, for good measure, my Monroe...




All of the Kennedy's have been authenticated by JSA. However, they all came from an impeccable source so the authentication was only done for insurance purposes. The Monroe signature actually came from a producer of Gentleman Prefer Blondes. Among other items in his collection were the original dresses worn by Monroe in the movie.

[canjond]

One more related to the assassination...




David - love the Lincoln. I've been looking for a nice one for a while.

[canjond]

Another interesting piece of history... and very rare. It's one of only 3 known surviving original D-Day landing maps. The story of this one is incredible. My grandfather drove a landing craft on the day of the invasion. During one of his troop runs, the boat in formation near him was hit by heavy fire and was destroyed before reaching the beach. After dropping his men off, my grandfather brought his craft along the side the stranded craft, rescuing the injured men that had survived. One of those men was my grandfather's good friend and bunk mate, who was the pilot of the destroyed craft. His injuries proved grave and he passed away aboard the ship later that morning. His personal effects were given to my grandfather to ensure his wife received them. When his pockets were emptied, the doctors failed to take the landing map that was in his pocket and it was given to my grandfather with the rest of the effects. As the morning progressed and the wave of troop landing subsided, all of the maps were collected and destroyed so as to limit the risk of certain information getting out. My grandfather, having received the additional map with his friend effects, returned that, and tucked his own away in his footlocker. Later in his life, my grandfather gave me all of his military items and medals, and I treasure them to this day.

[David Atkatz]

Wow! Jon, that map is an incredible piece!

[Ladder7]

Amazing map Jon!

My Everything's dad landed on the beach at Normandy. I tried, but getting him to utter more than a few words about that day required a bangalore. He wasn't injured, but reckon part of him died that day.

Leaflet dropped over Japanese cities, four days before the Enola Gay's flight.