Show your Americana / Non-Sports Memorabilia

[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!

[David Atkatz]

Some Battle of Britain pieces.

Propeller blade and hub recovered from the wreckage of a Messerschmitt Bf 109E shot down 29 August 1940:



Propeller spinner from a Ju 88 bomber, shot down over London's East End. Note the bullet holes:

[GrayGhost]

This thread is a history lesson and collecting dream rolled into one. Now, I need to stop gushing...its getting sickening.

[slidekellyslide]

My grandpa on Guam...not sure how he obtained an original copy of the photo that appeared in a Boston Newspaper.







I have a book with hundreds of letters he wrote to my grandma...I also have his diary and a bunch of snapshots from his time on Guam.

[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.

[GrayGhost]

The MAP IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!..

So is the leaflet. This stuff is GREAT

[thekingofclout]

Vintage original TYPE I photographs

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[GKreindler]

Richard, that Oswald postcard is friggin' cool!