Once in a LifetimeTag Sale

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The address for this sale in Sandy Spring, MD 20860 will be available after 9:00am on Friday, May 23rd, 2025.
Dates
Sat
May 24
9am to 3pm
Sun
May 25
11am to 3pm

Terms & Conditions

TERMS of SALE:
All items sold As Is, Where Is with no warranty express or implied and absolutely no returns. Immediate removal required by the end of the SALE. We accept Cash, Debit and Credit Cards (with a 4 % convenience fee), and Maryland Sales Tax unless you have a Maryland Resale Certificate--please being a copy of your sales tax number and buy more than $ 200.00 to avoid paying sales tax.
Please bring your own bags, boxes and packing materials.
We are NOT responsible for any sickness or injury resulting from attendance at our sale, and we reserve the option to limit the number of people inside the premises at any one time.
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Severn River Auctions

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(410) 353-4416

Description & Details

ONCE IN A LIFETIME TAG SALE

Severn River Auctions and Estate Sales presents a rare and unusual collection of World War II memorabilia, material from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s (FDR) service as President, and other items from a local Montgomery County, Maryland Museum. Highlights of the collection that are for sales include, but are not limited to the following:

·         FDR’s Whitehouse pet dog Fala’s painted metal dog bed with Provenance.

·         Autographs of five members of the Tuskegee Airmen, signed on a P-51 -tyle pedal car with folding wings and steering wheel, including Lt Col. Leo R Gray (ret.), Tuskegee Airmen Class of 1944 G, and member of the 100st and 332nd fighter Groups.

·         Items signed by Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbetts (ret.) pilot of the B-29 nicknamed (nose art) “Enola Gay” which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan.

·         Items signed by Lt. Col. Fred J. Olivi (ret.) co-pilot of the B-29 nicknamed (nose art) “Bockscar” which dropped the second and last atomic bomb.

·         Paratrooper’s signaling “clicker” used during the D-Day Invasion and Battle of the Bulge in 1944.

·         Handkerchief belonging to President Harry Truman with letter signed by First Lady Bess Truman.

·         1939 Official cloth bound Program of King George VI’s of his visit to the US (first visit by a member of the British Royalty), includes his itinerary and a Whitehouse reception.

A partial list of the items is available is listed below. Additional items offered for sale are many photos of FDR, hats used for FDR reenactments, hard back books, Military and Presidential ephemera, model WW II ships and airplanes, antique and period furniture, large gauge train set, souvenir spoons, Knick-Knacks, and much more. Some of the items come with signed documents establishing their provenance.

Sale Hours: Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm and Sunday, May 25, from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm. No presales, thank you.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME TAG SALE
SEVERN RIVER AUCTIONS & ESTAE SALES
 May 24 & 25, 2025
LOT NBR. DESCRIPTION*
1 2 Training grenades (sold separately)
2 Signed WW II photo of "Ol Scrap Iron,", plane and crew, on D-Day, 6/6/1944. Signed by Jack D Keller, tail gunner
3 Framed "star spangled banner" lyrics
4 Collection of material of PFC Jesse Day's WW II service in the Philippines, during the Bataan Death March. Includes Day's WWII photo, campaign ribbons, various photos, Honorable Discharge and service report (copies).
5 Framed Commemorative Atlantic Crossing Certificate, Feb 23-27, 1945, presented to Rayner A Montgomery, Crew Member, USS Quincy. FDR"S last trip abroad.
6 Framed FDR Memorial from USS New Mexico, 15, April 1945, from crew member William Graham.
7 Vintage Regulator clock, hung in the Pentagon
8 Vintage Sunbeam clock
9 Framed war bond poster, ca 1942, print
10 Framed portrait of George C Marshall, 1952 print.
11 Framed MacArthur plaque, 3 D plaster.
12 Framed FDR photo presenting a DSC medal to Lt. General Mark Clark, received in 1943 after Italian Campaign.
13 1940s Automatic electric wall phone
14 Framed Print "Victory Flyover" by Robert Taylor. Corsairs fly over the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Harbor.
15 Framed and signed aviation photo, "Double Trouble", P-61 "Black Widow" night picture, signed Bob Bohmiller(spell?) 422 NFS, 9th AAF.
16 Framed copy of the Japanese Terms of surrender
17 Inventory number not used.
18 Framed first Day Cover, 44th Anniversary of V J Day
19 Framed WW 2 photo of "Memphis Belle" and crew, sign by 4 crew members.
20 USS Missouri model and case
21 Framed collection of WWII Pilot Merrill Chance, local residence. Includes photos, Unit SSI, Lt.  and Capt. Bars, Wings and Campaign Ribbon.
22 Framed Pearl Harbor newspaper headline, 12/8/1941, Baltimore News Post.
23 Framed WW 2 Army Military collection: 82nd Airborne Cricket Clicker carried into battle on D-Day and Operation Market Garden, original radio call signs list, story and copies of Honorable Discharge and Service Record.
24 Framed aviation photo of airman and Corsair
25 Framed military election ballot, 1944
26 Declaration of the Atlantic
27 Framed ww 2 poster of Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
28 Framed FDR photo, 10/21/33, taken aboard Sequoia at Chestertown, MD, with Maryland Gove Ritchie. 
29 Cast Iron airplane model
30 Ship in a bottle, Presidential yacht Sequoia
31 Framed Australian WW 2 propaganda
32 Chinese WW2 flag, modern & Flying Tigers lapel button.
33 Framed aviation photo, B-25 on Doolittle Raid, signed.
34 Infantry shovel or Entrenching Tool
35 WW @ Army uniform, w/ Private Stripe
36 Framed WW2 Museum artwork
37 B 25 Mitchel model
38 DC 4 metal model
39 FAA Dixie clipper model
40 US mail plane model
41 B-17 model airplane
42 1938 Cadillac model
43 Infantry shovel or Entrenching Tool with case
44 Framed MacArthur photo/drawing
45 Malta communication and photo
46 Canteen, US Army.
47 Coffee bag and belt
48 Inventory number not used.
49 Framed Poster, 4th draft day Proclamation
55 Framed pair of photos, Inauguration Day military parade.
51 Framed WW 2 print, signed
52 Framed photo of FDR and Ike
53 Framed collection of items related to FRD' health, with photo of FDR's Army Medical Doctor and his signature
54 Poster of the 50th anniversary of D-Day.
50 Navy recruiting poster
56 Vintage WW 2 airplane ID poster
57 POW framed memorabilia
58 Bugle
59 Framed General Patton poem
60 USS Arizonian model in case, with signatures.
61 Remember Pearl Harbor framed poster
62 Photo of: Fat Man" atom bomb signed by co-pilot Lt. Col. Fred J Olivi (co-pilot who dropped the bomb)
63 Pearl Harbor survivors' signatures, soldiers and sailors.
64 USS Aylwin artwork (ship survived the Peral Harbor Attack)
65 Framed aviation photo with inscription, plus past & present of the pilot in the single photo
66 Framed photo of B-29 pilot on Tinian & Lt. Col Oliveri
67 Framed Pearl Harbor artwork "Stand By for Colors"
68 Wehrmacht Nazi flag, from Fort Eben Emael, Netherlands, captured by American Paratrooper, letter signed by soldier.
69 WW II bayonet and case
70 Germany & Japan surrender artwork framed documents.
71 Certificates for flag flown over the Arizona Memorial plus the flag
72 American flag flown over the USS Arizona memorial.
73 P-51 Mustang Pedal car with the signatures of 5 Tuskegee Airmen.
75 WW 2 portrait
76 Framed B-29 print
77 Framed Pledge of Allegiance
78 Vintage WW 2 AEF tank crop Photo
79 Framed Welcome Home Banner
80 WW 2 dog picture
81 WW 2 museum poster
82 Framed photos of Enola Gay pilot, Col. Paul Tibbetts, signature, pilot of the Enola Gay, B-29 who dropped the first atomic bomb.
83 Vintage clock school
84 Lot number not used
85 framed WW2 artwork
86 Audio system, PA, and Bose speakers
87 Army Sewing kit
89 Philco radio
88 WW II US Army & Navy aircraft ID booklet.
90 FDR clock man of the hour brass clock by Miller Electric
91 Picture of inauguration FDR
92 NBC presidential podium
93 Teddy Roosevelt picture in oval frame
94 White communication and photo of Kittredge white house communication
95 Civil Defense Helmet
96 Civil Defense Helmet, gas mask, and case
97 Inventory number not used.
98 US Gas Mask
99 US Canteen by St Croix Mfg. 1943
100 Jerry Can
101 Foot Locker, American Hardware, Inc., 1942
102 CCC cap
103 US Forestry Cap, circa 1940
104 Regulation brown Officers Wool Cap, 1944, AAF Officers Hat, 1944. Signed by Co-pilot of Bockscar: Fred J Olivi, Lt. Col., USAAF
105 Pamphlet of British Warships, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI,) # 201, marked "Restricted"
106 Inventory number not used.
107 Philco Tabletop Radio
108 Photographs of MSS Potomac and MSS Sequoia
109 Ammo box, steel
110 25 Photos from FDR's life and hats
111 FDR Political poster
112 Seated bust of FDR
113 President's dog Fala's dog bed with provenience.
114 RCA Victor Radio
115 Westclock alarm clock
116 White House telephone, Western Electric model 302
117 Podium and microphones
118 Cigarette case and tip
119 Book, "Decision at Nagasaki", by Lt. Col F J Olivi, signed copy
120 White House telephone, Western Electric model 302
121 Photo and other modern documents with signature of Gen. Paul Tibbets
122 President Harry Truman's handkerchief with letter signed by First Lady Bess Truman.
123 Presidential Appointment Certificate for Console to Cuba.
124 Program of the Royal Majesty's (King George VI) visits to Canada and the Unites States via railroads, program itinerary in 1939. First Royal visit to US by the English Monarchy.
125

Set of 6 Autofyrstop fire grenades model C 16, with leather case (missing carrying strap).
Notes * Our Descriptions are reasonably accurate, and all Lots described above, and all items offered for sale are sold As Is, Where Is, with no Warranty Express or Implied.
Severn River Auctions and Estate Sales Logo .Fala's dog bed, Fala was FDR's last dog, circa 1940, with provenance.P-51 pedal car, signed by 5 Tuskegee Airmen.Col. Paul Tibbetts signed memorabilia.Photo of the Fat Man, atomic bomb, autographed by Lt. Col Fred J Olivi.Long shot of one of four rooms of memorabilia.Other wall memorabilia in the same room.FDR and WW II memorabilia and ephemera.Military memorabilia.More Military memorabilia.WW II airplane and other models.WW II airplane and other models.More Military memorabilia.More WW II ephemera.Lot 002, signed aviation photograph.Lot 002, signature detail.Lot 003, framed WW II memorabilia.Lot 004, memorabilia from Battan, Philipines.Lot 004, document copy.Lot 005 framed 1945 Atlantic Crossing Certificate.Lot 006, framed FDR memorabilia.Lot 007, Regulator clock.Lot 009, framed War Bond Poster.Lot 12, framed WW II memorabilia.Lot 013, 1940s wall phone by Automatic Electric, Co.Lot 014, framed WW II print.Lot 015, framed aviation signed memorabilia.Lot 015, signature detail.Lot 016 framed copy of Japanese Surrender document.Lot 018 framed First Day Cover of the 44th anniversary of V J Day.Lot 018, detail.Lot 019 framed photo of "Memphis Belle signed by some crew members.Lot 019 detail.Lot 020 ship model of the USS Battleship Missouri in display.Lot 021 framed WW II Marine pilot's memorabilia.Lot 22 framed newspaper front page on December 8, 1941, from Baltimore News Pilot.Lot 082, WW II Army memorabilia.Lot 033 framed WW II aviation photo, Doolittle's raid on Japan, 1942, signed.Lot 035 US Army Private's Uniform.Lot 036, framed poster from the Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Berks Co., Pennsylvania.Model of FDR's limousine.Lot 043 Entrenching tool with case (not shown, entrenching tool without case, sold separately).Lot 045 FDR memorabilia at Yalta conference.Lot 49 framed WW II Draft poster.Lot 050 framed WW II poster.Lot 051 Framed WW II print, signed.Lot 051 signature detail.Lot 052 framed photo of FDR and Gen. Isenhower.Lot 53 framed memorabilia collection pertaining to FDR's health by his doctor.Lot 053 detail.Lot 054 framed D-Day anniversary poster.Lot 055, FDR inauguration photo, one of set of 2.Lot 055, FDR inauguration photo, tow of set of two.Lot 056, WW II aircraft identification poster.Lot 057 American POW, held in Japanese POW Camp memorabilia.Lot 58 Army Bugle.Lot 060 model of USS Battleship Arizona, with signatures in case.Lot 060, detail of signature.Lot 61 Remember Pearl Harbor, vintage poster.Lot 62 framed photo of Fat Man, second atomic bomb with signature of Lt. Col Olivi, copilot on the mission.Lot 063, signatures of Pearl Harbor Survivors.Lot 064 USS Aylwin , print.Lot 065 framed aviation photo of Lt. Col. Olivi, signed.Lot 066, framed aviation of Lt. Col. Olivie from 1945 and modern photo with signatures.Lot 067 framed Pearl Harbor print.Lot 067 detail.Lot 068 testimonial from a US Army paratrooper who captures a Wehrmacht flag, with flag, not shown. Lot 070 framed copies of booklets from National Archives, sold together.Lot 072 AMerican Flag Flown over the USS Arizonia Memorial (not lot 084), one of 3 items sold together.Lot 077 certificate from USS Arizona Memorial.Lot 077, Certificate of USS Arizona.Lot 073 P-51 pedal airplane, with fold-up wings and signatures of 5 Tuskegee Airmen.Lot 073 detail of signatures.Lot 073 detail of signatures.Lot 073 detail of signatures.Lot 073, view of the tail and pilot compartment.Lot 076, WW II aviation print of B-29.Lot 078 vintage WW II memorabilia.Lot 079, framed WW II memorabilia.Lot 81 framed Museum poster.Lot 82 framed Enola Gay and Paul Tibbetts picture, signature and information.Lot 082 detailLot 087 Army sewing kit.Lot 089 Philco cabinet radio.Lot 090 "FDR the Man of the Hour" metal shelf clock by Miller Electric Co., one of two, each sold separately.Lot 091 FDR Inauguration memorabilia.Lot 092 Podium.Lot 093 Teddy Roosevelt framed memorabilia.Lot 094 Kittridge memorabilia.Lot 95 Civil Defense helmet.Lot 096 Civil Defense helmet, gas mask and case.Lot 098 civilian gas mask.Lot 099 canteen.Lot 100 Jerry Can.Lot 101 vintage Army Foot locker.Lot 103 US Forestry Cap.Lot 102 CCC cap.Lot 104 USAAF officers' hat, 1944, signed by Lt. Col. Fred Olivi.Lot 104 inside of hat.Lot 104, signature.Lot 104 letter of Provance, sold with hat.Lot 105 British WW II ephemera.Lot 107 Philco tabletop radio.Lot 108 framed photos of MSS Potomac and MSS SequoiaLot 109 ammo can.Lot 110 photo of FDR life and career with metal plaques and hats (not originals) sold separately.Lot 108 more FDR photos, sold separately.Lot 111 FDR election poster.Lot 113 FDR pet dog Fala's dog bed, painted metal, with Provance.Lot 113 detail.Lot 113 detail.Lot 114 RCA cabinet radio and other FDR memorabilia.Lot 116 bottom of telephone.Lot 116 Western Electric model 302 telephone, one of two, each sold separately.Lot 124, Official program of King George's Royal visit to Washington, 1939.Lot 124, detail.Lot 124 detail.Lot 125 Set of 6 Autofyrstop fire grenades in case.Lot 125 Detail of fire grenade.

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