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Douglas MacArthur signed letter 1958 - thanks for the birthday wishes:
$475.00

A TYPED THANK YOULETTER SIGNED BY DOUGLAS MacARTHUR IN 1956

DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (1880-1964).MacArthur served as the 1st Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers from 1945to 1951.

TLS. 1 pg. 8” x 10”. February 15, 1956.N.p. A typed letter signed “Douglas MacArthur” to “Mr. andMrs. Donald McLeod and Family”: “Dear Friends: Thank you for yourbirthday greeting. I appreciate your thoughtfulness more than I can say”. Thisletter was sent after General Douglas MacArthur’s long and distinguishedmilitary career that culminated in his controversial firing as leader of theUnited Nations command in Korea in 1951. After his firing, MacArthur and hiswife spent their last years together in the penthouse of the Waldorf Towers inNew York City. Every year on his January 26th birthday, the hotelwould be the site of a party thrown by his former deputy chief engineer, MajorGeneral Leif J. Sverdrup (1898-1976). Most likely, the McLeod’s were friendsunable to attend that year’s festivities or previously unknown admirers. Theletter is in excellent condition and includes the original envelope.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

My name is Stuart Lutz and I am a full time dealer of autographs,letters, documents and historic manuscripts. I am a member of the Manuscript Society, theProfessional Autograph Dealers Association, the Antiquarian Booksellers Associationof America, the Appraisers Association of America (Certified in the field of Historic Documents), the Universal AutographCollectors Club (Registered Dealer #166) and the Ephemera Society. I am the historical document appraiser andauthenticator for the History Channel program Pawn Stars.

I guarantee the authenticity of this piece forever, and will gladlyrefund your money if it is ever proven not to be authentic (not many autograph dealers boast of that!). All itemsare issued with an invoice that states in writing at the bottom \"All autographsand historical papers are guaranteed authentic for life by me. If any piece is ever proven not to begenuine, I will gladly refund the full purchase price to the original buyer.\"

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