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Finally added a nice 'Roy' Urquhart autograph to my small collection of 'Arnhem' signatures ( Frost, Hackett, Waddy, Deane-Drummond ).

This is a really hard one to find and it was signed on his personal compliment slip two months before he died. Had to pay a little more than I wanted to but I just wasn't going to let this one get away !

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Congrats on that one Martin! Any possibility of a scan here? You've got quite some stuff coming in recently, haven't you!? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Geez, I love collecting and reading abpout collecting /collections....

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Congrats Martin--and I second the motion with Stevin--can you post a pic of his signature? and can you inform us about what it went for?--if you dont mind-- I mean

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I still don't have the capacity to scan anything but try : -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...753469904&rd=1

Yes, spending a little bit too much lately - must try to rein in the expenditure !!

I must say that the 'net is good for finding things like this that are just that bit too hard to find at collectors fairs, airshows, etc.

Anyhow, I'm pleased with this - I missed one four years ago and have been searching ever since.....

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Well.....Maybe Knight was right after all, eh!?

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Thanks for the link my friend--47 Pounds is what about? $71.00? Not too shabby of a deal considering that General Officer Signatures often go wayyyyyy higher that that.

When I get better off financially--I plan on buying soem German Generals and Royalties signatures from Huesken. You cna get good ones from starting around $100.00 on up--depending who he was and what century he was in.

Now--I only have a few general Officer signatures myself. I have Adolf Ferdinand Gallands Signature--and W-SS Gen--Otto Kumms Sig--and I have a Bundesmarine Admirals Sig--Erich Topp--former Uboat ace.

I think of all my sigs--I think my favorites (not including Remys--of course) non Remy sigs as my favs are: Erich Alfred Hartmann, Paul-Albert Kausch, Adolf Baum and Martin Drewes--with H.G.Guderian and J.v.Ribbentrops as close runner-ups.

I only have two Ami Sigs--David Lee "Tex" Hill (Former Flying Tiger and retired USAF General)and one from the Enola Gay crew.

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I have all sorts of autographs but my first - found by 'accident' - is the perhaps still my favourite.

It's Battle of Britain pilot Richard Hillary, who wrote the classic book 'The Last Enemy'. The signature and dedication is written inside a first-edition, leather-bound presentation copy of the book - the writing is very shaky because his hands were so badly burned. He was killed in a flying accident not long after the book was published.

I found the book in the basement stock of a Charing Cross Road bookshop fifteen years ago - for three pounds

I'll never forget the feeling !

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It's great to own a piece of history guys ?! And I still encourage everyone to see some vets and if not able too, then write them and do it now !!!

E

I wholehardedly concur with Erich on contacting vets while you still can.

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Mind you - I may have sold the house, the car and the cat for this one !

http://www.leisuregalleries.com/gibson.jpg

Luckily, it's sold so we won't have to find out !

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That's a real cool pic, Martin!

Glad your weren't put to the test....Maybe you would have been talked in selling your computer off first! Where would we be then?

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Your cat must be grateful for that.

Best regards/ Daniel

But...without the computer, I wouldn't be able to find all these tempting things !!
So - it looks like the cat would have to go first ! ( Only kidding, puss ! )

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Martin-didn't Frost die at Arnhem, or was that his German counterpart that I am thinking of???

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I'm happy to say that John Frost survived Arnhem and in fact lived until 1993, writing his memoirs 'A Drop Too Many' and 'Nearly There'.

Most of the 'key players' actually survived the battle - maybe you're thinking of General Kussin, shot at 'Kussin Crossroads', Oosterbeek in his staff car on the first day and seen in just about every book and film-clip of Arnhem ever since ?

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Great Pic--I wish it were yours.

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I've now put my Urquhart autograph in a small frame with a border of 'airborne' red - and very nice it looks on my desk....

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I am sure it will look nice....in the background of that "members-pic" in the Forums members-section...

Yes...I still have to find a great pic to replace the one of my wife on my desk......WHACK!

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Unfortunately, only the very top of my head will be visible, the rest of me hidden under a huge mound of books, guns, shells, models....

[ 23. January 2003, 01:28 AM: Message edited by: Martin Bull ]

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That'll do! HAHAHA!

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