Issues for under $50
Issues for under $50
Nazi magazine: Hitler on the cover...
Item #691415
January 31, 1942
KAROLLE, Wochenschrift Fur Unterhaltung, Wissen, Lebensfreude, Germany, Jan. 31, 1942 A Nazi-era newspaper which translates to: "CAROLE, A Weekly Magazine for entertainment, Knowledge, Joy of Life".
The front page features of photo of Adolf Hitler. A wealth of German propaganda within with many photos.
Complete in 16 pages, 13 1/2 by 10 1/4 inches, nice condition.
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Complete in 16 pages, 13 1/2 by 10 1/4 inches, nice condition.
1942 Marshalls-Gilberts raids... Pacific Islands...
Item #666308
February 02, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 2, 1942
* Marshalls-Gilberts raids - Pacific Islands
* USS Yorktown - Task Force 17
* Post Attack on Pearl Harbor
* Prelude to the Battle of Midway
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SIX JAP BASES RAIDED BY U. S." with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the Marshall-Gilberts raids by Task Force 17 onboard the USS Yorkt... See More
Private Joseph L. Lockard, of Williamsport, PA...
Item #594724
February 03, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 3, 1942
* Battle near Java
* General Douglas MacArthur.
* Pearl Harbor images - including warning
* Private Joseph L. Lockard, of Williamsport, PA
This 40 page newspaper has a three line, five column headline on the front page: "M'Authur Beats Off Two Divisions; Burma Line Firm Under Pressure; Japanese Menace Isle Near Java".
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* Battle near Java
* General Douglas MacArthur.
* Pearl Harbor images - including warning
* Private Joseph L. Lockard, of Williamsport, PA
This 40 page newspaper has a three line, five column headline on the front page: "M'Authur Beats Off Two Divisions; Burma Line Firm Under Pressure; Japanese Menace Isle Near Java".
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Apparent German & Japanese successes...
Item #613116
February 09, 1942
EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Feb. 9, 1942
* Rare Nazi Occupation title
This island was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda, yet in English as residents were British. The front page has: "Large Sections of Two Soviet Divisions Wiped Out" "Another Six Ships Sunk Off American Coast" "Britain Worried Over... See More
1942 SS Normandie burns and sinks....
Item #594771
February 10, 1942
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 10, 1942
* SS Normandie burns and sinks in New York Harbor
* SS Normandie burns and sinks in New York Harbor
This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "FIRE-SEARED LINER NORMANDIE ROLLS OVER BESIDE PIER"
with subheads that inlcude: "Pressure of Tide Capsizes Giant Sea Queen" and more with photo of the burning shi
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with subheads that inlcude: "Pressure of Tide Capsizes Giant Sea Queen" and more with photo of the burning shi
Scores Injured In Normandie Fire
Item #161670
February 10, 1942
Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH., 2/10/1942. Nice banner head that reads "Scores Injured In Normandie Fire". Has picture of the Normandie burning. Paper is in nice condition; see photo for additional details. Outer leaves only.
Launch of the USS Wisconsin...
Item #588927
February 13, 1942
BEACON, Philadelphia Navy Yard, February 13, 1942
* USS Butler & USS Gherardi launching w/ photo
* World War II destroyers
A military paper produced at the Navy Yard, which was a major site for not only the building of new warships but also the repair of vessels damaged in the war. As would be expected there is a great wealth of war-related content, with an emphasis of naval items.
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Laura Ingalls guilty as Nazi spy....
Item #648053
February 14, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1942
* Laura Ingalls (aviator)
* Convicted of treason
* Nazi - German spy
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "INGALLS JURY GIVES VERDICT OF GUILTY" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
A copy of the very first New York Times crossword puzzle...
Item #621440
February 15, 1942
A reprint of the very first NEW YORK TIMES crossword puzzle which was published in The New York Times Magazine, February 15, 1942 (more than one available).
* The first New York Times crossword puzzle - a copy
* A hardcopy print of a high-resolution scan of an original
The original magazine, done in tabloid-size format, was section seven in the Sunday edition of the Times of the same dat... See More
1942 Fall of Singapore... Japanese capture...
Item #691517
February 16, 1942
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Feb. 16, 1942
* Battle - Fall of Singapore
* South-East Asian theatre
* Empire of Japan captures
* General Tomoyuki Yamashita
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Japanese Race to Finish Conquest; SINGAPORE SURRENDERS" with subheads and two related photos. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, some small... See More
"Alien Order" beginning internment of Japanese during World War II...
Item #713833
February 18, 1942
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 22, 1942
* Internment of Japanese Americans
* FDR's Executive Order 9066 (eve)
* Alien control order
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading which includes: "Enemy Aliens: FBI Seizes German Alien Working In Shell Chemical Plant; More Japs Arrested in Sacramento Area" and more. (see images) FDR would sign order # 9066 th... See More
Laura Ingalls sentenced as Nazi spy....
Item #714518
February 20, 1942
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 20, 1942
* Laura Ingalls (aviator)
* Sentenced for treason
* Nazi - German spy
The front page is a one column heading: "LAURA INGALLS GETS 8 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Much coverage on World War II. Complete with all 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
"Alien Order" begins internment of Japanese during World War II...
Item #713670
February 22, 1942
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 22, 1942
* Internment of Japanese Americans
* FDR's Executive Order 9066
* Alien control order
* World War II - WWII
The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "278 AXIS ALIENS SEIZED IN PACIFIC COAST, IN ARIZONA" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 60+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice... See More
(Digital Image) 2nd-ever Crossword Puzzle from The New York Times (includes answers to the 1st-ever puzzle)...
Item #696689
February 22, 1942
High Resolution digital image of the 2nd-ever Crossword Puzzle published by THE NEW YORK TIMES - from the Magazine Section, February 22, 1942
* 2nd-ever crossword puzzle
* includes answers to the 1st-ever puzzle
This 600 DPI digital image from an original Magazine Section provides the second crossword puzzle in the history of this famed newspaper, along with the answers to their 1st-e... See More
1942 Battle of Badung Strait...
Item #658694
February 22, 1942
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Feb. 22, 1942
* Battle of Badung Strait
* Bali, Dutch East Indies
* United States vs. Japanese Navy
The front page has a great banner headline: "SMASH JAP INVASION FLEETS" with subheads. Nice for display. Related map on page 4. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete 1st section only with all 18 pa... See More
Item #544070
February 22, 1942
PARADE (The Detroit Free Press) from Detroit, Michigan dated February 22, 1942.
The front page has a color illustration Carl Sandburg. This is the full, complete issue and is in nice condition.
Item #545684
February 22, 1942
PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated February 22, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "3-Day Sea Battle U.S.-Dutch Sink or Damage 19 Jap Ships... French Take Dunkerque Home" "Shortage Scare Is Anti-Labor Club" "Argentina Holds our Back Door Open to Axis". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue in two-sections and is in... See More
Paranoia concerning Japanese residents following Pearl Harbor...
Item #670886
February 22, 1942
SUNDAY LEADER--EXTRA, San Ysidro--Tijuana, California, Feb. 22, 1942 In the paranoia following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, this issue sports a headline likely not to be found outside of Southern California: "CHULA VISTA JAPS SEIZED BY AGENTS" with the text beginning: "Thirty-five 'highly nationalistics' were arrested in San Diego county last nite by federal & mili... See More
Battle of Badung Strait....
Item #661196
February 23, 1942
NW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, February 23, 1942
* Battle of Badung Strait
* Bali - Dutch East Indies
* Imperial Japanese Navy
The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAP BALI FLEET SMASHED" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Battle of Badung Strait which is off Bali in the Dutch East Indies. A false report here as history shows Japan won this battle.
Complete with al... See More
1942 Japenese attack on California coast...
Item #676995
February 24, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Feb. 24, 1942
* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17
The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Army and Navy Planes Hunt Jap Sub Off Pacific Coast" with subhead. (see) This brief yet very historic shelling only caused minor damage to the oil field—a pump house and a single oil derrick w... See More
Fritz Von Opel arrested in 1942 U.S...
Item #578916
February 28, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1942
* Fritz von Opel arrested in America
* Rockets - rocketeer - rocketry
This 30 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "Von Opel Arrested In Florida as Alien" with photo of Opel (see photos). He was considered a dangerous alien during wartime with Germany with his great knowledge of rocketry at the time.
Other news of the day th... See More
Battle of the Java Sea... WWII...
Item #650530
February 28, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1942
* Battle of the Java Sea - naval
* World War II Pacific Campaign
* Imperial Japanese Navy victory
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ALLIED FLEET IN NAVAL BATTLE WITH JAPANESE IN THE JAVA SEA" with subheads and related map. Lengthy coverage continues on page 4 with a few related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisemen... See More
1942 USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) Sinking...
Item #701429
March 03, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 3, 1942
* USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) sinking
* United States Navy destroyer
* German submarine U-578 - U-boat
* Cape May, New Jersey - Atlantic coast
The front page has a great banner headline in displayable lettering: "SUB SINKS DESTROYER OFF N.J., MANY LOST" with subhead. (see images) Terrific for display.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at t... See More
Item #546139
March 03, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated March 3, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "PM Investigation of Normandie Fire Show U.S. Navy Goes in Action With: Inflammable Life Preservers" The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional details.
More Japanese bombs hit Honolulu...
Item #690413
March 05, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 5, 1942
* Operation K - Japanese naval operation
* Second attack on Pearl Harbor
The front page has a banner headline: "JAP ISLE RAIDED BY 30 PLANES" with subheads. Also a small one column heading: "Bombs Fall In Honolulu" with even small subheads. (see)
Complete with 34 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp wit... See More
Ohio State wins 1st Big Ten track & field title in 1942...
Item #713476
March 08, 1942
SPORT'S SECTION only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, March 8, 1942
* Ohio State Buckeyes win 1st championship
* Big Ten indoor track and field championships
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "OHIO STATE WINS BIG 10 INDOOR TRACK TITLE" with subheads, results and three related photos. (see) Nice for display
Complete sport's section only with 10 pages... See More
Pro-Nazi newspaper from World War II...
Item #588094
March 09, 1942
EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, March 9, 1942
* Pro Nazi Paper
* World War II
This island in the English Channel was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda. On the front page "German Air Force Deal Devastating Blows on Soviets - Successful German Reconnaissance Thrust in North Africa", "The New Japanese Successes", &q... See More
Item #546143
March 10, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated March 10, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "H.R. Knickerbocker Cables After Flight From Batavia: We Could Have Saved Java". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional details.
11 Pages of Photos...
Item #546145
March 14, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated March 14, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "11 Pages Of New War Photos". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional details.
Item #545785
March 15, 1942
PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated March 15, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Battle of Java Cost Allies 12 Warships" "Workers Report Idle Machines in Three Big War Plants" "Yanks Help Aussies" "Biggest Nazi Drive Near". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue in two-sections and is in nice condition; se... See More
General Douglas MacArthur becomes supreme commander...
Item #681705
March 18, 1942
NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1942
* General Douglas MacArthur promoted
* Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area
The front page has a nice banner headline: "M'ARTHUR IN AUSTRALIA AS ALLIED COMMANDER; MOVE HAILED AS FORESHADOWING TURN OF TIDE" with subheads and related photo. (see) More on the following pages. Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 46 ... See More
Douglass MacArthur's escape from the Philippines...
Item #686231
March 18, 1942
THE BOSTON DAILY GLOBE, March 19, 1942
* Douglass MacArthur escapes from the Philippines
The front page has a terrific banner headline in large, bold lettering: "HOW GEN MacARTHUR GOR TO AUSTRALIA" with subhead. Great for display.
Complete with all 24 pages, nice condition.
1942 Invasion of Salamaua-Lae...
Item #686615
March 19, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1942
* Invasion of Salamaua-Law
* Territory of New Guinea
* Imperial Japanese Navy
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "23 JAPANESE SHIPS BLASTED BY ALLIED FLIERS; TOLL OFF NEW GUINEA INCLUDES 12 WARSHIPS" with subheads and related map. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete ... See More
Easton, Pennsylvania quarry explosion disaster...
Item #647431
March 27, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1942
* Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
* Lehigh Portland Cement Company
* Limestone quarry explosion disaster
The front page has one column headings that include: "31 BLOWN TO DEATH AS QUARRY BLAST JARS 2-STATE ZONE", "Premature Explosion of 21 Tons of Gelatinite Near Easton Is Felt Over 50-Mile Radius" and more. (see) First report co... See More
Item #546150
March 28, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated March 28, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Saturday Evening Post's Attacker of jews - A Chicago Isolationist" "Quezon in Australia With MacArthur Party" "Jew-Baiter Cassidy Is Drafted". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additiona... See More
1942 Battle of Toungoo, Burma...
Item #714953
March 28, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1942
* Battle of Toungoo - Myanmar - Burma
* Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road - campaign
* World War II - Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "CHINESE RETAKE TOUNGOO AIRDROME; REINFORCED, BUT FACE RISING PRESSURE" with subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with all 30 pages, rage edition in nice condi... See More
Item #545798
March 29, 1942
PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated March 29, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Why Did Sat. Eve. Post Pick on Jews?" "Justice Dept. Asked to Probe Check Paid To Eugene Cox." "British Attack Nazi U-Boat Base in France"". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue in two-sections and is in nice condition; see photo... See More
Item #546152
April 01, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 1, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Justice Dept. Still Hesitates About Coughlin - Tell 'em What YOU Think" "The Price of Defeat" which features 8 pages of pictures of what happened in Philippines. The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for a... See More
Item #546154
April 02, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 2, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Coughlinite Hoodlums Threaten PM Dealers - Get Nowhere Fast". The front page photo shows the type of life-preserving craft that three Navy men drifted 34 days in the Pacific in. The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for a... See More
Item #546155
April 03, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 3, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "PM Finds Hitler Heilers In N.Y. War Plants". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional details.
Opening of the 1942 movie "Jungle Book"...
Item #713560
April 03, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1942
* Opening of the movie "Jungle Book" (eve)
* Technicolor action adventure film
* Adaption of Rudyard Kipling's book
Page 25 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book" in New York City which began the following day. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of t... See More
"Silver Shirts" founder is arrested...
Item #684327
April 04, 1942
PHOENIX GAZETTE, Phoenix, Arizona, April 4, 1942
* William Dudley Pelley's arrest
* Founder/leader of the "Silver Shirts of America"
The front page of "front page #2" has the full banner headline: "'SILVER SHIRTS' LEADER IS ARRESTED", with subhead: "Faces Prison Term Up To 20 Years, Heavy Fine". The coverage tells of the arrest... See More
Item #546156
April 04, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 4, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Do Neutral Envoys Tell Our Secrets?". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional details.
1942 Easter Sunday Raid... WWII Ceylon...
Item #710957
April 06, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 6, 1942
* Easter Sunday Raid
* Imperial Japanese Navy
* Indian Ocean - Ceylon
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPS CARRY WAR TO INDIA, ATTACK SHIPS, BOMB PORTS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Also reporting on the Battle of Bataan which was coming to a close just before the infamous "death march... See More
American Navy is helpless against German U-boats...
Item #621798
April 07, 1942
THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, April 7, 1942 This newspaper was published on this island in the English Channel and was occupied by the Germans during almost all of WWII. During the Nazi occupation they took over this newspaper and filled it with pro-German propaganda, offering a unique insight into how the Axis reported the news during the war.
Consequently, the pro-Nazi front page h... See More
Bataan...
Item #546158
April 09, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 9, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Calls US to Attack Hitler". The front page photo features a lady looking at the photos of her eight brothers that are currently serving in different branches of the military. The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
The centerpage map shows the Bataan area on the map and has an articl... See More
Babe Ruth critically ill...
Item #589701
April 09, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1942
* Babe Ruth near death?
* New York Yankees
This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "Babe Ruth Critically Ill on Coast, Shows Gain in Pneumonia Jacket", "Rushed to Hollywood Hospital After Long Chills, He Responds to Pulmonary Aid--Doctor Delays the Diagnosis". See photos for text here. Not much was found on thi... See More
The fall of Bataan by an eye-witness...
Item #699606
April 11, 1942
MARION EVENING POST, Illinois, April 11, 1942
* Battle of Bataan ends
* Allies surrender to Japanese
* Philippines Campaign
* World War II - WWII
The front page features a banner headline announcing: "U.P. EYE WITNESS TELLS OF BATAAN'S FALL" with the related report taking two full columns.
Many other war-related front page reports.
Four pages, light toning and minor ... See More
Bataan...
Item #546177
April 11, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated April 11, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "How They Fought for Us On Bataan". This features 11 pages of pictures. The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
Please note that there is a page missing, otherwise this is in niice condition; see photo for additional details.... See More
U.S. Bombers Raid Japan in the Philippines...
Item #691661
April 16, 1942
DAILY MIRROR, New York, April 16, 1942 The 3-line, full-banner banner headline announces: "U.S. BOMBERS RAID JAPS IN PHILIPPINES," with supporting text and additional photos on inside pages. Great WWII era issue for display. Other war related news along with news of the day found throughout.
Complete in 36 pages, tabloid size, evenly toned, nice condition.
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