From the closing months of World War II...
Item #690450
June 28, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, June 28, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "Stettinius Out; Gets League Job" "Byrnes May Get Post as State Chief" "245,000 GIs Left in UK To Leave Fast--Koenig"... See More
From the closing months of World War II...
Item #690448
June 30, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, June 30, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "450 Superforts Hurl Fire Bombs on Fort Key Japanese Ports" "Allies Hold Up Nod to Poles" & much more inside.
Included is... See More
From the closing months of World War II...
Item #690447
July 02, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 2, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "U.S. Seizes Kume Island, 50 Mi. West of Okinawa" "Japan, China Battered Anew By Air Fleets" "July 4 Will See Yanks in Ber... See More
From the closing months of World War II...
Item #690446
July 03, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 3, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "Greatest Fire Raid Sears Japs" "600 B29s Out; B25s Strike From Okinawa" "Allies Push Inland After Borneo Landing Near Bal... See More
From the closing months of World War II...
Item #690445
July 04, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 4, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "Borneo Airfields Reported Seized" "Insists U.S. Define Aims In Jap War" and much more including 3 war-related photos.
Four pa... See More
From the closing months of World War II...
Item #690444
July 05, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 5, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports: "U.S. Flag Is Raised Over Berlin" "2nd Armored Takes Over Occupation" "B29s Put Torch to 4 More Cities" and much more... See More
The war continues against Japan...
Item #690396
July 07, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 7, 1945
* USS Columbia - United States Navy crusier
* Japanese kamikaze airplane attack photo (rare)
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "400 Superforts Hit 5 Cities in J... See More
The war continues against Japan...
Item #690395
July 09, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 9, 1945
* USS Newcomb & Leutze - Navy Destroyers
* Japanese Kamikaze airplane attacks
* Invasion of Lingayen Gulf - Luzon, Phillipines
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports inc... See More
The war continues against Japan...
Item #690394
July 10, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 10, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "Superforts Smack Honshu; 'Mediums' Also Ravage Isles" "Red Troops Tear Down U.S. Posters in Berlin" "New... See More
The war continues against Japan...
Item #690393
July 11, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 11, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "1,000 Planes Over Tokyo 8 Hrs." "Other Ships By Hundreds Bomb Isles" "Mightiest Men o' War In Big Strike&quo... See More
The war continues against Japan...
Item #690392
July 12, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 12, 1945
* Island of Kyushu, Japan
* Attack on Kamikazes airdromes
* Operation Iceberg - Okinawa campaign
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "Suicide Plane ... See More
The war continues against Japan...
Item #690391
July 13, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 13, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "550 B29s Pound 5 Jap Cities" "200 Planes Rip Sumatra, Tokyo Says" "19 Full Bomb Groups OF 8th AF Now in U.S.&quo... See More
The war continues against Japan...
Item #690389
July 16, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 16, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "New Fleet Assault Rakes Japan" "North Ports Blasted for First Time" "President, Churchill Fly to Berlin" &q... See More
President Richard Nixon resigns...
Item #690177
August 09, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974 A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages.
Tabloid-size, complete in 88 pages, minor margin wea... See More
From Nazi Germany...
Item #690133
March 07, 1940
BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany, March 7, 1940 This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era and the beginning months of World War II. Hitler had invaded Poland just 7 months prior.
The issue has some war-related photos. The issue is focused on Nazi propaganda.
Tabloid-size, complete in about 40 pages, nice condition.... See More
From 1940 Nazi Germany...
Item #690132
March 21, 1940
BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany, March 21, 1940 This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era and the beginning months of World War II. Hitler had invaded Poland just 7 months prior.
The issue begins & ends with with war-related photos, one including Herman Goring. The issue is focused on Nazi propaganda.
Tabloid-size, ... See More
Superfortresses hammer Japan...
Item #689950
June 10, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris edition, June 10, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "3 B29 Fleets Hammer Japan; Yanks Blast at Okinawa Pockets" "Superforts' Attack On Plane Plants Is 1st Triple Raid" "Full Surrender Demand Bars Jap Peace Plea, Pre... See More
Superfortresses hammer Japan...
Item #689949
June 10, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris edition, June 10, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "3 B29 Fleets Hammer Japan; Yanks Blast at Okinawa Pockets" "Superforts' Attack On Plane Plants Is 1st Triple Raid" "Full Surrender Demand Bars Jap Peace Plea, Pre... See More
Borneo invaded... Rita Hayworth...
Item #689948
June 12, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, June 12, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Allies Invade Borneo And Nearby Labuan; Resistance Is Slight" "Yanks Repulse Two Okinawa Counter-Blows" "Japan Bombed 5th Day in Row" "At Least 500,000 Men ... See More
Borneo invaded... Rita Hayworth...
Item #689947
June 12, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris edition, June 12, 1945
* Borneo campaign - Southwest Pacific
* Pin-up girl Rita Hayworth photo
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Allies Invade Borneo And Nearby Labuan; Resistance Is Slight" "Yanks Repulse Two Okinawa Counter... See More
Renewed attacks on Okinawa...
Item #689946
June 13, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, June 13, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa nearing the end
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Okinawa Attack Renewed; Caps Refuse to Give Up; Aussies Gain on Borneo" "U.S. Forces Smash At Enemy's Cores Of Resistance" "Patton Sa... See More
B29s pound Osaka... Audie Murphy...
Item #689943
June 16, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, June 16, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "520 B29s Hammer Osaka" "Plan to Raze Japan Told By Arnold" and more, plus an article: "Hero Groggy After Day at Home & Learning About Rationing" which is about Lt. Audie Mu... See More
Battle to the finish...
Item #689929
February 10, 1944
STARS & STRIPES, Feb. 10, 1944 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "Red Threaten 15 More Nazi Divisions" "Krivoi Ron Is Ringed On 3 Sides; Escape Line West Imperiled" "Calais Targets Hits by Mediums For 37th Day" "Nimitz Calls China Bases ... See More
War focus is now on the Pacific Theater...
Item #689916
June 08, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Southern Germany Edition, June 8, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
The front page reports: "450 Supers Raid Osaka; Okinawa Airport Is Taken" "5 Divs. Ready for Final Drive on 20,000 Foe" "2,500 Tons of Fire Bombs Rake 2d Largest City" & m... See More
Heading towards Berlin...
Item #689914
March 01, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, March 1, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page banner headline: "1st Crosses Erft at 3 Points" with subheads: "Ninth Gains Was Security Veils News" "Reds Near Baltic; Take Neustettin". Also a front page map: "Allied a... See More
Frankfurt falls to the American Army...
Item #689912
March 30, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, March 30, 1945
* Battle of Frankfurt, Germany (capture)
* General George S. Patton's Third Army
* Nazis - Germans falling apart
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page banner headline: "Frankfurt Falls to Third" with subheads... See More
Americans capture Cologne...
Item #689909
March 06, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, March 6, 1945
* Capture of Cologne, Germany
* First United States Army
* World War II - WWII
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page banner headline: "Yanks In Cologne" with subheads: "1st Army Enters City at Two Points" along with... See More
Battles on Iwo Jima...
Item #689908
March 15, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, March 15, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page reports include: "East Bank Forces Capture Honnef, Imperil Highway" "Iwo Marines Seal Off Caps" "RAF's New 11 Ton Box, Heaviest Yet, Rocks Reich". The front page features... See More
Yanks are taking Corregidor...
Item #689907
February 18, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, Feb. 18, 1945
* Battle for the recapture of Corregidor - Philippines
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Banner headline: "Yanks Taking Corregidor" with a front page photo: "Yanks in Manila After Three Years of Jan Domination". Large centerfold m... See More
From the closing months of the war...
Item #689905
May 23, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, May 23, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page banner headline: "First Army Pacific-Bound" with a photo of Gen. Courtney H. Hodges. Also: "Flaming Oil Routs Caps On Okinawa" "Yank Forces Gain on Luzon And Mindanao". Photos ... See More
Storming the Citadel on Okinawa...
Item #689904
May 23, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Southern Germany Edition, May 23, 1945
* Marines storm the Citadel
* Battle of Okinawa Island
* World War II - WWII
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page includes: "GIs Storm Citadel on Okinawa" "Germany Battle Split In 3 Stars" with a large map head... See More
B 29s over Tokyo...
Item #689903
May 26, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, May 26, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page banner headline: "B 29s Fire Tokyo Again" & subhead: "Smouldering City Hit by 500 Supers". Front page photos includes General Eisenhower. The back page has a photo of Dorothy Lamour.... See More
Battle of Okinawa...
Item #689902
May 27, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, May 27, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page reports include: "111 Jan Planes Shot Down in Okinawa Counter-Blow; 11 U.S. Vessels Damaged" with a photo from Okinawa; "Jan Capital Virtually Razed As Result of Superfort Raids". A weal... See More
Death of General Douglas MacArthur...
Item #689516
April 06, 1964
DAILY NEWS, New York City, April 6, 1964
* General Douglas MacArthur's death (1st report)
* World War II - WWII
The ftpg. headline announces: "M'ARTHUR DEAD"" with more and photo. Much more inside.
Sixty pages, tabloid size, small piece torn away at the bottom left corner of the ftpg., minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More
The Historic "Gary Convention" of 1972... A Black Political Party is born (?)...
Item #689319
March 12, 1972
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, March 12, 1972 The cover has a: "Black-party note spurs demands at convention", which includes two large photos, one of Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the other of the keynote speaker, Richard Hatcher, the mayor of Gary, Indiana. The article continues on page 20 which is full comprised of coverage of this historic conference. Nice to have from the largest major city new... See More
President Richard Nixon resigns...
Item #689010
August 09, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974
* President Richard Nixon
A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages.
Tabloid-size, compl... See More
President Richard Nixon resigns...
Item #688859
August 09, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974
* President Richard Nixon
A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages.
Tabloid-size, compl... See More
"Utopian" newspaper from the depths of the Depression...
Item #688844
November 18, 1935
UTOPIAN NEWS, Los Angeles, California, Nov. 18, 1935 A very unusual & rare title from the depths of the Depression. This newspaper lasted for less than 2 years, and 3 months of that time it was suspended. One of the issues notes: "The Utopian News--is both a primer & an advanced treatise on the old and the new economy...opens the door to a liberal education in economics & so... See More
"Utopian" newspaper from the depths of the Depression...
Item #688843
December 09, 1935
UTOPIAN NEWS, Los Angeles, California, Dec. 9, 1935 A very unusual & rare title from the depths of the Depression. This newspaper lasted for less than 2 years, and 3 months of that time it was suspended. One of the issues notes: "The Utopian News--is both a primer & an advanced treatise on the old and the new economy...opens the door to a liberal education in economics & soc... See More
"Utopian" newspaper from the depths of the Depression...
Item #688842
November 04, 1935
UTOPIAN NEWS, Los Angeles, California, Nov. 4, 1935 A very unusual & rare title from the depths of the Depression. This newspaper lasted for less than 2 years, and 3 months of that time it was suspended. One of the issues notes: "The Utopian News--is both a primer & an advanced treatise on the old and the new economy...opens the door to a liberal education in economics & soc... See More
"Utopian" newspaper from the depths of the Depression...
Item #688839
March 18, 1935
UTOPIAN NEWS, Los Angeles, California, March 18, 1935 A very unusual & rare title from the depths of the Depression. This newspaper lasted for less than 2 years, and 3 months of that time it was suspended. One of the issues notes: "The Utopian News--is both a primer & an advanced treatise on the old and the new economy...opens the door to a liberal education in economics & s... See More
Country's leading women's suffrage publication...
Item #688444
May 25, 1901
THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., May 25, 1901
* Rare publication - Women's suffrage
Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she ... See More
President Richard Nixon resigns...
Item #688373
August 09, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974 A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and "Ford Will Take Oath at Noon, Kissinger Agrees to Stay On". Much coverage, with photos, on the inside pages.
Tabloid-size, complete in 88 pages, nice condition.
... See More
Vincent Van Gogh letters to brother Theo (1937)...
Item #688315
May 30, 1937
BOOK REVIEW Section only of the New York Times, May 30, 1937
* Vincent Van Gogh - Dutch painter
* Letters to his brother Theo
* Katherine Woods book review
The front page of this section has a banner heading: "VAN GOGH'S LETTERS TO THEO; His Correspondence With His Brother Makes a Book of Rare Quality" with illustration of Van Gogh.
Complete book review section only with 20... See More
The off-broadway beginning of "A Chorus Line"...
Item #687573
June 02, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 2, 1975
* A Chorus Line is Reviewed pre-Broadway
* Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
* Michael Bennett, Marvin Hamlisch, Nicholas Dante, & James Kirkwood Jr
* The issue is from the Village Voice's own collection
A great issue reporting the very beginning of what would become a Broadway mega hit, "A Chorus Line". This issue reviews the m... See More
Just the fourth American in space...
Item #687513
May 28, 1962
DAILY NEWS, New York, May 28, 1962
* Scott Carpenter orbits earth
* Project Mercury-Atlas 7 rocket
The front page reports: " 'Supreme Experience' CARPENTER'S STORY OF ORBIT with a related subhead & a photo of Scott Carpenter and his wife from shortly after his historic orbital flight.
Tabloid-size, complete in 28 pages, nice condition.... See More
1967 "The Who" rock band music review...
Item #686292
April 06, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, April 6, 1967
* The Who - English rock band
* First review in a American newspaper
* Roger Daltrey - Keith Moon - Pete Townsend
The Village Voice has the distinction of giving "The Who" it's very first review in a American newspaper. Page 23 under: "Rock 'N' Wreck" is that review. Coverage continues on the next page. See images ... See More
Allies storm Sicily, Italy in 1943...
Item #685391
July 12, 1943
DAILY NEWS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, July 12, 1943
* Invasion of Sicily Italy
* Operation Husky
The bold banner headline announces: "SEIZE KEY SICILIAN PORTS" with subheads. More inside including a photo of General George S. Patton.
Complete with 36 pages, larger tabloid size issue measuring 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, light wear along the central fold and spine, generally nice ... See More
The Netherlands from just after the end of World War II...
Item #683844
August 25, 1945
DE WAARHEID, Aug. 25, 1945 Title translates to "The Truth". A Dutch language newspaper from The Netherlands from shortly after World War II. Noted at the bottom (translated): "No Release of Traitors and Collaborators".
Four pages, small tabloid size, a few creases, generally nice condition.
Babe Ruth boxing with his daughter... Ty Cobb gets a golf lesson...
Item #682027
January 31, 1931
POLICE GAZETTE, New York, January 31, 1931
* Babe Ruth & boxing
* Ty Cobb & golf
This tabloid calls itself: "The Leading Illustrated Sporting Journal In the World" as noted in the masthead, although it has its share of "tabloid" photos as well.
Among the many sports-related photos inside is a quarter page showing the Babe boxing, captioned: "Bambino Tunes U... See More
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