AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
By International Autograph Auctions
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Jul 16, 2021
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 552:
FIRST FLAG RAISING: Signed 8 x 10 photograph `Charles W. Lindberg, 1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima, Feb. ...
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Sold for: €180
Start price:
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80
Estimated price :
€80 - €100
Buyer's Premium: 25.5%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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FIRST FLAG RAISING: Signed 8 x 10 photograph `Charles W. Lindberg, 1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945, 10.30 A.M´, the Joe Rosenthal iconic image showing six U.S. Marines raising the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi, on 23rd February 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image by Charles W. `Chuck´ Lindberg (1920-2007) U.S. Marine Corps Corporal, standing at right on the photograph. The capture of the specific moment of raising the larger flag obtained the Pulitzer Prize winning photograph. VG
