Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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February 11
Today in 1943 the American General Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe. British General Montgomery was not best pleased.
EISENHOWER (Dwight David, 1890-1969, American General and Thirty Fourth President of the U.S.A.)
Fine large portrait photo signed and inscribed “best wishes from Dwight D Eisenhower” on the lower white border, showing him seated in a chair that is turned away from the camera but he is looking round to face it, with one hand on his knee and the other holding his glasses, the border has a printed inscription 'For: The Students of Redrice School, Andover, England', 14” x 11”, Andover, no date, circa 1965
Red Rice House, near Andover in Hampshire, was used by the military during World War II and was visited by Eisenhower in the run-up to D-Day. After the war it became home to Redrice School and Eisenhower again visited when he was in England for the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965, presenting the current photograph to the school.
MONTGOMERY (Viscount of Alamein, Bernard Law, 1887-1976, Field Marshal)
Fine large photo signed & inscribed “To the Stewart family in memory of my visit to Pekin in May 1960”, showing him half length, full face in uniform with medals, printed on the verso “Unclassified, 19 March 56, The Viscount Montgomery of .. Official Shape Photo by Pvt D. Moller (US Army). Nato Unclassified”, 10” x 8”, no place, 1960
Given to the Diplomat Sir Michael Stewart who was Ambassador in Peking and later in Athens.
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