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Auction: 322 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 515

Pair of five-star U.S. Generals: Bradley, Omar Nelson (1893-1981). U.S. Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during WWII, Army general; at one point during the war, Bradley had 1.3 million men under his command; appointed the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1949; last U.S. Armed Forces member to hold the rank of five-star general. Autograph Signature "Omar N Bradley General U.S Army" in blue ink on two lines across block of four US Army 3 Cents commemorative postage stamps; Arnold, Henry Harley "Hap" (1886-1950). General of the U.S. Army and of the U.S. Air Force, aviation pilot, Chief of the Air Corps (1938-1941); commanded the U.S. Air Force during WWII, only Air Force general to hold the five-star rank, only person to hold the five-star rank in two different U.S. military forces; one of the founders of Pan American World Airways. Autograph Signature "H H Arnold" in dark blue ink across block of four US Army 3 Cents commemorative postage stamps. Both Very Fine. [2]

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