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      Christie's Auction: Post-battle damage assessment map of Pearl Harbor.

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      Well, I am missing completely the reference to the deleted posts, the Olympics and the Moderator writing a book.

      I see ...

      I had assumed the UK version.

      "Made by Faberge" by the way :whistle:

      P.S. But this thread is not about fake St.Andrews, fake wines, etc... It's about Commanders report and my only point can be formulated like this.

      I simply can't understand why Commander Mitsuo Fuchida willingly gave up the such precious (if not sacred!) personal memorabilia to an american historian during 1947 interview. Not to mention that I don't think that he (or anyone else for that matter) would dare to add english subtitles to an original report. Maybe it will be much more realistically to assume that report on Christie's is a copy (or special version) that was prepared by Commander specifically for his 1947 interview.

      If Commander didn't "gave up" anything during his interview and original report was already in the possession of Prange, then why such strangely formulated provenance and English subs on original report.

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      Christie's Auction: Post-battle damage assessment map of Pearl Harbor.

      in Japan

      Posted · Edited by JapanX

      An interesting discussion and here on this forum, a bit testy for once. Still, being Gentlemen and Ladies we shall keep it civil.

      Come on!

      Don't pay much attention to me ;)

      Or even better idea - simply delete my previous post (if I remember correctly - this was your choice two years ago, when another "writer-moderator" got into a mess with his ridiculous "theories" ... Hope this one is still writing his "great book"...)

      I apologize if my slightly sharp comment caused offense.

      Naaaaa

      It was of course my fault!

      But at least this time it wasn't about Olympics :lol:

      However, a ' suspect' St Andrews' Order.....well, Id like to hear more about that.

      Posts # 184-185

      http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/54861-pro-fide-lege-et-rege-imperial-russia-order-of-the-white-eagle/page-10

      ....experts get fooled sometimes...the question is how often.

      That's true!

      Good thing I am not an expert ;)

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      Christie's Auction: Post-battle damage assessment map of Pearl Harbor.

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      Its just giving a collector false hope. You are still playing the lotto with this statement:

      This map or a photographic enlargement of it was employed in Fuchida's briefing of the Emperor on December 26, 1941."

      :D

      Solid provenance :whistle:

      "Provenance: Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida (1902-1976) -- Gordon W. Prange (1910-1980), historian attached to General Douglas MacArthur's Far East Command in the late 1940s founder of the Prange Institute. Prange interviewed Fuchida on 29 June 1947 (sale, Sotheby's, 3 May 1994, lot 104, $321,500). -- The Malcolm S. Forbes Collection."

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