September 22, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/22/2011
Rare World War II broadside issued by order of General Douglas MacArthur, September 7, 1945, at the General Headquarters United States Army Forces, Pacific, at Yokohama, 14-3/4"x21-1/2", entitled Proclamation No. 2 CRIMES AND OFFENSES and addressed "To the People of Korea" and reads "In order to make provision for the security of the armed forces under my command and for the maintenance of public peace, order and safety in the occupied area, as Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific, I do hereby proclaim as follows: ANY PERSON WHO: Violates the provisions of the Instrument of Surrender, or any proclamation, order, or directive given under the authority of the Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific, or does any act to the prejudice of good order or the life, safety, or security of the persons or property of the United States or its Allies, or does any act calculated to disturb the public peace and order, or prevent the administration of justice, or willfully does any act hostile to the Allied Forces, shall, upon conviction by a Military Occupation Court, suffer death or such other punishment as the Court may determine..." With the above repeated in Japanese and Korean. With Japanese handwriting on verso as well as "WAKAMTSU RTO" in red wax pencil. Worn, but a wonderful peace of American and world history.
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