Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 935:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! Springfield Daily News. February 10, 1942: New Invasion Forces Land on Singapore. Springfield Daily News, 1942.
This is a complete eighteen-page issue of the Springfield Daily News, published in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Tuesday evening, February 10, 1942. Identified as Volume 62, Number 261, this edition is the 5 O’CLOCK Final Stock QUOTATIONS issue. The front page features prominent primary headlines regarding World War II developments, including NEW INVASION FORCES LAND ON SINGAPORE, DOOM NEARS and NAVY HAS HOPE NORMANDIE WILL SAIL AGAIN. Secondary headlines cover the Philippine War, radio cable usage in Singapore, and a large fire in Warren. The newspaper contains eighteen pages of period content, including military reports from the Pacific and European theaters, stock market data, local news, and advertisements for contemporary businesses such as Household Finance Corporation and United Electric Light Co. The masthead indicates the paper was established in 1880 by Charles J. Bellamy and was sold for a price of two cents. The issue is a standard broadsheet format printed on newsprint.
Condition report:
The newspaper is in fair to good condition. There is significant overall toning and yellowing characteristic of newsprint from the 1940s. A prominent jagged hole and an associated vertical tear are present in the upper center of the front page, affecting the main headline text in the word FORCES. The issue exhibits general edge wear, small closed tears along the margins, and standard horizontal and vertical storage folds.
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