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Denise Kelsey

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Elgen Long Estate Auction
« on: June 26, 2022, 10:46:46 AM »

On July 16 in Dallas, 17 Earhart-related items owned by Elgen Long's estate are going to be auctioned off by Heritage Auctions, including her 'Japanese Capture' kimono and a collection of Coast Guard Itasca radio dispatches.

Opening bid for the kimono is $15K, the letter from FDR, $50K

https://tinyurl.com/2p87b5p3
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Christian Stock

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Re: Elgen Long Estate Auction
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2022, 06:59:08 PM »

I wonder if any of the conspiracy wackadoodles ever Questioned how her kimono got back to the United States.
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Jeff Lange

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Re: Elgen Long Estate Auction
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2022, 05:40:26 AM »

I believe Denise let a bit of sarcasm slip through with her description of the kimono. Visit the link for a more appropriate description of it, and the other items. Quite interesting! But I won't be bidding just yet......
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Denise Kelsey

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Re: Elgen Long Estate Auction
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2022, 09:45:32 PM »

From The Daily Beast article:
"... (a) book by Joe Klaas that claimed Amelia Earhart was alive and living in Monroe, New Jersey, as Mrs. Guy Bolam: Her life had been bartered by Japan so Emperor Hirohito would not be tried as a war criminal. A photo of Amelia in a kimono was included as part of Klaas's evidence, captioned: 'Amelia Earhart being served in a Japanese tearoom.' "

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-amelia-earhart-kimono-that-spikes-a-racist-legend
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Denise Kelsey

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Re: Elgen Long Estate Auction
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2022, 10:01:39 PM »

My question is how/why did Elgen Long have Itasca radio dispatches?  I thought those would be at Purdue, or in an archive somewhere?
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