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Auction History Result 2a256 WILLIAM HALSEY signed short snorter dollar bill '50s the Fleet Admiral nicknamed Bull! Date Sold 6/19/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Short Snorter Dollar Bill (measures 2 1/2" x 6") (Learn More) Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey Jr. (nicknamed Bull Halsey) was a U.S. Naval officer from the 1900s to the 1940s. He is best known for commanding the U.S. Navy's Third Fleet during World War II (WWII) and achieving the rank of five-star Fleet Admiral. In 1960, James Cagney portrayed him in the movie "The Gallant Hours". He passed away in 1959 at the age of 76. Important Added Info: Note that this item has been personally autographed (signed) by William Halsey! If you are like us, then you likely have never heard of a "short snorter" (unless you watched a recent episode of Pawn Stars on TV!). Here is an explanation taken from the Internet: "a short snorter is a banknote which was signed by various persons traveling together or meeting up at different events and records who was met. The tradition was started by bush pilots in Alaska in the 1920s and subsequently spread through the growth of military and commercial aviation. If you signed a short snorter and that person could not produce it upon request, they owed you a dollar or a drink (a "short snort", aviation and alcohol do not mix!)". Note that this short snorter was signed by Halsey and two others (their signatures are difficult to read, and we doubt they are famous people). It comes with a certificate of authenticity from Christophe Stickel Autographs. The dollar bill is from 1957, but of course, it could have been signed at any time after that, but it is likely from the late 1950s. Note that this item was consigned to us by an individual who owned a company that made movies and videos with famous celebrities in the 1980s and 1990s. The owner of the company would have the celebrities sign items from their famous films, and he also had correspondence with many famous celebrities which he saved. In addition, he would sometimes ask celebrities he came in contact with if they had signed items from other stars that they would sell to him, and he purchased a number of items that way. He also would purchase unsigned items from the famed Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Los Angeles or from other reputable Hollywood book stores and poster shops (to have the celebrities sign), and while he was doing that he would also purchase some of their signed items. So all of these autographed items we are auctioning were either obtained in person, obtained from celebrities who obtained them in person, or obtained from reputable Hollywood book stores, and we feel certain that the autograph(s) on this item is authentic! Condition: good. The dollar bill has much wear and many creases, with a few tiny tears in the left and right borders. But Halsey's signature is clearly readable. Learn More about condition grades 
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