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WILLIAM S. SIMS
WILLIAM S. SIMS
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WILLIAM S. SIMS
(1858 - 1936) American admiral who instituted great advancements in naval gunnery and adopted the convoy system used in World War I. Playful A.Q.S. on his 12mo. correspondence card, Newport, Mar. 5, 1927, an original limerick penned for a father and his four sons "Who are fans of the autograph fad", to which he obligingly adds five signatures and his rank. A vandal added a postage stamp at lower-left which could be soaked-off, else fine.
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