Autographs of Arthur Harris

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet, GCB, OBE, AFC (13 April 1892 – 5 April 1984), commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press and often within the RAF as "Butcher" or "Butch" Harris, was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) RAF Bomber Command during the height of the Anglo-American strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
Born in Gloucestershire, Harris emigrated to Rhodesia in 1910, aged 17. He joined the 1st Rhodesia Regiment at the outbreak of the First World War and saw action in South Africa and South West Africa. In 1915, Harris returned to England to fight in the European theatre of the war. He joined the Royal Flying Corps, with which he remained until the formation of the Royal Air Force in 1918. Harris remained in the Air Force through the 1920s and 1930s, serving in India, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Palestine, and elsewhere.
At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Harris took command of No. 5 Group RAF in England, and in February 1942 was appointed head of Bomber Command. He retained that position for the rest of the war. In the same year, the British Cabinet agreed to the "area bombing" of German cities. Harris was given the task of implementing Churchill's policy and supported the development of tactics and technology to perform the task more effectively. Harris assisted British Chief of the Air Staff Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Portal in carrying out the United Kingdom's most devastating attacks against the German infrastructure and population, including the bombing of Dresden. Harris's orders from the war cabinet to focus on area bombing rather than precision targeting remained controversial owing to the large number of civilian casualties, destruction of civilian infrastructure and cultural landmarks the strategy caused in continental Europe.
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Traded items with a signature of Arthur Harris

The most expensive item with a signature of Arthur Harris (RAF B3d MULTI SIGNED ARTHUR HARRIS MICK MARTIN FREDDIE WEST VICTORIA CROSS RARE) was sold in September 2024 for £350.00 while the cheapest item (RAF 9 MARSHAL OF RAF SIR ARTHUR HARRIS Bt Cover SHS 1986 Signed LADY HARRIS) found a new owner for £0.75 in March 2014. The month with the most items sold (4) was September 2018 with an average selling price of £51.77 for an autographed item of Arthur Harris. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2022 with £350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.75 was March 2014. In average, an autographed item from Arthur Harris is worth £40.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Arthur Harris were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1976 ROYAL AIR FORCE COMMERATIVE COVER - ARTHUR HARRIS SIGNED LTD EDITION	£55.42
	Great War Arthur Harris signed Sopwith Tabloid bomber cover. Later WW2 head of b	£29.99
	HA4c Sir Arthur Harris Marshall RAF Signed by Sir Arthur Harris Marshal RAF	£79.99
	MRAF SIR ARTHUR HARRIS Bt GCB OBE Signed RAF B1c Sopwith Tabloid Bomber Cover	£57.94
	MRAF SIR ARTHUR HARRIS Bt GCB OBE Signed RAF B1c Sopwith Tabloid Bomber Cover	£57.94
	RAF B3d MULTI SIGNED ARTHUR HARRIS MICK MARTIN FREDDIE WEST VICTORIA CROSS RARE	£350.00
	RAF Benson V E Day Signed by MRAF Sir Arthur Harris OC Bomber Command	£61.90
	RAF Sopwith Tabloid cover Signed by MRAF Sir Arthur Harris OC Bomber Command	£51.64
	RAFM HA4c Sir Arthur Harris Marshall RAF Signed by Sir Arthur Harris Marshal RAF	£53.37
	Sir Arthur Harris RAF Fdc signed by Sir Arthur T.Harris & GERMAN ACE	£38.00
	WW2 617 sqn Dambuster Les Munro signed Black and White photo of Arthur Harris	£24.16
	WW2 Dambuster David Shannon Arthur Harris signed Barnes Wallis 90th Birthday FDC	£101.64
	WW2 Dambuster David Shannon Arthur Harris signed Barnes Wallis 90th Birthday FDC	£153.84
	WW2 Dambuster Les Munro DSO DFM signed rare Arthur Harris RAF flown cover	£31.24
	WW2 WW1 MRAF Sir Arthur Harris Bomber Command signed cover RAF Benson V E Day	£53.98