Autographs of Pearl Harbour
Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands are now a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet. The U.S. government first obtained exclusive use of the inlet and the right to maintain a repair and coaling station for ships here in 1887. The surprise attack on the harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941, led the United States to declare war on the Empire of Japan, marking the United States' entry into World War II.
Pearl Harbor was originally an extensive shallow embayment called Wai Momi (meaning 'Waters of Pearl') or Puʻuloa (meaning 'long hill') by the Hawaiians. Puʻuloa was regarded as the home of the shark goddess, Kaʻahupahau, and her brother (or son), Kahiʻuka, in Hawaiian legends. According to tradition, Keaunui, the head of the powerful Ewa chiefs, is credited with cutting a navigable channel near the present Puʻuloa saltworks, by which he made the estuary, known as "Pearl River", accessible to navigation. Making due allowance for legendary amplification, the estuary already had an outlet for its waters where the present gap is; but Keaunui is typically given the credit for widening and deepening it.
During the early nineteenth century, Pearl Harbor was not used for large ships due to its shallow entrance. The United States' interest in the Hawaiian Islands grew as a result of its whaling, shipping and trading activity in the Pacific. As early as 1820, an "Agent of the United States for Commerce and Seamen" was appointed to look after American business in the Port of Honolulu. These commercial ties to the American continent were accompanied by the work of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. American missionaries and their families became an integral part of the Hawaiian political body.
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Current items with a signature of Pearl Harbour
These are the most current items with a signature of Pearl Harbour that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
![]() | Pearl Harbour Anniversary Cover SIGNED By Pilot Zenji Abe. Rare. | £102.22 | ![]() |
![]() | Pearl Harbour Anniversary Cover SIGNED By Pilot Zenji Abe. Rare. | £102.22 | ![]() |
Traded items with a signature of Pearl Harbour
The most expensive item with a signature of Pearl Harbour (USA SIGNED LETTERS ROOSEVELT POINDEXTER MACFARLAND PEARL HARBOUR INQUIRY) was sold in November 2015 for £595.00 while the cheapest item (Pearl harbour original signed photo) found a new owner for £0.99 in August 2015. The month with the most items sold (8) was December 2018 with an average selling price of £7.72 for an autographed item of Pearl Harbour. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with £250.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.05 was October 2023. In average, an autographed item from Pearl Harbour is worth £13.17.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Pearl Harbour were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
![]() | 50th Anniv Air Raid Pearl Harbour Signed K A Walsh USMC Fighter Ace | £9.95 | ![]() |
![]() | 50th Anniv Air Raid Pearl Harbour Signed K A Walsh USMC Fighter Ace | £9.95 | ![]() |
![]() | 50th Anniv Air Raid Pearl Harbour Signed K A Walsh USMC Fighter Ace | £8.95 | ![]() |
![]() | 50th Anniv Air Raid Pearl Harbour Signed K A Walsh CMH USMC Fighter Ace | £16.54 | ![]() |
![]() | 50th Anniv Air Raid Pearl Harbour Signed K A Walsh CMH USMC Fighter Ace | £16.54 | ![]() |
![]() | Pearl Harbour Cover SIGNED By Japanese Pilot Zenji Abe. Pilot On Raid. | £91.80 | ![]() |
![]() | Pearl Harbour Cover SIGNED By Japanese Pilot Zenji Abe. Pilot On Raid. | £91.80 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 Pearl Harbour Day of Infamy cover signed by artist Tony Jackson | £8.44 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 Pearl Harbour Day of Infamy cover signed by artist Tony Jackson | £8.44 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 Pearl Harbour pilot US Admiral Thomas H Moorer signed FDC USS Kitty Hawk | £16.64 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 Pearl Harbour pilot US Admiral Thomas H Moorer signed FDC USS Kitty Hawk | £16.64 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 US Ace Kenneth Walsh signed 1991 Pearl Harbour Raid cover 50th ann rare. | £19.99 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 US Ace Kenneth Walsh signed 1991 Pearl Harbour Raid cover 50th ann rare. | £19.99 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 US fighter ace Barrie Davis signed 50th ann Pearl Harbour cover. | £11.54 | ![]() |
![]() | WW2 US fighter ace Barrie Davis signed 50th ann Pearl Harbour cover. | £11.54 | ![]() |







