The army boots Alan Alda offered as part of the second annual Stand Up for Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, presented by the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation, failed to sell when the auction closed this afternoon (at 3PM EST). Only one bidder showed interest and the boots, given a fair market value of $25,000, failed to hit an undisclosed reserve. Alda’s signed copy of “Inga” sold for $600 with 13 bids, a copy of The Last Days of M*A*S*H went for $275 with one bid, and a signed copy of M*A*S*H’s Greatest Hits sold for $425 with eight bids.

Will the boots be relisted with a lower reserve? We shall see.

Four pieces of M*A*S*H memorabilia donated by star Alan Alda, including the army boots he wore in the series, are up for auction at Charity Folks, with all proceeds benefiting the Bob Woodruff Foundation. Alda’s dog tags, mentioned in this W.E.N.N. article, are not yet up for auction. In addition to the army boots: an autographed copy of Alda’s “Inga” script, a copy of The Last Days of M*A*S*H (written by Alda and his wife as the series came to a close) and a signed copy of M*A*S*H’s Greatest Hits, a record album recorded by the cast in 1978.

Alan Alda’s Army Boots

Autographed Copy of Inga

The Last Days of M*A*S*H

Signed Copy of M*A*S*H’s Greatest Hits

A copy of M*A*S*H’s Greatest Hits was auctioned off by Profiles in History in August of 2005, and the auction listing noted that the following was printed on the back of the album:

The army boots have a starting bid of $5,000 and a fair market value of $25,000 and a reserve. The other items all start at $250, have a fair market value of the same amount, and no reserve. The auctions for all four items end on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 at 3:00PM EST.

According to World Entertainment News Network (via the IMDb), Alan Alda will be auctioning off the dog tags and army boots he wore in the role of Hawkeye Pierce during his time on M*A*S*H to raise money for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which supports injured troops. The items will be auctioned as part of the second annual Stand Up for Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, presented by the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation (read a press release here).

The W.E.N.N. article states that the items will be auctioned off at the charityfolks.org website today (Tuesday, November 4th), but I believe the actual website is charityfolks.com. The page for the Bod Woodruff Foundation can be found here. Alda discussed the boots and dog tags in “Memories of M*A*S*H,” a retrospective originally broadcast in November of 1991:

How much will the items — perhaps not the most famous memorabilia from M*A*S*H but still important and with a personal connection to show’s biggest name — sell for is a question I look forward to having answered.