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Part I, Thursday December 8, 2011
World War II - Autographs & Documents
World War II - The Holocaust
World War II - Posters & Photography
World War II - Relics
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World War II - Medals
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The War Between The States
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World War II: Autographs
Hitler signs a photo at Landsberg:
“Whenever freedom is desecrated, the best meet in prison” and gives it to his first visitor,
the man who would execute his orders on the "outside."
1. ADOLF HITLER AND HIS PUTSCH CODEFENDANTS SEND A SIGNED PHOTO
FROM LANDSBERG PRISON Extraordinarily rare I.S.P., photographer Heinrich
Hoffman’s photo “The Defendants of the
Hitler Trial”, first , bearing the signatures
of six of Hitler’s co-defendants, with a
superb inscription and signature by
Hitler, signed while he was imprisoned at
Landsberg Prison, signed on the mat. The
photo shows Hitler with his eight fellow
defendants standing on the court house
steps. Six of the defendants have signed
upon their respective images, including:
WILHELM FRICK, FRIEDRICH WEBER,
HERMANN KRIEBEL, ERICH LUDENDORFF, WILHELM BRUCKNER, and
ERNST ROHM. The photo is set within a
larger mount bearing a lengthy, two-line
inscription in Hitler’s hand: “Immer wenn
die Freiheit geschändet wird, treffen sich
die Besten im Gefängnis. Dem treuen
Parteigenossen J. Singer - herzlichen
Danke für sein Vertrauen” (“Whenever
freedom is desecrated, the best meet in
prison. To loyal Party Member J. Singer many thanks for his trust.”). Boldly signed
“Adolf Hitler”, adding “Landsberg the 3rd
of April 1924”. One could speculate that
although not all of the defendants were
jailed, this item could have been signed
by all parties at Landsberg as well. Signed
only two days after Hitler arrived at Landsberg to begin his 264 day sentence, during which he would write his political treatise, Mein
Kampf. ohann Singer (1869-1939) was NSDAP member no. 58 and joined the party on Aug. 17, 1920, “Blood Order” bearer No. 33.
Singer quickly became a confidant of Hitler’s and quickly became Hitler’s intermediary during the latter’s incarceration, Hitler directing
the movement through him. Singer rose to the rank of Reichsamtsleiter before his death in 1939.
Singer is identified in the log of Hitler’s visitors at Landsberg as having visited him on the very
day this photograph was signed by Hitler. Fine condition, and certainly one of the finest and rarest
such signed photos we’ve encountered anywhere.
$15,000 - 20,000
Hitler’s personal expense account book,
the first example and never before seen.
2. ADOLF HITLER’S PERSONAL ACCOUNT BOOK , WITH ART PURCHASES, PRIVATE PAYMENTS
... AND “BLOOD MONEY” An extraordinary historic ledger book, 175pp. (66pp. bearing text), 8”
x 12 3/4”, recording Hitler’s personally-ordered disbursements for the period between April 1,
1944 until April 16, 1945 - only 13 days before Hitler would kill himself in his bunker in the
basement of the Reichstag. This never-before-seen journal bears hundreds of entries, all in the
same hand, showing a plethora of cash disbursements that were clearly ordered by Hitler himself.
Every page bears the date of the disbursement, explanation, and the amount spent broken down
by category, with categories including: “Theater & Music ... Education Facilities ... Health Department ... Paintings & Sculpture ... Memorials ... Buildings ... Contributions for Emergencies ... Donations ... “ and of course, “Miscellaneous”, which is where most of the expenses are categorized.
Multiple entries make payments to Hitler’s personal physicians, including the Dr. Theodor Morell
and Dr. Karl Brandt, with the detail noting that their services were: “for the treatment of the
Fuhrer”. These payments were often for thousands of marks at a time. A related payment of
80,000 marks was made to industrialists Siemans for equipment noted as being ordered by
Morell. Of course, the treatments given by Morell and Brandt (later hanged for war crimes) were
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generally pure quackery. One of the first payments listed is made to Hedwig Gustloff, Hitler’s
secretary whose husband headed the NSDAP in
Switzerland and was murdered by a Jewish student. The widows of many other Nazi “martyrs”
are also regularly compensated, including those
of Julius Schreck, Paul Posse (Nazi administrator
in charge of the depository of looted art), George
Kranzlein (I. G Farben manager and rabid antiSemite), Hans von Tschammer und Osten, and
many others unidentified by us. Hitler also ordered payments to other “deserving” candidates,
including the divorced wife of Gen. Walther von
Brauchitsch (whom Hitler had urged to divorce!),
Ilse Hess, wife of Rudolf Hess, his ex-bodyguard
and confidante Wilhelm Bruckner, Arno Schickendanz, Rosenberg’s chief of distribution of antiSemitic propaganda, funds for the wounded and
dead of the SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, and to
various artists and artists’ groups in Berlin and
Munich. Some of the more obtuse entries include
a payment to a Dutch art dealer for a painting
given to Adm. Erich Raeder, Knights Cross
awardee Max Wunsche, Mussolini’s German doctor, Georg Zachariae, Hitler’s favorite architect,
Hermann Giesler, sculptor Hermann Hosaens, architectural historian Ernst Gall, arms designers
Heinrich Landweiler (inventor of the panzerfaust)
and Hugo Schmeisser, and dozens of others we
have not identified. Many of the Nazi hierarchy
also received substantial payments, often as birthday presents, including 200,000 marks paid to Joachim von Ribbentrop, 764,000
marks paid to Wilhelm Keitel, 250,000 marks given to Fritz Sauckel on his 50th birthday, 100,000 marks to Otto Meissner and to
Gauleiter Joachim Eggeling, 30,000 marks given Police General Kurt Goehrum, other payments to Hans Lammers and Kurt Daluege, and
payments of 250,000 and 388,000 to Gen. Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, likely in exchange for his use by the Nazis’ for propaganda purposes.
Also appearing are regular payments of over 300,000 marks made “On order of the Fuhrer” to an unnamed payee, perhaps Eva Braun.
Routine Chancellery expenses are also noted, including 270,000 marks given to his adjutant Julius Schaub, with other payments to his
chauffeur Erich Kempka, a host of SS security officers from the Reichstandarte Adolf Hitler, huge sums for the maintenance of the Chancellery, support of the S.A. through a payment to Wilhelm Schepmann, and Hitler’s railway expenses through a payment to Reichsbahn
Minister Julius Dorpmuller. There are some most historic entries, including several million marks paid to the “Dankspendenstiftung”, a
special fund used by Hitler to purchase artwork smuggled out of Europe. This account would be periodically filled so that Hitler’s buyers
had funds in hand to purchase any items he might select. Also appearing is the enormous payout of 1,000,000 marks to Helene
Schwaerzel. Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Mayor of Leipzig, was to assume the presidency of Germany upon the death of Hitler had the July
20, 1944 bomb plot had succeeded. When the plot unraveled, Goerdeler fled but was later recognized by family acquaintance Schwaerzel
who collected her reward from Hitler himself. That payment is recorded on Sep. 29, 1944 and mentions Goerdeler by name. The final
entries were made on April 16, 1945, as Berlin was besieged by the Russians at its gates. Hitler had always made monthly donations to
friends and widows (as noted above), but in this entry, perhaps with the end in sight, Hitler orders payments be made “ ... for May and
June 1945 ... “ to various widows, Ilse Hess, Bruckner, Bulgarian “Anastasoff-Rastoslanoff[?]”, and others, with the very last entry being
1,200 marks given to “Fraulein Fraass”. Fraass, who had received a regular payment from Hitler before, does not appear to be one of
his secretaries, and our research shows only that she was an NSDAP member. Covers warped from damping, spine cover gone, contents
are very good to fine. Research shows that this ledger could only have originated from the office of HANS LAMMERS (1879-1962) State
Secretary and chief of the Reich Chancellery. In the latter role, he became the chief legal adviser for all government branches. In late
April 1945, about the time the entries in this ledger end, he was arrested by German police in connection of Hitler’s perception of a
coup d’état by Göring. Believing that Lammers had already been executed, his wife committed suicide in early May 1945, and his daughter
committed suicide two days later. This book was recovered
either at Lammers’ offices in the chancellery in Berlin, or in
southern Germany, where Hitler’s papers and those of the
Nazi Party were transferred in the last days of the Third
Reich. This journal requires full translation and extensive
study, as we believe a great deal more information could be
derived from its contents.
$5,000 - 7,000
3. ADOLF HITLER Rare A.N.S. on his personal correspondence card, 7 1/4” x 4 1/4”, Berlin, Jan. 26, 1939, congratulating his correspondent upon the birth of a son. A vertical
fold at left is clear of the text, with a small staple stain at
upper-left, else very good to fine. Ex: Charles Hamilton, with
his attribution on verso and catalog listing. Hitler is excessively rare in holograph material!
$5,000 - 7,000
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Two Hitler letter to a lady, one sent from Landsberg Prison
4. ADOLF HITLER An exceptionally rare pair of typed letters signed by Hitler, one written
while Hitler was incarcerated at Landsberg Prison for his participation in the abortive “Beer
Hall Putsch”, the second written three weeks after his release. Both letters were written to
Miss Klara Jung, an admirer who lived in Karlsruhe. The first letter is dated Oct. 8, 1924
and was written from Landsberg, likely typed by Rudolf Hess who was at the same type
assisting Hitler in his writing of Mein Kampf. In full: “Very honored Miss! Please accept
from me this hand-made napping pillow with my most cordial thanks. With German salvation greetings your devoted Adolf Hitler”. A few tiny tape reinforced repairs at margins
and a trace piece of tape in the body, small seam split and two tiny marginal chips, overall
very good. With transmittal enveloper postmarked in Landsberg Oct. 11, 1924. Also present is a mailing receipt for a parcel sent by Jung to Hitler on Sep. 24th. According to our
consignor, Miss Jung to an earlier owner that she had sent Hitler a pillow and he had returned the favor by sending one of his own. The second letter is typed on a postcard in
Munich, Jan. 14, 1925, twenty-one days after Hitler’s release. He writes
the lady: “Very honored Miss! For your friendly attention on the occasion
of my release and for the friendly congratulations I thank you in the best
way. With faithful German salvation greetings [misspelled]your very devoted, Adolf Hitler”“. Very good to fine, with transmittal envelope canceled
the same day in Munich. Five pieces. In 1960 Ms. Jung sold these letters
to a collector who in turn resold them in 2000. They were sold to our consignor in 2005.
$7,000 - 8,000
5. ADOLF HITLER A rare and unusual S.P. 9” x 11” b/w bust profile photograph by
Heinrich Hoffmann, boldly signed across his collar at the lower right corner. Originally from the collection of journalist Karl August Bickel (1882 - 1972), president of
UPI who interviewed Hitler in 1933 who at the time declared that the entire German
state was behind him and told him that parliaments were “‘doomed’ as a form of
government.” With Hoffmann’s “Nationalsozialistischer Postkarten-Verlag“ stamp on
verso. Very light creasing and a touch of silvering, a few tiny abrasions to emulsion,
else near fine condition. A very rare and unusual pose.
$7,000 - 9,000
Goebbels’ semi-autobiographical novel,
with corrections in his hand
6. JOSEPH GOEBBELS CORRECTED
TYPESCRIPT OF HIS NOVEL “MICHAEL
VOORMANN” (1897-1945) Nazi Minister
of Propaganda with Hitler from the earliest days, a master of manipulation of the
masses who took his life and those of his family members in the last days of the war. Historically important T. Ms. (unsigned), a working carbon copy of Goebbel’s play Michael Voormann. Ein Menschenschicksal in Tagebuchblättern (“Michael Voormann: A Man’s Fate in the
Pages of a Diary”) bearing several dozen pencil corrections and additions in Goebbels hand,
158pp. 4to., ca. 1923. This novel, semi-biographical in nature, is a combination of Goebbels’
own thoughts and the life of his best friend Richard Flisges. Flisges, a World War I veteran,
anarchist and socialist who deeply influenced Goebbels, would be killed in a mining accident
in 1923 the novel is dedicated to him. “Michael Voormann” has been a soldier on the Eastern
Front in World War I and has returned to Germany a confused revolutionary. While at college,
he falls in love with Hertha Holk (based on Goebbels girlfiend Anka Stalherm) and begins to
fall under the spell of the mystical, radical Russian student, Ivan Vienurovsky. All three live
together in Munich as Michael struggles to write a drama about Christ. (Goebbels himself
wrote an early play about Judas Iscariot.) Eventually Hertha leaves him, finding him too tormented, and Voormann leaves school to become a miner to join his fellow workers. Just as
he becomes accepted, he is killed in an accident. The novel is written in the form of a diary,
and large parts of it may have been taken directly from Goebbels’ own diaries. Overall, it offers the reader the feeling that Goebbels is thrashing about, grasping for an identity or cause
... one that he would soon find in Nazism. Goebbels tried to publish his novel for years - it
would not be until 1929, once he had attained real power - that it would be edited and
amended to suit the Nazis’ purposes. File holes at left, else fine condition.
$10,000 - 12,000
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“That was not right that you burned the book which I was waiting for for so, so long...”
7. THE LOVE LETTERS OF JEWISH SCHOOL TEACHER
ELSE JANKE TO JOSEPH GOEBBELS An incredible, little-known correspondence between future Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels and Else Janke, a
school teacher in Goebbels’ home town of Rheydt
whose mother was Jewish. In his diaries, the love
struck Goebbels described his affair: “Quiet, platonic
love,” he wrote, “I don’t know why she doesn’t want
our relationship to be out in the open.” On a deciding
day in their relationship, Janke told Goebbels that her
mother was Jewish. Already coming under the influence of the Nazis and their ideology, Goebbels’ following diary entries offer a taste of things to come for
Europe’s Jews: “She told me her roots. Since then her
charms were destroyed for me”. This historic correspondence includes 82 handwritten letters from Else
Janke to Goebbels, about 250pp. in all, largely 8vo.,
most in pencil, with a few postcards, plus three brief
notes and three hand-carried envelopes addressed to
“Jos. Goebbels”, [n.p.], covering the period of their romance from Aug. 12, 1922 to about Aug. 18, 1924.
Also present are two letters from Goebbals to Janke,
possibly never sent to her. Janke’s style of writing in
the letters commences with the “formal” German style,
and she addresses him as “Dear Herr Doctor” and
signs her name in full. Very quickly, she refers to him
in the salutation with a Rhineland nickname for “Joseph” (“Stroeppelchen”) and signs her name with the endearing “Muemmelmaennchen”
or simply “D.M.”. It is clear that within weeks Janke is in love with Goebbels, though in time Goebbel’;s growing alienation and antiSemitism becomes clearly evident. The correspondence opens when she asks if he has confessed in church: “ ... you have so many sins
on your conscience ... your well known ability to persuade will help ... “. She continues: “ ... How great it was yesterday. Today I am so
happy ... it is so nice that I can respect you so much and you should know that I also want to be good and noble ... take the position [at
Dresdner Bank in Cologne], it’s the right thing to do ... [Dec. 24, 1922] ... don’t let your head hang low, we’re sharing the happy times
and the bad times. Don’t see everything so black ... ... dear greetings from Santa Claus ... I am sorry you are sick ... you have to drink
a lot of alcohol, get yourself a lot of grog but be careful ... I wish I could stand before you and be good to you ... “. By the beginning of
1923, things seemed to start to sour in the relationship: “ ... you disappeared without any trace and I hear and see absolutely nothing
from you ... it’s very curious that without saying goodbye there’s a distance between us ... I spoke to your mother and your brother and
your sister, but unfortunately you had to be so far away ... this has to change, it can’t go on like this ... you don’t know how often I pray
to God that he will help you in these sad, terrible times, that you will be strong, he has to, he will help you, because you only want the
best ... you must be tough ... I’m sure things will change. You have to force yourself not to think so much about the bad things. Today
we don‘t want to see the better things, but we have to have blind faith, and changes can come at any time, if for good or bad, nobody
knows ... you have to trust your fate ... did you apply for another position? Were you in Bonn? ... This morning I got your letter ... it hurt
because I read many things between the lines ... I would like to know what you were thinking about ... you are too gentle for these times
and you too easily lose hope ... “. On Aug. 14, 1923 Janke hints at a potential break-up: “ ... don’t you know how much I love you? ...
don’t you want to believe in it? ... I belong to you in good times and in bad ... Fate brought us together ... one thing in your letter made
me very sad and angry, dear, that was not right that you burned the book which I was waiting for so, so long ... you must be tougher
and not think so much to get through ... your letter makes me afraid because of its reckless heartlessness ... everybody’s unemployed
... it would be too much to ask if you could get a new job right away ... “. Soon the reason for Goebbels’ anger and absence becomes
very clear: “ ... all that talk recently about the race question is still ringing in my ears and I can’t get rid of the thought ... I really see this
as a problem for our continuing relationship ... and I truly believe that in this regard your thinking is absolutely exaggerated ... and you
tend to use everything I say against me using the race question ... this has nothing to do with that at all ... the thought that you will
judge me falsely is unimagineable ... we have to somehow figure this situation out ... aren’t you a little bit too too fanatic to answer our
problem ... “. At this point, the written relationship became, on Else’s part, a bit more formal although it is clear that the couple continued
to meet, and it appears they were living in the same locale, if not even with each other. There are two A.L.S.by Goebbels in the correspondence, both signed with his familiar “Ulex”. The first is 1p. 4to., [n.p.], June 25, 1923. In part: “ ... This morning I got your letter,
one and a half weeks after we last saw each other. I am little bit angry with you about everything when I think about how much time I
spent with you ... what moved me in the last few days you’ll find in the enclosed notes [not present] ... I was looking for a hotel room
for you for the Fall vacation ... I look forward to seeing you on Saturday ... Many greetings and kisses ... “. The second letter is also 1p.
12mo., [n.p.], Jan. 25, 1924, in part: “ ... I don’t have much time to write you more than these few lines ... you can imagine how much
work has piled up on my table ... I am excited about tomorrow ... I will see you tomorrow at 5:00 at the bank ... “. Overall very good to
fine condition, never before offered for sale. For much of their relationship, Goebbels was depressed to the point of near suicide. He
was embittered by the frustration of his literary career; his novel Michael did not find a publisher until 1929 and his plays were never
staged. During this period, he also began to re-form his political views, influenced by the writings of Nietzsche, Oswald Spengler and,
most importantly, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, a founder of “scientific” anti-Semitism. Goebbels soon found consolation in radical
politics. He first came into contact with the Nazis in 1923 and joined the party in late 1924, strongly influenced by Gregor Strasser who
promoted the Nazis’ socialist agenda. Goebbels was eventually forced by Hitler to surrender his socialist principals for which he was
awarded the position of Gauleiter of Berlin in October, 1926 - giving him a convenient opportunity to permanently end his affair with
Else Janke. Else would be Goebbels’ last love before marrying Magdalena “Magda” Behrend in 1931. The pair would murder their six
children in the Fuhrerbunker and then both commit suicide on May 1, 1945. Nothing is known of the fate of Else Janke — but we have
discovered that a woman of the same name arrived in the U.S. via ship from Bremerhaven in 1956.
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Players: Pope Pius VI, Francisco Franco, Otto Skorzeny, Konrad Adenaur, Hans Speidel,
SS Gen. Paul Hausser...
8. OTTO SKORZENY’S “PLAN SKORZENY” - COLLABORATING WITH FRANCO,
THE VATICAN AND EX-NAZI GENERALS TO BUILD A SECRET ARMY IN SPAIN
On Sep. 7, 1950 Otto Skorzeny, bearing a passport under the alias of "Hans Frey",
met with ex-Wehrmacht Gen. Hans Speidel to discuss a matter of great importance
to Skorzeny and many of his fellow ex-Nazis. On the very same day, he obtained
a temporary visa to travel to Spain and on Sep. 16, 1950, Skorzeny entered Spain
under an alias to begin a collaboration with Spain's top military leaders, ex-SS
generals and officers, and even the highest levels of the Vatican to plan the formation of a secret army of ex-Nazis and Spanish military in Spain and North Africa,
prepared at any time to counter a Russian attack from East Germany. This grouping
of documents, directly from Skorzeny's estate, documents his efforts to form such
an "army in exile", perhaps with even more sinister intent. Its contents have remained hidden for over sixty years, totally unknown to journalists and historians
alike.
The archive opens with Skorzeny's "Deutsche Kenncarte", or identity card, issued
to him under his hitherto unknown alias "Hans R. Frey". The document is 4pp. sm.
8vo., issued in Freiburg on Feb. 21, 1950 and bearing the official stamp and signature of a police official. Skorzeny's photo and two fingerprints are affixed to the
document, and it appears to have been filled-out in his hand. A false birth place
("Breslau") and birth date are inserted to throw off any potential investigators, as
Skorzeny had fled Dachau and was being sought by Czech authorities at the time.
Also included is the temporary visa mentioned above on Consul General of Spain
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Frankfurt, Sep. 7, 1950. Skorzeny's photo is attached by rivets
and tied to the document with a consular seal. The document, signed by Consul Jorge Spottorno, which bears yet another Skorzeny alias:
"Rolf Steinbauer", asks that Skorzeny be issued a temporary, 30 day entrance visa into Spain. The visa is stamped with the date of his entry,
Sep. 16, 1950. On Sep. 23, he is granted a three month extension, and on Jan. 18, 1951 he is granted yet another three month extension.
Skorzeny set to work immediately preparing his "expose" (as he calls it), his plan to form a secret army based in Spain, prepared to counteract
any invasion of Germany from the east. A copy of this expose is present, ca. early-1950, 4pp. 4to., in German, unsigned. Skorzeny fears that
if Russia were to invade Germany, it would spell the end of Europe. He notes: " ... for reasons of their survival, the Asian Bolsheviks would
completely rot out western Europe, just like the satellite states Poland, Hungary (Katyn!)…the conquest of Europe, with the exception of a
bridgehead (Spain), is possible at any time in one of two ways: an open war. If the Russian troops which are stationed in East Germany and
Hungary were to march today, they would reach the Atlantic in a maximum of eight days…" He claims that the Allied forces remaining in
Europe would be too weak to repulse such an attack. Skorzeny cites a potential second source of belligerence as being civil war incited by the
Soviet Union wherein East German forces would occupy West Germany. Communist parties in Italy and France would in turn rebel, and those
countries would fall under the Soviet occupation as well. On the other hand, Skorzeny warns that defensive rearmament by Germany could
be viewed by Stalin as a provocation, and in any event an army could not be made ready for at least two years. Stalin sees that Germany is
beginning to prosper under the Marshall Plan and will not bide his time.
Skorzeny urges that German military manpower, scientists and engineers should be brought to safety in Spain so that Europe would not be
quickly surrendered in a general war. Skorzeny then outlines his plan: "Today I can speak for all the real active German powers that are not
represented in Bonn…the participation of the highest military powers is assured, for example…[Panzer general Heinz] Guderian…[top Waffen-SS Gen. Paul] Hausser…and the generals [Hasso von] Manteuffel and Genl. Dr. [Hans] Speidel [Speidel was appointed Commander-inChief of the Allied NATO ground forces in Central Europe in April 1957]…this goes so far that…Speidel…who will most likely be in the highest
post in a possible new German Wehrmacht…will incorporate this plan in his organization…in various German cities we have established small
leadership circles that include excellent men from the former Waffen-SS…Kriegsmarine…Luftwaffe…every man in these circles will attract
another four or five officers…each of these groups will secure a truck…each is buying 20 liters of gasoline…to reach the Pyrenees…through
the Rhone Valley…across Marseille…there is an additional plan to get financial support from the U.S.A….Guderian is already active working
on [this] plan…the small German specialist groups could be established now under cover of the Spanish Foreign Legion…". In a retained copy
of a letter (unsigned) 2pp. 4to., Madrid, Nov. 17, 1950 to an unknown party, Skorzeny states that Speidel's name should be dropped from his
"expose" and that all parties to the document be advised of the change. He adds that in September, 1950 he met with Speidel and Karl Heinze
Mende (an ex-German captain’s name, but more likely the alias used by SVEN OLOV STENANDER, ex-member of the Danish Nazi Party) in
Freudenstadt/Baden for two hours. He explained his plan to Speidel and Speidel fully agreed with its objectives. Skorzeny states that now he
understands that Speidel is speaking to others claiming that Skorzeny's plan is outdated, as a result of UN victories early in the Korean War.
Speidel's backpedaling on his acceptance of the plan may be partly explained by two documents. In a typed translated copy of a 2pp. 4to.
Mar. 4 letter from Karl Heinz Mende in Salz am Neckar to Skorzeny (under his alias as Rolf Frey), Mende confirms that the Sep. 7, 1950 meeting
was indeed held with Speidel, and that the ex-general had fully agreed with Skorzeny's plan, but had insisted that his involvement be kept
absolutely confidential. Also present, prepared by Skorzeny on the same day, are four typed statements of fact, each 1p. 4to., each signed at
the bottom by Skorzeny as "Rolf Frey", also signed by one "Willy Simmet" and "Karl Ott" (whose real identities are unknown to us). The statements, all identical, declare that the signers, as well as "Baron Stauffenberg…Friedl Griesmair…Hannes Kraemer…" were all aware that Skorzeny
had discussed his plan with Speidel. It further states that after the meeting, Mende reported to the signers and Kraemer that Speidel was in
full agreement with Skorzeny/Frey and if he (Speidel) were to obtain an official position in the future, he would institute such a plan. The
statement declares that there was no explicit request for confidentiality, and as a result, Skorzeny felt free to mention the names of all those
involved with the Spanish general staff. It closes mentioning that if Mende had attended their meeting of the same day, Skorzeny's "expose"
revealing Speidel's name would not have been sent to the Spaniards (and their plan would not have been set back).
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prefer this solution ... instead of allowing the formation of a German
army itself, as it avoids making political concessions to the Government of Bonn ... While no one wants the resurrection of National Socialism, as extremist and anti-Catholic as was the deceased Hitler ...
however ... the 'Bonn regime' has no prestige, and is regarded as a
purely circumstantial and transitory regime ... does not have the support of most of the German people or the masses, nor youth nor the
patriots ... [nor] activists ... the government ... discriminated against
and humiliated the military profession ... same Christian Democratic
Party is dominated by Protestants and even by the Freemasons ... the
Bonn regime has adopted as the flag a symbol of the defeat of 1918,
which is not accepted by German patriots as the tricolor was not by
the Spaniards ... . German patriots have faith in Spain and its historic
mission, which does not want to be viewed as cluttered or complicated
by commitments to the transient regime of Bonn ... "
In a 2pp. carbon copy of his typed notes dated Dec. 12, 1950, Skorzeny reveals what may have been the true intentions of "Plan Skorzeny". He discusses the difficulty of recruiting German members from
Spain, and proposes to openly recruit members for his army who had
been active during World War II, who had fought for the same concept
of a "greater Europe", and who had been or were imprisoned: "…for
their political activity, were imprisoned, persecuted…or through circumstances of the war were deported…you have to inspire the idealism and will to fight in these people…beside the main goal, there are
two other important parts…the organization would be a strong moral
weapon for the personal moral injustices inflicted on its members…
[and] a concurrent fight to release likeminded comrades still in
prison…there is only one country that is understanding and supportive, Spain…".
On November 19, 1951 Skorzeny brought Father Conrado de Hamburgo into his plan. Little is known of this Capuchin friar. He was born
Konrad Simonsen Mackey, at an early age immigrated to Colombia
where he joined the Capuchin order, and some time later was sent by
the church to Spain. At the outbreak of the Spanish Revolution in 1936,
his monastery fell into the hands of the Communists, but as a foreigner, Mackey received a safe conduct pass through the lines and
made his way to Franco's forces. There he made acquaintance with
members of the German "Condor Legion", volunteers fighting with the
Nationalists. He joined the legion as a chaplain, and after the victory
of the fascists he joined the Spanish "Blue Division" which served in
the German Army on the Eastern Front. That division was led by the
future Spanish Minister of Defense Augustin Munoz Grandes. Munoz
Grandes had close ties with Hitler and Abwehr chief Wilhelm Canaris,
and was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves personally by
Hitler. Incredibly, Munoz Grandes would be decorated by Eisenhower
and Konrad Adenaur after the war. Mackey and Skorzeny would soon
deal directly with Munoz Grandes in promoting "Plan Skorzeny". The
first evidence of Skorzeny using the influence of the Catholic Church
to promote his plan appears in a signed copy (in pencil) of a T.L.S. by
Mackey, 2pp. legal folio, Madrid, Nov. 19, 1951, sent to Juan Vigon, a
Lieutenant General in Franco's army. Working in concert with Skorzeny,
Mackey proposes the formation of a German "Legion" in the Spanish
army, in the event of the outbreak of a war on Germany's borders: " ...
components were to be recruited among the Germans in Spain (many
German soldiers who were escaped prisoners of the French came to
Spain across the Pyrenees, and have remained in Spain), and especially
among specialists who were brought from Germany. I have talked several times ... with Mr. Colonel Otto Skorzeny ... [and with military attaches at the American Embassy] ... he has an excellent reputation
among the German military circles, being so well known for his exploits during the last World War ... including General Guderian ... I have
completed this military plan including a proposal for ideological and
spiritual direction ... [I am] willing to take charge, assuring that the
spirit of these troops was that of an unblemished Christian-Catholic
patriotism, as would correspond to a unit within the Spanish army,
and the ideal that animated the recent victorious Spanish Crusade
[Civil War] and which should also encourage the new universal anticommunist crusade ... "
In February, 1951 Skorzeny returned to Germany to meet with cell
members and an organizer of a similar supporter of ex-Nazis. In an
original typed report prepared by Skorzeny, 2pp, 4to., [Madrid], Mar.
21, 1951 headed: "Report About My Observations During My Trip to
Germany" Skorzeny relates again that Speidel had denied any knowledge of the plan. He also mentions meeting with the former German
military attaché to Italy, Johann S. Jandl who suggests that Skorzeny
meet with an "Oberst Schnetz" in Germany. In the middle of February,
1951 Skorzeny meets with Schnetz in Stuttgart where the latter confirms that he is working with Speidel on a plan very much like Skorzeny's. Schnetz's force is, however, limited to 10,000 men who would
gather in the Black Forest region, march to Switzerland, and report to
the Swiss general staff. Skorzeny objects, calling the Schnetz plan
"egoistic" and calling Switzerland a "mousetrap". Schnetz agrees, and
he and Skorzeny agree to merge their organizations and make Spain
their ultimate destination. Ex-SS Gen Paul Hausser is introduced to
Schnetz, and Skorzeny promises to send his top planners to Swabia
to cooperate.
In a daring T.L.S. "Otto Skorzeny", 1p. large 4to., Madrid, July 12, 1951
(signed retained copy), Skorzeny writes to Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of Germany. Skorzeny defends his reputation against personal
attacks, and promotes his idea of forming an army in exile. In part:
"…whatever you read in the cheap news media and the press services
is wrong ... due to the difficulty in Germany…I am working in exile, as
are so many others…". Skorzeny discusses his hope to remove and
save "many valuable Germans", including soldiers, technicians and scientists from the reach of "Asian Bolsheviks". He also claims that his
plan is already being put in place in Italy and other countries, "for the
greater good…". In a signed carbon T.L.S. "Otto Skorzeny", 1p. 4to.,
[n.p.], Sep. 30, 1951, Skorzeny writes to an unidentified ex-general
expressing his disappointment that he had not attended a meeting in
Frankfurt with Col. Ernst Wellmann and SS-Untersturmfuhrer Odo
Willscher. He states that also at the meeting were Adm. Hellmuth Heye,
Waffen-SS Gen. Paul Hausser and Generalmajor Guenther Pape. This
meeting was likely held at the same time that Skorzeny met with Sc
hnetz. In an original undated typed memo to himself, 1p. large 4to.,
undated but after October, 1951 (with copies in German and Spanish),
Skorzeny cites a "trusted source" as advising him that a circle surrounding "Morgenthau" in Eisenhower's headquarters were agitating
to exile certain elements in Germany who held an "opposing opinion".
The French were in agreement, and viewed such deportations as essential before Germany could be allowed to rearm. If the Democrats
were to lose the next election, Taft and MacArthur would ensure that
European troops, especially a potential German army, would receive
financial assistance, even if part of it were based in Spain. In exchange
for economic aid, Spain could point to the fact that it was maintaining
elite troops there and in North Africa - the soldiers' nationality would
not be of any importance. Skorzeny concludes indicating that advantages included a strong force in North Africa, well equipped with the
help of the Americans, with the side benefit of economic aid to Spain.
Mackey must have been well-placed and his letter convincing, as
within a month he was in contact with Spanish dictator Francisco
Franco himself. Present is a carbon copy of a letter sent by Mackey,
2pp. legal folio, Madrid, Dec. 17, 1951 (unsigned) to Franco seeking
support for Skorzeny's plan: "…German volunteers in the Spanish
armies in the case of a new universal conflagration ... the world situation has evolved rapidly ... with opposition between East and West ...
In view of that, I lately have contacted the High Chiefs of Staff ... Also
taking part in these conversations was the former German Colonel
Otto Skorzeny, who now resides in Madrid, known for his heroic exploits during the last world war ... a detailed military plan for the formation of a united German volunteer [force], and I have completed
this plan with a proposal on its ... spiritual and ideological direction ...
[I am] dealing with this issue also with my friends, the military attaches
of the U.S. Embassy ... officers and German soldiers prefer to join the
army of a nation historically friendly to Germany, Spain. The fresh
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On Jan. 25, 1952 Mackey writes to Spanish Minister of Defense Augustin Munoz Grandes who had commanded Mackey and the "Blue
Division" on the Russian Front. He further describes Skorzeny's plan
in a 2pp. legal folio T.L.S. (in pencil) retained carbon copy of the letter.
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In part: " ... the evolution of the negotiations between the European
states shows that the formation of a true German army is unlikely. Consequently one must consider the formation of German troops outside
of Germany ... German units are directly aggregated in the foreign occupying armies in Germany, but these units are composed of elements
not valuable because the majority of Germans reject soldiers organized
in those ranks ... our nation has always been a friend of Germany ...
Spanish and German soldiers fighting together in many decisive moments in history ... units could form 'boxes' ... hand-picked troops ...
commandos ... in Spain there is great interest in this project, but its
adoption is conditioned by the consent of the Americans. In view of
this, I contacted the U.S. military circles in Madrid and found they have
the same interests ... My American friends ... hope of course that first
Spanish authorities give their consent ... if it were not [risking] resurrection of the deceased Hitlerian Nazism. Colonel Skorzeny personally
has given me full assurances in this regard, with myself directing the
direction of that unit, and maintaining a spirit permeated with Christian
patriotism and Catholic strength ... "
In an explosive typed letter signed, 1p. 4to., Madrid, Feb. 29, 1952
(signed carbon, with church ink stamp), Hamburg writes to "Monsignore Montini, Sostituto Affari Esteri", the Deputy of Foreign Affairs of the
Vatican who would become Pope Paul VI two years later. In the letter, he thanks Montini, who was charged with disbursing funds for refugees,
for aid given to Germans living in Spain. In part: "…I feel the responsibility in the name of the political refugees and Germans living in Spain
to thank the Holy Catholic Church for the generous and warm acceptance which the above-named received from Franco's Catholic Spain. We
all are very blessed to ensure your High Excellency that practically all of those refugees are from all of their hearts truly thankful towards the
Holy Throne…". Mackey has signed as the Pope's representative in Madrid for the "Allocation of the Papal Donations for German Refugees in
Spain for the Year 1949". Montini has been accused in some circles of arranging the "ratlines", or escape routes used by wanted Nazis and
collaborators to flee to the Middle East and South America following World War II. A 1999 article in the Israeli journal Ha'aretz cites the case
of ex-OSS agent William Gowen who gave evidence in a case of survivors suing the Catholic Church claiming that Montini was a willing agent
in the theft of stolen victims' money and assets, and in the escape from justice of Croatian Nazis. These charges continue to dog Paul VI and
the church to this day. In an undated, unaddressed 2pp. draft letter intended for translation into Spanish and for delivery to Munoz Grandes,
Mackey expresses his doubts that a capable German army will soon be established and believes that a German force outside that country
would be more effective. He hopes for the establishment of flexible, elite units in Spain with the inclusion of German "specialists" within the
Spanish Army. Spain has already expressed an interest in the idea, but requires the approval of the Americans who, according to Skorzeny,
are also interested. On his part, he mentions that Skorzeny is proud of his connections and assures the support of important German leaders
such as General Guderian. He closes hoping for renewed German-Spanish ties.
On Mar. 25, 1952 Skorzeny typed himself another one-page memo headed: "Outline for the Confirmation Letter about Talks with Defense
Minister Munoz Grandes on 11.3.52". In this draft letter, Skorzeny thanks Munoz Grandes for the lengthy audience during which they agreed
on the current political situation, particularly on the fact that the U.S. fails to recognize that its only friendly allies in Europe are Spain and
Germany. Skorzeny believes that the German people would welcome a neutral armed Germany, but no progress had yet been made. Germany
would have to re-build its entire armed forces, and he states his belief that its present-day soldiers were second-rate as regards their morality
and humanity. At conclusion, he asks that Mackey prepare a good translation of this text. On April 2, 1952 Mackey, together with Skorzeny,
send a signed T.L.S. (signed retained copy here), 2pp. folio, Madrid, again writing to Munoz Grandes adding some details to their plan. They
refer to a meeting that the three had held on March 11: "…to personally present our ideas regarding the possible formation of German 'box'
units in Spain…presented by Colonel Skorzeny [to Franco] …last year…In our conversation of 11.3 Your Excellency had the satisfaction of
fully agreeing with the findings ... about the situation and possible developments noting the that the interests of Spain and Germany coincide
... represented by ... soldiers and patriots, outside of the transient current regime born of the German defeat of 1945 and the subsequent occupation. We also agreed on the fact that the U.S. has not yet realized to fight communism effectively there is only Germany and Spain ...
hope that America wakes up to reality ... We are also fully consistent with the view of the danger of communism ... in the United States U.S.
and sabotage might arise ... our opinion regarding the remilitarization of West Germany ... greatly increased the confusion in Germany. For
this reason it would be most desirable to have 'armed neutrals' in a war between Americans and Russians. But this does not seem feasible ...
'Westerners' are discussing the formation of the "European army" including a German contingent ... if you really form a 'German contingent'
within the European army ... men of the least value and little character will swell their ranks ... in an open war against the East, with the possibility of the withdrawal of Western troops ... a counter-offensive could be launched the Iberian peninsula to lead to a decisive victory. The
German contingent of the European army would have to retire to Spain ... there is also the opportunity to construct this contingent outside a
European army and improve its composition through a reorganization within the Spanish army, serving as a means for the German army to
take part in the re-conquest of Germany and the whole of Europe ... ". On October 1952 Skorzeny types a two-page memo upon the importance
of establishing an "honor council" within the Fellowship of German Knights Cross Recipients to determine which recipients was actually eligible.
Skorzeny may have used this screening process to vet candidates for his proposed "army". Overall all documents are in very good to fine condition. On the face of it, it appears that Skorzeny's motives were altruistic. Germany was indeed defenseless in 1950, having no army of her
own and only a token occupation force with which to face any attack. The Korean peninsula was engaged in a full-scale war, and as the
conflict progressed, it appeared that the war would escalate into a nuclear event. The church's involvement can easily be explained: there was
no place in communism for organized religion, a fact the Catholic Church made clear through its non-involvement in politics during the world
war. But Skorzeny's discussion of freeing "political" prisoners, and righting the wrongs done to those jailed and persecuted strongly suggests
another motivation. First, the timing of Skorzeny's meeting with Speidel and his departure for Spain (the same day) suggests this was not a
mission he undertook alone. Skorzeny's close association with Konrad Mackey, the ex-Condor Legion and Blue Division volunteer and clearly
a Nazi sympathizer, with Mackey’s constant references to spiritual guidance and connections with the American Embassy, also raises serious
suspicions. And it is no secret at all that Spain became a well-known "resting place" for ex-Nazis on the run while en route to South America
and the Middle East. As a matter of fact, it is believed that a wide swath of coastline owned by Skorzeny near Majorca was used to smuggle
his comrades in and out of Spain. This archive, carefully researched, may help put together the pieces of the history of the post-war Nazi
escape routes and "rat lines"
$15,000 - 20,000
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Skorzeny’s membership card in an
illegal Knights Cross organization
9. OTTO SKORZENY Historically important D.S., 4pp. 32mo., Apr. 11, 1956,
Skorzeny’s membership card in the controversial organization “Gemeinschaft
Deutscher Ritterkreuztraeger”, a group of Knights Cross awardees organized
at war’s end. Skorzeny is shown to be member no. 402, and has signed in
full beneath a portrait showing him glaring at the camera. The document
bears two signatures of the organization’s leaders, one by the chairman Generaloberst a.d. and Knight’s Cross awardee Alfred Keller, as well as two
stamps of the organization.
$2,000 - 3,000
10. ARTHUR AXMANN (1913 - 1996) Leader of the Hitler Youth from 1940
to 1945. In that capacity he commanded units that were incorporated into
the Home Guard, many losing their lives in the defense of Berlin in 1945 lacking any military training. Axmann was one of the last to see Hitler in the
Führerbunker. At Berlin’s fall he went into hiding under an assumed name
only to be arrested in December 1945 while organizing a Nazi underground movement. Tried at Nuremberg, he served three years as
a ‘major offender.’ S.P. 4” x 6” b/w, a photo of a Nazi rally, nicely signed. Very good.
$150 - 200
11. LIDA BAAROVA (1914 - 2000) Czech actress and mistress of Joseph Goebbels. Rather than break up with her, Goebbels, then married, threatened suicide. In 1941, Baarová received a call from the German police that she was persona non grata and was given “advice
to leave” Germany. Intelligently, she fled to Prague. S.P. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” b/w, a charming chest, up pose signed in blue ink. Sold with a
German menu, 4pp. 8vo., hurriedly signed across the first page. Two pieces.
$100 - 150
12. PIETRO BADOGLIO (1871 - 1956) Italian soldier and politician, a member of the Fascist Party and commander of Italian troops
under Mussolini in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. When Mussolini was removed on 24 July 1943, Badoglio was named Prime Minister
and eventually signed an armistice with the Allies. Lot of two signed items, each 1p. 12mo., one in pencil, one from Rome and on his
marshal’s letterhead, both undated, in Italian. Untranslated, with transmittal envelope.
$200 - 300
13. FRANZ BARCKHAUSEN Fine association war-date T.L.S. (retained copy) signed with initials, 1p. 4to., Krakau, Jan. 25, 1940 to
Alexander Mach. In part: “ ... Thank you for being part of the Slovakian-German fighter pilot comradeship evening ... In memory of our
many happy meetings, I return your greetings and send them also to our Slovakian comrades ... “. File holes, else very good. Alexander
Mach (1902 - 1980) was a Slovak nationalist politician who belonged to the non-clerical wing of the Slovak People’s Party, the more
pro-Nazi of the party’s two factions. Mach served as Interior Minister and also as leader of the Hlinka Guard which operated against
$100 - 150
Jews, Czechs, Hungarians, the Left, and the opposition.
14. HANS BAUR German Luftwaffe pilot, private pilot to Adolf Hitler. T.Ms.S., an extract from his autobiography, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.]
describing the loss of Hitler’s political “testimony” in a crash of a plane flown by pilot Gundelfinger, boldly signed at conclusion. Fine.
$75 - 100
15. WERNER BLANKENBURG (1905 - 1957) German Head of Section IIa in the Reichs Chancellery and thus responsible for the Nazi’s
“Aktion T4” program of euthanasia, the annihilation of the Polish Jews in “Aktion Reinhard”, and the experiments with castration by Xrays in at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Escaped the hangman by living under a pseudonym. War-date T.L.S. on Fuhrer Chancellery letterhed,
1p. 8vo., Berlin, June 5, 1941, apparently passing along information concerning one Artur Low’s racial qualifications. File holes at left,
bottom possibly trimmed, else very good.
$300 - 400
16. KARL BOCK (1899 - 1943) SS-Brigadefuhrer, Fuhrer des SS-Abschnitts XX, Knights Cross awardee. D.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], Bock’s
“Fuhrer Fragebogen” (“Leadership Questionnaire”), essentially a resume in which Bock sets forth in his own hand his vital statistics, military
experience, awards, skills, languages, SS identification umber, etc. Heavy folds and a few small marginal tears, else very good. $200 - 300
Bormann scolds his old drill sergeant
17. MARTIN BORMANN (1900 - 1945?) Head of the Nazi Party Chancellery and private secretary
to Adolf Hitler, by the end of World War II Bormann had become second only to Hitler himself
in terms of real political power. Fine content T.L.S. on NSDAP letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Feb.
28, 1935 to August Koch in Apolda. Koch had served as Bormann’s superior officer serving
while the former briefly served as an artilleryman in a field artillery regiment at the end of World
War I. Bormann notes with a hint of anger: “ ... I was the Gunner Bormann whom you treated so
harshly inthe beginning of his training - seven trips to the staff building and back in double
time. Later you gave me favors. I remember that we also me in 1926 ... at Weimar ... “. Tape on
verso has caused a horizontal stain somewhat affecting text, worn a bit with marginal faults
and some splits at folds, still generally quite good.
$500 - 600
18. MARTIN BORMANN Good content T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Mar.
21, 1935 to August Koch in Apolda. Koch had served as Bormann’s superior officer serving
while the former briefly served as an artilleryman in a field artillery regiment at the end of World
War I and is apparently seeking some financial assistance. In part: “ ... Of course I remember
you exactly ... I’m sorry you’re not as well financially as before ... You can be proud of your
family. I also have four children, the oldest is only five years old. Unfortunately, I cannot write
very much because I work so much ... If I should come out to Apolda, I shall try to see you of
course ... “. Crude tape repair to a split on verso has caused a horizontal stain somewhat affecting text, worn a bit with marginal faults and some splits at folds, just good. $400 - 500
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25. GEN. MARK CLARK AND COMMANDO KELLY (1896 - 1984)
American Army general, commanded the landings at Salerno and
Anzio against the forces of Kesselring. S.P., 8” x 10”, ca. 1944,
signed by both Clark and Kelly. Clark decorates Charles “Commando” Kelly with the Congressional Medal of Honor for killing
forty Germans at Salerno. He was also decorated with the “British
Military Medal”. Photograph is accompanied by the front page of
Journal American, Sept. 8, 1943, declaring “Italy Surrenders”, and
various newspaper clippings about Kelly. A fine group.
$200 - 300
19. [ALFRED BUCHS] Obersturmbannfuhrer. A promotion recommendation for Buchs to the rank of sturmbannfuhrer, also requesting he be named leader of the 3rd Sturmbann 72nnd SS Standard,
signed by an SS sturnbannfuhrer, oberfuhrer and obergruppenfuhrer. One clean 2” marginal tear, else very good.
$150 - 200
20. [GAULEITER OF SAARPFALZ] JOSEF BURCKEL (1895 - 1944)
German politician and Reichstag member, an early member of the
NSDAP party and influential in the rise of the National Socialist
movement. Bürckel heavily promoted the Anschluss including promoting anti-Jewish decrees and seizing Jewish property. His extravagant lifestyle, financed through confiscated Jewish money and
property, earned him the displeasure of the Nazi hierarchy and he
was eventually removed from his post in Vienna. T.L.S. as Gauleiter
of the Saarland on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Apr. 25, 1938, an
appointment of a representative in Berlin. Top margin frayed, else
very good.
$100 - 150
26. GUNTHER CLAASSEN (1888 - 1946) SS-Oberführer and Warsaw Chief of Police, 1939-40, and at Karlsruhe, 1941-35. During
his posting at Warsaw, Claassen no doubt had a hand in establishing the Warsaw Ghetto with Governor-General Hans Frank. T.L.S.
on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Karlsruhe, Jan. 2, 1942 submitting his home address to the SS Personnel Department. File holes
at left, else very good.
$200 - 300
21. JOSEF BURKEL (1895 - 1944) Gauleiter of the Saar region, responsible for the deportation of over 6,000 Viennese Jews to concentration camps. T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. large 4to.,
Neustadt, Apr. 25, 1938, advising that an appointment of a man to
a post in Berlin had been effected. Very good.
$100 - 150
27. GUNTHER CLAASSEN T.L.S. on SS-Abschnitt letterhead, 1p.
large 4to., Munster, Dec. 22, 1935 to Heinrich Himmler. In part: “
... I wish you all the best for the holidays and the new year ... at the
same time, I thank you for the Julleuchter ... “. Dockets, file holes
at left, else very good. A Julleuchter was both an award and trophy
of the German SS, presented to its members from 1936 until 1944.
Manufactured by the Allach porcelain company, the SS Julleuchter,
a type of candle-lit lantern, was presented to any SS member who
participated in a Nordic pagan-based holiday, such as the winter
solstice. Heinrich Himmler originally had the intention to make the
Julleuchter a standard gift to all SS members.
$200 - 300
22. WILHELM CANARIS (1887-1945) German admiral and head of the
German intelligence agency Abwehr. T.L.S. “Canaris” in indelible pencil
on Reichskriegsminister Abwehr letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Nov. 28,
1935 to attorney Dr. Alfred Schwab advising that attached (not present) is a certification of Schwab’s employment in the Admiralty in
1918. Tape stain affects text at center, else very good.
$400 - 500
23. FERDINAND CATLOS (1895 - 1972) Czech Minister of Defense
during World War II. The Slovak Republic, being bound to Germany
by military treaty, sent troops to the Eastern Front under Catlos’
tenure. He silently allowed underground groups to work toward a
break with Germany, but once Germany commenced an occupation
of Slovakia, Catlos evidently lost his nerve and urged citizens to accept the occupation. Postcard picturing several deer feeding in a
forest, Tatranska Lomnica, Nov. 6, 1939 sent to Gen. Franz Barckhausen who headed the German military mission to Slovakia, signed
by Catlos on verso, also signed by six others unidentified by us.
Two file holes, else very good.
$75 - 100
28. ADMIRAL OTTO CILIAX IS HONORED Presentation sheet of
signatures given to Adm. Friedrich Ruge on an occasion honoring
fellow admiral Otto Ciliax, 1p. 4to., May 31, 1943 the signers including FERDINAND SCHORNER (1892 - 1972), a German field
marshal, highly successful during the German campaigns in Poland
and the Balkans who commanding the 98th Mountain Regiment and
others unidentified by us. Should be researched.
$200 - 300
29. KURT DALUEGE (1897 - 1946) Chief of Security Police in SD
central office, appointed SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuehrer (1942), succeeded Heydrich as Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia.
Hanged by the Czechs in 1946. Partly-printed L.S. with holograph
24. CLIFTON B. CATES (1893 - 1970) 19th Commandant of the salutation, 1p. 16mo., Berlin, April, 1942, a thank you for congratUSMC, led the 1st Marine Reg. at Guadalcanal, then command of ulations upon his promotion to oberstgruppenfuehrer. Ragged left
the 4th Marine Div. in the Marianas, the Tinian campaign and in the margin, else very good.
$200 - 300
seizure of Iwo Jima. War-date T.L.S. on his letterhead as commander of the 4th Marine Div., 1p. 4to., June 28, 1945 thanking a
A letter to a widow of a dead comrade
lady for her letters and for sending clippings concerning “the
Frances Newman story”, one the 4th Division’s most famous anec- 30. JOSEF “SEPP” DIETRICH (1892 - 1966) German SS General, one
dotes: “ ... little did I realize it would realize so much publicity. I am of Nazi Germany’s most decorated soldiers. Prior to 1929 he was
delighted she has been made so happy ... “. Tape stains at margins Hitler’s chauffeur and bodyguard but received rapid promotion
due to mounting, else fine. The “Frances Newman story” was a na- after his participation in the Night of the Long Knives. Commanded
tional interest story concerning the sister of a Marine who died on 6th Panzer Army in the Battle of the Bulge. Sentenced to 25 years
Iwo Jima. Miss Newman’s letter to General Cates, following notifi- imprisonment for the execution of Amercian P.O.W.s during the ofcation of her brother’s death, touched off a sympathetic wave fensive. War-date T.L.S. on “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler” letteramong the men of the 4th Division based upon a promise by the head, 1p. large 4to., Berlin, Dec. 1942 to Mrs. Helma Hobus in
dead Marine to escort his sister to a dance on her 18th birthday. By Hamburg, the widow of a division member. In this form letter, Diproxy the 4th Marines fulfilled that promise.
$300 - 400 etrich offers praise for the deceased, promising that his men will
carry on in their honor: “ ... difficulties are behind us. New challenges will find us ready. The readiness for action that characterized our fallen soldiers, we will also inspire s to move forward
$400 - 500
towards the final victory ... “. Folds, else near fine.
24A. CLAIRE CHENNAULT (1890 - 1958) American Army aviator
who established the volunteer-staffed Flying Tigers to fight the
Japanese invasion of China. He has also been (unofficially) credited
with over 40 “kills”. L.S., 1p., 12mo., Oct. 6, 1944, N.Y.C., N.Y. Miss
Eva F. Gray of Providence, Rhode Island, requests an autograph, in
part: “Dear Gen. Chennault, I am a retired Red Cross nurse of the
last war and for a hobby am collecting autographs of our famous
men in this war. I would much appreciate yours on this ... “. Chennault responds “To Miss Eva F. Gray with best wishes, C.L. Chennault, Major General, U.S.A., Commanding, 14th Air Force”, with
original transmittal cover. Fine.
$100 - 150
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31. KARL DONITZ (1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the
U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuehrer
after Hitler’s suicide. Bold signature “Donitz” penned across a 3
3/4” x 2 1/4” b/w printed image of the Nuremberg defendants
seated in the dock. With Donitz’s transmittal envelope. $75 - 100
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32. KARL DONITZ Rare signed publication, Donitz’s “The Conduct of the War at Sea”, published by the U.S. Navy’s Division of Naval Intelligence, Jan. 15, 1946, 40pp. 4to. The publication, printed while Donitz’s war crimes trial was getting underway in Nuremberg,
contains the text of his essay on the entire German war at sea as Donitz saw it, with special emphasis on the U-boats’ contribution. The
original text was dictated to Gen. Alfred Jodl, this being the official english translation. Every page is marked “RESTRICTED” and the
inside front cover warns that under no circumstances are any of the contents to be released to the press. Boldly signed by Donitz on the
$300 - 400
cover and dated “4-3-78”. Some wear, one page disbound, otherwise good condition.
33. JAMES H. DOOLITTLE, (1896 - 1993) American aviator who gained fame both as a racing pilot and as leader of the first air raid on
Tokyo during World War II. Fine commemorative postal cover honoring Doolittle’s raid on Tokyo and describing the attack (obviously
printed later), though bearing a postal cancel from Victory, Vt. on the day of the raid, Apr. 18, 1942, nicely signed in blue ink.
$75 - 100
34. JAMES H. DOOLITTLE, S.P. 9” x 7” b/w paperstock, an photo of the USS HORNET near Japanese waters, boldly signed later in black
marker. Fine.
$60 - 80
35. THEODOR DUESTERBERG (1875 - 1950) German leader of the Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten, in Germany prior to the Nazi
seizure of power. In 1932, Duesterberg was nominated by the Stahlhelm when they revealed he had Jewish ancestry. Ironically, Duesterberg was offered a position in Hitler’s cabinet, but refused and was later imprisoned at Dachau.Scarce S.P. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” , a chest, up
$200 - 300
pose in uniform to which he adds: “Forward with God!“. Near fine.
36. THEODOR EICKE (1892 - 1943) German military officer, commander of the SS-Division Totenkopf of the Waffen-SS and one of the
key figures in the establishment of concentration camps in Nazi Germany. Together with SS-Obersturmbannführer Michael Lippert,
Eicke executed SA Chief Ernst Röhm following the “Night of the Long Knives”. Bold signature “Friendly greetings, Eicke” at the conclusion
of a letter sent to him by a member of the Hitler Youth, Krefeld, Jul. 31, 1942. The youth mentions that he has collected over one
hundred autographs of prominent German military leaders and congratulates Eicke upon a recent award of the Knights Cross. Fine.
$400 - 600
Eichmann’s treatise on Zionism: “...the Zionists are responsible for the losses on both sides...“
37. ADOLF EICHMANNNazi military officer charged by Hitler with the destruction of
the Jewish race, present at the Wannsee Conference where the "Final Solution" was formulated, and generally oversaw the operation of the death camps. Captured and smuggled to Israel, he was convicted of war crimes and hanged. Incredible content typed
manuscript with holograph corrections (unsigned), 14pp. legal folio, [Jerusalem, ca.
1962], in which the unrepentant Eichmann essentially blames World War II and the Holocaust on ... the Jews themselves. Eichmann's treatise in centered on Zionism and his
opinion on its effects on world politics. Eichmann makes some incredible charges: " ...
The chance for the Zionists to get Palestine will be found in a worldwide war ... this activity of the Zionists had no other motive but to stir up the nations against each other
... to disturb the European balance, to create chaos by war and revolution ... weakening
of the European nations by losses of population ... Gavrilo Princip was a Jew ... Lloyd
George refuses this offer [of peace by Germany], because he knows ... the Unites States
had promised the Zionists to enter the war ... The Germans are indebted to the Zionists
for this changes ... With the German disaster [of surrender and Versailles] grows the
supremacy of the Jews in Germany ... With the take-over by Hitler ... Zionism recognizes,
that the good times in Germany are gone ... Zionists reaction come quick. It is the
world-trade-boycott ... Hitler had given the order in June 1941, to solve the 'Jewish
Question' - with other words: to annihilate the Jewish population of Europe physically
... If World War II, as Mr. Chamberlain has said, was initiated by Judaism ... then of
course the Zionists are responsible for the losses on both sides ... ". Fine. From the files
of Robert Servatius, Eichmann's defense attorney who also defended Fritz Sauckel, Karl
Brandt and Paul Pleiger at Nuremberg.
$2,000 - 3,000
38. ADOLF EICHMANN COMMENTARY ON THE DAY HE IS SENTENCED TO DEATH Superb content
period mimeograph copy of Eichmann’s draft commentary upon the declaration of his death sentence
on May 31, 1962, 5pp. legal folio, [Jerusalem, n.d., ca. May 31-June 1, 1962]. Although signed in type,
the text and typing makes it appear that another party “cleaned-up” Eichmann’s writing. It reads, in
part: “ ... Today I know that I am to be hanged ... the hangman will soon perform his job as he has performed his job throughout history ... this has been my life for 582 days ... I have been dying here in
these places ... If I had not wanted to reveal as much of the truth ... I would have killed myself long ago
... I would have liked to hang myself long ago in a public place if my doing that would have been a warning to future generations and to anti-semites around the world ... there might be someone somewhere
in the world who is impartial enough to see me as a still living human being and not just as the monster
... “. Eichmann continues, claiming that he did not recall seeing or knowing 75% of the material put before him, calling his fellow officers liars and cowards, and so on. He closes: “ ... the chief architects were
people like Heydrich. But the whole lot of us failed ... I now have to play the final role ... I have to play
my role properly to its end. And I will try to do so properly.”. Toned, with some text blurred from age,
still good. From the files of Robert Servatius, Eichmann’s defense attorney who also defended Fritz
Sauckel, Karl Brandt and Paul Pleiger at Nuremberg.
$600 - 800
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39. THEODOR EICKE (1892 - 1943) Infamous commander of Dachau, Eicke encouraged his concentration camp staff to live up to their
death’s head symbol and treat Dachau’s prisoners with “inflexible harshness”, fittingly killed on the Eastern Front. His signature in
grease pencil above his typed rank removed from a document. Fine.
$200 - 300
40. HERMANN FEGELEIN (1906 - 1945) Nazi military leader and SS-Gruppenfuhrer, a Knight’s Cross
winner with Oak Leaves. Fegelein married Eva Braun’s sister and served as liaison between Hitler and
Himmler, but in the closing days of the war was caught attempting to flee and was summarily executed. T.L.S. “Hermann Fegelein” as commander of the 1st SS Totenkopf Div., 1p. 4to., Warsaw, May
8, 1940 to a lady. In part: “ ... the Reichsfuhrer-SS recently gave me a box of cigars during his visit
to Lublin. I was very pleased because cigars are very valuable these days ... [Karl] Diebitsch [commander of the 11th Totenkopf Div.] got half the box. I would like to give you my warmest thanks for
your nice present. I will be happy to return the favor in return at the next possible opportunity ... “.
One fold, file holes, else very good.
$1,000 - 1,500
Fegelein seeks quality horses
for a cavalry unit
41. HERMANN FEGELEIN Rare A.D.S. “Fegelein” adding his SS
rank, 2pp. 4to., [Berlin, dated in another hand May 5, 1940],
proposal on securing thoroughbred horses for military use.
In full: “Measure to secure valuable horse material in France
or England: 1.) Unique thoroughbred breeding material. 2.)
After the war it will be impossible for the next hundred years to buy anything of value. 3.) Special
unit of horse experts in the regiments for France, Holland and England. 4.) Inform our front units
and commanders precisely about this mission. 5.) Proposal for a personal presentation ... “. File
holes at left margin, 1” horizontal split at fold, else very good. The nearly illiterate Fegelein
worked for his father as a groom when he met Christian Weber, a fellow horse lover and an old
friend of Hitler. An introduction to Himmler eventually led to his appointment as commander of
the First Cavalry Cavalry Brigade of the SS. Clearly, in this letter Fegelein is seeking the best quality material for his command.
$1,500 - 2,000
42. KARL HERMANN FRANK (1898 - 1946) SS Obergruppenfuhrer and prominent Sudeten German Nazi official in Czechoslovakia
serving directly under Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich until Heydrich’s assassination. Frank was instrumental in implementing Hitler’s
orders for revenge which included the destruction of the Czech villages of Lidice and Lezaky, the murder of their male inhabitants, and
the deportation to concentration camps of the women and young adults. Frank was executed in 1946. T.L.S. on his SS-Brigadefuhrer
letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Prague, Sep. 13, 1939 to KURT DALUEGE (1897-1946) Chief of Security Police in the SD central office who
succeeded Heydrich as Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. In part: “ ... best wishes to you on your birthday and all the best for
the coming year ... “. Docketed by Daluege with the date of receipt at left. File holes, else very good.
$400 - 500
Frank writes from jail, naively hoping he will be freed
43. KARL HERMANN FRANK Fine content A.L.S. “Karl”, also signed “Frank” twice on the verso
of the letter in his wife’s address, and again on the transmittal envelope, written as a prisoner
of the Czechs, 3pp. 4to., [Prague], July 19, 1945 to his wife who was also in Prague. Prisoner
Frank expresses his pleasure in having heard from his wife and knowing that she is alive and
well in Prague with their two children. He then mentions a letter he has written to Paul Dunant
asking that his wife and children be cared for. Frank states that he does not know what will
become of him, but he is looking forward to shedding his uniform and hopes to soon receive
civilian clothing. Clean splits at folds, generally very good. According to our consignor, this
letter was given to the warden for mailing but never reached the mails - it was sold to the
consignor’s father in the 1950s. Frank likely never received his civilian suits - he was hanged
in his old uniform in Pankrac Prison in Prague before 5,000 witnesses. Swiss Red Cross representative Paul Dunant visited Thersienstadt on Apr. 6, 1945 in the company of Adolf Eichmann. While there he obtained Frank’s assurance that there would be no more Jewish
deportations, obviously an effort by Frank to save his skin.
$1,500 - 2,000
44. WILHELM FRICK (1890 - 1960) Nazi Minister of Economics who confiscated goods of imprisoned Jews and directed the proceeds of their sale to the Reichsbank via accounts controlled by Heinrich Himmler. Pencil signature “Frick” on the verso of a postcard picturing a
suburban street scene.
$150 - 200
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Funk confirms to his wife that he is in captivity...on the day he is arrested!
45. WALTHER FUNK ARREST NOTICE: WALTHER FUNK Sentenced to life imprisonment.
Superb A.D.S. “Walther Funk”, 2pp. 16mo., May 28, 1945, Funk’s “Card of Capture for
Prisoners of War” completed, signed by him and sent to his wife on the very day he was
captutred by the Allies! Instructions on the card indicate: “ ... This card must be filled in
by each prisoner immediately after his capture ... “ and after each movement. This, Funk’s
first such card, bears his signature in block letters and cursive, his place and date of birth,
rank (“Minister of Reichs Bank”), family address, and camp no. As no previous camp number or location is given, this is undoubtedly the first card he completed and sent home,
on the day of his arrest. Additionally, he indicates he is captured, is well, and sets forth
his newly-issued P.O.W. number. Also present is a 7” x 3 1/2” original “mugshot” photo
of Funk, likely taken the same day. Why this card was never mailed is a mystery - likely
the Allies simply wanted no one to know the location of the highest ranking Nazi officials!
Fine.
$800 - 1,200
46. ADOLF GALLAND (1911 - 1994) German fighter ace of World War II and general of
fighters. S.P. 21” x 16”, a print of an excellent portrait of Galland in flight gear with three Me-109s above, boldy signed by Galland and
artists Heinz Kreabs at bottom. Fine, framed, limited no. 277/500.
$150 - 200
47. JOHN GARAND Rare vintage S.P., 9” x 6 3/4” b/w, a fine image of Garand standing and aiming his famous M1, signed across a light
area of the photo. Near fine.
$200 - 300
48. HERBERT GILLE (1897 - 1966) German general, and as a winner of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves,
Swords and Diamonds and of the German Cross in Gold, the most highly decorated member of the Waffen
SS during World War II. Commanded the Wiking Division (5th SS Panzer) on the Eastern Front, instrumental
in the withdrawal of his command and others through “Hells Gate” during the Korsun cauldron disaster.
T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Braunschweig, Feb. 16, 1934 to the personnel department of the SS asking that he be sent
an assessment of his performance. Docketed, file holes at left, else very good. In 1934 Gille was re-activated
by the SS combat support forces.
$600 - 800
49. JOSEPH GOEBBELS (1897-1945) Nazi Minister of Propaganda
with Hitler from the earliest days, a master of manipulation of the
masses who took his life and those of his family members in the
last days of the war. S.P., 6 1/4” x 4 3/4” b/w, a candid image of
the Minister of Propaganda shaking hands with several military officers, including Gerhard Simons and Heinrich Borgmann, boldly
signed and dated Nov. 16, 1942. Fine.
$500 - 600
Inscribed to his adjutant, who would
order Goebbels' “coup de grace“
50. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Fine association I.S.P., 10 3/4” x 15”
matted to 14 1/2” x 19 1/4”, a finethree-quarter length seated pose of the Minister of Propaganda
by noted photographers Sandau, boldly inscribed on the mount at bottom: “Hauptsturmfuhrer Gunther Schwagermann in grateful recognition of his steadfast loyal service”. Nicely signed, dated Berlin,
June 12, 1944. A few spots and trivial stains, more so to the mount which is slightly worn at bottom,
a 1/2” tear at the margin of the photo and slight silvering but nevertheless a rare, oversize photo
with lengthy inscription. GUNTHER SCHWAGERMANN (b. 1915) served as Goebbels adjutant from
1940, on. He personally escorted Magda Goebbels and her children to the Führerbunker, and assisted
with burning the bodies after the suicides of Goebbels and his wife. In fact, Schwagerman may have
ordered an SS man to finish-off Goebbels when the
latter botched his suicide attempt. $2,000 - 3,000
53. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Goebbels natural science college
notebook, 16mo, 48 pgs., Rheydt, ca. 1919, in pencil and
ink, signed within eight times “Goebbels”. The first page
bears an “invitation” to an unnamed young lady, actually a
love letter, in which Goebbels drafts the lady a letter offering to meet her the next evening in his hometown of Rheydt. He also mentions that if she
fails to appear, she should ignore his request because it would lead to consequences for both
of them. Later in the book appears a draft pronouncement of Goebbels’ apparent love for an
unnamed girl, noting: “God, I am so happy ... You, my life, my star ... my blood is rising ... be
still, everything will be fine ... “. Goebbels also enter two poems, one being “Nur einmal noch”
(“Just Once More”): “Just once more let me see you ... “, with another poem reading in part: “ ...
The night was silent and sad, And in the grove a bird sang. I sat on a stone, for a long, long
time. Secretly, the moonlight was playing on the waves ... “. His notes on natural science include
drawings and descriptions of yeast, seaweed, etc. Goebbels adds a lengthy essay about Wilhelm Raabe (1831-1910), a German novelist whose
works bore humor reminiscent of Dickens; but often combined with realistic pessimism. Fascinating. Near fine.
$3,000 - 4,000
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54. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A.Ms.S., a bound journal from his gymnasium, or high school, 15pp. 8vo.,
[Rheydt], 1912, signed “Joseph Goebbels” on the front cover and within. The contents are a mixture
of items, including on the inside front cover his class schedule algebra, French, Latin, German, natural science, religion, etc. Within, he dedicates two poems to his teacher, Prof. Rentrop. The first
poem, “Spring”, six four-line verses: “Spring is coming back to the world, After a hard and heavy
time(?), He beats the winter out of the field, Now children, quickly come out ... Up, Up you children,
you girls, you boys, Leave the old man at home, Spring is here with his gifts, Come without exception, come all outside ... “. The second poem is a bit morose, titled: “The Dead Friend”, six verses
of four lines each. In part: “I’m standing at the graveside, I look at your noble features, You were
my friend, yes, the real friend whom I loved in life. You had to go so soon, now when the golden
life shines. You left the suffering world, you left the worries that are now ringing ... We hope for a
new life in a happy nature ... “. There is also a two page essay titled “The Postman”. In the first person, Goebbels describes riding alone in a postal carriage in a quiet, night-time setting, the cold
Spring wind blowing, “ ... the sleeping flowers dreamingly bow their heads ... the little stream flows
along as if he were afraid he would wake the first sleep of the children of the Spring ... “. The conclusion of the tale appears to have been removed from the book. Finally, the last page bears six
“Goebbels” signatures where the egotistical future Minister of Propaganda practiced his signing
ability. Overall very good.
$2,500 - 3,500
“Oh, you my Germany. Germany, dear fatherland...”
55. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A page from one of Goebbels’ diaries of college workbooks, 1p. 8vo., ca. 191619 upon which Goebbels has egotistically signed his name 13 times and added: “Dr. phil. Prof. der Philosophie Heidelburg“. It also bears a poem in Goebbels' hand which reads in part: “Be still children, just a little
while, then there is bread, oh dear children, bread ... “. He continues with a second poem: “Oh, you Germany, so distant, so far. Oh, you my homeland, I have to avoid you. In my heart I have to suffer. Oh, you
$2,000 - 3,000
my Germany. Germany, dear fatherland. Germany, dear fatherland ... “. Fine.
56. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Goebbels’ high school math work book, 60 pp.,
8vo., (n.p., ca. 1918). Goebbels has written his name on the title page,
and filled this book with mathematical equations and logarithms, precisely written in pen and pencil. A fascinating look into Goebbels analytical mind. Fine
$2,000 - 3,000
57. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Class registration book, 24pp. sm. 8vo.,
Wurzburg, 1918-1919, being Goebbels’ registration book for classes
he took at Julius Maximilians University in the winter semester of 19181919. Goebbels has signed his full name on the cover, along with his
city of residence and his course of study (“Germany Studies”). Within,
he lists the classes taken, professors’ names, and class fees. Goebbels
took a total of 15 classes which included History of the Roman Empire,
Ancient History Seminar, Foreign Politics of the German Reich from
1870-1914, History of German Literature, Human Mental Development,
Modern Art: Impressionism to Cubism (which art he would later label as “degenerate”), and others. Very
good.
$1,500 - 2,000
58. JOSEPH GOEBBELS (1897-1945) Nazi Minister of Propoganda
with Hitler from the earliest days, a master of manipulation of the
masses who took his life and those of his family members in the
last days of the war. T.L.S. “Vater”, from his father FRITZ
GOEBBELS, 1p. 4to., Rheydt, Nov. 14, 1918. Goebbels’ father
writes, in part: “ ... After 9:00 nobody go on the streets without a
pass or identification ... we don’t know what is happening on the
left side of the Rhine ... I ask you to inform me more often if it becomes too dangerous there. The university will most likely be closed,
then you will come home ... I don’t want you at this time to be without
money ... Your loving father ... “. On the verso of the letter, Goebbels,
at the time drinking heavily, has signed his name 28 times as
“Goebbels”, seven times with his familiar “Ulex Goebbels”, and seven
times as “Ulex”. At the top of the page, he has dated his scribbling:
“Rheydt Dec. 20, ‘18“. He also started to write to a “Frau Doctor ... “
although the balance of his two lines of text is illegible, signing: “Your
submissive ... “, dating it twice again, but Dec. 12, 1922.
$1,500 - 2,000
59. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A.Ms. (unsigned), 20pp. 8vo., ca. 1919, in
pencil, likely written while studying at college in Rheydt. Goebbels writes a lengthy tract on “Art of the 19th
Century”, listing and describing the work of such artists as Edward Burne-Jones, Walter Crane, George Frederic Watts, etc., as well as a number of their French and German contemporaries. At the end he has added
“The new style is Expressionism”. File holes at left margin, else very good.
$1,500 - 2,000
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A love poem by the
master of
propaganda
60. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A page from
Goebbels’ college workbook, 1p.
8vo., ca. 1917, in pencil, signed 11
times across the text ,”J. Goebbels“,
with a full signature “Joseph
Goebbels”. Goebbels speaks of a
young lady (possibly a girlfriend) as
well as his close friend Karl Heinz
Koelsch. The young lady mentioned
could possibly be Koelsch’s sister.
Fine.
$1,000 - 1,500
Original
military poetry
by Joseph
Goebbels
61. JOSEPH GOEBBELS
Manuscript poem, 1p.,
3” x 8”, July 11 (19)20,
unsigned,
titled
Abschied”
“Husaren
(Hussars Goodbye), In
part: “The Hussar ride,
Goodbye, my dear, goodbye. You are still young in years, Must save
your eyes. Even if it hurts the Hussar ... .The red hats gleam. The flags
blow in the wind. Trumpets, Drums, The girls stand and wave, good$1,000 - 1,500
bye, my dear, good bye ... “ Fine.
64.
JOSEPH
GOEBBELS
(1897-1945) Nazi Minister of
Propaganda with Hitler from
the earliest dayss, a master
of manipulation of the
masses who took his life and
those of his family members
in the last days of the war.
A.Ms. poem, 4 ¾” x 5 ¾“,
April 23, 1923, unsigned, titled “Bei Nacht“ (By Night). In
part: “I woke up at night, You
were lying at my side, The
pale moon played with your
left hand, which was pale as snow. But the right one laid on your
heart, and moved up and down, like your breast moved up and
down. And I sort of heard, How
you called my name in your
dreams ... .and I kissed your
“
Fine.
white
hand...
$1,000 - 1,500
65. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A.Ms.
poem, 4 ¾” x 5 ¾”, 1p., ca. 1920,
unsigned, titled “In einer Nacht”
(“In a Night”). In part: “And
everything I dreamed, all beautiful dreams, passed by ... “. Fine.
$1,000 - 1,500
62. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Four
pages from Goebbels’ math
work book, 8vo, ca. 1917,
signed
seven
times
by
Goebbels, “J. Goebbels”. The
pages contain mathematical
equations and formulas, with
the balance dedicated to describing a festive dinner party
with his friend “Koelsch”, most
likely Karl Heinz Koelsch, and
describing a “beautiful girl”.
Fine
$1,000 - 1,500
66. JOSEPH GOEBBELS
A.Ms. poem, 3pp.,
24mo., [n.d.], unsigned,
titled
“Wiegenlied”
(“A
lullaby”). In part: “
... and adorn with
that our little child,
They cover you
with the glow, Now
rest in peaceful
On
the
sleep”.
verso is a second
poem, which is difficult to decipher, and
should be studied. Fine.
$800 - 1,200
63. (JOSEPH GOEBBELS) Goebbels
report card from his first
trimester, 1 p., small folio, Rheydt,
August 5, 1913, signed by his
head
master
and
teacher,
Goebbels shows his proficiency in
Latin, Algebra, and French, while
decliningb to study Hebrew. Also
signed by his father “Fritz
Goebbels“ at the bottom. Light
scattered foxing. Folds, else fine.
$1,000 - 1,500
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67. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Holograph poem, 1p.
2 ¾“ x 8”, ca. 1920, unsigned, titled “Abschied” (“Farewell”). In part: “You say, I should
forget all the hours, that unite us. The time
comes and dries all tears that I cried”. Fine
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73. (JOSEPH GOEBBELS) Partly
printed D.S., 1p., small folio, January 22, 1919, signed by the seminar
director. The Julius Maximilians
University in Wuerzburg, Germany
certifies Goebbels as a candidate for
German Studies, as well as his participation in the class of Enlightenment during the winter semester of
1918/19. Tape reinforced on verso
at fold, minor show through, else
fine.
$500 - 700
68. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A.Ms. poem.
2pp., 12mo., unsigned, May 15, 1920,
titled “Ins Tagebuch” (“Into the Diary”).
In part: “Belongs a little bit of lust ... a
little bit of play and dance”. On the verso
a second poem titled “Mahnung” (“Admonition”), in part: “In streets and alleys
you are alone ... carry your luck and your
pain in your heart ... and happiness and
dreams and love and pain and lust ...
carry it along in your chest ... “. Folds, else
fine.
$800 - 1,200
69. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A.Ms. poem, 1
p., 3” x 8”, ca. 1920, unsigned, titled
“Heimfahrt“ (“Journey Home“). In part:
“Moonlight plays blue on my sail, gliding to a safe haven. The waves ring soft
on my boat. The deep silence growing,
and my soul spans a golden bridge to
a star“. An unusual verse from a future
Nazi
war
criminal.
Fine.
$1,000 - 1,200
74. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Library card issued to Goebbels, 1p.,
12mo., ca.,1919, signed by a university official. Goebbels has
added nine lines of study notes on the verso. Fine
$400 - 600
75. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Pocket calendar “Taschen-Kalender”, 1919,
16mo, 7pp, signed three times, on the front cover “Goebbels
Rheydt”, and twice inside with his early familiar “Ulex Goebbels”. In
January Goebbels travels to see a girl and visits Wurzburg, in April
he celebrates a friend’s birthday, and in May he starts his school
year. On the inside back page he notes his professor’s address.
Loose 1st page, else fine.
$400 - 600
70. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A.Ms.S., 1p.
8vo., [n.p., n.d.], in pencil, four verses,
four lines each of original poetry, regrettably nearly impossible to decipher. It commences: “I sat in a far, far
ocean ... . The egotistical Goebbels,
likely “in his cups” as he was wont to
do in this period of his life, has signed
the face of the poem four times as
“Goebbels” and twice as “Pfluger”.
Ragged left margin, else very good. On
the verso, Goebbels writes a draft letter
to “Ingo”, July 24, 1918, discussing a
permit or form. Near fine $750 - 1,000
76. JOSEPH GOEBBELS His very early familiar signature and interesting addition: “Ulex Goebbels from the little child” on the 36mo.
cover of a 1920 calendar cover page. Worn at edges, else good.
$200 - 300
76A. ENVELOPE SENT TO JOSEF GOEBBELS Postal envelope, 6” x
4 1/2”, canceled in Berlin, Feb. 21, 1945, addressed by hand to
Joseph Goebbels in Berlin. The sender is noted on verso, one
“Friedrich Pohl” who adds a military address. We find one such individual, a Gestapo agent closely linked to efforts to send Einsatzgruppen to Palestine via Athens to commence the murder of Jews
$75 - 100
in the Middle East. Very good.
71. JOSEPH GOEBBELS A.Ms. poem,
12mo., ca. 1920, unsigned, titled “In
vielen Naechten” (“In Many Nights”). In
part: “In many nights I sat on my bed ...
and thought ... “. On the verso, in another hand, are several lines of personal
notes, signed “D.U.” probably also by
Goebbels as his familiar “Ulex”. Near
fine Folds, else fine.
$800 - 1,000
72. (JOSEPH GOEBBELS) Goebbels’
senior year report card, Rheydt, Apr. 7,
1916, 1p. small folio, signed by his
headmaster and teacher. Goebbels was
proficient in German, English, and Algebra, and chose not to study Hebrew.
Folds, else fine.
$700 - 900
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76B.
HERMANN
GÖRING
(1893 - 1946) German politician who began his career as an
ace in World War I, rose to become Hitler’s right-hand man
and head of the Luftwaffe, finally captured and committed
suicide on the eve of his execution. Most unusual D.S. “Hermann Göring“, 1p. folio,
Berchtesgaden, Apr. 15, 1939,
in which teacher Dr. Helene
Schirmeyer is given tenure for
life and given “special protection”. Also bears a lithographed
signature of Adolf Hitler. Some
dust soiling to presentation
cover, last letter in signature
lightly brushed, else near fine.
This is the first such document
we’ve seen - even appointments of women are rarely encountered!
Included are six additional items related to Schirmeyer including: a
colorful 4pp. folio Hitler Youth document picturing Hitler; two documents determining her seniority status in higher education; one
letter signed from the Director of Higher Education for Rein
Province announcing her promotion and sending the Goring document, and two large period photographs of Shirmeyer. Seven pcs.
$600 - 800
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77. ERNST-ROBERT GRAWITZ (1899 - 1945) Reichsphysician SS and police official, Grawitz advised Heinrich Himmler on the use of gas chambers and carried out brutal medical experiments on Nazi concentration camp prisoners. On account of his own high SS rank, Grawitz was administratively responsible for all
medical experiments conducted. Grawitz was also a physician in the Fuhrerbunker. As high-level ranking
Nazis fled Berlin, Grawitz committed suicide by detonating two grenades at the dinner table, thus obliterating himself and his family. T.L.S. on his letterhead as president of the German Red Cross, 1p. large
4to., Berlin, Nov. 29, 1938, setting forth the address of the Red Cross office in Saarbruecken. File holes
at left margin, else boldly signed and very good.
$500 - 700
78. ERNST-ROBERT GRAWITZ Partly-printed D.S. as President of the German
Red Cross, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Mar. 10, 1938, an appointment of Dr. Fritz Kurth
to serve as a local leader of the organization, serving in the Saar region. File
holes, one fold, with transmittal letter.
$500 - 700
79. OTTO GUNSCHE (1917 - 2003) Officer in the Waffen-SS, and Hitler’s personal adjutant who cremated
the bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun following their suicides. T.N.S. 1p. oblong 12mo., Honrath, Mar. 16,
1977 in German concerning signed photographs. Very fine.
$75 - 100
80. CURT HAASE (1881 - 1943) Colonel General in the German Wehrmacht during World War II, Commander-in-Chief of 15th Army until December 1942. S.P. 4” x 6” color, a print of an artist’s rendering of
Haase, signed in blue indelible pencil at bottom. Fine.
$300 - 400
“I agree with the suggested execution”
81. AUGUST HEISSMEYER 1897-1979) Waffen-SS leader, head of the SS Main Office and provisionally head of the concentration camp
administration until mid-1942, then commanded the Battle Group Heissmeyer which fortified the Spandau airfield. Chilling T.L.S. on his
“Der Hohere SS und Pol. Fuhrer” letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Nov. 12, 1942 to the Gestapo in Frankfurt concerning the Polish prisoner
Jan Dabrowski: “I agree with the suggested execution”. Crude tape repair to file holes at left margin, marginal wear, else very good.
$400 - 500
82. RICHARD HILDEBRANDT (1897 - 1952) SS-Obergruppenführer and chief of the SS Office of Race and
Resettlement. As a war criminal he was found guilty of kidnapping of alien children, forcible abortions, taking
away infants of Eastern workers; forced evacuation and resettlement , utilization of enemy nationals as slave
labor, euthanasia, and a host of other charges. Turned over to the Poles, who quickly executed him. D.S.,
2pp large 4to., Race and Resettlement Office, Berlin, June 23, 1943, a recommendation for a promotion for
SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Alfred Buchs who had worked at the SS R.U.S. offices in central and southern Russia.
Docketed, file holes, overall very good.
$500 - 700
Determining a family’s racial identity
83. HEINRICH HIMMLER (1900 - 1945) Hitler’s Chief of the Gestapo
placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman’s noose at Nuremburg. Fascinating D.S., 2pp. 4to., [n.p., written in
the field in Poland], Jan. 1, 1944. Himmler, Ernst Kaltenbrunner and Wilhelm Stuckart, who have all signed this report, pass judgment on the nationality of a Polish family seeking to obtain recognition as being of German descent. A high-level
court hearing was held and it was determined that the family had too many Polish ancestors and as
a result the family was of essentially Polish descent. Boldly signed at conclusion by Himmler, also
ERNST KALTENBRUNNER (1903-1946) Chief of the S.D. who replaced Heydrich, a rabid anti-Semite who greatly increased efforts to
round-up Jews, and also urged the murder of parachutists. Executed
at Nuremburg, and WILHELM STUCKART (1902-1953), Nazi Party
lawyer and official, a state secretary who represented Frick at the
Wannsee Conference. Stuckart advocated the forced sterilization of
those with even fractional Jewish blood and as a result he was convicted of war crimes. Killed in an auto collision some suspect was
arranged by Mossad. File holes and a toned spot above staple holes,
else near fine condition.
$800 - 1,200
84. HEINRICH HIMMLER (1900 - 1945) Partly-printed D.S. “H. Himmler“ as Reichsfuhrer SS, 1p. sm.
folio, Berlin, Dec. 8, 1933, an SS Service Contract between the SS and SS Colonel Dr. HEINRICH KUHNE
in which Kuhne agrees to serve the dreaded police organization until Dec. 23, 1951! Last three letters
in Himmler’s signature are light, signed twice by Kuhne. File holes at left margin and some damp staining
at margins, else every good. Kuhne certainly was “retired” early.
$600 - 700
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An appointment of a member to the Reichs Cabinet,
who would later be called to the Wannsee Conference
85. ADOLF HITLER (1889 - 1945) Fuhrer of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Hitler’s bloody rise to
power, his military seizure of most of Europe and North Africa and his genocidal racial policies culminated in suicide in his Berlin bunker as Russian troops approached. Partly-printed war-date D.S.,
1p. sm. folio, “Fuhrer Headquarters”, Sep. 18, 1941, the appointment of Dr. Hans Ficker to serve
on the Reichs Cabinet. Co-signed by HANS H. LAMMERS (1879 - 1962), Minister and Chief of the
Reich Chancellery. Fine condition, with blind embossed seal and gold-embossed presentation
folder. Before the Nazis came to power, the Reichs Cabinet had a place in the constitutional and
political history of the country. As with other cabinets of duly constituted governments, the executive power of the realm concentrated in that body. Gradually the body became a primary agent of
the Nazi Party, with functions and policies formulated in accordance with the objectives and methods of the Party itself. At the Nuremberg Trials, Ficker testified that he was invited to discuss: “ ...
the Final Solution of Jewish Question ... mixed marriages ... half-Jews ... “. Ficker claimed he declined to attend but instead sent a deputy and further denied any knowledge of the extermination
of Jews. Lammers, on the other hand, was convicted of enslaving civilians, mistreating P.O.W.s, and
a host of other charges, and was sentenced to twenty years.
$1,500 - 2,000
86. ADOLF HITLER Partly-printed D.S.,1p. large 4to., Berlin, May 27, 1936, being a discharge from
service and an authorization for three months of severance pay for Oberfeldarzt Dr. Neuffer, a senior
doctor in the Wehrmacht medical service. Usual folds, very minor toning, else fine condition.
$1,500 - 2,000
87. (ADOLF HITLER) Printed document, 1p. sm. folio, Berlin, June 28, 1937, recognition of 40 years of
service given to an employee of the patent office. Signed in print. Very good.
$150 - 200
88. (ADOLF HITLER AND THE LUFTWAFFE) S.P. 4 1/2” x 3” b/w photo of Hitler seated with Hermann
Göring together with HANNAH REITSCH, NICHOLAS VON BELOW and KARL BODENSCHATZ, the three
of whom sign the photo. Fine condition.
$150 - 200
Seizing buildings owned by Jews
89. FRANZ HOFER (1902 - 1975) Nazi Gauleiter of the Tyrol and Vorarlberg, jailed prior to the Anschluss for his pro-Nazi views but freed by sympathizers under a hail of gunfire. Hofer was the first to
conceive of the "Alpenfestung” (“Alpine Fortress”) in the Alps, Nazi Germany’s last bastion. T.L.S. as
Gauleiter on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., June 10, 1939 concerning the transfer of the ownership of buildings once owned by Jews but
confiscated by the Gestapo in Innsbruck. Hofer asks that the transfer be expedited, as the structures are needed to house the Tyrolian
Bank. Dockets, folds, file holes and underlining, still very good.
$300 - 400
90. OTTO HOFMANN (1896 - 1982) Austrian SS-Gruppenführer and an official of Nazi Germany’s “Race and Settlement Main Office”,
responsible for the abduction of Polish children to be raise by SS families in Germany, and a participant in the Wannsee Conference.
War-date T.L.S., 2pp. 4to., Race and Resettlement Office, Berlin, July 25, 1940 to FRIEDRICH JECKELN (1895-1946), commanding SS
general over one of the largest collection of Einsatzgruppen, personally responsible for ordering the deaths of over 100,000 Jews, Slavs,
Roma, and other “undesirables” of the Third Reich. Hofmann advises: “ ... in different talks I had with Obergruppenfuhrer Weitzel, I suggested that [Alfred] Buchs was ideal to one day work as an SS leader in the Race and Resettlement Office of the SS ... Weitzel agreed and
allowed for a ten day leadership workshop for Buchs ... Buch took part ... with great success ... now I would like to ask you to release
Buchs. The R.U.S. headquarters has an increased work load due to the resettlement of the Lithuanian Germans which it can only fulfill
through the full support of the troops ... “. At top, Jeckeln notes that Hofmann should “ ... examine his files ... “ and initials his endorsement. Staple and file holes, else very good.
$400 - 600
91. [KARL HOLZ] (1895 - 1945) Gauleiter of Franconia, a friend of Julius Streicher and editor of Der
Sturmer, killed in the battle for Nuremberg. Original photo, 8” x 12”, signed by the photographer.
Pencil note at bottom easily erased, else very good.
$100 - 150
To Himmler asking for a review of Herbert Gille’s performance
92. FRIEDRICH JECKELN (1895-1946) SS leader in the Soviet Union, personally responsible for ordering the deaths of 100,000 Jews and other “undesirables”. Sentenced to death and hung at Riga.
Fine association T.L.S. “Jeckeln” with indelible pencil on SS-Oberabschnitt Nord-West stamped letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Braunschweig, Apr. 24, 1934 to Heinrich Himmler in Munich. Jeckeln had
been asked for a review on the performance of Herbert Gille, and advises that a review of the general’s work in the SS had already been forwarded. General HERBERT GILLE (1897-1966), awardee
of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds and of the German Cross in Gold,
was the most highly decorated member of the Waffen-SS for his brilliant defense tactics. Docket
and file holes, else very good.
$600 - 800
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93. FRIEDRICH JECKELN Typed D.S., 1p. 4to., Hannover, Oct. 2, 1931 to SS-Scharfuhrer Gunther Pancke proposing
administrative changes to an SS unit. Chips at right margin, file holes at left margin, else very good. GUNTHER
PANCKE (1899 - 1973) was an SS general and the Higher SS and Police Leader of Denmark.
$500 - 600
94. FRIEDRICH JECKELN Partly-printed D.S., 1p. large 4to., Osten, 1942, a document
issued to the family of fallen Cpl. Johann Dietsche 10th Inf., 390th Regt. lost in the
$500 - 700
battle against “Bolshevism“. Boldly signed, fine condition.
The Bismarck’s captain awards an Iron Cross,
one month before his death
95. GUNTHER LUTJENS (1889 - 1941) German Admiral whose military service
spanned almost 30 years. Lütjens was one of only three flag officers who protested,
in writing, against the anti-Jewish “Kristallnacht” pogroms, but is most remembered
for going down on the battleship BISMARCK on May 27, 1941. Rare partly-printed
D.S., 1p. 8vo., “Fleet Flagship”, Apr. 23, 1941 (a month before his death), an award of the Iron Cross, Second
Class to Mtr. Alfred Bottjer serving aboard the Motor Ship ERMLAND. Large ink stain at upper-right, file holes
at left, still presentable. The ERMLAND was used primarily as a prisoner troopship, meeting with raiders at
sea and offloading their prisoners for transport to Germany. Like the BISMARCK, she would be sunk by enemy
action on Sep. 23, 1943.
$500 - 600
96. MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV (b. 1919) Small arms designer, most famous for the AK-47 assault rifle as well
as the AKM and the AK-74. D.S., his signature in Cyrllic at the top of an 8vo., 10 page illustrated instruction
manual for the AKS - 762. Fine condition.
$75 - 100
97. NO LOT
Freed by the American army under “Operation Paperclip”
98. ARCHIVE OF DR. HORST KEDESDY Complete file concerning the life of Dr. Horst Kedesky,
an electron microscope researcher, whose talents were recognized by the U.S. government,
leading to his “exportation” to the U.S. through American military channels in 1947. Kedesdy
was a pioneer in the development of the electron microscope, and was employed at the Kaiser
Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. He was called up for service in 1939, and released following a serious
wound in 1942. He returned to research with the institute until Germany fell in 1945. “OPERATION PAPERCLIP” was the OSS program used to recruit the scientists of Nazi Germany for employment by the United States, and the program was conducted by the Joint Intelligence
Objectives Agency (JIOA). Kedesdy’s file is complete: it includes his Nazi Party membership card,
diploma, military awards, discharge papers, wartime and post-war questionnaires, applications,
letters from the U.S. military, a handwritten explanation of his involvement with the Nazi Party
and military, photographs, and so on. In total, about 75 pages of documents. OPERATION PAPERCLIP netted the Americans about one hundred scientists, including the builder of the American space program, Werner von Braun. Overall very good, worthy of further study.
$500 - 700
99. HIMMLER, KEITEL AND POHL AWARD AUGUST FRANK A rare association of SS officers
and generals combine in a pair of documents to recommend a war criminal for one of Germany’s highest awards. The first document is 4pp. legal folio, Berlin, Jan. 24, 1944, recommend
August Frank be awarded the German Cross in Silver. The document states that Frank is Chief
of the Economic-Administration Office and from the beginning of the war Chief of the Management Office of the Waffen-SS. It mentions his other posts, and notes that Frank had always
been “ ... recognized for simplifying administration for the field troops and also in the Home
war effort ... accomplished multiple unusual tasks in the military war administration ... “. The
document asks that Frank now be awarded the decoration: “ ... for distinguishing himself in
the accomplishment of special important war efforts ... “. The recommendation is boldly signed
by OSWALD POHL (1892-1951) who was in charge of the organization of the concentration
camps, deciding on the distribution of detainees to the various camps and the “rental” of detainees for slave labor until 1944. The cover page of the document is again signed by Pohl,
and by Field Marshal WILHELM KEITEL (1882-1946), Wehrmacht chief of staff, convicted of
war crimes and executed at Nuremberg. A separate undated document, filed with the above,
is signed by HEINRICH HIMMLER (1900- 1945), Reichsführer of the SS. Himmler states: “ ... I
completely endorse the recommendation and agree with the honor ... “. Both documents bear
file holes at left, else very good. AUGUST FRANK (1898-1984) was a subordinate of Pohl and
also heavily involved in the administration of the concentration camps and the use of slave
labor. Frank escaped the hangman as the court believed his claim that he was involved only
after murders had occurred. Nevertheless, he received a life sentence at Nuremberg. Overall
very good.
$1,000 - 1,500
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109. KURT LIESE (1882 - 1945) German general of infantry and
Chief of the Army Ordnance Office of the Armed Forces from 1933
to 1938. T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Apr. 27,
1934 to Gen. FRANZ BARCKHAUSEN, sending his best wishes to
the latter upon his promotion. Sold with an unrelated initialed carbon copy of a T.L.S. “BH” from Barckhausen to the head of the German Military Commission in Slovakia, 1p. 4to., Pressburg, Sep. 11,
101. ERICH KEMPKE. His signature on the face of a first day cover 1939, sends his thanks. With an unrelated letter to Barckausen.
$200 - 300
honoring Harry Truman, with 8 May 1973 postmark. Fine condition.
$75 - 100
100. ERICH KEMPKE (1910 - 1975) Hitler’s personal chauffeur from
1934 to 1945. Following the suicides of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun,
Kempke delivered 200 liters of gasoline for the cremation of the
bodies. His endorsement signature on the verso of a check made
out to him, Pontiac, MI, July 25, 1970. Fine condition.
$75-100
102. ALBERT KESSELRING (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremberg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence
commuted due to ill health. Scarce pre-war T.L.S. on his Luftkreis
III military letterhead, 1p. 4to., Dresden, July 7, 1937 to Gen. Franz
Barckhausen. In part: “ ... I think back with great delight on the few
hours in your home ... I will always cherish those memories ... “
Some wear and a few short tears at margins, folds, still quite good.
$200 - 300
110. HEINZ LINGE S.P. 6 1/4” x 4 3/4” b/w printed photo of Hitler
meeting with fellow officers after the signing of the French surrender aboard the same rail car on which the 1918 armistice ending
the First World War was signed. Fine condition.
$150 - 200
111. GUNTHER LUTZOW (1912 – 1945) Luftwaffe fighter ace and
a leader in the “Fighter Pilots Revolt”, credited with 110 victories
achieved in over 300 combat missions. He scored five victories during the Spanish Civil War and 20 victories over the Western Front,
103. ALBERT KESSELRING His signature on the verso of a color including at least one four-engine bomber, with 85 victories over
the Eastern Front. Postcard photo, 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” b/w, a chest, up
postcard from the Loewenbraukeller, Munich. Very good.
$100 - 150 pose in uniform with his Iron Cross, signed in pencil with only fair
contrast at bottom. Feldpost cancel on verso, Feb. 22, 1945, addressee’s name erased.
$300 - 400
104. “PRESIDENT OF REICHS PATENT OFFICE” GEORG KLAUER
President of the Reichs Patent Office from 1934-45. Scarce D.S., 1p. 112. VIKTOR LUTZE
large 4to., Berlin, Jan. 2, 1939, an appointment of a technician to (1890 - 1943) Gauleiter
of the Ruhr and an early
the patent office. With blind-embossed seal, very good.
$300 - 400 Hitler associate, Chief
of Staff of the SA follow105. HEINRICH KNICKMANN (1894-1941) NSDAP party member of ing Rohm’s death until
the Reichstag, later Chief of Police in Duisburg-Hamborn and an SS his own end in an autoleader in the Lower Rhine. T.L.S. as Chief of Police, 1p. 8vo., Duis- mobile accident. Fine
burg, Dec. 29, 1933, to Odendall, the Leader of the 171st Brigade, content T.L.S. 2pp. 4to.,
in part: “ ... I regret that as a result of being overworked, I am now Berlin, June 19, 1939 to
Bruckner
sending Christmas wishes ... The New Year will hopefully be another Wilhelm
great one for the SA ... I wish all success to your Brigade ... “. Near (1884-1954), Hitler’s
fine condition.
$100 - 150 chief adjutant, complaining that Hitler vis106. OTTO KUMM (1909 - 2004) SS-Brigadeführer and Generalma- ited the VW factory at
jor of the Waffen-SS, also a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Fallersleben in Hanover
Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. ob- without the knowledge
long 8vo., [Zagreb], Feb. 3, 1944, a recommendation that a medal of Lutze in his capacity
for bravery be issued to an SS-unterscharfuhrer. Very good. $200 as Supreme President
but that Lt. Gen.
- 300
Friedrich Jeckeln and
Premier Klagg from
“Richard Byrd is an organizer
Braunschweig
were
of superlative attainments...”
present “trying” to receive the Fuhrer. He
107. WILLIAM D. LEAHY (1875 - 1959) American admiral and Chief states that in future he would appreciate notification so that he can
of Staff to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Early fine con- provide a proper reception for Hitler. However, if the Fuhrer plans
tent T.L.S. on Navy Bureau of Ordnance letterhead, 1p. 4to., Wash- to make similar visits that are totally private, then he (Lutze) would
ington, May 7, 1930 to the Aerial Club of America. Leahy praises be tactful enough not to impose or be seen. Bruckner’s caustic reply
Robert Byrd, who had served under Leahy, for his accomplishments is stapled to the front, a T.L.S. (signed in type, “Adjutant des
in the Arctic and Antarctic. In part: “ ... Navigating airships to Eu- fuhrers“) 1p. large 4to., Obersalzberg, June 27, 1939, in German,
rope, to the two poles of the earth, and polar explorations of almost but translated here: “The trip went ahead a little differently to what
unbelievable extant have brought him the plaudits and the affection you describe. The Fuhrer’s trip was private and top secret. The fact
of America ... unsurmountable [sic] difficulties and cruel disappoint- that Jeckeln and Klagg were present is simply explained by the fact
ments ... would have discouraged any less dauntless spirit ... that Dr. Ley in defiance of the ban informed these two men.“ Usual
Richard Byrd is an organizer of superlative attainments ... he can folds, file holes at left margin, else very good condition.
$400-500
make a success of any project ... “. File holes at top, else very good.
$200 - 300
113. ANTHONY MCAULIFFE (1898 - 1975) American Army general
108. ROBERT LEY 1890 - 1945) Nazi leader and ardent anti-Semite who held Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, remembered for
who as head of the Labor Front ruthlessly enforced slave labor poli- his reply to a German surrender ultimatum, “Nuts!”. S.P. “A. C.
cies. He committed suicide in his jail cell at Nuremburg while await- McAuliffe Maj. Gen. US Army”, 7 1/2” x 9 1/2” b/w, a war-date pose,
ing trial. S.P. 5 1/2” x 3 1/2” b/w, an image of the passenger ship boldly signed at bottom. White margins trimmed, mounted, else
$200 - 300
Wilhelm Gustloff, signed by Ley across the image, likely while he very good.
was a passenger. Fine.
$250 - 350
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114. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
(1880 - 1964) American
general and Allied Supreme
Commander in the Pacific
in World War II, accepted
the surrender of Japan and
was later dismissed by Truman for advocating an invasion of China. Superb I.S.P.
11” x 14” b/w, a fine chest,
up pose in uniform, very
boldly signed in blue ink:
“Douglas MacArthur“ and
inscribed to Florence Varney, his personal secretary
at Sperry Rand. Fine condition.
$400 - 500
115. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR T.L.S., 1p., 8vo, New York, Jan. 28,
1964. MacArthur writes during the last year of his life to Gen.
Maxwell D. Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under
Kennedy and advisor to both J.F.K. and Robert Kennedy. In full:
“Dear Max: Thank you so much for your thoughtful letter. I appreciate more than I can say your warm and generous sentiments.
Needless to say, it added greatly to my enjoyment of the anniversary. Most faithfully, Douglas MacArthur”. Taylor wrote this letter
congratulating MacArthur on his 84th birthday, which was two days
earlier. Two file holes at top, else fine.
$150 - 200
119. HANS JOACHIM MARSEILLE (1920 - 1942) German ace serving principally in North Africa, he had 158 kills in 482 sorties. Marseille was awarded a Knights Cross with diamonds, rated by Galland
as the war’s best pilot, killed bringing in his crippled Me-109. S.P.
4” x 6” b/w, a fine, bold blue ink signature accomplished beneath
a printed portrait mounted to the same sheet. Fine.
$400 - 600
120. ERHARD MILCH (1892 - 1972) Co-creator with Goering of the
Nazi’s Luftwaffe, promoted to the rank of field marshal, later tried
at Nuremberg and imprisoned until 1954. S.P. 3 1/4” x 5 1/4” b/w,
a war-time image of Milch in uniform holding his marshal’s baton,
signed in older age in the white bottom margin. Image bears a clean
1 1/2” tear from left center margin, mounted, still quite good.
$150 - 200
121. ERHARD MILCH His signature on a small slip. Fine condition.
$100 - 150
122. ERHARD MILCH T.L.S. in indelible pencil as Reichsminister
of Aviation, 1p. large 4to., Berlin, Apr. 16, 1935, a promotion of
a man to a position in the Reichs Aviation Ministry. Fine.
$200 - 300
123. WILHELM MOHNKE (1911 - 2001) High-ranking and long serving SS officer who was involved in the Malmedy massacre during
116. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR T.L.S. 1p. 4to., New York, Feb. 12, the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. S.P. 2” x 4” b/w bust photograph
1964 to Dorothy Frooks (1896 - 1997) suffragist, publisher, attor- boldly signed in blue ink in the bottom blank margin. Very fine.
$200 - 300
ney, actress, and military figure active in public affairs and military
concerns. MacArthur wties Frooks thanking her for her letter, “and
I appreciate more than I can say your kindly sentiments“ Light
folds, else very good. Together with OMAR BRADLEY (1893 - 1981) 124. RENATE MULLER (1906 - 1937) German film star with whom
T.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Los Angeles, July 3, 1975, thanking her for her let- Hitler became captivated and enamored. In a dispute over SS treatter. With retained copy of Frooks’ letter to Bradley. Together two ment of her Jewish lover, Muller threw herself beneath the wheels
pieces in very good condition.
$200 - 300 of Hitler’s limousine and died as a result of her injuries. S.P. 4” x
6”, a sepia three-quarter length portrait of the actress boldly signed
in the lower margin. Fine condition.
$200 - 300
“My last conscious thought will be of the
corps, and the corps, and the corps...”
117.
DOUGLAS
M A C A R T H U R
Signed news paper
clipping, ca. 1963,
being the text of his
famous
address
given at West Point
in 1962. West Point
honored the increasingly frail MacArthur
with the Sylvanus
Thayer Award for
outstanding service
to the nation, which had gone to Eisenhower the year before.
MacArthur’s speech to the cadets in accepting the award had as its
theme “Duty, Honor, Country”. It reads, in part” “ ... Today marks
my final roll call with you. But I want you to know that when I cross
the river, my last conscious thought will be of the corps, and the
corps, and the corps. I bid you farewell“. The signed newspaper clipping is framed with an image of MacArthur taken during WW II,
overall size of 12” x 18”. Fine
$300 - 400
125. BENITO MUSSOLINI (1883 - 1945) Italian dictator whose fascist supporters marched on Rome, securing him power; allied with
Hitler, after many military and political setbacks he was captured
and executed at war’s end by partisans. Partly-printed D.S. 2pp. sm.
folio, Rome, Nov. 26, 1933, in Italian, untranslated but almost certainly a military promotion, boldly signed on verso. Light diagonal
crease, else very good.
$150 - 200
126. WALTHER NEHRING (1892 - 1983) German general, an Afrika
Korps commander who enveloped the British on the Gazala Line,
led the 1st Panzer Army in Silesia, captured by the Russians. His
signature in sentiment on the front panel of an envelope, dated
June 23, 1969. Fine.
$150 - 200
127. CHESTER W. NIMITZ (1885 - 1966) American admiral, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II and
largely responsible for the successful “island-hopping” campaign
against the Japanese. A fine 4 1/8” x 5” b/w photo of Nimitz signing
118. EBERHARD VON MACKENSEN Typed D.S. as commander of the Japanese surrender document aboard the USS MISSOURI in
the 1st Panzerarmee, signed in indelible pencil, 1p. oblong 8vo., Tokyo Bay, mounted above an inscription: “To Beatrix Sherman Best
“Headquarters”. Oct. 28, 1943, apparently discussing various wishes C. W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral, USN“.. Fine.
$150 - 200
medals including the German Cross in Silver, the War Merit Cross,
and prerequisites for the issue of the Iron Cross. File holes at left,
else fine.
$250 - 350
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“I do not believe I can very well
join my own Tank Corps...”
128. GEORGE S. PATTON (1885 - 1945) “Old Blood and Guts” was one of the finest tank commanders in history, rolling his forces through Tunesia, Sicily, France and Germany until halted
at the Rhine. Fine content T.L.S. on Third Army letterhead, 1p., 4to., November 12, 1944, a
tongue-in-cheek thank you letter to a fan. In part: “ ... Thank you very much for your letter
which I appreciate. However, I do not believe I can very well join my own Tank Corps. I am, however, much beholden to you for the offer ... “ Boldly signed: “G S Patton Jr.”. Fine.
$1,200 - 1,500
Paulus paints the headquarters of a Soviet anti-Nazi
propaganda organization in which he served
129. FRIEDRICH PAULUS (1890 1957) German field marshal who
headed the 6th Army’s drive on Stalingrad. Paulus found himself surrounded there and surrendered his
starving army on Jan. 31, 1943. He returned to Germany to testify at the
Nuremburg War Crimes trials. Rare A.L.S. “Friedrich Paulus“ with a second signature in Cyrillic letters, 1p. large 4to., Moscow, June 17, 1951. As a prisoner
of the Russians, Paulus pens a letter to his son, Ernst. He reports that he is
well and asks how the family is doing, since he hasn’t received mail from them
in a long time. He congratulates Axel for his upcoming birthday, and writes
about a still life of lilac flowers that he just completed. He states that his life
is uneventful, and hopes that the family can go on a summer vacation without
him. He writes that Nelly sent him post cards, and he would like to hear again
from Pussy. Fine condition. Included in the lot is an excessively rare original
watercolor painted by Paulus and signed “P“ at right, captioned “Ljunowo“ and
dated 1945. The image shows an office-like structure with trees, bushes and
a wood fence before it. This was no routine building: Ljunowo, about fifty miles
from Moscow, was the site of the National Committee for a Free Germany - a German anti-Nazi organization that operated in the Soviet
Union during World War II. The NKFD activity focused on propaganda, printing its own newspaper and transmitting from a radio station.
Additionally, leaflets were sent to German soldiers at the front and POWs in the Soviet camps. Towards the very end of the war so-called
“Seydlitz-Troops” were sent to the German lines in uniform with orders to blend in with the defenders and spread confusion. Some rejoined their former comrades and others followed their orders. Many were caught and executed. Paulus was one of the highest-ranking
members of the NKFD, leading us to believe that the structure he painted was indeed their headquarters.
$1,000 - 1,500
130. OSWALD POHL (1892 - 1951) Head of the Economic Office of the SS and ultimate overseer of the concentration camp system. It was Pohl who turned his victims’ dental gold, eyeglasses, hair, etc. into cash
for the SS, using the infamous “Max Heiliger” Swiss accounts. Captured and executed in 1951. T.L.S. on his
official letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Berlin, May 28, 1941 to the SS Personnel Office in Berlin concerning the
promotion of a Waffen-SS man to the rank of Standartenfuhrer. File holes, the typing a tad light, else very
good.
$500 - 700
131. OSWALD POHL War-date T.L.S., 1p. large 4to., Berlin, Jan. 29, 1942 to the SS Personnel Office advising
that SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Paul Hubner had been in the full service of the SS since January 31, 1942, part of
the time in reserve, and as of Feb. 1 would be serving as Deputy Commissioner in Karthaus. Small tear at
top margin, else very good.
$400 - 600
132. ERICH RAEDER (1876 - 1960) Commander and Chief of the German Navy (1933 - 1943) who was
largely responsible for its expansion. Retired over growing differences with Hitler. Fine content A.D.S. “Erich
Raeder”, 1p. 8 1/4” x 2”, Spandau Prison, July 28, 1955, several lines from Psalm 38, in German: “The Lord
will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever - do not abandon the works of your hands”. Fine condition.
$150 - 200
133. ERICH RAEDER Partly-printed D.S., 1p. sm. folio, Berlin, May 6, 1939, the promotion of Otto Blaase to the rank of Obersekretaer.
Nicely signed, with blind embossed official seal. Very good to fine.
$300 - 400
134. HANNA REITSCH (1912 - 1979) Female German aviator and the only woman awarded the Iron Cross First Class and the Luftwaffe
Combined Pilots-Observation Badge in Gold with Diamonds during World War II. At the close of the war, she famously landed her plane
on the streets of Berlin in an attempt to convince Hitler to flee the Soviet forces surrounding the city. Her signature on a 10 DM certificate
for the German Sport Foundation. Very fine condition.
$100 - 150
135. GEORG RIETSCHER (1918 - 1991) Wehrmacht lieutenant awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, destroyed
nine Russian tanks preventing a Russian breakthrough. Enormous war-date I.S.P. in uniform, 11 3/4” x 15 1/2” b/w, a chest up bust in
uniform showing his Knight’s Cross, boldly inscribed to a fellow officer and signed. Very good.
$200 - 300
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136. PAUL RIEGE (1888 - 1908) German police general an SS group leader, commander of the BDO in Norway, Poland and Czechoslovakia.
T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Prague, May 4, 1943 to Heinrich Himmler: “ ... Thank you for the handsome book and
congratulations on my 55th birthday ... “. Docketed, with a staffer’s typed response at bottom, small stain at one corner, file holes, else
very good.
$200 - 300
137. ERNST ROHM (1887 - 1934) Nazi Brownshirt who organized, trained and headed the SA, a
friend of Hitler who was at his side in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, later set-up and executed by Hitler
following their disagreement on the use of the two million-strong SA. Rare T.L.S. “Rohm” in red indelible pencil on NSDAP letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Munich, Mar. 24, 1931 to high-ranking Dr. Alfred Meyer in Gelsenkirchen. Rohm advises that there will be an informational meeting three days
hence. Marginal tape repairs cause some stains at top and bottom not affecting text, docketed, else
very good. Meyer would serve as deputy to Alfred Rosenberg in the Reich Ministry for the Occupied
Eastern Territories. In this role he directed the exploitation of the occupied Soviet areas, the suppression and murder of its inhabitants, particularly Jews, and the organization of slave labor. Committed suicide at war’s end.
$600 - 800
138. ERWIN J. ROMMEL (1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in
North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot.
War-date S.P. “Rommel”, 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform boldly signed in pencil at bottom, as was his custom. Contrast
fair to poor, else very good.
$400 - 500
139. ERWIN ROMMEL Typed war-date D.S., 1p., [North Africa]. Feb. 6, 1942, an award of the War Cross Second
Class to a soldier under his command, boldly signed in pencil, as was Rommel’s habit. Near fine.
$600 - 800
“...For literary material concerning the Fourth Reich,
we are always thankful...”
140. HANS ULRICH RUDEL (1916-1982) Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II, The most highly decorated German serviceman of the war. Rudel was the only person to be awarded the Knight’s Cross with Golden
Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Post-war, Rudel was undoubtedly involved in smuggling ex-Nazis into
South America. Fine content T.L.S. signed in full, 1p. 4to., Cordoba, Aug. 2, 1951 to “Budde”. Rudel writes discussing the situation of neo-Nazi politician Wolfgang Hedler who had been expelled from his party for his political and anti-Semitic sentiments. He adds: “ ... for literary material concerning the Fourth Reich, we are
always thankful ... were you able to look into a ‘blacklist’ ... what’s important to us is the 30,000 [ex-Nazis?] who are not allowed to
obtain a passport. There’s paperwork about it ... “. SOLD WITH: a much later S.P. 3” x 6” b/w, a portrait in uniform signed on verso,
1973. Letter worn at margins, image is fine.
$400 - 500
141. FRITZ SAUCKEL (1894-1946) Nazi war criminal who organized the systematic enslavement of millions from lands occupied by
Nazi Germany. Party printed D.S., 4 1/4” x 7 3/4”, Apr. 5, 1946, written as a prisoner of the Allies: “[I] certify that the following is my
proper signature”. Comes with a reproduction photograph of Sauckel after his execution. Fine.
$150 - 200
The SS doctor who tended the wounded in the last days in Berlin
142. ERNST GUNTHER-SCHENCK (1904 - 1998) German colonel and doctor who joined
the SS in 1933. Near the war’s end, Schenck volunteered to work in an emergency casualty
station located in the Reich Chancellery. Although he was not trained as a surgeon and
lacking supplies and instruments necessary to operate, he assisted in approximately 100
major surgeries. Best remembered as the sympathetic doctor in no-man’s land played by
Christian Berkel in Der Untergang. Fine lot of five award documents issued to Schenck,
includes Iron Cross, 2nd Class (Oct. 27, 1941, secretarially signed for Sepp Dietrich), War
Merit Crosses, 1st and 2nd Class, both dated Jan. 30, 1944, each bearing Heinrich Himmler signatures, rubber-stamped, Eastern Front Medal, Aug. 13, 1942, and the Oct. 1, 1938
Remembrance Medal, Oct. 11, 1939. All bear file holes at left margin, otherwise fine.
$700 - 900
143. PAUL SCHARFE (d. 1942) Chief of the SS Legal Services, an SS judge and head of the SS
court which was separate from civil and military courts. T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Munich, Apr. 16, 1937, sending his correspondent his resume and a photograph. Docketed, a
dampstain at left margin and ghosting from a stamp on a document once toughing this one, file holes - still good condition.
$300 - 400
144. JOSEPH SEYDEL (1887 - 1945) Nazi politician, participated in the Beer Hall Putsch, holder of Blood Order Medal , later head of the
NSKK Motorgroup South and West. T.L.S. on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Vienna, Mar. 15, 1940 to a gauleiter. In part: “ ... later the
music corps ... would be delighted ... to play some musical pieces for you ... I would like to have your concurrence and please tell me the
location and time ... “. File holes with two dockets, else very good.
$200 - 300
145. LUDWIG SIEBERT (1874 - 1942) Nazi politician and Bavarian prime minister from 1933 to 1942. In this position, he was engaged
in a power struggle with the Reichstatthalter of Bavaria, Franz Ritter von Epp, which he won. T.L.S. on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Munich,
Feb. 2, 1939 to Gauleiter Josef Burkel: “ ... I would like to congratulate you upon your promotion to Gauleiter of Vienna ... “. File holes
at left, else very good.
$200 - 300
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146. GUSTAV SIMON (1900 - 1945) Nazi Gauleiter in the Moselland, later Chief of the Civil Administration in Luxembourg while occupied
by the Nazis. Committed suicide at war’s end. T.L.S. on official letterhead as Gauleiter of Koblenz, 1p. 4to., Koblenz, July 9, 1935 to Reichs Treasurer of the NSDAP Franz Schwarz at the Braun Haus in Munich asking that he respond re: questions concerning the partial
lifting of restrictions on membership enrollment in the NSDAP in the gau of Koblenz-Trier. Minor marginal tears, file holes, else very
good.
$200 - 300
Skorzeny’s “official” replacement certificate
for his award of the Knights Cross
147. [OTTO SKORZENY] (1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler’s chief and favorite commando, he
made a daring mountain-top rescue of Mussolini, placed English-speaking soldiers in American
uniforms to mislead American forces in the Bulge, and after the war may have headed an organization that helped hundreds of ex-SS officers flee Germany. Partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 8vo., [Germany, April, 1956], an “official” replacement “urkunde” or award certificate for Skorzeny‘s lost
original certificate awarding him the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, originally awarded by Hitler
to Skorzeny for the latter’s valiant rescue of Benito Mussolini from his imprisonment at Gran Sasso.
This replacement document, bearing Hitler’s signature in type, was issued to Skorzeny by the controversial organization “Gemeinschaft Deutscher Ritterkreuztrager” and is signed by the group’s
president, fellow Knights Cross awardee ADOLF DICKFELD. Although we understand that Skorzeny’s original Knight’s Cross award was looted by an Allied soldier, this document served as Skorzeny’s replacement for his highest award. Fine condition.
$2,000 - 3,000
148. OTTO SKORZENY Unusual D.S. signed three
times with his alias “Hans R. Frey”, 4pp. sm. 8vo.,
Konstanz, Mar. 2, 1950, a German driver’s license
filled-out and signed by Skorzeny upon which he also
gives a false birth date and place of birth. Boldly signed beneath his photo. Splitting between the two pages, else very good. As Skorzeny was not permitted into Germany, and was
indeed still a “wanted” man, this license allowed him to travel freely within Germany (along with
his other false identity papers). From Skorzeny‘s estate.
$1,000 - 1,500
149. OTTO SKORZENY Important typed manuscript, 7pp. legal folio, [Madrid, ca. 1960?], a lengthy
history of the Waffen-SS, likely prepared by Skorzeny himself, including the composition of the organization with mention of foreign divisions, the standards of its members, armament issued, etc., along
with a discussion at the conclusion mentioning an organization which had been formed reuniting exmembers of the Waffen-SS in the immediate post-war era. The typescript bears numerous corrections
in Skorzeny’s typically illegible hand.
$1,200 - 1,500
“TheMostDangerousManintheWorld”
is given a permit to own shotguns!
150. OTTO SKORZENY Superb D.S. “Otto Skorzeny“, 2pp. sm, 8vo., Madrid, Mar. 4, 1965, Skorzeny’s official Spanish permit to possess shotguns, boldly signed by him across his photograph affixed to verso. Very good. No doubt Skorzeny already had a great deal of experience
with firearms ...
$800 - 1,200
151. OTTO SKORZENY Printed D.S. with his alias “Rolf Steinbauer“, 37pp. sm.
8vo., Madrid, Nov. 3, 1950, Skorzeny’s International Driver’s License signed by
him beneath his photo to which he has added his place and date of birth and
city of residence. Interestingly, the back cover bears Skorzeny’s notes on the
name, phone number and title of the Spanish Director General of Customs! Covers and several pages disbound, else very good.
$700 - 900
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Skorzeny’s bogus 1948 ID, used while on the run
152. OTTO SKORZENY Very early D.S. signed twice with his alias “Rolf Steinbauer”, 2pp.
8vo., Munich, September, 1948, his “ausweiskarte” or labor registration card in which
Skorzeny, on the run after his “escape” from imprisonment at Dachau, registers with the
Munich employment office. Skorzeny lists his place of residence as Munich, adds his actual birth date, and states that his trade is “journalist”. Marginal wear, else very good. At
the time, Skorzeny was hiding out on the farm of his future wife, Ilse, and was involved
in the Gehlen Organization, a spy ring tied to the CIA.
$800 - 1,200
153. OTTO SKORZENY T.L.S. “Otto Skorzeny”, 1p. legal folio, [Madrid, ca. 1952], in Spanish regarding potential business relationship with Leyland Iberia, apparently surrounding
the sale of property in Spain. Some marginal tears, else very good. From Skorzeny’s estate.
$300 - 400
154. OTTO SKORZENY S.P. 3 1/4” x 5 1/4” b/w, a photo of a painted portrait of Skorzeny
which was later used by his wife Ilse for funeral acknowledgements, boldly signed by
him at bottom. From Skorzeny’s estate.
$300 - 400
155. OTTO SKORZENY T.L.S. “Otto” with lengthy holograph postscript on his personal
letterhead, 1p. 4to., June 5, 1962 to his wife Ilse, business and friendly content. Folds,
else very good.
$200 - 300
156. OTTO SKORZENY Partial T.L.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.]. a carbon copy of a letter which
appears to discuss Austrian Ambassador to the U.S. Karl Gruber and Austrian Chancellor
Alfons Gorbach, who was held prisoner by the Nazis at Dachau. Marginal flaws, else very
good.
$200 - 300
157. [OTTO SKORZENY] Printed U.S. Infantry School analysis of Skorzeny’s “OPERATION GREIF”, 14pp. 4to., Ft. Benning, Ga., Mar. 3,
1972, prepared by Capt. Steven J. Abdalla. The report, bearing an inscription and flattering letter to Skorzeny by the author, analyzes
Skorzeny’s use of commandos dressed as American soldiers behind American lines during the Battle of the Bulge. With an unrelated
typed manuscript, likely by Skorzeny, in French, re: prisoners captured by the Russians. From Skorzeny’s estate.
$200 - 300
158. OTTO SKORZENY D.S., 1p. large 4to. on his letterhead, Madrid, Nov. 19, 1958, a contract between Skorzeny and Kloeckner & Co.
to provide steel to, of all entities, the 1977th Support Group of the U.S. Air Force. One 1” tear into the text, else very good. $200 - 300
159. OTTO SKORZENY D.S., 1p. legal folio, Madrid, Mar. 20, 1957, concerning the sale of his wife Ilse’s Mercedes 180 Diesel, signed
by both Skorzeny and his wife Ilse at bottom. Scattered stains and a few tears, still good.
$200 - 300
160. OTTO SKORZENY T.L.S. “Otto Skorzeny” on his alias “Rolf O. S. Steinbauer” letterhead, 1p. 4to., Madrid, Dec. 17, 1953 to “Director
General Velazco” concerning the purchase of steel and seeking information on a “new founded chemical company”. Heavily-chipped margins, one chip touching end of signature, else very good.
$150 - 200
161. OTTO SKORZENY Partial T.L.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], in Spanish, a carbon copy of a letter which appears to discuss a land sale in
Spain. Marginal wear, else boldly signed and very good.
$100 - 150
162. [FUNERAL OF OTTO SKORZENY] Pair of octavo cards, Madrid, August, 1975, sent by Skorzeny’s widow Ilse to those sending condolences upon her husband’s death. One card expresses her thanks to the well-wishers, the other bears a reproduction of a post-war
painting of Skorzeny with his facsimile signature beneath. Very good.
$100 - 150
163. OTTO SKORZENY D.S., 1p. legal folio, Madrid, Feb. 20, 1957, concerning the sale of his wife Ilse’s Mercedes 180 Diesel, signed
by both Skorzeny and his wife at bottom. With a small photo of the vehicle.
$200 - 150
164. (OTTO SKORZENY) Membership card in the Automobile Club of Spain,
Madrid, 1954, issued to Skorzeny. Fine. From Skorzeny’s estate.
$75 - 100
165. [OTTO SKORZENY] Collection of 12 2 1/2” dia. photos show Egyptian
president Gamal Abdel Nasser, soldiers, tanks, paratroopers, artillery, etc. set
into a circular white plastic presentation case bearing Nasser’s bust, with a
black holder, from the estate of Otto Skorzeny. Skorzeny supplied arms and
ammunition to Egypt prior to the 1967 war, and actually held a Palestinian
passport under a pseudonym. Very good.
$200 - 300
166. [OTTO SKORZENY] Menu for a luncheon held to honor Skorzeny, Casino
de Manresa, Spain, Mar. 18, 1956.
$75 - 100
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167. ALBERT SPEER (1905-1981) Nazi German architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production, convicted of war crimes at
Nuremburg. Souvenir T.Ms.S. on “Deutsches Reich“ facsimile letterhead, 1p. 4to., Sept. 30, 1981, a typed copy (in English) of Speer’s
letter to Gauleiter Graz ordering: “ ... There is to be no scorched
earth. All installations and plants should be crippled so that the
enemy will derive no additional military potential from them. In almost every case expert crippling by engineers will be sufficient ... “
Very good.
$150 - 200
168. ALBERT SPEER Souvenir T.Ms.S. on “Deutsches Reich“ facsimile letterhead, 1p. 4to., Sept. 30, 1981, a typed copy (in English) of
Speer’s Dec. 19, 1944 letter to Prof. Gerlach. In part: “ ... I place extraordinary value on research in the field of nuclear physics and I
am following your work ... the relatively small resources for your
works can always be obtained ... “. On Jan. 1, 1944, Walter Gerlach
officially became head of the physics section of the Reichsforschungsrat (RFR, Reich Research Council) and Bevollmächtigter
(plenipotentiary) of nuclear physics, replacing Abraham Esau.
$150 - 200
169. ALBERT SPEER T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Heidelberg, June 3, 1971. Speer advises that he did not give the Belgian
magazine Kwik an interview but did to “ ... the renowned Playboy
in America, which probably passed them to Kwik without asking me
... there are a lot of mistakes in it which I could have corrected ...
“. Near fine.
$150 - 200
170. HUGO SPERRLE (1885 - 1953) German field marshal of the
Luftwaffe during World War II, captured by the Allies and charged
with war crimes in the High Command Trial at the Subsequent
Nuremberg Trials but was acquitted. War-date D.S., 1p. 8vo., “Luftwaffe Headquarters“, July 2, 1940, an award of the Iron Cross, 2nd
Class. Fine condition.
$200 - 300
172. KURT STUDENT (1890 - 1978) German general of paratroopers, the commander of the world’s first airborne division who took
the “impregnable” Eben Emael, later he undertook the invasion of
Crete with mixed success. Scarce S.P. 3” x 4” sepia, a real photo
postcard, trimmed, showing the general waist, up in uniform.
Signed at middle in blue ink, contrast just good. Otherwise very
good condition.
$150 - 200
173. HANS-JURGEN STUMPFF (1889 – 1968) German general of the
Luftwaffe, Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe from 1937 to 1939, commanded Luftflotte 5, with which he took part in the Battle of Britain,
operating out of Norway against Scotland and Northern England. In
January 1944, Stumpff commanded Luftwaffe forces in the Defense
of the Reich campaign against the Allied bombing attacks, and on
May 8, 1945, served as the Luftwaffe representative at the signing
of the unconditional surrender of Germany in Berlin. War-date D.S.,
1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Apr. 20, 1942 (Hitler’s birthday), an award of the
War Merit Cross Second Class, with Swords, boldly signed at bottom. File holes, some edge wear, else very good.
$200 - 300
174. FLYING TIGERS A color 24” x 36” color poster entitled “P-40E
Warhawk (A.V.G.) Plate II“, signed in pencil in the lower margin by
aces PAUL RICHARDSON, J. RICHARD ROSSI, C. JOSEPH ROSBERT,
ROBERT T. SMTH, DAVID LEE ‘TEX’ HILL, ED RECTOR and additionally signed by surviving members, CHARLES MOTT, , BOB LAYHER and EARL[?] SHELING[?]. Light marginal wear, else fine
condition.
$200 - 300
175. WOLF-GUNTHER TRIERENBURG (1891 - 1981) Highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who
commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the
Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. War-date D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Apr.
20, 1944 (Hitler’s birthday), an award of the War Merit Cross, 2nd
Class, with Swords, boldly signed at bottom.
$150 - 200
176. ALBERT UHLIG Standartenführer (Waffen-SS). T.L.S. 1p. 4to.,
Berlin, Aug. 17, 1944 to Sturmbannfuhrer Horst Prassdorff congratulating him for his eight years of service in the SS. File holes at left,
else very good.
$100 - 150
177. ALBERT VIERLING (1887 - 1969) German Luftwaffe general,
commanded forces in southern Russia until 1944, then headed air
defenses over Konigsburg. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [Russia],
Sep. 1, 1943, an award of the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class, with
Swords to a man in his command. Stains at top, folds and lightly
foxed, still quite good.
$150 - 200
178. LUDOLF VON ALVENSLEBEN (1901 - 1970) SS-Gruppenführer
and Major General of Police, a member of the Reichstag, commander of the 46th SS Regiment in Dresden. Later on, Alvensleben
was Himmler’s first adjutant and fled to Argentina to escape prosecution for mass murder charges. Rare partly-printed D.S. in pencil,
Dresden, Sep. 1, 1944, an award of the War Merit Medal to Police
President Kurt Kintscher of Leipzig. One fold, else very good.
$300 - 400
179. WERNER VON BLOMBERG (1878 - 1946) Minister of Defense
and Supreme Commander of the German Armies early in Hitler’s
regime, resigned following accusations that he had married a prostitute. Fine S.P. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” color, a fine chest, up pose in uniform, boldly signed in blue ink adding his rank at bottom. Tiny
bend to one corner, else fine.
$300 - 400
171. JULIUS STREICHER (1885 - 1946) Nazi journalist and politician, editor of “Der Sturmer” and virulent anti-Semite, executed at
Nuremberg. Rare T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Nuremberg, Feb. 10, 1939 to banker and politician Rudolf Brinkmann.
Streicher offers his congratulations upon Brinkmann’s promotion
to a position in the Reichsbank, warning that “many challenges are
ahead of you, but for these challenges you have enthusiasm ... “.
File holes at left, else very good.
$600 - 700
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180. KARL VON EBERSTEIN (1894 - 1979) Early member of the
Nazi party, the SA, the SS, Reichstag delegate, an HSSPF and SSOberabschnitt Führer, responsible for introducing Himmler and
Heydrich, and as police president of Munich, he relayed Hitler’s orders on Kristallnacht. Later denied all wrongdoing at Nuremberg.
Recommendation of SS officer Emil Klein for promotion to the rank
of Sturmbannfuehrer, as well as leader of the SS-Pioneer Sturmbanns 1, boldly signed at bottom. Staple chip at top, else fine.
$300 - 400
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181. ROBERT RITTER VON GREIM (1892 - 1945) German Field Marshal and last head of the Luftwaffe, a Knights Cross winner involved
in the invasion of Poland, the Battle for Norway, the Battle of Britain
and Operation Barbarossa. His final words before taking cyanide
were: “I am the head of the Luftwaffe, but I have no Luftwaffe.” Wardate D.S., 1p. 8vo., “Luftwaffe Headquarters”, Nov. 23, 1944, an
award of the War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords. Sold with documents related to the recipient, a staff sergeant, including a furlough, approval of a transfer, and a long list including a listing of
military engagements in which he was involved in, his P.O.W. camp,
and documents seized from him by Allied occupation forces, including cash, membership cards, salary book, hunting license,
award certificates, etc. Very good.
$150 - 200
182.
GUENTHER
HANS VON KLUGE
(1882 - 1944) “Cunning Hans”, Nazi
general who led a
field
army
in
Poland,
Belgium,
France and Russia
where he headed
the most powerful
army in the center,
nearly
took
Moscow, later committed
suicide.
Typed D.S. in pencil
as Field Marshal,
2pp. 4to., [n.p.],
Oct. 25, 1940 to
Field
Marshal
WALTHER
VON
BRAUCHISCH
(1881-1948) who
formally led the
campaigns against
Greece, France, Poland and the USSR. Von Kluge requests reorganization of his command and additional funds, four months after the
fall of France and while Germany was consolidating its forces for
an anticipated attack upon England or Russia. Bearing an initialed
endorsement by von Brauchitsch at top. File holes, else very good.
$500 - 700
186. HASSO VON MANTEUFFEL (1897-1978) Commander of the
5th Panzer Army which spearheaded the ill-fated Ardennes offensive of January 1945. After vainly requesting more help from a vacillating Hitler, he spoke despairingly of “a corporal’s war”. Later
served as a delegate to the Bundestag (1953-7). Partly-printed D.S.,
1p. 14 1/2” x 18 1/2”, Allenstein, Oct. 25, 1938 depicting three
armed Wehrmacht soldiers on horseback, a cavalry course completion certificate awarded to a soldier, signed at bottom. Heavily insect-holed, just good.
$200 - 300
187. RUDOLF FREIHERR VON WALDENFELS (1895 - 1969) Highly
decorated German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II
who commanded the 6th Panzer Division. He was also a recipient
of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Partlyprinted D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], June 10, 1944, an award of the War
Merit Cross Second Class with Swords. File holes at left, else fine.
$150 - 200
188. PAUL WEGENER (1908 - 1993) SS political general, head of
NSDAP organization in Norway, Gauleiter and Governor of WeserEms. Sentenced to six years for war crimes. S.P. 4” x 6” b/w, a
grainy reprint of a war-date photo, signed in blue ink at bottom.
Fine.
$100 - 150
189. FRITZ WEITZEL (1904 - 1940) German SS Obergruppenführer,
one of the key figures concerning the cultural aspects of the SS. His
efforts helped Himmler with what he call the “arteigene Kultur”,
which was the recreated German pagan religion. Killed in an Allied
air raid. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Dusseldorf, May 9, 1939 to Kurt Daluege,
successor to Heydrich and responsible for the leveling of Lidice.
Weitzel sends Daluege the recently published SS book and hopes
that he enjoys reading it. File holes, else near fine.
$250 - 350
190. LUDWIG WOLFF (1886 - 1950) Luftwaffe general, commander
of Luftgau X and XI covering Hannover and Hamburg. War-date D.S.
in pencil, 1p. 8vo., Hamburg, Oct. 26, 1940, an award of the War
Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords. Fine condition.
$150 - 200
191. TAMON YAMAGUCHI (1892 - 1942) Japanese admiral in the
Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II, his carrier force was part of
the attack on Pearl Harbor. At Midway it was Yamaguchi who urged
that the Japanese naval bombers be sent to attack the American
fleet with the bombs already fitted on the planes. His counterpart,
Adm. Nagumo, chose to refit with torpedoes and the delay cost the
Japanese several carriers and ultimately, the war itself. Yamaguchi
went down with his carrier, the HIRYU. Very rare A.L.S. “T. Yamaguchi“, 1p. 8vo. [n.p., n.d.], in english thanking a man for his letter, sending him a “little snapshot”, and expressing his hope that
the two might someday meet. Mounting corners affixed at corners,
else near fine.
$300 - 400
183. GUENTHER HANS VON KLUGE Fine pair of documents issued
to War Management Inspector Edward Braunholz of Railroad Telephone Battery Co. 158, attached to the High Command of Army
Group B, Center. Includes a scarce war-date D.S. signed by von
Kluge, 1p. 8vo., [Charkow, Poland], Apr. 20, 1942, an award of the
War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords, signed with indelible pencil, 192. ALLIED GENERALS Group of four WW II pieces, including an
with an Ostfront Award document, Sep. 28, 1942, signed by an I.S.P. of Vice Admiral ROSCOE H. HILLENKOETTER, T.L.S., Sept. 8,
oberstleutnant. Two pieces.
$400 - 500 1934, from SIDNEY P. VAUGHAN, Lt. Commander U.S.N., signed
card JONATHAN M. WAINWRIGHT , General U.S. army, and MC184. WILHELM RITTER VON LEEB (1876-1956) German field mar- CLELLAND BARCLAY signed card with drawing of ship. Barclay beshal during World War II, fell out of favor with Hitler upon failing to came famous for his pin up art drawings during the war. Fine.
capture Leningrad and relieved of rank in 1942. T.L.S. on his official
$100 - 150
letterhead as Commander General of the XI Army Corps, 1p. legal
folio, Hanover, Apr. 24, 1939, to General of Artillery Franz Barck- 193. AMERICAN HEROES Lot of two items, includes World War II
hausen, in part: “ ... Thank you for your gracious congratulations Marine ace JOE FOSS, S.P. 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” b/w, a trading card showupon my promotion to General of Artillery ... “. Boldly signed and ing wartime pose in flying gear with a cigar clamped in his mouth,
in very good condition.
$400 - 600 signed later, and Vietnam M.O.H. awardee MICHAEL NOVOSEL,
signed MOH card. Two pcs.
$60 - 80
185. ERICH VON MANSTEIN (1887-1973) German field marshal
who devised the plan to conquer France, held various commands 194. IWO JIMA FLAG RAISER Group of items signed by Iwo Jima
on the Russian front, sacked by Hitler for a retreat. S.P. 4” x 6” b/w, flag raisers, includes JOHN BRADLEY, A postcard of the flag raising
a postcard image signed with rank as Field Marshall. In another signed on the face, and a brief A.L.S., Nov. 19, 1975: “Enclosed is
hand the words “In treue fest” are added. Fine.
$200 - 300 autographed card you requested. Rene Gagnon address is Manchester, N.H. I do not have Joe Rosenthal’s address. Regards, John
Bradley”. Gagnon was another flag raiser, and Rosenthal took the
More illustrations online at
famous photograph. The postcard has a couple of creases, else
www.historyauctioneer.com
fine. A nice pair worthy of framing.
$100 - 150
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195. WORLD WAR II ALLIED SIGNATURES Group of items signed
by three WW II prominent military men. Includes: I.S.P. of JIMMY
DOOLITTLE American aviator and Tokyo air raider, a clipped signature of OMAR BRADLEY, general and later Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs, and a signed book cover by M.O.H winner RICHARD
O’KANE. A fine group.
$100 - 150
200. ENOLA GAY Good lot of five items signed by crewmembers
of the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Included is: PAUL TIBBETS, pilot, a fine
A.N.S. with his monogram P.W.T.” cut from a letter which must have
inquired as where hsii famous plane got its name: “After my mother
because she was the only family member who supported my desire
to fly. PWT”. With a 1971 first day postal cover honoring Douglas
MacArthur, boldly signed, and a 1990 check made out and signed
196. GERMAN CROSS CONFERRAL SIGNED BY KNIGHTS CROSS by Tibbets. Also present is a 1991 check made out and signed by
AWARDEES A unique document with superb content and associ- tail gunner GEORE CARON. Fine.
$150 - 200
ation T.L.S., 5pp., folio., [n.p.], Jan. 11, 1944, a recommendation
to confer Hitler’s German Cross on Major Franz Josef Czech, a 201. ENOLA GAY Letterhead signed by three men on the flight
supply officer in the Wehrmacht’s disgraced 46th Infantry Divi- which dropped the first a atomic bomb, on Hiroshima on Aug. 6,
sion. In part: “ ... After the transition from the Tama Kerch Penin- 1945. The Sheraton Hotel, Baltimore letterhead, ca. 1990, is signed
sula in early September 1942, the division in the Western by Bombardier THOMAS FEREBEE, Pilot PAUL TIBBETS Radar CounCaucasus was the left flank in the Jager attack group. As the In- termeasures Operator JACOB BESER who also drew an image of the
fantry Division was not equipped for this Gebirgskrieg [Mountain plane and explosion. Fine.
$200 - 300
Warfare], Major Czech, through difficult weather and in a short
time, brought supplies through the mountains to the fighting 202. ENOLA GAY Pair of S.P.’s, each 8” x 10”, b/w, individually
units ... The timely removal of large quantities of immovable signed by radar countermeasures officer JACOB BESER shown
goods by use of horses through the Crimea was particularly good standing in front of the Enola Gay, and tail gunner GEORGE R.
work. This ensured that the division did not see substantial loss CARON seated in uniform. Both served aboard the Enola Gay on its
of equipment ... I think Major Czech, the officer in charge of sup- Aug. 6, 1945 mission over Hiroshima.
$100 - 200
ply for the entire company through the four stages of the fight
and again now tirelessly working to supply the conservation of 203. ENOLA GAY A great composite S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, top image
camp power, is particularly worthy for the German Cross ... “. shows the devastation of Hiroshima after the blast on Aug. 6, 1945,
Boldly signed by his commander, major general KURT ROEPKE, while the bottom shows “Little Boy”, the bomb which caused the dea Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves-holder. Czech’s award was ver- struction. Signed by four members of the Enola Gay crew, each of
ified and agreed on by three additional Wehrmacht generals hold- whom adds their titles: PAUL TIBBETS, DUTCH VAN KIRK, TOM
ing the Knight’s Cross, all signing. General MAXIMILIAN FEREBEE and DICK NELSON. Fine.
$100 - 150
FRETTER-PICO, Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, notes in part: “
... I consider the conditions for the awarding of the German Cross 204. ENOLA GAY Great item signed by five members of the crew
in Silver fulfilled and support the proposal ... “. Colonel-General of the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on HiKARL HOLLIDT, Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, additionally roshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Signers include Pilot PAUL TIBBETS, bomagreed and signed, as did General ERICH VON MANSTEIN, bardier TOM FEREBEE, navigator THEODORE VAN KIRK, radar
Knight’s Cross with Swords. Hitler instituted the German Cross in countermeasures operator JACOB BESER, and tail gunner GEORGE
1941 as an award marking merit higher than an Iron Cross-First CARON have all boldly signed a 1981 commemorative first day
Class but not deserving the Knight’s Cross; silver denotes distin- cover for an American flag stamp. Fine condition.
$200 - 300
guished service. Czech’s unit, the 46th Infantry Division, saw its
commanders Count Hans von Sponeck and General Kurt Himer 205. ENOLA GAY Great item signed by five members of the crew
stripped of rank and jailed for their unauthorized retreat from the of the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on HiCrimea during the above-mentioned fighting in 1942. The divi- roshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Signers include Pilot PAUL TIBBETS, bomsion would finally surrender to the Soviets in Czechoslovakia in bardier TOM FEREBEE, navigator THEODORE VAN KIRK, radar
May, 1945. Age toned, with punch and staple holes on all, none countermeasures operator JACOB BESER, and tail gunner GEORGE
affecting signatures, else very good .
$400 - 500 CARON have all boldly signed a 1981 commemorative first day
cover for an American flag stamp. Fine condition.
$200 - 300
197. GERMAN MILITARY AWARDS Lot of seven award documents,
most for War Merit Crosses, one for an Iron Cross, 2nd Class, all
signed by lesser officers or with a rubber stamp but for one signed
by an admiral assigned to the West, unidentified. Some bear file
holes, overall very good.
$150 - 200
198. GESTAPO SUSPECT CLEARANCE LETTERS Lot of four form
letters issued by the Gestapo in Karlsruhe, each 1p. 4to., one from
1935, the balance from 1938, all signed in pencil by the same
Gestapo official. The letters each bear a red stamp: “RESTRICTED”,
along with the name and vital statistics of a potential employee who
in the letter is cleared for employment in a “sensitive” position. All
of the letters were sent to C. Beuttenmuller & Cie., a metal works in
Karlsruhe. Very good.
$150 - 200
199. [MINISTER OF JUSTICE] A Third Reich official appointment of
a government councilor, 1p. folio, Berlin, June 19, 1941, in which
Heinz Fischer is promoted to a senior service position within the
administration, bears a lithographed signature of Adolf Hitler and
the original signature of a Justice Ministry representative. With
blind-embossed seal. Some soiling and marginal wear and soiling,
still very good.
$100 - 150
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206. ENOLA GAY Great item signed by three members of the crew
of the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Signers include Pilot PAUL TIBBETS, bombardier TOM FEREBEE, and navigator THEODORE VAN KIRK have
all signed a 1978 Aeropex commemorative cover. With an additional person autograph card signed by JACOB BESER. Fine condition.
$100 - 150
207. ENOLA GAY Fine group lot of items signed by members of the
crew of the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the atomic bomb
on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Signers include Pilot PAUL TIBBETS
who has signed three commemorative covers, one honoring the
“peaceful uses of atomic energy”, radar countermeasures operator
JACOB BESER, two personal autograph cards, and tail gunner
GEORGE CARON, two 8” x 10” photos, signed later in life. Fine.
have all boldly signed a 1981 commemorative first day cover for an
American flag stamp. Fine condition.
$150 - 200
208. PAUL TIBBETS (1915 - 2008) American bomber pilot of the
Enola Gay which delivered the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. His autobiography, Enola Gay (New Hope, Penn.:
Enola Gay Remembered, Inc. , [2005]) 339pp. 4to. bound in black
cloth boards with original dust jacket. Signed on the front illustrated leaf by Tibbets together with his navigator THEODORE
“DUTCH” VAN KIRK. Fine condition.
$150 - 200
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World War II: Documents
Carried onto Utah Beach on D-Day
209. [D DAY: GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM] An excessively rare D-Day relic, Canham’s copy of the INVADE MECUM VOL-4 1-MANCHE, a crucial military source book
which Canham undoubtedly carried with him as he and his men stormed Utah Beach
on June 6, 1944. This restricted publication, 320pp. 8vo., bears covers which are
waterproofed maps of northern France from Cherbourg and Rennes to Amiens, Paris
and Chateaudun. The contents, prepared by British intelligence organizations, includes maps and vital details of every town and city to be found in Normandy and
most of Brittany, including locations for billeting troops, water sources, available
mechanics, electricity sources, slaughterhouses, useful local factories, communications, and the local authorities. Maps include the location of bridges, hospitals, and
principal streets. The inside covers, also waterproofed, bear definitions of abbreviations, a key to the maps, conversion tables, etc. Canham has written his name at
the upper-right of the first page. Worn at spine at edges of covers, contents are very
good. We cannot see this crucial volume as having been left aboard a vessel during
the invasion - if Canham and his forces had advanced ten or twenty miles the first
day, this important asset would never have caught up with him. From Canham’s estate.
$1,500 - 2,000
210. LUTE (LUCIUS CURTIS) PEASE (1869-1963) Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
as well as an accomplished editor, reporter and writer. Original early 1940’s signed
cartoon artwork published for the Newark Evening News, in blue pencil and charcoal
on a 18 x 16” sheet depicting a crying Hitler with bayoneted rifle in hand holding
the throat of “Holland”, who is kicking Hitler’s knee with a stereotypical wooden
shoe. In blue pencil, Pease has added, “And I so Good to you! You Break my Heart?“.
Obviously a commentary on the German occupation of Holland, a declared neutral
in 1940, and four long years of Dutch resistance efforts. Pease was a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Newark Evening News, and won his Pulitzer in that category
in 1949. Marginal wear with minor creases and losses, moderate soiling and slight
dampstain, else very good.
$150 - 200
211. “SALTY” SAILOR LETS FLY! Navy sailor’s letter sent from the South Pacific to a friend who happened to be a major, 2pp. 4to.,
“South Pacific”, Nov. 28, 1943. “Abe” writes “Major Kelly“, in part: “ ... they are in for a few surprises that will show the real strength of
red blooded fighting people ... and so far as ‘Superior Race Number Two’ is concerned, she had better tell the wives of Tokio to have
their husbands shoot two, maybe four sperms and to have their coming children in quadruplets because the bloody bastards are going
to get a large reduction in population in times to come ... I hope God spares me to see it ... “. Very good.
$100 - 150
212. BATTLE OF BRITIAN CORRESPONDENCE A remarkable correspondence of
ten holograph letters, 68pp. largely 8vo., from a woman named Anna who lived
in Sellindge, Kent, (near Dover) dating between Aug. 5, 1940 to July 13, 1945,
written to her friend Eleanor in the United States. This incredibly detailed correspondence reads, in very small part: “[Aug 5, 1940] ... we are the first line of defense here & should those Germans get thru’ one air line they’d take all the fun
out of those happy people in London & else where. We have our warnings as I say
several time a day, some days, but the bombers do not get inland - we had a ringside seat in perfect knowledge of our safety & watch the battles form bedroom
windows as whey wage it over Fokestone hill & channel. Then we see some fighters
or perhaps one would break away & come towards us being chased by our fighters
then go out in field to watch. this is all very much against the A.R.P. regulations
as there is danger form shrapnel & perhaps machine gunning, but the risk is ours.
... One knows very well that the German is too intent in saving his own life to machine gun a stray person in field. Not so in the towns. The A.R.P. men chase one
to the shelter & there one has to stay put until all clear is given ... We have cleared
out all known 5th columnist ‘Traitors’ to be precise & time alone will decide how
many more we have. It is nice to know America has taken a timely warning and
is hunting her’s out ... How I wish I could make all you people realize their danger.
This isn’t a war which will peter out over time. It is like a dreadful plague & unless
you defenses are up & you have got the anti toxin it will reach your shores ... We
do not want your men - we have enough of our won tho’ many brave volunteer
Americans have joined us but we do want planes. If America would only realize
now, that our strength will be hers should the invasion come & our weakness will
mean the eventual loss of that fine American continent. It must now happen. I
cannot think that hose clever Americana won’t see the danger in time ... At first
we used to stand about & watch the sky when a raid was on ... now we give a cursory glance overhead when busy & get on with what we are doing. So much for
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our respect for our brave lads in the air. They have been tried & proved their mettle. One almost feels like waving a hand to them as
they fly over the house on their way to meet the raiders. They are wonderful Eleanor. We fully expect Hitler to use Gas on us now that
he sees he can’t win by fair means ... [Sept. 6, 1940] ... slews of Jerries have just come in & the sirens has gone About 70 bombers with
quite a hundred Messer’s it is a awesome sight I can assure you to see those bombers come in from over the farm from the marsh like
this [illustrates the pattern] Just a long straight line - one feels it would be easy to take [a] pot shot at them ... At first they used to send
bombers in formations of 7 or 17 with 17 or 20 fighters - now it is this awesome long line with hundreds of messer. The marsh side of
my house (east) is the fighting Zone. East side (Dover & Folkestone) Defense Zone. The latter puts up [a] terrific barrage - words cannot
describe it so that is a rare time the formation of bombers come throw there - some came thru’ with this raid I saw the shell bursts in
sky - They mostly came from [word cut out] as they can get thru there when they came in the hundreds. The fighters engage our fighters
... The bombers sail thru’ while this is going on tho’ quite a few are brought down on beach ... They sailed over drone -over farm my
house - messers fighting all they way then the real trouble starts for bombers as they meet the defense guns between [word cut out] &
on ... to Thames Estuary. How I wish we had more planes. It seems all wrong that they should get sailing over my house before being
brought down. The return journey is mostly very much a broken formation ... It is heartbreaking to watch the parachutes come down
as they take so long & there are so many obstacles sticking up in air ... One boy coming down was shot thro’ heart by a messer pilot as
he was sailing down so defenseless - it is impossible for them to help themselves in any way. Another was riddled by bullets. Eleanor it
was heartbreaking to watch ... Wed Am at 9.30 Bombers dropped incendiary bombs on farms at ‘Monks Horton’ a mile or so down road
(attempting to fire corn) anti aircraft fired & winged it, then it drubbed two on church 13th century just along the road facing my back
door - I was in Kitchen with nippers [children]- house shook I raced them to cupboard under stair & just then bomb dropped three fields
of other side of farm. Then the drome got it again as the fighter emptied his plan in his endeavor to get away. Out of all those bombs
there was not a single casualty ... The church is a bus stop - the 9.20 bus had just gone The bungalow facing church had all windows
blown in & roof collapsed. The owner was out ... Bill’s sister has a spitfire parachute on view on her lawn. Pilot came down in her field
badly burned about face ... A piece of messer. fell at Bill’s mother’s feet while she was watching battle in sky ... This 50 destroyer deal,
I think almost brings U.S. in It is a very red warning. How I wish they could send 1000 plans over straight away this very day. The
nippers thoroughly enjoy watching the Dog fights - not for worlds would I have them realize the awfulness of it. On Sunday they watched
one Spitfire bring down 3 messer one after the other - right on their tails he came ... this is known as ‘Hell’s Corner’ but I rather think
it should be ‘Suicide Corner.’ ... Last night we sat at little bedroom window looking over farm towards Bolonge & Calais. We saw the
Parachute flares leave our Bombers- the whole French coast was lit up by the terrific German Barrage ... [Oct. 23, 1940] ... It did not
seem possible that life could go on pretty much as usual regardless of vast hordes of planes assaulting us at intervals. Even now I can
scarce believe I saw those planes over my house anything from 100 to 500 at t time ... They are doing their best now to cut we people
in South off from rest of country but they have failed again. Certainly they mucked up our mails & papers early last month when they
first started sending their bombers over by three hundreds but fortunately for we ordinary mortals the Powers that be in the air Force
soon settled Jerries big ideas ... I am getting so very sued to sudden thuds day & night ... the bomb in Bill’s field has not yet exploded something has got to be done about it as the land has got to be ploughed ... “ Much more superb content, too expansive to quote here.
Offered with several remnants of the original transmittal envelopes with censor labels. An amazing read! Usual folds, else very good
condition.
$800 - 1,200
213. B-17 PILOT’S LOGBOOKS, MAP, NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
AND REFERENCE TABLES Large grouping of ephemera from World War II
B-17 pilot Capt. Charles F. Hanselman, includes: Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot’s Log Book, showing his training in single-engine aircraft from Oct.
29 to Dec. 13, 1941, R.C.A.F. promotional booklet for potential pilots, ca.
1938; his Pilot Log Book, about 75pp. 8vo., with entries from Aug. 10,
1942 to Feb. 14, 1943, day and night training, accompanied and solo;
U.S.A.A.F. cadets handbook, about 20pp. 4to. Maxwell Field, Al, Aug.,
1942; Army Air Force Dead Reckoning Computer Type E-6B with case and
instructions, made by Cruver, Chicago; a second Dead Reckoning Navigation Computer, Type MB-4, mil spec. MIL-C-5414-b, made by G. Felsenthal
& Sons; a “memory map” of France, 8vo.,; Weems & Plath Star Finder
model 2102-D with case, and three vols. ca. 1977 sight reduction tables.
$400 - 600
214. A GERMAN IS RETURNED PROPERTY ONCE OCCUPIED BY THE
RUSSIANS Deed issued to Peter Freibergs in Wolmar-Land, Latvia returning to him land once appropriated by the Soviet Union. The D.S., 2pp.
4to., was issued on Oct. 3, 1943 by the General Commissioner of Latvia
(Reichskommisariat Ostland) Otto-Heinrich Drechsler, also responsible for the concentration camps in Latvia, signed by a functionary.
Three years later, Freibergs would of course have to hand his land back ...
$150 - 200
215. SUDETENLAND OFFICIAL IS SWORN-IN Partly-printed D.S., 2pp. oblong 8vo., [n.p., n.d.], a certification that a Sudetenland Czech
official was sworn in by Rudolf Hess. On verso he swears allegiance to Hitler and will follow the orders of Hitler’s named appointees
without reservation. Soiled, otherwise good condition.
$100 - 150
216. SS MUSIC CORPS LEADER GETS A CASE OF BEER T.L.S. dated January 26, 1944 from the SS Sturmbannfuehrer Gustav Adolf Bunge,
Professor of music in Munich, composer of the “East-Prussian March” and director of the music corps SS-Standarte “Deutschland” in Munich, to Gauleiter of Munich-Upper Bavaria and Bavarian Minister-President Paul Giesler, thanking him for the birthday greetings and the
case of “Muenchner Hofbraeu” beer, in part “ ... Thank you for your birthday wishes. At the same time I received the case of the good
Munich Hofbraeu beer from you ... “ . Signed in at lower right in black ink “G.A. Bunge”. File holes to left margin., staple holes to top
left., slight staining at the top, excellent condition.
$150 - 200
217. SUDETENLAND APPOINTMENT Partly-printed D.S., 1p. sm. folio, Reichenberg, Jan. 19, 1943, the appointment of Wilhelm Zenker
to serve as a salaried governmental inspector, issued by the national employment office of the Sudetenland land and signed by an unknown individual, with Sudetenland blind-embossed seal at bottom. A few creases at top, else very good.
$100 - 150
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218. YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE! Collection of ten Third Reich identity documents, including four identity cards “Kennkarten” from
Nazi Germany occupied Poland, issued in gray for Poles, and
blue for Russians and other non-Polish Slavs. A yellow citizen
identity card for Poland, issued August 25, 1942 in Warsaw, a
work service pass, issued on November 10, 1934, a membership card for the Reichkolonialbund, belonging to Anton
Philippi, a precinct senior watch master of the order police, issued on August 1, 1938 in Saarbruecken, a work card (“Arbeitskarte”) in both German and Polish, issued on August 13, 1943
and a personal identity card for non-German administration
workers issued on December 28, 1944, both from the General
Government in Krakow, both belonging to Janina Klarmann.
Overall condition, very good. Together, ten pieces. $200 - 300
219. SS SOLDIER’S IDENTITY CARD SS soldier’s identity card, 3 1/2” x 4 3/4”, issued in
Munich to Josef Vitzky of Forst on June 15, 1934. Vitzky would be assigned to 2/I/27 SSStandarte. Bears a facsimile signature of Himmler, unsigned by the bearer. Two file holes
else very good.
$300 - 400
220. SS SOLDIER’S IDENTITY CARD SS soldier’s identity card, 3 1/2” x 4 3/4”, issued in
Munich to Alfred Schumann of Steinhoefel on Mar. 5, 1934. Schumann would be assigned
to 1/54 SS-Standarte. Bears the signature of an unknown SS-Standartenfuhrer and facsimile
signature of Himmler. Some soiling else very good.
$300 - 400
221. SS SOLDIER’S IDENTITY CARD SS soldier’s identity card, 3 1/2” x 4 3/4”, issued in
Munich to Herbert Lenk of Elbing on June 26, 1934. Lenk would be assigned to 8/61 SSStandarte. Bears the signature of an unknown SS-Standartenfuhrer and facsimile signature
of Himmler. Two file holes else very good.
$300 - 400
222. SS SOLDIER’S IDENTITY CARD SS soldier’s identity card, 3 1/2” x 4 3/4”, issued in
Munich to Gustav Mueller of Pr. Holland May 7, 1934. Mueller would be assigned to 10/61
SS-Standarte. Bears a facsimile signature of Himmler, signed by the bearer. Two file holes
else very good.
$200 - 300
223. A ROMANIAN CORPORAL ENLISTS IN THE WAFFEN-SS Document from the Volksbund of the Germans in Hungary, Local Group Jaad, certifying a Romanian soldier, formerly active in the Romanian army with the rank of corporal and on the front while in
the Hungarian army, is voluntarily enlisting in the Waffen-SS and sent into action on May
12 1944. T.L.S., 6.75” x 8.25” stamped by the Ortsgruppenleiter in Jaad on May 7 1944,
with a handwritten notation “Number 142/SS W.SS.”.
$200 - 300
223A. CHINESE PROPAGANDA BANKNOTE Bizarre propaganda piece, a 200
yuan Chinese banknote printed in 1944 which bears the hidden letters “U”,
“S “, “A”, and “C “ on the note, purportedly standing for “U. S. Army Coming”.
According to a ca. 1950 printing accompanying the bill, a sympathetic Chinese engraver created the note for the puppet Japanese Central reserve Bank,
but was later discovered and executed. Bill shows slight wear from use, else
very good.
$100 - 150
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224. JULIUS STRTEICHER’S ANTI-SEMITIC CHILDREN’S BOOK “DO NOT
TRUST A FOX IN A GREEN PASTURE OR A JEW UPON HIS OATH!“ A vile
piece of Nazi propaganda, the “instructional” children’s book Trau
keinem Fuchs auf grüner Heid und keinem Jud auf seinem Eid, created
by 18-year-old art student Elvira Bauer and published by Julius Streicher’s
Sturmer Publishing Company in 1936. The brightly-colored hardbound
picture book was issued to school children as a supplement to other antiSemitic “primers” such as The Poisonous Mushroom. It is replete with lurid
imagery of dirty, dark-skinned Jews up to no good amongst innocent and
angelic Aryan children, and highlights the heightened Nazi perception
of racial differences with every stanza. The book begins with an account
of how the lazy Jews historically made their race bothersome to others,
and quips: “Look, children, and the two compare, The German and the
Jew. Take a good look at the two In the picture drawn for you. A joke you think it is only that? Easy to guess which is which, I say: The German
stands up, the Jew gives way“. This rhetoric amplifies as the book progresses with narratives against Jews and their alleged love of money, Jewish lawyers swindling a simpleton farmer, luring Aryan women away from
their men with gold and jewels, and so forth. It goes so far as to include
an unabashed glorification of Streicher himself: “To him we owe our deepest thanks That German stock remains so sound. The Jews in turn he’s
taught a lesson, The value of a healthy folk. He let them feel the German spirit Twixt Jew and us he’s shown the difference. That is Streicher!!“. Of particular note is an image of a wealthy Jew driving a pauper and his daughter from his doorstep, a Jewish butcher serving
Aryans cuts of meat from a filthy butcher shop, and ignorant Jewish children tormenting the school-loving Aryan kids. Trau keinem
Fuchs concludes with a bucolic image of Hitler Youth on the march and the verse: “From this picture may be seen, Hitler Youth in splendid
mien, From smallest to the biggest boy. All are husky, tough, and strong. They love their German Führer And God in Heaven they fear.
But the Jews they must despise! They’re not like these boys, So Jews must just give way!“. This piece of anti-Semitism was one of the
most vitriolic published by Streicher. With its bright illustrations and appealing typeface, it enjoyed tremendous popularity and had a
run of over 100,000 copies. This particular example is in near fine condition with just slight loosening to the hinge and wear at spine.
$2,000 - 3,000
225. ANTI-SEMITIC COLORING BOOK Rare anti-Semitic coloring book, “Juden Stellen Sich Vor”
(“Jews Introduce Themselves”), illustrated by the notorious cartoonist Phillip Rupprecht (“Fips”), approx. 50pp. 8vo., published 1934 by Julius Streicher’s Stürmer Verlag in Nuremberg. The book is
entirely composed of ink line caricatures of Jews identical to the style which would be used by Rupprecht in Der Giftpilz (1938). Every caricature is labeled: a wealthy boss, a junk dealer, a rabbi, a
butcher, a beggar, and lastly: “the naked truth” . The book bears a foreword by Julius Streicher, untranslated but undoubtedly more of the usual ranting and raving. Covers slightly soiled, contents
are fine.
$1,000 - 1,500
226. OTTO FRANK (1889 - 1980) Father of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank. Fine content T.L.S. 2pp.,
8vo., Birsfelden, Nov. 15, 1967 to fellow concentration camp survivors, Frederick and Alice Schwab
in Detroit, in German bringing them up to date on his life and work. He writes, in part; “ ... You,
dear Fredy, are in the age group of my brother Robert, who died, unfortunately, in 1953. He had
built up a business in pictures in London, which my sister-in-law operates now. He was an expert in
the field and built it up so well that his wife was able and became known amongst the collectors.
With Leni and her family, who also live here, we are in constant contact, also with my younger
brother Herbert. When I moved here, my dear mother was still alive. Leni has an antique store in
which she is totally involved. She has two sons, of whom one is married, and has a grandchild. So
far as you, with a grandchild, we have been unable to achieve this ... Naturally I was interested to
hear something from you about what is going on in your life, and I can imagine how difficult it was
(after Buchenwald) to get on your feet. That your youngest son was so successful early on is a great
deal of luck, but it seems that Alice’s great talent had developed. That you with 73 years, received
an honorary doctor title is incredible. Apparently you recovered rather well after your heart attacks and that you took a chance to drive
a car ... My wife had a similar experience as I. She was with her daughter in Auschwitz and lost her husband and her son in the concentration camp. God be thanked that her daughter is still living and lives in London ... she is married, with her three daughters give us
much happiness. Otherwise, our main work is with the Anne Frank Memorial, which is in Amsterdam, and a great deal of correspondence
with young people from all over the world who are writing me. Anne’s diary has been published in 43 countries and/or languages. I am
going to Amsterdam ten times each year to work with the organization and management of the foundation ... “ More good content. Offered together with a 3” x 5” color photograph of Otto Frank and his second wife, Elfriede Geiringer (1905 - 1998) who apart from being
a fellow Auschwitz survivor, was also his next-door neighbor in Amsterdam before the war. Offered together with three editions of her
published diary including the1952 Doubleday hardcover and paperback editions as well as the 1991 Doubleday edition which included
previously unpublished content from Anne’s diary. The lot also includes Anne Frank in the World / De Wereld van Anne Frank (1983);
as well as numerous articles and clippings concerning publication of the diary and related stories. Letter bears the usual folds and a tap
repair at top margin, else very good condition.
$400 - 500
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227. PALESTINIAN REGIMENT CORRESPONDENCE Good lot of six A.L.S.s, five postal covers with censor’s marks, and one 5 3/4” x 4”
b/w photo from an early member of the Palestinian Regiment, a precursor of the Jewish Brigade. The letters were all written by “B.
Barakan”, 9pp. total, 8vo., Nov. 5, 1942 - July 2, 1943 two on patriotic letterhead with Hebrew captions, all sent to “Miss Susan Grab”
in Tel Aviv. The letters are largely in Hebrew, some perhaps in Russian, all untranslated. , but bear Barakan’s military unit in the British
Middle East force, Royal Engineers is indicated thereon. The photograph depicts 15 soldiers in a group shot, all sergeants or of higher
rank, likely including Barakan. Fine condition, certainly worthy of research. On August 6, 1942, the British army formed a Palestine Regiment out of three Jewish and one Palestinian Arab battalion. The regiment fought in Egypt and in the battles of North Africa. The Jewish
Brigade was formally established in September 1944.
$300 - 400
228. HISTORY OF THE JEWISH BRIGADE Printed booklet “Jewish Brigade Book”, 17pp. 5” x 6 1/2”, [Israel, ca. Dec., 1945]. Published to
commemorate the unit’s service in World War II, the booklet reproduces the texts of the Palestinian and British announcements of the
founding of the brigade and a call for volunteers, Churchill’s speech of Sep. 28, 1944 regarding the group. Ben-Gurion’s farewell speech
to the 3rd Regiment, and Moshe Sharet’s homecoming speech of Dec. 1, 1945 given in honor of Brigade Cmdr. Benjamin Levi. Covers
bear tones spots, a chip to rear cover, contents generally very good.
$150 - 200 %
A woman guard at Ravensbruck received her wages…
229. GRETA BOSEL (1908 - 1947) Woman camp guard at Ravensbrück, a “Work Input Overseer”. In November 1944, Bösel was empowered with the right to select prisoners for the gas chamber, or for transfer to Uckermark. Hanged following her conviction at the Hamburg
Ravensbrück Trials. Rare partly-printed D.S. signed in full, 1p. 5 1/4” x 4 1/4”, Ravensbruck, Oct. 30, 1944, an official receipt for one
hundred marks paid to Bosel in her position as “Matron”, obviously a pay receipt. File holes at left, else very good.
$400 - 500
230. CONCENTRATION CAMP INSPECTOR’S LETTER Typed D.S. 1p. legal folio, Berlin, Mar. 28, 1935, a report from an unnamed SS officer addressed to Dachau Commandant Heinrich Deubel (1890-1962), in part: “ ... Writing about the request from the Nurnberg Financial
Fund ... “ about “coverage rates“, possibly insurance related. File holes at left, light wear to corners, very good condition. $150 - 200
231. BUCHENWALD PRISONER’S LETTER Buchenwald prisoner’s letter penned on both sides of a 16mo. postcard, Buchenwald, Oct. 2,
1943 in which Belgian Christian Demeyere writes his parents. In part: “ ... I am happy to tell you that I am healthy and hopeful. You may
write me one letter a month in German ... we can have as many packages as we want of unlimited weight with food and tobacco ... but
no express or special delivery ... you can also send wool clothing ... pullover, a pair of shoes, but no smocks ... “. Signed with his name
and prisoner number. Ragged margins, else very good. Of course, the poor prisoner’s captors ensured that very little of the food, tobacco
and clothes sent to prisoners every reached their intended recipients ...
$150 - 200
232. A FAMILY IS DIVIDED BY THE HOLOCAUST A lot of three passports
once held by a family of German Jews living abroad, unable to return to
Germany and forced to flee to the United States. Each passport is 32pp.
sm. 8vo., issued by the German consul in Mexico City to father Robert
Neuhaus and his wife Klara, living in the city at the time, and their 16
year old son Erich, then living in Haifa. Incredibly, Erich’s passport is
stamped and signed by the Nazi consul in Haifa! Each passport bears a
large red in “J” stamped on the first page indicating the holder’s religion
as required by German law, even those these citizens lived abroad. The
parents were issued emigration visas by the American consul in Mexico
City on July 19, 1939 and fled the country via Veracruz and Cuba, obviously fearing that Mexico might side with the Axis powers. Son Erich received an immigration visa from the Americans in Jerusalem on Oct. 23,
1939 and received a Palestinian Police Force exit permit on Jan. 18, 1940.
On Feb. 4 he left Haifa and transited via Naples and Piraeus to the U.S. At
the time, Palestine was under
British mandate, and as Britain was
at war with Germany, if Britain fell,
Erich too would have faced deportation to Germany. A very rare collection of a family’s passports
showing their efforts to stay one step ahead of their persecutors.
$1,500 - 1,800
233. A JEW’S TAILOR SHOP IS SEIZED AND GIVEN TO A GERMAN A shocking lot comprised of
two letters, the first a T.L.S. sent by one “Franz Hirsch”, 1p. large 4to., Vienna, [n.d., ca, June 1,
1938] to future Gauleiter of Vienna Joseph Burckel, then Reichskommissar for the union of Austria
with the German Reich. Hirsch notes: “...Because I plan to open a tailors supply store and to break
the monopoly of the Jews in this type of business, I would like to ask you to support me in this venture...In my district, I am viewed as an illegal National Socialist but despite all my efforts I was not
able to find a suitable location based on my national views...I was in the military from 1913 to
1919...one year as a P.O.W. in Italy...since 1921 I have been a master tailor and have had only one
room which I must also use as an apartment...” The second letter is a T.L.S. by a district leader of
Vienna on NSDAP District Group letterhead, 1p. large 4to., Vienna, June 28, 1938, sent to Burckel
(and initialed by him in pencil at bottom). It advises: “...Franz Hirsch...was informed to look for a
suitable Jew’s store and that we will support him in transfer and the Aryanization of the business...”. On April 10, 1938 Austria had officially become part of the German Reich: undoubtedly
Mr. Hirsch got his store.
$1,000 - 1,200
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234. HOLOCAUST HUSBAND AND WIFE’S PASSPORTS Holocaust survivors’ passport, each 32pp.
sm. 8vo., issued by Vienna police authorities to Erich
Georg Altschul and his wife Ernestine Hadasse
Altschul. The husband’s passport was issued in Vienna on Sep. 16, 1938 and bears a large red in “J”
stamped on the first page indicating the holder’s religion. On Feb. 14, 1939 Altschul was issued an emigration visa and on Mar. 3 the British Embassy in
Vienna granted him a visa valid “ ... until completion
of his training ... “. A stamp shows entry to the
Netherlands on Apr. 12, 1939. Altschul arrived in
Panama on Nov. 6, 1938, with a stamp from the
Swiss Legation in London on June 10, 1940.. Then the passport mysteriously bears two Chinese visa stamps dated Dec. and July 4,
1940, a July 15, 1940 exit stamp from the U.K., with a July 8, 1940 U.S. immigration visa stamp. The wife’s passport bears identical visa
stamps, in some cases a day or two apart. Also included is a great deal of the supporting paperwork surrounding Altschul’s application
for his immigration visa, including an affidavit of support by family members, American consulate instructions and mailings, a copy of
his son’s affidavit attempting to have his mother granted a German exit visa, a copy of a ghetto bank note, a legal copy of a fellow Jew’s
passport, his University of Vienna student’s class inscription book, and more. Covers worn, else very good.
$500 - 700
235. “THE ETERNAL JEW” Rare piece of Nazi propaganda surrounding the vile 1938 anti-Semitic exhibition in Munich: “The Eternal
Jew“, a 4 1/4” x 6” postcard promoting the exhibition, postmarked in Munich on the day the exhibition opened, Nov. 8, 1937. The postcard was actually sent through the mails, to a lady who lived on “Adolf Hitler Strasse”. Sold with two other postcards, same size, one
showing Danzig and declaring: “Danzig is German”, the other an SS police promotional item showing two heavily armed SS soldiers.
Also included is a membership card for a Venetian member of the Italian National Fascist Confederation of Professional Artists. Four
pieces.
$150 - 200
236. NO LOT
237. (ROMANIAN FORCED LABOR JEWS MAY PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION)
Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Bucharest, Sep. 1, 1942 on the letterhead of the
Jewish Center of Romania, to the head of a Jewish organization in the Tarnava
Mare region. In part: “ ... Please notify the Jewish community of Medias ... the
necessary arrangements for Jews in forced labor detachments have been made
to allow worship services during the High Holidays ... “. Very good.
$200 - 300
238. (ROMANIAN JEWS
IN THE HOLOCAUST)
Typed D.S. on “Jewish
Center of Romania” letterhead, 1p. 4to., [Romania],
June 8, 1943 to the Tarnava-Mare Office of Relief
and signed by three Jewish doctors. Largely untranslated, but concerns
methods for individuals
to send food, medicines
and clothing to Jewish deportees
from
the
Transnistria region of Romania. File holes, else very good. Romania murdered in various forms, between
280,000 to 380,000 Jews in Romania and in the war zone of Bessarabia, Bukovina
and Transnistria. “Deportation” was a euphemism, as part of the process involved
killing many Jews before deporting the rest in the “trains of death” (in reality long exhausting marches on foot) to the East.
$200 - 300
239. ATTESTATION THAT A WOMAN IS A PURE ARYAN Typed D.S., 1p. oblong 4to.,
Munich, Sep. 20, 1938, an interesting Luftgaukommando attestation that a certain
woman’s grandparents on both sides are of pure “Aryan” descent. Sold with ration
cards (3), a woman’s identity card, a sheet of Chief of the Chancellory Philip Bouhler’s
stationery, and some unrelated correspondence.
$150 - 200
240. AUSTRIAN JEW’S GERMAN PASSPORT Scare D.S., 36pp. sm. 8vo., Vienna, Sep.
5, 1938, a passport issued to Viennese Dr. Georg Pollatschek. As is the case with all passports, the owner is fully described, but this
passport also bears a large, red “J” on the first page, indicating the bearer’s religion. Pollatschek was lucky: a month later he obtained
a visa to emigrate to the U.S. and fled there via the Netherlands. Cover detached, else very good.
$200 - 300
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241. CERTIFICATE OF ARYAN HERITAGE Chilling D.S., 2pp. sm. folio, Vienna, Feb. 17, 1942, an NSDAP-issued certificate tracing the
religious ancestry of the holder, one Franz Wilhelm Josef Machek, who is found to be of Aryan heritage (“German blood”). On the verso,
Machek’s family history is spelled out, along with members’ religious affiliations, approved and stamped with a swastika at bottom. If
found to be “impure”, Machek could have been listed as a “Jew” or “Mongrel”. Very good.
$200 - 300
242. CONCENTRATION CAMP STAFF INFORMATION FORMS Lot of three concentration camp personnel forms, all unused, includes a
Waffen-SS form for a leave, a small personnel record, as well as a full length personnel record. Two of the forms are printer-marked indicating that they are intended for use solely in the camps. Fine.
$150 - 200
243. HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR’S PASSPORT Holocaust survivor’s passport, 32pp. sm.
8vo., issued to Michael Erlanger, a World War I veteran, in Nuremberg on Feb. 1,
1938. On Feb. 13, the U.S. Consul in Nuremberg issued Erlanger an immigration visa
and on May 3, in preparation for his flight, Erlanger exchanged 60 reichsmarks for
$24.00. The next day, Erlanger boarded a vessel in Hamburg bound for America.
Also included is Erlanger’s Selective Service card, July 20, 1942, classifying him as
4-F, and a copy of his World War I Bavarian military ID book. Overall very good.
$300 - 400
244. HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR’S PASSPORT Holocaust survivor’s passport, 32pp. sm.
8vo., issued to Arthur Israel Kahn in Berlin on Jan. 14, 1939. The passport bears a
large red in “J” stamped on the first page indicating the holder’s religion, and Kahn
was obliged to add “Israel” as a middle name as all Jewish men were required to do
at the time (likewise Jewish women were forced to add the middle name “Sara”). Five
days later, Kahn was issued a Belgian transit visa and a visa for a single voyage to
Australia via the U.K., on Jan. 27, 1939 he arrived at Dover and was given a two month temporary visa, and on Apr. 17, 1939 Kahn
finally reached Fremantle. Cover worn at spine, slight wear to interior, else quite good.
$300 - 400
245. JEWISH LAWYER IN BERLIN AIDS HIS FELLOW JEWS Unusual letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., a sheet once belonging to Berlin attorney
“Dr. jur. Kurt Israel Landsberger”. Of course, Landsberger was required to use the middle name “Israel” so that the public would be
aware of his religious background. Additionally, his letterhead further advises: “Approved only for the legal advice and representation
of Jews”. Light toning.
$100 - 150
246. JEWS ARE FORCED TO ASSUME NAMES Lot of two postally used envelopes, both mailed in 1941 to recipients in the U.S., one from
Vienna, the other from Nuremberg. The senders’ return addresses include their names “David Israel Fechenbach” and “Rosa Sara Schink”.
Both letters bear tape with Wehrmacht stamps on verso indicating that the envelopes had been opened. Jewish men and women in Germany and Austria were obliged to add the middle names “Israel” and “Sara” to their business and personal correspondence in order that
the public and governmental agencies would be aware of their religious affiliations.
$75 - 100
247. JEWS VOTE IN AUSTRIA Printed flyer, 1p. sm. 8vo., a printed listing of local candidates of the “Israelite” party for the Nov. 8, 1936
Jewish community elections in Vienna with an explanation as to what paperwork would be required in order for one to vote. The second
item, approx. 2” x 8”, which accompanied the first flyer, is a two part ballot for two candidates for the community’s leadership. The party
leader, Dr. Desider Friedmann (mentioned on the flyer), was one of the last Jews deported from Austria to Auschwitz. Fine.
$150 - 200
248. MAP OF LITZMANNSTADT WITH GHETTO World War II era map of Litzmannstadt, Poland, more properly known as Lodz, 51” x 33”,
showing the city and a small portion of its environs. Streets have been renamed with new German names. In the northern central part of the
city, the Lodz Ghetto (second largest Jewish ghetto after Warsaw) can be easily located as the streets are described with only single letters no names have been used at all. The map was printed on only fair quality paper: some small tears at folds, otherwise very good. $300 - 400
249. OCCUPIED DACHAU VISITOR’S PASS An unusual document from the notorious concentration camp, a 9” x 6” printed visitor’s
pass in English which reads, in part: “ ... The bearer ... ASN ... is a member of
the permanent staff of this camp and will be allowed to enter and leave the
camp and compound at any time of day or night. By order of Lt. Col. Martin W.
Joyce“. Joyce arrived with Capt. Marcus J. Smith on April 29, 1945 immediately
following the dissemblance of Dachau and flight (or death) of Nazi officials
there. The purpose was to construct a temporary review board to screen criminals and Nazis still hiding among the inmates. Confronted with the appalling,
disorganized mess, Joyce and his comrades quarantined the camp due to the
massive typhus outbreak, set up hospitals and immediately set about inoculating those within. This clampdown on disease forced the strict protocol of
making any individual entering or leaving the camp to produce a pass such as
this one. Very good condition.
$150 - 200
250. POLISH JEWISH WOMAN’S IDENTIFICATION ”Kennkarte”, or identification papers of a Jewish Polish woman who was given “protected” status. The definition of
“ethnic German” was fairly broad. Basically any Pole could claim to be an ethnic German based on the most tenuous of German descent, and could apply to be registered on the “Volksliste”. While registration as an ethnic German conferred benefits
compared with Poles who retained the status of “Schutzangehoerige” (protected subjects), the downside was they were liable for conscription.
Therefore, it is probable that many Poles who, because of mixed descent, could have claimed the status of ethnic German did not do so.
$400 - 600
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251. THE NAZIS UNCOVER A JEW LIVING UNDER COVER A set of
five typed and manuscript documents, Berlin, May to June 1944,
concerning the forfeiture of a life insurance policy of Freida Rieck
Kitte who, remarkably, was a Jew still residing in Berlin in May 1944.
The group includes two A.Ls.S from Kitte dated May 20 & 31, 1944
together with several typed documents concerning her life insurance policy. According to records at Yad Vashem, Kitte was not deported until October 1944 when she was sent to the ghetto in
Theresienstadt where she died soon afterwards. A document in the
collection, dated June 27, 1944 notes that Kitte had altered her
name in order to pass for a gentile. A fascinating set of documents
worthy of further study.
$200 - 300
252. [LVOV GHETTO] Pair of identity documents issued to Stephan
Frank, a non-German and possibly a Jew, 1942 and 1943, residing in
Lemberg. Frank, born in Poland, is shown as being employed as a
bookkeeper by the German Generalgouvernement. Lemberg was synonymous with the Russian city of Lvov, site of the Lvov Ghetto and
scene of the massacre of Polish Jews and intellectuals. $100 - 150
253. JEWS’ HEBREW AND GERMAN PASSES Lot of two passes, each
8pp. small 8vo., [Germany}, 1919, issued to Polish Jews, a man and
a woman. The passes resemble passports and picture each individual, also bearing their names, fingerprints, and other vital statistics,
and were issued by the German military. Very good.
$200 - 300
256. “RACE AND SOUL” Pseudo-scientific racist book Rasse und
Seele (“Race and Soul”), by Dr. Ludwig Ferdinand Clauss,
Buechergilde Gutenberg, Berlin, 1935, a heavily-illustrated tract on
racial characteristics and “race psychology”. Among those illustrated are “typical” Sephardic and Yemenite Jews, Westphalians,
Bedouins, and of course, the ideal young men and women of
Bavaria and Pommerania. Cover soiled, contents are fine.
$100 - 150
257. “THE JEWS IN THE USA” Anti-Semitic publication Jews in the
USA, by Dr. Hans Diebow, printed by Nazi-affiliated printers Zentralverlag der NSDAP, Berlin, 1943, 64pp. 4to., with the cover depicting New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, whose mother was a
Jew. Indeed, the cover story is dedicated to LaGuardia, whose pictures within compare him to a grinning chimp, with additional attacks on Felix Frankfurter, Albert Einstein, David O. Selznick, Henry
Morgenthau, and many others, all heavily illustrated. Light wear to
cover, else fine. Diebow was a noted anti-Semitic author of the time,
widely employed by the Nazi Party. Light wear.
$300 - 400
258. 1891 PRINTING OF “THE ETERNAL JEW” Rare early German
printing, Der Ewige Jude (“The Eternal Jew”), with additional note
beneath the title: “A Speech to Many, If Not All”, by Alwin Dolfe, published in Trier by Sigmund Mayer, 1891, 36pp. 8vo., paper wraps.
Cover bears a ragged chip at one margin and some soiling and
scuffs, contents are very good. This story is most like the tale The
Wandering Jew, a figure from medieval Christian folklore whose
legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. The original
legend concerns a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming. Joseph Goebbels and his propaganda machine twisted the tale
in his film of the same name, a disgusting characterization of Jews.
$200 - 300
259. 1937 GERMAN ANTI-JEWISH LAWS Printed news sheet, “Reichs Law Gazette”, two issues, Berlin, January and March, 1937, 7pp,
small folio in toto, indicating anti-Jewish laws recently passed by
the German administration. Changes include a requirement that potential workers must show proof of pure Aryan heritage, Jews were
not to be allowed to work in the Reich Labor Service, and those with
Jewish blood could not become labor administrators. Very good.
$100 - 150
254. “ANTISEMITISM OF THE WORLD IN WORDS AND PICTURES”
Anti-Semitic book Antisemitism of the World in Words and Pictures,
by Dr. Robert Korber and Prof. Dr. Theodor Bugel, Verlag Otto Groh,
Dresden, ca. 1933, 330pp. 4to., blue cloth with gilt title, covers
worn, esp. at edges as is spine, contents are very good. The book,
dedicated to propagandist Julius Streicher and his “tireless and dedicated struggle against the Jews”, purports to provide a historical
background for the current persecution of Jews in Germany. Among
sources and incidents cited is the expulsion of the Jews from Egypt,
Henry Ford’s publication of “The International Jew”, Jews on Wall
Street, etc., with “scholarly” articles on anti-Semitism in ancient
Rome, Middle Ages, in Africa, America and Germany. The book concludes with the usual photos and descriptions of prominent Jews,
comparing them with the Nordic ideal, images of deviant art, debauchery brought on by Jewish profiteers, and so on. Most copies
of this propaganda were destroyed in the post-war years - this copy
remains as evidence.
$300 - 400
255. “FORCED LABOR IN THE SOVIET UNION” Anti-Semitic publication Forced Labor in the Soviet Union by Dr. Hermann Greife, 50pp.
4to., Niebelungen-Verlag, Berlin, 1936. Greife’s propaganda typically
blames Jewish administrators in Russia for the plight of forced laborers there, and is bolstered by his use of heavily-retouched photographs throughout. Such claptrap was typical in the pre-war years as
the Nazi propaganda machine sought to build up animosity against
both the Jews and Bolsheviks. Very good.
$100 - 150
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260. 1951 WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS PUBLICATION Printed publication: “INFORMATION ON GERMANY”, 18pp. 4to., issued by the
World Jewish Congress, New York, May, 1951. The text is an examination of post-war German attitude toward the Jews including the
renewal of the “honor” of German soldiers, attacks on the findings
of the war crimes tribunals, reconstitution of the Stahlhelm, comments by Heinz Guderian, and so on. Very revealing content.
$75 - 100
261. ANTI-SEMITIC TRACT: “THE ATTACK ON PEACE” WITH
ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S PRE-PUBLICATION SLIP Scarce anti-Semitic
work “Anschlag gegan den Frieden” (“The Attack on Piece”), published by the NSDAP, 1939, 182pp. 8vo., with 21 photo illustrations. An attack in Herschel Grynszpan (1921-?), a Polish-German
Jew who assassinated Nazi foreign service officer Ernst Von Rath in
Paris on Nov. 7, 1938. The event gave the Nazis the provocation
they had sought to undertake the persecution of the Jews which
came to be called “Kristallancht”. The author was a prominent antiSemite attached to the Ministry of Propaganda. The book discusses
the principal characters, Jews in Germany, the Jewish World League
as a “protector of murderers”, etc. An original publisher’s slip is included, stating that the contents have not yet been released and
any dissemination is forbidden. Some wear to spine and a few spots
on covers, else very good.
$150 - 200
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262. BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP PAMPHLET Printed booklet This Was Concentration Camp Buchenwald - A Triumph of
Cruelty, by Paul Kowollnik, Waldkircher [Germany], [n.d., ca. 1948], a period history of the notorious concentration camp. $75 - 100
263. GERMAN ANTI-SEMITISM AIMED AT RUSSIA Anti-Semitic flyer, 2pp. 4to., ca. 1942, issued by the NSDAP and intended to alarm
the German public of the threat of “The Russian Gravediggers”. The front of the flyer urges the reader to not discard this item, and beneath bears 19 unflattering caricatures of Russian political figures and others, including Lenin, 18 of whose descriptions begin with
“The Jew...”. Among those pictured are Trotsky, Emma Goldman, Uritzky, Schreider, Kamkow, and others labeled as spies and murderers.
On verso appears additional anti-Soviet political propaganda. Some toning, else very good.
$100 - 150
264. JULIUS STREICHER’S “DER STURMER” Two complete copies of Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher’s Der Sturmer, Nuremberg, 1937,
each 12pp. Both issues attack the Jews, as one would expect, with unflattering photographs and the usual propagandistic claptrap and
ridiculous editorial content. Ads in the last few pages further offer anti-Semitic publications, including the infamous children’s book
“Never Trust a Fox or a Jew at His Word”. One issue bears a 2” marginal tear on first page, else very good.
$100 - 150
265. NUREMBURG TRIALS PUBLICATION: “CONCENTRATION CAMPS” Official Nuremberg Trials publication Concentration Camps by
Eugene Aroneanu, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Das Licht, [Germany, ca. 1947], approx. 220pp. 8vo., paper boards. The German text, apparently
entered as “Document F321“ in the Nuremberg Trials, concerns deportations, all aspects of camp life, forced labor, medical experiments,
lists of camps and officers, etc. Much of the book is devoted to illustrations, many incredibly gruesome and generally unobtainable
today. Covers reattached with tape, contents are very good.
$100 - 150
266. 1939 POLISH OCCUPATION BROADSIDE Scarce red-bordered broadside measuring 22” x 16”, bearing Nazi eagle device at top
and announcing the German occupation of Poland. Titled in German and Polish: “To the Population!“, and reads, in part: “...According to
the will of the Fuhrer and high command of the armed forces, German troops have marched into your country. In the areas occupied
by German troops, army commanders have taken over governing authority. Their orders as well as the orders from all German military
authorities are to be followed precisely....Strikes are forbidden, additionally, passive resistance and sabotage of all types will be considered an enemy act against the German armed forces and will be dealt with accordingly. Each individual should follow orders given to
him for his own welfare as well as for the welfare of the community...“. Full translation included. Dated 1939 in pencil at bottom. In
fragile state, with file holes at left edges, loss at corners, and so forth. Worthy of restoration.
$400 - 600
267. THE SS SEIZES HOMES AND PROPERTY IN ZNIN,
POLAND Printed red flyer, 7 1/2” x 8 1/4”, Znin, Poland,
Dec. 6, 1939 in German and Polish announcing the
seizure of housing and furnishings for the advantage of
those of German descent living in the area. The order
has been issued by the Higher SS and Police leader of
Posen shortly after the invasion by German troops. The
document bears the official stamp of the chief of the
civil administration and the mayor of Znin. Fine. Most
likely the property confiscated was that belonging to
Jews...
$300 - 400
268. UKRAINIAN FORCED LABOR BROADSIDE Crude,
field-printed broadside, 8 1/2” x 10 1/4”, [Ukraine],
1943, signed in type by a German “commissar“, an order
that: “...all men from 16-65 must come to the homes of
the eldest bringing their personal belongings and remain there awaiting further orders...”. Inevitably, these
unfortunates were destined for labor camps in Poland
and Germany, often worked and starved to death. Multiple tears, yet no paper loss and should be repaired.
$250 - 350
269. LITZMANNSTADT GHETTO TEN MARK NOTE
Genuine, circulated ten mark note issued for use by Jews
in the Litzmannstadt ghetto, May 14, 1940, bearing a
Star of David and a cross-hatched background eerily
reminiscent of barbed wire. Typical circulated condition,
lightly soiled.
$75 - 100
270. EXECUTION OF GERMAN WAR CRIMINALS IN KIEV Lot of 13 4 1/2” x 3” b/w photographs showing the proceedings surrounding
the hanging of eleven men, probably Germans, charged as being war criminals. The hangings occurred in Kreschatik Square in Kiev in
1946 and these explicit photos show all details of the event. The guilty were driven to their place of execution in the back of open
trucks, they were bound, placed in nooses, and the trucks drove off, hanging all at once. Post-mortem photos were also taken. Personal
stamp of photographer G. Ugrinovich and pencil note appear on verso of each image.
$200 - 300
271. HOLOCAUST PHOTOS Lot of approx. 65 photographs of Nazi atrocities committed at the concentrations camps at Dachau and
Ohrdruf, the vast majority of the photos being original, first generation images. These ghastly photos, ranging in size from 1” x 2” to
6” x 8”, depict horrendous scenes of emaciated corpses heaped in piles, carbonized bodies laying within the remains of burned barracks,
disemboweled bodies found at “Hattimer”, excavated mass graves, and reenacted scenes of “kapos” with bodies standing beside the
doors of crematoria. The photos originated from S/Sgt. Rene Moreno of the 89th Infantry. Moreno later served with the N.Y.P.D. Fine
overall.
$300 - 400
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272. JEWS ARE BANNED FROM A PARK Original candid photograph, 3 3/4” x 2 1/2” b/w, shows two armed Wehrmacht soldiers standing
before a war memorial recently decorated with a wreath bearing a sash with a swastika. On a tree directly beside the memorial is posted
a sign: “Jews’ entry to the park is forbidden”. Fine.
$100 - 150
273. PERSECUTION OF POLISH JEWS Lot of four original candid photos, each about 4 1/2” x 2 1/2” b/w, depicting scenes of persecuted
Polish Jews, etc. includes a scene of refugees walking behind a cart bearing their wives and elders (creased), another cart with Jews
standing before it, their sewn-on Stars of David clearly visible, two hanged Jews or partisans with signs besides each indicating their
“crimes”, and a photo of crude barracks.
$300 - 400
274. “JUDE” STAR OF DAVID Scarce authentic “Jude” Star of David, 3 1/8” wide, 3 1/2” tall,
bearing the original pale pink cloth backing to which the star had been sewn. This emblem was,
of course, required by law to be sewn to the clothing of German and Austrian Jews in order that
they would be immediately recognizable by the public and civil and military authorities. Near
fine condition, likely unissued. Unlike most such emblems found today, usually in uncut sheets
or partial sheets, this emblem retains the original backing and was ready for issue.
$750 - 1,000
275. FRENCH “JUIF” ARMBAND White cotton armband, 16” long
overall, 3 3/4” wide, bearing a stitched-on 2 1/2” wide yellow
Star of David. The star’s lines are embroidered, with the French
word “Juif” (“Jew”) printed in black ink at center. Honest wear
and tear, a more difficult Holocaust relic to locate. $600 - 800
276. BELGIAN JEW’S STAR OF DAVID Unissued yellow cloth imprinted with a black Star of David
and initial “J”, 3 1/2” x 4 1/4”, originally intended for issue to a Belgian Jew in order that he or
she might easily be recognized by German occupiers and authorities. The weave and thickness
of the cloth is correct, and the fabric does not fluoresce. Very good.
$500 - 700
277. (DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP NAZI FLAG) A chilling relic from the Nazi
concentration camp at Dachau,
the 70” x 30” double-sided Nazi
flag banner which was suspended upon the wall in the
camp’s dining hall, presumably
the dining hall used by camp inmates. The soldier who recovered the flag noted the
provenance on an inside corner:
“Dachau Camp Taken from Dining Hall April 29th 1945 M. Sgt. B. F. McCalle Co. C 232 Inf. Reg.
42nd Div.”. Included also is a set of photocopies of original Dachau camp photographs taken shortly after the camp’s liberation. Obtained
from McCalle by noted museum curator and militaria collector William Rasmussen, a museum de-accessioned piece. A 12” x 5” section
of one corner has been snipped away, presumably by other members of McCalle‘s unit, likely kept as souvenirs.
$1,000 - 1,500
278. “HORST WESSEL” STREET SIGN FROM DACHAU A small solid metal street sign, measuring about 9”x 6”, taken from the concentration camp of Dachau. The streets in Dachau were
named after so-called Nazi heroes, and this particular example identifies the address “24 Horst
Vessel Strasse”. Horst Ludwig Wessel (1907-1930) was a German Nazi activist who was made
a posthumous hero of the Nazi movement following his violent death in 1930. He was the author of the lyrics to the song “Die Fahne hoch” (“The Flag On High”), usually known as the
“Horst Wessel Song”, which became the Nazi Party anthem. The sign, formerly part of the personal collection of noted Third Reich collector William Rasmussen, is illustrated on page 139
of the book: “The Life and Times of Horst Wessel’ by historian Donald Grey Brownlow, who
within the text identifies it as being from Dachau. With the piece is a copy of the illustration of
the street sign from the book, with an advance publication notice of the book from when it
was released in 1996. Overall fine condition.
$400 - 600
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279. RELICS OF THE KLOOGA CONCENTRATION CAMP, ESTONIA* A chilling collection of
relics from the only excavations ever done on the site of the infamous Klooga Concentration
Camp in Estonia, where the Nazis and their Estonian collaborators massacred 2,000 Jews and
100 Soviet P.O.W.’s. in September 1944. Established in September 1943, Klooga was a subcamp of the Vaivara camp complex which consisted of about 20 camps, mostly temporary in
nature. This camp housed between 1,500 to 2,500 men and women including Soviet P.O.W.’s,
Estonian political prisoners and Jews (who constituted the vast majority). Prisoners were
forced to work in peat harvesting and the camp’s cement works, brickworks, sawmills, and a
factory for manufacturing clogs for camp inmates. When the Soviet Army began to advance
on the Baltic states in September 1944, many of the prisoners were evacuated to Stutthof
near Danzig and Freiburg in Schlesien. The remainder, approximately 2,000 Jews and 100
Soviet P.O.W.’s were systematically shot in the adjacent woods by SS and Estonian guards between September 19 and 22, 1944. When Soviet troops reached the camp, only 85 prisoners
were found alive. Offered here are a set of extremely rare relics from the camp including an
8 inch piece of barbed wire from Klooga’s perimeter excavated from the camp site together
with a 12” length of machine gun belt and one bullet recovered from the execution site. The
collection also includes a very rare Estonian military dog tag and a coin (which appears to be
a 5 pfennig piece). The artifacts are housed in a deep frame with images of the excavation
site and the post-war memorials placed there to honor the dead. The recovered relics bear
the expected oxidation and wear and the collection is offered as is. Together five pieces.
B>Requires third-party shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale.
$500-600
280. CIGARETTE HOLDER FROM BUCHENWALD SS GUARD A 3” long semi-transparent cigarette holder bearing a carved inscription: “1941 Weihnachten M. Krollmann SS—T. Stuba
K.L.Bu.“ the “K.L.Bu.” stands for “Konzentration Lager Buchenwald.” Some light staining on
interior from use, else very good.
$100 - 150
281. CONCENTRATION CAMP
POLITICAL PRISONER’S RED
“TRIANGLE” Red cloth triangle
once affixed to a political prisoner’s uniform while he was
held a prisoner in either a prison
camp or concentration camp in
Nazi Germany. The triangle, approx. 2 3/4” long on each side,
is still affixed to a small patch of
blue and white fabric typical of
that worn by camp inmates. The
doubled red thread stitching is
typical of that seen on authentic
pieces, with staining and lint
build-up typical of normal ageing. No sign of artificial ageing
is evident. Political prisoners in Nazi Germany included communists, social
democrats, and dissidents who posed a threat to the new regime and were
unpopular with most other Germans.
$1,000 - 1,500
282. DER STURMER ANTI-SEMITIC ASHTRAY An insulting anti-Semitic ashtray
given as a gift by Julius Streicher hate-filled rag “Der Sturmer”. The white porcelain
ashtray, 5 3/4” diameter, bears black trim and black lettering with the name “Der
Sturmer” and presentation: “For Loyal Cooperation”. At center in high relief is a
caricature of a grimacing Jew, typical of the artwork found in Streicher’s many
publications. Criminal evidence.
$200 - 300
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283. LOT OF DACHAU AND SURVIVORS’ SOUVENIRS Lot of three Jewish survivor items, includes a Star of David with blue ribbon, pin
back, maker C. Schwerin & Sohn, Berlin; a 1 7/8” dia. Masonic medallion from Dachau; and a metal medal with two holes for fixing to a
plaque, bears expression “NEVER AGAIN” in Dutch, German and English.
$100 - 150
284. POLISH GUEST WORKER’S PIN? Oval tin pin, 1 13/16” long, 1 9/16” wide, bears a large leter “P” with fluted edge on front, verso
bears a pin maker marked Deschler, Munich. We are told this may be a Polish slave worker’s pin, which we cannot determine: sold as
is.
$150 - 200
285. PRISONER-MANUFACTURED DACHAU “HERB BOX” One of the most bizarre camp relics we have encountered, a pine box which
once contained spices grown by slave laborers at Dachau, thence sold to Germans for use in their homes. The 17” wide x 7” deep x 5”
tall pine box bears two painted labels on the top lid: “The Herb Garden DACHAU” and “German Spices”. . Within is a paper label showing
three caricatures of Middle Eastern men hauling sacks of spices with the notice: “To refill these spice jars, contact the German Research
Institute for Nutrition and Food Provision Ltd. Factory, Dachau...”. The factory was founded by the notorious Oswald Pohl who, like Himmler, was an adherent of a “natural” lifestyle. The plantation at Dachau and the smaller one at Ravensbruck concentration camp were distinctive in the sense that they were cultivated almost exclusively by prisoners, the profits from their work plowed back into research and
the coffers of the SS. Prisoners suffered greatly in clearing and draining land and in the grueling work in the fields.
$1,000 - 1,500
286. SHOOTING TROPHY FROM THE CONCENTRATION CAMP AT
DACHAU A most unusual and sadly ironic relic from the Dachau concentration camp, namely a shooting trophy presented by the camp commander to the winners of a competition apparently held between the
guards of the various camp enterprises. The 15” diameter trophy, depicting a hand-painted scene of two ducks flying above a marsh, bears the
following inscription in German: “From the commandant of the K.L.
Dachau [K. L. was the abbreviation in German for concentration camp] to
the team of the Clothing Factory“. As would be expected from a piece of
this age, the painting shows some minor chips and a number of tiny
cracks from the drying of the paint, otherwise very good to fine condition.
The clothing factory at Dachau is well known as the site of the manufacture of SS insignia and clothing by slave laborers. Recreation, such as
shooting competitions, and heavy drinking were vitally necessary to prevent the breakdown of morale in the face of the horrendous duties guards
undertook. This trophy, undoubtedly unique, was obtained from the collection of noted Third Reich collector and museum owner William Rasmussen. Overall very good condition.
$800 - 1,200
286A. “WHEN YOU SEE THIS SIGN...” Chilling propaganda flyer, 4pp. large
4to., [n.p., n.d.] bearing on the cover the infamous yellow Star of David with
“Jude” printed within, worn by Jews in Germany, with the bold exclamation
above : “When you see this sign...”. Within, the text continues: Remember what
the Jew did to our people...Now it is openly said for the first time what World
Jewry wants: ‘Death to Germany’...Theodore Nathan Kaufman, President of
the American Peace Union, Speaker for World Jewry, in his book publicly exclaimed ‘Germany must perish and disappear forever from the planet
Earth...’...Judah has decided on the deaths of you and your children...The German Wehrmach will ensure that the terrible, gruesome plan of World Jewry
which the Jew Kaufman pronounced to the world will never become a
reality...Recognize the true enemy!...”. A 1” dia. mouse nibble at center, some
wear to first page, else very good.
$300 - 400
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World War II: Photography & Posters
288. “HIGH COUNTRY CAMP” Hitler Youth publication, HochlandLager, 30pp. sm. folio, Starnberg, July, 1934, showing young men
of the Hitler Youth in the great outdoors beating their ubiquitous
drums, camping, etc. Some slight puckering due to dampness, else
very good.
$75 - 100
greeting, pine bough, candles and crossed rifles, and beneath are
facsimile signatures of ex-members or honorary members of the
regiment, including Hitler, Sepp Dietrich, Martin Bormann, Karl Bodenschatz, Rudolf Schmundt, and others. Some dust soiling and a
few creases at top, else very good.
$150 - 200
289. “HITLER STARTS WAR, POLES CALL FOR HELP” The Wichita
Eagle Extra, Wichita, Ks., Sep. 1, 1939, Evening edition, 16pp. bearing a bold headline as Hitler invades Poland. Hitler’s attack commenced on Sep. 1, the same day the Eagle went to press. Quotes
include “Nazi War Machine Strikes Lightning Blow”, and “British
Going To Poles Aid”. At the bottom of the front page are two photographs of men and women fleeing London and Paris in fear of air
raids. Other content pertains to a German bomber being shot down
by Polish anti aircraft guns, Poles fleeing Warsaw streets, and more.
An historic newspaper. Light toning at fold, else fine. $150 - 200
297. ANSCHLUSS
APPROVAL
BALLOT Printed ballot,
1p. 16mo., [1938],
a ballot in which the
voter could choose
to vote for or
against the annexation of Austria and
the slate of Hitlerbacked candidates:
“Do you agree with
the unification of
Austria with the
German Reich and do you vote for the list of Adolf Hitler?...”. The
voter has emphatically marked the ballot “Ja”. One file hole at lowerleft, else very good.
$100 - 150
291. “YOUTH AND THE HOMELAND” Hitler Youth hostels publication “Jugend und Heimat”, 22pp. sm. folio, Berlin, Oct. 18, 1936, a
publication aimed at Hitler Youth traveling and hiking throughout
Germany. The cover shows Hitler and his entourage outside a youth
hostel, with additional photos within showing him and Baldur von
Schirach dedicating a youth hostel named after Hitler, interiors and
exteriors of other such lodgings, etc. Very good.
$60 - 80
292. 1944 LUFTWAFFE DIARY AND INFORMATIONAL GUIDE
Small hardbound book “Deutscher Luftwaffen Kalender 1944”, a
1944 handbook issued by the Luftwaffe which included pages for
brief diary entries, a history of the Luftwaffe, silhouettes of American and British war planes, mechanical and flight basics, photos of
anti-aircraft facilities, schematic views of various weapons, map
keys, and names and dates of Iron Cross recipients. Very good.
$100 - 150
293. A PASS TO A FEMALE SPY’S EXECUTION Frightening D.S., 1p.
16mo., Berlin, July 16, 1940, a permit allowing the bearer entry to
view the execution of Maria Diecker four days hence, signed by a
judge and bearing an official seal. Fine. Diecker was the first woman
to be executed in Germany in five years: beheaded for spying for
profit for an unnamed foreign power.
$200 - 300
294. ADOLF HITLER
NSDAP
BALLOT
1933 NSDAP election, Upper Bavaria,
promoting the slate
of Hitler, Hess, Goring, Goebbels, Wagner, and others, 8
1/4” x 5 3/4”, boldly
endorsed with a
black pencil “X” in the
circle provided. Fine
condition.$150 - 200
298. ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART GREETING CARD Printed card, 7” x
6”, [n.p., n.d.], apparently a congratulatory message sent by Hans
Frank upon Seyss-Inquart‘s appointment to serve as deputy governor in the General Government of Occupied Poland, signed in type
by Frank at bottom. Slightly soiled.
$75 - 100
99. DAS SCHWARZE KORPS Four complete issues of Das Schware
Korps, the official newspaper of the SS published once a week and
distributed for free. The chief editor was SS leader Gunter d’Alquen;
the publisher was Max Amann of the Franz-Eher-Verlag publishing
company. The paper was hostile to many groups, with frequent articles condemning the Catholic Church, Jews, Communism, Freemasonry and others. These issues, from 1941 (2) and 1943 (2), were
published in Berlin and are 8-10pp. each. Stories include news on
the progress of the Waffen-SS, the political and military situation,
caricatures of Stalin and Churchill, and surprisingly, death notices
on the passing of Waffen-SS men. Fine.
$100 - 150
300. GERMAN ARMY SIGNALS BOOK Uncommon official Wehrmacht-issue booklet: “Signal Book from 1 February 1941”, 76pp. 8vo.,
Berlin, 1941. The book lists hundreds of three-letter codes used to
represent various words or phrases commonly used by the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe including various arms, munitions, armored vehicles, etc. Cover a bit soiled, else very good.
$100 - 150
301. HITLER AND MUSSOLINI ATTEND THE OPERA Printed program,
32pp. 8vo., Berlin, [May, 1938], a program for a performance of Aida
sponsored by Josef Goebbels at the Berlin Opera House. The program
bears the Nazi eagle and swastika device embossed on the white cover,
and within pictures Hitler, Mussolini, Goebbels, and some of the singers
from other performances. Covers slightly soiled, else good. $50 - 75
295. ADOLF HITLER NSDAP BALLOT 1933 NSDAP election, Upper
Bavaria, promoting the slate of Hitler, Hess, Goring, Goebbels, Wag- 302. NAZI-RELATED EPHEMERA Propaganda poster, 9 1/2” x 13 1/2”,
ner, and others, 8 1/4” x 5 3/4”, unused. Two small stains, else Munich, 1942, bears a stylized eagle and swastika with a quote by
very good.
$75 - 100 Hitler: “Nicht die lauen und neutralen machen geschichte, sondern die
menschen , die den kampf auf sich nehmen”. Toned at margins, tack
296. ADOLF HITLER PAYS RESPECTS TO HIS OLD REGIMENT Un- holes at top, very good. Sold with a Czech philatelic item, 8 1/2” x 11
usual printed Christmas greeting, 8 1/2” x 12”, Dec. 25, 1939, 1/2”, bears a circular portrait of Hitler and four stamps (one missing),
bears a Christmas greeting to the “List” Regiment, more formally apparently first-day cancels on Hitler’s birthday, Prague, Apr. 20, 1939,
known as the 6th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment, which was along with a certificate issued to a Wehrmacht soldier, 12” x 16 1/2”
$100 - 150
Hitler’s regiment during World War I. At top appears a Christmas color, not translated. Creased a bit. Three pcs.
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303. NUREMBURG TRIALS PROGRAM AND VISITOR’S GALLERY PASS Pair of rare relics from the Nuremberg Trials of major German
war criminals, includes: a Visitors’ Gallery pass, Seat No. 86 at Session 99, with a mimeographed program, 8pp. 4to., printed during the
trial, includes seating diagrams of all defendants, judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys, and biographies of the defendants. Very
good.
$200 - 300
304. IWO JIMA FLAG RAISING The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wa., Feb. 27, 1945, 10 pp. “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” is a historic
photograph taken on Feb. 23, 1945 by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of
the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Herald published this iconic photograph in this Feb. 27, 1945
edition. Little did people know how iconic this photograph would become. The image is bolding placed at the right top of the page, with
the byline below. Other information pertains to MacArthur giving free Filipinos a Ccivil government, and American bombers causing
30,000 casualties in Berlin. A rare issue, fine.
$300 - 400
305. MAUI NEWSPAPER REPORTS JAPANESE ATTACKS TWO WEEKS AFTER PEARL HARBOR Two copies of the Maui News, Wailuka,
Maui, Dec. 20 & 22, 1941, single sheets. The Dec. 20th War Extra has the head line “U.S. Wins China Battle 22,000 Nazis are Killed
Davao Under Fire”. Paper also details American fighters downing Japanese aircraft and a U.S. air field in Manila being bombed. Also
states that Roosevelt will be giving the eastern command to Douglas MacArthur. The Dec. 22 issue bears the headline “30 Land on
Maui’s Coast”. Goes into detail how the S.S. Lahaina, a Matson freighter, had been torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, and how a tiny
lifeboat brought thirty of the men to safety. The men go into details about how they were only allowed to have one half cup of water
per day, and how they ate lemons to survive. The paper continues with reports of ships being torpedoed in San Francisco by Japanese
submarines. A fascinating read. Fine.
$150 - 200
306. THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS HITLER IS MADE CHANCELLOR The New York Times, N.Y., January 31, 1933, 39pp. A remarkably
preserved newspaper of all rag content (meant only for sale to libraries). The headline announces: “Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany”.
Of interest is that Hitler’s Cabinet “is not truly representative of Hitlerism” and the “Coalition Cabinet Limits Power”. Paper goes into
detail regarding former President Von Hindenburg’s concerns and feelings about the new Chancellor, and that “the new government is
no National Socialist Government, but it is conscious that it bears the name of its leader, Adolf Hitler.” Other interesting reading pertains
to President Roosevelt turning fifty one, and having an eighty pound cake! Page three pictures Hitler and the new leaders in the compromise government, including Hermann Goering, Wilhelm Frick, and Lieut. Gen. von Blomberg. Paper continues with the effect of the
new Hilter reign on Wall Street, with the Dow only being off five points. So much more interesting reading. Printed on 100% rag paper,
meant for library archival storage and hence very rare.
$200 - 300
307. NAZI NEWSPAPERS Lot of four German wartime newspapers, includes: Volkischer Beobachter”, Munich, Feb. 15, 1944, still in the
original mailing wrapper addressed to a soldier in the field; Ukraine Post”, Luzk, Mar. 27, 1943, 12pp.; Krakauer Zeitung, May 16, 1943,
12pp. (worn); and Lemberger Zeitung, Dec. 22, 1942, 12pp. Overall good to very good.
$100 - 150
308. NAZI NEWSPAPERS Lot of five World War II-era German newspapers, sone scarce. Includes: Das Schwarze Korps, the official paper
of the SS, May 22, 1941, 4pp. (incomplete), put picturing and featuring SS-Haupsturmfuhrer Fritz Klingenburg, noted for his succesful
assault on Belgrade. Trimmed at margins, file holes at top; Metzer Zeitung am Abend, an occupation newspaper printed in Metz, Apr.
11, 1944; Stuttgarter NS-Kurier, Stuttgart Mar. 31, 1944 with a cover story describing a huge destruction of a British air attack; Ostdeutsche Morgenpost, Mittwoch, Apr. 19, 1944, the cover story covering the funeral of Adolf Wagner; and Cottbusser Anzeiger”, Cottbus,
Apr. 20, 1944 (Hitler’s birthday), the headline reading: “Alongside the Fuhrer - always ready”. The paper additionally bears an ink stamp
indicating that this copy is a free sample for soldiers only. Overall very good.
$150 - 200
309. ORIGINAL COVER ART FOR A HITLER YOUTH MAGAZINE Original cover art for the German youth magazine “Das Blatt Fuer Alle”
(“The Sheet For Everyone”), 9 1/4” x 12 1/2”, a multi-media composition with airbrush and photo images of a mountain and skier, intended for use in a 1934 issue. Tipped to another sheet, fine.
$200 - 300
310. SS LEITHEFT Magazine, “SS LEITHEFT” (“SS Leader Booklet”), 36pp. 8vo., Berlin, Aug., 1943, published by the SS-Hauptamt, Himmler’s main office. This publication was mostly circulated among professional officers in the SS, and later in the war was printed in several
different languages. This issue shows Norwegian SS volunteers being reviewed by Himmler, art considered acceptable by the SS, an
article on a small German village featuring a mother with nine children, and so on.
$75 - 100
311. NORMAN ROCKWELL’S “FREEDOM FROM FEAR” Fine oversize World War II poster featuring “Freedom from Fear”, one of “Four
Freedoms” series created for the Saturday Evening Post in 1943. Rockwell’s famous image depicts a mother and father - who holds a
newspaper with text “Bombings” and “Horror” - tenderly tucking in their sleeping children. The poster is titled “OURS to fight for...FREEDOM FROM FEAR“, measures 55” x 39” and printed in color. OWI 46, 1943. Folded with moderate creases and some splitting thereon,
still good condition and worthy of restoration.
$150 - 200
312. (ADOLF HITLER) MEIN KAMPF PROMOTIONAL POSTER Printed broadside 12 1/2” x 19” b/w, a promotional poster for Adolf
Hitler’s work Mein Kampf, with Hitler’s portrait prominently at top. The text celebrates the book, which sold for Rm 2.85 at the time.
Very good.
$200 - 300
313. 1933 ADOLF HITLER ELECTION POSTER Adolf Hitler 1933 election broadside, 7 3/4” x 15 1/2”, a most emphatic appeal for votes:
“...Smash Communism! Partisanship Has Been Overcome! A State of Order and Cleanliness Has Been Built! One People - One State - One
Leader! These are the achievements of the Hitler Government! Hitler wanted peace and equality of honor! Germany’s honor is your
honor!...”. One fold, a bit abraded at extreme top and bottom margins.
$300 - 400
314. ADOLF HITLER ANTI-SEMITIC BROADSIDE Scarce broadside, 9 1/2” x 13 3/4”, printed by the NSDAP in Munich, September, 1941,
a direct quote from one of Hitler’s speeches before the Reichstag, signed in type at bottom: “If international Jewish financiers succeed
in touching off another war, the result will not be a victory for the Jews, but rather the destruction of the Jewish race in Europe.” Sold
with a Dec. 12, 1944 press photo (cropped) showing Hitler giving a speech. Two pieces, very good.
$200 - 300
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315. ADOLF HITLER ELECTION POSTER 1938 Adolf Hitler election poster, 12 1/2” x 17”, shows Hitler in a three-quarter length pose,
one hand on his hip, with the simple exclamation at bottom: “Ja!” (Yes!). One horizontal fold, else very good. In the 1938 election voters
were given a simple choice - “yes” or “no”.
$200 - 300
316. SS POLICE PROPAGANDA POSTER German propaganda poster, 23” x 33”, depicts an SS
soldier in dress uniform holding a staff with a large SS banner flying above over which is a stylized
image of a German eagle. Captions read: “GERMAN POLICE DAY 1941 WHW Security Police in
Wartime Use SS MAN YOUR HONOR IS LOYALTY!”. Marked “C/0974” at lower right. Some significant chips at margins, else very good.
$200 - 300
317. WEHRKAMPFTAG TAG PROPAGANDA POSTER* A fine original WW II German propaganda
poster for a celebration in Prague, measures 16” x 22” [sight], printed in gold and red inks and
titled “Wehrkampftag Tag VIII.1943 Sandbergstadion [Day of Defense August 1943 Sandberg Stadium]”. The poster shows a proud German officer with Nazi device in the background. Loss at
lower left corner, light wrinkling and wear, still very good condition. Simply framed, not examined
out of frame. Requires third-party shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale.
$300 - 400
318. WORLD WAR II WKC WAFFENFABRIK POSTER* A striking German World War II advertisement for the firm WKC Waffenfabrik (weapons makers), measures 12” 1/2” x 18 1/2”, who produced, according to the poster, “Arms of all kinds“ for the Third Reich. A ding here and there,
else very good condition, beautifully matted and presented in a black and gilt frame. Not examined out of frame. Requires third-party shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale.
$150 - 200
319. [JULIUS SCHAUB’S ALBUM OF ADOLF HITLER PHOTOGRAPHS] JULIUS SCHAUB (1898 - 1967) Hitler’s chief personal adjutant
sent to Munich to destroy Hitler’s personal papers after the fall of Berlin. Schaub’s personal photograph album containing 57 black and
white glossy photographs, each approx. 7” x 9 1/2” picturing Adolf Hitler, sometimes in poses one would not expect him to allow to be
released, along with other images of the Nazi hierarchy. Included are: posed and candid group photos of Hitler, Hess, Goebbels, and
staffers ca. 1935; Hitler at a Grevenburg Castle, Jan. 15, 1936 with Schaub, Otto Dietrich, and Heinrich Hoffmann; an odd photo of the
back of Hitler’s head, Hitler voting on election day and during a visit to Landsberg Prison, an I.S.P. to Schaub signed by SEPP DIETRICH
in uniform; Hitler and entourage admiring a model of a Porsche, examining a Mercedes limo (with Julius Schreck), and watching metal
being casted, a rally and speech at a harvest thanksgiving festival, scenes from an honorary performance, likely at Landsberg or Munich,
and all picturing Hitler and with one image showing him admiring an attractive lady in a row behind his own, Hitler and Joachim von
Ribbentrop, and images of the arrival of various dignitaries at an airport, including Hermann Goering and von Ribbentrop. The photos
are mostly laid-down - some have lifted from the mounts revealing Hoffmann backstamps and pencil descriptions on the verso, possibly
in Hoffmann’s hand. Others visible in these images include August Wilhelm von Hohenzollern, Sepp Dietrich, Jakob Werlin, Hans Lammers, Heinrich Sauer, Wilhelm Bruckner, Otto Dietrich, Wilhelm Frick, Bernhard Rust, Heinrich Glasmeier, Franz Seldte, and others unidentified by us. Covers detached, some cardboard mounts separated from binding, but photos remain in excellent condition. Rarely if ever
did Hoffmann allow anything less than the most flattering photographs of Hitler to be released, and we suspect these images are totally
unknown.
$10,000 - 12,000
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320. DR. ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART PRESENTATION PHOTOGRAPH
ALBUM Presentation photograph album, 36pp. folio, Hague, Apr. 18,
1942, given to Artur Seyss-Inquart for his service to the Dutch branch of
the N.S.V., the National Socialist People’s Welfare organization. This social
welfare organization founded by the NSDAP in 1933, also absorbed nonaffiliated charities, and shut-off any aid to Jews. It also became more involved in child and youth labor as the war progressed. The
leather-covered album bears satin lining and a typed presentation card
presenting it to Seyss-Inquart on the first anniversary of his administration of the program in the Netherlands. Above the card appears his personal stamp. Within there first appears a map of Holland with various
symbols
showing
various
newly
established
“...leadership
schools...mother homes...expectant mother homes...children’s rest
homes...maternity homes...”, and so on. Also present are multiple photographs of children at kindergartens and schools, Nazi Commissioner Fritz
Schmidt (later a suicide), Hitler Youth in uniform greeting soldiers, SeyssInquart meeting cheering youth with Nazi flags, a group of mothers receiving “training” in a group home, with the final images being civilians
gathering clothing which is loaded into freight cars marked: “NETHERLANDERS ALSO HELP THE EASTERN FRONT”. Cover corners and edges a bit scuffed, contents are fine.
$1,500 - 2,000
321. ADOLF HITLER PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM Superb photo album bearing over 40 period photo postcards of which all but two depict
Adolf Hitler in a variety of poses, some casual, some in the most formal of settings. The images include many never before seen by us:
Hitler at the French surrender, reviewing vessels of the Kriegsmarine, at the West Wall and in Poland greeting troops, with Mussolini at
various functions and signings, and with the majority showing him warmly greeting young children. The postcards are all in very fine
condition and un-mounted.
$400 - 600
322. ADOLF HITER - BILDER AUS DEM LEBEN DES FÜHRERS Cigarette book: “Images From the Life of the Fuhrer“, Hamburg, 1936,
136pp. 9 1/2” x 12 1/2”, a book issued by a cigarette manufacturer meant to be filled with high-quality images given with the sale of
packs of cigarettes. This copy is completely filled, and while the binding is loose and covers quite worn, the contents are very good.
Sold with a ca. 1960 booklet given to visitors at Dachau, 36pp. 8vo., describing the camp, with two photos.
$100 - 150
323. GERMAN FLAK REGIMENT PHOTO ALBUM Fine photograph album kept by a member of Luftwaffe Flak Regiment 19, located at
Cologne. Shown are images of the soldier’s commanding officers, the regiment on parade and in the field, several excellent images of
batteries firing at airborne objects at night, encampments and training in the field, fraternizing with some not-so-attractive ladies, etc.
The covers of the album, bearing a painted war flag and metal Luftwaffe eagle, are in excellent condition.
$250 - 350
324. 1936 OLYMPICS CIGARETTE PHOTO BOOK Scarce publication, a “cigarette” photo Book Olympia 1936”, published by Cigaretten
Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 168pp. 9” x 12 1/4”. These book were originally devoid of photos but were filled with images by smokers who
accumulated high-quality photos as they purchased cigarettes. The book is all but complete, and incredibly Jesse Owens and other racial
“inferiors” are fairly represented (though caricatured at the bottom of the page). Hitler is given the first page - a full-page illustration and German athletes are most prominently depicted. Edges of the covers and spine are bumped and worn, contents are very good.
$200 - 300
325. ARTILLERY REGIMENT PHOTO ALBUM Photograph album
owned by a member of a Wehrmacht artillery regiment serving in
Russia, 20pp., 14pp. filled front and back with candid photographs,
generally three to four per page. The photographs include all types
of artillery, explosions in the field, inspection, devastated villages
and planes, an unexploded shell, transport by ferry, barrage balloons, with the last two photos showing two incinerated bodies, and
two partisans suspended from makeshift gallows. The album cover
is a textured black faux
leather with a raised grey
Wehrmacht helmet. Covers
worn at edges, photos are
near fine.
$150 - 200
326.
ARTILLERYMAN’S
PHOTO ALBUM A vintage
photo album containing over
160 black and white photographs, together with a good
many postcards, featuring two candid images of Hitler reviewing soldiers, likely taken in Munich.
Other images show scenes of basic training, artillery, and ski troop training, photos of trips to Heidelberg (including the Schloß of course), as well as family photos and portraits of the presumed
owner as late as 1942. Overall condition fine.
$200 - 300
327. (ADOLF HITLER) Original photograph, 3” x 4”, showing Hitler, Goring and Luftwaffe Gen. Gunther Korten as they study a map before them. Mounted to larger sheet once part of the files of a
Munich press agency. Fine.
$100 - 150
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World War II: Relics
The misguided agreement that led to World War II
328. ADOLF HITLER’S CEREMONIAL DESK SET - USED IN THE SIGNING OF THE MUNICH PACT An offering of great historic importance,
the solid cast brass desk set owned and used by Nazi Chancellor Adolf Hitler in the signing of the Munich Pact in which the Sudetenland
was ceded by France and England to Germany. The Munich Pact would have consequences far beyond just the annexation, effects felt
to this day. This massive ceremonial presentation measures 24” wide, 14 3/4” deep and 1 3/4” tall, with two columned ink wells rising
2” above the base of the desk set. The ink wells are filled with solid glass, each bearing an opening which at one time either held a
smaller ink cup, or was itself filled with ink. Between the two wells appears in high relief Hitler’s initials “A H” beneath and flanking a
large eagle facing to its left (symbolizing the Nazi Party vs. the military) which in turn clutches in its talons a wreath encircling a swastika.
A raised rectangle beneath all supports a large, impressive brass blotter with a knurled knob, similar in design to the colonnaded ink
wells. The underside of the set is lined in fine finished mahogany. In all, the desk set gives one the impression of an architectural model,
thus in our opinion the set was designed by Hitler, who prided himself on his architectural acumen. Photographic research shows that
this desk set was undoubtedly used at the signing of the Munich Pact on September 30, 1938. Multiple images from that historic event
show Hitler, Mussolini, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier with this relic during the
signing, and in one image Hitler’s initials on the piece are discernable. The desk set is also visible in 1940 Life Magazine images of
Hitler’s office (http://thirdreichcolorpictures.blogspot.com/2010/02/fuhrerbau.html). This historic desk set was discovered at Hitler’s
private office in Munich (the “Fuhrer-Bau”) by Lt. John L. McConn, Jr. in the Spring of 1945. McConn was in command of a detachment
of soldiers ordered to occupy and guard the building, and McConn himself slept only a few doors from Hitler’s office, where the Munich
Pact had been signed seven years earlier. In exploring the building, McConn’s men found a trove of Hitler’s personal effects in the basement of the building, stored there to prevent damage from the incessant bombing by Allied forces. Among the items uncovered were
mother of pearl and gold inlaid presentation lugers, an enormous gold and ruby ring, and most importantly, a huge collection of Hitler’s
purchased and stolen art intended for display in the never-constructed Fuhrermuseum. The Allied Military Government was notified of
the discovery just as water had begun to flood the basement, threatening the priceless works, and Amy brass ordered the art packed
and removed. As did every other G.I., McConn wanted to return home with a good war souvenir, and asked a corporal what items of any
interest might remain in the basement. The corporal mention a “desk set with interesting ink wells” in the corner of the basement. McConn claimed it, crated it himself, and sent it home to his father in Texas with as much postage as he could fit on the box. In 1946 McConn returned home a hero, having been awarded the Silver Star for single-handedly taking a German machine gun nest and several
prisoners in the process. Surprised that the desk set had actually arrived in the States, he kept it in his possession for 66 years. In the
interim, he married, obtained his law degree, raised five children and served his community well. At times, the desk set was given to his
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children to bring to school for “show and
tell”, as its significance was not yet known.
Thirty years ago, while watching newsreel
footage, McConn saw his “war souvenir”
being used at the signing of the Munich
Pact and realized what it was he had found
in the damp, dark basement of Hitler’s offices. In addition to the clear photographic
evidence placing this relic in Hitler’s office
at the signing of the pact (and it undoubtedly was used in signing other important
agreements as well), included in the lot
are the following items of provenance: an
older photo (copy) of the blotter with original paper (now lost) which appears to
hold reverse impressions of Hitler’s signature; McConn’s letter to his parents written
on
Hitler’s
official
Munich
correspondence card, May 6, 1945, with
envelope postmarked May 9, self-censored, stating that he and his company
had returned to Munich and expressing
his joy that the war had ended; a 3pp. 4to.
letter [undated] on the letterhead of the
“Reichsschatzmeister” (“Head Treasurer”)
of the NSDAP Franz Schwarz in Munich describing an event in which Russian prisoners recognized their SS captors and beat
them to death with iron pipes; an Adolf
Hitler monogrammed table napkin recovered from the Fuhrer-Bau; a 2007 letter of authenticity from internationally respected militaria
dealer Stephen D. Wolfe of Wolfe-Hardin describing the desk set: “...It is 100% original, and, unquestionably, the pieces [sic] used in the
1938 Munich Pact signing. They are certainly among the most important artifacts...and the provenance is wonderful! Although I can
vouch for the authenticity of the pieces shown me, I cannot accurately price your items, as they are unique...”; and McConn’s own 2007
notarized letter of provenance. This important relic has been displayed in locations around the world, and has never before been offered
at auction. It has not been recently cleaned, and the brass has developed a fine patina, with only a few very trivial scattered spots. A museum-grade relic of great historic importance. In early 1938, already emboldened by his occupation of the Rhineland and annexation of
Austria, Hitler cast his eyes upon the Sudetenland, a section of neighboring Czechoslovakia largely occupied by ethnic Germans. After
meeting with Hitler, pro-Nazi Sudeten German Party leader Konrad Henlein issued the Carlsbad Decrees on April 24, 1938, demanding
autonomy for the Sudetenland. As the previous appeasement of Hitler had shown, the governments of both France and the United Kingdom were set on avoiding war at any cost. Chamberlain believed that Sudeten German grievances were justified and that Hitler’s intentions were limited. France feared a potential conflict with Germany without British support, so both countries advised Czechoslovakia
to concede to the Nazi demands. Beneš resisted and on May 20 a partial mobilization was ordered. Ten days later, Hitler signed a secret
directive for war against Czechoslovakia to begin no later than October 1. After mediation, Benes submitted to nearly all of the Hitler’s
terms, but intent on blocking the plan, the S.D.P. provoked riots, police intervened, and on September 15 Henlein demanded a German
occupation. On the same day, Hitler met with Chamberlain and demanded the swift takeover of the Sudetenland by the Third Reich
under threat of war. The Czechs, Hitler claimed, were slaughtering the Sudeten Germans. Chamberlain referred the demand to the British
and French governments; both accepted. The Czechoslovak government resisted, arguing that Hitler’s proposal would ruin the nation’s
economy and lead ultimately to German control of all of Czechoslovakia. The United Kingdom and France issued an ultimatum, making
a French commitment to Czechoslovakia contingent upon acceptance. On September 21, Czechoslovakia capitulated. The next day,
however, Hitler added new demands, insisting that the claims of ethnic Germans in Poland and Hungary also be satisfied. Outraged, the
Czechs ordered general mobilization. The Soviet Union also announced its willingness to come to Czechoslovakia’s assistance. Beneš,
however, refused to go to war without the support of the Western powers. On September 28, Chamberlain appealed to Hitler for a conference. Hitler met the next day, at Munich, with the chiefs of governments of France, Italy and the United Kingdom. The Czechoslovak
government was neither invited nor consulted. A deal was reached on September 29 and at about 1:30 AM on September 30, 1938,
Adolf Hitler, Neville Chamberlain, Benito Mussolini and Édouard Daladier signed the Munich Agreement: the German army was to complete the occupation of the Sudetenland by October 10, and an international commission would decide the future of other disputed
areas. The Czechoslovak government, realizing the hopelessness of fighting the Nazis alone, reluctantly capitulated and agreed to abide
by the agreement. The settlement gave Germany the Sudetenland and de facto control over the rest of Czechoslovakia as long as Hitler
promised to go no further. On the same day Chamberlain asked Hitler to sign a peace treaty between the United Kingdom and Germany,
to which Hitler agreed. Chamberlain returned to England waving the pact and declaring: “I believe it is peace for our time. We thank you
from the bottom of our hearts. And now I recommend you to go home and sleep quietly in your beds...”. The results of the Munich Pact
were disastrous: the betrayal of Czechoslovakia cost the country its frontier defenses, 70% of its iron and steel, 70% of its electrical
power, 3.5 million citizens and all of its territory. The avoidance of war prevented Hitler’s generals from resigning en masse, or even
staging a coup d’etat, as nearly all had predicted defeat at the hands of the French and British. Convinced they had successfully “appeased” Hitler, the French and British neglected rearmament while Germany built -up its military, and were totally unprepared when
Germany invaded Poland a year later, with devastating results. The agreement even coercing Stalin into signing a peace pact with Hitler
which would cost Russia millions of lives when Operation Barbarossa was launched in June, 1941.Stalin concluded that the West had
colluded with Hitler, that they might do the same and partition the USSR. His fears would lead to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. When the
Germans launched their invasion, the Russians were likewise caught totally surprised, lulled into a false sense of security. Russia’s air
force was essentially destroyed within days and within a week 600,000 Russians had been killed, missing, captured or wounded. Requires third-party shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale.
$500,000 - 600,000
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Mussolini’s gift to Skorzeny for saving his life
329. THE WATCH GIVEN TO
OTTO SKORZENY BY BENITO
MUSSOLINI IN THANKS FOR HIS
RESCUE FROM CAPTIVITY Undoubtedly one of the most evocative relics of World War II, the gold
watch personally given to SS commando Otto Skorzeny by Benito
Mussolini in thanks for Skorzeny’s
daring rescue of the dictator from
captivity at the hands of his fellow
Italians. The gold-cased watch, undoubtedly Skorzeny’s most prized
possession, is a Wintex wristwatch
with a separate smaller sweep-second dial, the watch face is twotoned, ivory with a copper-colored
outer band upon which are printed
six roman numerals representing
hours. The watch crystal is original
and bears an indented circular
area (“cyclops” crystal) near the
center of the crystal. The back of
the watch is engraved with the letter “M”, a facsimile of the first letter in Mussolini’s signature. Engraved beneath the initials is: “12 - 9 - 1943 - XXI”
indicating the date of Skorzeny’s brilliant raid at Gran Sasso, September 12, 1943, as well as the year of Mussolini’s
“reign”, 1943 being his twenty-first year. At the edge of the dial is the watch serial number, “227852”. The watch
does not appear to be in working order, and there is a very slight area of oxidation at the point where the seconds
dial meets the watch dial. The crystal bears no significant scratches, nor does the case. The watch strap, originally
leather, was at some point replaced by Skorzeny with a modern gold flexible mesh-type band, not hallmarked.
The “Wintex” brand name was one of several used by Rolex, registered by Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf on March
7, 1927. The watch was bequeathed to Skorzeny’s wife, Ilse Finckenstein Skorzeny at the time of Skorzeny’s death
in 1975. Ilse continued to reside in the Tres Cantos section of Madrid, but was slowly cheated out of her wealth
by various con artists and manipulators in Spain and in the United States. Early on, she befriended an influential
businessman who sought to obtain her legal and financial assistance. By the time of her death in 2002, Ilse was
bankrupt and living in a nursing home, supported by the charity of her friend. On Jan. 13, 1998 she granted the
man her full power of attorney, and on May 4, 1999 she executed a legal document leaving her entire estate to
the gentleman. He since transferred this property to his son, our consignor. In September, 2011 representatives
of Alexander Autographs, Inc. met with the heir of Ilse Skorzeny’s estate and his son, the consignor. A substantial
amount of other Skorzeny’s personal letters and documents were also made available for viewing. Also viewed
was the original power of attorney given by Ilse and the fully-executed and notarized copy of the legal document
bequeathing the property to her Spanish friend. Copies of those documents are included in the lot, as is a letter
of provenance signed by the heir and his son, as well as a letter attesting to the fact that the son had been gifted
the estate by the father, this document also signed by both. Additionally, film of Skorzeny exists showing him
being interrogated while being held by American forces at Dachau in 1945. Skorzeny is questioned intensely about
the watch and is asked to remove it for inspection. Frame-by-frame analysis shows ours to be the same make and
model of watch. Clips of this film can easily be found on the internet. A photo of a frame from the film showing
the watch is included. This is as solid as provenance can be. On July 25,
1943, Benito Mussolini was voted out of power by his own Grand Council
and arrested upon leaving a meeting with King Vittorio Emanuele. The
next day, Skorzeny was introduced to Hitler who, convinced of Skorzeny’s talents as a planner and man of action, ordered him to rescue
his old friend and ally. Mussolini was moved around the country before
being sent to Campo Imperatore, a mountain resort in Abruzzo where
he was completely isolated. On Sep. 3, 1943 Italy signed an armistice
with the Allies, thereby broaching their alliance with Germany, making
Skorzeny’s mission even more hazardous. Using his own sources and
those of the German Security Service, Skorzeny discovered “Il Duce’s”
location and determined that only a glider assault would succeed. The
only possible landing ground seemed to be a small triangular field just
behind the hotel. Indeed, the Chief-of-Staff of the Parachute Corps and
his senior staff officer both thought that a landing on so small and unprepared a space would result in major losses and that the few troops
who survived would probably not be adequate to complete the operation. Nevertheless, it was the only possible option. On Sep. 12th, the approaching gliders crash landed on terrain even steeper and rockier than
expected. As the Italian carabinieri ran for cover, Skorzeny bolted for the hotel and found Mussolini who cried out: “I knew my friend
Adolf wouldn’t desert me.” The two piled into a small German reconnaissance plane, greatly overloading it and nearly causing a crash
on take-off, but the party made it to Rome and then Prussia where Skorzeny was promoted and awarded the Knights Cross. Not a single
shot was fired during the entire operation.
$30,000 - 40,000
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330. SS GERMANIC RUNES
OF LIFE NECKLACE One of
the rarest SS relics we’ve
seen, an SS Germanic “Runes
of Life” necklace undoubtedly designed by Heinrich
Himmler and intended for
presentation to high-ranking
women associated with the
SS. The 31” sterling silver
necklace was handmade by
SS
honor
ring
maker
Karolina Gahr. The necklace
consists of a nine runic symbols associated with life,
death and marriage, several
of which are found in the
“honor rings” given to SS
members and on other SS
items. The rune symbolizing
“Life” on the right side of the
necklace is hallmarked: “K.
Gahr Munchen” with silver
content marked as “825”.
The runic symbols are contained within 1 1/4” frames, separated from each other by two round beads ending in a chain composed of
small, round links. Interestingly, this necklace was made without a clasp. The Gahr family was of course well known to Hitler and Himmler,
having made the original “Deutscheland Erwachte” eagle standard pole tops, and silver hilts and fittings for SS presentation daggers.
Since women were not allowed to become full-fledged members of the SS, the closest equivalent would have been the SS-Helferin, or
aides - most commonly the female guards of concentration camps. Despite the prohibition of women in the SS, the SS-Helfering were
able to achieve ranks equivalent to those of their male counterparts. If not a presentation item, this necklace would have only been
given to a woman who had made an enormous contribution to the SS, as we would doubt that Himmler or Gahr would have permitted
the public to purchase these “sacred” runes. Originates from the collection of Don Boyle, historian and author of the reference book SS
Totenkopf Himmler Honor Ring 1933-1945 which also bears an illustration of this necklace within. Boyle advises us that only three authentic examples of these necklaces have ever surfaced. Some tarnish, otherwise fine condition. The necklace is also pictured in the reference book Otto and Karolina Gahr The Silversmiths of the NSDAP and the SS by Meyer and Schild which indicates that the necklace
was first made in 1938 (or earlier). They also note that the third rune (“Odil”) represented the “Germanic farming cultural history”, and
it was one of the most important of the runes but was largely ignored.
$15,000 - 20,000
The only such unaltered example extant
331. EARLY SS HONOR RING A truly one-of-a kind item, the earliest
German World War II “honor ring” obtainable anywhere today. The
ring, heavily worn on its face, is engraved within the band: “Seinem
Lb. Benson 24 .XII.33. H. Himmler” (“My Dear Benson Dec. 24, 1933”).
According to honor ring expert Donald Boyle, who has personally inspected this ring, “...it is one of only a few of the first issued Honor
Rings, being given by Himmler as a present on December 24, 1933
and is only one of three know to exist in the world at this present
time, with one to Karl Wolff have been stolen in the USA about ten
years ago and the other brought back by a GI whose wife took the
skull off and replaced it with a diamond and the current owner having made a copy skull to try and bring it back to some sense of originality...”. Therefore, this ring is unique in that it is the only one
obtainable, unaltered, and one of only three known to even exist
from this early date. It is also unique in that it is the sole example to
have used the complete word “Seinem” in the inscription, versus the
usual abbreviation “S.”. It was only after 1933 that these rings became an official award, made with a presentation document. The recipient of the ring was Kurt Benson. Benson was a merchant and after
World War I he joined the Freikorps Oberland and Frontbann. In 1925
he became a member of the NSDAP (member 19,227). From 1926 to
1929 he was a member of the SA and August, 1929 he became SS
member 1,642. While serving in the Konigsberg SS, Benson was promoted several times and on Dec. 16, 1933 was chosen to head the
18th SS Regiment. On June 30, 1935 Benson assumed command of
SS section IV in Hanover. Benson also directed SS operation on
“Kristallnacht”, and continued those activities for days after. Upon
the outbreak of war, Benson, a reserve lieutenant, was activated and was employed at Dunkirk, later killed in 1942 at Lake Ilman, south
of Leningrad. An incredible find and a “must have” for the devoted collector.
$8,000 - 10,000
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332. FERDINAND LIEBERMANN BRONZE BUST OF ADOLF HITLER Cast
bronze bust of the head of Adolf Hitler, approx. 12” high, signed “FERDINAND LIEBERMANN” on the back of the neck by the artist. The bust
bears an original fixing bracket at bottom, which a previous owner has
used to attach the bust to a handsome section of variegated alabaster.
We believe the original of this Liebermann bust was exhibited at the
1937 Haus der Deutschen Kunst art exhibition after which 32 casts of
the original were ordered by the NSDAP. This example appears to be a
recast, possibly of the same period. Ferdinand Liebermann (1883-1941)
was the favorite sculptor of Hitler. His works included a bronze bust of
Alfred Rosenberg , a portrait of Hitler as well as the sculpture, and a
bronze bust of Hitler’s niece (and alleged mistress) Geli Raubal which
Hitler had recast and displayed in his apartments. A few tiny oxidized
spots easily restored, else very good. Requires third-party shipping.
Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale.
$6,000 - 7,000
333. WOOD FESTIVAL BOWL FROM WEWELSBURG CASTLE Rare relic from Wewelsburg Castle, the cultural and spiritual center of the
SS, an ornately carved wood “festival bowl” used at SS wedding ceremonies and during solstice festivals. The oval bowl, probably oak,
measures 13 1/2” x 8 1/4” and sits 1 1/4” high. Three oak leaves are carved at either end of the bowl with runic symbols in relief on
the remainder of the rim of the bowl, with the addition of a swastika, totenkopf (“Death’s head”) and SS emblems. The bottom of the
bowl bears a checkered pattern often seen on Eastern Front walking sticks. The bowl bears a chip on its right rim and has some slight
soiling due simply to its age, but is in otherwise very good condition, housed in a Lucite display case. The bowl was designed by Karl
Maria Wiligut (1866-1946) who enthralled Himmler in 1933 with his theories on ancient German religions and beliefs. Willigut was inducted into the SS (under the pseudonym “Karl Maria Weisthor”) to head the Department for Pre- and Early History. He soon became a
chief ideologue for the SS and contributed significantly to the development of Wewelsburg as the order-castle and ceremonial center of
SS pseudo-religious practice. He officiated in the role of priest at weddings of SS men, and this bowl was used by him at those ceremonies
to contain bread and salt. Wiligut also designed the Totenkopf ring, which Himmler personally awarded to prestigious SS officers. This
bowl is cited in historian Don Boyle’s reference SS Totenkopf H. Himmler Honor Ring 1933-1945, a copy of which is included in the sale.
$3,000 - 4,000
334. SS-TOTENKOPFVERBANDE CUFF TITLE Very rare SS-Totenkopfverbaende cuff title, 7 1/4” long, 1” wide, correct bullion, backing
and stitching, only light soiling and wear and thus overall very good. SS-Totenkopfverbaende (SS-TV), meaning “Death’s-Head Unit”, was
the SS organization responsible for administering the Nazi concentration camps for the Third Reich. Headed by Theodor Eicke, the SSTV was an independent unit within the SS with its own ranks and command structure.
$3,000 - 4,000
335. LUFTWAFFE MINIATURE SWORD
Miniature Luftwaffe 1st pattern dagger,
10 1/4” long, the chromed steel blade
bearing Alcoso maker’s marking, original
blue leather grip wrapped with wire, with
blue leather-covered scabbard which is
factory-mounted atop a solid steel base
in the shape of a propeller. Leather intact, fittings quite oxidized, still a very
uncommon item.
$600 - 700
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336. “KHARKOV” CIGARETTE CASE Chrome plated cigarette case, 3” x 3 1/4”, bears later engraved SS runes, owner’s initials, what appears to be a second set of initials, and an Iron Cross beneath the word “Kharkov 1943“. Hinge is untrustworthy, cigarette keeper within
is gone, case slightly bent, but remains an interesting souvenir of the greatest battles of World War II.
$150 - 200
337. 1936 OLYMIC RING OF CARL DIEM CARL DIEM (1882 - 1962) German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic
Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games (sometimes referred to
as the “Nazi Olympics”). Diem also created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay. In
May 1932, thanks largely to Diem’s reputation and lobbying, Berlin was selected to host
the 1936 summer games and Diem was named Secretary General of the Organizing Committee. However, Hitler had dismissed the Olympics as a project of “Jews and Freemasons”, and Diem expected him to cancel the games. Goebbels intervened, convincing
Hitler that the games would be an excellent showcase for German organization and
pride. A fine association relic from the 1936 Olympic games, a commemorative ring
given out in very limited numbers by Reich’s Sports Director Hans von Tschammer und
Osten, this particular one given to Carl Diem and engraved within with his name and
date “1.8.36“. The Nazi sports eagle sits above the five-ring Olympic logo, both resting
on a section of semi-precious sardonyx. The sides of the sterling silver ring bear three
oak leaves, symbols of German honor. A very rare ring, much rarer than the SS honor
ring.
$3,000 - 4,000
338. 1936 WINTER OLYMPICS MEDAL Period copy of the 1936 Winter Games Olympic Silver Medal, 80 cm. (vs. the 100 cm. original)
bearing images of a triumphant gladiator, skates, skis, a toboggan, and on the reverse, the Olympic rings. Tarnished, still very good.
Returning to the old tradition that the Winter Games should take place in the same country as the Summer Games, the IOC gave the 4th
Winter Games to the German towns of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, while Berlin organized the 11th Olympic Games. As he did in Berlin,
Hitler opened the Winter Games as well where a Jew was the star of Germany’s hockey team.
$150 - 200
339. A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM HERMANN GOERING... Ornate bank savings book, 20pp. 8vo., June 2, 1940, bearing a German
eagle, swastika and marshal’s batons on the cover, and bearing within two patriotic messages signed by ADOLF HITLER and HERMANN
GOERING. This passbook, obviously printed in quantity, has been issued to “Brigitta Riebl“, and shows that Goering has deposited 1,000
reichsmarks into a bank in her name earning 3 1/2 percent interest. Fine condition. Goering established these accounts for the children
of fliers who had been killed in action. Dornier bomber crewman Edmund Riebl was officially MIA Aug. 16, 1940 after aerial combat with
Hurricanes of RAF Sq. 112 over Tonbridge, crashing near Paddock Woods.
$300 - 600
340. A GIFT FOR HERMANN GOERING Pair of documents, both signed by NSDAP auditor “Straehler”, the first a letter on NSDAP letterhead, 1p. 4to., Munich, Dec. 11, 1935 sending an attached auditor’s report, the second a list of the expenses incurred by Hannover
Gauleiter Hartmann Lauterbacher, including travel expenses, uniforms, equipment, etc., also: “...according to the invoice from Karl Zeiss
Jena...for Minister President Goering, one telescope for 800 marks, delivered to Berchtesgaden...“. Paper clip rust stains and file holes,
else very good.
$100 - 150
341. ADOLF HITLER HAND-PAINTED PLATE Professionally-executed oil painting of Adolf Hitler done on a porcelain plate, 9” dia., the
painting a reproduction of a well-known portrait of Hitler by Hoffmann showing his subject with one hand on his hip, with his party armband visible at right. The black rim of the plate bears the painted party motto: “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FUHRER“ with a cipher of
Hitler’s initials at bottom. The plate was made by noted maker Rosenthal and bears the 1938 year of manufacture and Nazi Reichsadler.
Undoubtedly a vintage piece, bearing just a few scattered minute chips
$500 - 700
342. ALLACH PORCELAIN CANDLESTICK Rare centerpiece
candle holder, 13 1/2” across, ivory porcelain with five candle
holders almost entirely decorated in a wreath-like pattern.
The candle holder arms bear small tabs of porcelain under
each arm, indicating that it is meant for resting upon a tabletop. Beneath, the centerpiece bears SS runes and the embossed number “23”. Allach porcelain, made largely by Jewish
prisoners at Dachau, included a variety of candle holders
ranging from elaborate gilded baroque candelabras, to the
most basic single candle holder. The varying styles and low
cost (due to slave labor production) of items produced at Allach allowed most Germans of every class to own them.
$1,200 - 1,500
343. AUSTRIAN SMALL FRAME PISTOL HOLSTER Austrian
small frame pistol holster, likely manufactured for a Walther
PP, dark brown leather bearing 2 1/2” long embossed eagle
facing to its left and swastika, likely owned by a Nazi party leader. The holster is also blind-embossed on verso with the maker’s name
“EIGENTUM VIENNA“. A well-made holster with riveted (vs. sewn) belt and lafixing tab attachments, a nice patina. Scarce! $600 - 800
344. EVA BRAUN BUTTER KNIFE Relic from Eva Braun’s dinner table, a 7 1/4” butter knife with floral and fleur-de-lis patterns, bearing
an early form of her “butterfly” “E B” monogram, designed for her by Albert Speer, at the end. Hallmarked by noted silversmiths Bruckmann with silver content indicated as “90“. Tarnished as one would expect, else very good.
$300 - 400
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345. EVA BRAUN FORMAL DINNER PLATE Very rare formal dinner plate
once belonging to Eva Braun, 11” diameter, bearing her gilt “EB’ “butterfly”
monogram at center. The monogram had been designed specifically for
her by Albert Speer. The cream-colored plate bears a deep turquoise band
bordered by ornate gold bands. Verso is stamped by the maker Royal
Bayreuth, Bavaria. Very fine condition.
$1,000 - 1,500
346. EVA BRAUN TABLE NAPKIN Fine beige linen table napkin, 40” x 20”,
widely interspersed with three-leaf clover designs with closely resemble
Braun’s monogram which appears at one corner of the napkin. Her raised
embroidered “butterfly” monogram, originally designed for her by Albert
Speer, measures 1 1/8” x 1 1/2” and has been very professionally applied.
The napkin is in excellent condition.
$300 - 400
347. FIELD MARSHAL’S SILVER PLACE SETTING Lot of three pieces of
matching formal silverware one belonging to one of Hitler’s field marshals
or grossadmirals, the knife 10” long, fork 8 1/2” long, spoon 8 1/4” long,
each bearing a simple fluted design and matching hallmarks. Each implement bears an identical marshal’s emblem at bottom, an eagle with outstretched wings facing to its right, clutching two crossed batons with its
talons. The first such set of marshal’s silverware we’ve seen. $600 - 800
348. GERMAN 10.5 CM. ARTILLERY SHELL CARRIER* Wicker-wrapped
carrier for shells for a German 10.5 cm. cannon, 27” tall, 21” wide. The
carrier bears four cylindrical tubes within which the rounds were placed,
the tubes would be sealed with a lever closure fitted against a rubber seal. Within the wicker enclosure a wood frame keeps the cylinders
separated. There is a canvas carrying handle for this item, presumably to be used once the shells were removed. Very good condition,
perfect for chilling champagne. Requires third-party shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale.
$200 - 300
349. GERMAN CEREMONIAL FIREMAN’S AXE German ceremonial fire axe, 14” long overall, axe and pry tool head 7” wide, black wood
shaft with two chromed hoops attached, thereto, plated cap and trim at end, the plating largely lost. Inscription on plate attached to
shaft reads: “Frw. Feuerwehr 50 Oberstauten”. Possibly post-war.
$200 - 300
350. GERMAN FIELD TELEPHONES Lot of two German field telephones, 10 1/2” x 9” x 3 1/2”, cased in brown Bakelite, dated 1935-36,
one phone bearing a modern receiver cord and lacking hard wire connectors, one winder key missing. Overall good condition.
$150 - 200
351. GERMAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE EAGLE Composite metal
eagle and swastika symbol once affixed to a Reichsbahn locomotive, 23 1/2” x 13 1/4” overall, bearing “LOC RZA 6 BERL” and
“LOK 600 GAL-Ma Si” are stamped on the back, along with the
maker’s logo. Mounting posts have been ground, off, else very
good.
$1,000 - 1,200
352. GERMAN S.F.H. “EVERGREEN” SHELL CASING Brass shell
casing from the German 15cm. sFH 18, the basic German division-level heavy howitzer during the Second World War. The casing measures 6 1/4” wide, 10 1/4” tall and would make a fine gift
for the lady in your life.
$40 - 60
353. HERMANN GORING TEASPOON FROM CARINHALL A 5 1/2” long silver spoon
bearing the crest of Carinhall, Goring’s country home named after his first wife. Some
tarnishing and discoloration, else very good condition.
$150 - 200
354. HERMANN GORING BRONZE PLAQUE FROM A LUFTWAFFE BARRACKS Circular
bronze medallion, 8” diameter, bearing a fine bust profile of Hermann Goering in relief
and dated 1939. A description which accompanies the medallion states that the medallion was removed from the Luftwaffe Academy by an American soldier, but misidentifies
the artist whom we believe to be Arno Breker. In any event, certainly a rare medallion in
this size.
$600 - 700
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355. HITLER YOUTH PARADE DRUM Hitler Youth parade drum, 19 1/4” tall, 14 3/4”
wide across top, bearing wavy glossy black and white paint pattern, with original metal
fittings and skins, strings and leather fittings may also be original. Maker label reads:
Musik Hermuth Gelsenkirchen”. Paint is slight cracked on body and chipped in places on
rims, , an honest piece.
$500 - 700
356. IRON CROSS CIGARETTE CASE Soldier’s cigarette case to which has been attached
an Iron Cross, First Class. The case measures 3 1/2” wide, 3” deep and appears to be
sterling silver, though it is not hallmarked. It bears a simple snap closure which has been
repaired with solder and still operates perfectly. There is an elastic retaining band within
which is mint, therefore could be a replacement. The IronCross has been professionally
affixed to the case with four thin pins from behind, which were then ground down on
the edges of the cross itself. The cover of the case bears a simple filigree design which
complements the medal. The case bears a ding on the bottom and a very slight warp but
is otherwise very good. Most likely a war prize as we cannot imagine a German soldier
vandalizing an award in this manner.
$300 - 400
357. JAPANESE SOLDIER’S “GOOD LUCK” FLAG Japanese national flag, 27” along the
hoist, 35” along the fly, silk or fine cotton with triangular leather corners and supporting
strings fitted thereto. The flag is covered with Japanese writing in black ink, not translated, but as in almost all cases these were wishes of good luck or patriotic sentiments
written by friends and family before the flag was given to the soldier to carry into battle.
Overall very good condition.
$200 - 300
358. JAPANESE SOLDIER’S “GOOD LUCK” FLAG Japanese national flag, 27” along the
hoist, 38” along the fly, silk with triangular leather corners and supporting strings fitted
thereto. The flag is covered with Japanese writing in black ink, not translated, but as in almost all cases these were wishes of good luck
or patriotic sentiments written by friends and family before the flag was given to the soldier to carry into battle. Tattered a bit at extreme
right side, likely from ink erosion, a few small holes, still overall very good.
$200 - 300
359. M-209 FIELD CRYPTOGRAPHIC MACHINE Fine example of
the M-209, a portable, mechanical cipher machine used by the
U.S. military in World War II. The machine, 7 1/4” wide x 5 1/2”
deep x 3 1/2” tall (cased), represented a brilliant achievement
for pre-electronic technology. It used a wheel scheme similar to
that of a telecipher machine, such as the Lorenz cipher or Germany’s famous “Enigma” machine. However, if a code breaker
got hold of two overlapping sequences, he could eventually break
the code. Indeed, by early 1943, German cryptanalysts were already able to read M-209 messages. This example, production
date unknown (though with a 1956 inspection stamp), appears
to be in perfect working order and still has a reel of tape, original
screwdriver, tweezers, tool, and canvas army issue carrying case.
Accompanied by David Kahn’s book The Code Breakers which
more fully discusses this unique machine.
$1,500 - 2,000
360. ME-109 FUSELAGE RELIC A scarce relic from one of Germany’s greatest fighters of World War II, a 14” x 8” steel and aluminum section from the fuselage of a Me-109. The identifying
tag attached indicates that this relic was found by a “digger” in
1997 near Laag-Keppel, a small village between Doetinchem and
Doesburg in Holland. The pilot of the aircraft, Otto Berhan [?] of
JG 11 bailed out and was taken prisoner. The Messerschmitt Bf
109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy
Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. It was one of the first true
modern fighters of the era, including such features as an allmetal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable
landing gear. Having gone through its baptism of fire in the Spanish Civil War, the Bf 109 was still in service at the dawn of the jet
age at the end of World War II, during which it was the backbone
of the German Luftwaffe fighter force. From the personal collection of World War II and Civil War historian Michael Miner. Miner’s thirty-year collection was built through an extensive system of contacts
he developed with artifact hunters and diggers in Europe and the Far East, and he maintained careful records of the items he amassed.
$100 - 150
361. MG42 SNAIL DRUM MAGAZINES AND CARRIER Pair of German 75 round (7.92mm.) snail drum magazines for use in the muchfeared MG42 machine gun, set into a fitted carrier with lift-up securing bar. The magazines may not be a matching set, as one magazine
shows more wear than the other. Also present is an Afrika Korps style web sling with two spring-loaded clips. The carrier shows obvious
signs of field use.
$150 - 200
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362. N.S.V. KINDERGARTEN ENAMELED SIGN Porcelain enameled sign, 14 1/4” X
18 1/2”, bears the logo of the N.S.V., the National Socialist People’s Welfare organization, with notice: “Kindergarten of the N.S.V.”. Typical chips due to age and
wear and tear, otherwise very good. In addition to providing daycare for working
mothers, the N.S.V. kindergarten and daycare programs also commenced the
process of indoctrinating children into the mindset of the NSDAP.
$500 - 700
363. NAZI FUNERAL SASH Nazi funeral sash, intended for [placement with a
wreath, 47” x 8 1/2”, red rayon moiré with silver bullion and white thread fringe,
printed swastika, and silver lettering: TRADITIONSGAU M.U. - OBB.”. Lettering a bit
worn, right end of sash torn.
$60 - 80
364. OCCUPIED BERLIN AND THE 1936 OLYMPICS Nice souvenir grouping from
a member of the American occupation force stationed in post-war Berlin, a 9 1/2”
x 13” plaque constructed by the soldier comprised of: a World War I medal bar with
three medals, a Russian motorized battalion patch, the soldier’s U.S. Berlin patch,
a hook from the main gate of the Olympic Stadium which was being replaced on
the day he arrived, and some aluminum East German mark coins. With the soldier’s
letter of provenance.
$200 - 300
365. PRISON-MADE CIGARETTE CASE Scarce cigarette case made by a German
soldier, likely a P.O.W. held in Soviet prison, apparently made of scrap aluminum,
3 1/4” x 4 1/4” (closed), bears engraving including an eagle and swastika device,
“Kiev 1943”, scrollwork at edges and what appears to be castle or prison ramparts.
The case is hinged with scavenged nuts and screws, and bears within an engraved
gift inscription to an unnamed friend from “Otto“. Typical wear, overall very good.
$200 - 300
366. PT BOAT RELIC PT boats were a variety of motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol “PT”, for “Patrol Torpedo”), a small, fast
vessel used by the Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. The PT boat squadrons were nicknamed “the mosquito fleet”. Offered is a piece of the hull of a PT boat which sank near Melville, R.I. The relic measures 4” x 16” and has an ink ID “Capt. John Menzie
PT Boat Deck Melville, R.I.“. If you don’t have the funds for a piece of the “PT 109”, this is the next best thing.
$100 - 150
A veteran of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
367. REAR ADMIRAL’S FLAG FROM THE USS PASADENA American rear admiral’s flag issued during World War II, 84” long, 56” along the
hoist, the two stars made of separate cloth and sewn to the fine blue cotton field. The white canvas hoist has been marked: “REAR ADM SET
4 MI 44” indicated that the flag was manufactured in 1944. In generally very good condition, with no appreciable damage to speak of. According to a veteran’s letter of provenance included, this flag was recovered from the USS PASADENA while the vessel was being scrapped
in Portland, Or. in 1972. It was later displayed at the German Nay Club in Meerholtz while the veteran was stationed in Gelenhausen. The
PASADENA was a light cruiser that served at the invasions of Luzon and Formosa, and participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, fought at Leyte Gulf, and served as the flagship for Cruiser Division 17 (when no doubt a rear admiral was aboard).
$300 - 400
368. RELICS FROM THE D-DAY BEACHES A very nice assemblage commemorating those who fought on the beaches on D-Day, two
“spent” bullets recovered on the beaches or nearby in the mid-1980’s, including what appears to be a .38 pistol bullet and a .30 rifle
bullet. Both are in small plastic cases attached to a reproduction of a military map of the landing beaches. The map has also been
adorned with nine shoulder patches of American of American regiments, etc. which participated in the initial attack, including the 82nd
Airborne, 101st Airborne, 8th Infantry, 1st Infantry, etc. The display is set into a 15” x 12” shadowbox and is accompanied by 1985
photos of the consignor’s children at the Normandy beaches and battle site, along with his letter of provenance. The consignor, a
disabled American vet, has pledged a share of the proceeds of this display to paralyzed veterans in Washington State.
$300 - 400
369. ROMMEL CAPTURED LIQUOR A rare war souvenir, a bottle of “Jamaican Rhum“ originally captured by Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Corps in
North Africa, then recaptured by American soldiers during the invasion of Italy. According to the bottle’s history (included), during the Afrika
Corps’ traversing of North Africa, a vast wine and spirits cellar was uncovered which included over a million and a half liters of top quality
scotch, gin, rum and cognac. After Rommel and his troops took their share, the balance, over a million liters, was sent to the Italian port city
of Nettuno in the holds of empty Axis cargo ships. On Jan. 22, 1944 the nearby city of Anzio was assaulted by Allied forces, and shortly thereafter the battle-toughened soldiers discovered, much to their glee, over 250,000 gallons of booze still resting in the Nettuno warehouses!
The local Delva Distillery stepped in, bottled the liquor in the bottles it now rests in, and applied descriptive fancy labels. Eventually, the
bottles were transferred to Linz and sold privately in 1976 when reproductions of the original labels were made. This particular bottle has
leaked slightly, and about 60 percent of the liquor remains; it bears a contemporary stopper but should be properly re-corked. A few tiny
tears and a scuff to the blue label that sports an insulting image of a Black man, but is otherwise in very good condition. It is NOT sold for
consumption, only as a relic, and all local and interstate liquor laws apply. With a copy of the original booklet with history.
$300-400
370. RUDOLF HESS’ SILVER TABLEWARE A set of two pieces of sterling flatware once owned and used by Nazi Party secretary Rudolf
Hess at formal functions. Included is an ornate luncheon fork, 7 1/4”, with a dinner knife, 10 1/4”. Both bear the same attractive floral
design on their handles. Unlike his Nazi contemporaries, Hess chose not to mark every piece of his silverware with his monogram - in
this set, only the knife bears his “R H” initials. Typical tarnishing, else very good. Accompanied by a copy of a notarized letter of provenance from Phyllis Orisi, the niece of Sgt. Richard Cowling. She recounts how her uncle recovered 120 pieces of Hess’ silverware and
mentions that only four pieces in each complete place setting bore Hess’ initials. Cowling sent the settings home through the military
postal system Orisi’s mother kept them until Orisi inherited the collection in 2005. With a photo of Cowling. It appears Hess’ silverware
has never appeared at auction.
$400 - 500
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371. SECRETARY’S DESK FROM BERCHTESGADEN A fine relic
from Hitler’s mountain retreat at Berchtesgaden, an attractive
walnut veneer desk which was once part of the household furnishings and was recovered by one of Hitler’s employees. The
desk, of typical German style, is in two parts, with the upper
section removable from the desk itself. Overall dimensions are
48 1/2 wide, 55 1/2” tall (29 1/2” without the upper section),
and 30” deep. The upper section bears two shelves with two
small locking cabinets on either side, both of which also contain
two shelves. The desk itself has three drawers, with two lower
cabinets that are as deep as the desk itself. The drawers and
cabinets also all have locking mechanisms. The leather on the
writing surface has been replaced, most finishes are in good to
very good condition overall, though the desk top shows wear
consistent with use, and there is a chip to the veneer on one of
the cabinets. The locks bear stamps of maker “Amager Sohn
Mobelfabrik Speyer A/RH”, who was also in Germany a few hundred miles away. A copy of a notarized 1999 letter of provenance by Thomas M. O’Donnell is included. It describes the
desk and mentions the lock maker’s name as well, further noting that the desk had been in storage since the death of his
brother, William James O’Donnell on Oct. 2, 1989. He continues:
“...He served as WF4, Chief Warrant Officer...It was during this
period that he met his wife Berta Koeller...She was the daughter
of Hilda Koeller, who was a household servant in Adolf Hitler’s
Berchtesgaden mountain chalet. After Hitler’s death in 1945,
Hida Koeller returned to Salzburg, bringing this desk and other
memorabilia with her to the family home. She resided there
until her death on January 17th, 1969. William and
Berta...resided in Germany until he was reassigned to Fort Rutger...completed four overseas tours...awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Clusters...The desk
was a gift to William and Berta from Berta’s mother Hilda. The
couple brought the desk with them to the United States when
they returned here in 1950....”. Our consignor purchased this desk, though the original letter of provenance has since gone missing.
Most likely this desk was used by the staff at Berchtesgaden. Requires third-party shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of
Sale.
$3,000 - 5,000
Presented to Himmler’s chief adjutant, Werner Grothmann
372. SILVER HIMMLER PRESENTATION CUP Silver presentation cup given by Heinrich Himmler to Werner Grothmann, an SS-Sturmbannführer who would later serve as Himmler’s chief
adjutant and would be captured by the Allies with Himmler on Mar. 22, 1945. The hand-hammered silver cup measures 4” tall, 3” across at the top, and bears a carefully engraved inscription with Himmler’s facsimile signature: “SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Werner Grothmann zum
14.3.1942 H. Himmler Reichsfuhrer-SS“. Captured by an American veteran who returned with
other SS objects, and purchased from his son by SS honor ring expert Don Boyle. In discussing
his capture and Himmler’s suicide with historian John Toland, Grothmann labeled Himmler a
coward for committing suicide and abandoning his faithful troops.
$3,000 - 4,500
373. SOUVENIRS OF A COLD WAR WARRIOR IN GERMANY Group of various relics obtained
by an American soldier while on duty serving in the American Sector of Berlin in the 1970s.
A rather oddball collection includes: German WWII M-31 field canteen, some wear; 48-star
American flag, individually sewn stars and stripes; East German gas mask container containing
a Russian-made gas mask and canister; Bundeswehr black belt and buckle, size 100; brass
Russian Navy belt buckle and black belt; Soviet and DDR lapel pins; WWII Luftwaffe belt buckle
(worn), a silver print photo, about 2 1/2” x 5”, showing a German pioneer soldier of World
War I full-length and identified, with full pack, the soldier’s 1984 pass through the East/West
Berlin checkpoints, and other ephemera. A nice selection that should be viewed. $300 - 400
374. SOUVENIRS WHICH SURVIVED THE KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE USS TERROR Pair
of silk souvenir fringed pillow cases, each 20” x 20”, typical touristic items sold to a sailor
in Hawaii and Chinatown in San Francisco ca. 1942. The interesting thing about these souvenirs is that they survived one of the worst kamikaze attacks of World War II. The sailor
who purchased these items served aboard the USS TERROR, the only minelayer of the fleet
built specifically for mine laying during World War II. The vessel served in North Africa, then the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, the Marshall
Islands, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. On May 1, 1945 as TERROR lay at anchor, a kamikaze dove toward the ship. Darting through a hole in
the smoke screen, the plane crashed into the ship’s communication platform and one of its bombs exploded. The other penetrated the
main deck before it, too, exploded. The aircraft’s engine tore through the ship’s bulkheads to land in the wardroom. Fire flared immediately in the superstructure but flooding of the magazines prevented possible explosions. The attack cost 171 casualties: 41 dead, 7
missing, and 123 wounded. These souvenirs, in the path of the destruction, survived untouched. With a letter of provenance from a veteran, the son of the sailor who purchased these relics and was aboard at the time of the attack.
$200 - 300
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375. SS FIELD TYPEWRITER Rare Olympia SS field typewriter with Geha two-color ribbon, serial no. 416291, all keys, including “SS” and space bar, fully operable. These
typewriters are much rarer than the SS office versions.
$500 - 600
376. SS TABLEWARE Lot of two pieces of tableware used by members of the SS, the
first a composite metal fork with SS runes on the handle, 7” long, marked: “WMF 100
30”, the second a gravy or vegetable spoon, composite metal handle with stainless steel
spoon, similarly marked with runes but hallmark appears to read: “WMF”. $200 - 300
377. SS WEDDING RING Alternate pattern sterling silver SS wedding band, marked
.925 within, the entire ring bearing engraved runic symbols highlighted in black. The
ring is small in size, likely intended for the bride. Authenticated by honor ring expert
Donald Boyle.
$800 - 1,200
378. SWASTIKA-MARKED GIFT TEASPOONS Lot of six silver teaspoons, each 5 3/4”
long, hallmarked by noted silversmiths / Wellner with purity stamp “90”, each spoon
bearing a black engraved swastika at its floral-wreathed end. The spoons are set into a
fitted, pink satin-lined case with merchant’s label “Johannes Eismann Colditz” which was
of course also the location of the notorious Colditz Castle prison which held “incorrigible”
Allied P.O.W.s. Fine condition.
$400 - 500
379. THE PERSONAL GROOMING SET OF DR. ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART ARTUR
SEYSS-INQUART (1892 - 1946) Nazi occupation governor of Holland and deputy governor of Poland, executed as war criminal. An ironic relic of the vain, murderous slave
labor administrator, Seyss-Inquart’s attractive personal grooming kit, perhaps the
finest we’ve seen and of a quality comparable to any available even in today’s finest
stores. The brown leather-covered case measures 11 1/4” x 10 1/4” x 5 1/2” and
bears his name in gilt letters imprinted beside the carrying handle. The four latches
and attachments for the carrying handle are all finely machined aluminum. When the
case is opened, the front drops down to reveal five bronze colored aluminum bottles
with machines tops and stoppers, one still containing a perfumed liquid (stopper immoveable and a previous owner has attempted to force it). Beneath are two brushes
with similar aluminum finish and a leather covered case with his gilt embossed initials.
Also present is a slide-out case, also bearing Seyss-Inquarts’s initials, which when
opened reveals two smaller leather boxes, four round tins lined with plastic, and larger
two aluminum cream or powder tins with small dishes fitted within. The upper lid is
fitted with a mirror, now a bit discolored. While the outside of the case bears numerous
scuffs to the fine leather, largely at the bottom and about the handle, the cases and
contents within are in near mint condition. A great relic,
$3,000 - 4,000
380. VIKING DIVISION
CUFF TITLE The 5th SS
Panzer Division Wiking
was one of the elite
Panzer divisions of the
thirty eight Waffen SS divisions. It was recruited
from foreign volunteers, from Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, The Netherlands, and
Belgium under the command of German officers. The division saw hard fighting in
Russia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, and counted Josef Mengele among its officers.
Rare cuff title “Wiking”, 19” long, bearing “BEVO WUPPERTAL” mark at one end. This
cuff title appears to have been removed from a uniform, bearing some soiling and
negligible fraying at its edges.
$1,000 - 1,500
381. WEHRMACHT MESS FIELD SET Wehrmacht set of cutlery to be used in the field, four pieces including fork, spoon, knife and combination can and bottle opener which all fit into a fitting built into the can opener. Each piece is stamped with the German eagle and
swastika device and marked: H.H.L. 73”. Some pitting, especially to the bowl of the spoon, else very good.
$100 - 150
382. WEHRMACHT SOLDIER’S CANE Wehrmacht carved soldier wooden cane, 38” overall, bearing multiple designs carved thereon including an eagle and swastika device, his location “Russland Kemsk 1942”, a flying duck, lion and shepherd tending a sheep, an eagle
with its talons grasping a sheep, and ring and diamond geometric designs. Very good.
$200 - 300
383. WEREWOLF RING Rare pre-war German ring, worn by a member of the so-called “Werewolves”, or perhaps a sympathizer. In 1923,
Fritz Kappe created a political terrorist group called “Organization Werewolf” with the intention of using terror to secure rights for
German veterans. Their official banner was a black flag with white skull and crossbones. In the beginning the group’s movement spread
very quickly throughout Germany, but arrests by the Weimar government put the organization down. The sterling silver ring bears a
shield-shaped face with a silver skull and the letter “W” floating in a black enamel background. Very good.
$200 - 300
384. WEST WALL SILVER RING Sterling sil5454ver ring, oval face showing a German helmet with swastika and crossed sword behind
with the word “WEST WALL” above and below the helmet. Very good.
$150 - 200
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World War II: Weapons,
Uniforms & Flags
386. LUFTWAFFE PRESENTATION SWORD A superb, early Luftwaffe presentation sword, maker SMF with Luftwaffe inspection mark,
bearing nickel fittings, the pommel and hand guard excellent with just two or three tiny dings, leather covered grip marred by one small
chip near the pommel but otherwise also good with tight wiring. The blade is deeply engraved with filigree and the inscription: “Honor
Prize Shooting Luftgruppe 3 1938”, with a drop-tail Luftwaffe eagle on the opposite side of the blade. The blade may have been cleaned
as there is a very small area of pitting that is not clean, otherwise the blade is basically untouched. The scabbard is straight and the
leather thereon bears a few bumps and abrasions, mainly around the sharper edges, but is otherwise also very good. This is an attractive
sword, in better condition than usually found.
$2,500 - 3,500
387. LUFTWAFFE OFFICER’S SWORD Fine condition Luftwaffe officer’s sword, maker SMF,
Solingen, the blade and plating near perfect with just the slightest runner markings, fittings
excellent as is the grip which shows just a few areas of scuffing to the coloring, the wiring remaining entirely tight. The scabbard is near fine, requiring just a little touch-up to the reverse,
but showing a 1/4” scratch just beneath the throat on the front. Sword hanger is also present,
showing light wear consistent with use. A very nice example that needs just a touch of attention.
$600 - 800
388. WEHRMACHT OFFICER’S “DOVE’S HEAD” SWORD Wehrmacht “Dove’s Head” officer’s
sword, maker mark present but obscured beneath crossguard, brass fittings in good to near
fine condition though lightly tarnished, grip and wrap are tight and very good. The blade is
good, though appears to have been polished and cleaned, scabbard had no dings or bends
but has been repainted. Estimated accordingly.
$250 - 350
389. EARLY MODEL CHAINED SS DAGGER Scarce early chained SS dagger, ca. 1936. Crossguard is in excellent condition, sharp edges, deep grooves, and only nominal wear. The ebony
grip shows normal usage with no cracks or chips evident, though there are some flaws of concern: the SS runes are not vertically fitted, and the grip does not fit to the crossguard as well
as it could. The grip may have additionally been touched-up, as part of the SS button’s second
ring is obscured, and there appears to be a trace of paint on the grip beneath the top fitting.
The eagle is fit perfectly into the grip, and retains 95% of its original plating. The scabbard is
perfectly straight with no dings, and bears the original paint with no sign of repainting. The
screw fixing the center ramp has not been turned, and the center ramp retains most of its
original dark surface. The blade is also in very good condition - it bears nominal running
marks and the SS motto, “Meine Ehre heisst Treue” remains clean, crisp and dark. The chain’s
SS and skull emblems have excellent detail and they too retain the dark coloring of the center
ramp. Links are connected by matching “tabs”, and all but one remain closed. This is a Type
II chain, evidenced by the terminal beveled tabs which meet the cloverleaf which is closed.
The reverse of the first link in the upper chain bears the correct engraved SS runes. A nonmatching belt hanger is present. Due to our issues with the ebony grips, estimated accordingly.
$6,000 - 8,000
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390. CHAINED N.S.K.K. OFFICER’S DAGGER WITH SHEATH N.S.K.K. dagger with brown
wood grip inset with S.A. logo and Nazi eagle and swastika inset thereto, pommel and
fixing screw very good, the hand guard bears some discoloration and wear to the nickelsilver . The blade, etched “Alles fur Deuitscheland” (“Everything for Germany”), fits to the
grip perfectly, and bears only minor running marks. On verso it bears Eichhorn and RZM
M7/66 markings. The black scabbard lacks one screw at top, with some minor chips to
the paint and pitting to the inside of its chromed tip. A nine-link chain is affixed to the
scabbard bearing alternating S.A., eagle and swastika and swastika-alone emblems, in
the proper order, with RZM and NSKK markings. The snap clip is no longer functional.
The plating on the chain is excellent, and there is no sign of replating or that this is a replacement part.
$1,500 - 2,000
391. GERMAN NSKK DAGGER N.S.K.K. dagger and black sheath, a rather flogged example
with the blade scratched from sharpening efforts and a bit oxidized, tip broken, handle
bearing s few dings, the scabbard bears scratches but retains the original RZM-marked
hanger. This dagger was used for a lot more than parades after war’s end, estimated accordingly.
$200 - 300
392. LUFTWAFFE DAGGER, 2ND MODEL Luftwaffe dagger, 2nd model, maker Siegfried
Waffen, Solingen, eagle and oak leaves a bit worn, grip cracked with some loss with wrap
entirely missing, much gilding lost, scabbard, blade quite clean with no pitting, an affordable example that should be restored.
$200 - 300
393. LUFTWAFFE PARADE DAGGER Luftwaffe parade dagger, first model, maker Alcoso, Solingen, 17 3/4” overall
with scabbard, aluminum fittings and chain with clip properly marked “GES. GESCH.”, scabbard wrap bearing just three
tiny pinholes, the blade very clean with no running marks,
grip and wires all tight and clean. Overall fine. $800 - 1,200
394. MINIATURE LUFTWAFFE “RICHTOFEN” DAGGER Miniaure Luftwaffe 1st model dagger with portapee, 7 3/4” long overall, the steel
blade engraved and gilt: “Jagdgeschwader Richtofen“, fittings appear to be brass, grip painted black with some miniscule chips thereat,
portapee is solid brass while cord is woven bullion. Some minor oxidation to two or three areas on blade, lacks scabbard, else overall
very good.
$700 - 900
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395. WEHRMACHT OFFICER’S DAGGER Fine Wehrmacht officer’s dagger with
sheath, the blade unmarked but almost certainly Alcoso. The detail to the pommel and crossguard remain excellent, with the eagle’s feathers and the leaves
about the wreath and the pommel retaining virtually all of their original detail.
The blade is excellent, bearing virtually no running marks, and the sheath is
likewise excellent, with no dings nor scratches and all pebbling prominent. The
portapee and hanger appear to be replacements, probably post-war. A really
nice example.
$600 - 700
396. GERMAN WORLD WAR II DRESS BAYONET World War II German dress bayonet, Robert Klaas (“Kissing Crane”), Solingen manufacture, 12 1/2” overall,
checkered grip with leather ring, scabbard present. The chromed blade bears
some pitting and oxidation, scabbard likewise shows some oxidation. $75 - 100
397. RED CROSS HEWER WITH SCABBARD AND FROG German Red Cross hewer with scabbard and frog. The hewer bears checkered Bakelite grips held by the original fixing screws,
the finish on the reverse of the pommel is starting to bubble, but the DRK emblem and crossguard remain very good. The underside of the cross guard features the correct “GES. GESCH.”
stamping indicating that the design was protected by law. The blade bears just the slightest
signs of surface oxidation, but are otherwise very clean and show no running marks. The paint
on the scabbard is well scratched, but fittings remain very good. The frog shows similar wear
and tear, but all stitching is intact and there are no tears. Could use a little care. $600 - 800
698. WAFFEN-SS PANZER SCHARFUHRER’S TUNIC Scarce Waffen-SS
scharfuhrer’s (staff sergeant’s) uniform,
a later war army pattern tunic adapted
for use by the SS as their supply of finished uniforms and even fabric had
begun to dry up. This late 1942 model
tunic was adapted for use by the SS. It
bears the four defined scalloped-flap
pockets, the top two pockets of near
identical colored material as the balance
of the uniform. The tunic has triple holes
at the waist and six buttons, has been
tailored at the back, and has had two
belt loops added. Two slip-on shoulder epaulets with pink piping are present indicating
the soldier’s attachment to a panzer regiment, original collar tabs were removed. The
left sleeve of the tunic bears an SS eagle insignia, three sleeve stripes and a hand-embroidered “Der Fuhrer” cuff title. The uniform bears an Iron Cross ribbon through the
second buttonhole, and the soldier’s Iron Cross First Class is pinned to the uniform.
Also present is a Close Combat clasp by Juncker, Berlin, likewise pinned to the uniform.
The forest green lining of the uniform is completely intact, though there is some light
staining at lower left. The jacket bears some general soiling with a few small moth holes
on bottom rear, otherwise in very good condition. Included is documentation from
Michael D. Beaver’s Uniforms of the Waffen-SS citing the widespread “recycling” of
Wehrmacht uniforms and fabrics. By early 1943, Oswald Pohl had advised Himmler of
acute shortages of uniforms. After Italy’s surrender, stockpiles of uniforms and material
were confiscated from the Italians for use by the German military. Multiple photographic
examples of the use of these stopgap measures illustrated in Beaver’s book are included
in the lot.
$6,000 - 7,000
399. GERMAN WEHRMACHT MASTER SERGEANT’S UNIFORM German World War II master sergeant’s uniform, including parade dress
tunic, trousers and hat. The tunic bears the original collar tabs and epaulets indicating that its owner was with the 17th Artillery Division,
with artillery lanyard and suspended shell attached. The tunic is fully-lined, with maker’s label a bit shredded but reading: “Christian
Trapp[?], Nurnberg“. The lining is otherwise fully intact and in near fine condition, as is all red piping, all uniform insignia also original
and firmly attached to the garment. Button fly grey trousers are also present, likewise in very good condition but for slight wear and
openings to pockets. Trim and hemming secure. Finally, the sergeant’s hat size 56 is present will all proper insignia and piping secure,
no moth damage whatsoever, the calfskin sweatband bears one tear and the lining bear sweat stains, but is otherwise completely intact,
maker’s label is missing from the (torn) diamond-shaped enclosure. An honest uniform.
$2,500 - 3,500
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400. ALLGEMEINE SS PARADE DRESS BELT An Allgemeine SS parade dress belt, silver bullion finish with SS runes on a black feltcovered backing, with original buckle with the SS motto: “Meine
Ehre heißt Treue” (“My Honour is Loyalty”). Original RZM paper tag
affixed to verso, in as-new condition.
$1,000 - 1,500
401. SS NEDERLAND DIVISION TUNIC SS Nederland Division Scharfuhrer’s tunic,
rough wool composition, probably reconstituted with vegetable fibers, four pockets,
Iron Cross second class buttonhole ribbon, Nederland cuff title, sleeve patch, collar
tabs, epaulets and pip appear original to the tunic, though eagle may have been
reaffixed. Partially lined with royal blue “camp” cloth, possibly manufactured in an
Eastern Europe camp with what may be an SS stamp within. Light wear is evident in
the armpits, scattered moth holes, overall very good.
$1,500 - 2,000
402. USS TENNESSEE PEARL HARBOR SAILOR’S PEACOAT A regulation Navy peacoat owned by sailor R. J. DUPLESSIS who was present aboard the battleship USS
TENNESSEE at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 when the vessel was attacked by Japanese fighters, dive bombers and torpedo bombers. The sailor’s name is stenciled in
white letters upon the lining of the jacket. According to a collector’s tag attached,
this peacoat was with Duplessis aboard the TENNESSE during the attack. From the
personal collection of World War II and Civil War historian Michael Miner. Miner’s
thirty-year collection was built through an extensive system of contacts he developed
with artifact hunters and diggers in Europe and the Far East, and he maintained careful records of the items he amassed. On the morning of the attack, the TENNESSEE
was moored starboard side to a pair of masonry “mooring quays” on Battleship Row.
During the attack her anti-aircraft guns were manned in an attempt to defend the
harbor. The vessel was struck by two armor-piercing bombs which detonated and
made three major guns inoperable. TENNESSEE was showered with debris when Arizona’s magazine exploded and the stern was engulfed in flame from Arizona’s burning fuel oil. The ship was trapped in her berth for ten days before being freed.
$200 - 300
403. WAFFEN-SS WINTER GREATCOAT As honest an item as one could find, a thoroughly
used Waffen-SS wool winter coat that has certainly seen its share of hardship and grief. The
coat, originally issued to an NCO or enlisted man, bears the proper SS insignia on the left
upper arm and the insignia’s stitching and wear makes it apparent it is original to the garment.
The garment has been shortened significantly, likely due to wear, and both the herringbone
lining and wool exterior bear numerous crude repairs, probably made in the field. Most of the
original buttons and the belt on the back of the coat are present, as is the original blanket
hood and sleeve linings. If this coat could only talk...
$1,500 - 2,000
404. SS TROPICAL PANTS SS style tropical pants, size 82/80, cotton twill with boot extension,
double-button closure and fly with original buttons, most other buttons appear original, and
only the lightest wear in the seat. Lighter colored cloth belt loops added later. Maker marked
B.E.L.
$200 - 300
405. SS TROPIC BELT AND BUCKLE, WITH CARTRIDGE BOXES SS beige tropical canvas belt,
size 38, with SS belt buckle, a bit worn. The belt is fitted with two three-case cartridge boxes,
black pebbled leather with pin-type attachments, in fine condition.
$200 - 300
406. GERMAN GENDARMERIE SHAKO German World War II gendarmerie shako, green wool
covered body with brown painted leather top, visor and rear, proper insignia, strap and cockade. Wool bears some abrasions and a few tiny moth nips, the leather trim finish at rear and
left front is abraded, a few scuffs here and there. Leather lining largely intact, with maker label
intact. An entirely presentable example.
$400 - 600
407. LUFTWAFFE OFFICER’S PARADE DRESS BELT Luftwaffe officer’s parade dress belt, size
100, 1 3/4” wide with alternating bands of darker and lighter silver trim with a very thin maroon line at center, with original buckle with gold Luftwaffe eagle. Near mint condition, perhaps worn three or four times.
$300 - 400
408. ITALIAN CARTOUCHE BOX AND PARADE BELT Fine Italian cartouche box and belt, the brass box 6” x 3 1/4” x 1 1/4” bearing a
flaming shell (ordnance) and crossed cannons applied at front, the gold-thread belt bears silver-plate scallop shells and a Medusa head
attached by four chains to an Eagle of Savoy. An attractive item, likely just pre-World War II.
$400 - 500
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409. ARMY AIR CORPS LT. C. J. ERREGGER’S UNIFORM AND ACCESSORIES Complete uniform of an officer in the Army Air Corps, includes Erregger’s wool tunic with 2nd lieutenant’s bars, winged propeller and U.S. collar brass, and bullion pilot’s wings. Receipts, etc.
in the pocket show the pilot spent time in London. Also: overseas cap with lieutenant’s bar, black and green piping, visor hat made by
Garner & Co., Newport News, Sam Browne belt in excellent condition, campaign hat with officer’s hat cord, named inside to Erregger,
full-length wool greatcoat, lined, a few moth nips; short wool overcoat with belt, heavily mothed, cotton coveralls, and a canvas and
leather satchel containing his safety razor, gaiters, wool shirt, balaclava, collars, ditty bag, rain cap cover, and four pairs of heavy wool
socks. A near complete grouping.
$300 - 400
410. 104TH INFANTRY “IKE” JACKET AND TROUSERS “Ike” jacket and trousers belonging to a member of the 104th “Timberwolf” Division, whose patch is sewn to the jacket’s right shoulder. An unidentified patch is on the left shoulder, sewn later. Fine condition. The
division saw almost 200 days of fighting in northern Europe as it fought through France, the Netherlands, and Germany, fighting back
several fierce German counterattacks as it advanced through the theater throughout late 1944 and 1945.
$100 - 150
411. 752ND TANK BATTALION TANKER’S JACKET, PATCHES, AND SOUVENIRS A fine group of relics of one William J. Lugar of the
752nd tank battalion, includes: his green wool Eisenhower jacket and overseas cap, along with items of a more personal nature: his
rosary beads within a small tin bible-shaped box, his military issue whistle, a personal wood plaque made for Lugar by his family; printed
“Honor Roll” award, a telegram announcing that he was “slightly wounded” on Mar. 8, 1945, some stamps and French money and so
forth. Along with a printed letter of thanks from Harry S. Truman. Very good condition overall.
$150 - 200
412. 7TH ARMY SERGEANT’S “IKE” JACKET AND DOG TAGS Identified “Ike” jacket issued to a sergeant attached to the 63rd Infantry
Div., 7th Army, with appropriate patches on left and right shoulders, U.S. and eagle brass, Presidential Unit Citation, C.I.B., and ribbons
including Bronze Star and European-Africa-Middle East Award with two stars. Owner’s name printed within the jacket, which is sold with
his dog tags. Fine condition.
$100 - 150
413. COMPLETE PRE-WAR QUARTERMASTER’S UNIFORM Rare pre-1941 enlisted man’s uniform from the Quartermaster’s Department,
7th Service Command includes: coarse wool gabardine overcoat with shoulder patch, tunic with quartermaster brass, trousers, leather
belt, shirt and visor cap, all in excellent or mint condition.
$150 - 200
414. WORLD WAR II ARMY AIR CORPS UNIFORM Army Air Corps O.D. wool shirt and pants ID’d to one C. M. Roach. Moderate moth
nips to shirt. From the personal collection of World War II and Civil War historian Michael Miner.
$75 - 100
415. 90TH DIV. AMERICAN OFFICER’S TUNIC American officer’s tunic with 90th Infantry Div. shoulder patch, lieutenant’s bars, U.S.
and infantry collar pins (infantry pins not matching), Sharpshooter’s medal and three service ribbons including WWI Victory Medal with
two battle stars. Lining has a fairly large hole near bottom, one pocket button lost, left front pocket button detached but present within
the pocket.
$100 - 150
416. BUGLE BANNER FROM A GERMAN SYNTHETIC FUEL
PLANT An extraordinary relic from one of Germany’s most important industrial complexes, a bugle banner from a band that
performed for the miners and employees supporting the synthetic fuel plant at Scholven, an essential installation in the production of gasoline directly from coal. The banner, which
measures 21” wide, 19” tall, including fringe, is ornately embroidered and trimmed, one side bearing a shield within which
is German eagle clutching silver bullion lightning bolts and a
silver bullion sword in its talons. Beneath the eagle appears the
name: “HIBERNIA” above two crossed hammers with a four leaf
clover at their center. The verso of the flag resembles the standard NSDAP flag but for black trim encircling the white field at
center, all comprised of separate pieces of fabric. The banner
bears two original chromed clips at top for securing it to a
bugle. The white field of the NSDAP flag side of the banner
bears some discoloration, otherwise this item is in excellent
condition. The plant at Scholven was constructed in 1935 and
the mining companies Recklinghausen and Hibernia (founded
by Irishmen in the early 1800s) were soon nationalized under
a plan to seize essential resources, headed by Hermann Goering. In 1938 the plant switched production from auto fuel to
aviation fuel, producing 180,000 tons. So important was the
Hibernia plant that the Nazi government provided housing, entertainment, and vacations to its workers, who remained rabid
NSDAP supporters. The plants and mines were, of course, heavily bombed during the war, essentially stopping all production.
$5,000 - 7,000
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417. SS HANGING BANNER Impressive double-sided SS banner bearing white SS runes about which is sewn into (vs.
onto) the flag’s black field, 86” long, 54” wide, with four suspension loops each an additional 2” long, the terminal loops
on the banner also bearing unmarked clips which were
painted black. The fly and opposite end of the banner have
been reinforced with a second layer of separately-sewn fabric
for strength, and the far corners of the flag have been
stitched to reduce tattering. A 1 1/4” x 1/2” white tag has
been stitched to the verso of the upper fly of the flag, reading:“Jakob Zeiler Geisenhausen/Ndb.”. This flag was obviously intended for interior use, likely in a meeting hall or
other such facility. One small lightened area in the black field
due to exposure to sunlight, else very good.
$3,000 - 4,000
418. N.S.K.K. COMPANY PENNANT N.S.K.K. company pennant, 43” long, 22 1/2” along the
fly, double-sided, reinforced with extra stitching at the end . The swastika, white field and
black trim are all separate pieces of cloth, and the pennant is trimmed in silver bullion. On
each side the pennant bears embroidered silver bullion NSKK emblems on black cotton, as
well as company identification patches embroidered on green felt also trimmed in silver bullion. Five snaps are sewn to the reinforced fly. Some soiling to the white field, but no holes
to the pennant and overall very good.
$1,200 - 1,500
419. HITLER YOUTH BANNER AND CAPTURED BINOCULARS Enormous Hitler Youth banner, approx 110” wide, 84” along the hoist, the hoist bearing reinforced stitching, one far
corner bearing a 4” x 4” repair, the other just a bit tattered. The swastika and its white field
are all separate pieces of cloth - this is a quality flag. Also present is a pair of black 6X binoculars made by “OIGEMAR”, strap present but eye cups missing. Optics still good. According
to a recent letter of provenance from an American veteran stationed in post-war Germany
who obtained these items, the binoculars were taken from a captured SS lieutenant outside
Munich, while the banner was captured either just outside Munich or in the city itself.
$1,000 - 1,500
420. DUTCH N.S.B. PARTY FLAG Party flag of the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging, the
Dutch fascist party which sought to unite the Netherlands and Flanders, called Dietsland.
The cotton flag measures 56” x 35”, bears some minor mothing and a few scattered stains.
In 1936 this flag came into use. The red and black stood for blood and soil respectively
(compare the German “blut und boden”), the orange-white-blue refers to heroic past on the
world seas, the lion the power of the Dutch people. The triangle symbolizes the delta formed
by the river-mouths on the Dutch coast, and the black in the upper stripe also refers to Italian
fascism, which first inspired the party’s leaders.
$400 - 600
421. GERMAN OFFICER’S CAR PENNANT German officer’s car pennant, 12” long, 8” along
the hoist, red field bearing a eagle and swastika device within a white circle. Moderate grease
stain to both sides, still good condition.
$250 - 350
422. GERMAN VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION FLAG German vehicle identification flag, 37” x 73”, bearing an oversize swastika made of separate sections
of fabric on one side only, with four grommets attached at corners in order
to secure the flag to the vehicle. These flags were most commonly used on
armored vehicles at the front so that they would not be mistaken as enemy
vehicles from the air. A few very scattered small moth holes, else very good
to fine.
$300 - 400
423. HAND-SEWN GERMAN “STANDARD” Hand-sewn German “standarte”,
15” x 19”, bearing an embroidered swastika, banners, and oak leaves with
sun rays emanating from behind with the word “standarte” at lower edge.
Bears strings indicating it may have been suspended as a display at one
time. Some light stains, aged, still very good. Framed, though frame bears
some dings.
$500 - 700
424. HITLER YOUTH BUGLE BANNER Double-sided Hitler Youth bugle banner, wool, 19 1/2” including suspension loops, bearing the organization’s emblem on one side, the verso shows a portrait of bearded man, the local
organization’s mascot. A few spots and a moth hole to the swastika side, else
very good.
$400 - 500
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425. HITLER YOUTH CAMP PENNANT Triangular pennant, 37” long overall, 22” long on the double-reinforced hoist, used by a Hitler
Youth group at one of their camp sites or outdoor gathering places. The double-sided pennant is very well constructed, with swastika
and white and red fields all separate pieces of fabric. The particular group which once used this flag is designated with the numbers: “1
768” embroidered on both sides. Three original chromed clips remain sewn to the flag. Some browned spots and soiling, still very good.
$400 - 500
426. N.S.D.A.P. DISTRICT FLAG N.S.D.A.P. party banner, 55” long, 49” along the hoist (including silver bullion fringe), the red and white
fields and black swastika all of separate cotton sections, seven chromed suspension rings, with a 8 1/2” x 6 1/2” blue-bordered brown
felt patch reading: “Debsfedt” sewn at the end of the fly. A few small scattered moth holes and a few stains, else very good. Debsfedt
is a suburb of Bremerhaven.
$500 - 700
427. N.S.K.K. CAR PENNANT N.S.K.K. car pennant, 12” long, red with black leather trim, embroidered white circle and NSKK emblem in
brown and black stitching. With hook, cord, and RZM label. Some soiling, still quite good.
$300 - 400
428. NSDAP FLAG Large cotton NSDAP flag, 104” x 62:, the swastika and white field behind being separate pieces, one tear in the body
of the flag with the farthest corner of the fly gone, still presentable.
$150 - 200
429. NSDAP NICKEL-STEEL POLE TOP Flag pole top, approx. 8” tall, 4 1/2” dia., a polished nickel-steel encircled swastika once used to
top flag poles at NSDAP functions. Fine condition.
$200 - 300
430. PANZER REGIMENT REUNION PENNANT Pennant from the reunion of a Panzer unit, 16” long, 8”
wide, imprinted in gilt lettering: “Pz. Jag. Abt. 294” with silver and gilt representation of an Iron Cross,
the pennant composed of two vertical sections of black and white moiré cloth with black and white piping
at edges, a similar hanger, and a gold bullion tassel. Very good.
$200 - 300
431. SS CAR PENNANT SS car pennant, 12”
long and 8” along the fly, double-sided with embroidered SS runes encircled by a white ring,
the pennant also bearing white and black intertwined trim along two sides. Some slight yellowing to the white stitching, and about 1” of
stitching along the fly coming a bit loose, wlse
very good.
$800 - 1,200
432. WAR MODEL FACTORY FLAG “Kriegs-Musterbetriebsfahne” (War Model
Factory Flag), silkscreened cotton, 82” x 106”, flown by a company which had
shown exemplary service and production for the Reich. According to the Angolia and Littlejohn book Labor Organizations of the Reich, in 1942, 300,000
factories competed for the War Honor Factory Flag, and only 19 were awarded
it. The flag is in superb condition, with the only fault being one of the hanging
loops having been cut away.
$500 - 700
433. JAPANESE SOLDIER’S “GOOD LUCK” FLAG Japanese national flag, 27
1/2” along the hoist, 40” along the fly, silk. The flag bears multiple Japanese
writing in black ink, not translated, but as in almost all cases these were
wishes of good luck or patriotic sentiments written by friends and family before the flag was given to the soldier to carry into battle. Trimmed slightly at
right and left edges, else very good.
$150 - 200
434. PRESENTATION JAPANESE NAVAL FLAG Presentation Japanese naval
flag, 37” long, 27” along the fly (excluding fringe), likely silk or rayon, fitted
with brass grommets to the gilt corners fitted to the corners of the fly. The
upper-right corner of the flag bears a blank area, likely intended for the application of a vessel’s name or number. This is a well-constructed flag, only very lightly faded but otherwise very good.
$400 - 600
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435. WAFFEN-SS DOUBLE-DECAL HELMET Waffen-SS M1942 double decal
helmet, at one time the exterior of the shell field or factory repainted. A first
pattern runic shield is applied at right, with a national emblem on the left,
both of which retain a large amount of the original insignia. The paint on
the outside of the helmet is well worn with some oxidation apparent, no
dings or dents evident, the inside shows more oxidation as if the helmet had
been exposed upside-down to the elements for some time. The liner shows
use, but remains intact, as is the drawstring, the chin strap is missing. Overall, in good to very good condition.
$1,500 - 2,000
436. WAFFEN-SS OFFICER’S FIELD GRADE VISOR CAP Rare
field visor cap of an officer of the Waffen-SS. The pre-1940 cap
bears a green wool body with black velvet cap band and white
piping indicating that the owner held a rank between SS-Untersturmführer and SS-Standartenführer. The bullion chin cords
are tight and fully intact. The front of the hat bears a somewhat
weathered set of zinc insignia (Deschler skull and an Assmann
eagle), the eagle bearing proper RZM and M1/72 marks (we
have chosen not to remove the skull). The insignia have left
“shadows” and oxidation marks directly behind them making
it evident they are original to the hat. The visor is the standard
vulkan fiber type, cross hatched underneath and painted tan
to match the underside. Within, the hat bears a smooth rayon lining with a calf skin leather sweatband. The plastic insert bears the
“Kurt Schulz...Pirna” maker’s label with “Stirndruckfrei” patent marking. The lining and sweatband are in excellent condition, fully intact,
and totally unseparated from the rest of the visor since the date of manufacture. A much better example than is typically available.
$7,000 - 8,000
437. I. G. FARBEN LUFTSCHUTZ HELMET Scarce Luftschutz air raid
helmet, black, two multi-holed vents on each side. The front of the
helmet bears a 2 1/2” tall painted logo of the IG Farben chemical
corporation. The beige felt-covered lining within, cork shock absorbers, tightening string and unique plastic chin strap are all in
excellent condition. The inside rear of the helmet bears a decal indicating that the helmet meets the standards provided by law. The
paint on the shell is excellent, bearing perhaps just five or six scuffs
and chips, with one minor ding. A close collaborator with the Nazi
government, IG Farben was involved in the planning of the invasions of Poland and Czechoslovakia to determine which chemical
plants should be secured and delivered to IG Farben. Of course, the
firm is most notoriously remembered as the inventor of Zyklon B
and a major shareholder in the company which manufactured it.
$350 - 450
438. N.S.D.A.P. KREISLEITUNG LEADER’S VISORED HAT N.S.D.A.P. Kreisleitunglevel leader’s form IV visored hat, bears original insignia, bullion chin cord and
buttons, and molded metal oak leaf clusters. The exterior fabric of the hat is
nearly perfect with just one or two pinholes evident. Within, the sweatband is
badly torn and brittle, yet the light brown lining remains fully intact. No maker
indicated, but the visor is marked “Beste Deutsche Wertarbeit” with a circular
gold stamp with a large crown without. Overall very good.
$1,000 - 1,200
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39. GERMAN FIRE PROTECTION POLICE HELMET Brown painted steel helmet, size 55 with original leather liner, cork pads and chin
strap, issued to Fire Protection Police at the Berlin Telephone Company (Telefunken). Company logo is painted on the left side of the
helmet which bears numerous chips to the finish.
$250 - 350
440. LUFTWAFFE OFFICER’S CAP Non-regulation Luftwaffe officer’s
visored cap, blue twill cotton with a bullion eagle and Luftwaffe tricolor emblem hand-stitched to the front, with bullion piping. Interior shows light wear but is soiled entirely consistent with use.
$800 - 1,200
441. FRENCH MOTORCYCLE COURIER’S HELMET Composite material helmet with leather webbing and leather side flaps, additionally
fitted with snap-on flaps offering hearing protection, small size, bearing a light blue stripe painted at bottom. French, ca, 1930s-early
1940’s.
$75 - 100
442. WEHRMACHT OVERSEAS “MOTORCYCLE RECON” CAP Rare Wehrmacht overseas cap bearing the copper brown piping indicative of motorcycle troops, who were
routinely used for reconnaissance duty. The cap, size 59, is in excellent condition,
with just the tiniest moth nip on one side, and a small thinned are on the other.
$500 - 600
443. JAPANESE ARMY MAJOR’S KEPI WITH FEATHER Scarce 1930s to early WWII
era Imperial Japanese Army officer’s full dress kepi with feather adornment and original boxes. The bullion straps show this cap is for the rank of major (“shousa” in
Japanese). But for just a bit of wrinkling to the top of the visor, the kepi is in excellent
condition, with the owner’s name embroidered within. No holes, loose seams or moth
bites, and the feather is perfect.
$300 - 400
444. WAFFEN-SS SLEEVE EAGLES Lot of five uncut BeVo
uniform eagle and swastika insignia, 20 3/4” x 2” overall,
intended for use on camouflage uniforms. Three of the insignia bear RZM tags on the verso, each having consecutive numbers. Near fine.
$600 - 800
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World War II: Medals & Insignia
The following 14 lots are from the estate of Major General Charles D. W. Canham (1901-1963), commander of the ‘s , which landed
on on , June 6, 1944. Canham joined the Army on May 23, 1919, and graduated from West Point in 1926. Prior to , he served in
the and and was one of the purchasers of the . Canham’s regiment, alongside the 1st Infantry Division’s 16th Infantry Regiment,
was chosen as the first to land at Omaha on D-Day. Shortly after hitting the beach, Canham was shot through the wrist. Refusing
evacuation, he moved his men off Omaha and inland. For his actions on Omaha Beach, and the fighting to take Saint Lô, he received the United States’ second highest award for valor in combat, the . Soon afterwards Canham was promoted to brigadier
general and was named as the Assistant Division Commander of the .
During the surrender of the German garrison at Brest, Canham gave the 8th Infantry Division its motto. Upon entering the headquarters of Generalleutnant , Ramcke demanded to know the lower-ranking Canham’s credentials. Unruffled, Canham pointed
to the dirty and tired American soldiers he had brought with him to witness the surrender and said, “These are my credentials.”
By the end of World War II, Canham had earned every American award for valor less the Medal of Honor and was awarded the
by Gen. . Postwar, he would command the 82 Airborne.
445. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS Historically important pairing of items, being Gen. Canham’s Distinguished Service Cross and the corresponding award. The medal is in excellent condition, perhaps worn only once, still in the original
maker’s box but with the felt backing showing obvious signs that this medal has been displayed for a long period of time. The period maker’s box (crushed) is also present, indicating
manufacture ca. March, 1945. Of course, as Canham remained at the front until war’s end,
he may not have claimed his medal until war’s end, or less likely, he may have lost a fieldissued original and this is a replacement. The award, marked “RESTRICTED” and headed
“GENERAL ORDERS NO. 29”, is issued by Major Gen. W. B. Kean 7pp. 4to., Headquarters, First
U.S. Army, June 29, 1944. Twenty-four men are awarded the Distinguished Service Cross,
including Canham, who is cited thus: “...for extraordinary heroism against the enemy on 6
June 1944, in France. Colonel Canham landed on the [Omaha] beach shortly after the assault
wave of troops had landed. At the time, the enemy fire was at its heaviest and had completely
arrested the attack. Though wounded shortly after landing, Colonel Canham, with utter disregard for his own safety, continued to expose himself to the enemy fire in his efforts to reorganize the men. His personal bravery and determination so inspired and heartened the
men that they were able to break through the enemy positions...”. Overall very good. Although wounded, Canham, along with Brig. General Norman Cota (who would receive the
same award for his bravery on Omaha on that day), struggled to urge the stalled infantrymen
and Rangers off the beach. Sgt. John R. Slaughter perhaps best described Canham’s attitude
and method: “‘[Colonel Charles Canham] was yelling
and screaming for the officers to get the men off the
beach. ‘Get the hell off this damn beach and go kill
some Germans!’ There was an officer taking refuge
from an enemy mortar barrage in a pillbox. Right in
front of me Colonel Canham screamed: ‘Get your ass
out of there and show some leadership!’ . To another
lieutenant he roared, ‘Get these men off their dead
asses and over that wall!”.
$2,000 - 3,000
446. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER A most important medal
issued to Gen. Canham, the British Distinguished Service Order awarded to him by Gen. Bernard
Law Montgomery for his service to the British People and “calmness under fire”. The medal is in
near perfect condition, with no cracks or chips evident, the ribbon likewise excellent, with “1944”
engraved on the verso of the lower brass bar. The original case is present bearing the name of
the maker, Garrard & Co., Ltd. , with “D.S.O.” embossed in gilt lettering on the top cover. The
medal’s corresponding ribbon was personally pinned by Montgomery onto Canham while in the
field on July 7, 1944. Present with this lot is a Sep. 26, 1944 letter to the Commanding General
of the Ninth Army citing Montgomery’s award of the honor and forwarding this medal to Canham
per orders of Gen. Omar Bradley. Historic.
$1,500 - 2,000
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447. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM SILVBER STAR MEDAL Important pair of Canham relics, Canham’s
Silver Star medal along with the original award. The award, issued by the Headquarters of the 29th Infantry Div. on June 22, 1944, is marked “RESTRICTED” and cites Canham’s heroism: “...on the 8th June
1944 Colonel Canham personally led his combat team in an assault on the town of * * * , France. He
was constantly in command of the situation and often exposed himself to enemy fire without regard for
his own safety. His presence was an inspiration to the troops. He continuously moved with the forward
elements and his courageous actions inspired the men to keep advancing and obtain the objective...”.
Very good. In a later typed copy of the award (included), Canham clarifies the name of the town, noting
that it was “Grandcamp-les-Bains”.
$1,200 - 1,500
448. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S LEGION OF MERIT General
Canham’s Legion of Merit, 4” long overall with ribbon, in excellent
condition, with a later 8” x 10” color photo showing Canham in uniform seated at his desk. The Legion of Merit is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding
services and achievements, and is issued both to U.S. military personnel and to military and political figures of foreign governments.
It ranks sixth in the order of precedence of U.S. military decorations.
$1,200 - 1,500
449. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S LEGION OF HONOR AND CROIX DE
GUERRE A fine pair of important medals issued to Gen. Canham by the French
government, namely his Legion of Honor (with rosette) and his Croix de Guerre
with Palm. The Legion of Honor bears a few tiny chips to the ceramic at the tips
of the crosses, with the ribbon lacking the pin, while the Croix de Guerre also
lacks the pin and the palm has flaked a few tiny pieces of gilt. Overall, very good.
France did well to recognize Canham: in addition to his bravery at Omaha Beach,
taking St. Lo, and overcoming the hedgerows, Canham is largely remembered
for the liberation of Brest. At the city’s surrender, Generalleutnant HermannBernhard Ramcke demanded to know the lower ranking Canham’s credentials
as a condition of surrender. Unruffled, Canham pointed to the dirty and tired
American soldiers he had brought with him to witness the surrender and said,
“These are my credentials.” Thus, the 8th Infantry gained the motto it bears to
this day.
$750 - 1,000
450. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S PURPLE HEART An important Canham medal, his Purple Heart with matching pin-back ribbon. Canham was
awarded the Purple Heart following his wounding on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Canham was leading his men ashore at Dog Green sector along with one
company of Army Rangers. Shortly after hitting the beach, Canham was
shot through the wrist, and refusing evacuation, moved his men off
Omaha and inland. Also present is Canham’s World War II Service Medal.
Three pieces.
$1,000 - 1,500
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451. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S ORDER OF THE CROWN A scarce medal with a fine association,
Canham’s Belgian Order of the Crown, Knight Class with sash and hanger. During the Second World
War, the Order of the Crown was authorized to Allied military personnel who had helped to liberate Belgium from Nazi Germany occupation forces, and was awarded only by royal decree. The cross is accompanied by the originals Fisch & Cie. case (broken). Some tarnish, else very good. Of course,
Canham’s 8th Infantry saw much action in Belgium while en route to the Hurtgen Forest. $750 - 1,000
452. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S BRONZE STAR A fine pairing of items
from Gen. Canham’s estate, his Bronze Star, awarded to him during World
War II, as well as one of his brigadier general’s stars, a rank which he
achieved shortly after D-Day. Very good.
$750 - 1,000
453. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM UNIFORM INSIGNIA A suberb pair of relics from Canham’s uniform: Canham’s ribbon bar with ribbons showing his
being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf, Silver Star, Purple Heart,
European Theater Medal, Army of Occupation Medal
(with five stars and arrowhead), Yangtze Service
Medal, and more. ALONG WITH: Two silver bullion eagles embroidered on brown fabric with mesh backing,
once part of Canham’s uniform. Overall very good to
fine condition.
$750 - 1,000
454. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S YANGTZE SERVICE MEDALS Lot of
three Yangtze Service Medals awarded to Canham during his service in Shanghai supporting landing operations in the Yangtze Valley. All three medal have
their original ribbons, the first being the original issue full size medal, bears
medal no. 4880 engraved on rim, the second medal a later recast, likely
1940s, the third being Canham’s original informal miniature Yangtze Service
Medal. All three in Very good to fine condition. Interestingly, Canham was one
of the purchasers of the 31st Regiment’s famous “Shanghai Bowl”.
$500 - 700
455. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S UNIFORM INSIGNIA An important grouping of
Gen. Canham’s insignia, including three sets of major general’s stars, his Senior Parachutist’s Badge (backmarked N.S. Meyer, Inc., New York), German Occupation Medal,
Korean Service Medal, U.N. Korea Sewrvice Medal and related pin, and a 7th Division
award certificate. Overall very good.
$600 - 800
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456. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM - 8TH INFANTRY BATTLE REPORTS War-date typed manuscript: “COMBAT HISTORY 8TH INFANTRY
DIVISION 21 AUGUST 1944 TO”, 16pp, 4to., [In the field in Germany, ca. Nov. 24, 1944], a day-by-day accounting of the movements and
actions of the 8th Infantry, then in part commanded by Canham who was Assistant Division Commander and who prepared this chronology. Canham’s account covers the period between Aug. 21 and Nov. 23, 1944 as the “Pathfinders” were moving on Brest and thence
through France to the Rhineland. Canham describes the determined resistance of the Germans to the attack on Brest, where his forces
gained less than a quarter of a mile per day. Germans are described as violating truces and at the same time, infiltrating men in American
uniforms behind the lines, apparently wiping out two companies. Finally, using flame-throwers and concentrated fire, the 8th was able
to overcome German resistance at the walls of the city and on Sep. 20th Canham’s forces accepted the surrender of Gen. Ramke (leading
to Canham’s famous quote). By Oct. 1, the regiment had relocated to Luxemburg where it remained while reorganizing until mid-November when it relocated to the area around Wiltz. The regiment was then ordered to attack in the vicinity of the Hurtgen Forest. Canham
ends his account as the regiment, encountering heavily-mined roads and heavy mortar fire, is reinforced by a tank battalion. SOLD WITH:
Canham’s copy of the 29th Infantry Regiment’s history 29 Let’s Go!, Infantry Journal, Inc., Washington, 1948. First Edition. This heavilyillustrated edition of the 29th describes the regiment’s actions during World War II, replete with photos and maps, and pictures Canham
within. Two pieces.
$400 - 600
457. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S UNIFORM INSIGNIA A fine lot of 14 insignia and pins
once belonging to Gen. Canham, includes three 116th Infantry pins, a Presidential Unit Citation
ribbon with Oak Leaf (pinback), four infantry eagle sterling collar pins, his American Campaign
Medal, his American Defense Medal, his European Campaign Medal, his National Defense Medal,
and two 29th Infantry shoulder patches. Overall fine.
$500 - 700
458. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE A fine pairing of Canham
relics, his Combat Infantryman Badge, pinback (securing buttons missing), maker marked Meyer,
New York, along with a period copy of Canham’s award, 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p.], July 13, 1944
in which Lt. Col. Robert H. Archer, Jr. awards Canham the badge per orders of Major General
Gerhardt. Award bears a clean tear, else very good.
$300 - 400
459. GEN. CHARLES D. W. CANHAM’S MAP
USED IN THE BREAKOUT FROM NORMANDY
A superb battle-used Canham relic , a map
used by the general during the hard-fought
“hedgerow” campaign following the 8th Infantry Division’s landing at Utah Beach on July
4, 1944. Canham’s division clawed its way
from St. Lo to Brest, an effort that earned Canham his Distinguished Service Cross. The map,
actually comprised of parts of two maps of the
same scale pasted together along one seam,
measures 33” x 33 3/4” and is an RAF map
scavenged for Canham as it bears a period
note on verso: “BREST Save for Gen. Canham”.
The map shows northwestern France from the
area of Poitiers, north to just east of Le Havre,
including the landing beaches Cherbourg, St.
Malo, Avranches, St. Nazaire, and Brest. The
map shows obvious use, as it bears markings
and even points of soiling wear a dirty finger
poked the map to make a point! We believe
that Canham used this map during the first
part of Operation Cobra, the drive to break out
of the hedgerows, more specifically, his drive
from St. Lo to the liberation of Rennes. Markings and soiling on the map jibe with history - a flare-up of hostilities at St. Jores, the march
south through Folligny and Sartilly, and Dol-de-Bretagne, where the 121st Regiment was detached to assist in taking St. Malo, a bloody
engagement that took thousands of lives. As one would expect, the map is well-worn, with one large tear (no loss), soiling, folds,
wrinkles, and so on, so...it speaks volumes.
$800 - 1,200
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460. NOT LOT
461. LUFTSCHUTZE STANDARD BEARER’S GORGET Excellent example of a Luftschutz standard bearer’s gorget, a shield-shaped
polished steel shield 5” wide bearing two round brass “rosette” fixing nuts for the chain (present), and a black enameled swastika with
in a sunburst emblem. The approx. 27” chain bears no maker mark,
but the hook on the verso of the shield bears the mark: “DH”. Very
good.
$400 - 500
467. SPANISH CIVIL WAR MEDALS Excellent lot of three medals issued to veterans of the Spanish Civil War. Each is circular gilt and
matt black bronze, the face with a lion crushing a dragon bearing a
hammer and sickle underfoot upon a gilt cross composed of four
swords, a radiant sun and the date “17 JULIO 1936” above. All are
encircled by a wreath. The reverse bears a gilt eagle above the Spanish coat of arms, a helmet, and arrows symbolizing the Falangists.
The border reads: “ARRIBA ESPAÑA – GENESSMO. FRANCO VICTOR. –
UNA GRANDE, LIBRE, IMPERIAL, M. HISP. GLOR.”. Two of the medals,
462.
LUFTSCHUTZ with ribbons indicating they award a front line soldier, are in new
MEDAL, FIRST CLASS One condition, in original wax-paper wrapping in maker’s cardboard box,
$100 - 150
of the rarest of German while the third medal remains very good.
medals, the Luftschutz
Medal, First Class with rib- 468. AMERICAN INFANTRY DIVISION PINS Lot of 78 chest pins,
bon. The 1 1/2” dia. gilt each bearing the emblem of a different America Army division. All
brass medal is in the form are identified and in mint condition.
$100 - 150
of a Maltese Cross with a
swastika at center and the 469. AMERICAN SHOULDER PATCHES Lot of six World War II shoulder
legend: “FUR VERDIENSTE patches, includes 10th Mountain, USAF SHAEF, 31st Infantry, 8th
IM LUFTSCHUTZ”. The Rangers, 1st Allied Airborne, and others. Very good.
$100 - 150
verso bears the year of the
medal’s first issuance, 470. ARMORED DIVISION SHOULDER PATCHES Good lot of seven
“1938”. Ribbon lacks fix- armored division shoulder patches, most World War II vintage, no
ing pin, medal has typical duplicates, overall very good.
$75 - 100
light wear. Our research
shows that only about one 471. ARMY AIR FORCE SHOULDER PATCHES Lot of eleven Army
thousand of these medals Air Force shoulder patches, includes 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th (3), 9th,
were
ever
issued. 13th (2) and 14th (2). Many appear to be vintage. Overall very good.
$700 - 900
$75 - 100
463. IRON CROSS, FIRST
CLASS Iron Cross, First
Class, screw back with
ribbed circular attaching
disc and a small pin attached to the back of the
medal to prevent it from
twisting on the wearer’s
uniform. The enamel on
the medal is worn in
places, still overall good to
very good.
$200 - 300
472. 14TH ARMY AIR CORPS “FLYING TIGERS” INSIGNIA Fine lot
of three items includes standard circular 14th Army Air Corps
shoulder patch, with a likely theater-made bullion patch, as well as
an embroidered two-piece cloth patch. The two latter patches are
fabric-backed. Unusual.
$75 - 100
464. CAPTURED IRON CROSS AND N.F.W. INSIGNIA Grouping of items
captured by an American soldier from a German government official
of the Reichsfinanzverwaltung (National Finance Administration) stationed at a border crossing. Includes: a rare green wool armband with
2 3/4” oval brass badge no. 21162 affixed thereto, worn by the customs inspector while on duty; a Iron Cross, 1st Class with pin back,
with the paper in which the soldier mailed it; two collar tabs; a sleeve
stripe; and the soldier’s cigarette case painted in custom colors, 5 1/2”
x 3 1/2”, paint chipping. Accompanied by the American soldier’s gloating note home, 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d.], which accompanied these relics:
“The Iron Cross its really something to keep. I got this stuff off a German prisoner, at what time and where I can’t say [owing to censorship
regulations]. He was a corporal, had fought in Russia. I only saw one
of them so far and this is the one. He was really burn up (mad) when I
took it. Doug”. No doubt. Overall very good condition. $800 - 1,200
474. SS SOUP BOWL Heavy white porcelain soup bowl, 9” diameter,
once used by the non-military division of the SS, very possibly concentration camp staff and guards or the einsatzgruppen responsible for the mass murder of Jews in Eastern Europe. So determined
by the maker’s stamp on bottom: “SS Reich 1940 Bauscher Weiden”.
$200 - 300
465. GERMAN MEDALS AND TINNIES Good grouping of nine German medals and tinnies, includes a veteran’s (Kyffhauser) breast
eagle and commemorative pin, Kriegerbund 25 year pin, Prussian
veteran’s medal, and more. Condition varies.
$150 - 200
473. SS COFFEE MUG Durable heavy white porcelain coffee mug, 3
3/4” tall, 6” wide (with handle, once used by the non-military division of the SS, very possibly concentration camp staff and guards
or the einsatzgruppen responsible for the mass murder of Jews in
Eastern Europe. So determined by the maker’s stamp on bottom:
“SS Reich Bohemia”. Frightening.
$150 - 200
475. WAFFEN-SS BEER BOTTLE? Green glass beer bottle, 10 3/4” tall,
bearing a wire-levered porcelain stopper with red rubber gasket, the
stopper bearing green printing upon the label: “SS Waffen 1944“. Very
good, possibly a fantasy piece thus sold as-is.
$75 - 100
476. WAFFEN-SS SOUP BOWL Heavy white porcelain soup bowl, 9
1/2” diameter, once used by members of the Waffen-SS. The bottom
of the bowl is maker marked: “Victoria Waffen SS“. Very good.
150 - 200
466. SS INSIGNIA Lot of two items, includes a mint, unissued
golden BeVo example of an SS Totenkopf on a black rayon background, used on tropical uniforms and camo, with metal-embroidered SS police uniform insignia.
$200 - 300
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The Great War
477. MANFRED VON RICHTOFEN (1892 - 1918) “The Red Baron”,
German aviator of World War I and his country’s top ace with over 80
“kills”, he was shot down and killed by Canadian A. Roy Brown. S.P.
(Sanke Card Photo 4 50, Berlin), in uniform, 3 1/4” x 5 1/4”, ca., 1917.
Above Von Richtofen’s image appears his name in print and a quote
in German “Most successful fighter pilot”. He has signed in dark bold
ink across his chest, which offers excellent contrast against his uniform.
$4,000 - 5,000
478. LT. COL. WILLIAM A. “BILLY” BISHOP (1894-1956) Canadian aviator of World War I, officially credited with bringing down 72 enemy
aircraft. Signed book page, removed from “The Peoples War Book”, 6” x 8 3/4” (sight), matted, n.d. A fine image of one of the most famous of all aces. Fine.
$100 - 150
479. NO LOT
480. ALFRED VON TIRPITZ (1849 - 1930) German admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office. Tirpitz took the
modest imperial navy and starting in the 1890s turned it into a world-class force that could threaten the British Royal Navy. Typed D.S.
on his State Secretary of the Reichsmarine letterhead, 2pp. legal folio, Berlin, Mar. 21, 1908 to the Chief of Staff of the Admiralty discussing which type of compass markings would be used on admiralty maps as German nautical charts use a compass rose using degrees
while other charts used degrees and lines. Tirpitz asks that one uniform compass rose be used for the entire High Fleet. Very good.
$200 - 300
481. LEONARD WOOD (1860 - 1927) American general who, with Theodore Roosevelt, organized and led the Rough Riders, Governor
of Cuba and Commander of U.S. forces in the Philippines. Fine content T.L.S. on “Headquarters Eastern Department” letterhead, 1p.
8vo., New York, Aug. 13, 1915 to the president of the Aero Club of America. In part: “...I appreciate fully what you say...as to the value
of air craft and the necessity for a liberal provision of them for our Army and Navy. I shall do all I properly can to aid in securing such
equipment for the Army...”. Very good.
$100 - 150
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482. ALVIN E. YORK (1887 - 1964) American soldier of World War
I who single-handedly captured 132 German prisoners and was
awarded a Medal of Honor. D.S., a check signed “Sgt. Alvin E. York”,
Jamestown, Pa., Mar. 8, 1941, in the amount of $1.24 to Kirby Johnson. A fine check signed by one of the most famous M.O.H. recipients.
$200 - 300
483. BRITISH GENERALS Lot of two items signed by British generals
of World War I, includes: EDMUND H. H. ALLENBY (1861-1936),
Field marshal, 3 pp., Apr. 23, (1919), a reply to an invitation, and
FRANCIS R. WINGATE (1861-1953), “Wingate of Sudan”, British officer, A.L.S., 3 pp., Dec. 25, 1918, a thank you letter. Both fine.
$75 - 100
484. THE GREAT WAR IN PICTURES Lot of six books “The Great
War in Pictures”, Georg Stilke, Berlin, ca. 1920, paper boards, various languages, each issue about 40pp., 11” x 7”. These heavily illustrated picture books bear for the most past full-page illustrations
of various scenes from World War I, including soldiers at war and
on furlough, destruction of cities and towns, aircraft, trenches, etc.,
all in high quality images. Very good.
$100 - 150
485. (WORLD WAR I PILOT) T.L.S., 1p. 4to., “Field No. 3”, France,
May 24, 1918 in which Capt. K. G. Pulliam (after whom the airfield
would be named) writes the Aero Club of America. Pulliam asks that
several aviation magazines be sent to him, adding that his squadron:
“...have been trying for more than two months to get base ball gloves,
balls and bats...I know that you will be grieved as we are to know of
the death of [French ace Raoul] Lufberry...Hall is a prisoner and not
dead...Lt. Campbell got his third day before yesterday. Several others
Lts. have two to their credit...” Pulliam also included a small photo
of himself in uniform. Very good.
$100 - 150
486. LOSSES OF THE 28TH DIV., A.E.F. Contemporary typed
mimeographed report, approx. 50pp. 4to., [Harrisburg, ca. 1920],
a compilation of statistics compiled by Capt. R. A. Brown of the 28th
Div., A.E.F. During World War I it was involved in the Meuse-Argonne, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, and Ypres-Lys
operations, taking 14,139 casualties. Called the “Iron Division” after
Pershing’s quote: “These are not soldiers, these are iron men”.
Brown’s report breaks down the casualties by KIA, POW, severity of
wounds, similar statistics per regiment, assignments, POWs taken
at each location, material captured, and decorations and citations
awarded by soldier.
$150 - 200
487. WORLD WAR I CORRESPONDENCE Small group of five letters
from Corp. Earl N. Buzby, 85th Aero Squadron, France, to family
members. The letters, all post war, dated Dec. 1918 - April 1919.
Most of the content is family related, but in one letter to his father,
on American Red Cross American Expeditionary stationary , he
writes, in part: “March 22 (1919) ...I am enclosing a program of a
big time the 85th had in one of the hangers. We had a full band (30
pieces), a swell banquet, n’ everything. Wish you could have seen
some of the decorations. A small plane suspended from the roof, a
machine gun nest in one corner and from the other part of the roof
was suspended a parachute with a dummy hanging from it ...”. Another letter, dated April 29, 1919, on YMCA stationary, he writes
of being in the hospital and having x-rays taken of his leg, in part:
“The x-ray showed that it is knitted together good but the ends of
the bone are not as they should be...”. Also included in the group
are sixteen small 2 1/4” x 3 3/4” cards with images of bi-planes
dating to the 1920‘s, a group of five Easter postcards send to Earl
from family members, all ca. 1919. Other ephemera include his Red
Cross Hospital card, and more. Letters, postcards and covers have
wear and soiling , as expected. Should be viewed.
$100 - 150
three died from it and about four hundred died in the whole convoy...”. A letter dated Nov. 16, 1918 reads in part: “...Well the war
is over now, and it won’t be long before all the boys will be back
home again. I know I will for I don’t care to stay any longer than I
have to...”. A letter dated Nov. 25, 1918 reads in part: “...ever since
the war has stopped it has brought a great change in the
weather...”. A letter dated May 19, 1919 reads in part: “...that city
is completely destroyed from the war. I don’t believe there is a single house that is not damaged some...”. More good content
throughout. Also included are nineteen French postcards with various countryside scenes, and a booklet titled “The Absolute Truth”,
with thirty two pages of graphic scenes of killed and mutilated soldiers. . A nice group that should be viewed.
$200 - 300
489. (AERIAL BOMBS) Fine lot of two original photographs, each
about 7” x 9”, depicting soldiers handling bombs intended to be
dropped from aircraft. One image shows French soldiers handing
“...’air pills’ for the ‘Kaiser’...”, the second showing American soldiers who have discovered a cache of German bombs. Both bear period captions or backstamps. Very good.
$100 - 150
490. A FLAG THAT FLEW OVER VERDUN Souvenir from the battle
of Verdun, a flag that flew over the battlefield ca. 1975, approx.
120” long, 76” along the hoist, cotton, in generally very good condition. The flag was obtained by an American veteran who after
closing plied the battlefield caretaker with wine and was offered
this flag as a gift. Verdun resulted in 306,000 battlefield deaths
(163,000 French and 143,000 German combatants) plus at least
half a million wounded. It was the longest and one of the most devastating battles in the history of warfare. With the veteran’s letter
of provenance.
$150 - 200
491. BATTLE STREAMERS Lot of battle streamers, each 2 3/4”
wide, finely woven nylon, used to display with the appropriate flag
of the regiment participating in that battle. Included are streamers
for: COMANCHES 1867-1875, CHICKAMAUGA 1863, SHENANDOAH
1864, HENRY AND DONELSON 1862, CHANCELLORSVILLE 1863,
SANTIAGO 1898, CAVITE 1899-1900, MEXICO 1916-1917, BANNOCKS 1878, COWPENS 1781, GERMANTOWN 1777, QUEBEC 1775,
1776 and PRINCETON 1777. Some soiling at grommet end, else fine
condition. These streamers typically retain at $75 each.$150 - 200
492. WORLD WAR I STEREOVIEWS A fine group of five stereoviews
most of which were published by the Keystone View Company
showing various scenes along the Western Front c. 1917-18 including a view of a captured German carriage-mounted flame-thrower;
a view of a German zeppelin in flight, a great shot of an American
plane shooting down an observation balloon and a view of Americans encamped in the trenches. Also included is an Underwood &
Underwood stereoview of generals Pershing and Joffre in consultation. All the cards bear a small bit of warping but are in otherwise
very good condition.
$75 - 100
493. BATTLEFIELD RECOVERED IRON CROSS World War I Iron
Cross 2nd Class recovered from the area of the Battle of Arras,
April, 1917, specifically east of the village of Wancourt. Only the
center insert of the medal remains, the outer silver rim detached
after years underground, discovered during road work in 1982.
From the personal collection of World War II and Civil War historian
Michael Miner. Miner’s thirty-year collection was built through an
extensive system of contacts he developed with artifact hunters and
diggers in Europe and the Far East, and he maintained careful
records of the items he amassed.
$100 - 150
493A. GERMAN WORLD WAR I DRESS BAYONET World War I German dress bayonet, 12 1/2” long overall, checkered wood grip
488. WORLD WAR I CORRESPONDENCE Group of twenty eight let- bears the gold-colored metal cipher of Wilhelm II, with pewter or
ters from Cpl. Edward C. Miller, on American Expeditionary Force pot metal scabbard. Scabbard, blade and metal fittings bear some
stationary, France, post war, ca. late 1918 - 1919, to family mem- oxidation, still an entirely presentable items.
$100 - 150
bers. A letter dated Jan. 21, 1919 reads in part: “The flu must be
pretty bad in the states alright, it isn’t over here. You hardly ever
hear of it here, but on the ship we came over on there were ninety
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494. MODEL 1902 LIEUTENANT’S UNIFORM AND SWORD Spectacular Model 1902 infantry
lieutenant’s uniform including frock coat, trousers and hat, in near perfect condition. The frock
coat is entirely original, the royal blue cloth free of any damage or stains whatsoever. All braiding, buttons, epaulettes and insignia are original, present and fully intact (though the
epaulettes have lost a bit of their original luster). The soldier’s aiguillette is in fine condition,
their ends are mint. The lining of the coat is as new. The blue trousers are in likewise superb
condition, showing only a hint of a moth nibble in one spot, and one tiny stain. The regulation
hat’s gold bullion eagle still retains most of its original color, as do the gold straps and eagle
buttons. As with the uniform, the cloth is faultless. Also present is the soldier’s dress sword
with scabbard, nicely engraved, marked “Spartan”, both scabbard and sword spotless. This is
a museum-grade uniform - incredible for an item now well over 100 years old!
$600 - 800
495. ENGRAVED SOUVENIR SHELL Large 75mm. shell from the First World War, engraved on
one side: “VICTORY Nov. 11, 1918”. A copper band around the shell reads: “They shall beat
their Swords into Plowshares and their Spears into Pruning hooks: Nation shall not lift up sword
against Nation, Neither Small they Learn Any More”. An apt biblical quote celebrating Armistice
Day, November 11, 1918. Fine. Requires third-party shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale.
$100 - 150
496. NO LOT
497. 6TH BAVARIAN INFANTRY DIVISION PARADE SWORD Scarce, nicely engraved dress
saber from the Third Regiment of Field Artillery “Prinz Leopold”, attached to the 6th Bavarian
Division. The division was one of the best in the German army, fighting with distinction at
Frontiers, Verdun, Argonne Forest, the first and second Somme, Arras, and Passchendaele.
The saber bears engraving: “3. K.B. Feldart. Reg. Prinz Leopold“ flanked by images of cannon,
shields, flags, and an imperial eagle. The verso of the blade bears a more floral decoration
with similar motifs. The blade bears no maker’s mark, as is always the case with such special
order swords. The blade bears some oxidation in a few areas, particularly to the side bearing
the regiment’s name, and there is a tiny ding in the edge of the blade. The chrome on the grip
is oxidized, as is some of the chrome on the scabbard which bears a single hanger ring. Likely
a later sword as such swords had to be privately purchased late in the war.
$400 - 500
498. IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS “1939” Iron Cross, First Class, pin back, maker marked “L/16”
on verso next to the pin keeper. Arms slightly bent, else good to very good.
$150 - 200
499. (A LOCK OF WELLINGTON’S HAIR) ARTHUR WELLESLEY WELLINGTON (1769 - 1852)
British general and statesman, called the “Iron Duke”, he crushed French forces under Napoleon
at the battle of Waterloo. A fine Wellington relic, approx. 15-18 strands of his grey and white
hair matted with a small reproduction of a letter mentioning that the original lock of hair had
been taken from his head: “…cut after death“. Matted with a color portrait and set in a gilt
frame. Obtained by us directly from the owner of the complete lock.
$300 - 400
500. NAPOLEON CANNON MODEL* A terrific edition to any coffee table or mantle, a scale
(and apparently operational) replica of a 12 pound Napoleon cannon cast in steel with wood
undercarriage and metal fittings. The barrel is 14” long and the piece measures overall 14”
wide, 28” long and stands 11 1/2” high. The gun comes complete with two ramrod/sponges. Some wear to barrel and oxidation to
some of the metal fittings, some scratches and scuffs, else very good condition. Although the cannon is supposedly operational, we
don’t recommend making an attempt to prove the point. Requires third-party shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale.
$300 - 400
501. FIELD-PRINTED MEXICAN WAR ORDERS Rare field-printed general order, 2pp. 8vo., headed “HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY“, Mexico, Oct. 26, 1847, the text of General Orders No. 324, a listing of “Officers, Sick or Wounded, [who] will proceed to their respective
homes...“, listing 45 officers and signed in type by Gen. Winfield Scott, and in ink at conclusion by A.A.A.G. H. L. SCOTT. Bottom half
toned and crudely repaired with tape, nevertheless a rare war-date order. Among those relieved are future Civil War generals Robert Anderson, William W. Loring, and Philip Kearny.
$250 - 350
502. FRENCH NAVAL CUTLASS WITH LEATHER SCABBARD French naval cutlass with leather and brass scabbard, 33” long (in scabbard),
the blade back engraved in script with maker’s name “Chatellerault[?]” and dated May, 1847, the blade bearing a faint impression on
both sides of an anchor. The scabbard bears a brass-covered throat and drag. The blade has been cleaned and is in excellent condition,
the scabbard is of full cowhide which was polished or waxed and remains very good.
$1,000 - 1,200
503. (BUFFALO SOLDIERS) Buffalo soldiers letterhead, “Headquarters Tenth Cavalry”, Fort Sill, I.T., Aug. 11, 1873 in which First Lt. S.
L. Woodward writes James O. Churchill. Woodward confirms he has received the “dying statements” of Edward van Antwerp and Charles
Reade, asking that he retain them “as the man Clarke, charged with the killing, has returned here and is now in confinement...before a
Court Martial for ‘Manslaughter to the prejudice of good order & Military discipline’...”. Stain at bottom right affects signature, else very
good.
$150 - 200
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504. ELIZABETH CUSTER (1842 - 1933) American author, wife of George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) Union brigadier general killed
at the Battle of Little Big Horn. A signed book from the library of George and Elizabeth Custer, Romance, a volume from the Little Classics
series edited by Rossiter Johnson, Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1875, signed in full on the front flyleaf which has been excised just above
her signature. Signed page bears some toning, an old ink obliteration on front pastedown, covers a bit discolored, else very good.
$200 - 300
505. LITTLE BIG HORN SURVIVOR HENRY J. NOWLAN American cavalry officer who survived Andersonville during the Civil War and ultimately participated in Sherman’s “March to the Sea”. Nowlan was later attached to Custer’s 7th Cavalry on the Regimental Staff, but
was detached to Terry on June 25, 1876 (the day of the battle of the Little Big Horn). He arrived on the scene of the battle on the 27th
to help bury the dead, including his close friend, Myles Keogh. Nowlan then assumed command of I Troop, formerly commanded by
Keogh, and served with distinction through Wounded Knee in 1890. Signed book, Nolan’s System for Training Cavalry Horses, by [Gen.]
Kenner Garrard (New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1862), first edition. Red stamped pictorial cloth with mounted soldier on front and rear
boards, rebacked. Signed “Capt. H. J. Nowlan 7th Cav’y“ on the front flyleaf. Wear to extremities and corners, spine rebacked with 1
1/2” loss at top and 1/2” loss at bottom, stains to covers yet contents remain good to very good. This copy also signed by General R.W.
Johnson USMA 1849.
$200 - 300
506. MEXICAN BORDER BANDITS Gruesome photo, 9 3/4” x 7” sepia, an image of seven dead Mexicans laid out in a row for display on
the grounds at Fort Huachuca, Arizona Territory. These men may have been bandits or border insurgents allied with Pancho Villa. On
March 3, 1877, Capt. Samuel Marmaduke Whitside, accompanied by two companies of the 6th Cavalry, chose a site at the base of the
Huachuca Mountains that offered sheltering hills and a perennial stream. After the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 and the Apache threat
essentially extinguished, Fort Huachuca was still kept open because of its strategic border position. The base was home to the “Buffalo
Soldiers” of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment for twenty years. It was used as a forward logistics and supply base during the Pancho Villa
Expedition of 1916-1917. Very good.
$150 - 200
Moylan joins the 7th Cavalry: “I have the honor to report myself
on duty on General Mounted Recruiting Service …”
507. MYLES MOYLAN (1838 - 1909) American military officer, a captain in command of Co. A of the Dakota Column of the 7th Cavalry,
one of the three units that followed Major Marcus Reno in the unsuccessful attack to the southern end of Sitting Bull’s village. Moylan
was later a Medal of Honor winner for service against the Nez Perce. Rare manuscript L.S. as 1st Lieut., 7th Cavalry, 1p. 4to., “Cavalry
Recruiting Rendezvous“, Cincinnati, Jan. 2, 1872 to the Adjutant of the 7th Cavalry in Louisville. In part: “...I have the honor to report
myself on duty on General Mounted Recruiting Service...“ per order given him from headquarters of the 7th Cavalry at Fort Leavenworth.
Very good to fine condition.
$400 - 500
508. TREATY WITH THE KICKAPOO INDIANS Scarce printed treaty, 8pp. legal folio, Washington, May 18, 1854, signed in type by
Franklin Pierce, William L. Marcy, and five Kickapoo Indian delegates. In the treaty, the Kickapoo agree to sell to the U.S.: “...At least
twelve hundred square miles...saving and reserving in the western part thereof, one hundred and fifty thousand acres for a future and
permanent home..Provided, that upon return home of the delegates...a location to that extant can be found...United States agree to pay
to the Indians...the sum of three hundred thousand dollars...one hundred thousand dollars to be invested...the interest of which shall
be annually expended for educational and other beneficial purposes...all roads and highways...shall have right of way through the reservation...The Kickapoos promise to use their best efforts to prevent the introduction and use of ardent spirits [alcohol] in their
country...commit no depredation or wrong...“. Dampstained, yet remains entirely legible and acceptable.
$150 - 200
509. RELIC OF THE SINKING OF THE MERRIMAC IN SANTIAGO HARBOR A piece of the raft used by Lt. Richmond Hobson, and his
crewmen, to escape after sinking the U.S.S. Merrimac in Santiago Harbor. In the early days of Spanish-American War, Hobson was with
Admiral William T. Sampson in New York, and arrived off Santiago on June 1, 1898. In order to bottle up the Spanish squadron of Admiral
Pascual Cervera y Topete, Hobson took temporary command of the collier Merrimac, which he would attempt to sink as an obstruction
in the channel. The attempt was made early June 3, under heavy Spanish fire, which disabled the steering gear of the collier. Hobson
did sink the Merrimac, but was unable to place her in the shallowest part of the channel. With his crew of six, he was picked up by
Admiral Cervera himself and treated quite chivalrously. The relic, being a wooden piece from the raft, measures 1 3/4” x 5 1/4”, and
has a period tag affixed, which reads: Piece of Raft on wich (sic) Liut. R.P. Hobson and his crew Tried to escape After having Sank the
Merimac (sic) to Block the Channel out of Santiago Harbor. SALVAGED by the crew of the U.S.S. Leonidas”. An historic Spanish American
War relic.
$200 - 300
510. IDENTIFIED BLACK SPANISH-AMERICAN SOLDIER A fine cabinet photograph showing John W. Greene of Co. A. in the 9th Ohio
Vols., the only all-black unit from Ohio and the only black unit to fight in the Spanish-American war. Greene is shown full-standing in
uniform. Backstamp by Harper & Co., Washington, D.C., and Greene identified - possibly in his hand - on verso. A bit of fading at left
margin, light wear as expected and overall very good.
$200 - 300
511. EXECUTION OF FILIPINO PATRIOTS A pair of rare photographs of the hanging of two Filipino revolutionaries, 4” x 6”, Jan. 1901,
taken during the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902), which was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the
United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following annexation by the United
States. The war was part of a series of conflicts in the Philippine struggle for independence, preceded by the Philippine Revolution and
the Spanish–American War. The first image shows the two men convicted of murdering two American soldiers walking up the stairs to
the gallows. On the verso in period ink it reads in part: “July 12, 1901...Two murderer) from Panique killing 2 American soldiers on
guard duty January first 1901 in Panique”. The second image shows the men hanging after the “drop”, and reads on the verso in part:
“The only good Fillipino I saw in my time since April 15, 1899”. The writer also adds “We had quite some fun over the affair; a game of
Basse) Ball and many other sporting games”. The first image has some loss at the top right, which does not affect the subject matter,
both have some light age, else good.
$300 - 400
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512. SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR CANTEEN Spanish-American War canteen, beige cloth-covered with cork stopper attached with a chain,
“U.S.” stenciled on cloth, approx. 7 3/4” dia., converted from a Civil War canteen. Fabric won and holed in places, else very good.
$100 - 150
513. 10TH CAVALRY REGIMENT DRESS UNIFORM Army sergeant’s tunic, pants, shirt and tie, the tunic bearing six service stripes, a
10th Cavalry Regiment pin above a Presidential Unit Citation ribbon, and other ribbons including three Bronze Stars, with Valor, Vietnam
Service Medal with two stars, and Air Service Medal. Army Pilot wings are pinned above the ribbons. The yellow-striped trousers and
tunic are in very fine condition. 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry (Armored Reconnaissance), 4th Infantry Division, served during the Vietnam
War and was awarded the Valorous Unit Award for its actions.
$150 - 200
514. 173RD AIRBORNE HELICOPTER ASSAULT CO. CAMO JACKET Non-regulation field jacket, Army camouflage made by Kamo Product, altered with green corduroy under arms, non-regulation stud buttons, identified to a member of the 335th Helicopter Assault Co.,
173rd Airborne, the owner being a helicopter mechanic. Very good. The 335th arrived in Vietnam in April 1965 to support the 173rd
Airborne Brigade in III Corps. In early 1967 the 335th was renamed the 335th Assault Helicopter Company. In August 1967 they relocated
to Phu Hiep and supported the 173rd Airborne in its desperate fighting against the NVA and VC around Dak.
$100 - 150
515. 432ND F.M.S. THEATER-MADE JACKET Theater-made souvenir jacket for “Bob”, a member of the 432nd Field Maintenance Squadron
(ACC) which operated at Udorn Airfield, Thailand, 1966-75. The unit served throughout the Vietnam War, and received a Presidential
Unit Citation. The beige silk jacket bears the owner’s name in Thai and English letters embroidered on the front. The back is embroidered
with the unit’s name and: “SOUTHEAST ASIA 1967-1968“. Between, there appears a map of the region flanked on each side by stylistic
dragons, the map showing Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, the location of Udorn base, Hanoi, Danang, Saigon, etc. A few scattered stains that would likely come out with dry cleaning, else very good.
$100 - 150
516. LT. GEN. PAUL S. EMRICK’S AIR FORCE FATIGUE JACKET LT. GEN. PAUL S. EMRICK (d. 1992) American general, Chief of the
Strategic Section of the 20th Bomber Command in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, then appointed Chief of the Special
Projects Section. Participated in development of the B-52 Stratofortress and the formation of Project Rand. In May 1965, he received a
presidential appointment to chief of staff of the Pacific Command. His Vietnam-era fatigue jacket bearing sewn-on three-star rank tabs,
along with Emrick’s name, U.S. Air Force and Air Force emblem strips above pockets. Fine condition.
$200 - 300
517. U.S. MARINES JACKET AND SHIRT Marines wool jacket with Marines collar insignia, sharpshooter pin, and ribbons including Bronze
Star with Valor, Marine Corps Medal, Marine Corps Commendation with Valor, Purple Heart, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and Kuwait Liberation. With khaki shirt with “Semper Fi” patch.
$75- 100
518. VIET CONG FATIGUE SUIT, “BOONIE” AND CARTRIDGE BELT Black cotton three-pocket fatigue shirt with reinforced elbows, with
matching drawstring-waist black cotton pants, both showing some use and of typical somewhat shoddy construction, the well-remembered “pajamas” worn by the Viet Cong during their guerilla war against U.S. in Vietnam, with a black cotton “boonie” style hat, no maker
indicated, equally cheaply constructed with what seems to be a layer of plastic sheet between the cloth layers to provide some waterproofing. Sold with a ten-pouch canvas cartridge belt with two straps, typical of those used by the VC. A cotton, simply-woven (possibly
period) North Vietnamese “wall-hanger” flag is also included.
$150 - 200
519. VIET CONG PRESENTATION FLAG Viet Cong presentation flag, 40” x 26”, rayon, fringed with gold loops, heavily embroidered in
Vietnamese, bearing the SAN SANG” symbol at center. Very good.
$100 - 150
520. VIETNAM WAR SHOULDER PATCHES Lot of 13 Vietnam War shoulder and hat patches, includes 173rd Airborne, 76th Tactical
Fighter Sqdn., J.C.R.C., and others. Fine.
$40 - 60
521. 1ST CAVALRY SHOULDER PATCHES AND ACCESSORIES Lot of two 1st Cavalry shoulder patches, 3 5/8” x 5 3/8”, braided black
embroidery, possibly Vietnam War era, sold with a yellow neckerchief and neckerchief rink bearing 1st Cavalry insignia. Four pieces.
$40 - 60
522. DESERT STORM CAMP FLAG Operation Desert Storm camp flag, approx. 72” x 55”, nylon, purple background with a white clenched
fist holding a lightning bolt, surrounded by seven yellow stars and “DESERT STORM“ appearing above. The flag is constructed of sewnon pieces and is two-sided. Its frayed corner shows obvious signs that it has flown for an extended period of time.
$150 - 200
523. WEST GERMAN POLICE OVERCOAT West German police overcoat, issued to a sergeant first class, heavy green wool with dark
green collar, epaulettes each with two pips, lining fine. Overall excellent condition and an attention-getter on the ski slopes! $75 - 100
524. 45-STAR AMERICAN FLAG Wool 5’ x 8’ American flag with (unmarked) canvas header with brass grommets, double-reinforced
corners, manufactured between 1896 and 1907, the period between the admission to the Union of Utah and Oklahoma. The flag bears
scattered small moth holes, and one larger hole near bottom, but is otherwise entirely presentable.
$200 - 300
525. AUTOGRAPH GROUP Group of five 19th and 20th Century military and political figures’ signatures, includes CHARLES D. SIGSBEE,
commander of the U.S.S. Maine when it exploded in Havana Harbor starting the Spanish American War, HAROLD STARK, American Admiral during WW II, JONATHAN WAINWRIGHT, American General during WW II, JOSEPH HOLT, Judge Advocate General, tried Lincoln
conspirators, and FRANCIS SPINNER, Treasurer under Lincoln. Fine
$100 - 150
526. GARRISON CAPS Lot of four garrison caps, includes four Army, one a lieutenant from World War I, two lieutenants from World War
II, the fourth an engineer from an airborne regiment. Also included is a Korean War era (1953) Queen’s Own Glengarry, Canadian made,
and a modern Russian Federation garrison cap. Good dealer lot, four pieces.
$75 - 100
527. MILITARY MISCELLANY A nice dealer’s lot including: a World War II era Japanese naval air recon school report card, 2pp. large
folio with a small photo of the student, untranslated; a ca. 1900 U.S. brass belt plate with keeper, the belt not original to the plate;
American garrison cap; American military issue riding breeches with patches on inside of knees and lace-up lowers; canvas military
gaiters, maker dated April, 1941; American Army World War I winter wool hat; WWI Highland kilt apron; American WWII tropical cotton
shorts, maker marked; and a leather P38 pistol holster, worn.
$150 - 200
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