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Adolf Eichmann’s unseen memoirs, written in his cell during his trial in Jerusalem
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PART I, Tuesday, February 10, 2015
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World War II: Autographs
Issued to the 12th top Luftwaffe Ace, K.I.A.
1. KNIGHTS CROSS AWARD TO LUFTWAFFE ACE HANS
PHILIPP Knights Cross of the Iron Coss award document issued to the brilliant Luftwaffe ace Hans Philipp, 4pp. 13
1/2” x 17” on parchment with an integral blank front leaf,
“Fuhrerhauptquartier” [Berlin], October 22, 1940. The ornately-lettered document is accomplished in India ink and
gold with a hand-inked signature of Adolf Hitler at bottom.
Produced at the workshop of the brilliant bookbinder and decoration designer Frieda Thiersch. Fine to very fine condition.
Sold with a presentation leather folder, which regrettably is
in poor condition, with original red leather leather stripped
from both front and rear covers, slightly warped with tears
in leather joining covers, but string within and vellum interior in surprisingly good condition. Award documents for the
Knights Cross are rare, despite the fact that Hitler granted
over 7,000 of them. A severe backlog soon developed—and
in the end, very few recipients of the award ever received their
large award documents (or Gross-Urkunden). HANS PHILIPP
(1917 – 8 October 1943) is credited with 206 enemy aircraft
shot down in over 500 combat missions. The majority of his
victories were claimed over the Eastern Front, with 29 claims
over the Western Front. The award given here was for valor
exhibited in combat during the Battle of Britain. He would receive his Oak Leaves after 62 aerial victories on 24 August
1941 and the Swords to his Knight’s Cross on 12 March 1942,
his score now at 86. Appointed wing commander of JG 1—1st
Fighter Wing conducting Defense of the Reich operations, he
was killed in action during an attack on Bremen when he bailed
out and his parachute failed to open. At the end of the war,
Philipp ranked 12th in total victories out of all Luftwaffe aces.
$15,000 - 20,000
Destroyed 19 locomotives, K.I.A.
2. KNIGHTS CROSS AWARD TO LUFTWAFFE OBERLEUTNANT HANS
SUMPF Knights Cross of the Iron Coss award document issued to Luftwaffe pilot Hans Sumpf, 4pp. 13 1/2” x 17” on parchment with an integral
blank front leaf, “Führerhauptquartier” [Berlin], August 20, 1942. The
ornately-lettered document is accomplished in India ink and gold with
a hand-inked signature of Adolf Hitler at bottom. Produced at the workshop of the brilliant bookbinder and decoration designer Frieda Thiersch.
Extremely light toning, else very fine condition. Lacks presentation leather folder although facsimiles of the original are obtainable. Award documents for the Knights Cross are rare, despite the fact that Hitler granted
over 7,000 of them. A severe backlog soon developed—and in the end,
very few recipients of the award ever received their large award documents (or Gross-Urkunden). Hans Sumpf was an accomplished pilot who
was credited with the destruction of 19 rail locomotives before being
killed in action over Damyansk in March 1942. This award was granted
posthumously.
$10,000 - 15,000
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Hitler officially creates
the 1st SS Croatian Division
3. 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. Important content D.S. on his
gold-crested personal letterhead, 1p. large 4to., “Fuhrer Headquarters”
[Berlin], Feb. 10, 1943. Hitler creates the 13th Waffen Mountain Division
of the SS Handschar, also called the 1st Croatian Division. In full: “I order
the establishment of a Croatian SS-Volunteer Legion. Size and type of the
union depends on the amount of available Croatian men.” Signed by Hitler
at conclusion, also bears green indelible initials of HEINRICH HIMMLER at
the immediate end of the text. Horizontal fold and some light spots and
soil, else very good. The 1st Croatian was the first non-Germanic WaffenSS division, and its formation marked the expansion of the Waffen-SS into
a multi-ethnic military force. Composed of Bosnian Muslims with some
Catholic Croat soldiers and mostly ethnic German officers, it took an oath
of allegiance to both Adolf Hitler and the Croatian leader Ante Pavelic.
During the war, thsi division would engage in some of the most brutal
anti-partisan warfare seen during the war.
$4,000 - 5,000
A rare authentically-signed example
4. ADOLF HITLER Rare partly-printed D.S. on his personal correspondence card with raised gold national eagle and swastika, 7 3/4” x 4 3/4”, Berlin, December, 1937, in German. In
full: “Hearty wishes for Christmas and the New Year” to which
Hitler adds in his own hand: “from Adolf Hitler”. Fine. Hitler
sent thousands of examples of this card with a blue facsimile
signature, but authetically-signed examples such as this one
are especially rare!
$2,500 - 3,500
5. ADOLF HITLER Early S.P., 3 1/4” x 5” b/w, a waist
up pose showing Hitler in a dark suit and seated in a
chair. Boldly signed in black ink at top-right. The photograph was taken in 1931 during an interview with
New York Evening Post correspondent H. R. Knickerbocker by American photographer James Edward
Abbe. Mounted.
$2,000 - 3,000
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6. REINHARD HEYDRICH (1904 - 1942) “The Hangman”, Nazi head of the dreaded SS
and architect of the “Final Solution”, his assassination in Prague caused in retribution
the destruction of Lidice and murder of many of its inhabitants. Important war-date
T.L.S. “Heydrich” on his Chief of the SS and SD letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Aug. 22,
1941 to LUTZ GRAF SCHWERIN VON KROSIGK (1887-1977), Nazi Minister of Finance
and, for a short time at war’s end, Chancellor. Heydrich writes: “...enclosed is a report...news from the Reich...combining material from the past three days...please
acknowledge...”. The report: “Reports From the Reich”, is also included: 24pp. 4to.,
Aug. 21, 1941, No. 213, bordered in red and marked: “SECRET”. The printed report
analyzes the growing negative sentiment of the German people, despite successes in
Russia and the destruction of the Russian fleet. Discussion continues of a potential
landing in England, with America’s position still unclear to the public. The discussion
then turns to the oil fields in the Middle East and British occupation of Iran, fear of an
RAF gas attack, Germans going to France to avoid the draft, cultural issues, etc. Very
good.
$2,000 - 3,000
To Sepp Dietrich: thanks for congratulations
on his assuming all German police powers
7. 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. Fine
content and association T.L.S.
on his official letterhead, 1p.
large 4to., Berlin, June 20, 1936 to Ss-Obergruppenfuhrer JOSEF “SEPP” DIETRICH.
“...My dear Dietrich! I would like to thank you as my first old comrade for your best
wishes upon my appointment as the Chief of the German Police. The Fuhrer combined
[all of the police into one unit]...and appointed me as chief of that department. The
new police serves the Fuhrer alone and hence the entire German people. Dear Dietrich
many thanks once more for your loyalty and camaraderie and I would expect the same
committment towards my new department. My honor is loyalty...”. Multiple folds and
wrinkles, split at one fold and archivally repaired on verso, still very good. Himmler
and Reinhard Heydrich wanted to extend the power of the SS and urged Hitler to form
a national police force overseen by the SS. Frick also wanted a national police force,
but one controlled by him. Hitler ultimately left it to Himmler and Heydrich to work
out the arrangements with Frick, and on June 17, 1936 Hitler decreed the unification
of all police forces in the Reich, naming Himmler Chief of German Police.
Withdrawn
Himmler notes that Albanian
SS strongman Josef Fitzthum has died
8. HEINRICH HIMMLER D.S. with initials “H H”, 1p. 4to., [In the field], Jan. 22, 1945
(see below). Preceding Himmler’s document is a heavily-docketed retained carbon
of a document, 1p. 4to., “Fuhrer Headquarters”, July 30, 1944 in which JOSEF FITZTHUM is promoted to SS-Gruppenfuhrer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS and
Police. Signed with a stamp by MAXIMILIAN VON HERFF. The second document (which
Himmler signs), is on his Reichsfuhrer-SS letterhead and states that Fitzthum would
be dismissed as of a particular date which is not specified. At bottom, Himmler explains the lack of a dismissal date: “In the meantime he was mortally injured. HH
22.I.45.” Very good. From October, 1943 Fitzthum has served as Himmler’s personal
plenipotentiary in Albania. By Oct. 2, 1944, when the Germans decided to evacuate
Albania, Fitzthum was perhaps the most powerful man in the entire country. Before
the withdrawal, Fitzthum helped Xhafer Deva set up, arm and equip a local administration and defence force in Kosovo. Fitzthum was posted to the 18th SS Panzergrenadier Division and died in a car accident on Jan. 10, 1945.
$1,500 - 2,000
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Himmler promotes a Heydrich underling, one of the top murderers of the Roma
9. HEINRICH HIMMLER Partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., Berlin, Jan. 4, 1943, a recommendation that
Friedrich Sowa be appointed to “Government and Criminal Director”. Sowa was with Kripo, the Reichskriminalpolizeiamt which was merged with the Gestapo. Sowa’s extensive career with the police is
listed, as is his service in Prague under Reinhard Heydrich. After the war, Sowa was tried for the extermination of gypsies but charges were dropped as he cited he was “following orders”. Accompanied
by the same form of document, Berlin, Aug. 17, 1936 in which Sowa is recommended for the post of
a lower police administration post. File holes in margins, else fine.
$750 - 1,000
Model anxiously orders 230,000 doses of amphetamines for his
troops from Hitler’s physician, Dr. Morell
10. WALTHER MODEL (1891 - 1945) German field
marshal who led German armies against fierce Russian resistance at Moscow and Kursk, threw back
Montgomery’s attack at Arnhem, and killed himself
following his defeat in the Ruhr Pocket. Superb content war-date T.L.S. “Model” in indelible purple pencil, 1p. large 4to., “Head Quarters Army Group North
Ukraine”, July 16, 1944 to Dr. Theodor Morell, Hitler’s
personal physician who also provided medical advice
and medication to the Wehrmacht. Desperately trying to hold his ground following the
loss of Minsk and the inexorable advance of the Red Army, Model seeks Morell’s specially
formulated amphetamines for his men. Morell had had success in doping Hitler with the
same medication. In part: “...Thank you very much for...your help in procuring the additional vitamin preparations for our troops. As agreed upon, I had made arrangements to
dispense large doses of Vitamultin – 232,000 packets – to the First Panzer Division at the
beginning of April. Physicians at the military hospitals were in charge of administering
the Vitamultin, a preparation the troops actually seemed to like taking...In order to take
advantage of all possible options to fully restore the troops’ combat readiness, special food
rations were also made available, in addition...of the steps taken, all served equally well to
achieve the intended outcome. It is planned that for future major combat situations, part
of the troops will continue receiving the fortification tablets provided by you...”. THEODOR
MORELL (1886 - 1948) Hitler’s personal physician from 1937- 1945. Morell is said to have
prescribed strychnine, pervitin and a variety of dubious drugs to Hitler during these years.
After the war Morell presented himself as a resistence fighter and his fortune, much of
which was made in the sale of “Vitamultin”, remained untouched.
$1,500 - 2,000
11. NUREMBERG WAR CRIMES TRIALS DEFENDANTS Excellent lot of signatures of the principal war criminals
tried by the Allied powers in Nuremberg in 1946. The signatures were
gathered by German-speaking U.S.
Army prison guard Daniel Keller who
obtained them on 2 3/4” x 4” sheets
taken from a German 1946 pocket
reminder book. All of the signatures
are in pencil as prisoners were not allowed the use of pens which could be
used as weapons or for suicide. Most
of the signatures appear on individual pages, and some signers added
the location and/or his position or
rank. A few pages have mutiple signatures, and some bear signatures
on either side of the same page. A
total of 21 defendants have signed,
including: JULIUS STREICHER, ALFRED ROSENBERG, KARL DONITZ,
WALTHER FUNK (2), HANS FRANK,
ALBERT SPEER, ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART, WILHELM KEITEL, JOACHIM
VON RIBBENTROP, WILHELM FRICK,
ERICH RAEDER, HERMANN GORING,
HJALMAR SCHACHT, HANS FRITZSCHE (2), BALDUR VON SCHIRACH, FRITZ SAUCKEL, CONSTANTIN VON NEURATH, ALFRED JODL,
and ERNST KALTENBRUNNER. Keller also added each prisoner’s cell number beside each signature. Also present is the Keller’s list of each
prisoner’s last name and their cell number, Keller’s Internal Security Detachment identification (trimmed), a pass to the visitor’s gallery,
and the 12-page biographical summary of all of the defendants given to those attending the trial. Overall very good.
$1,500 - 2,000
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12. LUDOLF VON ALVENSLEBEN (1901 - 1970) SS-Gruppenführer
and Major General of Police. His paramilitary units in Poland and
Danzig were responsible for thousands of deaths. Fled to Argentina.
T.L.S. on his letterhead as Chief Adjutant, Reichsfuhrer-SS, 1p. 4to.,
Berlin, Feb. 1, 1939 to Gauleiter Josef Burckel in Vienna. Von Alvensleben advises that SS-Obersturmfuhrer von Kalkstein in the Ostmark
has a concern and wishes to have a meeting. He asks if the Gauleiter
would arrange the event. File holes in left margin, else very good.
$200 - 300
19. WERNER BEST (1903 - 1989) Nazi jurist, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer,
police chief and Gestapo leader. Most remembered as civilian administrator of occupied France and Denmark. Post-war A.D.S. on
his stamped letterhead, 2pp. 12mo., Mulheim, [n.d.], setting forth
his biographical details from birth to 1971, including his administrations in Paris and Denmark and death sentence in Copenhagen.
Fine.
$150 - 200
13. MAX AMMAN (1891 - 1957) Reichsleiter in charge of the Nazi
Press. Amman was also Hitler’s company sergeant during World War
I and conceived the title “Mein Kampf”. Partly-printed D.S. on his personal correspondence card, 1p. 12mo., Munich, November, 1939,
sending thanks for birthday greetings. With NSDAP receiving stamp.
File holes, else fine.
$150 - 200
20. WERNER BEST (1903 - 1989) Nazi jurist, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer,
police chief and Gestapo leader. Most remembered as civilian administrator of occupied France and Denmark. T.L.S. on his official
letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Copenhagen, Dec. 9, 1942 to SS-Gruppenfuhrer
RUDOLF QUERNER in Hamburg thanking him for his kind greetings.
File holes at left, else very good.
$250 - 350
14. BENNO VON ARENT (1898 - 1956) Nazi and SS-Oberfuhrer, official Reichs Stage Designer and Reich agent for fashion, a designer of
Nazi uniforms. T.L.S. on rare official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin. Nov.
9, 1943 to a lady thanking her for her condolences upon the death
of his son in combat. Fine.
$150 - 200
21. WERNER BEST Important partly-printed D.S. filled out and
signed by Best, 2pp. 4to., [n.p.], Oct. 8, 1936, his Fragebogen or
biographical information sheet setting forth personal details, party
affiliations and SS number, his service in World War I, travels, etc.,
15. HERBERT BACKE (1896 - 1947) Nazi Minister of Food and Ag- boldly signed at conclusion. Files holes, scattered small stain, still
$300 - 400
riculture, and Obergruppenfuhrer in the SS. His intentional hunger very good.
plan starved over four million Russians. Committed suicide. T.L.S.
on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Badenweiler, Sep. 14, 1942 to
KURT DALUEGE who has also docketed the letter at top, extending 22. WERNER BEST T.Ms.S. 15pp. 4to., Copenhagen, 1949, a copy of
birthday wishes and regards for the upcoming year. File holes at left, a typescript “Regarding Adolf Hitler”, a memoir of sorts concerning
else fine.
$300 - 400 Best’s experiences with Hitler, in German, signed at conclusion. Very
good.
$200 - 300
16. HERBERT BACKE. Scarce T.L.S. on blind-embossed “Der Reichsbauernfuhrer” letterhead, 1p. 4to, Berlin, Dec. 11, 1944 to
THEODOR WISCH (1907-1995) Waffen-SS general and commander
23. WERNER BEST Rare T.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Paris, Nov. 15, 1940 to
of SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Backe congratuKURT DALUEGE (1897-1946) who has also docketed and dated the
lates Wische upon the latter’s being awarded the Knights Cross with
letter at upper-right. Best, who is leaving the RSHA in France due to
Oak Leaves and Swords and hopes that he will soon recover from his
a conflict with Himmler and Heydrich, thanks Daluege for his caminjuries. Fine. Wisch was badly wounded by artillery in the Falaise
eraderie and “...trustful relationship which is one of the few posiPocket on August 20, 1944.
tive experiences to remember...” and sends Daluege his paper “The
$250 - 350
German Police”, which contributed to the end of his career with the
17. PIETRO BADOGLIO (1871 - 1956) Italian field marshall who con- RSHA. File holes and a few marginal chips and tears, else very good.
$400 - 500
spired with King Victor Emmanuel to depose Mussolini, succeeded Very rare in this position!
Mussolini as Premier and surrendered Italian forces to the Allies.
Excellent and most ironic A.Q.S. on a large album page, in Italian. In
full: “Italian War [World War I] - 630 thousand dead - Pietro Badoglio 24. ERNST WILHELM BOHLE (1903 - 1960) Nazi Gauleiter of the
of Labotino 24 May 1915 - 4 November 1918”. Fine. The dates writ- overseas branch, accused of assisting Hess in writing a letter in Enten correspond to the dates of Italy’s participation in the war.
glish to the Duke of Hamilton, but cleared himself by claiming that
$200 - 300 be believed Hess had had Hitler’s authority. Tried for war crimes.
T.L.S. in indelible pencil on NSDAP letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, June
17, 1936 to KURT DALUEGE (1897-1946) Chief of Security Police
18. GOTTLOB BERGER
in SD central office, succeeded Heydrich as Deputy Protector of Bo(1896 - 1975) German
hemia and Moravia, who dockets and initials the letter. In part: “...
SS general, Chief of
There will be...a special meeting of the foreign organization of the
Staff for the military
NSDAP...we expect 3-4,000 party comrades from all parts of the
SS and head of the SS
world, mainly political leaders...we published the enclosed special
main leadership office.
edition...the motto is ‘The New Germany Greets the Foreign German
Convicted in the NuremNational Socialist’...I am requesting a short introduction from you...
berg trials for his role in
it is important to remember...Wilhelm Gustloff...”. Upper-left corner
the murder of Europetorn, else very good.
$250 - 350
an Jews and sentenced
to 25 years in prison.
A.L.S. on his personal
SS letterhead, 1p. 4to., 25. ERNST WILHELM BOHLE T.L.S. on his blind-embossed informal
Berlin, Dec. 10, 1941. personal letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Berlin, Aug. 3, 1940 to Gauleiter Otto
Berger thanks a friend Telschow thanking him for having sent birthday wishes. Light fox$200 - 300
for their gift and warm ing, file holes in left margin, else very good.
wishes, and states that
in 1942: “...it will be an
honor to do everything
to contribute [to victory]...”. Fine. $400 - 600
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“Nobody without special permission is allowed to set foot at the Berghof...”
26. 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. Important typed D.S., 1p. 4to. on “DER SEKRETÄR DES
FÜHRERS REICHSLEITER MARTIN BORMANN” letterhead, Munich, Mar. 1, 1944. Bormann issues
a statement to all potential visitors to the Berghof, Hitler’s retreat at Berchtesgaden. In part:
“...It is my responsibility to remind everyone that in accordance with directives by the Fuehrer,
nobody without special permission is allowed to set foot at the Berghof. This naturally also applies to persons intending to visit guests already at the Berghof. Such visitors need to file with
the Personnel Adjutant on duty well in advance for permission...it is [also] advisable to notify
beforehand the Reichssicherheitsdienst, at the same time providing personal data...The Berghof
is the private residence of the Fuhrer. Only for a compelling reason will one be admitted...”.
File holes at left, else fine. Elven days after Bormann issued this directive, Capt. Eberhard von
Breitenbuch, recruited by Claus von Stauffenburg, arrived at the Berghof with a concealed pistol
with the intention of killing Hitler. Von Breitenbuch, who had come as an aide to Field Marshal
Ernst Busch, was thwarted in his attempt due to an SS directive prohibiting aides from being
in the same room as the Fuhrer. In June 1944, von Stauffenberg again proposed to make an
assassination attempt at Berghof, but his comrades disapproved, noting that neither Goering
nor Himmler would be present. Even the British planned to kill the Fuehrer at Berghof. Operation Foxley called for a sniper to kill Hiter as he made his daily walk from the Berghof to his
teahouse. The operation was called off after British intelligence concluded that Hitler’s bad
decisions were actually hastening an end to the war.
$800 - 1,200
27. MARTIN BORMANN Early A.N.S. “Martin” on the verso of a postcard addressed to “Hauptmann v. Pfeffer”, Dec.31, 1929 and bearing a quote from Bismarck on recto, in full: “Dear Herr Hauptmann
Wishing you a fighting happy New Year. Your Martin and”. His wife
GERDA BORMANN adds her signature besides her husband’s.
Fine.
$700 - 800
32. GREGORY “PAPPY” BOYINGTON Very early A.L.S. “’Pappy’ Boyington”, 1p. 4to., [Burbank], Sep. 16, 1947 to an attorney. Great
content, in part: “...It is amazing that I get such a request so long
after the war is over, because I spent eight long months writing a
book after the war and can not interest any publisher. Every major
publishing house in the U.S.A. gives the same answer - no books
with World War II are accepted - Sorry...”. Sold with the return envelope which bears his signature with rank: “Col. ‘Pappy’ Boyington
USMC (Ret)” in the return address. Letter’s right margin a bit ragged, else very good. Two pieces. Of course, Boyington’s memoir
“Baa Baa Black Sheep” would become a best-seller - ten years later!
$200 - 300
28. MARTIN BORMANN Fine association T.L.S. on his Reichsleiter letterhead, 1p. 4to., “Führer Headquarters”, Munich, June 24,
1944 to DR. THEODOR MORELL. In part: “...Your Petition of June 15,
1944...This is to inform you that I have forwarded your letter of
June 15, 1944 to the Minister of State and Chief of the State Office
for appropriate processing. Heil Hitler!...”. With translation, fine. Dr.
Theodore Morell (1886-1948) was Hitler’s personal physician from
1937- 1945. Morell is said to have prescribed strychnine, pervitin
and a variety of dubious drugs to Hitler during these years. After
the war he presented himself as a resistence fighter and his fortune
in millions remained untouched.
$500 - 700
33. VIKTOR BRACK (1904 - 1948) German SS officer, a war criminal
who organized the T-4 euthanasia program and developed mass
sterilization techniques. A chief planner of the organization and
implementation of mass gassings. Executed. Rare T.L.S. on Reich
Chancellery letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, May 24, 1937 to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer KARL WOLFF whom Brack teases, addressing him
as “Lieber Peter!” In part: “...Regarding our discussion, I am sending you all the papers I have concerning Oberleutnant Behrens...I
ask for a return of the enclosure and a note how Behrens could be
helped by the SS, at least economically...”. Docketed by Wolff at top.
File holes in left margin, else very good.
$350 - 450
29. MARTIN BORMANN T.L.S. on Rudolf Hess’ official deputy’s
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Munich, May 17, 1935 to Party Court Judge
Buch concerning Party Member Tittmann. In part: “...On order of
the Deputy of the Fuhrer, I ask you to prove the multiple accusations against Tittmann...today I received the original letter from
Reichsleiter Bouhler with the enclosure...I would appreciate if you
could do the research soon...”. File holes in left margin, rusted staple hole, else very good. FRITZ TITTMANN (1898-1945) was a Nazi
member of the Reichstag and an SS brigade leader from 1941-42,
an SS and Police Leader in Nikolaev, Ukraine.
$500 - 600
34. OMAR N. BRADLEY (1893-1981) American general of World
War II who commanded the largest ground force ever led by one
man. He was later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. T.L.S. on his Army
Chief of Staff letterhead, 1p. 4to., [Washington], May 4, 1949 to a
member of the V.F.W. Bradley politely declines an invitation to address the veteran’s organization, citing his duties. He adds, in part:
“...Ceremonies such as the one you outline [a memorial unveiling]
are an integral part of the American tradition. Neither the size of
the memorial nor the proportions of the ceremony make any difference in the enshrinement of our war dead; only of importance is the
sincerity...that sincerity, if perpetuated with resolution and steadfastedness, can insure that our comrades did not die in vain...”.
Heavy mounting remnants on verso, else very good.
$200 - 300
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30. OTTO BOVENSIEPEN (1905 - 1979) SS-Standartenfuhrer, head
of the State Police offices of several major cities including Berlin,
deported over 50,000 Jews to ghettos. Printed greeting card, 1p.
12mo., [n.p., n.d. but pre-1945], pre-printed wedding congratulations to which he adds: “Heil Hitler” and his signature. Very good.
His title was added in the margin, probably by the recipient SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Dr. Heinz Schimmerohn.
$150 - 200
31. GREGORY “PAPPY” BOYINGTON (1912 - 1988) American military aviator with 28 “kills”, his “Black Sheep” squadron harassed
Japanese forces in the Solomons late in the war. Very early A.L.S.
“’Pappy’ Boyington”, 1p. 4to., [Burbank], Dec. 8, 1947 to an admirer mentioning that he regrets a delay in responding and adding:
“...happy to oblige you”. Sold with the transmittal envelope which
bears his signature with rank: “Col. G. Boyington” in the return address. Letter’s right margin a bit ragged, else very good. Two pieces.
$100 - 150
35. FRANZ BREITHAUPT (1880 - 1945) Chief of the SS-Main Legal
Department, with 605 lawyers that passed sentences on members
of the German armed forces and SS. Murdered by an aide. A.Q.S.
1p.8vo., Munich, Feb. 28, 1943, a book inscription to a fellow SS
officer on the occasion of his birthday. Fine.
$150 - 200
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36. SEMION M. BUDENNY (1883 - 1973) Soviet field marshal and
Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front. An inept leader,
Budenny allowed Von Rundstedt’s army to divide and nearly destroy
his command. Manuscript D.S., 4pp. 4to., [n.p.], 1949, an official
“attestation” or certification of an officer who served under him,
boldly signed at conclusion and all signed by several other officers.
Very good.
$150 - 200
37. JOSEF BURCKEL (1895 - 1944) German politician, Gauleiter of
the Saar Palatinate and Vienna, promoted anti-Jewish decrees and
seized Jewish property, deported nearly 50,000 Jews to their deaths.
Typed D.S., 1p. 4to., Vienna, Mar. 21, 1938 to HANS LAMMERS.
Burckel sends an unidentified application with copies to other governmental bodies, hoping to introduce German social laws to Austrian workers. File holes at left, else fine.
$200 - 300
44. KURT DALUEGE (1897 - 1946) Chief of Security Police in SD central office, appointed SS-Oberstgruppenfuehrer (1942), succeeded
Heydrich as Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. Hanged by
the Czechs in 1946. T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin,
mar. 2, 1937 to DR. HANS FRANK. In part: “...I am thanking you
for sending me the yearbook of the Academy of the German Law
1936...”. File holes at margin, Frank’s receiving stamp at top, very
good.
$300 - 400
45. KURT DALUEGE (1897 - 1946) Chief of Security Police in SD central office, appointed SS-Oberstgruppenfuehrer (1942), succeeded
Heydrich as Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. Hanged by
the Czechs in 1946. Manuscript D.S., 1p. 4to., Berlin, Nov. 9, 1936,
a promotion of Johann Wessollek to Inspector of Schutzpolizei in
Prussia. Boldly signed, fine.
$300 - 400
38. MARION E. CARL (1915 - 1998) World War II fighter ace, record-setting test pilot, and naval aviator. During World War II, he
became the first-ever Marine Corps ace. He fought at Midway and
Guadalcanal, and served through the Vietnam War only to be killed
by a home intruder. Fine group of seven vintage signed items, all
1946 to 1949. Includes: official USMC photo, 8” x 10” b/w, a chest,
up pose in uniform inscribed and signed adding rank; three A.L.S.s,
each 1p., penned while serving as a test pilot at Patuxent Air Base
and at Cherry Point, 1946-49, mentions he will be going overseas
for the third time, doing “test work for the Navy”, maneuvers in the
Caribbean, etc.; and two envelopes signed with rank in the return
address. Fine.
$150 - 200
46. KURT DALUEGE Typed D.S. in pencil, 1p. oblong 8vo., Berlin,
Nov. 2, 1931, the promotion of ERNST HARTMANN to the rank of
SS-Scharfuhrer. File holes at left, trimmed, still very good. ERNST
HARTMANN (1897-1945) would become an SS brigade leader and
general of police. He would oversee mass shootings in Russia, later
killed in combat.
$300 - 400
39. ERIC CASSEL SS-Brigadefuhrer, posted as office head for
Volkssturm matters on Himmler’s personal staff and liaison to NSDAP HQ representing Himmler, also head of the NSDAP Main office
for the Volksturm. Typed D.S. with rubber-stamped heading: “49.
SS-Standarte”, Goslar, Feb. 25, 1935 to SS-Mann No. 94978 Erwin
Artmann: “...As of today you have been removed from the rolls of the
SS per your own wishes...”. Very good.
$150 - 200
48. KARL DIEBITSCH (1899 - 1985) Artist and SS-Oberfuhrer responsible for the design of much of the Third Reich SS regalia,
including the SS officer’s dagger scabbard. Diebitsch worked with
graphic designer Walter Heck to design the all-black SS uniform and
Allach porcelain. War-date signature cut from a document. Fine.
$100 - 150
40. CLAIRE L. 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”. Vintage I.S.P. 10” x 8” b/w, showing Chennault in
uniform in a serious pose. Inscribed at top left: “To Cpl. John J. Black
with best wishes C. L. Chennault”. Photo is silvered with non-intrusive pin holes to corners, else very good.
$500 - 700
47. KURT DALUEGE War-date D.S., 1p. sm. folio, Berlin, Jan. 30, 1942,
the appointment of Alfred Drews to serve as captain in the Schutzpolizei, boldly signed at bottom. Toned spot at upper-right, swastika in
blind-embossed seal abraded, else very good.
$400 - 500
49. OTTO DIETRICH (1897 - 1952) NSDAP Press Chief and State Secretary in the Ministry of Propaganda, later sentenced for war crimes.
Half-title page from his book “With Hitler Into Power”, inscribed: “Dedicated to the fighter Philipp Bouhler in camaraderie Munich November
9, 1933 Otto Dietrich”. An ink date in another hand appears beneath.
PHILIPP BOUHLER (1889-1945) supervised Hitler’s euthanasia program which ordered the “mercy killings” of thousands of retarded,
deformed and mentally ill Germans. With his wife, he committed suicide as American troops closed in.
$100 - 150
41. CLAIRE L. CHENNAULT Signature adding rank: “Maj. Gen.
U.S.A.F. Ret’d” on a slip of paper mounted on a commemorative envelope. Very good.
$200 - 300 50. SEPP DIETRICH AND SS-OBERGRUPPENFUHRERS JOSEF “SEPP”
42. FRIEDRICH CHRISTIANSEN (1879 - 1972) German Luftwaffe DIETRICH (1892 - 1966) German SS General, one of Nazi Germany’s
general and head of flying boats and torpedo squadrons, command- most decorated soldiers. Prior to 1929 he was Hitler’s chauffeur and
ed all Wehrmacht troops in the Netherlands, convicted of war crimes. bodyguard but received rapid promotion after his participation in
War-date S.P., 3 3/4” x 5 1/4 b/w, a chest-up pose in uniform with the Night of the Long Knives. Commanded 6th Panzer Army in the
his Pour le merite, boldly signed and dated “1942”. Fine.$200 - 300 Battle of the Bulge. Sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the execution of Amercan P.O.W.’s during the offensive. Typed D.S., 1p.
43. LEONARDO CONTI (1900 - 1945) Reich Health Leader and 4to., Berlin, June 23, 1937, a letter vouching for the personal SS-reSS-Obergruppenfuhrer attributed with the killing of a large number lated oath given by SS-Standartenfuhrer Paul Brantenaar on Mar. 3,
of Germans who were of “unsound mind” during the T-4 program. A 1937. Signed by “Eideshelfer” Dietrich at bottom, also signed by five
suicide. Rare T.L.S. on Prussian governmental letterhead, 2pp. 4to., other SS men, including WALTER SCHMITT, ERWIN ROSENER, WILBerlin, Sep. 26, 1932 to “Dr. Rienhardt”, probably Dr. Rolf Rienhardt LY PRAGER, and MAX SCHNELLER. File holes at left, else fine.
(1903-1975), delegate in the Reichstag and Head of the NSDAP Press
$500 - 600
Office. Conti sends a report on the physicians organization and wonders: “...If a doctor’s honor court can prevent an old party comrade
from working further for the movement...I don’t think it favors the 51. KARL DONITZ (1891 - 1980) German admiral who headed the
movement if an honor court of a professional organization can de- U-Boat arm of the German Navy, later succeeded Hitler as Fuehrer
cide that an early S.A. leader...can be prevented from working for after Hitler’s suicide. War-date D.S., 1p. sm. folio, Berlin, Mar. 24,
the movement...The movement is one unit and me, as a personality, 1943, the promotion of Fritz Lohrl to the rank of “Oberleutnant sur
$200 - 300
as well...With such a black mark on me as a party member from Zee”. Very good.
my comrades, if the judgement stands, it will be impossible for me
to stand up to the Berlin jury whose back-stabbing fight...I have felt
since 1919...” Very good. In 1929 Conti finished organizing the National Socialist Physicians League to coordinate Nazi medical policy
and rid the profession of “Jewish Bolshevism”. He may have faced
complaints from this same organization as he infers here.$400 - 500
52. KARL DONITZ Good content partly-printed letter with holograph
salutation and subscription, 1p. 12mo., Aumuhle, 1956, thanking
the recipient for his greetings sent to on the occasion of Donitz’s release from Spandau Prison after having serving his ten year sentence
for war crimes. Very good.
$200 - 300
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53. KARL VON EBERSTEIN (1894 - 1979) Early member of the Nazi
Party, the SA, and the SS, introducing Heydrich to Himmler in 1931.
Further, he rose to become a HSSPF and Chief of Munich Police.
Group of 33pp. of documents, mounted photos, drawings, etc. documenting von Eberstein’s exploits as a hunter, mainly of European
stags, and his efforts to record his trophies. Many of his impressive
harvests are photographed, and about five or six pages bear with
his holograph notes on dates killed, size of antlers, etc. Bound into
a folder, fine.
$150 - 200
54. JOACHIM EGGELING (1884 - 1945) Gauleiter of Saxony and Anhalt, an SS-Obergruppenfuhrer he committed suicide when he realized he could not defend Halle. A.L.S. on his personal letterhead,
2pp. 8vo., Halle, Nov. 28, 1940. Largely untranslated but written to
a dignitary and concerns merchandise, probably promoting products made in his Gau. Fine.
$200 - 300
55. 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. T.L.S. as “Commander SS-Totenkopf Division”, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Oct. 22, 1940 to
HEINRICH HIMMLER, who has also docketed the letter. In part: “...
Enclosed according to your wished is the letter from...Generaloberst
Dollmann, which he wrote for the anniversary of the founding of the
SS-Totenkopf Division...”. Himmler dockets the letter at top, confirming receipt and dating it, rapidly initialing the letter as well. Gen.
Friedrich Dollmann commanded the German 7th Army and was KIA
in France.
$400 - 600
56. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890 - 1969) 34th President of
the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe
during World War II and largely responsible for the successful invasion on D-Day. Fine full signature: “Dwight D. Eisenhower Abilene
Kansas” penned on a section of a guest book which is dated “APRIL
1944”. Just beneath Ike’s name is the signature of Gen. LEONARD
T. GEROW (1888-1972). Gerow played a major part in the planning
of the invasion of continental Europe and was the first corps commander ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
$200 - 300
62. BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA Scale model of “Little Boy”, the atomic
bomb dropped from the B-29 “Enola Gay” on Hiroshima on August 6,
1925, signed in silver ink by the plane’s pilot, PAUL TIBBETS, also
signed by DUTCH VAN KIRK who adds: “Navigator Enola Gay”. The
9 3/4” bomb is mounted upon a 16 1/2” x 5 1/2” black wood base.
Fine condition.
$400 - 500
63. ENOLA GAY THEODOR J. VAN KIRK (1921 - 2014) “Dutch”.
American Army Air Corps officer, navigator of the Enola Gay during
its mission to Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Lengthy, fine content
A.Q.S. penned upon a 10” x 8” color photo of the “Enola Gay”. In full:
“The first atomic bomb was dropped from 30,000 feet. It exploded
43 seconds later, 1800 feet above Hiroshima. The city was devastated, but millions of Japanese and Allied lives were saved. WWII soon
ended and the killing stopped. Dutch Van Kirk Navigator - Enola Gay
Hiroshima - 6 Aug 1945”. Fine.
$250 - 350
64. ENOLA GAY Signed composite photo, 8” x 10” b/w, shows devastated Hiroshima at top and the atomic bomb “Little Boy” which was
dropped from the B-29 Enola Gay over the city on Aug. 6, 1945. The
photo is boldly signed by four crewmen each of whom has added
his position, including Pilot PAUL TIBBETS, Navigator DUTCH VAN
KIRK, Bombardier TOM FEREBEE and Radio Officer DICK NELSON.
Fine.
$150 - 200
65. ENOLA GAY Reproduction photo of the crew of the Enola Gay,
the plane which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6,
1945, signed by Pilot PAUL TIBBETS, Navigator DUTCH VAN KIRK,
57. ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN Group of six 1973 U.N. commem- Radio Officer RICHARD NELSON, and Armorer MORRIS JEPPSON.
$150 - 200
orative stamps celebrating the “Disarmament Decade”, an 8” x 6” Fine.
presentation, signed on the face of the mount by Enola Gay pilot
PAUL TIBBETS (Hiroshima) and Bocks Car pilot CHARLES SWEENEY 66. PAUL TIBBETS (1915-2008) American bomber pilot of the Enola
(Nagasaki). Fine.
$100 - 150 Gay which delivered the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6,
58. ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN Group of six 1973 U.N. commemorative stamps celebrating the “Disarmament Decade”, an 8” x 6”
presentation, signed on the face of the mount by Enola Gay pilot
PAUL TIBBETS (Hiroshima) and Bocks Car pilot CHARLES SWEENEY
(Nagasaki). Fine.
$100 - 150
59. ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN Fine lot of two signed items, includes PAUL TIBBETS (d. 2008) American bomber pilot of the Enola
Gay which delivered the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6,
1945, typed quote signed: “...The morality of dropping the bomb
was not my business. I was instructed to perform a military mission...”, with CHARLES W. SWEENEY Pilot of the B-29 Bock’s car
which dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, D.S. 1p. 4to., signed
biographical excerpt. Very good.
$100 - 150
1945. Original copy of the Aug. 17, 1945 edition of U. S. News, the
issue discussing the bombing of Japan and the power of the bomb,
signed on the cover by Tibbets and signed a second time within on
an illustration showing a B-29 over Japan and the entire country in
flames. Very good.
$100 - 150
67. PAUL TIBBETS T.Q.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], mentions his famous
flight and adds: “The morality of dropping the bomb was not my
business. I was instructed to perform a military mission...”. Right
margin a bit ragged but far from text and easily trimmed or matted-out.
$100 - 150
68. FRANZ RITTER VON EPP (1868 - 1947) Nazi politician and general, Governor of Bavaria and Reichsleiter of the NSDAP. Died in an
internment camp. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 12mo., [Bavaria, n.d.],
60. ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN Printed copy of the “Flash” tele- printed thanks for birthday wishes, with holograph subscription and
$200 - 300
type news bulletin that Pearl Harbor had been attacked by the Japa- signature. Fine.
nese in two air attacks, signed on the face by Enola Gay pilot PAUL
TIBBETS (Hiroshima) and Bocks Car pilot CHARLES SWEENEY (Naga- 69. HERMANN ESSER, JAKOB SPRENGER, FRANZ XAVER SCHWARZ,
saki). Fine.
$150 - 200 AND OTHER EARLY NAZIS Album page, 7 1/2” x 9 3/4”, signed
61. ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN 1964 commemorative postal cov- on both sides by about 17 individuals, many unidentified. Includes:
er honoring the cessation of the testing of nuclear weapons, signed HERMANN ESSER, JAKOB SPRENGER, FRANZ XAVER SCHWARZ,
$200 - 300
on the face by Enola Gay pilot PAUL TIBBETS (Hiroshima) and Bocks and a number of S.A. officers. Fine.
Car pilot CHARLES SWEENEY (Nagasaki). Fine.
$100 - 150
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70. ALEXANDER VON FALKENHAUSEN 1878 - 1966) German infantry general awarded the Pour le Merite in World War I. Assigned
the military command in Belgium and northern France 1940-44, arresting for complicity in the July Plot and sent to Dachau. Accused
of executing Belgians and deporting Jews, sentenced to 12 years
imprisonment. Rare A.L.S., 1p. large 4to., Breslau, Sep. 20, 1933,
largely friendly content thanking his correspondent for a letter and
setting forth his travel schedule: “I have to go to Dresden tomorrow...”. File holes in left margin, else fine.
$200 - 300
71. ALBERT FORSTER (1902 - 1952) Nazi politician, Gauleiter of
Danzig-West Prussia. A ruthless and notorious anti-Semite, he established about 70 camps in Pomerania where Poles were subjected to
murder, torture and in the case of women and girls, rape before execution. In all, he killed upwards of 60,000. Executed. Good content
typed D.S. in pencil on N.S.D.A.P. letterhead, 1p. 4to., Danzig, Dec.
13, 1933 to the Reichs leadership in Munich. Forster asks that he
be issued the “Honor Badge” as he holds party membership number
1924 and has been a continuous member since 1925. He also asks
for a red membership card for another party. Docketed, file holes in
margin, else very good. A docket at bottom indicated the badge was
issued.
$400 - 500
72. ALBERT FORSTER Typed D.S., 1p. 4to., Furth, July 2, 1932,
headed: “Declaration”. Forster makes a written pledge to the Nazi
Party: “...I warrant that I have no association nor relationship with
any Jews...I warrant that I am not on the board of any banks or
hold and industrial offices...I agree on my honor...to not take such a
position...as a sitting member of the N.S.D.A.P. I will...submit myself
75. HANS FRANK (1900 - 1946) Governor-General of occupied Poto Adolf Hitler and his orders...If I leave the N.S.D.A.P. I will not join
land, 1939-45. He instituted a reign of terror against the civilian popanother party...”. Collector’s note at bottom could be erased, else
ulation, systematic plunder and brutal economic exploitation and was
very good.
$400 - 500
directly involved in the mass murder of Polish citizens of both Jewish
73. KARL FRANK (1898 - 1946) Ruthless Sudeten German Nazi of- and non-Jewish background. Very rare A.L.S. “Hans” to his mistress
ficial in Czechoslovakia, an SS-Obergruppenfuhrer. He was execut- Lilly Groh, 2pp. 4to. on Hotel Imperial” letterhead, Vienna, July 1,
ed for his role in organizing the massacres at Lidice and Lezáky. 1942. Frank mentions a speech he would soon give in Munich which
T.L.S. on his personal SS letterhead, 1p. 4to., Prague, Sep. 8, 1942 to he considers all-important - it would be critical of Hitler and result in
KONRAD HENLEIN (1898-1945) Reichsstatthalter of the Sudetenland him losing his party affiliations. In part: “...The hour of my speech apwhose influence among ethnic Germans contributed to the Munich proaches and I’m ready to acknowledge my work. The halls in which I
Agreement. Frank sends thanks for congratulations Henlein sent speak are filled with tension, as is being reported to me...and you are
upon the birth of his son, and for flowers much appreciated by his not here....In the future nothing will separate us...You, my dear Lilli, I
wife. File holes at left, paper clip stain, else very good. $400 - 500 beg you to accompany me everywhere...Today a new life starts for me
- a new awareness...Since you came into my life...you supported me in
74. AUGUST FRANK T.L.S. on SS Administration Office letterhead, my most difficult hours...You, my beloved Lilli, give me strength...As a
1p. 4to., Berlin, June 25, 1940. Frank advises that an SS man’s in- man, I will survive the mental battles I must endure...you will have to
crease in pay attendant to a promotion will take effect in accordance make great sacrifices and have many worries but I will stand by you...
with the effective date of his promotion. One corner chipped, paper God is hearing us, he has united us, and people will not prevent us
clip stain, else very good.
$200 - 300 from having our life’s work and love’s work from being recognized...”.
Lilly Groh (1898-1977) had been Frank’s childhood sweetheart and
as his marriage soured with his wife Brigitte (mother of his five children), he took up with
her again, hoping to divorce his wife and remarry. Brigitte did not want to give up her status
as the wife of a Reich Minister and traveled to Berlin, where she asked Hitler to prohibit a
divorce, stating: “I’d rather be a widow than the divorced wife of a Reich Minister”. Frank also
tried to sway Hitler, as did Groh, who told Himmler that Brigitte was a Jew who should be
eliminated. In the end, Hitler forbade any divorce until after the war when it was, obviously,
too late for Frank.
$1,000 - 1,500
76. HANS FRANK IS APPOINTED BAVARIAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE FRANZ RITTER VON
EPP Highly important D.S. as Reichsstatthalter of Bavaria, 1p. 4to., Munich, Apr. 12, 1933,
appoints HANS FRANK as “State Minister of Justice” of Bavaria. At bottom, Frank writes his
new title and signs, adding his address beneath. This carbon copy of the original order was
undoubtedly Frank’s copy and may have been the preliminary notice given him prior to the
arrival of the official notice. Fine. HANS FRANK (1900-1946) served as occupational Governor of Poland and was partly responsible for the genocide perpetrated there. Executed at
Nuremberg.
$1,200 - 1,500
77. KARL-HERMANN FRANK (1898 - 1946) Ruthless Sudeten German Nazi official in
Czechoslovakia, an SS-Obergruppenfuhrer. He was executed for his role in organizing the
massacres at Lidice and Lezáky. Rare T.L.S. on letterhead of the Reichsprotector of Bohemia
and Moravia, 1p. 4to., Prague, May 4, 1940 to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer KURT DALUEGE who
has also docketed the letter at top. In part: “...I confirm receipt of your letter...the transmitted personnel file...of the Befehlshabers der Ordnungspolizei in Prague, Generalleutnant
von Kamptz....is in my personal custody per your request...”. Von Kamptz was shortly to
leave office in Prague. Very good.
$350 - 450
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78. WILHELM FRICK, KARL VON EBERSTEIN AND ALBERT FORSTER Set of signatures on an octavo page removed from a guest
album, signed on both sides of the same page, includes: WILHELM
FRICK, KARL VON EBERSTEIN and ALBERT FORSTER. All are dated
1934.
$250 - 350
79. WILHELM FRICK (1877 - 1946) Nazi Minister of the Interior, author of the Nuremberg Laws. Hanged at Nuremberg for his crimes.
Partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., Berlin, Apr. 16, 1940, a recommendation for a title to be awarded to Gerhard Winkler: “Generalmajor der
Ordnungspolizei”. The police official’s record is spelled out within
the document, and Frick signs at bottom. At bottom is a typed notice that Hitler has approved the recomendation and that his facsimile signature is to be placed on the award document. Very good to
fine.
$300 - 400
85. PAUL GIESLER (1895 - 1945) Gauleiter of Westphalia-South, Gauleiter of Munich-Upper Bavaria and Premier of Bavaria, mass-murdered defeatists and those who refused to join the Volksturm,
comitted suicide. His bold signature adding: “Gauleiter 26.IX.44” beneath a 7” x 5” photo of a group of Hitler Youth performing a song
for his pleasure. Fine.
$200 - 300
An inscribed photo given to Academy Award
recipient Emil Jannings
80. WILHELM FRICK Superb S.P. “Frick”, 11” x 13 1/2” overall, shows
Frick in a three-quarter length view in great coat, his party pin and armband clearly visible, boldly signed on the bottom mount. Also pencil
signed by the photographer “E. Bieber - Berlin”. Fine.
$400 - 600
81. MITSUO FUCHIDA (1902 - 1976) Japanese naval air officer who
commanded and personally led the first wave of the attack on Pearl
Harbor; he also helped develop the disasterous attack on Midway.
Fine S.P., 13 1/4” x 10”, a Japanese aerial photograph of Battleship
Row at Pearl Harbor during the attack of December 7, 1941, oil
slicks and fires readily apparent, signed “Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida” at
top and adding Biblical cittation. Fine.
$300 - 400
82. WALTHER FUNK (1890 - 1960) Nazi Minister of Economics
who confiscated goods of imprisoned jews to the Reichsbank via
Himmler. Sentenced to life imprisonment. T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Berlin, Jan. 6, 1937 to German ambassador to France
Graf Welczeck thanking the official for his holiday greetings and for
having sent the gift of a book. Fine.
$300 - 400
83. FRANCIS S. GABRESKI (1919 - 2002) The top American fighter
ace in Europe during World War II (34 1/2 kills), a jet fighter ace in
Korea, and a career officer in the Air Force. Very early I.S.P. 8” x 10”
b/w, a standing view in flying garb signed with rank in 1946, sold
with a 1946 letter also signed by Gabreski, 1p. 4to. on Douglas Aircraft Co. letterhead telleing the recipient to send a blank photo to
his home in Santa Monica. Two pieces, fine.
$100 - 150
84. KARL GEBHARDT (1897 - 1948) Personal physician to Himmler
and president of the German Red Cross. Conducted bone and muscle experiments on prisoners at Ravensbruck. Convicted of crimes
against humanity and executed. T.L.S. on his personal medical letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Hohenlychen, July 14, 1936 to the wife of Rudolf
Hess. While Medical Superintendent of the Hohenlychen Sanatorium, Gebhardt advises that he has contacted an athlete whom she
was concerned about and he would keep her advised. He states that
the facility is growing with additional beds having been added, and
hopes that Rudolf Hess may be able to visit the facility before the
Olympics begin. Fine. The same clinic would be used by Gebhardt to
conduct some of his notorious sepsis experiments on prisoners and
the spread of infection.
$400 - 500
86. 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. Excellent association I.S.P. inscribed to Academy
Award-winning German actor EMIL JANNINGS, 8” x 11 1/4” b/w, a
stern chest, up pose boldly signed at bottom: “Herr Emil Jannings
in honest admiration of his great art. Dr. Goebbels 14.XI.35.”The
bottom of the mount is frayed a bit, which damage would easily matout, else fine. EMIL JANNINGS (1886-1950) was awarded an Oscar
for his role in “The Way of All Flesh” (1927) and he co-starred with
Marlene Dietrich in “The Blue Angel”. Unlike Dietrich, Jannings chose
to aid the Nazis, making propaganda films and earning the title of
“Artist of the State”. Needless to say, he became unemployable after
the war.
$750 - 1,000
87. JOSEPH GOEBBELS Fine S.P. “Dr. Goebbels”, 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” b/w,
a bust portrait by Hoffmann, boldly signed. Sold with the original Feb.
19, 1936 letter of transmittal sent from his private secretary. Fine.
$600 - 800
88. HERMANN GORING (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. S.P. 7 3/4” x 5” b/w, a printed image on
heavy stock showing Goring addressing a group of recreational fliers
in a pre-war photo, the caption indicating that they would soon form
the nucleus of the new Luftwaffe. Boldly signed in black ink. Mounted,
fine.
$500 - 700
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89. HERMANN GORING Fine S.P. 4 1/4” x 6” color, a reproduction of quested promotions be sent, and also asks for additional award doca fine, early painting of a youthful Goring in uniform, boldly signed uments to be redesigned to incorporate some design changes which
above his facsimile signature. Very fine.
$400 - 500 he specifies on a “new Fuhrer letterhead”. Mentioned to receive the
promotions and awards are Richard Schulze, Fritz Darges and Helmut
Pfeiffer. File holes at left else very good.
$200 - 300
96. HEINZ GUDERIAN (d. 1953) German general and Hitler’s Army
Chief of Staff, the inventor of the “blitzkrieg” who commanded panzers in the Poland and France, and the Russian campaign. S.P. 3 1/2”
x 5 1/2” b/w, a Hoffmann portrait signed in dark pencil with only fair
contrast. Fine.
$250 - 350
97. OTTO GUNSCHE (1917 - 2003) Waffen-SS Sturmbannfuhrer who
became Adolf Hitler’s personal adjutant. Captured by Soviets and
held until 1956. Fine content T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p.
4to., Honrath, June 6, 1995 in German to Dr. Zimmerman. In part:
“...I happily remember our faraway meeting at the home of [SS officer
Richard] Schulze-Kossens...I sometimes hear about you from Gunther
d’Alquen but only good things...I am not of much importance in the
picture [of Hitler at the Berghof in 1944]...I don’t like to talk about all
the nonsense that has happened in the past few months, the media,
and television. A lot of it cannot be taken seriously. A lot of it is only
for money...Finding the truth takes a long time...”. Fine. $150 - 200
98. KARL GUTENBERGER (1905 - 1961) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and
General of the Waffen-SS. Gutenberger was also a police leader in
Dusseldorf and Essen, and at war’s end became involved in “werewolf” assassinations. T.L.S. on SS letterhead, 1p. 4to., Dusseldorf,
90. HERMANN GORING Calligraphic signed letter “Hermann Goring” Sep. 26, 1941 to a woman. He reminds the woman of the anniveron “Prussian Minister President” letterhead, 3pp. 4to., Berlin, Aug. sary of the death of her husband, sends her a book, and offers his
22, 1935 to a “Mr. Rosenfeld”. In part: “...to the rare celebration further condolences. Very good.
$150 - 200
of the 60th wedding anniversary, which you commence today, I’m
sending you and your wife my warmest wishes. I commemorate the 99. FRANZ HALDER (1884 -1972) One-time German chief of staff
outstanding achievement of your son, sergeant Otto Rosenfeld, who until transferred to the reserves by Hitler due to policy disputes.
gave his life as combat pilot during the world war for the freedom Suspected of plotting against Hitler’s life in 1944, he was interned at
and honor of the German nation. His sacrifice was not in vain, it Flossenburg until his rescue by the Allies. T.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Aschau,
gave new meaning in the awakening of the new Germany. The dead Dec. 6, 1962, in German. Untranslated but refers to historian Lidellheroes of the air force have become undying models for the youth... Hart. SOLD WITH a postcard photograph of Halder in uniform, boldly
$100 - 150
This is how Germany will live forever...”. Folds, light soiling, else signed. Two pieces, fine.
very good.
$500 - 600
100. WILLIAM F. HALSEY (1882-1959) American admiral who led
91. CURT VON GOTTBERG (1896 - 1945) Senior SS officer and Com- the task force attack on the Marshall and Gilbert islands and became
missioner-General of the occupied Belorussian SSR, responsible for commander of Allied naval forces in South Pacific commanding at
countless civilian deaths there in anti-partisan actions. Partly-printed the Solomon Islands and Leyte Gulf. Scarce A.L.S. on the verso of
D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Feb. 10, 1944, a bestowal of the Medal for Gal- a holiday greeting card bearing his five-star flag, 1p. 12mo., [n.p.,
lantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples to a member of n.d.], largely friendly content apparently written in his later years
the Schuma, collaborationist auxiliary police. Folds, else very good. thanking friends for sending a Christmas card and mentioning the
$150 - 200
$200 - 300 funeral of a mutual friend. Fine.
92. CURT VON GOTTBERG Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Minsk, June 101. ALEXANDER VON HARTMANN (1890 - 1943) German infantry gen10, 1944, a bestowal of the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords eral and Knights Cross recipient, killed before Stalingrad while surroundto a machine gunner in his command. Very good.
$200 - 300 ed, standing and firing a rifle at advancing Russians. Scarce war-date D.S.,
1p. 8vo., “In the field”, Sep. 17, 1941, an award of the Iron Cross, 2nd Class
to Wilhelm Barenschee. Light soiling else very good.
$200 - 300
93. CURT VON GOTTBERG Scarce partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo.,
102.
WILHELM
HARSTER
(1904
1991)
SS-Gruppenführer,
command[n.p.], Feb. 1, 1944, the award document for the Ostvolk Medal
2nd Class in Silver which is awarded to: Gebietskommissar Fritz er of the Security Police and SD in the occupation of the Netherlands,
Buschmann” in Nowogrodek. Very good. The Ostvolk Medal was a implicated in the deaths of 104,000 Dutch Jews...including Anne
military award bestowed to Slavic collaborators as well as some Ger- Frank. Served six years. S.P. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” b/w, a chest, up pose in
$150 - 200
man administrators and soldiers. One slightly toned fold, else very business suit signed and dated 1973 on verso. Fine.
good.
$200 - 300
103. AUGUST HEISSMEYER (1897 - 1979) Waffen-SS general, relieved Theodor Eicke who in 1939 had begun commanding a front
line division. Heissmeyer was provisionally in charge of the inspection of concentration camps until relieved by Richard Glucks. Rare
A.L.S. on his “Der Chef des SS-Hauptamtes” letterhead, 1p.4to., Berlin, July 24, 1937 to KURT DALUEGE, thanking he and his wife for
having sent him a card and asks about the weather in Berlin. Daluege has docketed the letter in indelible pencil at upper-left. File
holes at left, else fine. KURT DALUEGE (1897 - 1946) was Chief of
95. WERNER GROTHMANN (1915 - 2002) German SS-Obersturmbann- Security Police in the SD central office, appointed SS-Oberstgruppenführer in the Waffen-SS and primary aide-de-camp to Heinrich Himmler fuhrer (1942), succeeded Heydrich as Deputy Protector of Bohemia
from 1940-45. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., “Field Command Point”, Feb. 16, 1943 and Moravia. Hanged by the Czechs in 1946.
$300 - 400
to MAXIMILIAN VON HERFF. Grothmann asks that some previously re94. ULLRICH GRAF (1878 - 1950) One of the earliest Nazi members
of the circle around Hitler, he served as Hitler’s bodyguard and took
several bullets for him during the putsch. Died in prison. T.L.S. on
his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Munich, Apr. 7, 1938 to a member of the Hitler Youth: “...Your wish for a picture with an autograph
is herewith fulfilled...I wish you all the best...Become a loyal son of
your country and value nothing higher in this world than your fatherland...” He signs as “The Fuhrer’s old bodyguard”. Fine. $250 - 350
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“I agree with the recommended execution”
nel dept. letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Berlin, Nov. 17, 1944 to Karl
Freiherr von Eberstein sending him his promotion to General of the
104. AUGUST HEISSMEYER Waffen-SS and Police which had been signed by Hitler. Very good.
(1897 - 1979) Waffen-SS gen$300 - 400
eral, relieved Theodor Eicke
who in 1939 had begun com- 111. HORACE MEEK HICKAM (1885 - 1934) Pioneer airpower advomanding a front line division. cate and an officer in the Army Air Corps. Killed in a flying accident.
Heissmeyer was provisionally Hickam Field in Honolulu, attacked by Japanaese aircraft on Dec. 7,
in charge of the inspection 1941, was named in his honor. Rare T.L.S. on War Dept. letterhead,
of concentration camps until 1p. 4to., Washington, Oct. 21, 1919 to the editor of “Flying” endorsrelieved by Richard Glucks. ing the intent to issue a magazine commemorating the first flight by
Frightful T.L.S. on Berlin High- the Wright Brothers: “...[I] think it proper to honor these men who did
er SS and Police Leader letter- more to advance the cause of aeronautics than anyone else...”. Some
$200 - 300
head, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Nov. lines crossing out text, still very good.
12, 1942 to Gestapo head- 112. FRIEDRICH HILDEBRANDT (1898 - 1948) SS-Obergruppenquarters in Frankfurt/Oder fuhrer and Gauleiter of Mecklenburg and also of Lubeck, condemned
concerning Polish civilian Jan to death in the Dachau War Crimes trials, specifically for the deaths
Dabrowski, a 19 year old from of allied airmen. T.L.S. on his Gauleiter’s letterhead, 1p. 8vo., MeckLiziny. In full: “I agree with the lenburg, Dec. 17, 1940 to Karl Freund congratulating he and his
recommended execution.”File fiance upon their engagement. Fine.
$250 - 350
holes and tape stain in left
margin, a few marginal chips, 113. RICHARD HILDEBRANDT (1897 - 1952) Nazi politician and
else very good.
$700 - 800 SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, headed the SS Race and Settlement Office.
Convicted of war crimes including resettlement of Germans in ocA “July 20” plotter arrested the same day
cupied territory after ejecting native families, kidnapping of alien
children, forced abortions, utilization of enemy nationals as slave
105. WOLF HEINRICH VON HELLDORF (1896 - 1944) Berlin pre- labor, and more. Hanged by the Poles. Partly-printed D.S. as head of
fect of police instrumental in the plundering of Jewish businesses the Race and Resettlement Office, 1p. 2pp. 4to., Berlin, Sep. 5, 1944
and homes during Kristallnacht. Implicated in the July 20 bomb to the SS personnel office, an application requesting that SS-Sturmplot against Hitler, he was in Berlin to assist Stauffenberg’s coup bannfuhrer Hans Merkel be transferred to the Allgemeine-SS. File
attempt. The same day, he was arrested by the Gestapo and hanged holes at left, else very good.
$400 - 500
shortly thereafter. Rare T.L.S. on “Polizei-President” letterhead, 1p.
4to., Berlin, May 22, 1937 to the Prussian Minister of the Interior
“Uncle Heinrich” inscribes
WILHELM FRICK. Von Helldorf discusses the personnel files of SSa book of runes to his niece
Obergruppenfuhrer Gen. Jurgen von Kamptz, stating that they had
yet to be received and asks that they be returned if not needed. Very
114.
HEINRICH
good.
$400 - 500
HIMMLER
(1900
106. KONRAD HENLEIN (1898 - 1945) Reichsstatthalter of the Sudetenland, his influence among ethnic Germans contributed to the
Munich Agreement. Committed suicide. Printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Reichenberg, [n.d.], apparently a form letter sending condolences to
the family of those in his Gau who had fought and died at the front.
Boldly signed, fine condition.
$200 - 300
107. KONRAD HENLEIN (1898 - 1945) Reichsstatthalter of the Sudetenland, his influence among ethnic Germans contributed to the Munich Agreement. Committed suicide. T.L.S. on his official Gauleiter
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Reichberg, Nov. 4, 1940 to “Dr. Ziegelmayer”,
Commander of Ersatztheeres at OKH thanking him for forwarding
an example of “potato foliage leaf paper” and a box of “sustenance
aid”. File holes in left margin, else fine.
$200 - 300
108. MAX HENZE (1899 - 1951) Higher SS and Police Leader in
Danzig and Essen, captured and interned by the British. Based on
their findings, Henze was turned over to the Poles who condemned
him to death, along with fellow SS officer and war-criminal, Richard
Hildebrandt. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Essen, Jan. 30, 1943, appoints Otto Kurkowski to a Schutzpolizei position. Fine. $250 - 350
109. MAXIMILIAN VON HERFF (1893 - 1945) German general,
served in North Africa as commander of the Kampfgruppe “von
Herff”, Knight’s Cross recipient, promoted to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer
and General of Waffen-SS. Died in confinement. T.L.S. on official Reichsfuhrer-SS letterhead marked “Secret!”, 1p. 4to., Berlin, May 13,
1944 to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer ALFRED WUNNENBERG. Von Herff
mentions that Gen. Karl Wolff had called and wanted to recommend
to Heinrich Himmler that Gen. Jurgen von Kamptz be promoted effective June 21st to the rank of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer. Extensively
docketed, very good.
$300 - 400
110. MAXIMILLIAN VON HERFF (1893 - 1945) German general,
served in North Africa as commander of the Kampfgruppe “von
Herff”, Knight’s Cross recipient, promoted to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer
and General of Waffen-SS. Died in confinement. T.L.S. on SS person-
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 Nuremberg. Most
unusual and important
signed book: “Runes
and Meaningful Symbols” by Karl Theodore
Weigel (Berlin: Alfred
Metzner Verlag), 1937,
2nd edition. 82pp. large
8vo., paper boards with
multiple photographs
and printed illustrations. A study of runes
and other ancient symbols by SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Weigel who was
charged with studying
and archiving these
symbols
considered
by the SS to be central
to Aryan history and
culture. Inscribed on
the front flyleaf: “To my dear niece Irmgard Uncle Heinrich Julfest
1938”. Very good.
$1,500 - 2,000
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In a 1928 letter to Hitler, Himmler
is angered with Esser’s politicking
121. HEINRICH HIMMLER Partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., “Field Command Staff”, Dec. 30, 1943 to SS-Brigadefuhrer and Generalmajor of
Police Gerhard Winkler, an awarding to the rank of Generalleutnant.
It also states that the award certificate is associated with his upcoming retirement. File holes in margin, else fine.
$500 - 700
122. HEINRICH HIMMLER Manuscript D.S., 1p. 4to., Berlin, Apr. 30,
1939, a certificate of thanks issued to Inspector of Schutzpolizei Johann Wessollek upon his retirement. Boldly signed, fine.$600 - 800
123. HEINRICH HIMMLER Partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., Berlin, July
3, 1942, a recommendation for the appointment of Austrian Rudolf
Samek to the rank of Oberst of the Gendarmerie. File holes in left margin, else fine. Samek would later be promoted Kommandeur der Gendarmerie (KdG.) in Charkow and Generalmajor der Polizei. $500 - 700
124. HEINRICH HIMMLER Partly-printed D.S., 4pp. 4to., Berlin, July
3, 1942, a recommendation for the appointment of Otto Volkhammer to the rank of Oberst of the Schutzpolizei. File holes in left
margin, else fine. Otto Volkhammer was a career policeman and
SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer.
$500 - 700
An inscription to Walter Darre
115. HEINRICH HIMMLER Early fine content T.L.S. on N.S.D.A.P. letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Munich, Sep. 17, 1928 to Adolf Hitler, then
in the same building. From the “Propaganda Department”, Himmler
writes to “Herr Hitler”, angered that his authority as Deputy Gauleiter of Oberbayern-Swabia is being tested. In part: “...Enclosed I am
sending you a letter from the Gauleitung of Oberbayern-Swabia...
please educate Party Member [Hermann] Esser that meetings in...
[that] Gau...must be approved by the Gauleitung. Especially today
when there are is no voting, there is ample time to comply with regulations...if the order of the Gauleitung is broken by the speaker, then
the authority of the Gauleiter suffers...”. File holes at left margin,
else fine. Even Himmler could not stop Esser’s Bavarian ambitions:
in 1933 he was elected to the Reichstag representing the Gau, and
in 1935 he persuaded Franz Ritter von Epp to make him Bavaria’s
minister of economics.
$1,000 - 1,200
“The orders of the Reich will be followed...”
116. HEINRICH HIMMLER T.L.S. on “Reichsfuhrer-SS” letterhead, 1p.
4to., [In the field], Jan. 29, 1944 to “Party Comrade Wahl”, probably
KARL WAHL (1892-1981), Gauleiter of Swabia. In part: “...I cannot
change my letter....neither in words nor facts...but I want to make
clear it changes nothing about our camaraderie which bound us in
the years of the fight as well as after the assumption of power...it is
my duty to ensure that the orders of the Reich will be followed...old
party comrades must be an example...”. File holes at left, else very
good.
$700 - 900
125. HEINRICH HIMMLER A.D.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Dec. 24, 1936,
a dedication removed from a book: “To my dear friend SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Walter Darre with all the best wishes H. Himmler...”.
Fine.
$500 - 600
126. HEINRICH HIMMLER ntriguing holograph penned beneath
typed text on Hitler’s personal “Der Fuhrer” letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Berlin. Oct. 8, 1934. An early promotion document issued to
SS-Gruppenfuhrer UDO VON WOYRSCH promoting him to the rank of
SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, effective Oct. 9, 1934. Himmler amends the
document, changing the effective date to Jan. 1, 1935 and adds five
lines of explanation below. Himmler’s notes, aimed at von Woyrsch,
specify his change in title, effective dates, etc. File holes at left, else
fine. UDO VON WOYRSCH (1895-1983), SS No. 3689, was a personal
friend of Himmler and a staff member. In September 1939 Woyrsch
commanded an Einsatzgruppen which operated with such brutality
in Kattowitz that outraged Wehrmacht officers interceded with the
Gestapo to have the promotion withdrawn.
$400 - 500
127. HEINRICH HIMMLER Partly-printed D.S., 4pp. legal folio, Berlin,
Jan. 22, 1945, a recommendation for promotion issued to SS-Haupsturmfuhrer and Hauptmann der Schutzpolizei Gustav Winkler. Winkler’s biographical details are set forth in the document, showing
that the man went from the police to the Wehrmacht, and had now
rejoined the police. File holes in left margin, else fine condition.
$500 - 700
Himmler disciplines a future
concentration camp administrator
117. HEINRICH HIMMLER T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p.
8vo., Berlin, Mar. 21, 1942 to HERMANN ESSER (1900-1981), an early member of the Nazi Party, journalist, and editor of the Volkischer
Beobachter. Himmler sends regards upon the birth of Esser’s daughter, and also promises to send a “leuchter”, a candle-lit display,
which Himmler describes as: “custom of the SS”. Fine. $700 - 800
128. HEINRICH HIMMLER Signed retained copy of a T.L.S., 1p. 4to.,
“SS-Court”, [n.p.], Nov. 20, 1933 to SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer HANS
LORITZ. In part: “...I punish you because you did not conduct yourself
properly during Party Days in Nuremberg towards a Higher S.A.
leader...against the authority and the camaraderies of the entire
118. HEINRICH HIMMLER Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4pp. 4to., Jan. 25, S.A. and S.S....”. Loritz would advance in the SS to administer con1945, a late war promotion of SS-Haupsturmfuhrer ARTUR TETT- centration camps, including Sachsenhausen. Committed suicide
$600 - 800
WEILER to the rank of SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and Major of the Schutz- while being held by the Russians.
polizei. Boldly signed by Himmler on the first page. File holes in
margins, else very good.
$500 - 700 129. HEINRICH HIMMLER S.P. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” b/w, a deckle-edged
119. HEINRICH HIMMLER T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p.
8vo., Berlin, Nov. 2, 1939 to Gauleiter KONRAD HENLEIN thanking
him for his congratulations upon Himmler having received an honor.
Very good.
$500 - 700
120. HEINRICH HIMMLER A.D.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Dec. 21, 1939, a
leaf removed from a book upon which Himmler presents the book to
Gunther Pancke, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and the Higher SS and Police
Leader of Denmark, offering: “...all the best Yule wishes...”. Lightly
foxed, else very good.
$400 - 500
postcard photograph by Hoffmann showing Himmler in a three-quarter length pose in uniform, arms crossed, boldly signed in blue ink.
Fine.
$600 - 800
130. HEINRICH HIMMLER Envelope address in Himmler’s hand:
“SS-Gruppenfuhrer Karl Wolff Berlin 11 Gestege” with Himmler’s return address in Wiesbaden on verso. KARL WOLFF (1906-1975) was
colonel-general in the Waffen-SS, liason officer for Himmler with Hitler, and German military governor of Northern Italy.
$200 - 300
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131. HEINRICH HIMMLER Partly-printed signed letter, 1p. 12mo., Berlin, October, 1938 to “Party Member [SS-Oberfuhrer Karl] Herwig!”,
thanks the man for his birthday wishes and regrets that he cannot respond personally thus this signed card. He adds in a typed postscript:
“I ask that you please send my thanks to the leaders and men of the 53rd SS Standard”. Boldly signed in black ink. Fine.
$600 - 700
62551-203
132. HANS HINKEL (1901 - 1960) German manager of the Reich Culture Chamber responsible for anti-Semitic issues and particularly for
the removal of Jews (“Entjudung”) from cultural undertakings. T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, May 30, 1942 to “Gisela
Kuske”. Hinkel is apparently being stalked by Kuske and demands that she stop contacting him in any way. Fine. Kuske was a painter,
illustrator and costume designer.
$150 - 200
Hitler names an SS group after an old World War I comrade and founder of the SS
133. 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. Good content typed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Berlin, October 18, 1935. Hitler entitles SS-Sturm 1 of SS-Standarte 1 in Munich to carry the name: “SS-Sturm 1 Karl
Ostberg...in memory of Standartenfuhrer Karl Ostberg who passed away on May 29,
1935 from injuries caused by the Communists in 1930...”. A small split at right margin has been repaired with tape at the right margin. Also signed by Reichsfuhrer-SS
HEINRICH HIMMLER who has placed his initials at the conclusion of the typed text.
Unusual that this is not on official letterhead. However, this document was typed with
the date added later, probably prepared in Himmler’s offices for final approval by
Hitler. Ostberg and Hitler were both dispatch runners in 1. Kompanie, Royal Bavarian
16th Reserve Infantry Regiment “List”, and he received the Iron Cross as well as the
War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords. Ostberg was also one of the founders of the
SS in Munich, number 1315, admitted February, 1929.
$1,500 - 2,000
134. ADOLF HITLER Partly-printed
D.S., 1p. large 4to., Berlin, Nov. 1,
1934, a promotion of Hauptman
Gerhard Hennig, commander of a
motorized division, to the rank of
major. Co-signed by 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. With two photos
of Hennig, who would later become
an officer in a Panzer regiment. File
holes at left, else very good.
$1,200 - 1,500
135. ADOLF HITLER Partly-printed D.S., 1p. sm. folio, Berlin, Sep.
30, 1937, the promotion of Rudolf Dietz to tjhe rank of Oberstleutnant on the staff of X Army
Corps. Co-signed by 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. Small stain at bottom, marginal tear at top do not detract.
$1,200 - 1,500
136. HERMANN HOTH (1891 - 1971) German panzer general who drove his forces through France to the Channel, headed Panzer Group 3 in Barbarossa and later
besieged Stalingrad. Tried and convicted of war crimes. War-date S.P. 5” x 3 1/2” a
Hoffmann postcard photo showing Hoth from the chest-up in uniform, signed at
lower-right. Very good.
$250 - 350
A “July 20” plotter who was to arrest Joseph Goebbels
137. FRIEDRICH GUSTAV JAEGER (1895 - 1944) German military officer and staunch
anti-Hitler plotter, member of of the July 20 plot. Jaeger, who was to arrest Goebbles
and seize a radio station, was himself arrested by the Gestapo on July 20, 1944. On
Aug. 21, 1944 he was sentenced to death for treason and hung the same day. Rare
T.L.S. 1p. 4to., [n.p.], May 18, 1941. Jaeger responds to a photograph request from another soldier who helped him return from Aisne to
Wiesbaden, possibly due to an injury during the Battle of France. Praising the cooperation of the German Luftwaffe and Group Moelders,
he writes: “...”I’m not worried about the future of the German Soldiership...”. Signed in black ink at conclusion. Fine.
$400 - 600
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Heissmeyer is recommended for a promotion,
initialed by Himmler
“I hold myself responsible for
being a National Socialist...”
138. 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.
Important T.L.S. on 12.SS Standarte letterhead, 1p. 4to., Hannover,
Aug. 20, 1931 to HEINRICH HIMMLER in Munich. Jeckeln recommends “SS-Sturmfuhrer Heihsmeyer” (in reality, future General of
the Waffen-SS and Polizei AUGUST HEISSMEYER (1897-1979) be promoted to the rank of SS-Sturmbannfuhrer to lead the III. Sturmbann
12. SS-Standarte. He adds: “Heissmeyer is an old party member
and has proven his abilities in political efforts in the early years...
he shows good leadership skills in the SS...”. Heissmeyer received
his promotion. At bottom, HEINRICH HIMMLER dates, dockets and
places his initials “H H” on the letter, approving the promotion. Very
good.
$500 - 600
143. ERNST KALTENBRUNNER (1903 - 1946) Chief of the RSHA who
replaced Heydrich, he was a rabid anti-Semite who greatly increased
efforts to round-up Jews, and also urged the murder of parachutists.
Responsible for implementing the “Final Solution” and executed at
Nuremberg. Fine content A.Q.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Sep. 6, 1945, in
pencil. A revealing document, likely submitted to his attorney, in
part: “I hold myself responsible for having been a National Socialist...I have been presented with S.D. reports which were processed
by me and presented to the leadership...I did not want to be immediately arrested as a National Socialist, to keep the possibility open to
[?]...”. Fine.
$600 - 800
139. ALFRED JODL (1890 - 1946) Hitler’s Chief of Operations who
signed the act of military surrender, tried at Nuremberg for war
crimes and executed. Printed D.S. “Jodl”, 1p. oblong 8vo., [Nuremberg], Sep. 1, 1945, his attestation that the signature placed on the
document is his”proper signature”. A 2” tear at tope carefully closed
on verso,else fine.
$200 - 300
144. ERNST KALTENBRUNNER (1903 - 1946) Chief of the RSHA who
replaced Heydrich, he was a rabid anti-Semite who greatly increased
efforst to round-up Jews, and also urged the murder of parachutists.
Responsible for implementing the “Final Solution” and executed at
Nuremberg. T.L.S. on his SS-Oberabschnitt Donau headquarters letterhead, 1p. 4to., Vienna, Apr. 18, 1939 to SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Ruger thanking the man and his comrades of the SS-Nachrichtensturm
for their excellent efforts in establishing communication lines at the
German police ski competition in Kitzbuhel. File holes in margin,
else fine.
$300 - 400
140. JOSIAS, PRINCE OF WALDECK AND PYRMONT (1896 - 1967)
Heir apparent to the throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a general in the SS. Sentenced to life in prison at the Buchenwald Trial. A.D.S. 1p. 8vo., Arolsen, July 29, 1939, a book dedica- 145. “COLD-BLOODED” ANTI-PARTISAN WARFARE IN CROATIA
tion to a fellow SS officer on the recipient’s birthday, signed with his KONSTANTIN KAMMERHOFER (1899-1958) Lieutenant General
rank and on behalf of his staff. Very good.
$250 - 350 of Police and Commissioner of the Reichsführer-SS in the Independent State of Croatia. He slaughtered partisans with great brutality.
141. HUGO JURY (1887 - 1945) Austrian Nazi, Gauleiter of Lower Found dead in a hotel. Typed D.S., 4pp.4to., [n.p.], July 27, 1944
Austria and Reich Defense Commissar for the region. T.L.S. on his concerning “Operation Rouen II”, a large scale anti-partisan operaGauleiter’s letterhead, 1p. 4to., Vienna, June 25, 1940 concerning tion carried out largely by Croatian forces under German direction.
the transfer into retirement of a teacher, Dr. Zaunbauer. Jury de- The document cites three German police volunteers for their “cold
fends the man who is apparently receiving a smaller pension than bloodedness”, one soldier for rescuing fellow soldiers, etc. and asks
those at comparable levels in the administration. Very good.
that they be awarded the Ante Pavelic Silver Medal for Bravery. File
$200 - 300 holes at left, else very good.
$300 - 400
Three signed documents concerning
the promotion of an SS officer
142. ERNST KALTENBRUNNER (1903 - 1946) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer who headed the RSHA (Gestapo and
Kripo) and SD, replacing
Reinhard Heydrich. Executed following conviction for
multiple war crimes. Lot of
three signed documents
concerning the promotion of
SS-Obersturmfuhrer Robert
Schweiger. The first document, 2pp. 4to., Linz, June
19, 1939 recommends that
Schweiger be promoted to
the rank of SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer and have him appointed leader of the 37.SS
Standarte.
Kaltenbrunner
signs on verso, forwarding
the document to the SS main
office. The second document, 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p., n.d.] is a partial D.S. in which Kaltenbrunner simply agrees to Schweiger’s evaluation. The final document
is 1p. 12mo., Vienna, Nov. 11, 1939. Kaltenbrunner has apparently
had a change of heart: “...his promotion would negatively impact all
of the other comrades whose promotions have been delayed for the
length of the war...”. All three documents bear some dampstaining
and resulting offsetting, but still remain overall good to very good.
Schweiger did ultimately receive his promotion.
$1,000 - 1,200
146. (HANS KAMMLER) (1901 - ?) German civil engineer and
high-ranking SS officer, oversaw SS construction projects and designed the concentration camps and crematoria at Auschwitz. Later
he was put in charge of the V-2 missile and jet programs. Rare, fine
content D.S. by an unidentified SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer on Kammler’s
letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p.], Jan. 4, 1945 to the court in Leitmeritz. A copy of a decree from the governor of the Sudeten Gau
instructing that the court building in Lobositz (site of a forced labor
camp making V-2 rocket components) be given to Kammler’s organization and seeking acknowledgement. Trimmed at left, else very
good.
$200 - 300
147. JURGEN VON KAMPTZ (1891 - 1954) SS-Obergruppenführer
and police leader in Bohemia and Moravia, Norway and Italy. Provided guards for the transport of Italian Jews to death camps. Rare partly-printed D.S., 1p. sm. folio, Berlin, July 14, 1938, the appointment
of Alfred Drews as Oberjunker in the Schutzpolizei. A long, clean
tear across the document has been repaired with tape on verso, else
very good.
$300 - 400
Hamburg gauleiter who
deported Jews to the Lodz ghetto
148. KARL KAUFMANN (1900 - 1969) Nazi Gauleiter in Hamburg
and the first Nazi leader to deport German Jews, in this instance
to the Lódz Ghetto in Poland. T.L.S. on official letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Hamburg, Sep. 16, 1939 to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer KURT DALUEGE
who dockets the letter at upper-left. In part: “For your birthday tomorrow I send you my best wishes for the future...Heil Hitler!...”.
Folds, closed binder holes at left, else very good.
$200 - 300
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Keitel sets forth the ordert in which Nazi military and government officials will march
Dr. Morell cares for
the injured Hans von Kluge
149. WILHELM KEITEL (1882 - 1946) German field marshall and
army chief of staff under Adolf Hitler, convicted of war crimes and
executed at Nuremberg. Important D.S. on his official letterhead,
1p. 4to., Berlin, Apr. 25, 1938 to a state minister in the Reichs
Chancellery, probably Martin Bormann. Keitel discusses seniority
of military officers, specifically the marching order of military and
state officials. Keitel goes into some detail describing at what type
of event certain state or military officials may march or be presented ahead of others. File holes in blank margin, else fine. Hitler had
assumed command of all military forces shortly before, and other
administration officials sought to be similarly advanced in military
parade lines. This of course raised hackles throughout the military
command.
$700 - 800
156. GUNTHER HANS VON KLUGE Rare A.L.S. “v. Kluge” in purple
indelible pencil, 1p. large 4to., Baden, Mar. 2, 1944. This letter emanates from the correspondence of Hitler’s personal physician, DR.
THEODOR MORELL, whom von Kluge addresses as “Dear Professor”,
and is accompanied by von Kluge’s holograph envelope addressed
to Morell. In part: “...The food at the inn is more than enough...My
general health condition has definitely improved, once I resigned
myself to those elastic stockings. I am even going along with the
boxing exercises. In my opinion, however, this is overkill, particularly the physical exercises in the morning that are getting me sometimes unraveled. There are limits for everything. My digestion is
normal, now that the supplements have taken effect...I am hoping
soon to be allowed to return...”. File holes at left, else fine. On October 27, 1943, Kluge was badly injured when his car overturned on
the Minsk–Smolensk road. He was unable to return to duty until July
1944. Dr. Theodor Morell (1886-1948) was Hitler’s personal physician from 1937- 1945. Morell is said to have prescribed strychnine,
pervitin and a variety of dubious drugs to Hitler during these years.
After the war he presented himself as a resistence fighter and his
fortune in millions remained untouched.
$700 - 900
150. GEORGE C. KENNEY (1889 - 1977) Army Air Forces general
during World War II, best known as the commander of the Allied Air
Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area. T.Ms.S. 8pp. 4to., [n.p., n.d.],
his memoir on events surrounding the Japanese surrender concluding World War II: “Surrender On the Missouri”, signed with rank (retired) at conclusion. Fine.
$100 - 150
151. ALBERT KESSELRING (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe
and at Nuremburg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted
due to ill health. Scarce A.L.S. “Albert” while a prisoner of war, along
with envelope signed: “Albert Kesselring P.O.W. Camp 373”, 4pp. large
8vo., Wolfsburg, Oct. 18, 1947 to his wife, in German. In part: “...I will
call on the [Allies] to get instructions for my future comportment...I
am still in Wolfgsburg, and I will remain here for some time...Making
demands is futile...If one knows how important letters are if one is to
remain strong in these difficult times...such things oppress one greatly...<ackessen just read me a letter...The afternoon was taken up with
a farewell meeting in the military hospital because this is a necessary
step on the path to freedom...”. Fine.
$200 - 300
152. ALBERT KESSELRING (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe
and at Nuremburg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence commuted
due to ill health. Envelope addressed to his wife upon which he has boldly signed his name “Albert Kesselring” on verso, and the name of his wife
on recto, incorporating his last name: “Kesselring”. Fine.
$60 - 80
153. ALBERT KESSELRING (1885 - 1960) Field Marshal in the Luftwaffe and at Nuremberg was tried for war crimes. Death sentence
commuted due to ill health. War-date T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., [In the field], Dec. 17, 1941 to an unnamed Gauleiter.
In part: “...Thank you for your best wishes on my birthday...I could
not write to you sooner...since our war zone has moved since the
beginning of November...which took a great deal of effort...”. File
holes in left margin, else very good.
$200 - 300
154. GEOFFREY KEYES GEOFFREY KEYES (1888-1967) Highly decorated Lieutenant General who commanded the II Corps during World
War II. During the war, Keyes was Chief of Staff, 2nd Armored Division, commanded the 9th Armored Division, Dep. Commander, 7th
Army [Sicily], Commander 7th and 3rd Armies (assuming Patton’s
old command), and headed occupation forces in Austria. Keyes was
George Patton’s invaluable chief of staff, leading Patton’s I Corps in
Morocco, and accepting the surrender of Palermo. He later served
with distinction under Mark Clark at Anzio, Cassino and before
Rome. Good content A.L.S. “Geoff” to his wife, 2pp. 4to., [n.p.], Apr.
24 [1946] explaining that 3rd Army commander Lucius Truscott had
fallen ill, adding: “...he will have to return to the U.S. for further
treatment - and I am to be given command of 3d Army and that of
course precludes my going home on leave...”. With transmittal envelope signed in full in block letters. Very good.
$100 - 150
155. GUNTHER 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. T.L.S. on his informal field
marshal’s letterhead, 1p. 4to., “In the East”, November, 1942 thanking the recipient for sending birthday greetings on his sixtieth birthday. File holes in left margin, else fine.
$250 - 350
157. KNIGHTS CROSS AWARDEES Lot of five signed photos, most
about 4” x 5 3/4” b/w, Knights Cross awardees, includes: OTTO
KUMM, HERBERT KUNTZ, KURT KUHLONG, ERNST-AUGUST KRAG,
and EDUWARD ISKEN. Fine.
$150 - 200
158. ERICH KOCH (1896 - 1986) Gauleiter of East Prussia and Reichskommissar of the Ukraine with control of the Gestapo and the
uniformed police. His domain now extended from the Baltic to the
Black Sea; it comprised ethnic German, Polish, Belarus and Ukrainian
areas. Koch worked together with Fritz Sauckel in providing the Reich with forced labor. He was also involved in the persecution and
mass-murder of Polish and Ukrainian Jews. T.L.S. on his personal
Oberpresident letterhead, 1p. 4to., Konigsberg, 4to., June 27, 1940
to WILHELM BRUCKNER. In part: “...Thank you for your wishes for
my birthday...in these moving days of wartime events...Heil Hitler!”.
Closed binder holes at left, folds, else very good.
$400 - 600
62566-15
159. WILHELM KOPPE (1896 - 1975) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and
Police Leader involved in the operations of Chelmno extermination
camp and Warsaw concentration camp, and against Polish resistance. He organized the execution of more than 30,000 patients
suffering from tuberculosis, and also ordered all prisoners to be
executed rather than freed by the Soviets. Escaped execution. T.L.S.
on his SS letterhead, 1p. 4to., Dresden. Oct. 12, 1939 to SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Dr. Heinz Schimmerohn sending regards to the
man upon his wedding. Fine.
$300 - 400
160. PAUL KORNER (1893 - 1957) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and Goring’s deputy in charge of his Four Year Plan, largely responsible for
bringing Prussia in line with Nazi ideals. Manuscript D.S., 1p. 4to.,
Berlin, Dec. 31, 1933, a retirement certificate given to a ministerial
secretary. With large embossed seal, fine.
$200 - 300
“Because of the genius of the Fuhrer, in a few
weeks only Germans will be living in Greater
Germany...the solution is near...”
161. HANS VON KOTHEN Gauleiter of Karnten-Ost Tyrol. T.L.S. in
pencil, 1p. legal folio, Garmisch, Mar. 20, 1938 to MARTIN BORMANN, then at Obersalzberg. In part: “...You were so kind to decide
that Party Comrade Dr. Ley might somehow use me...the Volkswagen company does not make my active participation possible over
the long term...Because of the genius of the Fuhrer, in a few weeks
only Germans will be living in Gretaer Germany...the solution is
near...”.
$200 - 300
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162. HANS KREBS (18 - 1945) (WKQLF*HUPDQ 1D]L 3DUW\0HPEHU
DQG66%ULJDGHIXKUHU )URP&]HFKRVORYDNLD)URP WRKH
ZDVJRYHUQPHQWSUHVLGHQWLQ$XVVLJODWHUEHFRPLQJWKH5HLFKVJDX
6XGHWHQODQG.UHEVZDVH[HFXWHGLQ3UDJXH. Fine association
T.L.S. on his Regierungspraesident Aussig letterhead, 1p. 4to., Aussig,
Jan. 7, 1941 to SS-Gruppenfuhrer REINHARD HEYDRICH, who has
docketed the letter. Krebs setsforth his travel plans to Brussels and
Antwerp: “...to speak on the day ofthe assumption of power...I am
reporting this to you at the same timeas asking the Reichsfuhrer-SS
to approve the travel to Belgium...”. Attop, Heydrich writes: “Urgent”
170. GEORGE VON KUCHLER (1881 - 1968) German field marshal
who led the drive of the 18th Army to take Paris and raise the swastika over the Eifel Tower. Briefly imprisoned for war crimes. D.S.
1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Jan. 30, 1944, an award of the War Merit Cross 2nd
Class with Swords to Obergefreiter Josef Wahl, WITH the medal in
original tissue with envelope and ribbon, WITH award of the Ost
Medal, signed by a minor officer, that medal also present. Four pieces.
$300 - 400
171. HANS LAMMERS (1879 - 1962) Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery, ordered arrested by Hitler in the final days, and
and may have added his initials as well.File holes in left margin, else
ultimately sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for war crimes.
T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Dec. 16, 1942 to
fine.
$500 - 700
Slovakian Emissary Cernak and his wife offering Christmas and New
163. HANS KREBS Fine association T.L.S. on his Regierungspraesi- Year’s greetings, sending gifts, and thanking them for gifts they had
$200 - 300
dent Aussig letterhead, 1p. 4to., Aussig, Nov. 15, 1940 to an un- sent. Fine.
named SS-Gruppenfuhrer. Krebs thanks his correspondent for con172. HANS LAMMERS A.L.S. on the verso of a photo postcard picgratulations upon his promotion to SS-Briogadefuhrer, adding: “...I
turing Lammers, Hitler and Goebbels on a terrace, Berlin, Feb. 29,
am proud that the Reichsfuhrer-SS awarded my work for Fuhrer and
1936. Lammers thanks a friend and his wife for having sent holiday
Reich and my fight to keep the ideas of the Fuhrer pure. I also acgreetings and extends the same from himself and his wife. Fine.
knowledge...your constant support of my requests and recommenda$200 - 300
tions, especially at the time of the liberation of my Sudeten German
homeland...”. File holes in left margin, else very good.
$400 - 500
164. HANS KREBS Fine association T.L.S. on his Regierungspraesident Aussig letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.],an official SS printed
form. Krebs sets forth his name, rank, and SS number above the
printed statement: “I am German, I am of Aryan heritage, I do not
belong to any Freemason lodge or any other secret organization
and I have never belonged to them before. And I promise to support
the movement with all my strength…”. Boldly signed at bottom. File
holes at left, else very good.
$300 - 400
165. WALTER KRUGER (1890 - 1945) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, formed
the SS-Standarte Germania and commanded the Das Reich Division.
Committed suicide at war’s end. Partly-printed D.S. as “Kommander”
on “SS-Polizei Division” letterhead, 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Christmas, 1941.
Kruger sends a photo of the “temporary place of rest” of “Schutze
Robert Walser” noting that the man had sacrificed his life for the
Fatherland in the great “freedom fight”. Fine.
$200 - 300
166. WILHELM KUBE (1887 - 1943) Gauleiter of Ostmark and Kurmark, Governor of Belorussia where his ruthless administration led
to his assassination by partisans. Fine content printed D.S., 1p. 4to.,
Berlin, Oct. 12, 1932, headed: “Declaration”. Kube makes a written
pledge to the Nazi Party: “...I warrant that I have no association nor
relationship with any Jews...I warrant that I am not on the board
of any banks or hold any industrial offices...I agree on my honor...
to not take such a position...as a sitting member of the N.S.D.A.P.
I will...submit myself to Adolf Hitler and his orders...If I leave the
N.S.D.A.P. I will not join another party...”. Fine.
$400 - 500
To quack Dr. Theodor Morell
promoting him for medical research
173. HANS LAMMERS (1879 - 1962) Minister and Chief of the Reich
Chancellory, ordered arrested by Hitler in the final days, and ultimately sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for war crimes. Fine
association T.L.S. on his “Chef der Reichskanzlei” letterhead, 1p.
4to., Berlion, Sep. 24, 1941 to DR.THEODOR MORELL, Adolf Hitler’s
personal physician. In part: “...I am herewith forwarding a copy of
a further letter that I wrote today to the Interior Minister regarding
your assistance in a study the State Institute for Vitamin Evaluation
and Vitamin Research is currently conducting. Heil Hitler!...”. Marginal file holes and a paperclip rust stain, else very good. Sold with
a retained copy of the letter Lammers referred to which mentions
that Hitler personally ordered the personal involvement of Morell
and Otto Meissner in the studies. Dr. Theodor Morell (1886-1948)
was Hitler’s personal physician from 1937- 1945. Morell is said to
have prescribed strychnine, pervitin and a variety of dubious drugs
to Hitler during these years. After the war he presented himself as a
resistence fighter and his fortune in millions remained untouched.
St. Blaisien served as a tuberculosis sanatorium from 1881-1969.
$300 - 400
174. HARTMANN LAUTERBACHER (1909 - 1988) Gauleiter of South
Hanover-Braunschweig and an SS Gruppenführer, he later developed
ratlines that helped Nazis escape Europe. T.L.S. on his gauleiter letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Hannover, May 29, 1943 to Gauleiter PAUL GIELSER sending thanks for Giesler’s greetings on his 34th birthday.
Initialed and docketed by Giesler at upper-left. File holes else very
$200 - 300
167. WILHELM KUBE Rare A.L.S. on his official letterhead, 4pp. 4to., good.
Minsk, Jan.15, 1943 to a woman who had once lived near Minsk. 175. HARTMANN LAUTERBACHER T.L.S. on his personal letterhead,
Kube states that he has received a letter from the lady, adding: “... 1p. 4to., Hannover, Dec. 18, 1940, to Slovakian emissary “Cernak”
You should write me everything you have on your heart...the fight- thanking him for his congratulatory wishes on his appointment as Gauing spirit is there...”. He mentions his five sons, several of whom leiter and extending an invitation to visit the gau. Fine.
$200 - 300
are serving, how the state under Hitler has prospered, and how the
situation will be improving for the next generation. Fine.$400 - 500 176. DR. ROBERT LEY (1890 - 1945) Nazi leader and ardent anti-Semite who as head of the Labor Front ruthlessly enforced slave la168. WILHELM KUBE Rare A.L.S. on his official letterhead, 3pp. 4to., bor policies. He committed suicide in his jail cell at Nuremberg while
Minsk, Jan. 28, 1943 to a woman who had once lived near Minsk. awaiting trial. T.L.S. on Deutsche Arbeitsfront letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Kube states that he has received a letter from the lady, and express- Berlin, July 13, 1942 to Gauleiter OTTO TELSCHOW. In part: “...My
es his hope that once the war ends, he may be able to return to his belated congratulations to you and your wife upon your wedding...”
passion of writing. In flattering language he discusses the lady’s Scattered foxing, else very good.
$300 - 400
father, a teacher in the country, parenting, religion, etc. Fine.
$400 - 500 177. CHARLES W. LINDBERG (1920 - 2007) Marine who was part of
the combat patrol that climbed Mount Suribachi and raised the first
169. WILHELM KUBE A.L.S. 3pp. 4to., Minsk, Dec. 20, 1942 to a of two U.S. flags on the summit during the Battle of Iwo Jima. S.P.
young girl. In part: “...May 1943 be filled with strong fighting spir- 11” x 14” b/w, a montage of six photos of scenes from Iwo Jima,
it...in Adolf Hitler’s movement...we will fight until the final victo- including the flag-raising, signed at top in blue ink. Very good.
ry against the Bolsheviks...then the era of the youth will come...”.
$100 - 150
Fine.
$400 - 500
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The man who killed Ernst Rohm
185. WERNER LORENZ (1891 - 1974) German Waffen-SS general,
leader of the Repatriation Office for Ethnic Germans, an organization charged with settling ethnic Germans in other parts of Europe.
Tried and convicted of war crimes and jailed for 15 years. T.L.S.
on his personal SS letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Dec. 12, 1941 to an
emissary named “Cernak”. He thanks the man for a group of Christmas presents and regrets that he could not join in a three-day hunt.
Accompanied by an unrelated A.L.S. from his wife CHARLOTTE LORENZ, 2pp. 12mo., Dec. 30, 1942, friendly content. Two pieces.
$200 - 300
178. MICHAEL LIPPERT (1897 - 1969) SS-Standartenfuhrer and Police Leader, commanded several concentration camps, including
Sachsenhausen, best known for murdering SA leader Ernst Rohm.
Typed D.S., 2pp. 4to., Braunschweig, Apr. 25, 1938 to the leader of
the SS in his district. Lippert discusses the funeral costs of SS member “Suss”, claiming that he is not responsible for the additional 81
marks: “...which I did not promise to pay for the drinks or the pastor...we cannot spend money for that...I am sure that if we asked all
the SS men...they would have agreed to drink one beer less...to pay
the expense...”. File holes at left margin, else fine.
$250 - 350 186. GUNTHER LUTJENS (1889 - 1941) German Admiral whose
military service spanned almost 30 years. Lütjens was one of only
179. WILHELM LOEPER (1883 - 1935) Nazi politician and Gauleiter of three flag officers who protested, in writing, against the anti-Jewish
Magdeburg-Anhalt. In 1934, he was appointed an honorary SS Grup- “Kristallnacht” pogroms, but is most remembered for going down
penführer and an honorary Gau leader of the Reichsarbeitsdienst. on the battleship BISMARCK on May 27, 1941. Rare partly-printed
Rare typed D.S., 1p.4to., Dessau, Oct. 9, 1934, certifying the dismiss- D.S., 1p. 8vo., “Fleet Flagship”, Apr. 5, 1941 (seven weeks before his
al certificate of Leutnant of Landespolizei Hermann Schintzel who has death), an award of the Iron Cross, Second Class to Ober Fahnr. File
resigned. Very good.
$300 - 400 holes on left margin, else near fine.
$400 - 500
180. WILHELM LOEPER (1883 - 1935) Nazi politician and Gauleiter of
Magdeburg-Anhalt. In 1934, he was appointed an honorary SS Gruppenführer and an honorary Gau leader of the Reichsarbeitsdienst. Very
early T.L.S. on rare NSDAP letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Dessau, Jan. 17, 1931
to the Propaganda Department of the party leadership in Munich. Loeper complains about JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP who had committed to
several meetings in Loeper’s Gau. He complains: “...From one minute
to the next, he just canceled three meeting with the laughable reason
that he has a court date...more than a week away...now I have all these
meetings and no replacement...I have the sharpest objection against
such behavior...which we didn’t know in the old days...Is that National
Socialist when we accept such things?...I request that this man be immediately prohibited from speaking...It’s time we make an example...”.
File holes in margin, else very good.
$150 - 200
187. WOLFGANG LUTH WOLFGANG LUTH (1913-1945) German
U-boat ace with 46 “kills”, accidentally shot and killed by a German
sentry. Luth was given the last state funeral of the Third Reich, the
only U-boat commander to be so honored. A scarce volume from
his personal library, “Nauticus 1938”, by Adm. A. D. Hansen (Berlin:
Mittler & Sohn), 1938. 439pp. 8vo. with 14 maps and 20 drawings,
plus 16 plates with 30 b/w photos, appendix, an almanac of the
Kriegsmarine, with pencil underlinings and a few comments by Luth,
boldly signed and dated 1938 on the front flyleaf. Sold with a book
inscribed to Luth by his brother, Christmas, 1939. Both very good.
$350 - 450
182. GEORG LORNER SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the
Waffen-SS, Deputy Chief under Oswald Pohl of the Main SS Economic
and Administrative Department. His duties included supplying food
and clothing for concentration camp inmates, and food, uniforms,
equipment and camp quarters for the concentration camp guards.
T.L.S. on his SS-Brigadefuhrer letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Nov. 25,
1942 to SS-Obersturmfuhrer Albert Gilsberger. In part: “...thank you
for your letter...I am happy that you enjoy your new position...and
hope that you will learn many new things which you may use in the
future in the main office...I ask you to continue to keep me up to
date...” With post-war documents and letters related to Gilsberger’s
death in combat at war’s end and a photo of his grave. $250 - 350
190. VIKTOR LUTZE (1890 - 1943) Gauleiter of the Ruhr and an early Hitler associate, Chief of Staff of the SA following Rohm’s death
until his own end in an automobile accident. Excellent S.P. 3 1/2” x
5 1/2” b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform by Hoffmann, boldly signed.
Fine.
$200 - 300
184. WERNER LORENZ T.L.S. in indelible pencil on SS-Oberabschnitts Nordwest letterhead, 1p. 4to., Hamburg, Sep. 5, 1936 to
the SS head office. Lorenz states that there are remaining funds in
his budget, and presents a case to have the salary of SS-Oberfuhrer
Pancke increased. He also mentions that the SS had given Pancke a
loan to cover moving and housing expenses, but never considered
that Pancke was not being paid enough to cover the cost of the loan.
Very good.
$200 - 300
showing Marshall in uniform as he regards a table model of South
Pacific islands, boldly signed in black ink, WITH a T.L.S., 1p. 8vo. on
his General of the Army letterhead, Washington, July 7, 1952 to an
admirer in France thanking the man for his comments concerning
Marshall and his service, and sending the signed photograph. Two
pieces.
$300 - 400
188. VIKTOR LUTZE (1890 - 1943) Gauleiter of the Ruhr and an early Hitler associate, Chief of Staff of the SA following Rohm’s death
until his own end in an automobile accident. A.L.S. on his Chief of
181. HINRICH LOHSE (1896 - 1964) Gauleiter for Schleswig-Holstein Staff letter, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Dec. 24, 1940 extending holiday wishes
and leader of the Landvolkbewegung (“Rural People’s Movement”), lat- from he and his wife. Very boldly written and near fine. $250 - 350
er “Reichskommissar for the Ostland” and jailed for his ghettoization
of the Jews of Latvia. T.L.S. on N.S.D.A.P. Gauleitung Schleswig-Holstein 189. VIKTOR LUTZE (1890 - 1943) Gauleiter of the Ruhr and an early
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Kiel, May 25, 1940 to WILHELM BRUCKNER (1884- Hitler associate, Chief of Staff of the SA following Rohm’s death until
1954). In part: “...Enclosed is a poem from a Sister...which expressed her his own end in an automobile accident. Excellent S.P. “Viktor Lutze”,
feelings, decorated with clover leaves. Please pass it on to the Fuhrer, 9” x 6” b/w by Hoffmann, shows Lutze amidst a large crowd of S.A.
and if not, perhaps you could send a receipt to the Sister...”. Trimmed at men standing before a building. Boldly signed and very good.
$300 - 400
bottom, else very good.
$300 - 400
“Nuts”
191. ANTHONY MCAULIFFE (1898 - 1975) American Army general
who held Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, remembered for
his reply to a German surrender ultimatum, “Nuts!” Iconic D.S., a
1 7/8” x 1” Belgian postage stamp commemorating Bastogne and
showing an American GI and the 82nd Airborne “Screaming Eagle”,
183. WERNER LORENZ (1891 - 1974) German Waffen-SS general, signed in blue ink: “A. C. McAuliffe ‘Nuts’”. Fine. With an 8” x 10”
leader of the Repatriation Office for Ethnic Germans, an organization photo of the general at Bastogne and a 1950 commemorative post$300 - 400
charged with settling ethnic Germans in other parts of Europe. Tried card. Fine.
and convicted of war crimes and jailed for 15 years. T.L.S. on his SS 192. GEORGE C. MARSHALL (1880-1959) American general and
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Jan. 11, 1943 to Slovakian emissary Cernak statesman, Roosevelt’s Army Chief of Staff during World War II and
thanking him for a gift which has pleased his family and extending his author of the Marshall Plan which sustained eastern Europe after the
own new year’s wishes. Fine.
$200 - 300 war. Fine pair of signed items, includes an S.P. 4 1/2” x 6 1/2” b/w
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193. BENNO MARTIN (1893 - 1975) Gestapo chief, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, Waffen-SS general and Police and Higher SS leader in
Nuremberg. Indicted and tried for complicity in the deportation of
Franconian Jews to Auschwitz, acquitted. T.L.S. on his official SS letterhead, 1p. 4to., Nuremberg, Sep. 24, 1941 to a Mrs. Bauer, the
mother of deceased soldier Hans Bauer: “...[He] died for Fuhrer and
Fatherland...our condolences...be assured that the memory of your
son will live on in our rolls...we are proud to call him one of us...”.
Fine.
$250 - 350
194. BENNO MARTIN Typed D.S. in indelible pencil, 2pp. 4to., Nuremberg, Feb. 5, 1940, a lengthy complaint in which Martin spells out his
suffering after missing a flight. Martin, head of an organization that
routinely tortured thousands, whines that he had gotten quite cold
waiting in his car, developed a sore throat which grew into angina,
had issues swallowing, and had to see a doctor. Fine.
$250 - 350
195. 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). Good content T.L.S. on
folded airmail sheet, 1p. 8vo., Dieseen, Mar .20, 1974, in English.
The ex-general recommends the memoirs of Walter Warlimont and
Albert Speer, adding: “…I have had contact till March 1945 with
Hitler - he pulled up his temper in each scene[?]…many of the stories
in this concern by some authors are humbug!..the German surrender…was expected for 1945…”. Very good.
$150 - 200
Karl Frank’s promotion as
General Lieutenant of Police is forwarded
196. AUGUST MEINE SS-Obersturmfuhrer, Himmler’s adjutant.
T.L.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., “Fuhrer Headquarters”, July 17, 1942 to SS
Chief of Personnel WALTER SCHMITT. Meine sends the promotion
award document issued to Karl Hermann Frank as General Lieutenant of the Police and mentions that Hitler has allowed Frank to
wear a general’s insignia. Very good. Karl Hermann Frank (18981946) was a prominent Sudeten German official in Czechoslovakia
and an SS-Obergruppenfuhrer. He was executed for his role in organizing the massacres of the people of Lidice and Lezaky.$100 - 150
201. 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. 1p. folio,
Rome, May 13, 1928, apparently demoting or suspending military
officer for disciplinary reasons, boldly signed at bottom right and
additionally by King VICTOR EMANUELE III. Docketed, disbound,
overall very good.
$150 - 200
202. CONSTANTIN VON NEURATH (1873 - 1956) Nazi diplomat
and Hitler’s advisor on foreign affairs. Later served as Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. Sentenced to 15 years at Nuremberg. T.L.S. on his Reichsprotektor letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Feb.
4, 1943 to FRANZ RITTER VON EPP, thanking him for having sent
birthday wished on von Neurath’s 70th birthday. Marginal file holes,
else very good.
$200 - 300
203. HIROSHI OSHIMA (1886 - 1975) Japanese ambassador to Nazi
Germany during World War II and once his diplomatic code was broken, he became a major source of communications intelligence for
the Allies. Fine association T.L.S. on Japanese Embassy letterhead,
1p. 4to., Berlin, February 20, 1942 to DR. THEODOR MORELL, Hitler’s personal physician. In part: “...Kindly allow me to thank you
with all my heart for everything you did to make my wife’s recuperation trip to St. Blasien such a success. Thanks to all your effort,
it was possible for her to arrive there safely, and following the examination by the director of the sanatorium there, it became clear
that everything was shaping up exactly as you had said it would.
...Please accept our heartfelt gratitude for all your help in this matter...”. With translation, fine. Dr. Theodore Morell (1886-1948) was
Hitler’s personal physician from 1937- 1945. Morell is said to have
prescribed strychnine, pervitin and a variety of dubious drugs to
Hitler during these years. After the war he presented himself as a
resistence fighter and his fortune in millions remained untouched.
St. Blaisien served as a tuberculosis sanatorium from 1881-1969.
$400 - 500
204. FRANZ VON PAPEN (1879-1969) Chancellor of Germany and
Vice Chancellor in Hitler’s early years of power, von Papen was acused
and later acquitted of war crimes. T.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Meschede, Feb.
4, 1953 in English. Fine content, in part: “…I received your excellent
book ‘Spreading Germs of Hate’. It recalls to my memory an enormous mass of details…it is a proof how to overcome the enormous
evils of a devilish propaganda of both sides during the last war.
These poisoned germs are making futile almost all our endeavors
to start a rebirth of our old continent…the regeneration would be
much more dangerous than even Bolshevism!…”. Very good.
$200 - 300
197. FRANK W. MERRILL (1903 - 1955) American army officer who
commanded Merrill’s Marauders deep behind Japanese lines in Burma and cleared the Burma road supply route. Superb association
signed book “Merrill’s Marauders”, Historical Division, War Dept.
(Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office), first issue June 4,
1945, signed “Frank W. Merrill” above the foreward which was written by George C. Marshall. This fine 118pp. 8vo.history of Merrill’s
unit is illustrated, very detailed, and has a fold out operations map 205. ALEXANDER M. PATCH (1889 - 1945) American Army general
at rear. Fine.
$300 - 400 who also commanded Marines in the invasion of Guadalcanal to relieve the 1st Marine Div., headed the invasion landings in southern
198. ALFRED MEYER (1891 - 1945) Gauleiter of Westphalia-North France and link-up with Patton’s Third Army. Died of pneumona.
and a member of the Wansee Conference where the “Final Solution” Fine war-date T.L.S. on “Headquarters Seventh Army” letterhead, 1p.
was formulated. Commited suicide at war’s end. T.L.S. on his per- 4to., May 20, 1945 mentioning that he has received a young man’s
sonal gauleiter letterhead, 1p. 4to., Frankfurt, 1. 4to., Nov. 4, 1940 letter adding: “...I am sending you an insignia of the Seventh Army
to Oberregirungsrat Dr. Ziegelmayer. In part: “...Thank you for your for your collection...”. Lightly toned, with the original shoulder patch
letter...and sending the magazine ‘Wehrmacht and Science’...and sent by Patch. Two pieces.
$250 - 350
the box with supplies of food which we received with great delight.
At first we did not know who the sender was...Thank you for your 206. GEORGE S. PATTON (1885 - 1945) “Old Blood and Guts” was
hospitality during the Gauleiter trip through the occupied territo- one of the finest tank commanders in history, rolling his forces
ries...”. Closed binder holes at left, folds, else very good.$300 - 400 through Tunesia, Sicily, France and Germany until halted at the
Rhine. Signature: “G. S. Patton, Jr.” cut from a document, matted
199. ERHARD MILCH (1892 - 1972) Co-creator with Goring of the with a photo, pins of American flag and tank, and Third Armored
Nazi’s Luftwaffe, promoted to the rank of field marshal, later tried at Division pin and shoulder patch. Very good.
$500 - 600
Nuremburg and imprisoned until 1954. War-date T.L.S. on his field
marshal’s letterhead, Berlin, May 6, 1942 to Gauleiter OTTO TEL- 207. FRIEDRICH PAULUS (1890 - 1957) German field marshal who
SCHOW in Luneburg thanking him for sending birthday greetings. headed the 6th Army’s drive on Stalingrad. Paulus found himself
One fold, marginal file holes, else fine.
$200 - 300 surrounded there and surrendered his starving army on Jan. 31,
1943. He returned to Germany to testify at the Nuremburg War
200. BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY (1887 - 1976) British Field Mar- Crimes trials. Rare S.P. “Paulus”, 4 3/4” x 3 1/2” b/w, showing Paulus
shall who commenced the drive at El Alamein that ultimately drove standing with Adolf Hitler at a map table. Contrast is fair, otherwise
$400 - 500
Rommel from North Africa. Also involved in the invasions of Sicily and very good.
France. Uncomman variant signature “Bernard Montgomery” closely-cut from a letter, mounted.
$100 - 150
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208. KARL PFEFFER-WILDENBRUCH (1888 - 1971) General of the
Waffen-SS, commanded the 4th SS Polizei Division, VI SS Army Corps
and the IX SS Mountain Corps; awarded the Knight’s Cross with Oak
Leaves. S.P. 2” x 2 1/2” b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform signed
on verso and dated 1964. Accompanied by two A.L.S.’s from his
wife, 1978, stating that she had been besieged by collectors with
requests for autographs and mementos, and states she had given
away her late husband’s award documents to a German police officer.
$100 - 150
216. OSWALD POHL, AUGUST HEISSMEYER AND WALTER
SCHMITT Fine content typed D.S. signed by three of the administrative chiefs of the SS and most notorious war criminals: OSWALD
POHL (1892-1951) Head of the Economic Office of the SS and ultimate overseer of the concentration camp system. Pohl 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; AUGUST HEISSMEYER (1897-1979) Waffen-SS general, relieved Theodor Eicke who in 1939 had begun commanding a front
line division. Heissmeyer was provisionally in charge of the inspection of concentration camps until relieved by Richard Glucks; and
WALTER SCHMITT (1879-1945) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and general
of the Waffen-SS, later a member of the Reichstag. The document,
1p. 4to., Berlin, Jan. 27, 1939 is the draft of an intended promotion
to be given to SS-Oberfuhrer Frank to the position of Amtschef in the
SS Main Office. All three have signed at bottom beside their respective titles. Fine.
$600 - 700
209. ARTUR PHLEPS (1881 - 1944) General in the Waffen-SS, raised
and commanded the 7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen, the 13th
Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar, and commanded the
V SS Mountain Corps. His forces committed atrocities in Croatia,
Serbia and Montenegro. Rare war-date A.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., [In the field], Nov. 24, 1943 to HEINRICH HIMMLER.
Phleps has received a book on his 62nd birthday and warmly thanks
Himmler for the gift and acknowledgement of his work: “...Despite
my 63rd year I won’t give up...”. Marginal file holes, else fine.
217. INGEBORG ALIX PRINZESSIN STEPHAN SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE
$600 - 800 (1901 - 1996) German noblewoman and Nazi sympathizer, sisterin-law of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Josias Erbprinz zu Waldeck und
210. KURT POHL (b. 1906) Abschnittsfuhrer, SD-Abschnitt Frankfurt/ Pyrmont. Her husband was SS-OStubaf. Prinz Stephan zu SchaumMain, leader of Teilkommandos in Russia charged with eliminating burg-Lippe. She assisted SS units in the rescue of Germans during
partisans and saboteurs in Einsatzgruppe A. T.L.S. as SS-Sturmbann- the Prague uprising. Lot of four A.L.S.’s, 22pp. 4to., Berg, 1987-91,
fuhrer, 1p. 4to., Leipzig, Oct. 13, 1939 to SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer to an unknown admirer. An unrepentant Nazi, the woman discusses
Dr. Heinz Schimmerohn, a leader of a Einsatzgruppe congratulating a hoped-for freeing of Hess, a visit by Arthur Axmann, Otto Weidinghim and his wife for their marriage. Fine.
$200 - 300 er, an English reporter who is writing a book about Nazis, etc. Fine.
$200 - 300
211. OSWALD POHL (1892 - 1951) Head of the Economic Office of
the SS and ultimate overseer of the concentration camp system. It was 218. HANS-ADOLF PRUTZMANN (1901 - 1945) Hoherer SS and PoPohl who turned his victims’ dental gold, eyeglasses, hair, etc. into lice Leader in the Ukraine, C-in-C of Croatia and an organizer of
cash for the SS, using the infamous “Max Heiliger” Swiss accounts. the fanatical Nazi “Werewolf” bands, committed suicide after his
Captured and executed in 1951. T.L.S. “Your [?] Uncle Oswald”on his capture. Rare T.L.S. on SS-Oberabschnitts Nordwest” letterhead, 1p.
personal letterhead, Berlin, May 2, 1941 to his young niece Edith. In 4to., Hamburg, Dec. 6, 1937 to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer AUGUST
part: “...I am sending you something for your little tummy and I hope HEISSMAYER(1897-1979) who would relieved Theodor Eicke to
that it will sit better and help you get well soon. I hope you get well become Chief Inspector of Concentration Camps. Heissmeyer has
soon. I think of you often...”. File holes at left, else fine. $400 - 500 docketed and annotated the letter. Prutzmann confirms that he has
212. OSWALD POHL Rare partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Berlin, Dec.
1, 1939, a “Final Report” issued by the SS Administration School to
SS-Oberscharfuhrer Albert Geng, SS No. 104 120 indicating that he
had attended classes and training and had successfully completed
the courses. Boldly signed at bottom, also signed by the school administrator. Albert Geng, born in Nuremberg in 1915, served with
the 4th SS “Deutschland” and after attending the school became an
administrative officer gaining the rank of Untersturmfuhrer.
$400 - 500
213. OSWALD POHL T.L.S. on his “Main Bureau for Budget and Construction” letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, May 28, 1941 to the SS Personnel Office concerning a proposed promotion of SS-Oberfuhrer
Blaschke to the rank of SS-Standartenfuhrer. Pohl advises that Heinrich Himmler had attended a meeting concerning the promotion and
personally ordered it. File holes, the typing just slightly lightened,
else very good. This promotion almost certainly concerns Dr. HUGO
BLASCHKE (1881-1959), Adolf Hitler’s personal dentist and the chief
dentist on the staff of Heinrich Himmler with the rank of SS-Brigadefuhrer.
$400 - 500
214. OSWALD POHL T.L.S. on his personal military letterhead, 1p.
4to., Berlin, Mar. 29, 1944 to FRANZ XAVER SCHWARZ, National
Treasurer of the Nazi Party. In part: “...I received your letter...recognizing my tenth service anniversary as Chief of Administration
in the SS. The honoring words you used are reason enough for me
to continue to work in loyalty to you and to remain a firm National
Socialist, modest, true...”. File holes at left, some marginal soiling,
else very good.
$400 - 500
215. OSWALD POHL Fine content partial A.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d., certainly 1942] to HEINRICH HIMMLER.
In part: “...Your personal affection, as I experienced on my fiftieth
birthday, was so expansive, and therefore I would like to thank you,
Reichsfuhrer, with these lines. I know to what I owe my destiny. Heil
the Fuhrer! Your obedient, loyal and devoted Pohl”. File holes at left,
else very good.
$400 - 600
had a meeting with Heissmeyer and asks that he may be replaced
during his leave by SS-Brigadefuhrer Pancke. File holes at left, else
fine.
$300 - 400
219. RUDOLF QUERNER (1893 - 1945) General in the Waffen-SS and
the police, involved in the deportation of the Hamburg Jews and
also ordered large quantities of Zyklon-B. At Braunschweig he was
responsible for the evacuation of the concentration and POW camps.
T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Hamburg, July 29, 1941 to
SS-Gruppenfuhrer Schmitt. Querner makes a claim for a refund of
the cost of his SS uniform which Reichsfuhrer-SS Himmler had promised would have been provided at no charge. The cost at the time
was 634 Reichsmarks, a very substantial sum. Marginal file holes,
else very good.
$250 - 350
220. ELWOOD R. “PETE” QUESADA (1904 - 1993) American Army
Air Corps and Air Force general, while with the Ninth A.F. he developed the concept of close air support of ground forces and developed early warning radar. He later headed the Tactical Air Command
and owned the Washington Senators. Good lot of five signed items,
includes an S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, in uniform; 1946 T.L.S. on T.A.C. letterhead sending a signed shoulder patch (not present); 1949 T.L.S.
“Pete” on Air Force letterhead mentioning that the rank of lieutenant
general is not permanent; a 1950 T.L.S. “Pete” mentioning that a
book by Ernest Hemingway (“Across the River and Into the Trees”)
had mentioned him and: “...certainly left me bleeding”; and a signature on War Dept. letterhead. Very good.
$100 - 150
Ordered the deportation of Dutch Jews
221. HANNS RAUTER (1895 - 1949) Waffen-SS general and Police
Leader in the occupied Netherlands. Ordered deportation of 110,000
Dutch Jews, executed civilians, and tortured political prisoners. Executed. T.L.S. on his official letterhead, 1p. 4to., The Hague, June
26, 1943 to Waffen-SS Gen. Rudolf Querner thanking him for having
sent greetings upon Rauter’s promotion. File holes at left, else fine.
$300 - 400
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222. 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. Excellent S.P.,
7” x 8 1/4” b/w showing Raeder in uniform and seated at his desk,
signed adding rank and date:”Chef der Marineleitung November
1928”. Only a month earlier Raeder had been promoted to Admiral
and made Commander-in-Chief of the Reichsmarine following the
fall of Adm. Hans Zenker. Trimmed slightly at left, not intruding on
image, else very good.
$250 - 350
Former prisoner Reitsch writes a heartfelt
letter to her lover: “Help us to be true to our
fatherland – in life as well as in death...”
223. HANNA REITSCH (1912 - 1979) German pilot. Reitsch was the
first woman to fly a helicopter, a rocket plane, and a jet fighter. She
is also remembered as being a loyal confidante of Adolf Hitler, even
landing a small plane in central Berlin in an attempt to extract Hitler
only days before the city fell. T.L.S. 2pp. 4to., [n.p.], May 13, 1946
to Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887-1977), Minister of Finance
and Leading Minister of the German Reich, the equivalent of a Chancellorship, in the short-lived Flensburg government of President Karl
Dönitz, and with whom it appears Reisch had fallen in love. While
technically still under Allied arrest, she writes: “...You can imagine
how happy I was that this visit to the graves of my loved ones on the
anniversary was permitted. So much we had gone through together, you steadfast by my side...May 11, around 10 o’clock we closely
passed by you. I could feel my heart pounding up to my temples...
after such a long time of imprisonment...While my return had been
unbelievably painful for me on the one hand, yet on the other hand,
it made me incredibly happy, having been able to be again where
my loved ones once lived and now are at rest...The Americans that
had protected me were long gone...Even though I am practically left
homeless, my fatherland shall remain in my heart...Help us to be true
to our fatherland – in life as well as in death...”. Sold with a 3 1/2”
x 5” photo of the pilot with Luftwaffe Pilots Badge and Iron Cross,
inscribed and signed on verso: For Graf Schwerin - Krosigk with all
best wishes in the hardest days...Hanna” and an envelope addressed
to her correspondent in Nuremberg, also signed by her on the recto.
Finally, there is a sympathetic letter to Reitsch by one Rudolf Ferbers,
2pp. 4to., Bonn, June 3, 1946. Four pieces.
$400 - 500
224. NO LOT
225. JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP (1893 - 1946) Nazi foreign minister. First of the Nuremberg defendants to hang on October 16,
1946. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. large 4to., Berlin, Feb. 7, 1945, in part:
“...In the name of the Fuhrer, I place Chancellor First Class Paul
Zumpe into retirement. I thank him for his services to the German
People, with thanks from the Fuhrer...”. Boldly signed at bottom,
very good. Zumpe served as Ambassador to Colombia. Colombia
ceased diplomatic relations with the Axis powers in December 1941,
following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and finally entered
the war on the Allies’ side on November 26, 1943, after a series of
German U-boat attacks on Colombian ships.
$400 - 600
226. LENI RIEFENSTAHL (1902 - 2003) German film director, an intimate friend of Hitler who filmed the propaganda classic, Triumph of
the Will. Postcard photo, 4 1/2” x 6” b/w, a reproduction of an early
image of the director, nicely signed later in life. Fine.
$150 - 200
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227. LENI RIEFENSTAHL (1902 - 2003) German film director, an intimate friend of Hitler who filmed the propaganda classic, Triumph
of the Will. S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, a reproduction of a photo taken during
the filming of “Triumph of the Will” showing Riefenstahl filming a
Hitler Youth Member, boldly signed and dated in 1989. Fine.
$100 - 150
228. CARL-HEINZ RODENBERG (1904 - 1995) German neurologist
in charge of “selection” in the Action T4 “euthanasia” program, director of the Reich Central Office for the Combating of Homosexuality and Abortion. Important partly-printed D.S. signed seven times,
4pp. 4to., Berlin, Mar. 4, 1942, an SS genetic health questionnaire.
Rodenberg completes the form for himself and his fiance, states
that he has had four children out of wedlock, gives a family medical history (tuberculosis, cancer and diabetes), names his relatives
and writing his last name repeatedly, and setting forth the cause of
death. Signed by another SS doctor on the last page. Very good.
$400 - 500
“I cannot approve of the conduct
of the S.A. leadership...”
229. 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.
T.L.S. “Rohm” on his N.S.D.A.P. S.A. Fuhrer letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Mar. 2, 1933 to Wilhelm Kube (1887-1943), Gauleiter of Kurmark
and an important figure in the Nazification of the church. In part:
“…I cannot approve of the conduct of the S.A. leadership, and regret
it most particularly in regard to yourself…conditions in East Prussia
are to be thoroughly regulated after March 5, 1933…” One margin
slightly trimmed. Sold with a vintage unsigned photo of Rohm.
$400 - 500
230. KONSTANTIN ROKOSSOVSKY (1896 - 1968) Soviet general
who held the critical northwest approaches to Moscow, later headed
defenses at Stalingrad and near the end of the war encircled and
destroyed the German 4th Army. Typed D.S. 1p. legal folio, Jan. 20,
1948, the last page (only) of an evaluation of one Captain Levchenko, signed in green ink as Commander of the Northern Group of
Soviet Forces. Spindle holes at left from disbinding, otherwise very
good.
$100 - 150
231. NO LOT
“The German is brave
at the side of his Italian comrade...”
232. 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. Lot of two
signed items, includes: a
D.S. commander in chief on
Panzerarmee Afrika letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.
but 1942], a form letter
sent to his supporters. In
part: “...I receive much mail
from all parts of Germany...I am delighted by these greetings from the homeland...I cannot
respond to each individual letter...The local war reporters for the
German troops reported so many experiences in word and picture...
the same for the weekly news reels who report a point on picture
of the extraordinary service of the troops in North Africa...here in
the desert, the German is brave at the side of his Italian comrade,
fighting for a common victory...German troops will persevere and
contribute to the final victory of the Axis...”. Signed in indelible blue
pencil. Also included is an S.P. 5” x 3 1/2” b/w, a Hoffmann photo
of Rommel in uniform, the signature traced-over by the recipient in
an effort to darken it. Both are double-matted together and set into
a wood frame.
$1,200 - 1,500
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233. ERWIN J. ROMMEL War-date D.S. “Rommel” in pencil as “General of Panzer Troops”, “In the field” [North Africa], Jan. 11, 1942, his
approval of a military award for a man in his command. File holes in
right margin, else fine
$500 - 700
243. KARL SCHARIZER (1901 - 1956) Gauleiter of Salzburg and Vienna, also an SS-Brigadefuhrer, responsible for the deportation of
Viennese Jews. T.L.S. on N.S.D.A.P. Gauleiter of Vienna letterhead,
1p. 4to., Vienna, Jan. 18, 1940 to a local administrator. Scharizer returns documents concerning Party Member Dorfler and states
234. ERWIN J. ROMMEL S.P. 3 1/2” x 2 1/4” b/w, a candid photo of that he disagrees with establishing a new housing board. Closed file
Rommel amidst a group of giddy uniformed German Bund Deutscher holes at left, else very good.
$200 - 300
Madel members, signed across the face in (uncharacteristic) green
ink. Fine.
$300 - 400 244. EDUARD RITTER VON SCHLEICH (1888 - 1947) Bavarian flying ace of World War I credited with 35 “kills”, during World War II
235. JOE ROSENTHAL American press photographer who covered he served in the Luftwaffe as a general and as commander of the
the Pacific during World War II, took the famous photograph of Ma- occupation forces in Denmark. S.P. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” b/w, a chest,
rines hoisting the flag on Iwo Jima. Fine S.P., 20” x 28” b/w, a Nation- up pose in uniform, boldly signed. Small crease in one corner,
al Archives poster featuring Rosenthal’s famous image on its fiftieth mounted.
$350 - 450
anniversary, boldly signed “Joe Rosenthal AP Photographer Iwo Jima,
1945”. Fine, and ideal for framing.
$400 - 500 245. GUSTAV SCHEEL (1907 - 1979) SS and Police Leader, as well as
Gauleiter in Salzburg, organized the deportation of Karlsruhe’s Jews
Alfred Rosenberg contributes
to the death camps. Bold signature on the verso of his Reichstudentenfuhrer” calling card, with letter of transmittal. Fine. $150 - 200
to the Nazis’ election efforts
236. ALFRED ROSENBERG AND FRANZ XAVER SCHWARZ A great
association piece, a Nazi Party campaign contribution receipt, 1p.
12mo., Munich, May 12, 1928, in which ALFRED ROSENBERG (18931946) Nazi leader considered the ideologist of Nazism, writes his
own receipt and signs “Rosenberg” after donating 200 Reichsmarks
to the NSDAP for “Elections”. Signed at the bottom by FRANZ XAVER
SCHWARZ (1875 - 1947) German politician who served as National
Treasurer) of the Nazi Party. Very good.
$300 - 400
246. GUSTAV SCHEEL T.L.S. on “Inspector of Sicherheitspolizei and
the S.D.” letterhead, 1p. 4to., Munich, June 27, 1941, sending SS-Brigadefuhrer Dr. Martin his promotion certificate and new SS identity
card and congratulating him on his advancement. Light toning, else
very good.
$200 - 300
247. WALTER SCHMITT (1879 - 1945) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and
general of the Waffen-SS, later a member of the Reichstag. T.L.S. on
“Reichsfuhrer-SS” letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Apr. 1, 1939 to Friedrich Keidel, SS No. 323037 who would have a distinguished combat
career in the Waffen-SS. Fine content in which Schmitt, signing on
Himmler’s behalf, formally accepts Keidel into the SS and promotes
him to the rank of SS-Obersturmfuhrer and SS-Fuhrer in the 2.Totenkopf Standarte “Brandenburg”. File holes at left, else fine.
$150 - 200
237. BERNHARD RUST (1883 - 1945) Nazi Minister of Science, Education and National Culture. His philosophy was that the entire purpose of education “is to create Nazis”. Committed suicide at war’s
end. T.L.S. on his ministerial letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Feb. 25,
1941 to Gauleiter Otto Telschow. In part: “Dear old Comrade, On
your 65th birthday I think back to our fighting years...”. File holes at
left, else fine.
$200 - 300 248. WALTER SCHMITT T.L.S. on “Reichsfuhrer-SS” letterhead, 1p.
238. FRITZ SCHLESSMANN (1899 - 1964) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer 4to., Berlin, Nov. 8, 1940 to Friedrich Keidel, SS No. 323037 who
and deputy Gauleiter of Essen and a member of the Freikorps Ross- would have a distinguished combat career in the Waffen-SS. Fine
bach, which supported the Eiserne Division in 1919. T.L.S. on his content in which Schmitt, signing on Himmler’s behalf, promotes
Gauleiter letterhead, 1p. 4to., Essen, Oct. 28, 1940 to Dr. Ziegelmay- him to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer effective the following day.
$150 - 200
er. In part: “...I read your interesting descriptions...I was able to get File holes at left, else fine.
a picture of your specialty...I received your box with the rations... 249. GERTRUD SCHOLTZ-KLINK (1902 - 1999) Fervent Nazi Parand I would also like to thank you, the actual sender...”. Marginal file ty member and leader of the National Socialist Women’s League
holes, else very good.
$200 - 300 (NS-Frauenschaft). T.L.S. on N.S.D.A.P. letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin,
239. FRITZ SCHMEDES (1894 - 1952) SS Brigade Commander and Feb. 15, 1940 to Gauleiter Otto Telschow thanking him for having
Major General of the Waffen-SS and Police, his unit was destroyed sent birthday greetings to her. With receiving stamps, file holes at
$250 - 350
in the Halbe Pocket. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [In the field], July left margin, fine.
1, 1943, an award of the Iron Cross, 2nd Class given to SS-Rotten- 250. FRANZ XAVER SCHWARZ (1875 - 1947) German politician who
fuhrer Louis Fischer, SS-Pol. Pz. Gren. Reg. 1. Very good.$150 - 200 served as National Treasurer of the Nazi Party. T.L.S. on official let240. PAUL SCHARFE (1876 - 1942) General of the Waffen-SS and terhead, 1p. 4to., Munich, Apr. 24, 1936 to the Governor of Schwachief of the SS Court Head Office, his staff of lawyers tried cases bia and Neuberg thanking him for sending a book concerning local
$200 - 300
against army and SS officers. T.L.S. 2pp. large 4to. on SS-Court Main Schwabian sayings and dialect. Very good.
Office letterhead, Munich, Oct. 10, 1941 to the SS leader in District Main, Nuremberg re: SS-Oberfuhrer Hans Ring. Scharfe returns
Ring’s disciplinary file, but states that he must determine whether
his court had jurisdiction over Ring at the time of the infraction,
which is later stated to be the use of an official car for private purposes. He asks for detail concerning Ring’s official duties. File holes
in left margin, else fine.
$250 - 350
241. HJALMAR SCHACHT (1877 - 1970) German financier and
banker who engineered the rearmament of Germany. Broke with Hitler and joined the resistance when Germany went to war. Aquitted
at Nuremberg. Oversize post-war S.P., 9” x 11 1/2” b/w, a close-up
bust portrait showing him gesticulating as he speaks, signed in full
at bottom and in full on verso adding “Stuttgart Jan. 1, 1970”. Very
good.
$150 - 200
251. FRANZ XAVER SCHWARZ Partly-printed D.S., 2pp. 12mo., Munich, 1929, a temporary membership card issued to a new NSDAP
member, no. 152003, described as “an unskilled laborer”. Signed on
the face in blue ink. Fine.
$200 - 300
252. ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART (1892 - 1946) Nazi occupation governor of Holland and deputy governor of Poland, executed as war
criminal. Printed thank you card for birthday wishes, The Hague,
July, 1941 with holograph subscription and signature. With transmittal envelope addressed to Vojtech “Béla” Tuka (1880-1946) Prime
Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 1939-1945 First Slovak Republic. Tuka was one of the main forces behind the deportation of Slovak Jews to Nazi concentration camps in German occupied
Poland.
$300 - 400
253. ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., The Hague,
242. HJALMAR SCHACHT Aquitted at Nuremberg. T.L.S. on ReichsMay, 1940, thanking the recipient for their best wishes upon his
bank letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Feb. 1, 1937 to Dr. Krupp von Bohlen
appointment as Reichkommissar of the Occupied Netherlands Terrisending thanks for greeting sent upon his sixtieth birthday. Folds,
tory. File holes, else fine.
$200 - 300
receiving docket and file holes in left margin, still very good.
$150 - 200
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254. WALTER VON SEYDLITZ-KURZBACH (1888 - 1976) German
general and Knights Cross with Oak Leaves recipient. Captured at
Stalingrad, he advocated for the formation of a German prisoner
corps to fight Hitler’s forces. Scarce war-date D.S., 1p. 8vo., “In the
field”, Dec. 31, 1940, an award of the Iron Cross, 2nd Class to “Unteroffizier Zimmermann”. Very good.
$200 - 300
259. ALBERT SPEER (1905-1981) Nazi German architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production, convicted of war crimes
at Nuremberg. His signed book Spandauer Tagebucher (“Spandau
Diaries”), (Frankfurt: Propylaen), 1975. First edition, 671pp. 8vo.,
signed in full on the front flyleaf. With dustjacket. Ownership stamp
above signature else very good.
$100 - 150
255. ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART (1892 - 1946) Nazi occupation governor of Holland and deputy governor of Poland, executed as war
criminal. Rare A.L.S. as a P.O.W. being held at Nuremburg, postmarked at Nuremberg, July 11, 1946, printed and signed in block
letters in pencil and addressed to his family, then living in Salzburg.
He writes: “My beloved ones! Nothing new here with me. Hopefully
everything is all right with you. Another letter is due from you. Are
the old guests still coming to Mattsee? This is all for today. Hearty
greetings...”. With censor stamp, fine. Sold with a 1969 A.L.S. from
his widow Gertrud, 2pp. 8vo., Mar. 19, 1969, regrets she cannot
send a photo. Fine.
$300 - 400
260. ALBERT SPEER Lot of four T.L.S.s on his personal letterhead,
4pp. total, Heidelburg, 1970-75, all sent to Dr. Joseph Melant who
corresponded with Speer for 14 years, in German. In small part: “...
Please give my best wishes to Dr. [Walter R.?] Dornberger...I am
sorry that his health is so bad...[your book] did not write correctly about Hitler’s psychology...Fromm’s book may be better...I am
finishing the manuscript of my book...I want to write Werner von
Braun but I only have his old address...I am sorry you did not get
to meet Leni Riefestahl...She would have been elated...The death of
Baldur von Schirach came as a surprise. He possibly died of a stroke.
During his Spandau internment he took sedatives or sleeping pills
every night...”.
$250 - 350
256. FRANZ SIX (1909 - 1975) SS-Brigadeführer and chief of a unit of
Einsatzgruppe B in Russia, appointed by Reinhard Heydrich to head
records of the RSHA, also appointed to direct state police operations
in an occupied Great Britain. T.L.S. on his SS letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Berlin, Dec. 10, 1939 to SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer and member of
the Einsatzgruppen Dr. Heinz Schimmerohn, sending regards to the
man upon his wedding. Fine.
$300 - 400
An excessively rare war-date letter
257. 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
soldier
in American uniforms to
mislead American forces in
the Bulge, and after the war
headed the organization
that helped hundreds of
ex-SS officers flee Germany.
Very rare war-date T.L.S.,
1p. 4to., [n.p.], Jan. 22,
1944, in part: “...I acknowledge that the V8 automobile with police number
W36466 will be provided to
the Meidlinger Scaffolding
Co. during the war, but it
will remain the property of
Alfred Schreiber...” . Interestingly, Skorzeny was the
owner of that same company. Also included is Skorzeny’s 1939 membership card in a Viennese trade organization, and an original photo, 3 1/2” x 2 1/4”,
showing a very young Skorzeny standing beside a touring car with
an attractive young lady behind the wheel. Skorzeny is impossibly
rare in war-date material. Three pieces.
$1,000 - 1,500
258. OTTO SKORZENY Very rare A.N.S. penned while a prisoner
of the Americans and waiting to offer testimony at Nuremberg, 1p.
8vo., Sep. 9, 1945, in full: “I confirm this is my signature made by
my own hand. Otto Skorzeny Obersturmbannfuhrer Res.”. A collector typed an identification well beneath Skorzeny’s signature, interestingly noting that Skorzeny “kidnapped” Mussolini. Sold with
an original photograph of Skorzeny, 2” x 3”, undoubtedly taken of
Skorzeny while an American prisoner. Skorzeny was held as a prisoner of war for more than two years before being tried as a war
criminal himself at the Dachau Trials in 1947 for allegedly violating
the laws of war during the Battle of the Bulge. He was brought before
a US military tribunal in Dachau on August 18, 1947 but escaped on
July 27, 1948 while awaiting his verdict.
$300 - 400
261. JAKOB SPRENGER (1885 - 1945) Gauleiter of Hesse-Nassau
and a member of the party from 1922. Comitted suicide. T.L.S. in
indelible pencil on his personal gauleiter letterhead, 1p. 4to., Frankfurt, 1. 4to., Nov. 4, 1940 to Oberregirungsrat Dr.Ziegelmayer. In
part: “...I confirm receipt of your letter...with your article...I thank
you for the box of ‘food’. The first tasting of this excellent French
brandy I toast to your health...”. Closed binder holes at left, folds,
else very good.
$200 - 300
262. GREGOR STRASSER (1892 - 1934) Nazi whose energy, skill and
oratory powers led to his leadership of Hitler’s Reich Organization
and service as propaganda chief of the N.S.D.A.P. Killed in the purges of the “Night of the Long Knives”. A.Q.S. on a 12mo. card, [n.p.,
n.d.], in German: “The greatest goal is freedom and the motivation
of the nation”. Fine, sold with an original 4” x 6” photo of Hitler and
Strasser reviewing a large group of civilian men.
$400 - 500
263. JULIUS STREICHER (1885 - 1946) Nazi journalist and politician, editor of “Der Sturmer” and virulent anti-Semite, executed at
Nuremburg. T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Nuremberg,
Feb. 16, 1939 to Gauleiter OTTO TELSCHOW. In part: “...Thank you
for your birthday wishes...Heil Hitler!”. Receiving docket, file holes in
blank margin, else very good.
$400 - 500
Julius Streicher inscribes a book
of Hitler speeches to Heinrich Himmler
264. JULIUS STREICHER Fine association signed book: Adolf Hitler in Franconia Speeches from the Time of Struggle [n.p., 1939],
cloth cover with brown printed title, 202pp. 8vo., with photo illustrations. Inscribed on the front flyleaff to Reichsfuhrer-SS HEINRICH HIMMLER: “Heinrich Himler [sic] The fighter in great times!
Christmas 1939 Streicher” Beneath, as is often the case, Himmler
added his green initials “H H”. Cover is in poor condition, torn with
titled spine cover detached but present, contents are very good.
$600 - 800
265. WILHELM STUCKART (1902 - 1953) Nazi Under Secretary of
the Interior who drafted the Nuremberg Laws. Later participated in
the Wansee Conference. Sentenced to four years at Nuremberg for
his crimes. T.L.S. on his personal correspondence card, 1p. 12mo.,
Berlin, June, 1944, thanking his correspondent for sending congratulations upon the birth of his son. File holes at left, else very good.
$250 - 350
266. EMIL STURTZ (1892 - 1945) Gauleiter of Westfalen-Süd and
later Gauleiter of Gau Kurmark, de facto in charge of defense of areas surrounding Berlin, he went missing during the Battle of Berlin.
T.L.S. on his gauleiter’s letterhead, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Nov. 5,1940 to
Oberregierungsrat Dr. Ziegelmayer. In part: “...Thank you foir sending the printed presentation regarding troop supply printed on potato leaf paper...thank you for the gift box...”. Closed binder holes
at left, else fine.
$250 - 350
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Commander of Wewelsburg Castle
with his addition of his various postings in the Middle East, as Allied
Supreme Commander in the S.W. Pacific, and in India during World
267. SIEGFRIED TAUBERT (1880 - 1946) General of the Waffen-SS War II. Paper clip indent at top, else fine.
$200 - 300
and SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, commander of the SS spiritual capital,
276.
PAUL
WEGENER
(1908
1993)
SS-Obergruppenfuhrer
who
the castle at Wewelsburg as well as its school there. Formerly Reinhard Heydrich’s chief of staff with the SD. Very rare A.L.S. on “Der served with the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS in Greece, Gauleiter
Burghauptmann von Wewelsburg” letterhead, 1p. 4to., Wewelsburg, of Weser-Ems, later jailed for crimes he committed while in Bremen.
Aug. 18, 1939 to a woman. Taubert invites a lady to Wewelsburg af- T.L.S. on his official gauleiter’s letterhead, 1p. 4to., Oldenburg, June
ter losing a wager: “...I admit my defeat and invite you for the peace 19, 1942 to fellow gauleiter, PAUL GIESLER thanking him for his best
negotiations to our beautiful Wewelsburg...”. File holes in margin, wishes upon being appointed Gauleiter and governor and wishing
else fine.
$500 - 700 the same to his correspondent. A few trivial tape stains, else very
good.
$200 - 300
268. THEOBALD THIER (1897 - 1949) SS-Brigadefuhrer and chief
of Gestapo and SD in Krakow, he was charged with the exhumation 277. ULRICH WEIST (1898 - 19??) SS-Sturmbannfuhrer, staff leader
of mass graves to cover evidence, and was instrumental in the liq- of the chief adjutancy of the RFSS. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Berlin, Oct. 15,
uidation of the forced labor camp Janowska. Executed. Typed D.S., 1936 to the personnel office of the RFSS sending the SS application
1p. 4to., Stuttgart, Jan. 23, 1936.Thier reports that he has left the for Hans-Julius Kehrl, SS-Brigadefuhrer and police president of HamCatholic Church, has received the S.A. Sports Badge, and asks that burg, on orders of Heinrich Himmler. Just eleven days later Weist
his record be amended accordingly. File holes and dockets, else very was removed from office for betraying the trust of Himmler. File
$100 - 150
good.
$300 - 400 holes, else very good.
269. FRITZ TODT (1891 - 1942) Nazi military engineer who supervised the building of the Autobahn, the Siegfried Wall and the chain
of submarine bases on the coast of France. Died mysteriously in a
plane crash. T.L.S. on his personal correspondence card, 1p. 12mo.,
Berlin, Sep. 6, 1940 to Gauleiter Otto Telschow sending thanks to
the man for having sent birthday greetings. File holes in left margin,
else fine.
$300 - 400
To Daluege on the reorganization
of the Serbian police
270. HARALD TURNER (1891 - 1947) SS commander and Staatsrat
in the German military administration of Serbia, admitted his wide
use of gas vans in the murder of Jews. Executed. Rare T.L.S. on his
personal letterhead, 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Jan. 18, 1942 to SS-Obergruppenfuhrer KURT DALUEGE and docketed by him at top. In part: “...I
have just received your decree in which finally thanks to your great
decision the police officers will be available for the reorganization
for the Serbian State Police...this enables...reorganization in the local areas...”. File holes in left margin, else very good.
$400 - 500
62551-163
271. HOYT VANDENBURG (1899 - 1954) U.S. Air Force general, its second Chief of Staff, and second Director of Central Intelligence. S.P. 11”
x 14” b/w, a seated pose ca. 1950, boldly signed. Some marginal flaws
including a corner chip far from the image, else very good. $100 - 150
272. FRITZ WACHTLER (1891 - 1945) Gauleiter of Bayreuth, he also
became head of the National Socialist Teachers League. A drunkard who
ran afoul of Bormann, he was ordered shot in April,1945. Bold signature
on a on a 7” x 4 1/2”sheet, with transmittal letter and envelope. Accompanied by a 1979 letter from his widow, ILSE WACHTLER which describes her husband’s murder. She states that Deputy Gauleiter Ludwig
Ruckdeschel and a group of SS men picked up her husband at a hotel
outside Bayreuth, and executed him near a forest for “defeatism” and in
revenge over ongoing disagreements with the SS.
$250 - 350
273. EDUARD WAGNER (1894 - 1944) German general, Quartermaster
General of the German army and a participant in the July 20 bomb plot
on Hitler’s life. He arranged Stauffenberg’s flight, and committed suicide
when the plot failed. Rare signature on a small slip cut from a letter,
mounted beneath a photo of Wagner in uniform. Fine.
$200 - 300
278. FRITZ WEITZEL (1904 - 1940) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, High SS
and Police Leader in Norway, killed by shrapnel in an air attack. Rare
T.L.S. on SS-Oberabschnitt West letterhead, 1p. 4to., Dusseldorf,
Sep. 11, 1939 to WALTER SCHMITT, (1879-1945) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and general of the Waffen-SS, who may have docketed the
letter at bottom. Weitzel writes to confirm that Heinrich Himmler
had approved the acceptance of Karl Dellenbusch into the SS. Weitzel will also send the original S.A. certificate releasing Dellenbusch
and requests Himmler’s written confirmation of SS acceptance. File
holes at margin, else very good.
$300 - 400
279. FRITZ WEITZEL (1904 - 1940) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, High
SS and Police Leader in Norway, killed by shrapnel in an air attack.
Rare T.L.S. on onionskin, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], Apr.10, 1940 to SS-Gruppenfuhrer KARL WOLFF. In part: “...I am sending you for acknowledgement a letter from Police President and S.A. Brigade Leader
Gutenburger...in which he asks to be transferred into the SS...please
inform the Reichsfuhrer-SS that for health reasons Gutenburger
cannot provide any service...I recommend him for service in the
S.D....” File holes at left, else very good.
$200 - 300
280. FRITZ WEITZEL (1904 - 1940) SS ideologue and SS-High Leader and Police Leader in Norway, killed in a aerial attack. T.L.S. on
his SS-Obergruppenfuhrer police headquarters letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Dusseldorf, May 9, 1939 to KURT DALUEGE (1897-1946) who has
also docketed and dated the letter at upper-left. In part: “...I am
sending you the recently published book...’The Troop Celebrations
in the SS’ and I hope you appreciate the content...”. File holes in left
margin, else very good.
$300 - 400
281. OTTO WINKELMANN (1894 - 1977) SS general and Police Leader, briefly city commander of Budapest at the approach of the Red
Army. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. sm. folio, Berlin, June 19, 1943, the
appointment of dentist Dr. Gunther Kalus as a staff doctor with the
police. One fold, else fine.
$200 - 300
282. OTTO WINKELMANN (1894 - 1977) SS general and Police Leader, briefly city commander of Budapest at the approach of the Red
Army. T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Budapest, Oct. 9,
1944 to SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer MAXIMILIAN HERFF thanking him
for sending birthday greetings. Docketed, marginal file holes, else
very good.
$200 - 300
283. CURT WITTJE (1894 - 1947) Chief of the SS Main Office, acted
as a liaison between Himmler and Theodor Eicke in the latter’s development of the Concentration Camp Inspectorate, expelled from
the SS on suspicion of homosexuality. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Hamburg,
Dec. 28, 1936 to “W. Bicker”, most likely Hitler Youth leader Wilhelm
Bicker. In part: “...I regret your current situation. I am surprised
that the Reichsfuhrer-SS has done nothing to help you...the practical
275. ARCHIBALD P. WAVELL (1883 - 1950) World War II Command- work situation will take a few months, and until then we can do nother in Chief of British forces in the Middle East, India, and Burma; de- ing...”. Bicker had been accused of wearing an unearned Iron Cross
$300 - 400
stroyed Italian forces in North Africa until defeated by Rommel. Fine, and embezzling funds.
oversize S.P., 10” x 12” b/w, shows Wavell full-length in uniform,
274. WALDEMAR WAPPENHANS (1893 - 1967) Lieutenant General
of Police and SS and Police Leader (SSPF), men in his command killed
over 160,000 Russian Jews before he deserted in January, 1945.
Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Augsburg, Nov. 16, 1936 to SS-Scharfuhrer Richard Schiling, notification of his promotion to the rank of
Oberscharfuhrer. Fine.
$200 - 300
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284. NAZI PARTY FOUNDING MEMBERS Book signed by several founding members of the Nazi party, “Munich - Capitol of the
Movement”, issued by Karl Fiehler (Munich: Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur
Zeitgeschichte), 1939. 134pp. 4to., a heavily-illustrated history of
Munich signed by 19 individuals including: ULRICH GRAF, JAKOB
GRIMMINGER, KARL FIEHLER, JOSEF BAUER, KARL SCHLEICHER,
and others not identified by us. Some foxing, front cover loosening,
else very good and should be researched.
$300 - 400
on behalf of Schirach, 1p. 4to., Berlin, June 25, 1937 to Bicker advising the reader that Bicker had been dismissed from the SS for health
reasons and could not be reaccepted by the SS; a T.L.S. from a Hitler
Youth staff officer to Bicker, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Oct. 6, 1939 to Bicker stating that he had reported his discussion to von Schirach who
would in turn report to Heinrich Himmler, and and unrelated letter
from HENRIETTA VON SCHIRACH, wife of Baldur von Schirach to
Bicker, 1p. 4to., Berlin, Mar. 4, 1934 regarding family photographs.
File holes in laft margins, else very good.
$500 - 600
289. NAZI MINISTERS AND ADMINISTRATORS Signed 12mo. postcard bearing typed titles with ink signatures, signed by OTTO MEISSNER, HANS LAMMERS, WALTER DARRE and GRAF SCHWERIN VON
KROSIGK. Fine.
$300 - 400
290. (CHEMICAL WARFARE) WILLIAM N. PORTER (1886-1973)
American major general who headed the Army’s Chemical Warfare
Service during World War II. The general advocated the use of poison
gas, especially against the Japanese, and also oversaw the development of chemical morters, flame-throwers, and biological warfare
agents. I.S.P. 10” x 13” b/w, a chest, up pose in uniform warmly
inscribed to colleague Col. William Rodgers, 1945. Framed. Rodgers, a British officer, would later become embroiled in the release of
information on the creation of VX nerve gas.
$150 - 200
291. WORLD WAR II MILITARY NOTABLES Nice lot of six items
signed by American military notables of World War II, includes:
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, signature; MARK W. CLARK, signature;
JOE ROSENTHAL, signed press commemorative cover; PAUL TIBBETS signed photo of a B-17, GEORGE CARON, signed business
card and MATTHEW RIDGWAY signature with rank on a World War
285. SS FILE OF KNIGHTS CROSS RECIPIENT, SS OFFICER VINZENZ II commemorative Time magazine cover. Very good.
$200 - 300
KAISER VINZENZ KAISER (1904-1945) was an SS-Obersturmbannführer and Knights Cross with Oak Leaves recipient who joined the 292. AMERICAN MILITARY LEADERS Lot of two signed pieces, inSS in 1927. After participating in the Anschluss, Kaiser’s regiment cludes a card signed by OMAR BRADLEY and later by COLIN POWwas absorbed into the Das Reich division. While in Russia, he led in ELL, and a commemorative block of stamps signed by Enola Gay
$100 - 150
the counterattacks on the Donetz and Dnjepr sectors, single-hand- pilot PAUL TIBBETS. Fine.
edly destroying four tanks. Kaiser then served in Hungary and on the
293. AMERICAN GENERALS Lot of five signed photographs of AmerItalian coast, before being relocated to Normandy to resist the American generals of World War II, each about 8” x 10” b/w, all in uniform
ican drive across France and Germany. Captured, he was beaten and
and inscribing their images to Justice William T. Powers. Includes:
shot in American captivity. Outstanding archive of documents conALFRED C. WEDEMEYER (1897 - 1989) American general who succerning Kaiser, particularly relating to his service in the SS, includes
ceeded Stilwell as Chiang Kai Shek’s Chief of Staff and Command22 separate documents, 28 pages of text, dating from 1934 to Sep.
er of American forces in China, ALEXANDER VANDEGRIFT (1887
20, 1943. Four of the documents, mainly biographical forms, are
- 1973) Marine Corps general and Commandant, led the 1st Masigned by Kaiser. Included are SS summaries of his service, SS entry
rine Division at Guadalcanal and was awarded the Medal of Honor,
biography, another biography bearing a photo, background quesWILLIAM H. GILL(1886-1973), commanded 32nd and 89th Infantry
tionnaires, personnel assessment, documents related to his work
Divisions, PAUL KENDALL (1898-1983) Major general, commander
at the SS relief organization (“hilfswerk”) and political schooling at
of the 88th Infatry Div. “Blue Devils”, and ROBERT EICHELBERGER
Dachau, promotion recommendations, transfers, leadership course
(1886-1961) American general who led forces against the Japanese
record, approval of his engagement and wedding, etc. Documents
in th “island hopping” campaign and in the taking of the Philippines.
are signed by multiple SS officers, unidentified, who should be reFramed, near fine.
$250 - 350
searched. Overall very good.
$2,000 - 3,000
286. KNIGHT CROSS AWARDEES Lot of five signed photos, most
294. AMERICAN GENERALS Good lot of five signed photos of promabout 4” x 5 3/4” b/w, Knights Cross awardees, includes: HEINZ
inent American generals, almost all of whome served during World
UNGER, WILLI SOELTER, HANS SANDROCK, RUDOLF SANDIG, and JOWar II. Photos are 6” x 8” or larger, most b/w, includes: ALEXANDER
HANN SALLER. Fine.
$150 - 200
HAIG, ALEXANDER VANDEGRIFT, JAMES M. GAVIN, LAURIS NORS$150 - 200
287. ACE-SIGNED LIMITED POSTERS Lot of four individually signed TAD, and JAMES VAN FLEET. Very good.
posters, each 19 1/2” x 25 1/2” and picturing the signer in flying
gear. Includes FRANCIS GABRESKI, HUBERT ZEMKE, JAMES E. SWETT,
295. USS MISSOURI SURRENDER CEREMONY NOTABLES Lot of
and RAF pilot GEOFFREY PAGE. Also signed by the artist Janet Keck.
three signatures on a single quarto sheet: CHESTER W.NIMITZ
All are fine, shrink-wrapped.
$150 - 200
(1885-1966) American admiral, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pa288. HITLER YOUTH GROUPING ON OUSTING OF A HITLER cific Fleet during World War II and largely responsible for the sucessYOUTH LEADER Fine group of documents concerning the case of ful “island-hopping” campaign against the Japanese, ARTHUR W.
Hitler Youth leader Willy Botho Bicker, accused of having worn an RADFORD (1896-1967) American naval officer, he headed a task
Iron Cross he did not earn and embezzlement, tried for ejection group in attacks on Japanese forces throughout the South Paciffrom the NSDAP and “retired” from the SS. Included is BALDUR VON ic, most notably at Okinawa, Iwo Jima and Tarawa, and JOHN W.
SCHIRACH T.L.S. on official letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Berlin, July 19, REEVES, JR. (1888-1967) Navy admiral, Commander of the Alaskan
1934 advising Bicker that he must take a leave of absence for about Sector and key participant in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The
75 days, and that he is not permitted to participate in Hitler Youth three signatures appear beneath a mounted photo showing them at
events; KURT GRUBER (1904-1943) First Chairman of the Hitler surrender ceremonied held aboard the USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay.
$400 - 500
Youth, D.S., 1p. 4to., July 20, 1935, attestation that Bicker was a Framed, fine condition.
member of the Hitler Youth in Cologne since 1929; a T.L.S. signed
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World War II: Documents & Archives
A historic archive of German maps and documents used
in the invasion of France and the Low Countries by forces under Paul Ewald von Kleist
296. DAILY ORDERS AND BATTLE-USED MAPS FOR THE INVASION OF THE LOW COUNTRIES
AND FRANCE, AND DUNKIRK
Historic grouping of battle-used
maps and documents directly associated with the German “blitzkrieg” invasion of France and
the Low Countries commencing
on May 10, 1940. This grouping undoubtedly belonged to a
senior commander in the operation attached to Gruppe von
Kleist, under the command of
Gen. Paul Ewald von Kleist, and
he has added many tactical additions to the battle maps in the
grouping. Five heavily annotated
maps are present. The first map,
24” x 17”, shows the pre-invasion
movements of von Kleist’s forces
from Koblenz towards the Luxembourg border, including the
1st, 2nd, and 10th Panzer Div.s,
as well as the 6th Panzer, and infantry and motorized units. The second map, 43” x 26”, is very revealing: it shows
the complete advance as of Day 3 0600 from Koblenz across Luxembourg with
the breakout from the Ardennes to Sedan now commencing. Guderian’s forces
are seen advancing south and west so quickly they cannot be accurately mapped
and meeting unknown resistance from the southwest. Von Kleist’s group is aimed
directly at Mezieres. The third map, 17” x 22 1/2”, shows the German advances on
the British Expeditionary Army and French armies, and has been amended to show
the taking of Brussels and Antwerp and showing British forces moving away from
Lille. The British and French are shown in full retreat to the west...toward Dunkirk
and the south. The fourth map, dated May 24th, measures 15 1/2” x 14” and
has also been overpainted by an army cartographer. It depicts the French forces
pushed to the south with the German spearhead cutting the British and remaining
French off, with the map’s owner showing the German forces rolling-up the British
flank at St. Omer and Calais. The last map, 18” x 14 1/2 and again made by a cartographer, shows the situation on or just after May 26th. It tracks the progress of
von Kleist’s group from Koblenz to the very outskirts of Dunkirk, noting that Calais
has fallen on May 26. The evacuation of Dunkirk began on the same day, May 26,
and continued until June 4 when the town finally fell. Also present is a set of five
field-printed orders headed “Gruppe v. Kleist” issued above von Kleist’s printed signature, 26pp.total, covering the dates between May 10-24, 1940. The first order is
dated May 10, 1940 with instructions for the following day. It declares that German
forces had reached Luxembourg with only localized enemy resistance, paratroopers had succeeded, and there was no sign of the French Army along the Maas. The
4th, 8th and 16th Armies are moving well through Luxembourg, and the goal for
the 11th is the quick occupation of the opposite bank of the Maas. The orders for
May 11th instruct that two French and one Belgian regiments are succesfully resisting German attack thanks to local topography. Von Kleist declares the resistance “not acceptable” and orders that all measures be used to
maintain schedule. Orders for panzer units are set forth, as are other corps orders. The third set of orders, dated May 15th, has von Kleist
ordering his men further west, deeper into France, past his headquarters at Bellevaux, and sends the 10th Panzer Div. to Mouzon to hold a
bridgehead. The next field order is dated May 17th while von Kleist is at St. Marceau. The general declares that the enemy is being crushed,
the 12th Army infantry moves south to Le Chesne, and von Kleist moves towards Oisne to secure the southern flank, pushing the enemy
toward the southwest. There is also a special order for air reconnaissance. The final set of documents, dated May 24th, concerns supply
of munitions and fuel, first aid, repairs, traffic, provisions and supplies, etc. as concerns the speeding German armies. A typed cover sheet
summarizing the operation accompanies these daily orders, and was added to them when they were assembled in a binder. Finally, there
is a 27pp. legal folio set of typed extracts of foreign press reports printed during the advance. The maps bear mounted strips with binding
holes for inclusion in a binder, other items have file holes in blank margins, else very good to fine. Certainly one of the most important
and impressive battle-used map and document archives we have encountered.
$8,000 - 10,000
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297. KNIGHTS CROSS OF THE IRON CROSS
AWARD AND FOLDER A superb, rare original document awarding the Knight’s Cross
of the Iron Cross to Franz Buchner. 4pp. (bifold) parchment, 14” x 17”, bearing the lithographed signature of Adolf Hitler at bottom.
The text of the document reads: “In the name
of the German People I award Oberleutnant
Franz Buchner the Knight’s Cross of the
Iron Cross Fuhrer Headquarters 2 October
1941 The Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht [Signed] Adolf Hitler”.
The document is intricately hand-lettered in
dark brown India ink, and Buchner’s name is
rendered in raised gold leaf. There is some
slight marginal toning and a light spot, otherwise in very good to fine condition. Also
present is the red leather presentation folder
with gilt trim, the front cover bearing a large
embossed gilt national eagle and swastika.
The covers are detached vertically at center,
corners are bumped with some loss thereat,
and there are scuffs and moderate staining
all of which should be restored. The printed
name of maker “FRIEDA THIERSCH” remains
undamaged. Franz Buchner was born on Sep.
9, 1918 in Kaschau, Hungary. A report from
Aug. 26, 1939 places Buchner on the staff of the II. Battalion Infantry-Regiment 30 and taking part in the Polish campaign. He transfers to
5.Company, and is wounded in combat in France on May 24, 1940. In November, 1940 Buchner transfers to the combat engineer platoon
of the regiment and takes part in the Russian campaign. On July 30, 1941 he becomes the 5.Company commander and receives orders
to block the Leningrad-Moscow rail line at Szaltzo. On Aug. 30, he takes the bridge over the river Wolchow and for the feat is awarded
the Knights Cross on Oct. 2. About two months later, on Nov. 27, 1941, while Buchner’s company is battling in the area of Tichwin, grenade shrapnel kills Buchner. His remains are still missing to this day. Since all Knight’s Cross documents were hand-made by only one
German firm, Frieda Thiersch, a backlog of orders for award documents soon developed. Also, it should be noted that these meticulously
hand-crafted documents were all made using India ink calligraphy, obviously very labor intensive, even when done by the skilled and experienced calligraphers employed by Thiersch. Furthermore, according to very reliable post-war research, these impressive award documents
were necessarily produced in “chronological” sequence. In other words, some of the more prominent Knight’s Cross recipients received
their completed award documents within a matter of days or weeks following their official notification (usually telegraphically); while other
recipients waited months, or even years, before receiving their award documents. Many recipients actually never received their large award
documents, or “Gross-Urkunden”; only a
very small fraction of the more than 7,000
Knight’s Crosses awarded, from 1939 were
of this type.
$10,000 - 12,000
298. GEORGE S. PATTON’S “TOE TAG” EMERGENCY MILITARY MEDICAL ASSESSMENT (1885 - 1945) “Old Blood and Guts”
was one of the finest tank commanders in
history, rolling his forces through Tunisia,
Sicily, France and Germany until halted at
the Rhine. Historically important D.S., 2pp.
3 3/4” x 6”, Dec. 21-26, 1945, Patton’s Army
“Form 52b”, an “emergency medical tag”
commonly refered to as a “toe tag” attached
to the general’s body at the time of his demise. The tag was issued at 1755 hours at
“130 Station Hospital, Heidelberg” and sets
forth Patton’s rank age, race, etc. as well as
the original diagnosis of broken neck vertebrae. It is signed by a “Col. Ball” on the front.
The reverse bears a “Supplemental Record”
which sets forth Patton’s condition chronologically from the date of his car accident
on Dec. 9 until his last moments. Notes for
his last five days, including his burial in Luxembourg, are written and signed by Cap.
GERALD KENT (1914-1988), a doctor who
attended Patton. He notes: “Dec. 19 - Death
ra[tt]les - Given atrophine & oxygen. [Dec.]
21 - [Death rattles] - Resting quietly but told nurse that he was going to die. Died 1755 with sudden stop of heart. Mycardial failure - spinal
cord damaged - 3rd cervical vertebrae - No autopsy - Permission refused by Mrs. Patton on death certificate...”. The tag has been torn
into four pieces and repaired with tape at the time. This original was recovered from the trash when a “cleaner” copy was made for the
records.
$3,000 - 4,000
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299. CONTEMPORARY GEORGE S. PATTON MEMORIAL BOOKLET
Very rare booklet published following the death of Gen. George
S. Patton, “In Memoriam George S. Patton, Jr. General U.S. Army”,
32pp. 7” x 9 1/2”, (Bad Tolz, Germany: 667 Engr. Repro Train, 3rd
Army H.Q.), 1946. Paperboards, with frontis portrait of a painting of
Patton in uniform, foreword by Gen.Lucius Truscott. This rare printing was the first memorial tribute to Patton, published at his headquarters just two months after his death. It contains Eisenhower’s
general order announcing the death, the Third and Seventh Army
announcements, an address by Secretary of War Robert Patterson, a
series of illustrated articles written about the general, and the text
of Patton’s Oct. 7, 1945 farewell to his Third Army. With a 5” x 4”
b/w photo showing Gen. Geoffrey Keyes, Patton’s close friend and
deputy commander, laying a wreath at Patton’s grave. Fine, from
Keyes’ estate.
$300 - 400
were stored folded and the tracing paper has split over time, but
any loss is very minimal and a condition report for each map is available, one shows more substantial loss at center. Once mended and
researched, these would make excellent display items.$800 - 1,200
Eight original signed award documents
given to a Luftwaffe air gunner
302. MAP TRACINGS USED FOR D-DAY LANDINGS AT UTAH AND
OMAHA BEACHES Lot of four 13” x 14” pieces of tracing paper
printed with late corrections to nautical maps showing fortifications,
obstacles, etc., used in the American landings at UTAH or OMAHA
beaches, or covering nearby beaches. Careful research would reveal
the exact part of the Normandy coast covered by each tracing, but
all material from the same archive has concerned only the American
landing beaches and their vicinity. Each map bears a legend which
may include artillery positions, casemates, anti-aircraft emplacements, anti-tank guns, strongpoints, radar, searchlights, mines,
etc. The maps are generally cleanly split horizontally as they were
stored folded and the tracing paper has split over time, but any loss
is very minimal and a condition report for each map is available.
300. HEINRICH RENGSTORF AWARD GROUPING Excellent group Once mended and researched, these would make excellent display
$1,000 - 1,500
of eight original signed award documents bestowed upon Luft- items.
waffe, Unteroffizier Heinrich Rengstorf. Rengsdorf was attached to
2 (F)/122, Air Reconnaissance Group 122 which served in the Polish
campaign, in Russia, and in Italy. Rengstorf is awarded the Combat
Clasp in Bronze and Silver by one Group Commander on July 25,
1941 and Feb. 18, 1942 respectfully. On Apr. 15, 1942 he is awarded the Combat Clasp in Gold for Airmen by another Group Commander, and yet a second such gold clasp with star on March 27,
1943 from yet another Group Commander. Two awards are signed
by GUSTAV KASTNER KIRDORF (1881-1945), Luftwaffe general,
Chief of the Air Force Personnel Office. They include Rengstorf’s
Air Gunner’s Badge, Aug. 8, 1941 and an Honor Goblet for Special Service in the Air War, Feb. 2, 1943 “...for bravery and for his
special succeses as a reconnaisance flyer...”. The last two awards
were signed by Luftwaffe Field Marshal ALBERT KESSELRING (1885
- 1960), awards for the Iron Cross, Second Class July 18, 1941 and
Second Class Aug. 27, 1941. The first Kesselring has spotty ink adhesion on signature, else very good.
$1,500 - 2,000 303. MANHATTAN PROJECT WAR SERVICE CERTIFICATE One of the
301. MAP TRACINGS USED FOR D-DAY LANDINGS AT UTAH AND most unusual atomic bomb project items we’ve encountered, a certifOMAHA BEACHES Lot of four 13” x 14” pieces of tracing paper icate issued in appreciation of services rendered in the creation of the
printed with late corrections to nautical maps showing fortifications, bomb. The 10” x 8” printed certificate is issued by the War Department,
obstacles, etc., used in the American landings at UTAH or OMAHA “Manhattan District”, and thanks William Elkind of Westinghouse for
beaches, or covering nearby beaches. Careful research would reveal his: “...work essential to the production of the Atomic Bomb, thereby
the exact part of the Normandy coast covered by each tracing, but contributing to the succesful conclusion of World War II...awarded in
all material from the same archive has concerned only the American appreciation of effective service...”. The certificate bears the facsimilanding beaches and their vicinity. Each map bears a legend which le signature of Henry L. Stimson and is dated “6 August 1945” - the
may include artillery positions, casemates, anti-aircraft emplace- day that the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
$500 - 700
ments, anti-tank guns, strongpoints, radar, searchlights, mines, etc. Toned at extreme margins, else very good.
Three of the maps are generally cleanly split horizontally as they
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304. OTTO WEIDINGER “DER FUHRER” DIVISION GROUPING (1914
307. A DINNER INVITA- 1990) Obersturmbannfuhrer in the Waffen-SS and a commander of
TION FROM ADOLF HITLER
SS-PzGrenRgt 4 “Der Fuhrer” (2nd SS Division Das Reich) during World
Very rare partly-printed inviWar II, involved in the massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane in France in June
tation, 1p. 12mo. on gold
1944. Recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Fine
lettered card sent to Gen.
lot of four war-date documents, 6pp. total, 4to., 1940-44, concerning
Wilhelm List and asking him
Weidinger’s training and promotions. Included is a June 3, 1940 proto attend a lunch with “the
motion recommendatio to SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer sigend by Dr. Ing. Wim
Fuhrer” in Berlin on May 15,
Brandt; an Oct. 3, 1942 promotion application to the rank of SS-Sturm1935 at 2:00 PM, specifying
bannfuhrer signed by the commander of the Junkerschule Braunschthat the general is to be in
weig; a May 8, 1943 signed order sent to Weidinger advising him of his
uniform. Accompanied by
promotion to SS-Sturmbannfuhrer signed by SS-Oberfuhrer Werner Balan even rarer menu (but for
lauf; and a Nov. 7, 1944 field order confirming the promotion sigend another meal, Nov. 17, 1941) typed on a blind embossed card. Hitler’s
with a stamp by Maximillian von Herff. Very good.
$400 - 600 epicurean meal? “Mixed stew…Steamed vegetable…Apple”. Fine.
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308. V-2 ROCKET TEST FIRING REPORT AND ENGINEER’S DOCUMENTS Important and very rare grouping of documents concerning a
test firing of a V-2 rocket at Peenemunder, 3pp. 4to., [Peenemunde],
Dec. 22, 1944, marked “Geheime Kommandosache” and bearing the
code name for the operation: “Wa Pruf 10”. This printed report, annotated and initialed by at least three engineers, was sent to “Kommandostelle S” and sets forth particulars on the date of firing, production site, purpose of the firing, weather, pre-firing preparations,
launch platform preparations, launch, summary of the test flight,
conclusions, and security considerations. Also included are three
partly-printed oblong 8vo. documents, (one signed) concerning the
transfer of scientist/engineer Ernst Romer. These include a forschung
classifying him as a vital military researcher and thus not subject to
military conscription, printed regulations specifying this regulation,
etc. An especially rare group of documents, considering that virtually
all were destroyed at war’s end or seized by the Allies for future use...
in developing their own rocket programs.
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305. ROLAND FREISLER SENTENCES A NAZI CRITIC TO DEATH ROLAND FREISLER (1893-1945) Notorious Nazi lawyer and judge. He was
State Secretary of the Reich Ministry of Justice and President of the
People’s Court which was set up outside constitutional authority. This
court handled cases of political actions against Adolf Hitler’s dictatorial
regime by conducting a series of show trials. Fascinating typed D.S.,
8pp. legal folio total, Leipzig, Aug. 9 and Sep. 8, 1943, two documents
includes an earlier document, essentially a confession signed by Edwin
Grobe charged with committing a “crime against the state”. He declares
that he was a follower of Ludendorff and not the Nazis, never voluntarily gave the “Hitler salute”, denies that he said that the government
should resign, and blames Germany for the war. The police document
is accompanied by Freisler and the court’s printed decision sentencing
the man to death. Marginal chips and tape stain, still very good.
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309. “OLYMPIA DER ARBEIT” Scarce publication “Olympia der Arbeit Arbeiterjugend im Reichsberufswettkampf”, by Artur Axmann
(Berlin: Junker und Dunnhaupt Verlag), 1936. 88pp. large 8vo. A
heavily illustrated propaganda piece written by the wartime leader
of the Hitler Youth glorifying the organization, emphasizing labor
contributions but also showing physical training, marching, political
education, etc. With dust wrapper.
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310. SAAR-ISSUED PASSPORT Very rare passport issued from Saarbrucken only three weeks after Germany re-integrated the region into
the German Reich. The Reisepasse was issued to Maria Rossbert in
Saarbrucken on Mar. 23, 1935. Visas within permit unlimited visits to
France, likely due to the fact that she lived in the border town of Forbach. The visas extend until September, 1939 - the outbreak of war
with Poland. Also present is a rare Grenzkarte issued to those who
regularly crossed the French border, and Rossbert’s 1920 “Reclamation
of French Nationality” document, approved in 1920 which likely caused
306. THE CAPTAIN OF THE USS ENTERPRISE ASSESSES JAPANESE her further confusion at the border. On Mar. 11, 1941 the region was
$150 - 200
LOSSES AT MIDWAY An historic set of notes detailing losses of Japa- renamed “Westmark” making this passport obsolete.
nese vessels at the crucial battle of Midway, likely written by the captain 311. 2. SS TOTENKOPF-REITERREGIMENT DOCUMENT Document
of the USS ENTERPRISE, JOHN D. MURRAY (1890-1956), during the bat- issued by the 2. SS-Totenkopf-Reiterregiment, 6th Technical Squadtle or within a few hours thereafter. The notes, 8pp. 8vo., have all been ron, Lublin. Oct. 5, 1940, an SS cavalry unit, states that recruits of
written on “U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN’S OFFICE”letterhead, in pencil. the squadron had been examined the day before. Signed by an unThe pages list 47 individual vessels or classes of vessels, from full-sized tersturmfuhrer.
$100 - 150
aircraft carriers to battleships, cruisers, destroyers, seaplane carriers,
and submarines. What is most revealing is the first page, which lists the 312. ARCHIVE OF LETTERS FROM A GERMAN IN SERVICE AT PRIScarriers Hosho, Akagi, Kaga, Ryujo, Soryu and Hiryu along with the num- ON CAMP STALAG IIC Lot of letters from Schutze (private) Heinrich
bers and types of aircraft aboard each. Four vessels bear check marks Lederer, a German soldier serving at Stalag IIC Greifswald, Germany.
above their names, but only three of those vessels bear a second check Present are six A.L.S.’s, 11pp. 4to., Stalag IIC, 1941, all bear the camp’s
mark through the first: Akagi, Kaga, and Soryu. These three “double” rubber-stamped letterhead. The soldier writes to his family in 1941, decheck marked vessels were sunk or presumed sunk during the battle. scribing his receipt of packages, sending his family gifts, a mention of
The Hiryu, which has only one check mark (which must indicate it was receiving the huge sum of 1,600 marks, etc. With envelopes with feldhit), would not sink until the following morning, June 5th, when it was post stamps. Together with a letter sent to Lederer from another soldier
scuttled by the Japanese. Therefore, these notes must have been written stationed near Kiev, 2pp. 8vo., mentioning the death of his wife, and
before the Navy knew that the Hiryu had been destroyed. Additional- a prisoner’s identification disc stamped “Stalag 2E Nr 33764”. . Overly, two Mogami class vessels bear double check marks, and indeed the all very good. Stalag IIIC was in operation from June, 1940 until April,
$100 - 150
heavy cruiser Mogami was heavily damaged in the battle, while her sis- 1945.
ter ship the Mikuma was sunk. An incredible set of contemporary notes
from one of America’s greatest sea battles. Fine condition. $400 - 600
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World War II: The Holocaust
Historic Adolf Eichmann manuscript - written in a Jerusalem jail cell while awaiting trial
313. ADOLF EICHMANN A startling autograph manuscript signed or initialed
twelve times, much of which has never before been seen, Eichmann’s most personal
recollections, opinions, rants, and expressions of despair, written in his cell just before and during his trial in Jerusalem. The
ex-Nazi SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer and one
of the major organizers of the Holocaust
describes evading capture by the Allies
and Israelis, his capture by Israeli agents
on May 11, 1960, and his desperate, virulent attempts to implicate others while
freeing himself from any involvement in
mass murder. The manuscript, 296pp.
(overall) quarto, is comprised of 11 sections of varying lengths, a few incomplete,
others continuations of previous chapters.
These writings (in German) are more trainof-thought, impulsive creations rather
than carefully prepared and edited texts,
and are therefore more revealing of Eichmann’s true thought processes and proclivities.
Most of the sections bear titles and are dated, and are set forth and described below
chronologically. They include:
1. “Argentina - Family - Raid May 11, 60”, 15 single-sided pages, dated Mar. 10, 1961.
2. “I Lived as a U-Boat Driver”, 17 single-sided pages, initialed “E”.
3. “I Speak Through the Nimble Pen Onto Paper”, 9 single-sided pages, initialed “E”.
4. Continuation of “I Speak Through the Nimble Pen Onto Paper”, 17 single-sided pages
plus six blanks, signed “Eichmann”, Mar. 16, 1961.
5. “For Five Years Since the Capitulation I Continued to Live in West Germany, an Additional Two Years in Argentina, Before I had My Family Follow Me “, 16 single-sided pages,
initialed twice, also signed “Adolf Eichmann” on his birthday, Mar. 19, 1961.
6. “A Hamburg Acquaintance”, 22 single-sided pages, initialed, Apr. 8, 1961.
7. “Once Upon a Time”, 7 single and double -sided pages, initialed, May 5, 1961.
8. “My Arrival in Buenos Aires”, 7 single-sided pages, initialed, May 7, 1961.
9. (Partial manuscript), 7 single-sided pages, June 11, 1961
10. Insertion for “I Speak Through the Nimble Pen Onto Paper”, 22 single-sided pages,
signed “Eichmann”, also initialed twice, June 18, 1961.
11. (Not titled) Commences with the end of Eichmann’s travels, 3 single-sided pages.
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The contents of each chapter are very briefly quoted as follows:
“I did make a big game out of hiding in Argentina.
I was not allowed to flee for moral reasons...”
1.) “ Around the end of March 1960 North Americans were here,
making inquiries about buying land to build a factory where our
house stood My trained police brain came to the conclusion that
someone tried to make contact.. to get acquainted with the inside of
the house I did make a big game out of hiding in Argentina I did not
live in hiding I was not aware of subjective guilt. I gave no orders to
kill and my subordinates didn’t either...I thought about what to do.
Without difficulties I could have disappeared a few thousand kilometers south of Buenos Aires. No man would get old enough to find me.
I could have also gone to Chile or Paraguay without special adventurous extravagances. I was more than tired of being anonymous
Would I have fled, the hiding game would have begun the thought
would have been that I was the man that international propaganda
portrayed for the last 15 years. I was not allowed to flee for moral
reasons...Neither to my wife nor my sons did I say a word!”
“I did not get a gun, nor the smallest knife. I did not acquire poison,
nothing. I felt free of any subjective guilt I assumed that Jewish circles tried to locate me - I read that Israel offered $10,000 for my
arrest - for the Argentinian police to deport me to Germany. Professionally I worked as ‘empleado technico’ at the ‘Mercedes-BenzS.A. Argentina’ in Gonzalesz Gatan May 11 1960 was a Wednesday I
drove with two ‘collectivos’ to my home, the stop is 100 meters from
my house after 100 meters I turned left and about 10 meters ahead
I saw a large dark passenger car on the right side of the street My
first thought was: I fell into bandits’ hands I had no further thoughts
I tried to remember the way, which I couldn’t see, as I was covered
with a blanket and tied at my hands and feet as I was alone in bed,
strongly guarded, with bound eyes and one foot shackled to the bed I
thought about the possibilities of flight, as I was not in police custody.
I thank God that I never c! ared about the fate of others in hiding...
and therefore could not give any details to possible questions altogether probably 1,400 - almost all police known names, participated over the years concerning this matter, and are known by me. I
counted over 250 months ago, but there are much, much more. And
the documents show clearly their jurisdiction. Due to my world view
my fatalism has become second nature, better phrased, my whole
nature is subjected to this fatalism the mental attitude towards the
things is the primary I was never excited during interrogation. I decided to testify, based on the presented documents I’m not willing to
accept that the former Sicherheitspolizei is being accused of all acts.
And of course I thought of people I had formerly contact with, for
example the case of Herrn [Kurt] Becher [witness for the prosecution]
had his statements about me in Nuremberg been the truth, then it
wouldn’t be necessary for me to concern myself with his statements
in the upcoming trial. I thought often about these Gentlemen the
living ar! e probably not excited to learn that I was captured and the
matter is being brought up again. I can imagine that some screamed
‘Scheisse’ these Gentlemen forced me through their false statements
to defend myself. The brunt of the defamations against me convinced
the world community should I resign myself while in detention of
the State of Israel I came to the conclusion that everything is based
entirely upon lies, false statements of a few for this reason: no resignation, but defense...On Sunday before the Wednesday when I was
attacked, I visited Herrn Sassen. It is difficult to clearly picture the
origin of the ‘Life’ story. How is it possible, that a title like this came
into existence: ‘I led them to the butcher’ by Adolf Eichmann doubt
my sanity if I would have written this myself...”
Continued on next page
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EICHMANN Continued.
“I lived as a U-Boat driver “
2.) “ Today is March 13 and just linger on memories. The police
doctor comes daily at eight o’clock in the morning and at nine
o’clock my defender, Dr. Servatius and then I’m free and tell myself something again. It was the year 1948 I lived as a U-Boat
driver [“U-Boat” was an expression for former Nazis who could not
hide under their real names]. My name was Otto Henniger hiding
in a forest in the Luneburg Heath at Altensalzkoth “ Eichmann also
provides an extensive description about his post-war existence
living incognito, gathering building materials and building a farm
structure, selling eggs to the kitchen of a German work unit under
British occupation, and referring to his host “Frau Lindhorst” who
pointed him out to reporters.
“Of course I could never act against an order “
3.) “...Days in capture are supposed to be longer than days in
freedom my day is still too short. If I don’t write for the defense I write for myself. I hardly speak with anyone, so I speak
through the nimble pen onto paper. The auxiliary police, for nine
months around me day and night some speak Yiddish, able to
communicate, easy for Germans half an hour spent daily in a
hot shower, another half hour walking in the yard. Half an hour
each for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and I read a lot I have
Thomas Mann: ‘Confessions of a Con Man Felix Krull.’ I read the
confessions with amusement. I’m less amused when I think of
former SS-Standartenfuhrer and confidant of the Reichsfuhrer
SS Himmler, Becher, the former SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Dr. Hoettl,
former SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Krumey, as well as the intangible Wisliceny and Hoess. I have to thank them for my current situation. With their untruthful depictions, fairy tales it didn’t take
a visionary imagination to create legends conce! rning my person, legends which meanwhile are destroyed but did remove the
stigma of a ‘historic criminal’, a great war criminal. There were
writers who imagined Torquemada or Caligula at the thought
of my name the intention of the writers is clear to me present
certain bygones with a gruesome call to an outraged public. Herr
Becher please take a seat, it will take a few minutes...when you
heard of my assault in Argentina and read about my abduction
to the State of Israel I believe it stopped your breath as the famed
‘Scheisse’ crossed your lips. Of course it is not a comfortable
story, but happy is who forgets, what can’t be changed. I would
have liked to keep silent, as I did for 15 years. Unfortunately I
was presented with your statements, you know - in Nuremberg.
Now it was me who was surprised. it is the right of the accused
to lie why should a soldier or officer, who received orders during
the war see it necessary when asked by a former enemy to cowardly lie If I re! call correctly, you Herr Becher, were interrogated
as a witness by the victors in Nuremberg in my opinion you tried
very hard to incriminate me who was one rank lower as you, but
the same uniform, even if in a different section of the SS...had
the same Chief as Master, the same belt buckle I said the same
belt buckle, Herr Becher. Understand me correctly I distance myself to pay homage to neo Nazi tendencies I’m true to my honor,
courage, to the truth your untruthful statements regarding my
person surprised me...but your refinement even more before the
International Military Tribunal for your personal safety present
that Eichmann is a notorious liar it is time that I take care of
things myself Please don’t be angry with me, Herr [Hermann]
Krumey... you and others back then, you know, as the thousand
year Reich was still in vogue, were craving for recognition as
soon as the enemy knocked on the door of the Reich with tanks
and artillery, your heart sank deep into your uniformed pants,
you began to play a double game. You feebleminded, that’! s not
how you will get your kingdom of heaven...It was on a Sunday, I
sat deep in the pampa. I did not believe my eyes I read the minister of a party Hermann Krumey was arrested I felt sorry for you
I opened a bottle of red wine and toasted to you I wanted to talk
to you what gave you the right in May 1944 a year before closing
of the gates tell [Joel] Brand ‘not all officers are like SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Eichmann. There are also Krumeys and Wislicenys’. You remember, Herr Brand was a functionary of a Jewish
organization in Hungary, and I negotiated with him following the
approval of our former superiors, SS-Gruppenfuhrer Mueller, Dr.
Kaltenbrunner and Himmler to paralyze the deportation order of
the Jews of Hungary I developed a thought in my head of course
I could never act against an order so I developed my plan in Berlin Brand realistically described it in his book ‘The Story of Joel
Brand’ he reported himself as witness for the defense at the trial
against me my ! plan not only included Jews of Hungary, but one
million half a million more than present in Hungary you should
read [Wisliceny’s] statements in the Kastner Report how he crawls
and whines the man is dead. It didn’t help him as the accused I
have to answer to these outrageous falsehoods of this ‘witness’
on one hand you all strutted proudly in your uniform, with every
promotion your collar grew nothing was to be missed by you in
the days of ‘glamorous historical events’” Note: A leading member of Budapest’s Aid and Rescue Committee, which smuggled
Jews out of occupied Europe, Joel Brand was approached in April
1944 by Eichmann, then in charge of deportations. Eichmann
proposed that Brand broker a deal between the SS and the United
States or Britain, in which the Nazis would exchange one million
Jews for 10,000 trucks for the Eastern front and large quantities
of tea and other goods. It was the most ambitious of a series of
such deals between Nazi and Jewish leaders; Eichmann called it
“Blut gegen Waren” (“blood for goods”). Nothing came of th! is
scurrilous attempt to sell lives.
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“How the scoundrels sought and found each other
in the witness stand in Nuremberg “
4.) “ But to come up with your own ideas, how to steer with the endorsement and approval of Himmler, Kaltenbrunner and Mueller,
you did not have the courage. Of course no one could say in those
days I’m against deportation, I don’t take part, look for someone
else. Not even Mueller could have spoken like that without doubt
did my department chief see through me to use me somewhere
else, but my presentation convinced, a genius gave me the persuasion. If I say a genius, it’s not exaggerated, there were negotiations for a few hundred 2 to 5,000 or even once 30,000 decided
against by Himmler and Ribbentrop and now a million I never took
credit for it, that the British rejected the plan was not my fault
although I succeeded with the 10% clause in Berlin immediately
provide the evacuation trains for 100,000 Jews to the border no
transport train would have gone to Auschwitz again. Think about
the 10% clause it wasn’t a deal. You Krumeys, Bechers and Wislicenys wanted to make deals ! no person can accuse me of similar
motives...of personal safeguarding back in April/May 1944, when
the Brand Mission began. Now you are sitting in the brig just like
me even in Argentina I did not care for politics it is not avoidable
that I have to say in my upcoming trial what I listed here .contributing to create the legend of Torquemada-Caligula was Dr. Hoettl
ice-cold, unpleasant for the needs of Amt VI of the Reichs Security
Main Office, a good worker... closely acquainted with Kaltenbrunner during the illegal fight of the NSDAP in years 1934 until 1938
in Austria Hoettl placed North-American spies into SS uniforms before the end of the war working in Austria Jew Dr. Kastner dressed
in an SS uniform during travels with Becher during the war how
the scoundrels sought and found each other in the witness stand
in Nuremberg [I am] gratified to settle up with you 15 long years
lift your cover [and] denounce you in the coming trial “
“I did not kill or torture anyone. I never gave an
order to do so “
5.) “ For five years I lived in West-Germany since the German surrender after May 8, 1945, two more years in Argentina before
my family followed forced to live my life under a pseudonym...
first it was to be considered, that [for my family] official German
travel identifications in their name, in faultless form under consideration of the legal requirements were issued no blood relative
was supposed to be placed in the position to report another blood
relative In the days of April 1944 to calm my father I made the following statement...’I did not kill or torture anyone. I never gave an
order to do so; and to my best knowledge and conscience, neither
any subordinate men, NCO’s or Officer’s’ I told [my father] about
the occasion where a subordinate officer hit Jews with a stick and
my intervention, which ended with him getting punished further of
the only slap in the face I gave to Dr. Loewenherz and later apologized to him, while in uniform I was neither an order-giver nor
la! w-maker to my knowledge none of the lying publications which
flooded the market ever believed it may the world suffocate of the
lies told about me, I didn’t care, my old man believed me my wife
believed it then and today With that knowledge my wife followed
with three sons to Argentina may my children still have believed in
Santa Claus nobody could prevent me when I created another fairy
tale: The fairytale of Uncle Ricardo or Uncle Klement and in addition that their father may have gone missing during the war, no
details were known yet I left ‘Eichmann’ behind in 1945 in Austria
he disappeared in the fog of the Rio-de-la-Plata morning, and his
past combined my creation for a new being. When the fourth child
arrived I was jokingly referred to as ‘Papa’ the child was officially
illegitimate and received the mother’s maiden name. then came
the day of the arrest, a classic case of kidnapping tied at hands
and feet, blindfolded, hidden; a light tranquilizer for departure
to! the airplane food and drink was good. Secretly I had to laugh,
when I thought about the kids awakening. They lost an uncle, but
won the father The game was over Today is my birthday! 55 years
on my back! A great ‘old man’. Damn. Two observations I made
and preceded the ambush in Argentina a dark car parked an ob-
server pretending to repairing an engine malfunction a few days
before a car approached, four men sat in the car just wanting
to confirm my physiognomy and observing me I didn’t think of
an ambush and kidnapping in December 1959 the International
Criminal Police Organization [Interpol] in Paris denied a petition
from Israel regarding an investigation about my whereabouts, because I was a SS-Oberstleutnant, events occurred during the war,
thus it was a political matter and not Interpol’s responsibility thus
I connected my being observed for possible extradition to Germany I will not experience the 57th birthday these are my thoughts
today. My 55th birthday arrived. Today on March 19, [19]61 “
“Clerics of the Roman Catholic Church helped me “
6.) “ I paid 300 Deutsche Mark for contact points along my travel route to Genoa first contact point was a market town in Bavaria western occupied zone in Germany and my identification
card from the English zone in the name of Otto Henninger dressed
in complete local folk dress and Upper-Austrian dialect aroused
no suspicion farewell to Germany taxi to Innsbruck first contact
point: a garage the owner a former SS-Untersturmfuhrer taxi to a
brewery right entrance leading to the ‘Surete General’, the French
secret police of the occupation Innsbruck headquarters immediately recognized my error 300 Deutsch Marks for transport to
the first tavern on the Italian side the locals took me for a border
smuggler constant fear of informers who report suspects to the
occupation powers for a reward my suitcase was brought by a
cleric of the Roman Catholic Church to the tavern on the Italian
side earlier he did the same for Jews farewell to Austria now I sit
in Israeli police custody and ! the trial against me starts in three
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Continued on next page
EICHMANN Continued.
days in Jerusalem...jealous, chauvinistic National Socialism is the
worst of the worst Versailles and Saint Germain formed our thinking certain of my honest belief that our leadership only wanted
the best for the people I was recipient of orders and as SS-Oberstleutnant had to obey My honor is loyalty. The question was I a
‘good’ SS-Officer I affirmed not guilty of cruelty nor killing, never
ordered it Arrival in Genoa received a permit in Milan in the name
of Ricardo Klement the office of the International Red Cross issued
refugee papers only my name was new, I like the sound of it I
practiced my new signature clerics of the Roman Catholic Church
helped me, without asking who I was as before me the Jews. I greet
you brother Bernardus “
“An evening thought in my cell, in prison in Israel “
7.) “ Once upon a time camp Dachstetten dropping my SS winter
camouflage uniform a last handshake with my comrade towards
the bus stop I wanted to get off where the mill was, a miller woman
expected me she was a religious, believing woman, her husband
was a prisoner of war in Russia She never liked the Nazis, the SS
even less it didn’t matter, I escaped the ‘Ami’s’ and she would provide anything I needed, hoping that any Russian farmer would do
the same for her husband the bottle of wine, homemade sausage,
bread, golden butter, everything was real. It was a long time ago
that I had seen, let alone ate such an amount of edible treasures.
Even today, 15 years later, in an Israeli State Prison I think of your
delights The train brought me to Upper-Bavaria I stayed several
weeks and happened to meet the sister of an SS-Unterfuhrers she
never knew my true identity March 1946 for almost eight weeks
I refreshed my senses, enough of inner power to calmly accept
possible inconvenienc! es. (An evening thought in my cell, in prison
in Israel) “
“I was everyone’s amigo “
8.) “ Money was tight...all of 485 Pesos. Not much for a jump across
the ocean on the steamer I met by chance a former member of the
same troop color a few evening invitations with longtime residents...
contributed to the understanding of the new impressions no reason
to be unsatisfied Positions at a yet to be formed technical company
were promised to us, a state contract to exploit the water reserves in
the north of the country as for me I accepted the position as head of
the regional department A transitional job was to be found as a metalworker at a factory I didn’t stay long, eight weeks total the leading engineer, a former scientific administrator to the SS-General of the Rocketweapons, [Hans] Kammler, tried to convince me to stay [but] I made
a commitment to Tucuman in those days I barely heard a German
word that’s how I stayed in Argentina. I never thought again to continue to travel to East-Asia I was everyone’s amigo, con los nortenos de
la provincial de Tucuman my ! house was situated next to the village
school in the mornings I heard the children’s voices sing Argentina’s
national anthem Libertad, Libertad, Libertad and I began my day “
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“My plan was to reach the freight train in one
jump and then off into the darkness “
9.) “ When the darkness surprised us, it was the star system, that
provided conversation ascend, ascend, ascend; watching and
talking and the mountain wind surrounding us, like a thousand
fans. And now peace in the mountain cabin. A glass of red wine,
maybe two, three, four, music and the strain is gone American
military police joining our round during the singing who cares up
in the mountains they weren’t on duty at the cabin, confirmed by
the female companions it was a nice evening of course in the valley, they were too busy and therefore I preferred to change places
I sat on the train. Towards the [Luneburger] Heath. the train was
full, overbooked my mountain companion next to me the evening
was disturbed through the call ‘Aichstaedt, everyone exit, identification and luggage control’ I had not a lot of papers to confirm
my identity I only had an identity card from the North-American
Occupation zone, unfortunately self-issued, and the thumb print
was black instead of blu! e. Other it looked good. About one thousand five hundred to two thousand passengers were standing before the new German police I picked the front row next to the free
rails near a freight train I pretended to need to relieve myself it
was a foggy, cold March night my plan was to reach the freight
train in one jump and then off into the darkness everything went
fine my companion began to flirt with the controlling English and
American guards of the military police they assumed us to be traveling honeymooners That was Aichstaedt, February 1946. Many
passengers couldn’t continue their travels it is possible they were
black marketers in the Heath I needed the English identity card
based on correct discharge papers based on a real identity pass, I
had none of these treasures. But in those days the mayoral offices
were in chaos “
“Orders! Orders! Orders! You crossed the line of
awareness “
10.) “...Farewell to the Heath and the forest I’m thinking about
traveling far it is not yet time to celebrate farewell. Gallows wood
is still cheap in this country caution and awareness is still required
because of the henchmen, denunciators are plentiful, the comrade
of yesterday is the devil of today only one option: changing places hold on comrade of ‘yesterday’. Treason is treason, no matter the motive The biggest crook in the land is the denunciator
the enemy may pay you well how did the yesterday-comrade put
it: Dear Americans, give me 5 weeks and I deliver him. I know
the way, have the trust of his family and his comrades were the
North-Americans disgusted by the treason? Possibly The will was
there, what counts now is the action but it is not easy to be both
General and Corporal is it possible to take another step without
an order the motto is to be tough on yourself in the last months
I saved two and a half thousand Deutsch Marks was my capital
for my jump across t! he oceans A newspaper reported that the
wanted former Gauleiter of the NSDAP from Carinthia was in Argentina I decided that it was to be a nice place, let’s build a hut the
first about the Gauleiter was untrue I didn’t have concrete plans,
the direction was clear. First station was to be Argentina in case
of problems to Chile, from there to East-Asia the biggest difficulty was to leave the Heath without any real passport and papers
take heart and project to be a man of the world it wasn’t fraud,
far from it I saw many countries and always sought out friendly
people the many faces are at first confusing the movement from
place to place...I started my travels, without great organization
without help without imaginary finances just on my own. Nimble,
but not careless...correct but not exaggerated...to the faraway Italy the chess game began Spanish style moving from field to field
unaware of the end of the game passing by the place of my family
5 long years I didn’t see my wife! and kids a difficult decision:
march on the family could follow later. The steamer passed near
Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay once more the South-American water awoke the memories of the last war from the depth of
the sea the once proud armored battleship ‘Admiral Graf Spee’
near the Argentinian shore we stop I left Eichmann in Austria...the
beard in Bavaria lost the Henninger in Italy as Klement Ricardo
I expected entry into the country. A last discussion between five
experienced men Klement spoke to Eichmann ‘was it necessary,
the killing where is the reward. Why did you participate? Why do
you bring me as Klement to Argentina? I want to [know] what will
happen and will it go on forever.’ Klement sit down and listen’...
The spark caught on fire and set Europe in flames. Not only this
was responsible; others agitated and stoked the fire Hate followed
hate murder was the fruit love was going out of fashion forming
the mosaic of horror You Klement were Eichmann, a cogwheel in
the gear, same as Mr. Smith, the Amis and Ivans receiving orde! rs
and obedience, cemented through oath, that was your life life of a
fool. In those days, when your name was still Eichmann, you stood
in the middle of the horror bursting Trinitrotoloul bomb torn bodies partially burned some still alive the inferno continued Orders!
Orders! Orders! You crossed the line of awareness atavistic urges
celebrating with friend and foe awakening demonic forces murder
state sanctioned by the needs and wants of the government the
rest of your life poisoned there are many nations and people in
Europe jealousy is great the people’s yoke is named moral always
only a few driven by demonic ambition atavism great latent danger of relapse of the just experienced the order for war continues,
chained to an oath that’s why I left Europe .I didn’t count as one of
the worst I restrained myself the state ordered and I was nothing
at this time the will lacks free and open speech...patient waiting
is the motto The morning sun shining free, touching the waters o!
f the Rio de la Plata. I stand alone I turned lucid and careful but I
want to talk and speak and warn what follows is small stuff of the
everyday life 18.3.61 an interesting history when chained to the
bed blindfolded one member of the Israeli assault commando ask
of the whereabouts of a Dr. Mengele unfortunately I responded
that it would betrayal of a comrade an automatic reaction I saw
this man for the first time in Argentina in my life suddenly I was
asked if I would rather have my family picked up or Mister Sassen
I’m not a novice [of interrogation] and knew nothing would happen
I was to dictate a letter in my suit was found a response letter to
Sassen in all these years I always addressed him as ‘Kamerad’ I
dictated: I ask you, dear Mr. Sassen, come on here and here I’m
in a difficult situation please bring 5,000 pesos but 5,000 was too
much, 3,000 should do it we discussed the amount they seemed
to become unsure wondering if there were any secret words that
could warn him nothing ever happened Sassen is careful and
smart he knew I had cl! oser friends I could approach the Israeli
intelligence service must have been aware that I knew Sassen as I
was observed daily as I later learned....”
“Constantly prepared in case that someone behind me suddenly shouts ‘Eichmann’ “
11.) “ The journey was at the end. I stood on Argentinian ground.
All my worries traveling between two continents were over. My
fears to become a victim of treason were unnecessary...during the
eight weeks of travel I encountered many unknown faces always
on the watch, sometimes careless I did not stand out I never really considered if I could trust the people I dealt with It was odd!
After five years in the underground it becomes second nature, to
question every new face did you see him before, do the facial expressions reveal anything Constantly prepared in case that someone behind me suddenly shouts ‘Eichmann’ it was imbedded in the
subconscious and was not a burden Nevertheless it took years to
lose all the attentiveness involuntary the brain was used to all the
small details, sometimes it observed against my will I was used to
it to ‘think normal’ was annoying at first work helped to normalize The first person to address me after leaving customs was a
German free room a! nd in exchange painting rooms I thanked my
fellow countryman, no luck with me he was out to catch a ‘gringo’
someone inexperienced with the circumstances, looking to establish themselves quickly with work, make money 14 to 16 hours a
day of work a few pesos sometimes none the employer living all
the while in the coffeehouses and restaurants on your cost a lazy
life. The more gringos that work for him the bigger his success. I
had other things in mind “
This historic manuscript, in excellent condition, is accompanied by a complete transcript (in German). It was undoubtedly
smuggled from Eichmann’s cell and was probably originally
placed in the hands of his attorney, Robert Servatius. It has
been consigned by an individual private party, and not a member of Eichmann’s family.
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$600,000 - 800,000
314. “JEWS NOT ALLOWED” WROUGHT IRON
STREET SIGN A most iconic item, a wrought iron
signed decorated with flowers and declaring in ornate lettering: “Juden nicht erwünscht” (“Jews not
allowed”). The sturdily-built sign measures 30” x
22 1/2” and bears cross braces fitted into a frame
made of welded double bars of steel. The outside
of the frame is decorated with ten 3 1/2” magnolia
blossoms, horrifically offset with four 4” swastikas. The metal letters, over 1/16” thick, have been
riveted to the cross braces, while the other attachments are riveted to the external frame. The entire
piece bears many year’s accumulation of paint,
rust, and residue, yet the sign remains entirely
intact and solid. This item was discovered by our
consignor in a small town in Germany. He advises that one road led through the village, and one
of these signs appeared at each end of the town.
Two such signs were discovered in a corner of the
village works yard where they had been dumped
many decades ago. This item is, regrettably, as
genuine as it gets, and is still as disturbing as it
was 70 years ago. The first such sign was sold by
us two years ago for $6,000. Requires third-party
shipping. Please see Terms and Conditions of
Sale.
$4,000 - 6,000
The Auschwitz camp commandant who oversaw
the murder of nearly a million innocents
315. RUDOLF HOESS (1901 - 1947) SS-Obersturmbannführer, twice commandant of Auschwitz where he tested and perfected the processes of gassing and cremation. Nearly a million people were murdered with his full
knowledge and approval. Hoess was hanged in 1947 following a trial in
Warsaw. Very rare typed D.S. “Hoess” as SS Obersturmbannfuhrer and Chairman of the SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt, the organization which
oversaw the concentration camps, 1p. oblong 8vo., Oranienburg, Mar. 1,
1944. Hoess informs the SS personnel department of his change of address,
setting forth his official office location. Toned spots at left, file holes, else
very good. Two months later, Hoess returned to Auschwitz to supervise
“Aktion Hoess”: 430,000 Hungarian Jews were transported to the camp and
killed within 56 days.
$2,000 - 3,000
316. THE PRIMER FOR THE GASSING OF JEWS: “STERILIZATION,
DECONTAMINATION AND DISINFECTION” Excessively rare “how-to”
book for the Holocaust, “Sterilization, Decontamination and Disinfection Employment Instructions for Hospital and Laboratory of the Hygiene Institute of the Waffen-SS,
Book 3”, by Dr. Med. Walter Dotzer (Berlin: Verlag von Urban und Schwarzenberg), 1943. 116pp.
8vo., paper boards, with 29 illustrations and color chart showing “Gas residue detection for prussic
acid [Zyklon B]”. The detailed text concerns various pests and vermin that must be dealt with and
the various means used to eliminate them, from x-rays to burning, hot or dry air, freezing, and poison gas, techniques of incineration, sterilization and disinfection, and includes the safe handling
of Zyklon B and the certification of its handlers. One chapter is headed: Employment Regulations
for Gassing of Buildings, Quarters, etc. with Zyklon-B”, with illustrations of various structures and
quarters and photographs of Zyklon B canisters being properly handled and opened. Preparations
of the rooms, warning signs, equipment needed, gas storage, and post-gassing requirements are
all discussed in detail. There are also directions on the proper way to construct delousing facilities
with exhaust, though they are described as “saunas”. Zyklon B here is obviously intended for the
purpose of de-lousing clothing, bedding and quarters, but it is well known that this guide book
and later editions were widely used during the implementaion of widespread gassings of Jews and
others deemed undesireable. Fine condition, with library stamp on a few pages from a pharmaceutical institute. The use of vehicle exhaust was one of the first means of mass murder. WALTER DOTZER (1911-after 1956) was a German doctor, an SS “hygenist”, and SS-Sturmbannfuhrer. Joining
the Waffen-SS in 1939,he travelled with SS doctor Andreas Schuller to Buchenwald to study a rampant dysentery outbreak. It was common
in such studies to use prisoners in involuntary research. In 1943 Dotzer was named deputy bureau chief in the Main Command Office of
the Medical Inspectorate of the Waffen-SS and while there he published this book. It was edited in 1944 by SS-Standartenfuhrer Joachim
Mrugowski, later executed for human experimentation. It is particularly interesting that in the foreword of the book, Dötzer praises SS-Lt.
Kurt Gerstein and Dr. Bruno Tesch for helping to edit the work. Dr. Tesch was hanged as a war criminal; there is little doubt that Gerstein
faced the same fate when he was mysteriously found dead in captivity. Dotzer went free at war’s end.
$1,500 - 2,000
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317. OSKAR SCHINDLER FACTORY
WORKER’S PIN AND ENAMELWARE Extraordinarily rare stamped metal pin-back
worker’s identification from Oskar Schindler’s “Rekord” plant in Krakow, used prior to the renaming of the plant at the very
end of 1939. The 1 3/8” diameter badge,
painted orange, is stamped with the number “75.33”. A few miniscule chips, else
very good. This badge was very likely
worn by a worker prior to or even after
the plant changed hands and came under Schinder’s control. Schindler moved
to Krakow from Svitavy in October 1939.
Taking advantage of the German occupation program to “Aryanize” and “Germanize” Jewish and Polish-owned businesses, he bought Rekord Ltd., a Jewish-owned enamelware manufacturer and converted its plant to
establish the Deutsche Emalwarenfabrik Oskar Schindler, also known as “Emalia”, in November 1939. At its peak strength in 1944, Emalia
employed 1,700 workers; at least 1,000 were Jewish forced laborers. In October, 1944 Schindler commenced moving his plant to Brunnlitz,
in Moravia. From the same collection we include four enameled mugs and small pitchers, all obtained in the area of Brunnitz (pop. 1,400)
just after the war. There is little doubt these were made in Schindler’s plant. Although the plant was dedicated to making shells, almost
all were (intentionally) defective. These mugs bear very heavy enameled bodies with three diferent diameters, and all bear much thinner
guage handles. It seems obvious that the mugs were constructed from rejected steel shells, the bottoms crimped and tops flared as the
steel used is much heavier than normal or necessary. Rare relics indeed.
$1,500 - 2,000
318. FELIX KERSTEN PHOTOGRAPHS AND BOOK FELIX KERSTEN (1898-1960) Personal physical therapist of Heinrich Himmler. Kersten
used his position to obtain pardons and the release of prisoners, and near war’s end he arranged a meeting with Himmler and Norbert
Masur, a member of the Swedish branch of the World Jewish Congress. As a result Himmler agreed to spare the lives of the remaining
60,000 Jews left in Nazi concentration camps days before their liberation by the Allies. Lot of two original wartime photographs, each 5”
x 7” b/w, show Kersten with Himmler in Helsinki in 1942, with SS backstamps. Accompanied by Kersten’s book: “The Memoirs of Dr. Felix
Kersten” (New York: Doubleday & Co.), 1947. First edition, 300pp. 8vo.. Some scattered foxing, spine heavily sunned, else very good.
Three pieces.
$200 - 300
Oswald Pohl’s defiant last statement
to the Military Tribunal at Nuremberg,
citing Henry Ford as his inspiration
319. 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. Very
important partly-printed D.S. “Oswald”, 12pp. legal folio, Nuremberg, October,
1948, in German. The document is titled: “Final Statement of the Accused Oswald Pohl Stated Before the Military Tribunal...”. At the top of the first page,
Pohl writes in blue ink: “M[eine]. L[ieben]. Willy von Fritzken[?] Ritter von [?] in
thankfulness. Nuremberg Justice Prison June 46 - October 48” Beneath, Pohl
pens two paragraphs from a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, a 1924 work: “What
our spirit of confusion reclaims Will eventually benefit the living Even if it is
sometimes just our thoughts They dissolve in that great blood...”. The unrepentant Pohl makes several amazing claims in his statement: “...I studied the
essays that Henry Ford had published in the newspaper The Dearborn Independent in the years 1924/26 and as a book entitled ‘The International Jew’... It
is this attitude that great practical American who was not an anti-Semite, had
then impressed upon me and strengthened my belief that racial and the Jewish
problem were not only gray theories. On the basis of this knowledge, and given
the increasingly obvious phenomena in Germany, I became convinced that the
influence of Judaism was disproportionate to its population and therefore, that
containment is necessary. I considered such by legislative methods possible
and also sufficient... I have therefore never been involved in acts of violence
against Jews, nor endorsed this or knowingly promoted them. On the legislative
measures of any kind I was also not involved... I am not conscious of having
committed a crime...”. Pohl was captured by British troops on May 27, 1946 and
sentenced to death on Nov. 3, 1947 by an American military tribunal for crimes
against humanity, war crimes, mass murders and crimes committed in the concentration camps. Pohl was not executed right away, repeatedly appealing his
death sentence, but was finally executed on June 8, 1951. SOLD WITH: a copy
of a diagram extensively tracing Pohl’s ancestry back several generations, not
race-related. Important for research. Two pieces.
$1,000 - 1,500
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Kaltenbrunner establishes offices to assist
German civilians in the theft of Polish land and businesses
320. ERNST KALTENBRUNNER (1903 - 1946) Chief of the S.D. who replaced Heydrich, he was
a rabid anti-Semite who greatly increased efforts to round-up Jews, and also urged the murder
of parachutists. Executed at Nuremburg. Good content T.L.S. on his Higher SS and Police Leader
letterhead, Vienna, Jan. 31, 1941 to the Governor of Vienna. In part: “...the German Resettlement Trust Company...for advising all of the re-settlers from Galicia, Wolhynien [present day
Ukraine] and from the Narew area [northeastern Poland] regarding their assets...we established in my offices a connection point which is staffed by Dr. H. Wolk...the same information
was sent to...von Schirach...the office will also be made public through the press and radio...”.
Torn file holes at left, else very good. Following the occupation of Poland, about 600,000 Germans were resettled in that occupied country. Polish property and businesses were seized and
sold to these re-settlers through the trust, by means of offering credits and land. About 100
million Reichsmarks were set aside for this outright theft of Polish land and businesses.
$750 - 1,000
321. PLUNDERING ANTWERP’S JEWISH DIAMOND DEALERS Incredible document in which a senior military commander in Belgium
and North-France pays an accountant for his services rendered in
Germany’s efforts to confiscate diamonds from Jewish merchants
in Belgium. The document, on the commander’s letterhead, is sent
to the Bruesseler Treuhandgesellschaft SPRL (Brussels Trust Company), a financial trust created by the Nazis for the seizure, management, and disposal of Jewish and enemy property and financial
assets in Belgium, 1p. 8vo., Brussels, Mar. 29, 1943. In part: “Regarding: Liquidation of Jewish diamond dealer companies in Antwerp, William Frensel...I request to pay Dr. [Eberhard] Ammermann,
business trustee, an advance against his fees in the amount of RM
513.55.”. Receiving stamp with notation that the amount was paid by check number 95046 and signed for by Dr. Ammerman. A pencil
note shows that the money was held in an account with Bank Paribas. William Frensel (d. 1944) was the “German trustee for diamond matters”. Charged primarily with confiscating diamonds from Jews and “non-Aryans” living in occupied Belgium, Frensel was also involved in
confiscating other property from Jews Eberhardt Ammerman was Frensel’s accountant and eventual successor. Of course, Antwerp is the
largest diamond trading center in the world.
$1,000 - 1,500
322. JULIUS STREICHER’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 anti-Semitic “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 bears tears to the cloth at bottom of the
spine and some soiling to the covers, gutters cracked, with an inscription in English on the front flyleaf: “To my very dear friends who, to
me, are the very antithesis of all that this book says and stands for...”. Contents are very good.
$1,500 - 2,000
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A 1941 Dutch anti-Semitic children’s book
323. “ABOUT REYNARD THE FOX” Excessively rare virulently anti-Semitic Dutch children’s book, About Reynard the Fox by Robert Van
Genechten (Amsterdam: De Amsterdamsche Keurkamer), 1941. 100pp.
8vo., with illustrations. Cloth covers with red titles. Covers a bit soiled
and worn, else very good. The story is a plea for racial purity and for a
so-called natural order, in which a powerful leader governs the people,
and in which the Jews undermine those values. This sequel to the medieval fable, Reynard the Fox, was first published in 1937 in Nieuw-Nederland (New Netherlands), a cultural and political monthly of the NSB.
In 1941, it was published as a book and distributed in The Netherlands
and Belgium. Over the next few years, a small fortune was invested in an
animated film version. Basically, the plot concerns Jodocus, the rhinoceros (sounds like “Jood”) asking the donkey king for a place in the empire. “I come from far away-countries,” he says. “Everywhere I wandered
and everywhere I was persecuted because unfortunately I applied myself to the cultivation of thistles”. The rhinoceros introduces new ideas
and the natural order is drastically altered. Jodocus manages to promote animal miscegenation. “Then there was a great confusion
amongst the animals. They had become true brothers and mated amongst each other. The bull and the goat, the hare and the fish, the
ferret and the wild boar”. The rhinoceros rapidly increases his power - the animals have to pay taxes and Jodocus appoints his relatives,
whom he has secretly sent for from the East, as tax collectors. The country is going downhill and is totally covered with thistles. The
animals become dissatisfied, and eventually slaughter Jodocus and his relatives, although “some of them managed to escape and fled
to other countries.” Very good.
$600 - 700
324. “HE WHO BUYS FROM JEWS IS A NATIONAL TRAITOR” Massive solid
wood disc, likely oak, 19 1/2” wide, 1 1/2” thick, bearing a crude handcarved caricature of a Jew encircled by the motto (in German): “He who buys
from Jews is a national traitor”. This carving was most likely once set faceout within the lower section of a disused wooden beer barrel and displayed
upon a wall, probably within a bar. The carved side has darkened with age
and moisture, the reverse bears its original finish. Very good.
$1,500 - 2,000
325. AUSCHWITZ BLUEPRINT TO CONVERT CHURCH INTO
AN SS THEATER An incredible blueprint symbolic of the Nazis’
depravity, depicts the proposed conversion of a Catholic church
in Auschwitz into a theater to be used to entertain SS officers,
soldiers, and their families. The blueprint is titled: “DRAFT FOR
THE BUILDING-OUT OF THE SALESIAN CLOISTER AUSCHWITZ
O.S.”, a 28” x 28” working copy from the Sep. 12, 1941 original,
bears original corrections prepared by architect Hans Stosberg
who had established his practice Auschwitz. This plan, heavily
revised, calls for the elimination of the altar, replaced with a
stage erected before 375 seats with 91 additional seats in the
balcony. A changing room is so labeled, as is a foyer and buffet
for the use of guests. The church illustrated was apparently the
Church of Our Lady, Help of the Poor, and it does not appear
that the proposed construction was undertaken as that church
remains in operation today. Hans Stosberg (1903-1989) was
appointed chief city architect of Auschwitz. He was called upon to design Himmler’s vision of a city which - powered by slave laborers at the
concentration camp and IG Farben factory - would grow into a model German community. The new Auschwitz was to have, among other
things, an athletic stadium, numerous schools, playgrounds, and even hotels along the Sola River to draw tourists. It was, in Stosberg’s
words, going to turn Auschwitz into “a true cultural landscape.”
$1,000 - 1,500
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326. UNIQUE CONCENTRATION CAMP FOLK ART A
most bizarre relic attributed to a concentration camp
inmate or staff member, a 15” x 20” shadowbox “folk
art” presentation of the German nation eagle, swastika
and wreath painstakingly composed of thousands of...
colored beetles. The many hundreds or thousands of
brown, green, blue and tan beetles have been individually pinned to a paper-covered wood surface in order
to create the symbol of Nazi Germany, and bears the
addition of six small flowered branches, also made of
insects. The eagle bears a glass eye, yellow beay, and
actual bird claws painted yello and likewise pinned to
the board. The entire assemblage is encased in a rather
crude homemade case with hooks on either side allowing the glass cover to be removed if desired. Our consignor advises that this piece was a wartime souvenir
brought home by an American soldier who stated that
it originated from a “concentration camp near Liepzig”.
Camps in that area included Leipzig-Thekla, a subcamp
of the Buchenwald concentration camp and GasagLiepzig, a forced labor camp for women. This is certainly
one of the “creepiest” relics we’ve encountered, and we
can only imagine a prisoner making it to please a guard
or a bored staffer creating this in his spare time.
$4,000 - 6,000
327. “JEWRY UBER ALLES” Early British anti-Semitic publication,
“Jewry Uber Alles”, obviously a play on the title of the German national anthem, Vol. 1, No. 2, March, 1920, 8pp. 8vo., published by
the Judaic Publishing Co., London. Surprising content for a British
publication, with a good deal of libel: Jews are described as paranoid, “the tribe is the unit”, Jewish influences in the British government, Trotsky, etc. The cover illustration shows a Jew with octopus
industry-controlling arms reaching everywhere on earth.$150 - 200
328. AMERICAN WORLD WAR I ANTI-SEMITIC HANDBILL Very
rare American World War I anti-Semitic handbill portraying Jews
as cowards having Americans fighting for them. The text reads:
“AMERICANS! STOP LOOK READ!” and quotes the New York Times:
“Exemption of Jews from military service ‘in accordance with the
highest interpretation of Judaism’ is sought from the United States
Government in a resolution adopted tonight by the Central Conference of American Rabbis...”. A second quote, purportedly from the
Talmud, reads: “When you go to war, do not go as the first, but go as
the last, so that you may return as the first”. The verso shows caricatures of two bearded Jews fitting a man with rifle and gas mask
under the caption: “Onward Christian Soldiers”. Chips at margins,
else very good.
$200 - 300
329. “THE 19 UNDESIRABLE BODY ELEMENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE
JEW” Particularly rare anti-Semitic French book: “Les 19 Tares corporelles visibles Pour Reconnaitre un Juif” by Docteur Celticus (Paris:
Librairie Antisemite), 1903. Illustrated with line drawings, the text describes physical features which the author claims are unique to Jews:
hooked nose, large lips, large ears, oily complexion, etc. The carica-
tures used in the publication closely resemble those which would be
seen in the propaganda issued by Julius Streicher in Der Sturmer.
Binding a bit weak, some wear, overall very good.
$500 - 700
330. GERMAN ANTI-SEMITIC OVERPRINTED CURENCY Lot of two
German 1,000 mark obsolete bank notes overprinted by the NSDAP’s news organs, the Volischen Beobachter, with anti-Semitic
propaganda and then dropped on the streets of Munich. One note
states: “The Gold, the Silver, the Ham they take and the Jews only
leave us this shit. Come with Hitler, join National Socialism.”, the
second bill bears a caricature of Karl Radek, a Marxist active in the
German social democratic movement, labeled: “Soviet Jew Radek”.
Also included is an unrelated color postcard promoting the exhibition “The Eternal Jew”. Three pieces.
$200 - 300
331. HITLER YOUTH EDUCATION FILMS, SOME ANTI-SEMITIC Good lot of about 15 rolls of film, each containing on average
thirty or so individual slide-type images used to propagandize impressionable German children. Nine of the rolls of film are in Hitler
Youth cardboard film canisters, though the strips within do not necessarily match the labels on the containers. Content includes German history, geography, wartime images, a cartoon about England,
and most notably three WILHELM BUSCH strips, two bearing tales
of “Plisch und Plum” and the third being “Hans Huckebein”, a black
raven who teaches that if you behave poorly, you will be beaten or
killed. The fifth chapter of Plisch and Plum includes a caricature of
a Jew “Schmulchen Schivelbeiner”.
$200 - 300
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332. SS GUARD FROM SACHSENHAUSEN SS guard’s Feldpost postcard sent from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, to friends in
Berlin, bears a “mute” Apr. 1, 1940 postmark along with an SS camp
postmark, largely friendly content discussing his vacation, sending a
New Year’s card, etc. The SS-scharfuhrer places his name and return
address at the camp on the front of the card.
$150 - 200
title. A presentation bookplate affixed to the front flyleaf shows a
candle on a pine tree branch and reads: “For Yulefest 1944 The Garrison Commander of the Waffen-SS Auschwitz” and is signed by an
unidentified SS-Sturmbannfuhrer. Fine.
$750 - 1,000
333. DEATH CERTIFICATE FROM MAUTHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP A death certificate, or “Leichenschauschein” issued at
“Konz. Lager Mauthausen”, November, 1939 for Johann Sarkoesy, a
worker who died 26 Nov., 1939 at the age of 24. The listed cause
of death is “heart failure and exhaustion”. Signed by an unidentified
SS-Obersturmfuhrer physician.
$200 - 300
334. “FREEMASONS, RABBLE-ROUSERS, JEWS...” German anti-Semitic publication, “Freemasons, Rabble-rousers, Jews...”, 32pp. 8vo.,
(Berlin: Verlag der Aufbau), a bi-monthly guild and business publication issued by the NSDAP and DAF attacking Freemasons and Jews,
claiming that the two groups are inextricably tied. The rear cover
bears a Christian cross supposedly subverted by the Masons as it
supports a sword and a Star of David. Very good. A common German
propaganda theme.
$150 - 200
335. JEWS SUBMIT THE FACTS CONCERNING “THE JEWISH QUESTION” Unusual German publication, “Anti Anti”, issued by the “Citizens of Jewish Faith”, 4th edition, ca. 1928-1930, 74pp. 8vo., not
bound. A case-by-case response to the anti-Semitism of the era, including the alleged trade in young women, control of finances, press
and politics, Jews and Bolshevism, “Jew hate and German hate”, etc.
Cover stained, contents in fine condition.
$100 - 150
336. BROWN EXHIBITION ANTI-SEMITIC LAPEL PEN “Brown Exhibition Kaiserslautern 1933” brass lapel stick pin, with the motto:
“Think German Buy German” at center, with a large swastika and the
year “1933” at top. Maker marked on verso. Very good. Information 340. “JUDISCHER KRIEG” - DER STURMER’S 25-YEAR “JEWISH
on the exhibition is scant, though from the wording on the pin, it is WAR” Promotional broadside issued by Julius Streicher’s anti-Seclear that it promoted nationalism and anti-Semitism. $100 - 150 mitic newspaper Der Sturmer, 2pp. legal folio, Nuremberg, [n.d.],
advertising a serialized history of the Jews’ “war” against Germany.
337. I. G. FARBEN 75TH ANNIVERSARY PORCELAIN PRESENTAThe recto reads: “25 YEAR Jewish War from Walter Rathenau to Hore
TION Chilling commemorative souvenir from the creator of Zyklon
Belisha. Why did Germany lose the World War of 14-18? Large seB, the gas used to kill millions of Jews in camp gas chambers, a
ries of articles published...”. Verso elaborates on the series, names
porcelain medallion commemorating the 75th anniversary of the
prominent Jews, etc. File holes in blank margin, a chip at top margin,
founding of I. G. Farben (Hoechst). The 6” diameter white disc, 3/8”
else very good.
$150 - 200
thick, displays a relief image of a laborer being led by a woman
representing progress or advancement, their hands clasped as they 341. “DER STURMER” PROPAGANDA FLYER Rare broadside adverclimb stairs, the woman holding a torch in her right hand. The years tising virulent anti-Semite propagandist Julius Streicher’s newspaper
“1863-1938” are shown at left, with “I. G. FARBENINDUSTRIE S.G.” Der Sturmer9” x 12”, the page bearing a caricature of a Jew and
appearing at right. The medallion, made by K.P.M., is accompanied asking the reader: “Do you know him? Millions of German comrades
by the original descriptive sheet and presentation box. The enclo- know him...enormous is the number of those who are still being
sure praises the firms’ work to date: “…together individual sound… cheated by Jews...Let the Sturmer educate you...it will be clear to
scientific and technical work…and after 75 years…go in hopeful you, the Jew is our misfortune...”. Fine condition.
$150 - 200
confidence to a full century of work…led by the glowing torch of
342.
“DER
STURMER”
Two
copies
of
Julius
Streicher’s
virulently
anscience…”. Fine. Hoechst managers in charge were tried, as were
the other I. G. Farben managers, in the Nuremberg trial against the ti-Semitic newspaper, “Der Sturmer”, June, 1937 and Feb. 5, 1942,
company for its role in the exploitation of enslaved laborers and for about 8pp. folio. Typical content: filled with anti-Semitic caricatures,
testing drugs on concentration camp prisoners.
$750 - 1,000 England and F.D.R. being controlled by Jews, Rothschilds, evils of the
church,”Thomas Mann in the Synagogue”, etc. Very good. $100 - 150
338. I. G. FARBEN LIQUIDATION BONDS Scarce pair of bonds issued in the liquidation of the notorious Holocaust Zykon B producer 343. “THE ETERNAL JEW” Color postcard, 4” x 6”, promoting the anand slave labor employer, I. G. Farben. The certificates, for 100 and ti-Semitic exhibition “The Eternal Jew”, depicts an orthodox Jew with
200 reichsmarks, indicate the name of the firm and are dated 1953 gold coins in one hand, a whip in the other, with a map of Poland
in Munich. Four coupons of the original ten remain attached to each with Soviet hammer and sickle. This commemorative postcard, sold
certificate. Fine. Due to the severity of its war crimes, I.G. Farben was to visitors, is canceled in Munich on Dec. 19, 1937. Fine. $120 - 150
considered to be too corrupt to be allowed to continue to exist, and 344. ANTI-SEMITIC GERMAN PUBLICATIONS Two anti-Semitic
the company was split up into the original constituent companies. publications, includes “Hilf mit!”, a propaganda paper prepared for
Even though the company was officially liquidated in 1952, it contin- students, 32pp., Nov. 1939 shows Al Capone with a machine gun
ued to be traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as a trust until it beneath a statue with a caricature of a Jew sitting on money bags
was finally declared bankrupt on November 10, 2003 despite having all supported by chained peoples of the world, sold with “Lustige
been continually criticized for failing to pay any compensation to the Blatter”, a German weekly humor magazine, Mar. 12, 1943, the covformer laborers.
$200 - 300 er showing a statue being a composite of Roosevelt, Churchill and
339. SS PRESENTATION BOOK FROM AUSCHWITZ Book presented Stalin above a Star of David, captioned: “The monument to the Amerby an unidentified SS officer stationed at Auschwitz, “Mit Hitler In ican century”, other anti-American cartoons within, the back cover
Die Macht” (“With Hitler Into Power”), by Otto Dietrich, Munich: Franz showing a Nazi “dam” resisting a red (Communist) wave. Fine.
$100 - 150
Eher Verlag), 1941. 210pp. 8vo., orange cloth boards with white
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345. ANTI-SEMITIC “DER STURMER” ADVERTISEMENT Rare accordian-style fold out publicity pamphlet distributed to increase subscribers to the anti-Semitic newspaper, “Der Sturmer”.The first panel
shows a caricature of a Jew behind a Star of David with the motto:
“Without a solution to the Jewish Question, no solution for the German People” above the facsimile signature of Der Sturmer publisher
Julius Streicher. When unfolded, the publication shows six 4 3/4” x
6” images on each side of vile caricatures of Jews drawn by “Fips”,
the anti-Semitic artist Philipp Rupprecht. These are among the worst
images we’ve seen, including kosher butchers grinding rats, Jewish
“devils” seducing nuns, doctors leering at unconscious patients, etc.
Of course, the panels conclude with a pitch for a subscription to
Streicher’s rag. Fine condition.
$400 - 500
346. “DIE JUDEN IN USA” “Jews in the USA”, by Dr. Hans Diebow,
printed by Nazi-affiliated printers Zentralverlag der NSDAP, Berlin,
1943, with the cover depicting New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia,
whose mother was a Jew. Indeed, the cover story is dedicated to
LaGuardia, whose has pictures within comparing 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.
Front cover and contents eroded at upper-right, yet surprisingly the
text and images within remain largely untouched. Estimated accordingly.
$150 - 200
Commandant of Auschwitz and Majdanek
352. ARTHUR LIEBEHENSCHEL (1901 - 1948) Commandant at the
Auschwitz and Majdanek death camps during World War II. He was
convicted of war crimes by the Polish government following the war
and executed in 1948. Important content T.L.S. on SS Inspector of
Concentration Camps letterhead, 1p. 4to., Oranienburg, Sep. 3,
1941 to a eugenics court in Munich concerning “Prevention Prisoner” Wilhelm Letzing. Liebehenschel returns a volume of files to the
court along with a transfer of the prisoner from Dachau. He further
advises that at the time another concentration camp placement is
not being considered. Holograph notes on the verso mention that
the case is being accepted elsewhere, and that the court, Oranienburg and Dachau will be so notified, signed by an unknown person
three days later. “Prevention prisoners” were those simply suspected
of crimes and held without charges...sometimes for years. Wilhelm
Letzing never left Dachau - he is buried there today, having died at
the camp.
$800 - 1,000
Commander of Eisatzgruppe D
353. OTTO OHLENDORFF (1907 - 1951) Commander of Einsatzgruppe D which was responsible for the murder of 90,000 Jews.
His cold tactics drove many of his own men to alcohol, desertion
and even suicide. Executed for his crimes, one of the last “red jacket” men - their attire marking them as condemned. Rare T.L.S., 1p.
12mo., Berlin, Nov. 7, 1942 to SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Rudolf Bohmer.
347. “DE JODEN IN NEDERLAND” Anti-Semitic Dutch publication, In part: “...On the birth of your third child, I send you and your wife
“The Jew in the Netherlands”, by Hans Graf von Monts, 64pp. 8vo., my heartfelt wishes...”. With transmittal envelope bearing free post[Amsterdam?], 1941. A virulently anti-Semitic work, heavily illus- age hand stamp.
$500 - 600
trated with photos depicting Jews in the worst possible light, peddling junk, trading diamonds, disheveled and dirty, some shown as 354. ARTHUR GREISER (1897 - 1946) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and
dwarves, etc., along with images of the Rothsteins and other prom- Reich Governor of the German-occupied territory of Wartheland.
inent Jews. Cover, with typical caricatures, is soiled and worn, con- He was one of the persons primarily responsible for organizing the
tents are very good.
$150 - 200 Holocaust in Poland, ordering mass deportations, gassing mental
patients, and asked and received permission from Himmler to kill
348. “NAZI HEL” Photographic images of the Holocaust as pub- 100,000 Jews in his area. He later killed 150,000 more using gas
lished in Willem van de Poll’s Nazi Hel, (Amsterdam: Van Holkema vans. Bold signature on a large album page adding his title: “Pres& Warendorf), circa 1945. Oblong quarto, original black and white ident of the Senate of the Free City of Danzig”. With Sep. 8, 1936
paper boards, spiral bound. Probable first edition of this important letter of transmittal. Very good.
$200 - 300
Dutch photo book containing 28 photogravure images from Buchenwald, Dachau, and Mauthausen, with Bergen Belsen commandant
Josef Kramer and female SS guards, and a picture of a young Elie
Wiesel in the barracks of Buchenwald.
$200 - 300
349. “THE JEWS IN CARICATURE” A hateful hardbound volume
entitled Die Juden in der Karikatur, published by Albert Langen in
Munich (1921), 309pp. folio, containing 307 illustrations in black
and white and color of anti-Semitic art from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries and includes images by noted artists such as Gustave
Dore, George Cruikshank, Aubrey Beardsley, and Thomas Rowlandson. Very good condition.
$300 - 400
Designer of concentration camps
and the crematoria at Auschwitz
350. HANS KAMMLER (1901 - ?) German civil engineer and high-ranking SS officer, oversaw SS construction projects and designed the
concentration camps and crematoria at Auschwitz. Later he was put
in charge of the V-2 missile and jet programs. Very rare partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Jan.30, 1945, an award of the War Merit
Cross 2nd Class with Swords to a member of Nachschublager 782,
probably a weapons or ammunition depot and quite likely a link in
the V-2 supply or production change.
$1,000 - 1,500
351. FRIEDRICH ALPERS (1901 - 1944) Nazi politician and SS leader responsible for numerous war crimes including the massacre of
Jews across the Ukraine. Committed suicide. T.L.S. on State Secretary of Reichs Forestry Department letterhead, Berlin, May 30, 1939
to the Reich Chancellery thanking them for an invitation to have
dinner with Hitler on June 1 and accepting. Fine.
$200 - 300
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Ordered the murder of remaining
Auschwitz prisoners
A signed statement by a Mauthausen prisoner
355. ERNST SCHMAUSER (1890 - 1945) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer,
Higher SS and Police Leader of Breslau who widely employed Jewish
slave labor. Auschwitz fell under his jurisdiction, and at war’s end he
ordered its evacuation and the murder of the remaining prisoners.
Likely killed by advancing Soviet troops. T.L.S. on official SS-Oberabschnitt Sudost letterhead, 2pp. 4to., Breslau, Sep. 1, 1941 to SS-Sturmmann Gert Bauer who wants to go to the front. In part: “...As honorable as your thoughts are, there is no way I can assist you...You
should not try to alter your destiny...In the current campaign, there
is such high attrition we are almost unable to fill the gaps which the
war has cost the SS...we constantly need replacements, so you will
get your chance to come to the front...my 16 year old son can also
not wait to get to the front...do your service where you are...”. Very
good.
$300 - 400
Inspector of Concentration Camps
361. ALBERT SAUER (1898 - 1945) Commandant of Mauthausen
concentration camp, also a senior administrator at Sachsenhausen
and towards war’s end, he commanded Kaiserwald. Typed D.S., 1p.
4to., “Concentration Camp Mauthausen”, Oct. 7, 1938, a signed
statement by “Protective Prisoner” Franz Rischanek. The prisoner is
assigned a number and states that he is unaware of any break-in at
the metalworker’s union. He denies associations with others mentioned in a letter which had implicated him, etc. Witnessed by Sauer
at bottom. Staple holes, else fine.
$300 - 400
362. SACHSENHAUSEN ADMINISTRATOR WRITES TO THE AUSCHWITZ SS CULTURAL DIRECTOR ALBERT OBERSCHMID (1913
- ?) SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer, a senior administrator at KL Sachsenhausen. T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Oranienburg, Nov. 24,1941 to SS-Unterscharfuhrer KURT KNITTEL (b. 1910),
a senior SS staff officer at Auschwitz from 1941 who was placed in
charge of entertainment and cultural diversions for the SS guards
and staff, then stationed at Auschwitz. In part: “...I will talk to the
education department to determine how they will use you...Now that
you have been transferred, you will probably lose your theater visits
which you liked to do here, extremely limited now...extended vacations are now impossible...you finally committed to buy ducks and
geese from the Poles...”. Fine. With transmittal envelope. A true example of “the banality of evil”.
$150 - 200
356. AUGUST HEISSMEYER (1897 - 1979) General of the Waffen-SS
and SS-Obergruppenfuhrer, relieved Theodor Eicke who in 1939 had
begun commanding a front line division. Heissmeyer was provisionally in charge of the inspection of concentration camps until relieved
by Richard Glucks. Heissmeyer was married to Gertrude ScholtzKlink. Rare A.L.S. on black-bordered mourning letterhead, 1p. 8vo.,
Berlin, Dec. 12., 1939, to notorious SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Richard
Hildebrandt, Chief of the SS Race and Resettlement Office, sending
condolences upon the death of his wife, Marie, recently deceased. 363. HANS-THEODOR SCHMIDT (1899 - 1951) SS-HauptsturmFile holes at left, else fine.
$300 - 400 fuhrer and adjutant of the commandant of Buchenwald, Hermann
Pister. Schmidt oversaw executions and hangings at the camp for
Leader of Operation «Harvest Festival»
over three years until he was himself arrested, tried at Dachau, and
357. JAKOB SPORRENBERG (1902 - 1952) SS-Gruppenführer and hanged. T.L.S. on “Waffen-SS K.L. Buchenwald” rubber-stamped letGeneral of Police in Minsk, Belarus and Lublin, Poland. Responsible terhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Buchenwald, Jan. 26, 1944 to lawyer Hans
for Operation Harvest Festival at Lublin-Majdanek which exterminat- Kohl in Vienna. The document specified that a wanted SS man is not
ed thousands of Jews and Soviet POWs. Executed. Typed D.S. 2pp. in any of the local troop units and police searches have been unfruit$350 - 450
4to., Lublin, Feb. 6, 1944, his signed recommendation that the War ful. File holes at left, else very good.
Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Sword be awarded to SS Police Cavalryman Josef Haiden. Haidan had been guarding a wooded area on
July 26, 1943 when 3-400 Russian partisans attempted to flee the
In charge of the murder of Latvian Jews
region. Haidan’s shooting skills forced the Russians to take cover
364.
WALTHER SCHROEDER (1902 - 1973) SS brigade commander
back in the forest, located near Drogojowka. File holes in margin,
and
chief
of police in Lubeck, as SS and Police Leader in Latvia, one
else very good.
$400 - 500
of the main people responsible for the murder of the Jews in Latvia.
358. HERMANN HOFLE (1898 - 1947) Higher SS and Police Lead- T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Hamburg, May 12, 1939 to a teacher in Hornburg.
er (HSSPF) of Slovakia, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and General of the Schroeder understands that the educator had a file of material on
Waffen-SS and the police. Hoefle was responsible for supression of families with names similar to his own, and asks if he has material
the “Slovak National Uprising”. Executed 1947 in Slovakia. Rare part- on his own family. He mentions that his own great-grandfather had
ly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Pressburg, Oct. 10, 1944, awards the Iron been born out of wedlock and as a result the mother was thrown
Cross, 2nd Class to Gefr. Erwin Worner, most likely a participant out of her home, dying in Warsaw. File holes in left margin, else very
of the counteroffensive. Files holes at left, light soiling, else very good.
$300 - 400
good.
$350 - 450
Deported French Jews to the camps
Pohl awaits execution at Landsberg Prison
359. CARL ALBRECHT OBERG (1897 - 1965) Higher SS and Police
Leader of France. Oberg deported well over 40,000 Jews from France
to death camps. After the war he was twice sentenced to death, later
commuted to 20 years hard labor. Printed D.S., 1p. 4to., a photocopy of a baptismal certificate which on verso Oberg attests to be a
genuine copy. Boldly signed, fine.
$200 - 300
365. 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. Rare A.N.S. penned while
being held on charges at Landsberg Prison, 1p. 5 3/4” x 2 3/4”, in
German. In full: “Thankful [?] for Christmas and New Year’s 1951
Oswald Pohl Landsberg-Lech W.C.P.”. Fine. In 1950, Pohl’s reconversion to Catholicism resulted in the appearance of his book “Credo.
Mein Weg zu Gott”. (“Credo. My way to God”), published with permission of the Catholic Church. Pohl was hanged shortly after midnight
on June 8, 1951 at Landsberg Prison.
$300 - 400
In charge of the liquidation of Serbian Jews
360. AUGUST MEYSZNER (1886 - 1947) SS-group leader and lieutenant general of police, responsible for the mass murder of Serbian
Jews, including 15,000 women and children. Executed in Yugoslavia. T.L.S. on Norwegian Ordnungspolizei letterhead, 1p. 4to., Oslo,
Jan. 6, 1942 to RUDOLF QUERNER (1893-1945), SS-Obergruppenfuhrer as well as a General in the Waffen-SS. Meyszner extends holiday greetings and best wishes for the following year. File holes at
left, else very good.
$350 - 450
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“We have to acknowledge
that we did not know...”
A major organizer of the Polish Holocaust
366. WILHELM HARSTER (1904 - 1991) SS-Gruppenführer, commander of the Security Police and SD in the occupation of the Netherlands, implicated in the deaths of 104,000 Dutch Jews...including
Anne Frank. Served six years. Cryptic A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Munich, Jan.
7, 1986, in part: “...I looked through the documents you sent me...
If you compare the papers which you sent to me with what is being
written now, there is a big difference...You have to waken the interest in the reader...and make the material available to the reader...
we have to acknowledge that we did not know...it became more and
more confused, people on the outside would not understand what
was happening...the strengths upon which our future depended interests nobody...”. Very good.
$200 - 300
367. COMMANDANT OF FLOSSENBURG FRANZ BERGER SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and guard detachment commander who became the
last commander of Flossenburg concentration camp after Max
Koegel fled before advancing Americans. T.L.S. on “Der Fuhrer der
SS-Totenkopfstandarten” letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Oranienburg,
Apr. 11, 1939 to Oberleutnant Keidel, a reservist. The reservist is
accepted as an SS-Obersturmfuhrer, named SS-Fuhrer in the SS-TV
“Brandenburg” and sent travel documents to travel to Oranienburg.
File holes at left, staple holes at top, else very good.
$400 - 500
368. JOSIAS ERBPRINZ VON WALDECK-PYRMONT (1896 - 1967)
Heir apparent to the throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a General in the SS. Convicted of war crimes for his supervisory role over Buchenwald. T.L.S. on official letterhead, Arolsen-Waldeck, Nov. 3, 1943, a letter of condolence to the family of
soldier August Hopf. In part: “...the hero’s loss of your beloved son
Edgar...I send the deepest condolences for myself and the SS...he
died for people and Fatherland...your son was a loyal SS comrade...
proud that he was in the rolls of the SS...”. Fine.
$250 - 350
369. FRITZ KATZMANN (1906 - 1957) SS-Gruppenführer and police leader who perpetrated genocide in Lvov, Danzig, and Galicia,
sending hundreds of thousands of Jews to their deaths yet escaping
prosecution post-war. T.L.S. on “Higher SS and Police Leader” letterhead, Danzig, Jan. 3, 1944 to Chief of the SS Personnel Main Office,
MAXIMILIAN VON HERFF. Katzmann reports on SS-Standartenfuhrer
Alfons Graf, in part: “...The Reichsfuhrer promised [Graf] that he
would look at this matter once more...He is unclear regarding his
official position as police leader...Graf has been Standartenfuhrer
since 1936...He was denied promotion...Graf would have to do a
tour at the front first...Graf is asking again to be a full-time regional
leader...he was made a civil servant without his agreement...”. Civil
servants in important positions were exempt from military duty. File
holes and slight toning, else very good.
$300 - 500
Seizing Polish land to be used by the SS
370. ALBERT FORSTER (1902 - 1952) Nazi politician, Gauleiter of
Danzig-West Prussia. A ruthless and notorious anti-Semite, he established about 70 camps in Pomerania where Poles were subjected
to murder, torture and in the case of women and girls, rape before
execution. In all, he killed upwards of 60,000. Executed. Typed D.S.
adding his title as “Gauleiter”, 1p. large 4to., Danzig, Oct. 24, 1939.
Forster signs a decree seizing land for use by the SS: “...In my role
as Gauleiter...the black-bordered area in the attached map will be
dedicated to the SS for troop training purposes...the necessary resettlement and application of eminent domain will be dealt with by the
Reichsfuhrer-SS and the Chief of the German Police...represented by
the Chief of Budget and Construction [Oswald Pohl]...”. File holes,
else very good.
$300 - 400
371. ARTHUR GREISER (1897 - 1946) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and
Reich Governor of the German-occupied territory of Wartheland.
He was one of the persons primarily responsible for organizing the
Holocaust in Poland, ordering mass deportations, gassing mental
patients, and asked and received permission from Himmler to kill
100,000 Jews in his area. He later killed 150,000 more using gas
vans. T.L.S. on his Gauleiter letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., Posen,
Feb. 8, 1944 to Gauleiter OTTO TELSCHOW and marked: “SECRET!
SECRET REICHS MATTER!” In part: “...In agreement with the Reichsfuhrer-SS...I am sending you the text of the speech which the Reichsfuhrer-SS gave on October 24, 1943 for the Day of Freedom...The
speech contained his volkisch views...his statements made in the
speech were to bind the German People...I ask you to observe the
fact that this speech was sent to you as a secret Reichs matter...”.
Very good.
$400 - 600
“We can only use the best
SS leaders in concentration camps...”
372. 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. T.L.S. “Eicke”
in indelible pencil, 2pp. 4to., Berlin, June 14, 1938 to Gen. WALTER
SCHMITT concerning SS-Oberfuhrer KARL TAUS (1883-1977). Eicke
blasts Taus’ abilities as a concentration camp administrator. He advises that Taus had served at Dachau and Buchenwald, further commenting: “...Taus completely failed at Dachau...he was transferred
to [Karl Otto] Koch at Buchenwald...there is no doubt that Taus has
no ability or natural talent as a responsible leader at an SS concentration camp...Taus is completely soft and without initiative...
His talent for organization, totally required for a camp commander,
is absolutely missing in Taus...he is not able to organize the operation of an entire concentration camp... he talks more than he
does...We can only use the best SS leaders in concentration camps...
the political damage which would could result...is unimaginable...I
recommended to Reichsfuhrer-SS use Taus as a leader at the new
women’s concentration camp Schleissheim...it is to be expected that
Taus will soon be following his women underlings and become a
straw puppet...”. Very good. Taus, a member of the “Blood Order”
and an “Old Fighter”, actually survived the war because of his total
lack of “ability”. His contemporaries and superiors all either died or
were executed at war’s end.
$600 - 700
373. DEATH NOTICE FROM DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP
COMMANDANT EDUARD WEITER (1889-1945) Obersturmbannfuhrer and last commandant of Dachau concentration camp. He
fled Dachau immediately before its liberation to Austria where he
died under mysterious circumstances, possibly killed by a fellow
SS member or committing suicide. Very rare T.L.S. as Commandant
of Dachau on “Konzentrationslager Dachau” letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Dachau, Dec. 20, 1944 to Maria Wippel. In part: “...Your husband
Franz Wippel, born 17.2.90 in Bad Voeslau, died on Dec. 16, 1944
of typhus and pneumonia at the local hospital. The remains were
cremated at the state crematorium on 20.12.1944. Enclosed is the
death certificate.” . Folds, one corner chipped, else very good.
$400 - 600
374. “SISTER PIA” - ELEONORE BAUER (1885 - 1981) Senior Nazi figure and the only woman to have participated in the Munich Beer Hall
Putsch, appointed by Himmler a welfare sister for the Waffen-SS at
Dachau, played a major role in the construction and administration of
that camp. Scarce A.L.S. “Sister Pia”, 2pp. 16mo., Oberharking, 1976
to a collector in German. In part: “...I had to have your letter translated...I signed two photographs...Have a good Christmas and a healthy
new year 1977...If you write more please include a stamped envelope...Your Sister Pia...”. Sold with her return envelope on which she
signs her proper name: “E. Bauer”. Sold with one of the signed photographs, 3 1/4” x 5”, showing the unrepentant Nazi seated with her
dog before a painting of Frederick the Great, the photo also signed
“Sister Pia”. Three signed pieces. Very good.
$100 - 150
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375. MEDICAL STUDENTS
ARE SENT FROM DACHAU TO
SACHSENHAUSEN Rare typed
D.S. on SS-Standortlazarett
Dachau” letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Dachau, Oct. 30, 1941 to the
SS Medical Office.The chief of
the hospital which cared for
SS soldiers states that a student, one Edmund Englinski,
should have been transfered
with three other students from
Dachau to Oranienburg, the
location of the Sachsenhausen
concentration camp, for assignment to the SS Medical Reserve Battalion located there.
The transfer letter had not
been received, hence the student was still awaiting news at
Dachau. The student is depicted in a photo at bottom. Very
good.
$500 - 600
376. SACHSENHAUSEN CAMP CORRESPONDENCE Lot of eleven
handwritten letters by Sachsenhausen concentration camp prisoner
Hans Hollmann, all sent to family members living in the Sudetenland. The letters, each 1p. 8vo. on official camp stationery setting
forth censorship rules, are all penned in ink in a very legible hand
between Nov. 10, 1941 and Nov. 14, 1943. Hollmann sets forth
instructions on how his business should be operated in his absence,
personal money affairs, sending packages, etc. Very good. Camp
correspondences of this size are seldom encountered. $600 - 800
377. BISTRITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP Rare D.S., 2pp. 12mo., a
food ration form issued May 5, 1945 by the Czechs to ex-prisoner
Alexander Kann, held by the SS as a forced laborer at Bistritz concentration camp. The SS Training Camp “Bohemia” in Bistritz (near
Beneschau) was used as a a labor camp and temporary concentration camp from about June, 1944 until its liberation. This certificate
was likely issued on the day Kann was freed.
$150 - 200
378. DACHAU HOLOCAUST PHOTO AND DEPOT LETTERHEAD
Lot of three items from the estate of Pvt. Norman B. Bunch, 45th
Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t, one of the liberators of Dachau, includes an original 2 1/2” x 2 3/4” b/w showing a pile of bodies in
striped prison garb heaped upon a rail car, presumably at Dachau,
along with a blank sheet of letterhead from the SS supply depot at
Dachau and a small image of Bunch standing outside a structure in
which he was billeted. Very good.
$100 - 150
379. WAFFEN-SS PICTORIAL BOOK FROM MAUTHAUSEN-GUSEN
Book from the SS guards’ or officers’ library at the Mauthhausen-Gusen concentration camp, “Waffen-SS Im Westen”, by SS-Kriegsberichter Friedrich Zschackel (Munich: Franz Eher Nachf., GmbH), 1941,
approx. 150pp. 8vo., an illustration book of the Waffen-SS in combat
on the Western Front, from Poland to France. Blank covers detached,
else very good. The book’s cover is stamped:”Library K[onzentrations]. L[ager]. Gusen” with acquisition stamp and warning about
theft or loss. While this book is not an uncommon one, its association with Mauthausen-Gusen is certainly evocative.
$200 - 300
381. JAKOB HABERFELD LIQUOR BOTTLES FROM AUSCHWITZ Pair
of amber glass bottles manufactured at the Jakob Haberfeld vodka
and liquor factory at Oswiecim (later Auschwitz), each 4 1/2” x 2”,
bearing in relief the family coat-of-arms and the inscription “Jakob
Haberfeld Oswiecim”. Fine. The “Dampffabrik Feiner Liqueure Jakob
Haberfeld” was established in Oswiecimin in 1804 and operated under family management until 1939 when the business was seized by
the Germans. Most family members were murdered.
$200 - 300
382. ORIGINAL HOLOCAUST PHOTO Original photo of a large pile
of corpses outside a barracks, undoubtedly concentration camp victims, the photo printed on “Mimosa” postcard paper of the period. A
first generation image, location unknown.
$100 - 150
383. POLISH JEWS Lot of four photographs, includes two 8” x 10”
news photographs with Vienna news photographer credits on verso,
show Jews in village scenes, a 3” x 4” photo showing two Jews carrying a body from a horse that has been killed, and a 2” x 3” photo of
a family at the doorway to their home, the father possibly wearing
an armband. Very good.
$100 - 150
384. PASSPORTS ISSUED TO AUSTRIAN JEWS Pair of passports
issued to Austrian Jews after their country had been annexed by
Germany, both passports stamped with a red “J” denoting their religion. Robert and Olga Hahn are each issued a German “Reisepass”
one number apart in Vienna on Sep. 22, 1938, six months after the
annexation. Their names are written on the first page, to which are
added “Israel” and “Sara”, names added to those of Jews to further
identify them for persecution. The passports permit “Inland” travel,
as well as travel to Yugoslavia, Italy, Belgium, France and Palestine.
The couple report to police in Vienna twice more and have their
passports stamped, and on Jan. 20 1940 obtain a visa to sail from
Trieste to New York- an effort which it appears was successful as
there are no further entries. Very good.
$300 - 400
385. POST-WAR ISSUED NAZI PASSPORT GIVEN TO A PROBABLE
CAMP SURVIVOR An odd piece of ephemera, a passport bearing
partially blacked-out Nazi insignia, issued in Austria on May 30,
1945 (three weeks after the war’s end) to Kirner Zoltan, described as
“Stateless” and as a farmer born in Budapest in 1900. At the rear of
the passport, American authorities stamp Zoltan’s papers as “O.K.”
on June 16, 1945. Accompanied by four Hungarian identity cards
and four passports, all dated 1939 and earlier. Interesting to note
that in his photos in the 1939 documents, Zoltan is healthy and
clearly well-nourished. In his 1945 passport, it is clear the man has
been nearly starved.
$200 - 300
386. AUSCHWITZ ELECTRIC INSULATOR RELIC Portion of a white
porcelain electric insulator lawfully recovered during restoration
work at Auschwitz II at Birkenau. The insulator, 3” tall, is mounted
on an oak board which has been laser-carved with the camp name,
an image of the camp entrance, and description of the relic’s recovery. According to the description, the insulator once retained electrified barbed wire. An original signed COA from publisher USM,
Lakeville, Mn. is affixed to verso of the presentation.
$400 - 600
387. SS PLATE FRAGMENT RECOVERED AT BUCHENWALD Portion
of a white porcelain dinner plate or bowl lawfully recovered from a
ravine where it was discarded near the SS barracks at Buchenwald.
The fragment is about 5 1/2” long and is marked “Vistoria WaffenSS”. It is mounted on an oak board which has been laser-carved with
the camp name, an image of the camp entrance, and description of
380. SOUVENIRS OF JERUSALEM FROM THE HOUSE OF BADEN the relic’s recovery. An original signed COA from publisher USM,
$250 - 350
Lot of two cross sections of an olive tree, 4” and 5” wide, 3/4” thick, Lakeville, Mn. is affixed to verso of the presentation.
finished and bearing the Hebrew “Jerusalem”. These souvenirs also 388. HOLOCAUST REFERENCE LIBRARY Excellent Holocaust referbear Sotheby’s auction house stickers indicating that they were once ence library, over 140 books in English and German (approx. 50% of
included in Lot 3680 in the sale of items from “Baden”. In about each) about half are museum books from various Holocaust muse1898, Friedrich of Baden visited Jerusalem with a large entourage, ums and similar institutions. Excellent material on every aspect of
and these souvenirs were likely obtained at that time. What few peo- the tragedy including discrimination, stolen property, camps, perple know is that a large German colony had already settled in Haifa sonalities, ghettos, trials, culture, politics, after effects, etc. Hard- pro-Nazi, they would be expelled following World War II.
cover and paperback, all are in generally very good condition, only
$100 - 150 a handful contain margin notes. Special shipping charges apply for
this large library.
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$600 - 800
World War II: Photography, Posters & Ephemera
389. MEIN KAMPF, DELUXE EDITION Rare deluxe edition of Adolf Hitler’s political treatise, “Mein Kampf”, (Munich: Zentralverlag der N.S.D.A.P.),
printed & bound by M. Muller & Sohn, Munich. 350pp. 6 1/2” x 10” bound
in a fine red leather with gilt author’s name and title on cover and spine,
four raised hubs and spine ends also gilt trimmed, the book in as-new condition.With slipcase which has only the tiniest cracks at joints at opening.
Sold with the original glassine wrapper (torn and removed).$2,000 - 3,000
390. COMMEMORATIVE BIRTHDAY EDITION OF “MEIN KAMPF” Commemorative edition of Adolf Hitler’s political treatise, “Mein Kampf”, celebrates Hitler’s fiftieth birthday, (Munich: Franz Eher Verlag), 1939. 705pp.
8vo., bound in blue leather with gilt and red trim, title and swastika on the
spine, the covers bearing just a few worn spots. The rear of the book also
has 28pp. of copies of NSDAP party meeting posters showing attendance
at each meeting.
$150 - 200
391. DUTCH EDITION OF “MEIN KAMPF” Scarce wartime Dutch edition
of Hitler’s political manifesto, Mijn Kamp, Amsterdam, ca. 1940, 810pp.
8vo. in Dutch with frontis portrait. Broken at gutter on eighth page, spine
sunned, else very good.
$150 - 200
392. MEIN KAMPF PROMOTIONAL POSTER Poster promoting the sale
of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto “Mein Kampf” by its publishers, 12 1/2” x 20
1/2”, Munich, ca. 1927, pictures Hitler in brownshirt uniform at left and
proclaiming: “ADOLF HITLER MEIN KAMPF The basic work of National Socialism...Understand Hitler from his book!”. Titles of various chapters from
the two parts of Mein Kampf are listed, including “The Red Terror” and “The
Jewish Question”. Fine.
$100 - 150
393. KNIGHTS CROSS DESIGN FOR SEVRES PORCELAIN Original artist’s
watercolor design for an emblem intended to be used on porcelain to be
made in the porcelain manufacturing city of Sevres, France. The painting,
executed on a 7 3/4” x 6” card, depicts a Knights Cross with Oak Leaves,
Swords and Diamonds, with ribbon, encircled by a wreath with a color code
added at right. Notes on verso indicate that this design was to be used on
plates in a Luftwaffe service. Two staples in blank areas, else fine. This design may have been used for a one-off presentation piece.
$750 - 1,000
394. “MEIN KAMPF” FROM A LUFTWAFFE BASE Edition of Adolf Hitler’s
“Mein Kampf”, (Munich: Franz Eher Verlag), 1943. 780pp. 8vo., with Hitler
in frontis portrait. Bears the ink stamp of Luftkriegsschule 4 at Furstenfeldbruck on the front flyleaf, the donor’s signature, and the signature of
a major who was an instructor. Sold with a second copy of the same book,
same edition, bearing no marks. Both are fine.
$100 - 150
395. “HITLER LIBERATES THE SUDETENLAND” Scarce propaganda book “Hitler Befreit Sudetenland”, by Heinrich Hoffmann (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte Verlag), 1938. Approx. 100pp. 8vo., a collection of Hoffmann’s photos of adoring crowds greeting Hitler upon his “liberation”
of the Czech Sudetenland, other photos showing the events leading up to and including the signing of the Munich Pact, border areas, etc.
Covers are rough with some tears and splits, contents are very good.
$100 - 150
396. “JUGEND UND HEIMAT” HITLER YOUTH JOURNALS Lopt of approx. fifteen copies of the Hitler Youth journal “Jugend und Heimat”,
each about 25pp. legal folio, almost all from 1935. Typical content and illustrations meant to motivate youth to adopt the ideals of the
NSDAP. Condition varies, overall good.
$100 - 150
397. “KAMPF UND KUNST” PROPAGANDA FROM THE RUSSIAN FRONT “War and Art - Work of the Propaganda Company of Von
Kuchler’s Army”, issued by Propaganda Kompanie 621, a complete collection of sixty individual 11” x 15” (overall) plates with paper covers
bearing captions for the images within: a collection of the works of various painters and other artists depicting scenes from the Eastern
Front. What is most interesting is the portrait depictions of the various prisoners taken, including Mongolians, partisans, and a “Jewish
Bolshevik...friend of Roosevelt and Stalin”, all of whom are not depicted with the caricaturistic insulting features as is almost always the
case in German art of the period. Other images include combat scenes, ruins, Russian dead, and so on. The prints, in very fine condition,
are contained within a cloth and paper-covered presentation binder. Powerful images from the seat of battle.
$400 - 500
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398. “STORM SS” - SS NEWSPAPER FOR DUTCH VOLUNTEERS Two
very rare copies of “Storm SS”, the Waffen-SS newspaper issued to
Dutch SS volunteers, each about 12pp. folio, Oct. 16, 1942 and Dec.
3, 1942. Stories include articles on Al Capone who was widely used
to vilify Americans in general, happy Dutch soldiers on the march,
an illustrated ad for “Der Untermensch”, a notorious anti-Semitic
Nazi publication, and anti-Semitic cartoons. One front page split,
chips at margins, else very good.
$100 - 150
407. GERMAN ARMY INSTRUCTIONAL BOOK Unusual handbook
for the German soldier, “Lesson Plan for the Army”, by Dr. W. Reibert
(Berlin: E. S. Mittler & Sohn), 1936. 338pp. 8vo., the rifleman’s eighth
edition with almost 600 illustrations, a fantastic guide covering every
aspect of the education required of the German soldier, from the proper stance when at attention to grenade use, artillery aiming, etc. Very
good.
$100 - 150
402. GERMAN PROPAGANDA BLAMES POLES FOR INSTIGATING
WAR German propaganda aimed at neutral America, a bound
publication: “Polish Acts of Atrocity Against the German Minority
in Poland”, edited by Hans Schadewalt (New York: German Library
of Information), 1940.260pp. 8vo., with photo illustrations.This
propaganda piece was issued with the knowledge and blessing of
Goebbel’s propaganda office, who most likely also produced the
work. It describes dozens of alleged murders, beatings and abuses of ethnic Germans which “necessitated” the invasion of Poland
and destruction of its armed forces. Fascinating reading illustrating Germany’s efforts to win the hearts and minds of Americans.
$100 - 150
background, and the entire issue is dedicated to the SS - one article
titled “Mama’s Boy or Real Man”.
$150 - 200
408. B.M.W. SENDS WAR POSTCARDS TO ITS EMPLOYEES Interest399. ADOLF HITLER PAPER BALLOT Paper ballot from Adolf Hitler’s ing set of twenty postcards showing artists’ views of war scenes, sea
1938 election campaign which incorporated a referendum to annex battles, death and destruction; dedicated by the management of BMW
Austria, lightly marked “Ja” in pencil. Very good.
$100 - 150 to employees serving in the field supporting the German war effort.
The mailing wrapper in which the cards were sent is imprinted: “The
400. N.S.D.A.P. BALLOT Early Nazi Party ballot, 5 3/4” x 11 3/4”, Western Campaign in the Balkans, Africa and the East...Bavarian Motor
lists 26 different political parties and their local candidates, the NS- Works [B.M.W.]...to our worker comrades in the field...”, with additional
DAP listed tenth with “Hitler Movement” added in parentheses for mention that the Wehrmacht and Ministry of Propaganda has approved
clarity. Fine.
$100 - 150 the presentation. Wrapper bears a stain, else very good.
$75 - 100
401. NSDAP BALLOT FROM KASSEL NSDAP local ballot from Kassel 409. SS PHOTO USED IN NSDAP PUBLICATION Fine original photofor the 1932 Reichstag elections, 1p. 8vo., listing all parties includ- graph, 6 3/4” x 9 1/4”, shows an SS soldier hoisting an SS flag, the
ing the NSDAP/Hitler on Line 8. The Kassel candidates listed include photo taken from below. Credited on the verso to Friedrich Franz BauDr. Roland Freisler who years later would notoriously preside of the er. The photo appears in the magazine “N.S. Frauen Warte”, the official
trials of the July 20 bomb conspirators and other kangaroo court N.S.D.A.P. publication for women, Munich, July, 1937.The inside of the
trials.
$100 - 150 front cover features the “Prayer to the Flag” using this image in the
403. GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND CELEBRATES HITLER’S BIRTHDAY Handbill printed in German and issued by the “Friends of New
Germany” (later, the German-American Bund), 8 1/2” x 12”, bears a
large color Nazi flag on a swastika-topped flagstaff promoting “Adolf Hitler’s Birthday Party” to be held at the Yorkville Casino in upper
Manhattan, Apr. 22, 1934. Commercial supporters are listed, with
the bottom of the handbill urging: “Read our fighting newspaper!”
Fine. Hitler had assumed dictatorial powers in Germany a year earlier.
$200 - 300
404. GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND PROGRAM Printed program for a
musical event promoted and sponsored by the German-American
Bund to be held at the Jamaica (Queens) Saengerbund Halle, May 3,
1936. The16pp. 8vo. program’s centerfold has the organization’s
logo and lists the tunes to be played by a string orchestra, all preceded by the Star Spangled Banner. Advertisements within promote
Camp Siegfried, operated by the Bund and which taught Nazi ideology, various other sympathetic groups and merchants, and with a
list of the organization’s local leaders. Right edge of cover slightly
eroded, else fine.
$200 - 300
410. MARTIN BORMANN GIFTS A BOOK ON HITLER Book gifted by
Martin Bormann: “Mit Hitler Im Westen” (“With Hitler in the West”), (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte-Verlag), 1940. Approx. 150pp. 8vo., a collection of
captioned photographs by photographer Heinrich Hoffmann depicting the German conquest of Western Europe. Some pages soiled and
disbound. Accompanied by a T.L.S. sent on Bormann’s rare personal
letterhead from his Obersalzberg retreat (near Hitler’s Berghof), 1p.
oblong 8vo., December, 1940 gifting the book, signed by aide “Winkler”.
$150 - 200
411. VICHY FRANCE ANTI-SEMITIC COLLABORATIONIST POSTER
1941 Vich France propaganda poster, 31” x 46”, uses a play on words:
THE DUCKS [LIES]... ALWAYS COME FROM THE SAME NEST”. Illustrated
are “canards” Leon Blum, Eduard Daladier, Paul Reynaud and Charles
DeGaulle, somewhat caricatured as Jews, flying from their “nest” in
England carrying messages: “VIVE DEGAULLE!...OUR GOOD ENGLISH
FRIENDS...THE GERMANS TAKE EVERYTHING...”. Printed by Bedos &
Cie., Paris. Folds, very good.
$150 - 200
412. FRENCH SS RECRUITING PAMPHLET Pamphlet recruiting German
nationals living in rance to serve in the SS, 4pp. 8vo., titled “The SS is calling you”. Within, the text appeals to the “German National Comrade!” urging him to join the SS to resist “jewish capitalism of the anglo-Americans”,
Bolsheviks, etc., seeking “Kameraden” from all over Europe to join the
Waffen-SS. An application form for information is attached, with a return
address in Douai, north of Paris on the Belgian border.
$150 - 200
413. THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER - DECEMBER 7, 1941 Rare complete
Sunday edition of The Honolulu Advertiser, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1941”, printed before the commencement of Japanese hostilities.
The headlines read: “F.D.R. WILL SEND MESSAGE TO EMPEROR ON WAR
CRISIS...Japanese Deny Massing Troops For Thai War...Hiorohito Hold
Power to Stop Japanese Army...”. At the bottom of the page is a smaller
article: “Only Powerful Two-Ocean Fleet Can Defend U.S., Knox Asserts”.
Bottom of paper heavily foxed, chipped at horizontal fold, still good. The
Japanese responded to F.D.R.’s message quickly, but the delay in translating it caused it...and the Japanese declaration of war contained with
it...to be delivered after the first bombs had landed.
$200 - 300
405. GERMAN EPHEMERA Grouping of ephemera, includes Adolf
Hitler and the German Nation, a 20pp. 1933 propaganda booklet
issued by Dunlop Tires (Germany); May 1, 1934 issue of Der Arbeiter newspaper celebrating National Workers’ Day; printed poem Lied
der Braunhemden and picturing Hitler (split, chipped and generally poor); two partial copies of Dunlop Zeitung, and a 1926 Serbian
passport issued in Berlin with multiple visas (cover detached).
$100 - 150 414. JAPANESE PROPAGANDA PHOTO BOOKS Pair of wartime Japanese Navy propaganda photo books, “Dai Toua”, both published in
406. FICHTE-BUND PROPAGANDA Lot of five quarto handbills, 1943, 300pp. and 266pp each, with about 300 photos per issue. The
each 2pp. 4to., four printed in English, one in Spanish. Issued by volumes cover the battles in Aleutians, Midway, Burma, Philippines,
the Fichte-Association, a right wing organization founded by Johann Guadalcanal, etc. showing battle maps, sunken vessels, prisoners, hapGottlieb Fichte which distributed foreign propaganda.Titles include: py civilians, German comrades, etc. The Japanese text is supplemented
“Who Are the Rulers in Russia?...Adolf Hitler Warns the World of the by photo captions in English, including the “Inhuman Raiders of NipMenace of Bolshevism...Bolshevik Atrocities in Spain...”, etc. Brittle, pon” (Doolittle Raiders) with the statement that enemy fliers would be
some bear chipped margins, one split vertically.
$75 - 100 executed. Fascinating content.
$200 - 300
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415. ITALIAN FACIST FUTURIST ART Manlio d’ERCOLI (?-?) Italian
futurist illustrator, active c. 1930 to 1950. “GENIO GOVERNO AMARA” Tempera and pencil on board, 348 x 483 mm., signed “-D’ERCOLI - “ at lower right corner. Stamped on verso: “ARTI GRAFICHE VITTORIO EMAN. BOERI VIA FILIPPO CORRIDONE 7 ROMA” with several
other circular stamps at the corners from the same publisher. A rare
and possibly unpublished work, but intended for reproduction by
the postcard publisher, V. E. Boeri, Rome. A tribute to those troops
who maintained lines of communication critical to modern warfare.
Bundled picks, bayonets, shovels, and axe at center in the form of a
more than subtle fasces. Matted. Overall very clean with a few areas
of minor pencil smudging.
$200 - 300
419. AMERICAN CHAPLAINS’ ‘TOUGH SHIT” GROUPING During basic training, when a soldier’s complaints become unbearable, his drill
sergeants or other listeners would frequently tell him to fill out a “T.S.
Slip” and give it to the chaplain. With time, even the chaplains began
to issue their own “T.S. slips” as a means of getting ment to attend
services and to boost morale. Offered here are six very rare “tough
shit” slips and punch cards, including one hand-made, two issued
by chaplains, an “Official” slip made in the Middle East and reading:
“Don’t Bitch See the Chaplain”, a “tough shit ticket” once handed to a
soldier, and a printed “sympathy chit”. Very good.
$200 - 300
Additional label at margin: “Casa Editrice d’Arte V. E. Boeri - Roma”
together with circular stamps from the same publisher. A rare original
intended for reproduction by the postcard publisher, Vittorio Emanuele. A vivid depiction of the Italian 111th Machine Gun Battalion with
the Fascist Eagle looming over the mountains in the background. Boeri, Rome. The label affixed to the verso bear reproduction instructions to print without a white margin and to take special care with the
Fascist eagle in the background as it was the “most essential thing
for the job.” Overall very clean with some minor marginal wear and
corner chipping, not affecting image.
$200 - 300
422. GUIDEBOOKS FOR OCCUPYING AMERICAN SOLDIERS Lot of
three U.S. Army guidebooks given to occupation troops, includes:
“Pocket Guide to Germany”, 50pp., ca. 1945, helpful tips for the
troops often warning: “DO NOT FRATERNIZE”, with a 1943 German
Phrase Book” and a great War Dept. booklet “Our Red Army Ally”
discussing the Soviet soldier’s habits, uniforms, equipment, armor,
etc., heavily illustrated. Owned by Pvt. Norman B. Bunch, 45th Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t who helped liberate Dachau, sold with
two letters sent to SS-Untersturmfuhrer Dr. Heinz Fritsche at Dachau
concentration camp. Five pieces.
$100 - 150
417. NEW ZEALAND PROPAGANDA POSTER Scarce New Zealand
propaganda poster, 17 1/2” x 22 1/4”, shows the nation’s flag with
the legend: “KEEP THIS [underlined] FLAG FLYING OVER NEW ZEALAND LEND to defend the right to be free!”. Printed by E. V. Paul,
Wellington. Fine.
$200 - 300
423. WARTIME PROPAGANDA Lot of three pieces, includes the U.S.
issued “Last Will and Testament of Adolf Hitler”, a postcard of a
bare-reared Hitler who has been bitten by the Russian “dog”, and a
leaflet dropped on American soldiers in Italy mocking their “great
offensive” against the German 10th Army. Very good.
$75 - 100
418. THE FIVE SULLIVAN BROTHERS KILLED IN ACTION A fine
World War II poster 28 1/2” x 30” issued by the Office of War Information featuring the five Sullivan Brothers who died together when their
ship was torpedoed off Savo Island the night of Nov. 12-13, 1942.
The poster shows the Sullivans in uniform with the caption: “The five
Sullivan brothers ‘missing in action’ off the Solomons THEY DID THEIR
PART”. As a direct result of the Sullivans’ deaths the War Department
adopted the Sole Survivor Policy. Usual folds, else fine. $250 - 350
424. WAR BONDS BOOK MOCKS HITLER American war bonds book,
32pp. 10” x 12 1/2, ca. 1944, beers a cover cartoon picturing Hitler,
Goebbels and Goring, with Hitler elated that Americans are “pudding
10% of der pay into Bunds!” while Goebbels advises that truth is, it’s
“BONDS”. Contents show how bonds should be marketed to factory
laborers using large graphs and labor endorsements to drive home
the point. A great cover suitable for framing!
$75 - 100
420. RED CROSS POSTERS Lot of three posters promoting the
American Red Cross, two war-date, each about 14” x 20”. The post416. ITALIAN FACIST FUTURIST ART Manlio d’ERCOLI (?-?) Italian war poster bears a stain, else very good. Sold with an unrelated postfuturist illustrator, active c. 1930 to 1950. “CXI BATTAGLIONE MI- er urging the reader not to destroy government property (damaged).
TRAGLIERI DA POSIZIONE” Tempera and pencil on board, 467 x 325 Four pieces.
$100 - 150
mm., signed “-D’ERCoLI-” at lower left corner. Typed labels affixed
to verso: “FOGLIO DI SPIEGAZIONE AL BOZZETTO DEL CXI BATTAGLI- 421. AMERICAN PROPAGANDA Lot of two printed reproductions of
ONE MITRAGLIERI == Riprodurre questo bozzetto con taglio comple- satirical wartime works of art by Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), his classic
tamente a vivo senza alcun margine bianco. Curare particolarmente caricatures of Hitler retreating from Russia and the Axis powers.Very
$30 - 40
lo sfondo delle montagne; cosa essenzialissima per questo lavoro. “ good.
425. MEIN KAMPF FILM POSTER Film poster for the 1961 issue “Mein Kampf”, 14” x 35 1/2”, a montage of images which include death
camp photos and a modern photo of the newly-captured Adolf Eichmann. The film, issued by Columbia Pictures, promised new material
“All authentic from secret German files!”, likely from Eichmann’s revelations. Folds.
$100 - 150
426. PANZER AUFKLERUNG PHOTO ALBUM AND DOCUMENT
GROUPING Photo and document grouping of Oberwachtmeister
Werner Ullrich, an Iron Cross recipient who served with a panzer
reconnaissance unit, a scouting unit, and a Kradschutz (armed
motorcycle) battalion. Within a 8 1/2” x 10 1/2” cloth covered album with Iron Cross on the cover, Ullrich pasted over 125 photos
of varying sizes depicting his service from 1939-42, including
the invasion of Belgium, France, and Russia during which he was
involved in all major operations. Photos show him training on a
motorcycle with sidecar, crossing a pontoon bridge in France,
combat images of soldiers on the move through a forest and a
town burning, destruction in Machault (Ardennes) and Chatell,
soldiers and tanks in the field, a wrecked French artillery position, destroyed pillboxes, Paris, Russian towns in ruins, slogging
through the mud, and so on. Plenty of images include motorcycles. Also present are Ullrich’s award documents for the Iron
Cross 1st and 2nd Class (the former awarded Apr. 5, 1945),
Wound Badge in Black, promotion, motor corps certificate, and
his Wehrpass which shows service until the very end of hostilities.
Very good to fine condition.
$1,200 - 1,500
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427. U-124 PHOTO AND RELIC GROUPING Good photo and relic
grouping, includes 5 1/2” x 7 3/4” Bakelite plaque bearing a brass
and copper edelweiss flower, with a small brass plaque mounted
beneath reading (in German): “Edelweiss Symbol of U-124 Lorient,
1942”. U-124, nicknamed “Edelweisseboot”, was a Type IXB U-boat
which operated in the Atlantic as part of the 2nd U-boat flotilla. She
would sink 46 ships and two warships for a total of 219,862 GRT
until she was sunk with all hands west of Portugal in 1943. All included are over 60 photographs, various sizes, apparently owned
by a single crew member who may have been transferred off the
vessel before its sinking. Some images are copies, most original,
and depict scenes aboard the submarine, vessels destroyed, the
vessel underway, other Kriegsmarine vessels, training, etc. Finally
included is the unknown sailor’s Kriegsmarine black cap tassel.
Overall very good.
$1,000 - 1,200
428. ADOLF HITLER REVIEWS THE KRIEGSMARINE Photo album,
possibly a presentation piece, bearing twenty-five excellent 7” x 5”
b/w photos showing Adolf Hitler’s review of German naval vessels on
May 22-23, less than two months after his appointment as Chancellor
and his consolidation of power. The first two images show Hitler in
casual poses conferring with a general aboard his aircraft. The next
eight photos show Hitler receiving a bouquet from two children, then
the procession to the launch which included Goebbels, Goring, von
Papen, Blomberg, Hess, Raeder, von Epp, von Wedemeyer, and other
Nazi administrators. The balance of the photographs, taken aboard
the battleship SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, variously show Hitler and others
reviewing and saluting the fleet, ships passing in formation, Hitler in a
group pose with the vessel’s officers, and finally departing with Sepp
Dietrich, Goebbels, von Papen, and Milch. First page detached, else
near fine, in a 9 1/2” x 7” striped cloth album. On May 22, 1933 Hitler
boarded the SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN in Kiel to review the fleet at the
start of maneuvers intended to show the world Germany’s newly-built
naval strength. The vessel Hitler visited would be sent to the bottom
by British bombers in December, 1944.
$1,000 - 1,200
429. FALLSCHIRMJAGER SOLDIER’S PHOTO ALBUM, SOLDBUCH, FUHRERSCHEIN, AND P.O.W. FILE Exceptional grouping of material concerning Fallschirmjager Cpl. Walter Lindner,
born in 1919 and serving with the 5th Fallschirmjager Battalion.
Lindner participated in the invasion of Crete and returned with
his comrades to Germany, later captured during heavy fighting
on the Brest peninsula on Sep. 18, 1944 after he was nearly
buried by earth from a nearby artillery explosion. From Nov.
11, 1944 he was held prisoner at camps in Gordon, Georgia
and at Fort Jackson, S.C. Included is Lindner’s personal photo
album with about 165 photos pasted within, with brown textured faux leather cover with silver Luftwaffe eagle insignia.
The first photo shows Lindner taking his oath upon a regimental flag, with the following images showing field training (some
commercial), soldiers parachuting with a great sequence of
four photos showing a soldier jumping and his parachute just
beginning to open, wrecked German and British transports at
Crete, artillery, offloading of supplies at an airport on Crete,
occupation of Athens and Crete, funeral of a comrade on Crete,
his commanding officer receiving the Knights Cross, in the field
in Winter and Spring, 1943-44, packing parachutes, etc. Also
included: Lindner’s Luftwaffe Soldbuch, issued Feb. 26, 1940,
lists all equipment issued to him, medical history, promotions, etc.; Wehrmach-fuhrerschein, cloth, issued by the 5th Fallschirmjager,
issued Apr. 2, 1944; and a fairly complete P.O.W. file, including personnel records, medical records, records of clothing and equipment
issued, pay records, medical assessment mentioning “buried by earth”; two small photos as P.O.W., driver’s permit, and more. Lindner was
held until at least April, 1946 before he was finally released.
$1,500 - 2,000
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A Stahlhelm history in photographs
430. STAHLHELM, BUND DER FRONTSOLDATEN ALBUM Extraordinary album containing over 320 items, largely photos but also
including invitations, documents, notes, flyers, etc. assembled by
a member of the Stahlhelm whom it appears eventually joined the
Nazi Party. Most of the photos are postcard-size and document
the member’s involvement from 1926 until about Extraordinary album containing over 320 items, largely photos but also including
invitations, documents, notes, flyers, etc. assembled by a member
of the Stahlhelm whom it appears eventually joined the Nazi Party.
Most of the photos are postcard-size and document the member’s
involvement from 1926 until about 1941. Prince AUGUST WILHELM is shown wearing a gau cuff title, and he has signed his image, also with a signed greeting of WILHELM OF PRUSSIA and his
wife, DOROTHEA VON SALVIATI. Other photos include members
marching and attending a “Stahlhelmfest” in Bonn in 1927, Seldte
and Dusterberg visiting Bismark’s mausoleum, enormous rallies
in Munich and Hamburg, top leaders in casual images and in review, marriage photos of Wilhelm of Prussia, a funeral with honors, Stahlhelm members wearing NSDAP swastika armbands, the
headquarters building, destruction of a concrete structure (which
must have offended members), artillery maneuvers, a Nazi-sponsored dinner, and two letters to the album owner on Stahlhelm letterhead. Interestingly, the photos and letters are mounted within a fine,
gilt-stamped leather album once belonging to Princess Victoria of Prussia! Overall very good. The Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten (“Steel
Helmet, League of Frontline Soldiers”), was one of the many paramilitary organizations that arose after the German defeat of World War I. It
was part of the “Black Reichswehr” and in the late days of the Weimar Republic operated as the armed branch of the conservative German
National People’s Party (DNVP), placed at party gatherings in the position of armed security guards. It was a distinctly fascist-oriented organization but resisted integration or association with the NSDAP. However, by 1934, Hitler had essentially integrated the Stahlhelm into
SA and SS units under his control.
$1,500 - 2,000
431. FRANZ XAVER SCHWARZ PHOTO ALBUM FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE “GAU-FORUM” FRANZ XAVER SCHWARZ (18751947) German politician who served as Reichsschatzmeister (National
Treasurer) of the Nazi Party during most of the Party’s existence. Held
the rank of SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer, one of only four people to hold
the title. Died n Allied captivity while being held as a “major offender”.
Presentation photograph album “The Reichsschatzmeister in Weimar
6-8 June 1939”, 11 1/2” x 14”, with embossed gilt national eagle and
swastika on cover and leather spine. Contains 46 uncaptioned 6 1/2” x
4 3/4” mounted images depicting Schwarz’s visit to Weimar and many
images of his inspection of the ongoing construction of the Gauforum,
an epic construction project conceived by Hitler and to this day never
completed. Other scenes include an outdoor meal, pandering to children, various SS and Wehrmacht officials, etc. Covers and spine a bit
worn, else very good.
$1,200 - 1,500
432. ADMIRAL HORTHY PRESENTATION PHOTO ALBUM FROM A
STATE VISIT TO GERMANY Important presentation photograph album prepared to honor the visit to Germany of Adm. Mikos Horthy,
Prince Regent of Hungary, in 1938. Horthy was entertained by Adolf Hitler aboard the liner Patria on Aug. 23-24, 1938 during their
cruise to Helgoland. The 12 1/2” x 9 1/2” album bears a brown faux
leather cover with embossed ship. Within, the first page bears a
gilt-lettered description of the dates of the visit, primary attendees,
etc. The following pages include over forty 4 1/2” x 3 1/2” photos picturing those in attendance and key events, including Hitler
and Horthy, Wilhelm Keitel, Werner von Brauchitsch, Walther Funk
Joseph Goebbels, Erich Raeder, Heinrich Himmler, a review of naval vessels including the Graf Spee (scuttled by her captain a year
later), U-51 (torpedoed by a British sub, August, 1940), U-27 (sunk
the following month), U-30, Hitler’s yacht Grille, other dignitaries,
crew members, and more. A few small tears to cover, else in near
fine condition. During Horthy’s trips to Kiel and Berlin, Aug. 21-26,
1938, Hitler tried to convince him to participate in any proposed German attack on Czechoslovakia. Horthy first arrived in Kiel to tour the
Germania shipyard and view the launching of the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, and then boarded Hitler’s yacht Grille. The next day, they
moved to the Patria for a cruise to Helgoland after which they commenced a tour of Germany.
$1,500 - 2,000
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433. LANDESPOLIZEI HUNDERTSCHAFT POLICE IN LITHUANIA
PHOTO ALBUM Fine photograph album owned by a member of
Landespolizei Hundertschaft 3, a police regiment which would in
all likelihood later serve in the Baltic and in Russia as sonderkommandos in the rounding-up and execution of Jews and partisans.
The album contains approx. one hundred photos, 4” x 1 1/2” and
larger, images from 1935-37 while the unit was in Tilsit, Hamburg,
and Nuremberg. Subjects include group images, drill and training,
one image of a zeppelin passing overhead, parade in uniform with
helmets, guard duty with armored vehicles, candid photos of von
Blomberg and Raeder, a parade of the SS, inspection, etc. Overall
fine.
$750 - 1,000
(including Iron Cross), etc. Images open scenes of destroyed western Russian towns with shattered building, bridges, and churches, a
destroyed Russian position, a Stug and a town being shelled in the
distance, a factory reduced to rubble, a long line of prisoners, a Muslim parade, mosques, locals, etc. Also present is Ritz’s Iron Cross
award signed by a Gen. “Bergmann” as well as his pass allowing him
to leave camp while being held at Gradnitz. A fine grouping!
$500 - 600
439. GEBIRGSJAGER REGIMENT 100 PHOTO ALBUM Fine photo album owned by a member of Gebirgsjager Regt. 100, a hard-fighting
unit which crushed three divisions in Poland, was nearly destroyed
in the invasion of France, and in the period of the photos in this this
album was being used as a “fire brigade” at the Leningrad front between the Neva and Volkhov. The album contains about 85 wartime
photos from the front, including images of prisoners, trenches, men
in formation, winter exercises, destroyed vehicles, graves and graveside services, pictures from home, etc. In leatherette cover with silver printed eagle and regiment name.
$300 - 400
434. EARLY PANZER PHOTO ALBUM Early panzer soldier’s photo
album, 10 1/2” x 7 1/2” overall with national eagle and swastika
symbol on cover and frontis photos of Hitler, Goring, Blomberg, and
other top military officers. Within are approx. 80 photos, each approx. 3 1/2” x 2 1/2”, mounted to field gray album pages. Subjects
include machine gun and rifle training in the field, early tanks and
armored cars, group photos including several showing tankers with
early black uniforms and panzer berets, guzzling beer at a celebra- 440. CROATIA AND BELGRADE PHOTO ALBUM Presentation photion, etc. Fine condition.
$400 - 500 to album containing about sixty 3 1/4” x 4 3/4” photos of various
scenes in Croatia, Albania, and Belgrade. Images includes various
435. U-629 SAILOR’S PHOTO ALBUM Superb photograph album public buildings, captured partisans, buildings and bridges damassembled by a U-boat crewman from the ill-fated U-629, contains aged by Stuka attacks, a guarded bridge at Semlin, etc., with many
over 80 original photgraphs along with hand-drawn decorations and photos at the conclusion dedicated to the medical care of officers
$300 - 400
captions made by the sailor on many of the album pages. The al- and even prisoners at a hospital. Very good.
bum, prepared by Emil Bleck, Marine Stamzellen 50316/40, bears
his rendering of the boat’s emblem on the first page. There follows 441. GEBIRGSJAGER “EDELWEISS” PHOTO ALBUM Great pre-war
images of the vessel’s officers, crew, and Captain Hans-Helmuth photo album assembled by a gebirgsjager, or mountain soldier,
Bugs, the crew aboard the vessel in Norway, a sunken vessel, oper- with about 170 photos within a 13” x 9” album with cloth cover
ations and views of the vessel underway at sea, painting insignia, a and large metal edelweiss flower on the cover. Images commence in
sunken Polish cruiser, an engineer at his station, and so on. Overall 1935 showing armed soldiers training in the mountains with snow
very good. U-629 undertook 11 patrols between July, 1942 and June shoes and climbing with packs interspersed with scenes of R&R, ski
7, 1944 when she was sunk near Brest with depth charges by British training at a pioneerhutte”, dozens of mountain scenes, family re$400 - 500
Liberators. Very good.
$700 - 900 uninions, etc. Fine.
436. PHOTO ALBUM OF K.I.A. U-BOAT SAILOR ERNST GOBEL Pho- 442. 956TH AVIATION ENGINEERS PHOTOGRAPHS, MAP, AND
to album bearing about 210 photos surrounding the U-boat service REGIMENTAL HISTORY Fine grouping of material from the 956th
of Ernst Gobel, lost in action with all of his fellow crewmen aboard Engineer Topographic Company (Aviation), which served in Tunisia
U-551 when the vessel was sunk on Mar. 23, 1941 south east of and Italy in 1944-45. Included is the company’s memorial book “As
Iceland by the British ASW trawler HMS VISENDA. A 9 3/4” x 11 3/4” You Were!”, approx. 60pp. 14” x 10” with photos of members of the
overall cloth album contains the images which average about 3 1/2” company, officers, history, review by F.D.R., photos of villagers, enx 2 1/2” and chronologically depict the doomed sailor’s career. Early tertainers (Bogart, Hope, Heiffetz), and more. Also present are 49
photos show him as a cadet and with his parents, training on small original captioned photographs some of which were used to prepare
craft, and learning celestial navigation, plotting, etc. There are mul- the printed history, including images of generals Eisenhower, Spaatz,
tiple images of bombing destruction at a port, likely one in which he and Walker, Col. Roosevelt, Joe E. Brown, Jascha Heiffetz, Humphrey
was training, and photos of winter training with rifles. Fifty-six im- Bogart, John Garfield, the eruption of Vesuvius and its aftermath, the
ages depict Gobel and his brand-new boat at sea while training from deadly crash of the B-17 “Lassie and Her Lads”, target practice, and
Nov. 7-Mar. 1, 1941. Gobel’s first patrol would be his last, as the P-51 Mustangs in formation and guarding B-17 formations. Finally,
U-boat would be sunk Mar. 23, 1941. The album, likely prepared by in anticipation of going to the Pacific, the soldier who compiled this
a family member, has an official Wehrmacht letter of condolence to group, Paul Meunier (who also illustrated the journal), obtained a 22”
Gobel’s father, Berlin, June 13, 1941 tipped to the inside front cover. x 17” map of the Western Pacific intended for soldiers to use to plot
$300 - 400
Near fine. Also included are two contemporary military propaganda their ports of call and landings. Overall very good.
newspapers.
$750 - 1,000 443. WEHRMACHT INFANTRYMAN’S PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM Very
437. REVAL KRIEGSMARINE SUPPLY DEPOT PHOTO ALBUM Krieg- good, extensive grouping of over 300 photographs documenting a
smarine supply deport photo album, “Kriegsmarine Administration Wehrmacht infantryman’s service collected in a 14” x 11” leather-covReval”, calligraphically inscribed on the inside front cover to officer ered album stamped: “Meine Soldatenzeit im Krieg 1940-45”. The imAugust Heger: “In memory of the year of building in the East 1941/42” ages, many of which are captioned, commence with his basic training
and signed by ARNOLD AHRENDT, Kriegsmarine administration in- and very quickly segue into the invasion of France, in which he particspector. The album, with pre-printed captions for the original 4” x 3 ipated. Images include panzers, artillery pieces, wrecked bridges and
1/4 and larger photos within, illustrates many different aspects of the roads, shelled and bombed cities and towns, refugees, and the grave
base on the Estonian coast. Shown are structures on the base, staff of- of an unknown French soldier. He returns to Germany for a short
ficers, mess halls, office staffs, food, supply, and uniform warehouse while, seeing friends and family, and then is sent back to southwestcontents, etc. Clearly the base was used to replenish vessels returning ern France, the under Vichy control, likely in pursuit of Resistance
to port and facilities further east.
$250 - 350 fighters in and around Angouleme, Concleon, Royan and in duties
concerning the West Wall. Many images are taken in the field, march438. WEHRMACHT ALBANIA AND GREECE PHOTO ALBUM WITH ing, at planning tables, showing Kriegsmarine vessels at sea, etc. His
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT Excellent photo and descriptive album assem- party soon ends, as he is sent across Europe to the USSR in the area
bled by Stabsgefreiter Kurt Ritz, a staff officer who served in Russia of Witebsk and Welish (he includes a hand-drawn map), with great
and later fought partisans in Croatia and elsewhere in the Balkans. photos of destroyed Russian and German armor, Russian dead, bunAbout half of the album, 70+ pages, is comprised of 4 1/2” x 3” kers, “dragons teeth”, graves, etc. Some photos bear a little brewing
photos from the field, the balance being maps and typed poetry, at corners from adhesive on verso, else very good.
$300 - 400
text, and lists of the places he served, dates, ranks held, awards
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444. LUFTWAFFE PHOTO ALBUM Luftwaffe photo album, 11 3/4” x 8” overall, contains about 130 photos average size 2 1/2” x 4” showing a young flyer in training with the RAD, attending a Party Day function in Essen, attending technical school in Frankfurt, fallschirmjager
and glider training, and duty in Finland, Norway and Italy. Very good.
$350 - 450
445. INFANTERIE-REGIMENT 318 1942 PHOTO ALBUM Photo album produced for distribution to members of I.R. 318 at year’s end,
1942, containing about 180 3 1/2” x 2 1/2” printed photos with captions affixed within which document the regiment’s service on the
Eastern Front. Images depict travels through Poland to the front, Russian prisoners and prison camps, tanks and artillery, destroyed towns,
captured regimental flags, wrecked aircraft, Judentypen, action in the Russian winter, and much more. Fine.
$200 - 300
446. U.S.M.C. BOMB-DISPOSAL GROUP PHOTO GROUPING Enormous collection of photographs and negatives taken by a member of a
Marine Corps bomb disposal group which served in the South Pacific from mid-1944 until the end of the war. Included are about 200 4”
x 5” original photos taken at Quantico, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Guam, Dahu, and Bougainville showing the group training,
inspecting captured heavy munitions and bunkers, in transports, using heavy equipment, in the field, and so on. The photographer continued his army career into the Fifties, building an airstrip at Vieques and serving in Korea, all of which he also documented. Of great interest
is 17 rolls of 35mm. film negatives and several packets of larger negatives. Although not examined by us, the negatives bear labels which
indicate that the photos were taken at Pearl Harbor, “Hell’s Point Ammo Dump”, New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Sydney, and
aboard various transport vessels. Total images including negatives likely exceeds 600-700. Certainly worthy of research, and undoubtedly
containing many unseen excellent images.
$400 - 600
447. ARCHIVE OF B-17 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER S/SGT DOUGLAS CRYSEL An outstanding grouping of about 150 photos of various
sizes, virtually all over 4” x 6” and many 8” x 10”, from the wartime collection of Army Air Corps B-17 photographer S/Sgt Douglas Crysel.
The sergeant’s career in the army appears to have started in Alaska, where about twenty of so photos show airfields, crashed airplanes
and stranded crew, unique aircraft paint schemes, etc. From there, Crysel moved to the European Theater where his excellent photography
depicts airplane formations and maneuvers, battle-damaged aircraft on the ground and in flight, raids on Ploesti and Rome, and resulting
damage, doomed airmen, many classified and unclassified images of destroyed aircraft, and so on. Some of the images appear to be from
the Signal Corps, but the huge majority are clearly original. Many are captioned on the verso in two different hands, perhaps by Crysel and
an assistant. Also present is Crysel’s “Amico Sterling” Air Gunner’s Badge, Air Corps shoulder patch and triangular Aerial Photographer
patch. A fine grouping, in very good condition.
$300 - 400
448. U.S. NAVY INTER-WAR PHOTO ARCHIVE Outstanding inter-war U.S. Navy
veteran’s photo album containing well over 400 photographs, the great majority
original and most averaging 4” x 3” b/w. A huge variety of excellent subjects,
all from the late Twenties to the early Thirties, includes five photos of Charles
Lindbergh aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) on 8 February 1929
where he was invited to fly the new Boeing F3B-1, multiple additional images of
the Saratoga at sea, at dock, and in drydock, dozens of other navy vessels from
battleships and cruisers that would be destroyed or damaged at Pearl Harbor
to small launches, American submarines, naval maneuvers with vessels laying
down smoke, earthquake damage, probably in the Philippines, Guantanamo
Bay, the naval base at Bremerton, Wa., funeral services for 52 killed in a turret explosion, parades, leave in Hawaii, Washington, San Pedro and elsewhere,
natives, Equator-crossing ceremonies, and much, much more. Most photos are
contained within an album with gilt title: “U.S.S. TRENTON”, about one hundred
are loose. Also present is a Navy hat tassel from the USS Lexington, sister ship
of the Saratoga and scuttled after Midway. An important collection of Navy photographs.
$500 - 600
449. AFRIKA KORPS PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM Superb photo album compiled by an officer in the Afrika Korps, contains over 70 photographs
of various sizes, most taken by the officer himself. The unidentified officer himself appears in a few images, followed by images of motor
troop and supply transports, desert encampment, tanks and airfields, Gen. Erwin Rommel reviewing troops and assessing the countryside,
Benghazi and Tripoli city scenes, antiaircraft and shattered vehicles at Tobruk, British prisoners, captured colonial soldier, German graves,
etc. The cover of the album is wonderful, with printed names of locales at which the soldier fought: “Italy Libya Tunisia Sicily 19429143”,
along with a hand-painted palm tree with swastika at center, mimicking the Afrika Korps emblem. Overall very good.
$800 - 1,200
450. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN PHOTO ALBUM German soldier’s photo alum containing about 160 photographs from the Italian campaign,
most about 2” x 3”. Chronologically, subjects include a tour of Pompeii, “Abyssinian police officers”, Rome, Naples, camp in the field, unloading of vehicles from transports, and crowds greeting troops on their return home. Very good.
$400 - 500
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451. GERMAN SOLDIER’S PHOTO GROUPING Small group of photos seized from a German soldier by an American GI who helped
liberate Dachau, nine images including two showing Hitler reviewing
crowds from his limousine, five images from the front including a
tank and vehicles bogged-down in mud, a postcard photo of Hitler’s
birthplace, and a photo of an Italian soldier, possibly a friend, sold
with an Italian brass plate, possibly from a cartridge box or strap.
$100 - 150
452. CAPTURED PHOTOS OF PARIS, ROME AND BERLIN Good lot of
about 100 commercial photographs, cartes de visite, and post cards,
all depicting scenes in Munich, Berlin, Paris, Rome, German nobility,
and other locations from the 1860s (Paris) until the start of World War
II (Berlin), all from the estate of an American soldier who obtained
them in Germany. A few images include Nazi public works, such as
the new Reichs Chancellery, the Museum of Culture, the shrine built
to those killed in the Beer Hall Putsch, etc. Shoud be seen.$100 - 150
453. SS CAVALRY PHOTOGRAPHS Lot of eight original photos, each
7” x 5” b/w, six showing mounted SS soldiers, officers, and even
bandmembers in exercises, jumping, and being judged, a mounted
kettle drummer, and some officers in the field. Most of the photos
have backstamps of “A. Menzendorf, Berlin”, the balance bearing SS
photographer backstamp.
$200 - 300
459. AMERICAN BOMBING ASSESSMENT PHOTOGRAPHS Lot of
three pairs of photographs taken from American reconnaissance aircraft of the the same three locations showing the incredible amount
od destruction rained upon these unnamed German cities. Each
photo is about 7” x 9”, and in each pair, an analyst has circled or
blocked-off an area for further “consideration”, possibly additional
bombing. Fascinating.
$100 - 150
460. PHOTOS OF HITLER’S BIRTH PLACE Lot of five period photographs from Hitler’s birthplace in Braunau am Inn, Austria, each
7” x 5” b/w, exterior and interior views of the structure which once
served as a stable. One photo slightly stained, else very good.
$100 - 150
461. ADOLF HITLER’S BIRTHPLACE Lot of seven 5” x 7” b/w
high-quality ca. 1938 photographs on heavy stock depicting interior
views of Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Also
present are four small snapshots taken during a Hitler speech, two
showing him standing at a podium. Hitler was born in an apartment
building recorded at Salzburger Vorstadt 15 in a 1890 register,
which then housed a craft brewery and several rental flats, one of
them occupied by Alois Hitler, his third wife Klara, their son Adolf,
and his elder half siblings Alois Jr. and Angela. In 2014, the Austrian
Ministry decided to open the building as a “House of Responsibility”
- a museum dedicated to Hitler’s crimes during the Third Reich.
$100 - 150
454. OFFICIAL SS PHOTO POSTCARDS Lot of 18 officially-issued SS
photo postcards, each 6” x 4” b/w, showing various images of “Our
Waffen-SS” and crediting SS photographers on the verso. Scenes in- 462. (ADOLF HITLER) Lot of about 100 deckle-edged postcard phoclude pioneers, artillerymen, cavalry, river crossings by raft, combat tos, likely later reprints and bearing Russian backstamps, all picturscenes, etc. Fine.
$100 - 150 ing Hitler in a variety of scenes and poses. Age toned slightly, else
very good.
$250 - 350
455. GEN. GEOFFREY KEYES PHOTOGRAPH GROUPING GEOFFREY
KEYES (1888-1967) Highly decorated Lieutenant General who com- 463. (ADOLF HITLER) Original glossy photograph, 8 3/4” x 6 1/2”
manded the II Corps during World War II. During the war, Keyes was b/w showing Hitler with a large crowd of uniformed followers as he
Chief of Staff, 2nd Armored Division, commanded the 9th Armored addresses an unknown man before him. Heinrich Himmler stands at
Division, Dep. Commander, 7th Army [Sicily], Commander 7th and Hitler’s right. Backstamp by Friedrich Franz Bauer. Fine. $100 - 150
3rd Armies (assuming Patton’s old command), and headed occupation
forces in Austria. Keyes was George Patton’s invaluable chief of staff, 464. NUREMBERG TRIAL PHOTOGRAPHS Good lot of nine press
leading Patton’s I Corps in Morocco, and accepting the surrender of photographs from the trial of the Major War Criminals in NuremPalermo. He later served with distinction under Mark Clark at Anzio, berg, 1946, each 8” x 10” b/w. Scenes include all defendants seated
Cassino and before Rome. Nice lot of about 50 items, essentially all together, others individually including Goring on the stand, Keitel
war-date photographs, many showing Keyes, also a parade in Rome with his lawyer, judges, the court room from above, etc. Fine.
$100 - 150
with various Italian and American forces in the line of March, possibly
on the occasion of the city’s liberation, with Mark Clark, Eisnhower, and
other high ranking officers, with family members, two printed messages, etc. Generally good to very good.
$100 - 150
456. GERMAN CARBON DIOXIDE PLANT PHOTO ALBUM Presentation photograph album containing about fifty photographs, various sizes, comemorating the May 14, 1938 opening of an industrial
plant in Grunbach, near Stuttgart. Images include dignitaries and
guests walking through the decorated town en route to the plant
“C. G. Rommenholler”, various speakers behind a podium comprised
of gas bottles, workers standing at attention, a presentation choir,
an S.A. marching band and color guard which also entertained the
guests at dinner, etc. Everywhere NSDAP banners and flags are
prominently displayed. The plant produced carbon dioxide. Very
good.
$200 - 300
457. HEINRICH HOFFMANN PHOTOGRAPHS Group of about 65
postcards, almost all Hoffmann photographs of Hitler, German generals and Knights Cross recipients, most mounted within a small period album. Included are 12 images of Hitler, varied condition, also
Student, Fries, Kahler, Kirchner, Wegener, Fegelein (not a photo),
Warrelmann, Pick, Lang, Salisch, Ademeit, Barenfanger, Behrend, Vietinghoff, Bregenzer, Bake, Simons, Kosmalla, Keitel, Ramcke, Benzin, Jope, Kittel, Moese, Stepp, and others also a soldier’s funeral, a 465. JAPANESE WAR CRIMES TRIALS Lot of 16 4 1/2” x 5” period
patrade, etc. Generally very good.
$200 - 300 photographs of proceedings during the 1946 Tokyo War Crimes Trials, multiple views of defendants, judges, courtroom, etc. all with
458. MURDER OF BENITO MUSSOLINI Lot of five second gener- printed captions on verso. Very good.
$150 - 200
ation photographs, 5” x 7” b/w, showing the hanging of the bodies of Benito Mussolini, his mistress Clara Petacci, and other fascist
officials, being hung in a square in Milan following their summary
execution the day after being captured attempting to escape to Switzerland. One photo labels the six victims. Fine.
$150 - 200
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World War II: Clothing, Flags & Hardware
466. WAFFEN-SS CAMO TUNIC FROM HEER OFFICER WITH AWARDS, PAPERS, AND SURRENDER ORDERS A terrific tunic that tells a fantastic story
in itself, a well-used Waffen-SS tunic that was appropriated for use by a Heer
officer, possibly in the Normandy campaign, along with the officer’s two Iron
Crosses, his Close Combat Clasp in Bronze, Infantry Assault Badge, award documents, and surrender orders. The tunic belonged to Oberleutnant Werner
Kowarik, attached to 1 and 2/Grenandier Reg. 857. The 857th Grenadier Regiment, part of the 346th Infantry Division, resisted the Allies from the first days
following the Normandy landings until its destruction in northern France. The
346th was reformed, incorporating the 857th, and defended the Netherlands
and Germany before surrendering to the British at war’s end. The “dot pattern”
SS camouflage tunic is authentic in every respect, with genuine wear from
use at neck, sleeve and jacket ends. The jacket also has multiple crude field
repairs which could not have been “fabricated”. The four pockets all bear intact
flaps and silver pebbled buttons, four identical buttons closing the jacket are
also present. Infantry officer’s collar tabs are fitted to the lapels, and shoulder
boards have been crudely
stitched-in, showing wear
commensurate with age
and use. Each bears one
pip, similarly aged. An
Iron Cross ribbon has been
threaded through the top
botton hole and sewn to
the garment, representing
the award of Kowarik’s first
Iron Cross. Kowarik’s Close
Combat Clasp, marked on
reverse: “F.E.C. W.E. PEEKHAUS BERLIN” and “AUSF. A.G.M.u.K. GABLONZ”, his Iron Cross,
First Class (unmarked, pin back), and Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (hook broken)
all remain affixed to the tunic and the holes caused therefrom indicate that they were
worn on the jacket for an extended period of time. Also present is Kowarik’s Iron Cross,
2nd Class with what appears to be the original ribbon, trimmed. The award documents
issued to Kowarik for these medals are included: Iron Cross, 2nd Class Sep. 24, 1944;
Iron Cross, 1st Class Nov. 14, 1944; Infantry Assault Badge in Silver Dec. 30, 1944, and
Combat Assault Badge Apr. 9, 1945. Finally, on May 5, 1945 Kowarik receives signed
surrender orders, 1p. oblong 8vo., from regimental headquarters: “...On 5/6 at 0800
hrs. the soldiers are to be personally informed...not about the impending weapons surrender, but rather that...departure from one’s company in order to continue fighting on
one’s own accord or in order to fight one’s way homeward, is forbidden...damaging to
the surrender negotiations...discipline must be maintained absolutely...Hand in of weapons is most likely on 5/6. The coming of the English is planned for 5/7. Discontinuance
of the German hand salute is at hand...”. A most historic and appealing grouping.
$4,000 - 5,000
467. WAFFEN-SS ASSAULT GUN OFFICER AND KNIGHTS CROSS RECIPIENT’S WRAPPER AND UNIFORM TROUSERS Rare uniform attributed to Waffen-SS Sturmbannfuhrer
Bernhard Langhorst, commander of SS-Panzerjager Abteilung 20 and Knights Cross
recipient. The gray-green wool wrapper has a six button closure at front, with two additional buttons which may be affixed to cloth loops fitted inside the garment. Collar
tabs are high quality, both bearing black felt fields with braided silver thread trim, the
tab denoting rank having the proper four pips and the SS tab constructed with metallic
thread. Pink-piped officer’s shoulder boards are sewn in, and a brass “P” is fitted to each,
representing Panzerjager. An unusual and ornate bullion national eagle and swastika
has been sewn to the left sleeve, and an Ost Medal ribbon is fitted at the top button
hole. Loops for ribbons and medals are slightly distended, indicating use. Within, the
jacket is fully lined in brown fabric and bears a maker’s tag identifying Langhorst as the
owner. The label reads: “IM AUFTRAG DES SS-BW-POSEN” with 1944 manufacturing date
and size 48. Also present is a pair of field gray regulation trousers, four metal button
fly with adjustment band at waist, slash pockets at front and pockets with button and
flaps at rear. Legs terminate with drawstring closures. While the pants were obviously
more often worn and bear some repairs, the wrapper remains in very good to near new
condition. SS-Sturmbannfuhrer BERNHARD LANGHORST (1913-1996) fought in the Low
Countries and France, then joined SS-Panzerjager Abteilung 20 and fought in the region
of Silesia where he won his Knights Cross in 1945.
$5,000 - 7,000
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468. FALLSCHRIMJAGER SMOCK Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger jump smock, camouflage “water splinter” pattern printed on cotton herringbone fabric, Zipp brand zippers, all fully
operable, with one metal tab replaced, all bearing matching brown leather pull tabs. Luftwaffe eagle with black backing hand-stitched to the right breast. Metal snaps are marked
“PRYM H9” and show appropriate age. Wind cuffs sewn to the interior of each sleeve are
all present and in fine condition with elastic remaining pliable. The five Bakelite front
buttons are present and appear to be originally sewn. Internal components and pockets
are of largely brown cotton duck and herringbone. Markings are faint but include size “IIB”
and “0/012770187”. The smock shows only very light wear at the neck and behind, but is
generally in fine condition, possibly unissued.
$4,000 - 6,000
469. WAFFEN-SS PALM
PATTERN SMOCK Very
rare Waffen-SS Palm Pattern Smock bearing obvious signs of use in the
field. This waist-length
smock, widely used in
the invasion of the Soviet
Union, bears elastic-type
closures at wrists and at
the waist to keep out the
elements and dust. The
neck would be closed
with a cord, no longer
present, which would
be woven through the
holes in the garment and
tightened or loosened as
desired. The smock was
also reversible, bearing a
Spring, green pattern on
one side, and a dark brown
pattern on the reverse.
Two large vertical openings with flaps allowed the
wearer to access pockets
on his uniform within. This
smock has seen plenty of
action: there are several holes and tears one would expect, but also a section of the right
sleeve and an area of fabric has been replaced with Heer “splinter” camouflage, a repair
probably done just behind the lines. A “genuine” piece!
$4,000 - 5,000
470. WAFFEN-SS LEATHER OVERCOAT WITH NAMED GLOVES Good grouping of matching Waffen-SS winter clothing items, includes a full-length gray leather double-breasted
overcoat, two rows of five silver pebble-finish buttons on each side, and two pockets with
flaps beneath. The coat also bears a long vent in the rtear, which may be closed with snaps
fitted on either side. Slip-on boards appear on each shoulder, and their backing indicates
an infantry assignment. Within, the coat is fully lined in gray rayon and the lining remains
in fine condition. As this coat is designed to have a button-in lining (not present), we suspect that the wearer wore the garment with that lining in place, preserving the rayon “base”
lining. Also present are two leather mittens with “trigger” finger openings, gray leather with
sheep’s wool lining. Each bears a label within bearing ink identification: “Ostuf. Hohenberger.”. Hohenberger may have received the gloves without upgrading his shoulderboards, or
removed the pips from the boards. Overall very good.
$2,500 - 3,500
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471. ALLGEMEINE SS-VT TUNIC WITH 1ST SS EAGLE INSIGNIA First-pattern Allgemeine
SS-VT officer’s light brown (“tropical”) field tunic in “stripped” condition as found. The
tunic bears four pebble-finish buttons for closure, with the same type of buttons used
to secure the two top pleated pockets and lower diagonal pockets. Buttons are attached
to the garment by means of circular rings. A 1st SS eagle insignia (pre-1939) has been
stitched to the left sleeve. Both sleeves terminate in French-style cuffs, typical of the tunic’s early fabrication. The tunic seems to have been worn only a few times, as there is
virtually no wear inside or out, and the only aging appears to be from laundering - which
also probably removed any manufacturing imprints. Overall fine condition.
$3,000 - 4,000
472. SS OFFICER’S DRESS TUNIC AND PANTS SS
officer’s dress tunic, gray wool twill with four button front closure and four pockets with scalloped
pockets, all fastened using appropriate SS green
painted pebble-finish buttons. The upper part of the
lapel is trimmed in silver metallic braid. It is clearly
evident that the tunic once bore collar tabs, as the
impression made by the tabs and some stitching
remains evident. Within, the jacket is fully-lined
in a pale purple rayon and bears the tailor’s label:
“G. J. Rhebergen, Amsterdam”. The owner’s name
has been obscured by black ink. The matching riding-style pants are also present, with four-button
fly, front slash pockets without flaps, no rear pockets, and zippered ankle closures. Stitching at the
top of each sleeve has loosened a bit, otherwise both jacket and pants are in excellent condition.
$2,000 - 3,000
473. WAFFEN-SS DIVISION “GERMANIA” GREATCOAT Rare
Waffen-SS Germania Division greatcoat, wool construction, six
silver pebble-finish button front closure (one button replaced),
button and hook-closed rear vent, and fitted with diagonal front
slash-style pockets with flaps. The overcoat bears a dark green
collar with early style Germania embroidered collar tab on right
lapel, “blank” collar tab on left. Slip-on shoulder boards with golden yellow piping are present, indicating the wearer’s attachment
to a reconnaissance or cavalry unit. Within, the greatcoat bears
lining in the upper area and through the length of the sleeves,
with production markings also stamped within, including maker
“Max Muller Nurnberg”. A few scattered moth nips, else very good
.
$3,000 - 4,000
474. WAFFEN-SS CAMOUFLAGE PANTS Pair of late war Waffen-SS
camouflage pants in the “44 Dot” pattern, a linen and cotton-vegetable fiber composite, were created by the SS for wear by soldiers
year-long. The pants, in a twill design, bear a six glass buttons for
fixing the fly, with identical buttons at belt loops, two side pockets, and right rear pocket. Ankles were closed by means of a fabric
strap, and the waist could be fastened with a buckle and strap
fixed thereat. The pants are in unissued condition, having been
discovered just after the war in a small cache of similar camouflage pants.
$1,200 - 1,500
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476. LUFTWAFFE SURGEON’S GOWN Luftwaffe-stamped knee-length
white surgeon’s gown, rayon, five button front closure (lacking bottom
button), bears two deep lower pockets and one breast pocket, vent
in rear. The inside of the collar bears an ink stamp showing a “droop
tailed” luftwaffe eagle and swastika with lettering: “Fl. U.V.”. Water stain
at bottom should easily launder away. Very good.
$400 - 500
477. ITALIAN COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER’S UNIFORM World War
II Italian combat engineer officer’s uniform, tunic and trousers. The
gray wool tunic is fastened with four brass military motif buttons
at front, with four pleated pockets with flaps closing with similar,
smaller buttons. The lapel and sleeve ends are piped in purple, denoting the officer’s affiliation with the engineers, and a section of
gold metallic ribbon is sewn to the end of the left sleeve. The lapels
are also trimmed with black velvet and each bears one bronze star.
Shoulder boards have purple backing with a “smoking bomb” insignia in gold bullion. The jacket bears gray lining sewn throughout.
An enameled fascist pin with fascia is et on the left breast pocket.
The matching pants have a button fly and side pockets, with wide
black side tyrim also bearing purple piping. The ankles are closed
with drawstrings. Soem wear appears at the bottoms of three of the
tunic pockets, otherwise in excellent condition.
$400 - 600
478. JAPANESE P.O.W. TROPICAL TUNIC Excessively rare Japanese
prisoner of war’s jacket with plainly stenciled “P W” on back. The
crudely constructed cotton fiber jacket bears four front pockets, the
top pair bearing button closure flaps. The jacket itself closes with
four wood buttons, the top one split. Within, the garment is unlined
but for some reinforcement beneath the neck and at shoulders. An
interior pocket has been fitted as well. A Japanese production stamps
indicates manufacture in 1942. The fabric without is heavily sunned,
and shows wear at the neckline, and one pocket bears a field repair
within. “P W” has been painted upon the back of the garment in 7” tall
letters, indicating the wearer’s status as a prisoner.
$500 - 700
475. N.S.D.A.P. POLITICAL LEADER’S UNIFORM N.S.D.A.P. Ortsgruppenleiter uniform including jacket, tie with pin, trousers, and
two regulation belts. The brown wool twill tunic bears collar tabs
indicating that the owner, clearly a long-time party member, was at
the party’s secretary level in the ortsgruppe level. All buttons are
present: four for closing the garment, one each for the four front
pockets, and two at the top of the rear vent. Ortsgruppenleiter armband with blue piping and with one pip at center has been sewn
to the left sleeve. The white field beneath the swastika bears moth
damage and should be restored. Two ribbons are affixed at the top
button hole indicating that the owner had been awarded the Iron
Cross (World War I) and the German Social Service Medal. The jacket is fully lined within, with maker’s label of “Aug. Meyer Murnau”
(Bavaria) sewn to left breast. There is some scattered soiling, mainly
at the neckline and where medals and medal bars had been pinned,
otherwide very good with no moth damage evident. The original
brown cloth tie is present, unlabeled, with a round steel NSDAP pin
marked: “M1/34”. The matching brown twill wool pants are also
present. They bear a five-button fly closure with six buttons closing
the tapered ankles of each pant leg. Two diagonal front pockets with
buttoned flaps are present as is a small watch pocket, and one similar horizontal pocket is situated on the right rear. But for three small
moth holes at front, the pants are in excellent condition. An offical
post-1939 brown leather belt with pebble-finish buckle is included,
as is the pre-1939 political leaders’ chocolate brown belt with gold
buckle, the buckle marked “RZM M4/23”. Six pieces, generally fine
condition.
$1,500 - 2,000
479. ARMY AIR CORPS C.B.I. THEATER JACKET, PANTS, CAP AND
TRUNK High-altitude bombewr crew’s shearling outfit including
jacket, pants, cap, and China Campaign British steel trunk. Includes:
Type D-1 Mechanics Shearling Jacket, medium, with label from the
Western Leather Clothing Co. at the neck, front zipper operable,
diagonal front pocket zippers oxidized and must be replaced. Left
shoulder bears an Army Air Corps decal, cracked. Leather bears
some old dry mold but except for a short split above one shoulder,
could be “brought back” with a little time and care. Matching B-1
shearling pants are included, made by Wavershow Trimming Co.,
pockets added to the front of the pants, original suspenders present. Brown tape was applied to the right knee, and the leather in the
pants is more extensively cracked. A visored shearling cap is also
included, torn in several places. The uniform is contained within its
owner’s British-made steel trunk, 27” x 15” x 11”, marked “J-9927”
and bearing three China-Burma-India Theater insignia painted thereon. The top lid also bears the owner’s name: “Norman C Johnson”.
Overall very good.
$600 - 800
480. U.S. AIR CORPS LEATHER PILOT’S JACKET U.S. Air Corps brown
leather Type A-2 pilot’s jacket, size 44, made by I. Spiewak & Sons.
The jacket bears two brown embossed light brown patches sewn to
the left front, one showing pilots’ wings, the second larger patch beneath showing a stylized Pegasus winged horse with a falling bomb
behind it, and to the left, a second emblem depicting an eagle flying
upwards into a cloudy sky. It does not appear that these patches were
at any time colored. Cuffs and elbows show wear, as one would expect, but better than is usually seen. Sold with cased Distinguished
Flying Cross and Air Medal, three ribbon bars, two Presidential Unit
Citatation pins, lieutenant’s bars, and a 14th Air Force patch which we
understand belonged to the jacket’s owner.
$300 - 400
481. ARMY AIR CORPS UNIFORMS Army Air Corps staff sergeant’s
wool tunic, bears Air Corps shoulder patch and brass circular collar
insignia, “ruptured duck” sewn to right breast. Fine. Army Air Corps
sergeant’s wool tunic, bears Air Corps shoulder patch and brass
circular collar insignia, “ruptured duck” sewn to right breast. With
garrison cap and khaki shirt which likewise bears sergeant stripes
and “ruptured ducks”. Four pieces.
$150 - 200
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482. EARLY N.S.D.A.P. ARMBAND Earrly N.S.D.A.P. cotton armband, 488. LUFTWAFFE BELT BUCKLE Luftwaffe belt buckle, die-stamped
three-piece construction with separate white field and mobile swas- steel painted in silver, shows wear from use. Reverse bears indistintika, 3 3/4” wide, 17 3/4” long, unsewn, with a tear at one end else guishable maker’s mark. Overall good.
$75 - 100
very good.
$100 - 150
489. HITLER YOUTH BELT BUCKLE Hitler Youth belt buckle, late
483. N.S.D.A.P. ARMBAND N.S.D.A.P. , two-piece cotton sewn con- war manufacture, marked RZM and “M4/23”. Roughly polished on
struction with separate white field with printed black swastika, 4 left else very good.
$75 - 100
3/4” wide, sewn at rear. Slightly soiled.
$100 - 150
490. HITLER YOUTH BELT BUCKLE Hitler Youth belt buckle, steel
484. N.S.D.A.P. ARMBAND N.S.D.A.P. armband, a later type bearing construction with good detail, marked “Ges. Gesch.” on reverse. Very
separate white field with BeVo black mobilswastike, the band itself good.
$75 - 100
4” wide. Very good.
$100 - 150
491. D.A.F. BUCKLE Stamped aluminum Deutsche Arbeite Front
(D.A.F.) buckle with catch on reverse applied as a separate piece.
Marked with a small RZM and “M4/24” for the firm of Friedrich Linden of Ludenscheid. Very good.
$100 - 150
492. DANISH SS “SCHALBURG” BELT BUCKLE Danish SS enlisted
man’s belt buckle, 2 1/2” x 1 3/4” steel with brass swastika on a
dimpled backgroung affixed thereto, the emblem of Danish “Schalburg Corps” which included volunteer soldiers and civilians which
was fully incorporated into the SS, disbanded in February, 1945.
Some wear, still quite good.
$300 - 400
493. THURINGEN STATE SERVICE BELT BUCKLE Two piece aluminum
belt buckle issued by Thuringen to a state employee, 2 1/2” wide with
1 7/8” circular emblem showing the Thuringian lion with swastika sur485. SS OFFICER’S BELT BUCKLE SS officer’s belt buckle, die struck, rounded by a wreath. Slight oxidation, else very good.
$100 - 150
zinc alloy construction which has been silver washed. Bears the SS
motto “My Honour is Loyalty”, with prong bar and keeper present. The
reverse of the buckle is well marked with manufacturer’s initials “ELJ”
indicating manufacture by Emil Jüttner of Lüdenscheid. In mint condition, with essentially all silver wash remaining. Recovered by Pvt. Norman B. Bunch, 45th Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t at the Dachau Supply
Depot. Consigned by a family member, sold with one of the depot’s
letterheads which Bunch also obtained at Dachau.
$1,200 - 1,500
486. SS OFFICER’S BELT BUCKLE SS officer’s belt buckle, die struck,
zinc alloy construction which has been silver washed. Bears the SS
motto “My Honour is Loyalty”, with prong bar present. The reverse of
the buckle is well marked with manufacturer’s initials “ELJ” indicating manufacture by Emil Jüttner of Lüdenscheid. In fine condition,
with 90% or more of the silver wash remaining.Recovered by Pvt.
Norman B. Bunch, 45th Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t at the Dachau
Supply Depot. Consigned by a family member, sold with one of the
depot’s letterheads which Bunch also obtained at Dachau.
$1,200 - 1,500
487. SS EM/NCO FIELD GRAY BUCKLE BY “RODO” Excessively rare
Waffen-SS EM/NCO’s steel belt buckle marked by maker “RODO” on
reverse, in field-gray finish and retaining 99% of the original finish
back and front. Buckles by RODO with this much original field-grey
paint remaining are never seen. Recovered by Pvt. Norman B. Bunch,
45th Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t at the Dachau Supply Depot.
Consigned by a family member, sold with one of the depot’s letterheads which Bunch also obtained at Dachau.
$800 - 1,200
494. CONCENTRATION CAMP OFFICER’S VISOR CAP Very rare
SS-Totenkopfverbande (SS-TV) officer’s visor cap, the standard
peaked cap constructed of gray felt with a black velvet side band,
and three rows of light brown piping denoting that the wearer was
assigned to concentration camp duty. A double braided metallic
chin cord is fixed on either side of the cap with two small silvered,
pebbled buttons. The black visor, checkered on the underside as
expected, bears some slight crazing but is otherwise excellent. Th
totenkopf and national eagle insignia appear to be later reproductions, as our consignor advises this cap was purchased “naked”. The
lightly-ribbed cream-colored lining within is very good, and the diamond-shaped acetate sweat shield was gilt imprinted by the maker:
“Hochstleistung Deutscher Arbeit”. The light brown leather sweatband, perforated at the front, bears clear signs of use. It is stamped
within in purple lettering: “24”D”. In the Nazi’s “waffenfarbe” color
coding scheme, light brown was used by the SS to denote concentration camp duty, which fell almost exclusively to the SS-Totenkopfverbande, or Death’s Head Units. But for the insignia, which could
be replaced with authentic examples, this cap is in superb condition
and thus most desirable.
$8,000 - 12,000
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495. ALLGEMEINE-SS N.C.O. VISOR CAP An Allgemeine-SS peak
visor cap, black gabardine wool with white piping, with original
silver-plated cupal cap badge and totenkopf. Black embossed
leather chin strap is affixed at sides with round black button attachments. The black vulcanfibre visor is excellent, cross-hatched
beneath and bearing an RZM stamp with runes. Within is the typical slightly burnt-orange moire lining with embossed gold SS
runes beneath a celluloid diamond. The light brown sweatband,
perforated at the front, is torn in two places but otherwise intact
and shows wear consistent with use. The expected RZM tag is
not present, either removed by the wearer or it was not originally
sewn-in. This exact visor is illustrated in “The Collector’s Guide to
the Distinctive Cloth Headsgear of the Allgemeain and Waffen-SS”
by Michael D. Beaver and William Shea, p. 20, bottom, attributed
to “J. Hardy”. In excellent overall condition, only lightly worn.
$5,000 - 6,000
496. FELDGENDARMERIE “CRUSHER” CAP Rare Feldgendarmerie
peak “crusher” visor cap, in nearly unused condition. This cap
bears a field grey doeskin crown, dark green side band, and bright
orange piping, with no moth damage evident. A silver wire BeVo
eagle insignia has been applied above the oak leaf wreath with
integral cockade device. The black leather visor is unblemished
and remains stiff and in its original shape. The cap is lined in beige
silk, with the maker’s name “Willy Sprengpfeil Hamburg” and logo
printed beneath the sweat guard. The lining, dark brown leather
sweat band, and all stitching is original and completely intact. A
superior example.
$1,500 - 2,000
497. WEHRMACHT HEER “CRUSHER” VISOR CAP BY EREL Wehrmacht
Heer “crusher” visor cap by Erel, field gray body with dark green side
band and light blue piping indicating a transport and supply affiliation,
flat wire BeVo oak leaf and cockade and separate national eagle insignia sewn to the front of the cap. Flexible black leather visor remains
very good, as is the leather sweatband, perforated at the front. The
pale yellow rayon liner, somewhat soiled, bears silver printed “Erel”
trademark. Overall in very good condition.
$1,200 - 1,500
498. MINIATURE PROMOTIONAL GERMAN HEER VISOR CAP A real rarity, a miniature Heer visor cap used as a promotional item by a cap manufacturer. The peaked
cap is very true to the full-sized models: it is constructed of field gray wool fabric
with dark green side bands, and bears green piping indicative of an armored infantry
affiliation. The insignia are cast metal, and the visor is made of leather. The beige
liner is constructed of the same fabric used in larger versions of the cap. The hat
manufacturer’s label appears prominently within: “Mutzenfabrik A. Muller Munchen
Dachauerstr. 123...”. Moth hole at rear of the top panel, else very good condition.
$1,000 - 1,200
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503. M43 GENERAL’S WINTER CAP Rare general’s M43 cap, field
gray wool with double gilt pebbled buttons securing side flaps,
BeVo eagle and cockade insignia sewn to front. Top trimmed in gold
braided “cello” (typical late war usage), which is carefully sewn into
seam at rear of cap. High quality green rayon liner, brown leather
sweatband at front. Some ancient spider webs here and there, else
very good and no moth damage evident.
$750 - 1,000
499. S.A. KREISLEITER KEPI Scarce, early S.A. Kreisleiter’s kepi,
brown twill cotton body with thin silver bullion piping at top neatly
meeting at the rear of the hat. Silver bullion chin straps remain tightly affixed to their silvered buttons at sides, round pebbled NSDAP
button at front is excellent, as is the eagle and swastika insignia
above. The cloth-covered brim is straight and smooth. The brown
leather sweatband is untorn and in fine shape, as is the white cloth
lining and diamond-shaped celluloid. Maker “CW” stamped in gilt
lettering beneath the shield. The inside of the leather sweatband
is stamped: Archiv-Exemplar N. St. 1959” indicating that this item
was held as a representative example in a government or museum
archive (probably in East Germany) at some time in the past. Light
wear to the cloth on top of the kepi where it is supported by wire
stiffener, else very good.
$1,000 - 1,200
500. LUFTWAFFE TECHNICAL OFFICER’S PEAKED VISOR CAP Luftwaffe Technical Officer’s visor cap, blue/gray wool with a black,
ribbed mohair center band and pink piping. The cap features silver
bullion wings and wreath surrounding the central stamped metal
cockade, all sewn to the cap. A Luftwaffe technical eagle and cogwheel cap insignia is affixed above. The chin cords are made of
silver/aluminum wire, and are held in place via two pebble finish aluminum side buttons, sewn to the sides of the cap. The visor is made
of thin, black fiber with edge trim, with a green cross-hatched underside. The cap bears silver lining and a silver leather sweat band. The
rounded-top diamond-shaped sweat guard is stamped in silver by
maker Meisterklasse with his logo, with owner’s name: “Udo Roth”
on a paper slip inserted within. Visor has some spotting, otherwise
in very good to fine condition.
$800 - 1,200
504. LUFTWAFFE OFFICER’S VISOR CAP Fine, high quality Luftwaffe
officer’s visor cap, heavy gray wool body with ribbed black side band
and braided metallic piping at top and trimming top and bottom of
side band. Silver bullion Luftwaffe eagle insignia with matching backing is sewn to front, as is silver bullion wreath and cockade with black
backing. An officers braided metal chin cords are tightly affixed above
the black visor which bears the appropriate black trim at front and
green checkerboard pattern beneath. Within, the cap bears a brown
leather sweatband (torn at front), and a fine mesh covering the gray
liner. A celluloid diamond bears the maker’s gilt stamp: “Litto-Mutze
Wien”. In excellent condition, worthy of display.
$750 - 1,000
505. N.S.K.K. NCO VISOR CAP Early N.S.K.K. non-commissioned officer’s peaked visor, slightly coarse brown wool body with dark olive
green felt side band and black piping. Black leather chin strap is affixed
with two round black button at side. The visor is near-perfect, with expected cross-hatching on the reverse. Light brown leather sweatband is
perforated at the front, slightly darker rayon lining with acetate sweat
shield. The lining bears an ink stamp with size 57, also year 1944 and
NSKK location: “KRAKAU-OST”. Near fine condition.
$800 - 900
506. 14TH SS DIVISION HANDSCHAR FEZ Maroon fez worn by
Muslim members of the 14th SS Division Handschar. Maroon felt
construction with fully authentic SS eagle and totenkopf insignia
in metallic thread sewn to the fez with red thread evident on the
inside. The tassel has come loose and should be reattached, The
leather sweatband is completely intact. Recovered by Pvt. Norman
B. Bunch, 45th Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t at the Dachau Supply
$700 - 900
507. EARLY LUFTSCHUTZ VISOR CAP Early Luftschutz visor cap,
charcoal gray body with black felt side band, braided silver piping (oxidized) above and below sidebands and at top of the hat body. A silver
bullion Luftschutz eagle and swastika insignia on black backing is
sewn to the front of the cap, with a metal cockade with bullion wreath
and trim sewn to black backing attached beneath. Officer’s chin cords
of braided metallic cord is attached with silver pebbled buttons above
the visor. Within, the cap has a light brown leather sweatband and a
heavily soiled yellow liner, lacking celluloid protector. The cap could
use some repairs, as visor and sweatband are half detached and pip501. S.A. OFFICER’S KEPI A high-quality S.A. officer’s kepi with crim- ing is oxidized. Regardless, but for three small holes in the folds at
$700 - 900
son side color band. Two grommets per side are present, as is a the back of the cap, the material is very good.
top band of gold braided piping. At front is sewn a gold pebbled
508. LUFTWAFFE DAK SIDE CAP AND SOLDBUCH (P.O.W.) Luftbutton above a center-split chin strap which itself is affixed with two
waffe side cap from a soldier who has served in a flak battery in
brown side buttons. An early national eagle and swastika insignia
North Afrika, along with the soldier’s soldbuch. The cap bears
is also affixed at front. Within, the kepi had a light brown leather
tropical Luftwaffe cloth eagle insignia sewn to front, just above the
sweat band and darker brown lining marked with size “58”. A small
matching tropical cloth cockage. Within the brown-coated cloth
diamond-shaped celluloid sweat shield is sewn in with gold maker’s
sweatband is worn but intact. There are shadows of stamps that
name: “Hut-Mayer Neuotting” stamped thereon. In very good condiwere once placed on the cap at rear, now largely gone, and the cap
tion, much better than is usually seen.
$800 - 1,000
shows good honest wear and soiling from use. The soldier’s sold502. S.A. GRUPPE “NORDMARK” KEPI Early S.A.-Gruppe Nordmark buch is also present. Gefreiter Heinrich Hundersmarck served with
(or Sachsen) kepi, brown cloth with emerald green side trim indi- Flakabt. 372 from 1942 to May, 1943 when the unit was destroyed
cating the wearer’s affiliation, white and black cloth twist piping at in Tunisia. He was then transfred to a hospital in Athens and then
the crown. A center-split chinstrap is attached at either end with the apparently discharged from service or captured, as our consignor
$500 - 700
typical brown buttons. A smooth finish round button joins the flaps indicates.
at the front, and it is topped with an early eagle cap insignia. Within,
509. WEHRMACHT INFANTRY NCO VISOR CAP Wehrmacht infantry
the kepi bears a light green lining and leather sweat band, a RZM
NCO’s visor cap, field gray-green wool body, dark green side band
S.A. tag sewn in and a stamp: “EIGENTUM BAVARIA-FILMKUNST”, a
and white piping, the front bearing separate aluminum national eafilm production company owned by the Ministry of Propaganda after
gle, oak leaf and cockade insignia. Black visor is very good, cross1942. The liner is stamped with size 57 3/4”, and the sweat shield
hatched on the underside as expected. Black leather chin strap
bears the owner’s name “K. Boehmer”. Very good condition.
bears some surface crazing, else very good. Brown coated canvas
$750 - 1,000
sweatband with green rayon lining which bears a diamond-shaped
sweatch protector, stamped size 56 1/2” - no maker indicated. No
moth or other damage apparent, overall very good.
$400 - 500
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510. GENDARMERIE NCO VISOR CAP German gendarmerie (rural
police) NCO’s visor cap, gray-green wool with dark brown post-1942
side band and orange piping. Double acetate chin strap is affixed at
either side with a silver pebbled button. Cockade and national eagle
and swastika insignia are affixed at front, above the perfect black
visor which is properly crosshatched beneath. Within, the cap bears
a leather sweatband and brown lining, lacking maker’s mark and
sweat shield. In superb condition.
$400 - 500
511. WEHRMACHT PIONEER VISOR CAP Heer Pioneer NCO visor
cap, field gray-green wool body, dark green side band and black
piping, the front bearing separate aluminum national eagle, oak leaf
and cockade insignia. Black visor is very good, stitching is substantially lost on two sides and should be mended. Leather sweatband
ink-marked by maker Clemens Wagner on reverse, sweat band affixed to (stained) liner, stamped with size 55 1/2 beneath. Rear and
top of this cap bear some moth holes and soiling, in need of a bit of
care. Estimated accordingly.
$350 - 450
512. LUFTWAFFE MECHANIC OVERSEAS CAP Luftwaffe overseas
mechanic’s cap, black twill material with an embroidered Luftwaffe
eagle in white on a deep blue/black backing which has been handsewn to the cap. The interior is fully lined in light purple rayon, very
clean. Small size. Very good condition.
$300 - 400
513. GERMAN FIRE POLICE VISOR CAP German Fire Police visor
cap, navy blue wool body with black side band and burgundy piping,
bears an aluminum cockade with national eagle and swastika insignia beneath. Leather chin strap is affixed with round black buttons,
and the black visor is properly cross-hatched on the under side.
Within is a brown leather sweatband with diamond-shaped sweat
guard covering the “Viro” makers label. Two burn holes also appear within, one creating a very small hole - not entirely unexpected.
Overall very good.
$250 - 350
One of the rarest of World War II helmets
514. PARATROOPER D-RING HEADQUARTER’S HELMET Very rare early production American paratrooper’s M2 D-ring helmet with headquarters insignia. The shell of the helmet bears the typical green sand finish with white headquarters insignia applied to both sides. A
separate steel rim is affixed to the helmet edge, and it bears just a few nominal dings and scrapes. Both D-rings are present, as are the
original straps. The front inside of the helmet is stamped with the production number “134A”. The helmet is complete with a similarly
marked Hawley fiber liner. The suspension system within is made of lightweight silver-grey rayon webbing with leather at the front. The
non-adjustable headband is stamped with size 6. The neckband is present, as is the leather chin cup, and both are in excellent condition.
The leather chinstrap, permanently attached, is broken here but remains present. The liner bears a stress fracture at the front, but is
otherwise (except for chinstrap) completely intact. The initial purchase order for these liners was issued on July 9, 1941 and production
ceased by mid-November, 1942. One of the rarest pieces of World War II headgear.
$10,000 - 12,000
515. M1940 WAFFEN-SS CAMOUFLAGE HELMET Rare and highly desirable
M1940 Waffen-SS “Mediterranean” camouflaged helmet. This fine example
bears a medium green and sand colored finish which was applied over the
original gray-black finish. Very careful removal of a tiny bit of paint on the
right side of the helmet reveals a portion of what is unmistakabby an SS runic decal over which the owner also applied camouflage paint. An eight-finger liner with lace closure is fitted within, apparently marked size 58. A chin
strap, possibly replaced, is also fitted and complete. The helmet is stamped
at rear “10033” and “Q66” by maker Quist on side. A quality helmet, not
often encountered.
$5,000 - 6,000
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516. M42 WAFFEN-SS WINTER CAMOUFLAGED HELMET Winter camouflaged Waffen-SS single decal M42 helmet, the shell
hand-painted with a brush, single SS runes decal affixed over
the paint on right directly beneath the vent. The surface is worn
snad scratched, especially the top of the helmet which shows
wera consistent with the helmet resting on the ground upside-down. The original leather eight-finger liner and adjusting
cord are present, the chin strap has been cut about 2” beneath
each bale. The helmet is stamped: “0084” at rear and “hkp66”
on the right side. A great l;ooking, well-used helmet.
$3,000 - 4,000
517. WAFFEN-SS COMBAT HELMET M1940 single decal Waffen-SS combat helmet, very dark, near-black lightly textured finish which remains in
excellent condition, with SS runic decal centered directly beneath the vent
hole on right side. Leather eight-finger liner within with original string still
attached, stamped with size 58. Owner’s initials “F. SCH.” inked on right
side of liner. Maker Quist, stamped “Q66 DN 521” at rear of shell. Lacking
chin strap. This most desireable helmet is in superb condition, thus rare.
$2,000 - 3,000
518. WAFFEN-SS CAMOUFLAGE HELMET COVER Original
Waffen-SS “blurred edge” camouflage helmet cover, second pattern with reinforced visor, with colors retaining their original
strength and the cover in overall mint condition. Three anodized aluminum clips are present, one black, the others aged to
different shades of deep purple, and the interior springs are
fine.The panels of the cover are joined by double needle rows
of stitching. Plane Tree 5/6 (?). The main panels are joined via
two rows of single needle stitching, al of later War production
helmet covers. In mint condition, recovered by Pvt. Norman B.
Bunch, 45th Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t at the Dachau Supply
Depot. Consigned by a family member, sold with one of the
depot’s letterheads which Bunch also obtained at Dachau.
$5,000 - 7,000
519. FALLSCHRIMJAGER HELMET CAMOUFLAGE COVER Excessively
rare Luftwaffe fallschirmjager Splinter B camouflage helmet cover, greybrown webbing sewn completely about the sides, with a cross-pattern of
webbing sewn at top. A single, folded-over seam appears at the back of
the cover. Six hooks with two eyes each have been sewn to the interior of
the cover and remain firmly attached. There is minor spotting and soiling
within, with two very short tears in the side, all showing appropriate age.
A very rare cover.
$2,500 - 3,500
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526. M1940 LUFTWAFFE HELMET M1940 Luftwaffe helmet, single decal with Luftwaffe eagle and swastika appearing on left side
of helmet, original paint but fairly well-worn and scratched. Shell
stamped: “1094” “ET62”. Fitted with eight-finger liner and lace, lacks
chin strap. Good condition.
$400 - 500
527. SINGLE DECAL M1942 LUFTWAFFE HELMET Single decal
M1942 Luftwaffe helmet, original dark gray paint with Luftwaffe
eagle affixed to left side, 80% complete. Original brown leather
eight-finger liner and lace remain within, stamped with size 55,
lacks chin strap. Maker marked: “ET62” “1549”. Overall very good.
$300 - 400
528. M1940 LUFTWAFFE CAMOUFLAGED (?) HELMET M1940 German helmet, bears a heavily abraded “droop tail” Luftwaffe insignia
on left side, and an unknown tricolor insignia on right. The entire
helmet was repainted in a brown sand color and fitted with a light
brown canvas “LUX” chin strap. Helmet is stamped: “10023” “SE63”.
An eight-finger liner with lace is fitted within. The color of the helmet and markings oblige us to sell this item as-is.
$300 - 400
520. M40 MEDITERRANEAN TROPICAL CAMOUFLAGE HELMET
WITH GOGGLES Rare M40 Mediterranean tropical camouflage helmet with goggles, the helmet having been overpainted with a coat
of a sand/very light brown and thinned light green paint leaving the
green paint on the highest points, the brown as a base background.
A partial Heer insignia is affixed at left, the national insignia is not
visible. Within, the eight-finger leather liner is intact, along with
the original drawstring and leather chinstrap which all show honest, genuine age and wear from use. The helmet is stamped within:
“11469” and “EF64”. A pair of motorcyclist’s goggles accompanied
the helmet, and are included. Overall very good.
$2,000 - 3,000
521. N.S.K.K. HELMET Original NSKK motorcycle driver crash helmet
type 2, bears large NSKK eagle, banner and swastika affixed to front.
Two vent holes on either side, with leather chin strap (one side partially torn) and separate rear neck flap. Leather liner and pad at top
intact with lace, RZM label sewn to reverse of liner. A few light scuffs
to “bumpers” on helmet, else very good.
$600 - 900
522. M1940 CAMOUFLAGE HELMET WITH LINER Wehrmacht
M1940 camouflage helmet, the shell originally covered with sandmixed tan, green and brown paints but now heavily worn. The original owner, an obergefreiter “Protz”, painted his name in white letters
on the rear inside of the shell. The brown eight-finger tan leather liner and lace remain, stamped with size 54 (possibly a replacement).
Lacks chin strap. Marked “ET62”.
$600 - 800
523. BATTLE-DAMAGED RUSSIAN MEDIC’S HELMET Battle-damaged Russian medic’s helmet, certainly a battlefield pick-up, bears
white snow camouflage paint with a red cross painted at center,
the right side bearing several cracks and a distinctive indentation
where the helmet was struck by a piece of shrapnel which probably
also killed the wearer. No lining, and insterior is rusted, the exterior
pitted a bit and paint wear shows this helmet rested upside-down for
some time. Evocative.
$400 - 600
529. DOUBLE DECAL POLICE HELMET Steel double-decal police
helmet, black with swastika and national eagle decals on either side,
each about 80% intact. The shell bears two ventilation holes on each
side and paint remains quite good. Leather liner and padding within
remain good, chin strap is broken at one bale.
$250 - 350
530. NORWEGIAN DOUBLE DECAL HELMET Norwegian M1942 helmet, a late war German helmet stamped “hkp62” within. Exterior
paint is quite good but for one scratch, one decal very worn. Within,
the helmet bears a brown leather eight-finger liner and leather chin
strap. The Norwegians had a vast quantity of these original German
helmets post-war, and used them to outfit their own soldiers. Some
collectors choose to strip and repaint these items.
$250 - 350
531. LUFTSCHUTZ HELMET Late war Luftschutz helmet, steel body
with two ventilation holes on either side, painted black with a small
silver swastika added in silver paint on the left side. The helmet
bears a nine-finger leather liner with lace inside, with a broken leather chin strap. Marked inside rear skirt “R.L. 239/25”. Overall very
good.
$200 - 300
532. AFRIKA KORPS PITH HELMET Medium brown flocked Afrika
Korps pith helmet, khaki green leather chinstrap, national colors
emblem on right side with teutonic eagle and swastika emblem on
left (both metal). Light brown leather sweatband stamped “GERMANY” post war. Fine condition.
$200 - 300
533. GERMAN POLICE HELMET German late war steel police helmet, black paint with two vent holes on either side, nine-finger liner
with lace, plastic chin strap with top of helmet also padded. Ink
identified to “Willi Schmitz” within adding his unit or location (indistinguishable). Very good.
$150 - 200
534. POLICE PARADE HELMET German police parade helmet, vulkanfibre, complete with padded liner, seven fingers (lacking laces),
and four-point leather chin strap. Black paint remains very good, but
three thin cracks radiate from rivets near the helmet’s metal lower
524. GERMAN M1935 TROPICAL HELMET German M1935 helmet trim. Ink identification within, maker stamped “TKD 11”. Overall very
$150 - 200
with light brown tropical paint, the outline of the national emblem good.
discernable under the paint on right side, very faint remnants of
another decal on left. Paint is heavily chipped and worn. The leather 535. POLICE PARADE HELMET German police parade helmet, vuleight-finger liner and string within are very good, as is the original kanfibre, complete with padded liner, eight fingers with laces and
chin strap. Helmet is stamped “20874” and “SE64”.
$400 - 500 four-point leather chin strap. Black paint remains fairly good, but
insignia on either side have been removed and metal trim at front
$100 - 150
525. M1935 LUFTWAFFE HELMET M1935 double decal Luftwaffe visor must be moved back into position. Size 54.
helmet, both decals obscured when the helmet was painted-over in
flat black paint, leather eight-finger liner marked with size 56, leath- 536. LUFTSCHUTZ HELMET German Luftschutz helmet, steel,
er chin strap and buckle also remaining present. Helmet stamped painted black with silver “wing” insignia at front and two ventila“Q64” (Quist) serial #3168 In very good condition.
$400 - 500 tion holes on each side. Fitted with a brown six-finger leather liner
and black chin strap, with identification and size (56) decal within. Marked inside rear skirt: “RL2-38/28”. A couple of dings, paint
scratched.
$100 - 150
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537. SS-TOTENKOPFSTANDARTE 1 OFFICER’S SWORD A most evocative rarity, an SS-Totenkopfstandarte 1 Oberbayern officer’s sword
with scabbard. The “dove head” sword, 38” long overall, bears the same design as the Heer model but with polished steel hand and cross
guards. The cross guards bear integral metal tabs with SS runes on the front and an “O” (“Oberbayern”) on the reverse. The black grip bears
a small crack at top and wire wrap bears a twist, but it is in otherwise good shape. The slightly curved blade has slight surface corrosion,
and the tip has been bent but could be easily straightened. The reverse ricasso is marked by maker Alcoso with the trademark used from
1937-39, featuring scales with the firm’s initials, “ACS”. This infamous regiment headed by Theodor Eicke was formed in September, 1939
in Dachau with five battalions. 2 Sturmbannen occupied the city of Eger/Cheb in the Sudetenland prior to the Munich Settlement. It was
then sent to Poland for police duties behind the lines of 10. Armee through October when it became the SS-Totenkopf-Rekruten-Standarte
in late October until disbanded in the winter of 1940-41.
$2,500 - 3,500
538. DAMASCUS KRIEGSMARINE DAGGER Rare Damascus steel 2nd Model Kriegsmarine dagger with
hand-hammered and ID’ed scabbard. The detail to the pommel and crossguard remains very good, including
the eagle’s head, breast and wings, talons, wreath and raised swastika. The crossguard and its ends have
good engraving and most of the original gilding remains. The grip has developed a burnt orange color and
remains tightly wrapped with twisted brass wire. The scabbard is one of the seldom seen period hammered
type with rope style bands. It remains straight and dent-free, although it appears that two or three dents or
dings may have been repaired long ago. The owner’s name “Otto” is engraved perpendicular to the scabbard
just beneath the throat and filled with black paint. The fine true Damascus blade bears a swirl-type pattern,
and it is flawless with a perfect, sharp tip. It is unmarked. A brown leather washer is present, likely original.
The dirk and scabbard are presented in a case with two Kriegsmarine hangers, buckle, gold bullion chest
insignia, and two shoulder patches.
$2,500 - 3,000
539. SS OFFICER CANDIDATE DEGEN FROM DACHAU SS officer candidate degen recovered by an American
soldier upon the liberation of Dachau. The sword, produced at Dachau for private purchase, is in as-new
condition. Clearly made when material for such luxuries was at a premium, we see the grip lacks a wire wrap,
and the oak leaf trim at the bottom of the grip is of lesser quality. Th epommel nut bears SS runs, and the
mounts and steel “D” guard are in perfect condition. The thinner style scabbard is typical of Dachau production, and it too is exceedingly fine condition, with only the hanger ring bearing a bit of paint loss. There are
positively no dents or dings. The upper mount is stainless and features the Wotan knot decoration with pebbling between. The 33” unblemished and undamaged blade is marked by Solingen makers Pet. Dan. Krebbs
and bears their logo. A white leather washer, likewise unused, completes the ensemble. This “plain vanilla”
late-war Dachau-made degen, with its drawstring sword bag, was recovered by Pvt. Norman B. Bunch, 45th
Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t at the Dachau Supply Depot. Consigned by a family member, sold with one of
the depot’s letterheads which Bunch also obtained at Dachau.
$2,000 - 3,000
540. SS OFFICER CANDIDATE DEGEN FROM DACHAU SS officer candidate degen recovered by an American soldier upon the liberation
of Dachau. The sword, produced at Dachau for private purchase, is in as-new condition. Clearly made when material for such luxuries was
at a premium, we see the grip
lacks a wire wrap, and the
oak leaf trim at the bottom
of the grip is of lesser quality. The pommel nut bears
SS runs, and the mounts and
steel “D” guard are in perfect
condition. The thinner style
scabbard is typical of Dachau
production, and it too is exceedingly fine condition, with only the hanger ring bearing a bit of paint loss. There are positively no dents or dings. The upper mount
is stainless and features the Wotan knot decoration with pebbling between. The 33” unblemished and undamaged blade is marked by
Solingen makers Pet. Dan. Krebbs and bears their logo. A white leather washer, likewise unused, completes the ensemble. This “plain
vanilla” late-war Dachau-made degen, with its drawstring sword bag, was recovered by Pvt. Norman B. Bunch, 45th Infantry, 176th Combat
Reg’t at the Dachau Supply Depot. Consigned by a family member, sold with one of the depot’s letterheads which Bunch also obtained at
Dachau.
$2,000 - 3,000
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541. IDENTIFIED GESTAPO-POLICE BAYONET German slotted police bayonet, 17 1/2” overall, stag horn grip with eagle head, steel
blade maker marked by E. & F. Horster, Solingen. The top of the
blade bears the control number “368” which matches the number
engraved on the throat of the accompanying scabbard with leather frog. Incredibly, the the crossguard is stamped “S.D. IV 109”,
placing this bayonet in the ownership of a Gestapo-attached police
unit.
$500 - 700
542. CARL EICKHORN SLOTTED POLICE PARADE BAYONET Exceptional slotted police parade bayonet by Eickhorn, having an impressive, ulta-clean 13” blade. The pommel is fit with a working slot
button, and the plating throughout is outstanding. The pommel
features an eagle looking to the left having excellent detail to his
beak and feathering. The crossguard has overlapping oak leaves
on the obverse and only the quillon end has these features on the
reverse. The rest of the reverse crossguard is plain with “S Ko.I.”
for Municipal Police Property, Administrative District Koln, duty location I. The bayonet is fitted with fine genuine stag grips, likely
replacements as there are three drill holes remaining indicating that
the grips once served another purpose. There is a fine open style
police eagle inserted on the obverse grip with full detail. The 13inch blade is beautiful, virtually unblemished, with Carl Eickhorn
maker’s mark. It has the highest quality nickel plating and remains
in mint condition. This blade has wide fuller construction and is not
a cut down. This blade was made this original length and therefore
proves that this bayonet was made from scratch during the Nazi
period not and upgraded reworked Weimar period. The scabbard
is black leather, sewn on the reverse. It is fitted with nickel-plated
fittings. There is a also fine larger size brown leather frog present, marked “254 40” on reverse. This slotted version was issued to
special officers who formulated the honor companies which were
designated for parades and official review.
$500 - 700
543. S. A. DAGGER Sturmabteilung (S.A.) dagger and scabbard,
dark brown wood grip inset with
S.A button and nickel eagle and
swastika with excellent detail, 14
1/2” long sheathed. Grip bears
a small chip where it meets the
cross guard, and is narrow at top
indicating a replacement part
may have been used. The crossguards are still quite sharp-edged
and the lower reverse guard is
group-marked: Nrh. The blade
is quite good with minimal running marks. The fine etching of
the S.A. motto “Alles fur Deutschland” (“Everything for Germany”)
is fairly deep and on the verso
the blade features the makers
mark “Christianswerk Solingen”.
The red-brown scabbard fits well,
with all the nickel screws in place,
the finish is a bit worn and tired.
With leather hanger.$500 - 600
546. GERMAN FIREMAN’S DAGGER Original World War II German
fireman’s dress dagger and scabbard, the un-slotted bayonet 14
1/2” long overall and maker marked by Pack & Sonne, Solingen.
Black painted scabbard retains almost all original paint with no
dents or dings, with worn leather frog.Sore running marks on blade
from tight fitting scabbard. Very good.
$100 - 150
547. GERMAN FIREMAN’S BAYONET Original World War II German
fireman’s dress bayonet and scabbard, the slotted bayonet 14 1/2”
long overall and maker marked by E.& F. Horster, Solingen. Black
painted scabbard retains about 70% of the original paint with no
dents or dings. Very good.
$100 - 150
548. GERMAN-MADE DUTCH NAVAL DAGGER Dutch naval dagger,
13 1/2” long overall, finely engraved blade bearing nautical images
and maker, by the prominent Solingen firm of E. & F. Horster. The
white grip has been broken, now repaired with no loss, and a trim
cap above the pommel nut is gone. Still an uncommon dagger with
an excellent blade.
$200 - 300
549. SS DAGGER CASE SS dagger case, black grained leather with
silver SS runes and decorative trim paint on top lid, two steel clip
closures. Lines in red moire rayon.Overall dimensions 15 1/2” x 7”
x 1 1/2”. Very good.
$300 - 400
550. SHIP-BOARD FIGHTING KNIFE Most unusual shipboard-made
fighting knife, 11 3/4” long overall with steel blade and polished
steel handle, the handle stamped with the owner’s name: “E. GE JOSEPH”. Also present the hand-made sheath which accompanied
the knife. Very good.
$100 - 150
551. JAPANESE MILITARY KATANA Japanese “samurai” katana, 27”
blade, 37 1/4” long overall, a military model bearing 4-5” of engraving at base of the blade, Japanss characters, national flag, and
serial no. “46127”. Grip is leather wrapped with wire, hanger at end,
complete with oxhide-covered scabbard. Very good.
$200 - 300
552. ROYAL BULGARIAN AIR FORCE OFFICER’S DIRK Royal Bulgarian Air Force officer’s dirk, ca. mid-1930s, 12” long overall with
scabbard, wood grip with cast bronze fittings, steel scabbard with
worn paint, lacking original jewels found in eyes. Estimated accordingly.
$300 - 400
553. DAGGER PARTS Lot of four “spare parts” for daggers, includes
two cross guards, a pommel nut, and an S.A. grip with poorly-fitted
S.A. button and eagle.
$60 - 80
544. 2ND MODEL LUFTWAFFE
DAGGER Luftwaffe dagger, second model with scabbard, orange grip with tight wire wrap
bears only a small chip at top.
Crossguarg and pommel are oxidized but retain much good detail, especially so on the top of
the crossguard. The blade bears the hallmark of Anton Wingen, Jr.,
Solingen, and bears a few small lightly-corroded areas. The pebble-finish scabbard is straight and clean, with no dings or dents. All
in all, a good dagger with a reasonable estimate.
$400 - 600
545. GERMAN FIREMAN’S DAGGER Scarce World War II German
fireman’s dress dagger and scabbard by maker K. Negele, Tubingen, 10 1/2” long with black painted scabbard and black leather
frog. Scabbard bears some scratches but no dents or dings, with
leather frog. Very good.
$150 - 200
554. PAUL SEILHEIMER SWORD AND DAGGER CATALOG Catalog
of sword, daggers, hangers, etc. offered for sale by Waffenfabrik
Paul Seilheimer, Solingen”, undated, ca. 1942, 12pp. 4to.. The maker illustrates dozens of items including swords for army and police, and daggers for army, navy, S.A., Hitler Youth, forresters, etc.
Fine.
$250 - 350
555. AUG. LUNEBURG DAGGER CATALOG Pre-war paper catalog
issued by military dealer August Luneburg of Kiel and Flensburg,
10pp. large 4to., undated. The fascinating catalog bears illustrations of 15 variations of naval daggers and sheaths, also offered
in five patterns of Damascus steel. Also offered are naval bullion
shoulder epaulets, pistols and carbines. Very good.
$300 - 400
556. GEBRUDER GRAFRATH DAGGER AND HUNTING KNIFE CATALOG Catalog issued by Solingen knife maker Gebruder Grafrath,
Catalog No. 26, 12pp. 4to., the cover bearing an illustration of a
hunter eviscerating a deer. Within are illustrations of the firm’s
products, almost all hunting knives, with the last page illustrating
bayonets, S.A. daggers, and Hitler Youth knives. Fine. $200 - 300
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563. WOUND BADGE IN GOLD German Wound Badge in Gold, unmarked, in gilded tombac without (pointed) needle. Displays an excellent patina and right in every respect.
$200 - 300
564. KRIM SHIELD Krim Shield with German army cloth, the finish
on the metal a bit worn. Estimated accordingly. Sold with the cover
of the Apr. 2, 1945 overseas edition of Newsweek, the verso showing the shield and describing it.
$150 - 200
565. GERMAN VICE AMBASSADOR’S PIN Circular silver pin said to
have been worn as informal identification by the German Vice Ambassador to Mexico, silver plated and 1” diameter, depicts an eagle
and swastika atop a globe, all with a dimpled background, reading
at the edge: “MEXICO-STADT NO. 2”. Plating worn in places. In fitted
red velvet box with push-button catch. Sold as is.
$150 - 200
566. NARVIK SHIELD Narvik shield, awarded to all German forces
that took part in the battles of Narvik between 9 April and 8 June
1940. This example well oxidized, lacking three of the four pins
and cloth backing typically found oin verso, still in very presentable
condition.
$150 - 200
557. ORDER OF ALEXANDER NEVSKY AWARDED A MACHINE GUN
BATTALION LEADER Scarce Soviet Order of Alexander Nevsky, Type
3 screw back, solid silver with gold plating which remains largely
intact, partially enameled. Two-piece construction, star and ray are
one piece, with no rivets on reverse, center is soldered as a separate piece. Numbered “33783”. Very good. The Order of Alexander
Nevsky is named in honor of Saint Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263)
and was originally established by the Soviet Union as a military honor during World War II. Red Army commanders who displayed personal bravery and skillful leadership that ensured the success of
an operation could be recommended. In this case the recipient was
Submachinegun Battalion Commander Gerasim Kalashnikov, recognized for his action on April 30, 1945 while fighting with the 1st
Guards Army in Czechoslovakia. Specifically, he is recognized for
his bravery and leadership in the capture of Ostrava, near the Polish
border. Copies of part of his record and pertinent documents are
included.
$1,500 - 2,000
567. ROMANIAN MILITARY ACADEMY BADGE Attractive silver pinback badge from the “Scoala Superioara de Razboiu in Bucharest,
one of the most prominent military academies in the late 1800s.
The “847” badge, made by Heinrich Weiss in Bucharest, shows rays
emanating from the monogram of King Carol I, with the Latin motto
“Feed the Flames”. Very good. The school still exists, and now bears
Carol’s name.
$100 - 150
568. SIBERIAN “SHOCK” TANK FACTORY WORKER’S MEDAL
Scarce screw-back medal given to a “shock” worker employed at a
tractor factory relocated to Siberia and manufacturing tanks. The
factory was located in Chelyabinsk, where it exists still. The 1 1/2”
partially enameled pin depicts Stalin in profile with a large tractor
below, framed by a slogan and a sheath of wheat. Very good. During
World War II seven other industrial entities were either wholly or partially relocated to Chelyabinsk, the resulting enterprise commonly
known as “Tankograd”.
$100 - 150
569. MONGOLIA VICTORY OVER JAPAN MEDAL Mongolia Victory
Over Japan Medal, a two-piece partially enameled medal with date
558. TENO MEMBERSHIP HONOR BADGE WITH CASE Scarce “1945”, sold with a cased Japanese China War Medal with ribbon and
19223 TeNo (“Technische Nothilfe”) membership honor badge with bar. Both very good.
$100 - 150
case, marked “Ges. Gesch. 1953”, maker marked Wilhelm Fohner,
570.
RUSSIAN
MEDAL
FOR
THE
30TH
ANNIVERSARY
OF
WORLD
Pforzheim. Enamel is bright and clean with no chips or cracks. Also
WAR
II
WITH
CERTIFICATE
SIGNED
BY
BATOV
AND
MARESYEV
present is the original presentation case with push-button latch and
black finish (scuffed). Fine.
$800 - 1,200 A scarce gold-tone hanging medal issued in 1975 by a society of
World War II veterans, measuring 1 1/8” dia. with an image of Sta559. 1941 DUTCH MUSSERT CROSS Rare 1941 Dutch Mussert lin on the front. Accompanied by a folded pamphlet signed by two
Cross with original ribbon and pin clasp, in the original lined card- notable World War II veterans: PAVEL IVANOVICH BATOV (1897board case. Enamel and gilding remains very good, and this exam- 1985), Soviet brigade commander who took part in the 1939 invaple bears none of the tell-tales of the ubiquitous post-war copies. sion of Poland and 1940 invasion of Finland, later fighting in the
The Dutch Nazi Party (“NSB”) under the leadership of Anton Mussert battle of Kursk. Additionally signed by celebrated Russian ace ALEXinstituted a special award for its members in German service. Com- EY PETROVICH MARESYEV (1916-2001). Maresyev started his career
monly known as the Mussert Cross, it came in two classes: with as a fighter pilot. His plane was shot down in 1942 and his injuries
swords for combatants and without swords (very rare) for non-com- proved so severe that he had both legs amputated. Miraculously, he
batants.
$600 - 800 returned to flight in 1943 and was awarded the Gold Star of the Hero
of the Soviet Union, the highest military honor. Light wear to medal
560. NO LOT
and pamphlet, overall very good condition.
$100 - 150
561. SS COLLAR TAB FROM DACHAU SS collar tab recovered by an
571. SOVIET ORDER OF THE PATRIOTIC WAR, 2ND CLASS Soviet
American soldier who helped liberate Dachau, the 2 1/4” tab with
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, a war-time issued medal numSS runs embroidered with silver thread and bearing piping of twistbered “58349”. Very good.
$75 - 100
ed silver wire-covered cord. Very fine. Recovered by Pvt. Norman
B. Bunch, 45th Infantry, 176th Combat Reg’t at the Dachau Supply 572. SS COLLAR TAB FROM DACHAU SS collar tab recovered by an
Depot. Consigned by a family member, sold with one of the depot’s American soldier who helped liberate Dachau, the 2 1/4” tab with
$200 - 300 SS runs embroidered with silver thread and bearing piping of twisted silver wire-covered cord. Very fine. Recovered by Pvt. Norman
562. SS COLLAR TAB FROM DACHAU SS collar tab recovered by an
American soldier who helped liberate Dachau, the 2 1/4” tab with
SS runs embroidered with silver thread and bearing piping of twistletterheads which Bunch also obtained at Dachau.
$200 - 300
ed silver wire-covered cord. Very fine. Recovered by Pvt. Norman
$200 - 300
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573. GERMAN UNIFORM INSIGNIA Lot of
eight pieces of German uniform insignia,
includes a scarce early silver bullion “droop
tail” Luftwaffe chest insignia, three green
cloth BeVo insignia, and four pin-on uniform
ribbons. Very good.
$150 - 200
574. BLACK WOUND BADGE AND LAPEL
PIN German Wound Badge in Black, given to
those wounded in battle, sold with the rarer
matching lapel pin. Two pieces. $75 - 100
575. BULLION CHEST INSIGNIA German national eagle chest insignia, 4” wide overall,
very finely constructed of bullion and metallic thread on a black felt backing. Fine.
$100 - 150
576. GERMAN MEDALS AND PINS Lot of five
items, includes a War Merit Cross, Eastern
Front Medal with ribbon, Red Cross medal,
NSDAP pin, and Deutsches Frauenwerk pin.
Condition varies.
$100 - 150
577. STICKPINS AND TINNIES Lot of five pieces, includes two “Sportfeld Bauverein” RAD
pins, an NSDAP pin, a Hitler Youth[?] pin, and
a tinnie bearing Hitler in profile and marked
“W.H.W. 1936” on the reverse.
$60 - 80
578. SHOULDER PATCHES, STRIPES, AND
TABS Group of approx. 100 shoulder patches, stripes, tabs, etc., many original and
World War II vintage and absolutely unresearched and unpicked by us nor by the consignor. A real grab bag, and all are in very
good to fine condition. $150 - 200 62529-1
good to fine condition.
$100 - 150
$100 - 150
memorative medals, Iron Crosses, wound 589. N.S.D.A.P. FLAG Fine quality N.S.D.A.P.
badges, police medals, etc. Fine condition.
party flag, 24” x 36”, three-piece cotton con$500 - 600 struction being composed of red body, white
circular center and black swastika on both
584. WILHELM DEUMER CATALOG AND sides, with a looped over section of cloth at
“KNIGHTS CROSS” SUPPLEMENT 1939 cata- one end for suspension of the flag from a
log and supplement issued by engraver and pole. Very good condition.
$200 - 300
medal manufacturer Wilhelm Duhrer. Most
interesting is the 8pp. 4to., October, 1939 590.
N.S.D.A.P.
PENNANT
Two-sided
supplement which illustrates on the cover N.S.D.A.P. decorative pennant, 25 1/2” long,
and page two a Knights Cross of the Iron three piece construction of high quality with
Cross (as a neck decoration), an award many four small ribbons and gold piping along the
collectors claim was never manufactured hoist, in fine condition.
$200 - 300
by the firm. Also included is the complete
27pp. catalog offering different medals from 591. LARGE N.S.D.A.P. HANGING BANNER
all military and administrative organizations, Large N.S.D.A.P. hanging two-sided banner,
regional medals, medals from earlier con- 46” x 108”, cotton construction, a separate
flicts, miniatures, bars, etc., along with the white field with printed black mobile swasNov. 2, 1939 Deumer promotional letter en- tika sewn to the red body. The top of the
closed with the supplement as well as mail- banner has been folded over and sewn to
ing envelope. Rare!
$200 - 300 create a loop through which a pole would
have been passed to suspend the piece.
585. REICHSDIENST FLAG Excellent Reichs- Ties are also sewn at either end to prevent
dienst flag in a most desirable size, dou- the banner from sliding while strung along
ble-sided cotton, 18” x 32”, reinforced along the pole. Some fading and soiling from obthe hoist with two rope loops for suspension vious use, but still very good overall. From
of the flag. The hoist bears a black imprint: the collection of an aviator who instructed
“Reichsdflg. 0.5 x 0.85”. In very fine condi- pilots during World War II and later founded
tion.
$400 - 500 the Waterbury-Plymouth airport (N-41).
$200 - 300
586. GERMAN RAILWAY N.S.D.A.P. FLAG
Excellent N.S.D.A.P. Party gathering dis- 592. N.S.D.A.P. HANGING BANNER Hanging
play flag, two-sided cottom, 44” x 55” with N.S.D.A.P. banner, 110” x 48” with one end
silver metallic fringe sewn to three sides. bearing a loop through which a pole would
The flag is contructed of three pieces: the be placed to suspend the flag vertically, twored field, white circle, and black swastika all piece construction with separate circular
sewn separately. Both sides of the flag bear white field with printed black mobile swasa blue-trimmed brown felt label with white tika. Small quarter-sized hole near one end,
$150 - 200
embroidered lettering: “Halle-Saale Reichs- else very good.
bahn F.K.A. Lepa”. . Five polished steel rings
and a snap clip (one missing) are at the top 593. JAPANESE NAVAL PENNANT Wartime
of the flag, used to secure it to a horizontal Japanese triangular naval pennant, 52” long
suspended pole. Slight stains, else fine con- white rayon with red circular “meatball” at
dition. Halle (Saale) is a city in the southern center, canvas hoist with attaching hardpart of the German state Saxony-Anhalt, and ware, in very fine condition and great for dis$150 - 200
the Reichsbahn was the German national play.
railroad. The “F.K.A. Lepa” reference is un- 594. JAPANESE FLAG Silk or rayon Japanese
known.
$400 - 500 national flag, 34” x 30”, with leather rein587. EAST PRUSSIA YOUTH MOVEMENT forcement at two corners at which are tied
BANNER Teutonic Knights Youth Movement two cords to attach the flag to a pole. The
banner, 21 1/2” x 18”, a ca. 1930s, a two flaf bears some writing, untranslated, and
sided banner bearing an intricately embroi- the ink has eroded the flag slightly. As this
dered shield whose elements evoke the Teu- flag was flown and not carried as a “good
TABS Group of approx. 100 shoulder patchtonic Knights with the skull and Brandenburg luck” item, we suspect it carries a patriotic
es, stripes, tabs, etc., many original and
$150 - 200
eagle, and a youth movement with the fleur slogan or admonition.
World War II vintage and absolutely unrede lis which appears in full on the reverse 595. JAPANESE NATIONAL FLAG Japanese
searched and unpicked by us nor by the conof the banner. The banner, given to Group national (“meatball”) flag, approx. 5’ x 7’,
signor. A real grab bag, and all are in very
13, bears four round eyes through which a two-piece cotton with canvas hoist, loops
$100 - 150
supporting pole was placed. One small hole still present. A few small moth holes, else
582. SHOULDER PATCHES, STRIPES, AND in the white field, else very good. Such orga- very good.
$100 - 150
TABS Group of approx. 100 shoulder patch- nizations were prevalent prior to the creation
$300 - 500 596. JAPANESE NATIONAL FLAG Japanese
es, stripes, tabs, etc., many original and of the Hitler Youth.
national (“meatball”) flag, approx. 5’ x 6’,
World War II vintage and absolutely unre588. KRIEGSMARINE FLAG Superb condition multi-sectional with much of the flag handsearched and unpicked by us nor by the conKriegsmarine flag, double-sided cotton 30” x sewn, reinforced corners and rope hoist,
signor. A real grab bag, and all are in very
54”, canvas reinforced hoist with braided cot- stained along one edge which consignor
$100 - 150
ton rope hanging loops, the hoist stamped claims is “dried blood”.
$100 - 150
583. STEINHAUER & LUCK 1939 MEDALS with the flag size and maker’s name “Lorenz
CATALOG Rare and desirable Steinhauer Summa Sohne”. Fine condition, a top quality
$300 - 400
& Luck 1939 catalog of medals, ribbons, flag.
and pins, this being their 50th anniversary
edition, 20pp. large 4to., fully illustrated.
Among the items offered are Anschluss com-
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World War II: Relics
Hitler is presented with an album of photographs of his niece...
two years after she killed herself in his apartment.
597. HEINRICH HOFFMANN PRESENTS HITLER WITH AN ALBUM OF PHOTOS OF GELI RAUBAL One of the most telling of
all of Hitler’s personal mementoes ever to have been recovered,
a photograph album presented to Hitler by Heinrich Hoffmann
which features images of Hitler with Geli Raubal. The album,
created by Frieda Thiersch, is gifted on Hitler’s birthday in
1933, two years after Raubal’s suicide! Measuring 14 1/4” x
11”, this fine presentation is bound in blue calfskin with five
raised hubs on the spine. A section of fine white parchment is
affixed to the inside front cover and it bears a gilt printed gift
inscription in German: “20. APRIL 1933 IN ADMIRATION AND
THANKFULNESS”, and is signed in ink at lower-right by Hitler’s
personal photographer HEINRICH HOFFMANN and his second
wife, ERNA HOFFMANN who signs only her first name, preceding that of her husband. Within are mounted 61 original photographs, each 4 1/2” x 3 1/2” b/w, specifically showing Hitler,
Geli Raubal, Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels, journalist and
Hitler’s de facto deputy Hermann Esser, and other friends and
family members in private moments never intended for public consumption. This album was clearly prepared in homage
to Raubal, as she appears in almost every image. We see Geli
and others in a variety of outdoor scenes, picnics, trips to the
beach, with her mother, family members, etc., many including
Hitler and a few showing him obviously ill at ease. One image shows Hitler asleep in a lounge chair beside his alleged lover, while another
shows him with his back turned to Geli and others who are enjoying a picnic in the forest. One photo is scuffed, another bears a slight spot,
otherwise the images are excellent. Front cover is coming loose but remains attached. This is truly a remarkable find, and was no doubt
one of the most personal and important items Hitler possessed. GELI RAUBAL (1908-1931) was Hitler’s half-niece, and alleged by some
to have been his lover. She accompanied her mother when she became Hitler’s housekeeper in 1925, and Geli spent the next six years in
close contact with her half-uncle. Raubal moved into Hitler’s Munich apartment in 1929 when she enrolled in college. As he rose to power,
Hitler was domineering and possessive of Raubal. When he discovered she was having a relationship with his chauffeur, Emil Maurice, he
forced an end to the affair and dismissed Maurice from his service. After that he did not allow her to freely associate with friends, and
attempted to have himself or someone he trusted near her at all times, accompanying her on shopping trips, to the movies, and to the
opera. Raubal was in effect a prisoner, but planned to escape to Vienna to continue her singing lessons. He and Raubal argued on Sep.
18, 1931—he refused to allow her to go. The next day Raubal was dead from
a gunshot wound to the lung; she had shot herself in Hitler’s apartment with
Hitler’s Walther pistol. Hitler slid into a deep depression, and later declared
that Raubal was the only woman he had ever loved. This album was obtained
by our consignor’s uncle, a G.I., in post-war Cairo where he obtained it from
another soldier in exchange for cigarettes and other items in trade. $15,000
- 20,000
598. WATERCOLOR PAINTING OF A CHURCH BY ADOLF HITLER An original
oversize watercolor painting by future dictator Adolf Hitler, 8 3/4” x 11 1/4”
(sight), one of Hitler’s Vienna street scenes depicting an exterior view of Maria
am Gestade (English: “Mary at the Shore”), a Gothic church and one of the oldest churches in the city. Hitler has painted a side view of the church, including
the two side entrances, the alley way, adjoining buildings, and human figures
which one rarely sees in his work. The painting is executed in a black ink wash
with muted shades of orange, ochre, brown, red and ivory, the same colors
and in the same style in a very similar work sold by us in 2013. The image is
signed in ochre paint: “A. Hitler” at lower-left in block letters, as Hitler’s works
typically were. The colors, style, choice of subject and poor depth perspective
are entirely consistent with Hitler’s work. Indeed, Hitler took great liberties in
this work, straightening the alleyway, narrowing the church’s exterior walls,
and placing buildings closer together. The human figures are virtually identical to those often seen in Hitler’s paintings: elongated or amorphous figures
poorly represented in every respect. Hitler painted this now de-consecrated
church several times, from different perspectives. In very good condition. Set
in a period (toned) mat and gold gilt frame with period hanger on reverse, from
an Austrian consignor. Having handled many Hitler paintings in the past, we
are confident that the style, signature...and the lack of trumped-up paperwork
points to this piece as being completely genuine and certainly not one of the
dozens of frauds and oils (!) to have reached the market over the past dozen
years. Additional photos on request.
$15,000 - 20,000
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599. THIRD REICH GERMAN TAPESTRY...
AND A “DIRTY DOZEN” FILM PROP! A genuine Third Reich Munich Gobelin tapestry,
a stunning 12’ x 10’ presentation which attempts to tie the Third Reich visually to the
Carolingian Empire. Against a background
of medieval-style shields and regions of
the Holy Roman Empire, a crowned double-headed eagle acts as a transition to the
Hohenzollern Eagle, which in turn leads to
a larger and more dominant Third Reich
eagle and swastika. The various areas of
the old Holy Roman Empire are identified,
with a total of twelve colorful embroidered
shields includes the arms of “Uber Oestreich”, “Schlesien”, “Marhren”, “Anhalt”, Pfalz
Sachen”, “Ostfriesland”, “Tyrol”, “Brandenburg”, “Franken”, “Boehmen”, “Deutschordensland”, and “Nieder Oestreich”.
Other areas are named as well. All three
“reich” eagles are embroidered in hues of
silver, gray and in black, accentuated with
the addition of other colors emphasizing
crowns, sword, orb and oak leaves. The
background consists of more subdued
shades of brown, beige, and gold. The lower right hand corner exhibits the “MG” logo
of the Munich Gobelin weavers. The top
reverse has nine of the original rings that
were used for suspending this massive tapestry. There are two several inch square areas along the top border that show a slight
separation of the weave, and other areas of
the tapestry do exhibit expected age and
wear, but they remain largely unnoticeable.
This same tapestry appears in the 1967
film “The Dirty Dozen”, in the chateau lobby
scene as Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson
walk about in German uniform: it is partially
visible suspended above their heads. It was
originally owned by Tony Oliver and used as
a prop by his company, TLO productions,
and masking tape bearing his name remains on the verso of the piece. It was bought directly from Oliver by our consignor’s father approx. forty years ago and family history indicates the tapestry was a personal possession of Adolf Hitler. Although that cannot be clearly
substantiated, several factors point to this piece having been commissioned by someone at the highest level: it was a piece costing a very
substantial sum, it represented the hoped-for “thousand-year reich”, displays every region of Germany, and its large size calls for display
in a public forum. Important and impressive.
$12,000 - 15,000
600. HEINRICH HIMMLER’S EYEGLASSES Pair of eyeglasses
attributed to Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler, circular brass
frames with bakelite trim at nose bridge, flexible ear pieces,
with rather strong lenses, one lens chipped. A paper label has
been affixed to the left arm bearing a fountain pen description in a child’s hand: “Papa’s [illeg., “old”?] glasses”. Himmler’s
daughter, Gudrun Himmler (b. 1929) idolized her father and remains a Nazi sympathizer - we are satisfied that she penned the
label attached to the glasses, which apparently remained with
her mother’s possessions until they came into the hands of our
consignor. The glasses, likely an earlier pair discarded in favor
of Himmler’s favored pince nez, were found among items belonging to Himmler’s wife, MARGARETE HIMMLER (1893-1967),
sold elsewhere in this sale. They include a custom-painted porcelain brooch depicting Himmler, an embroidered “M” on cardboard, printed announcement of the birth of daughter Gudrun,
Aug. 8, 1929, an SS “Schar Franken” letter of congratulations
sent on Gudrun’s birth, Aug. 14, 1929, and a 8” x 6” x 3” burled
wood box which contained these items. Images of these items
are included in the lot.
$6,000 - 8,000
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601. BUST OF ADOLF HITLER PRESENTED AT THE LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE
OF VOLKSWAGEN’S FIRST FACTORY Historically important limited edition and numbered brass bust of Adolf Hitler undoubtedly given to the highest ranking officials
attending the laying of the first stone in the foundation of the VolKswagen plant at
Fallersleben...today’s Wolfsburg, Germany. The 30 cm. tall bust (including pedestal)
is numbered 1 out of a series of 20, the other 19 copies most likely having been lost
over the decades. An inscription in relief appears beneath an image of a Volkswagen
“beetle” and swastika which also appear on the pedestal: “Laying of the foundation
stone 26 May 1938 For the City of the KdF cars by our superior German LEADER ADOLF HITLER Honorary Citizen of Fallersleben 1938” Some wear to the black paint on
the pedestal, else very good. On May 26, 1938 Adolf Hitler laid the foundation stone
of Volkwagen AG in the small village of Fallersleben, in Lower Saxon. Five days later,
the City of Fallersleben was founded. The city, designed as a home for the workers
producing the “KdF-Wagen”, was officially named “Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallerleben” On May 25, 1945 the British renamed the city “Wolfsburg”, of course not realizing that “Wolf” was Hitler’s nickname used by intimates. Wolfsburg remains the headquarters of Volkwagen AG and the site of the largest auto plant in the world. Note:
Over the course of the years since 1938 a vandal inscribed the initials of Arno Breker
on this sculpture, which cannot at this time be attributed to that artist. Nonetheless,
this is a piece of great historical relevance.
$7,000 - 9,000
602. “JUNGES EUROPA” BY ARNO BREKER Striking cast bronze statue Junges Europa
(“Young Europe”) by German sculptor ARNO BREKER. This intense work depicts the head
of a hawk upon a muscular man’s standing body, 69cm. tall. German record-holding
Olympic swimmer Walter Kusch stood as the model for this sculpture, which in some
catalogs incorporates his name. Many believe Breker named his work in honor of the
“Junges Europa” revolutionary movement
founded by Giuseppe
Mazzini in 1834. The
movement
gained
strength in Germany, Italy and Poland,
seeking a more democratic Europe based
on its motto: “Liberty,
Equality, Humanity”.
Critics claim that the
sculpture resembles
the Egyptian god
Horus and that Beker
sculpted this god of
war of war and the
hunt having never
reformed his past
pro-Nazi, pro-militaristic mentality. Breker himself declared: “United Europe does not have a
face yet.” From a series of 300 pieces, cast in 1979. The last such example
from the same series sold in Germany last year for 13500 Euros. Arno Breker (1900– 1991) was best known for his public works in Nazi Germany,
which were endorsed by the authorities as the antithesis of “degenerate
art”. During his time in Paris in the twenties and early thirties he was influenced by Jean Cocteau, Jean Renoir, Pablo Picasso and Aristide Maillol, who
was later to describe Breker as “Germany’s Michelangelo”. His twin sculptures The Party and The Army held prominent positions at the entrance
to Albert Speer’s new Reichs Chancellery. Arno Breker was represented at
the Great German Art Exhibitions with 42 works. On the surface, the neoclassical nature of Beker’s work typified Nazi ideals. On closer inspection,
though, the proportions of his figures, the highly colorful treatment of his
surfaces (the strong contrasts between dark and light accents), and the
melodramatic tension of their musculatures perhaps invites comparison
with the Italian Mannerist sculptors of the 16th century. While nearly all
of his sculptures survived World War II, more than 90% of his public work
was destroyed by the Allies after the war. In 1946 Breker was offered a
commission by Joseph Stalin but he refused and stated “One dictatorship
is sufficient for me”. After the war he continued to receive commissions
for sculptures, producing a number of works in his familiar classical style,
working for businesses and individual patrons. - signed : at the base - type
: bronze - misc. : 300 series. Cast is made in 1979. With certificate
$8,000 - 12,000
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603. “KAMERADEN” BY ARNO BREKER Fine signed bas relief
cold-cast bronze sculpture “Kameraden” (“Comrades”) by noted
German sculptor ARNO BREKER, silver patinated, 28.5 cm. x
21 cm. The dramatic sculpture depicts a standing caped man,
defiant in his expression, supporting his clearly grievously
wounded comrade-in-arms who is unconscious and rests in his
friends arms. The original sculpture was commissioned by Albert Speer in 1940, intended for inclusion in a 240 meter frieze
at a proposed Soldatenhalle in Hitler’s rebuilt Berlin. A large
plaster cast was displayed in the Great German Art Exhibition
in 1940, Room 2. This casting is dated 14 November 1941 and
is from a series of fifty, but was likely cast immediately postwar. Arno Breker (1900– 1991) was best known for his public
works in Nazi Germany, which were endorsed by the authorities as the antithesis of “degenerate art”. During his time in Paris in the twenties and early thirties he was influenced by Jean
Cocteau, Jean Renoir, Pablo Picasso and Aristide Maillol, who
was later to describe Breker as “Germany’s Michelangelo”. His
twin sculptures The Party and The Army held prominent positions at the entrance to Albert Speer’s new Reichs Chancellery.
Arno Breker was represented at the Great German Art Exhibitions with 42 works. On the surface, the neoclassical nature of
Beker’s work typified Nazi ideals. On closer inspection, though,
the proportions of his figures, the highly colorful treatment
of his surfaces (the strong contrasts between dark and light
accents), and the melodramatic tension of their musculatures
perhaps invites comparison with the Italian Mannerist sculptors of the 16th century. While nearly all of his sculptures survived World War II, more than 90% of his public work was destroyed by the Allies after the war. In 1946 Breker was offered
a commission by Joseph Stalin but he refused and stated “One
dictatorship is sufficient for me”. After the war he continued
to receive commissions for sculptures, producing a number of
works in his familiar classical style, working for businesses and
individual patrons.
$3,000 - 4,000
604. HEINRICH AND MARGA HIMMLER RELICS Fine grouping
of items once owned by Heinrich Himmler and his wife Margarete, includes: a custom-painted porcelain brooch, 2 1/8”
tall with pin back, a very highly-detailed and superbly executed image of Himmler in summer dress uniform showing him
from the waist, up, set into a gold-toned mount. The reverse
is engraved with Margarete’s stylized initial “M”, and the date
of its presentation, “9.IX.1938”, with custom fitted case. With
the brooch is a 5” x 4 1/2” embroidered “M” on cardboard, presumably made by Margarete and dated 1908, clearly the model
for the monogram on the brooch. Also present is Marga and
Heinrich Himmler’s printed announcement of the birth of their
daughter Gudrun, Aug. 8, 1929, an SS “Schar Franken” letter
of congratulations sent on Gudrun’s birth, Aug. 14, 1929, and
a 8” x 6” x 3” burled wood box which contained these items.
Overall fine condition.
$6,000 - 7,000
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605. AMERICAN FLAG FLOWN
FROM A LEADING D-DAY MINESWEEPER A fine relic from the
American invasion of Normandy on
June 6, 1944, the flag fown from
Navy minesweeper YMS-379, the
third leading vessel in the invasion
fleet which also cleared fire support channels along the beaches
just before the first landings. The
cotton two-sided 48 star American
flag, 34” x 60”, is composed of individually sewn stars and stripes
with four brass grommets along
the white canvas hoist. The flag has
clearly seen much use, as the right
leading edge is quite tattered. This
flag was returned to the U.S. by the
vessel’s commander, Lt. Robert O.
Wolf. Much documentation accompanies the piece, including: a Mar.
10, 2003 letter of provenance from
Wolf’s wife stating that the flag had
belonged to her husband who had served from 1941-45 and that the flag had remained in their family; a copy of a photo of a similar type
of minesweeper; a brief printed newspaper account of the vessel’s actions on D-Day, including having shrapnel fall upon it from the first
German counter-fire; copy of a newspaper clipping; copy of handwritten orders for the vessel to “leave in 1st group”; and a copy of Wolf’s
Bronze Star citation: “...The mine-sweeping operation began before H-hour and required sweeping a long channel close inshore passing well
within range of enemy shore batteries. Though under enemy gunfire...Lieutenant Wolf maneuvered his ship...to perform succesfully...in
a heavily mined area...”. Such minesweeping activity was critical in the earliest stages of the invasion, as it allowed close-in naval gunfire
support from destroyers as the landings commenced. An important relic from a heroic D-Day vessel.
$3,000 - 5,000
606. HERMANN FEGELEIN’S SS-TOTENKOPF SILVER WAX SEAL
STAMP 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 he was
caught attempting to flee and was summarily executed. Rare and
important relic and likely one of Fegelein’s most treasured and
used objects, a sterling silver stallion’s head wax seal used by
him while serving as Commander, SS-Totenkopf Reiter Standarte 1 (Warsaw). The superbly rendered solid silver horse’s head
stands 2 1/4” tall and is hallmarked “GAHR MUNCHEN”, the favored SS jeweler and maker of the SS-Totenkopf honor rings. The
seal itself depicts nearly the exact same horse’s head in profile,
and: “T.R.S.T. 1 H F”. Excellent condition, in original fitted presentation box (somewhat worn). The SS-Totenkopf-Reiter-Standarte
1 was formed in Warsaw in May 1940 from parts of SS-Totenkopf-Reiter-Standarte with Fegelein serving as its commander. It
took part in fighting both the resistance and remaining Polish
soldiers as well as in actions against Jews. It was redesignated
SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1 February 1941 and was assigned to
Kommandostab RFSS.
$4,000 - 5,000
607. MARTIN BORMANN DESK INK BLOTTER Silver-handled
ink blotter owned and used by Martin Borman and still bearing reverse images of his signatures on the paper blotter.
The blotter’s light brown wood base measures 6 1/4” x 3
1/2” and bears a round silver handle bearing his “M B” initials
ornately engraved thereon. The white blotter paper bears
about thirty reverse images of Bormann’s signature. Very
good condition.The simplicity of this accessory indicates it
was likely used in Bormann’s home, or before his rise to power.
$2,000 - 3,000
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608. 12TH SS PANZER DIVISION SILVER HONOR RING Massive silver ring bearing the emblem of Kurt “Panzer” Meyer’s 12th SS Division “Hitlerjugend”, this
“honor ring” bears heavily engraved cross-hatching on either side, with the division’s emblem at top. Hallmarked with a “900” purity stamp within, with the
interior of the band engraved with Meyer’s SS number “17559”, thus very likely
is belonged to Meyer himself. The engraving and workmanship on the ring is entirely consistent with its expected age. From a prominent East Coast collection.
Very good.
$2,000 - 3,000
609. ADOLF HITLER PRESENTATION FUNERAL SASH Scarce,
high-quality Adolf Hitler presentation funeral sash, red rayon or
silk moire, approx. 13’ 3” long, 10 1/2” wide, with a 3” gold metallic fringe with yellow trim at either end. One side of the sash bears
a 7 1/2” x 5 1/4” finely-crafted national eagle and swastika, composed of gold bullion and metallic thread with the swastika and its
white field composed of black and white felt, all sewn onto a red
backing which in turn has been applied to the sash. The opposite
end of the sash bears 3 1/2” tall gold lettering: “ADOLF HITLER”.
The lettering bears a minimal amount of cracking, otherwise the
sash is in very fine condition, much better than is usually seen.
$2,500 - 3,500
610. ADOLF HITLER FORMAL DINNER NAPKIN Rare formal Adolf
Hitler white linen dinner napkin, 26” x 24”. The napkin has an
interwoven design which includes flowers, oak leaves and acorns,
and a banner, and is carefully embroidered with Hitler’s tableware
and silverware motif, a 1 1/2” tall national eagle with swastika
below which is flanked by his initials. Clean, bright, and in fine
condition.
$800 - 1,200
611. ADOLF HITLER DEMITASSE SPOON Rare silver demitasse
spoon from Adolf Hitler’s personal informal set of silverware, 4
1/2” long. The handle is the “smooth” type, showing some use. At
the end appears the national eagle with swastika at bottom which
is flanked by Hitler’s initials “A H”. The spoon is stamped on the
reverse with silversmith Bruckmann’s hallmarks and an “800” purity stamp.
$800 - 1,200
612. ADOLF HITLER SEMI-FORMAL DESSERT PLATE Mint condition white china dessert plate made for Hitler by the SS Allach
subcamp of Dachau. The 7 5/8” diameter plate bears his initials
“A H” on either side of a highly-detailed gold eagle and swastika
device on the rim of the plate. The bottom of the plate is marked
with SS runes and “Allach”. The set was found in a deserted storage area in the 1970s in unopened boxes, likely moved there from either
the Berghof or the Braun Haus. Original spotts easily cleaned, else superb condition. Allach was opened on March 19th, 1943 as the largest
subcamp of Dachau concentration camp because of the shortage of labor in the armament and building industry. The camp was also the
manufacturing site of Allach porcelain and German dress uniform swords and daggers.
$300 - 400
613. ADOLF HITLER SEMI-FORMAL SALAD PLATE New condition white china salad or luncheon plate made for Hitler by the SS Allach
subcamp of Dachau. The 9 1/2” “ diameter plate bears his initials “A H” on either side of a highly-detailed gold eagle and swastika device
on the rim of the plate. The bottom of the plate is marked with SS runes and “Allach”. The set was found in a deserted storage area in the
1970s in unopened boxes, likely moved there from either the Berghof or the Braun Haus. Original spotts easily cleaned, else superb condition. Allach was opened on March 19th, 1943 as the largest subcamp of Dachau concentration camp because of the shortage of labor
in the armament and building industry. The camp was also the manufacturing site of Allach porcelain and German dress uniform swords
and daggers.
$400 - 600
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614. ADOLF HITLER SEMI-FORMAL SAUCER Mint condition white
china teacup or coffee cup saucer made for Hitler at the SS Allach
subcamp of Dachau. The 5 3/4” diameter saucer bears his initials “A
H” on either side of a highly-detailed gold eagle and swastika device
on the rim of the plate. The bottom of the saucer is marked with SS
runes and “Allach”. The set was found in a deserted storage area in
the 1970s in unopened boxes, likely moved there from either the
Berghof or the Braun Haus. Original spotts easily cleaned, else superb condition. Allach was opened on March 19th, 1943 as the largest subcamp of Dachau concentration camp because of the shortage
of labor in the armament and building industry. The camp was also
the manufacturing site of Allach porcelain and German dress uniform swords and daggers.
$250 - 350
618. EVA BRAUN FORMAL TABLE NAPKIN Fine linen table napkin
once used by Eva Braun at her private dinner parties and bearing
her “butterfly” monogram, 40” x 19” beige cotton linen. The napkin
bears a repeating three leafed clover design interwoven in the fabric
and at one corner appears her ornately-embroidered “E B” monogram. The monogram was designed for Braun by Nazi Minister of
Production and architect, Albert Speer. Very fine.
$700 - 900
619. EVA BRAUN FORMAL TABLE NAPKIN Fine linen table napkin
once used by Eva Braun at her private dinner parties and bearing
her “butterfly” monogram, 40” x 19” beige cotton linen. The napkin
bears a repeating three leafed clover design interwoven in the fabric
and at one corner appears her ornately-embroidered “E B” monogram. The monogram was designed for Braun by Nazi Minister of
615. ADOLF HITLER SOUP BOWL New condition white china soup Production and architect, Albert Speer. Very fine.
$700 - 900
bowl made for Hitler by the SS Allach subcamp of Dachau. The 9
1/4” diameter plate bears his initials “A H” on either side of a highly-detailed gold eagle and swastika device on the rim of the plate.
The bottom of the plate is marked with SS runes and “Allach”. The
set was found in a deserted storage area in the 1970s in unopened
boxes, likely moved there from either the Berghof or the Braun
Haus. Original spots easily cleaned, else superb condition. Allach
was opened on March 19th, 1943 as the largest subcamp of Dachau
concentration camp because of the shortage of labor in the armament and building industry. The camp was also the manufacturing
site of Allach porcelain and German dress uniform swords and daggers.
$800 - 1,200
616. EVA BRAUN’S SILVER SEALING WAX MONOGRAM EVA BRAUN
(1912 - 1945) German mistress and later wife of Nazi fuhrer Adolf Hitler, she later committed suicide with him in the basement of
the Chancellery. Silver (unmarked) sealing wax stamp, 3” tall, fluted shaft with a round top, the impression being a stylized form of
Brauns “butterfly” monogram designed for her by Albert Speer. Excellent condition. Obtained by our consignor, a 40+ year collector/
dealer, from Eugene Frankenfeld.Frankenfeld was an intelligence
opfficer said to also have uncovered the correspondence between
Hitler and Braun at Schloss Fischhorn as well as Fegelein’s papers.
$800 - 1,200
617. EVA BRAUN’S ORNATE RED BLOUSE A rare find, a carmine red
ornately-stitched blouse once owned and worn by Eve Braun, 19 button
front closure with a broad ribbon tie at bottom and delicate collar. The
rear of the inside neck of the blouse shows old remnants of stitching
and wear which is unmistakeably Braun’s “butterfly” monogram, designed for her by Albert Speer and widely used on most of her personal
possession. Our consignor, a 40+ year dealer/collector, purchased this
item and other personal possession belonging to Braun approximately
thirty years ago from an ex-O.S.S. agent Eugene Frankenfeld. Frankenfeld is said to also have uncovered the correspondence between Hitler
and Braun at Schloss Fischhorn as well as Fegelein’s papers. Very good,
with a period padded clothes hanger.
$800 - 1,200
620. DR. ROBERT LEY’S IRON CROSS AND LABOR-RELATED PINS A
superlative set of relics attributed to DR. ROBERT LEY (1890-1945),
Nazi politician and head of the German Labor Front from 1933-45,
taken when Ley was captured by soldier of the 101st Airborne in
May, 1945. Included in this superlative grouping is Ley’s World War
I Iron Cross, Second Class by Sy & Wagner, with Third Reich-era ribbon (probably fitted by Ley); a small gilt Iron Cross decorative pin
with opal(?) at center, a 1936 Tag der Arbeit pin, and a Deutsches
Frauenwerk pin. Ley had been awarded his Iron Cross as an artilleryman at Verdun, before he became an aerial artillery observer. Ley no
doubt cached these items in or near his residence, and they were
discovered when the area was searched. As head of German labor,
Robert Ley (1890-1945) effectively disbanded the labor unions, making workers tools of the state while enriching himself enormously.
He establish the “Strength Through Joy” program to offer vacations
to workers, and created the “people’s car”, the Volkswagen. At war’s
end, Ley went into hiding near Berchtesgaden, but was captured
on May 16, 1945 by soldiers of the 101st Airborne acting on a tip.
According to newspaper and family accounts, among Ley’s captors
was Staff Sgt. Theodore F. Faugh, an intelligence officer attached
to the headquarters of the 502nd P.I.R. One Rochester newspaper
article ca. mid-January, 1946 states that Faugh not only helped capture Ley, but returned to the U.S. with Ley’s sword. According to
a sworn statement by Faugh’s son (included) and corroborated by
other family members, Faugh also returned with other items owned
by Ley, including the above, which he displayed in his home until his
demise. With additional items documenting Faugh’s service.
$2,000 - 3,000
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621. DR. ROBERT LEY’S KYFFHAUSERBUND ARMBAND Kyffhäuserbund armband attributed to DR. ROBERT LEY(1890-1945), Nazi
politician and head of the German Labor Front from 1933-45, taken
when Ley was captured by soldier of the 101st Airborne in May,
1945. The black wool armband measures 16 1/4” long, 3 3/4” wide,
and bears the sewn-on patch depicting the Kyffhauser monument at
center. Several pin holes are evident at either end of the armband,
and the emblem is slightly toned. As head of German labor, Robert Ley (1890-1945) effectively disbanded the labor unions, making
workers tools of the state while enriching himself enormously. He
established the “Strength Through Joy” program to offer vacations
to workers, and created the “people’s car”, the Volkswagen. At war’s
end, Ley went into hiding near Berchtesgaden, but was captured
on May 16, 1945 by soldiers of the 101st Airborne acting on a tip.
According to newspaper and family accounts, among Ley’s captors
was Staff Sgt. Theodore F. Faugh, an intelligence officer attached to
the headquarters of the 502nd P.I.R.. One Rochester newspaper article ca. mid-January, 1946 states that Faugh not only helped capture
Ley, but returned to the U.S. with Ley’s sword. According to a sworn
statement by Faugh’s son (included) and corroborated by other family members, Faugh also returned with other items owned by Ley, including the above, which he displayed in his home until his demise.
The Kyffhäuserbund was established in 1900 as an umbrella organization for war veterans, and it was Nazified after Hitler’s takeover of
power in 1933. With additional items documenting Faugh’s service.
$400 - 600
622. BULLET-HOLED GERMANIA DIVISION SOLDIER’S IDENTIFICATION TAG SS “Germania” Division identification tag, 2. Ersatz
Kompanie, roll no. 19391, neatly pierced by what appears to have
been a .30 cal. bullet. Under magnification, it is clear that the bullet
hole was made many decades ago as oxidation about the torn metal
could not have been “induced”. From a superior, most respected
collector of SS items.
$400 - 500
623. GERMAN “WOLCHOW”-STYLE WALKING STICK German
walking stick in the later “Wolchow” style, a birch tree branch 38”
long decorated with original Kriegsmarine insignia, hat wreath and
cockade, and national eagle and swastika, along with a sword knot
tacked thereto. The naturally-curved top of the cane has had black
diamond-shaped insignia added to some simple carving so that the
top of the cane resembles a snake’s head. The body of the cane is
carved: “Reserve 1936 3. Pi[oneer]. 18”. Very good.
$250 - 350
624. HERMANN GORING CIGAR CUTTER FROM CARINHALL Cigar cutter, white bone or similar substance, one side of the handle
carved with an image of a falcon and with Goring’s initials within an
oval. The reverse bears a tree limb and several branches. The arm of
the cutter is marked with the name of a Solingen maker. Of course,
Goring’s love of falconry was well known. Most likely given as a gift
to Goring, possibly very early in his political career. $1,500 - 2,000
625. MAGDA GOEBBELS’ CANDY DISH MAGDA GOEBBELS (19011945) Wife of Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and close
ally and political supporter of Hitler. As Berlin was being overrun,
she murdered her six children and then she and her husband committed suicide. A white porcelain candy dish, 6 3/4” dia. lime green
beaded rim and gold and green trim at its edges, bearing her gilt
initials: “M. G.” at one edge. The bottom of the dish bears the inscription (in German): “Property Fam[ily]. Dr. Goebbels” with Reich
eagle and maker stamp “Nymphenburg”. Miniscule chip at rim barely
noticeable, else fine.
$300 - 400
626. THE WORKS OF RAFAEL, FROM HERMANN GORING’S LIBRARY Very fine binding from Hermann Goring’s library “Rafael-Werk Fresken und Tapeten”, by Wilhelm Lubke (Leipzig: W. Drugulin), 1875. Contains 92 12” x 9” plates of various works by Rafael,
in superb ornately-gilt leather covers. The front pastedown bears
Goring’s blind-embossed bookplate depicting St. George and the
dragon. Near fine.
$400 - 500
627. “LEBENSBORNHEIM TAUNUS” SERVING PLATTER Porcelain
platter used at one of the notorious “lebensborn” homes of Nazi
Germany, this example from the home at Taunus, near Wiesbaden.
The platter, 16 3/4” x 11”, bears the nbame of the home flanked by
“birth” runes. The bottom of the platter is stamped by the maker
“Schonwald”. Fine condition. The “lebensborn” homes were a creation of the NSDAP whose goal was to increase the “Aryan” birth rate
and to raise “Aryan” children, or those that shared their perceived
traits. These homes promoted anonymous deliveries and placement
of children for adoption, preferably in families of SS members. The
Lebensborn was also responsible for the abduction of “suitable” children from occupied territories: they were initially cared for in these
homes while given new identities. 13 of the 98 children from the
Lidice massacre were placed in such homes.
$300 - 400
628. LUDWIG SIEBERT BOOK DEDICATED TO HANS FRANK LUDWIG SIEBERT (1874 - 1942) Nazi politician and Bavarian prime minister from 1933-42 after being engaged in a power struggle with the
Reichstatthalter
of Bavaria, Franz
Ritter von Epp. He
also had personal
orders from Hitler
to look after the
restoration of all
castles in Germany. Fine association signed book,
Wieder
Erstandene Baudenkmale
(“Restoration
of
Historical
Monuments”), by Ludwig
Siebert (Munich: F.
Bruckmann), 1941.
First limited edition
no. 36 with 31 pp.
of text and 60 gravure photo plates,
15 3/4” x 12 3/4”,
original linen cover with gold embossed cover title
with the party eagle and swastika.
Siebert has written
a lengthy inscription on the half
title page to HANS
FRANK
(19001946), Nazi occupational Governor of Poland, concluding: “Reichsminister Dr. Hans
Frank in old camaraderie and friendship. Munich, Sep 2, 1941...”.
Tears along edge of spine and some loss at spine ends, edges of
covers worn esp. at corners, some stains to covers but contents
tight, fine, and bright.
$1,200 - 1,500
629. PRESENTATION PHOTO ALBUM TO GEN. AUGUST RITTER
VON PITREICH BY FERDINAND CATLOS FERDINAND CATLOS
(1895 - 1972) Slovak 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.
Fine association presentation photograph album signed by Catlos
and presented to Gen. August Ritter von Pitreich. The 16” x 11”
album bears tooled leather covers and contains 37 9 1/2” x 7” b/w
photos, each mounted on a single page with tissue page separators. The first page bears a calligraphic inscription “Presented to Major General August Ritter von Pitreich, in memory of the Slovakian
Army. Pressburg 9 February 1941.”
$1,200 - 1,500
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630. ADOLF HITLER BRONZE PLAQUE Small bronze plaque bearing
a profile bust of Hitler with his anme and two swastikas at bottom,
unattributed, 4” x 5 3/4” overall. Some oxidized spots and minor
flaws, else very good.
$150 - 200
637. REICHSBAHN BUTTER KNIFE Steel butter knife, 8 1/8” long,
bears the emblem of the Deutsche Reichsbahn at the end of the
handle, as well as the “locomotive” hallmark on the rteverse. Very
good.
$100 - 150
631. ADOLF HITLER WORLD WAR I REGIMENTAL CIGARETTE CASE
Brown leather cigarette case bearing the name of Hitler’s World War
I regiment, the 16th Royal Bavarian Reserve embossed in silver, also
bearing: “Munchen 25. August 1915”, a two-piece case 3 1/4” x 4
3/4” closed. The back of the case is abraded, indicating is may have
been glued to a backing at one time. The regiment was in the field
on the date indicated. We speculate that a replacement soldier may
have received this case while the regiment was reinforcing near Aubers. Hitler served in France and Belgium in the 16th Bavarian Reserve
Regiment (called “Regiment List” after its first commander). He originally enlisted as a Schütze and was promoted once to the rank of
Gefreiter (PFC or Lance Corporal).
$300 - 400
638. ADOLF HITLER STREET SIGN Street sign once commonly found
throughout Germany and even in occupied Europe, a 35 1/2” x 8”
blue enamed steel street sign reading “Adolf-Hitler Str.”. The sign’s
four corners are chipped, probably as a result of its having been torn
loose from a building or other structure, and the enamel over the first
letter has been chipped, otherwise very good.
$400 - 600
632. MARINE’S PHOTO ALBUM AND CAPTURED FLAG A superb lot
of material including a wartime photo album containing a total of
over 160 original photographs of varying sizes, most taken by the
album owner and some images apparently taken from the bodies
of dead Japanese soldiers, along with a Japanese soldier’s “good
luck flag, captured and signed by the album owner. The album, 9”
x 11” with maroon cloth covers, was owned by a member of the 4th
Marine Division, and their patch is affixed to the first page. The soldier and his shipmates are shown en route to battle, and within the
album appear no less than 12 photos of soldiers holding captured
Japanese flags (possibly ours as well). Other dramatic images show
dead Japanese scattered across battlefields, captured Japanese
tanks, American tanks, destroyed villages, bunkers and aircraft, refugees, and R&R in Hawaii. In the rear of the album are 23 photos of
Japanese civilians and scenery, along with an image of a flier and a
navy sailor. We believe that the Marine owner of this album obtained
these images from his either dead or captured Japanese enemies.
Also present is a 33 1/2” x 28” cotton Japanese soldier’s “good luck”
flag, captured and signed by one “K R HARRISON”, a paper fan with
patriotic mottos, and a souvenir “Nippon Times” surrender kerchief.
Overall very good.
$500 - 700
639. GESTAPO EMPLOYEE’S IDENTIFICATION AND TRAVEL PASS
Rare 1943 pass issued to S.D. employee Adele Hendricks, employed
in occupied Krakau and pictured on the 4” x 3” printed frabric document. The identification is signed for the commander of the S.A.
and S.D. in “District Krakau” by an unidentified SS-Sturmbannfuhrer.
Accompanied by a pass, 1p. oblong 8vo., Dec. 3, 1943 issued to
the woman permitting her to travel to Germany and issued by the
“Schulde der Sicherheitspolizei” in Bad-Rabka, signed by an SS-Sturmbannfuhrer. Two pieces.
$1,000 - 1,500
633. AMERICAN OFFICER’S “UTAH BEACH” TRAVEL CASE An American officer’s leather travel case which accompanied him throughout
his travels in England and continental Europe, as attested to by his
having burned his dozens of destinations into the body of the case.
“James R. Randall” whose nickname “Dunk” also appears on the 12”
x 7” x 5 1/2” case, notes that he sailed on the troopship Aquitania
and was for some time stationed at “Camp Blackshaw Moor”. He
then apparently landed on “Utah Beach” having been transported
by “L.S.T.”. It appears that Randall fought throughout France, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, and Germany, including the area about
the Ardennes, at Avranches, Bastogne, Frankfurt, Liege, and dozens
of other locales. The case, in excellent shape, also contains several
Bakelite soap and other containers. In all likelihood, Randall was a
member of the 565th Anti-Aircraft Battalion.
$150 - 200
634. SILVER TABLEWARE FROM THE REICHSCHANCELLERY Sterling
silver fish knife from a set of tableware used in the Reichschancellery
in Berlin, 8” long, bearing a right-facing eagle with wreath-encircled
swastika emblem on handle, the reverse marked by maker Bruchmann
and with “90” purity stamp. Tarnished, else very good.
$250 - 350
635. SILVER TABLEWARE FROM THE REICHSCHANCELLERY Sterling silver fish or dessert fork from a set of tableware used in the
Reichschancellery in Berlin, 7” long, bearing a right-facing eagle with
wreath-encircled swastika emblem on handle, the reverse marked by
maker Bruchmann and with “90” purity stamp. Tarnished, else very
good.
$250 - 350
636. NAZI CHANCELLERY FISH KNIFE Sterling silver formal fish
knife used at the Chancellery in Berlin 8” long, bearing a right-facing
eagle with wreath-encircled swastika emblem on handle, the blade
marked by maker Bruchmann and with “925” purity stamp. Very
good. Hitler used the same emblem, but with the eagle flanked by
his initials.
$300 - 400
640. REICHSCHANCELLERY WORKERS’ GIFT PLAQUE AND CASH
GIFT Scarce complete gift intended to be given to one of the 4,000
workers who toiled ceaselessly to construct Hitler’s new Reichschancellery in 1938-39. Included is a black iron plaque, 10 1/2” x 5 3/8”,
bears a bust of Adolf Hitler above a national eagle and swastika.
Inscription beneath reads: “In commemoration of the completion of
the Reichschancellery commenced March, 1938 until today, dedicated to the workers. Berlin, January 9, 1939”. Also present is a printed (uncompleted) form thanking a worker for completing the construction ahead of schedule, gifting the recipient fifty reichsmarks,
bearing a facsimile signature of Albert Speerr, Jan. 9, 1939, along
with the original fifty Reichsmark note. Finally, the red faux leather
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presentation case with gold embossed eagle and swastika is present, though a bit battered with a few holes and worn. In late January 1938, Adolf Hitler officially assigned his favorite architect Albert
Speer to build the New Reich Chancellery. Hitler commented that
Bismarck’s Old Chancellery was “fit for a soap company” but not
suitable as headquarters of a Greater German Reich. In the end it
cost over 90 million Reichsmarks, well over one billion dollars today.
The location is now a parking lot.
$1,500 - 2,000
643. HITLER NUREMBERG HOTEL PORTFOLIO Leather writing
portfolio, 20 1/4” x 13 1/2” overall, once part of the room fixtures
at Nuremberg’s Deutscher Hof hotel. The hotel was exclusively used
by Hitler and the Nazi elite whenever they visited Nuremberg, and
Hitler was very often filmed reviewing parades and acknowledging
the crowd from his suite’s second floor balconies. This folder was
prepared in 1933-34 when the hotel was remodeled in honor of
Hitler’s acension to power. Its gilt embossewd neo-classic lettering
and design with swastika mimic Htler’s taste. Within is a blotter and
three sewn compartments. Very good.
$500 - 700
641. BRONZE EAGLE AND SWASTIKA BRONZE ORNAMENT Large
bronze ornament depicting a left-facing (state) national eagle above
an oak leaf wreath surrounding a static swastika, 11” tall, 7” wide,
3/8” thick. This well-detailed ornament certainly was not a pole tope
- it most likely was part of a railing or bannister, or some other indoor decoration. Traces of what appears to be gilding still remain
in places. The relic is now mounted on an octagonal green marble
base. Fine.
$750 - 1,000
644. 100 “KILL” KNIGHTS CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES PRESENTATION COFFEE POT Fine relic, a 9” x 6 1/2” decorated glazed coffee
pot most likely presented to Knights Cross with Oak Leaves recipient HARTMANN GRASSER (1914-1986). The coffee pot is decorated
on one side with the emblem of fighter Gruppe II/JG 1, the reverse
bearing a painting of Grasser’s award. The lid of the pot bears a
swastika and reads: “With Congratulations for 100”. Very good condition. Grasser was the only member of that group to have achieved
that many victories. He did so while flying in North Africa as commander of Gruppe II/JG 51 and was awarded his Oak Leaves on Aug.
31, 1943.This item was likely gifted to him by his new command,
Gruppe III/JG 1 sometime after he assumed its command on Apr. 28,
1944.
$500 - 700
645. U.S.S. ARIZONA 1942 RELIGIOUS SERVICE BOOK An evocative
relic of the doomed USS ARIZONA, destroyed by a Japanese bomb
at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1942, a prayer and service book printed
with the vessel’s name, showing a printing date of 1942! The book
is “Song and Service Book for Ship and Field Army and Navy”, edited by Joan Bennett, (New York: A. S. Barnes & Co.), 1942. 194pp.
8vo., with illustrations, a collection of religious hymns, recitations
and procedures, including military funeral procedures, with sections
dedicated to Protestants, Jews and Catholics. The cover of the book
bears a gilt title and the name of the vessel “USS ARIZONA BB-39”,
the gilding now faded. Fine. Sold with a second relic from the vessel,
a 5 1/2” red painted steel ashtray with anchor and “U.S.N.” beneath
glass at center, accompanied by a letter of provenance from one David Danielson, a cook aboard the vessel who took the ashtray before
his discharge in February, 1940. Two pieces.
$300 - 400
642. SS CAMOUFLAGE ZELTPLANE Waffen-SS “zeltplane”, a tent
quarter or poncho in SS “blurred edge” spring and fall camouflage
patterns on either side. No markings are apparent, and the quarter
bears only two small holes. Overall very good. The zeltplane or tent
quarter was a multi-purpose piece of equipment that was issued
to Wehrmacht and SS soldiers. This piece of camouflaged material
could be combined to make tents or shelters of various sizes as well
646. PAINTING OF S.A. OFFICER WITH GOLDEN PARTY BADGE
as for camouflage, ponchos or stretchers.
$600 - 800
Painting of an S.A. officer wearing an NSDAP Golden Party Badge,
9 1/2” x 12” oil on canvas, shows the officer in uniform with collar
tabs denoting rank and Brigade 79 (Wurzburg) affiliation, the Golden Party Badge pinned to his left breast. Signed and dated 1936.
Miniscule amount of flaking on left cheek, else very good. In partially painted period wood frame.
$300 - 400
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647. RELIC FROM ADOLF HITLER’S OFFICE Mounted piece of light
rose-colored marble with black and white striations, 4” x 4” x 1/4”
set upon a homemade wood base inscribed: “Berlin 1945”. The bottom of the presentation bears a very early photocopy of a newspaper article citing the Sotheby’s sale of Lord Inchrye’s “paperweights
made out of Hitler’s marble-topped desk”, one of which was gifted
to Winston Churchill. The desk was shattered by German soldiers
into rough blocks, so this example (which matches a small section
we sold twenty years ago) was likely cut and polished from a larger
piece. Very good.
$300 - 400
656. HITLER YOUTH SHIP IN BOTTLE An unusual relic, a ship in a
bottle most likely made by a member of the Hitler Youth. The bottle
measures 12 1/2” long with the schooner model within about 7”
long, the vessel flying a NSDAP flag from its stern as it sails past a
number of small homes, a windmill and a lighthouse on shore. Very
good.
$200 - 300
648. 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS PARTICIPATION MEDAL Cast bronze
70mm. medal was designed by Otto Placzek and given to those who
participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The obverse
depicts five athletes representing five continents pulling the ropes
of the Olympic Bell, while the reverse has the Olympic Bell embossed
with the German Eagle holding Olympic rings, all within five concentric circles. The medal is accompanied by a partly-printed letter of
transmittal by the secretary of the German Olympics Organizational
Committee. Very good.
$300 - 400
649. JAPANESE SOLDIER’S THOUSAND STITCH BELT Japanese senninbari”, or Thousand Stitch Belt, 41” x 6” pale yellow cotton cloth with
white stitches, the center adorned by a coin stitched thereto, the reverse bearing a red imprint of a leaping tiger. These belts were worn
about the owner’s waist to maintain his good health.
$250 - 350
650. SS-OWNED PRINT OF HANS HOLBEIN PAINTING A print of a
painting by Hans Holbein once owned and displayed in an SS facility,
14 1/2” x 21” color, “Portrait study of Cecily Heron”, by Hans Holbein the Younger. The print bears an SS inventory stamp on verso:
“Invent No. 218 SS-Hauptamt - Ampt VII...”. Subject Cecily Heron (b.
1507) was the youngest daughter of Thomas More. Interestingly, her
husband, Giles Heron, was hanged for treason in 1540. The image,
printed on high quality laid paper, has been folded multiple times and
has a few foxed spots but remains entirely presentable. $250 - 350
657. GERMAN-AMERICAN BUND PINS Pair of stickpins issued by
the pro-Nazi German-American Bund and both bearing the organization’s logo, one bearing a red enamel and brass logo, the reverse
showing manufacture by “Apollo Jewelry” in Brooklyn, the second a
smaller logo in silver.
$200 - 300
651. NO LOT.
658. U-BOAT SAILOR’S HAT PIN Decorative hat pin undoubtedly
made aboard a U-boat, 3 1/2” long, cut from steel sheet metal with
copper ballast tanks added, the hull vents made with a drill press.
Examining the reverse, the pin and catch both show non-commercial
welding. A New York museum deaccession.
$200 - 300
652. WAR-DATE GERMAN PARACHUTE Full-sized white rayon German
parachute with (cut) shrounds, appears to be in excellent condition.
Apparently a training parachute, this example bears multiple stamps
including a fabrication stamp dated Feb. 28, 1936 with production
number, etc. and ten additional inspection stamps, most with national
eagle symbol, the last dated July 12, 1944 (long after Germany’s last
paratrooper jumped into battle). Very good to fine.
$300 - 400
659. U-BOAT SHIPBOARD-MADE PINS Lot of two decorative pins
undoubtedly made aboard a U-boat, each about 3 1/8” long, steel
construction shaped with a grinder and polished, the hull vents
made with a drill press. The larger of the pins is a tie bar, the second
a hat pin. Examining the reverse, both show non-commercial welding. A New York museum deaccession.
$200 - 300
653. SOUTH PACIFIC SEABEE PAINTED WOOD TRUNK An uncommon item from the South Pacific campaigns, a homemade trunk from
a member of the 78th Construction Battalion (“Seabee”) adorned
with his own artwork. The finished wood trunk, 23 1/2” x 15 1/2”
x 8 1/2”, has owner’s name painted on the lid: “H. V. Worth, U.S.
Navy”, along with a cartoon image of a bee labeled “78TH C.B.” wearing a sailor’s cap and holding a machine gun, hammer and a pipe
wrench. Leather handle broken, else very good. The 78th served in
New Guinea, Noumea, and at Okinawa.
$200 - 300
660. RUSSIAN COSSACK ANTI-SEMITIC CIGARETTE CASE Anti-Semitic Russian Cossack cigarette case, 4” x 3 1/4” aluminum, crudely
engraved with a skull and a Cossack cavalry guard unit identification
on the lid, the inside of the lid engraved in Russian: “Down with
Jews”. Very good.
$200 - 300
661. SCHWARZE KORPS TOBACCO TIN Rare tin cigarette box sold
by the SS newspaper Das Schwarze Korps, 4 3/4” x 3”, bears in relief
the face of a Schwarzes Korps member with presumably a tobacco farmer in the background, along with the name of the cigarette
manufacturer in Dresden, “Dresdner Tabakfabrik”. This was an early
financial effort by the magazine company, but by 1933 it was ended
as the negative health effects of tobacco became obvious to the
organization.
$200 - 300
654. ADOLF HITLER BRONZE PLAQUE Bronze plaque bearing a profile bust of Hitler and initialed by the artist “MH”, 3 3/4” x 5 3/4”,
with a quote from Hitler beneath: “The foundation of action is the
will and the courage for truthfulness”. The reverse states that the
plaque’s image of Hitler had been personally approved by Hitler. 662. ADOLF HITLER BRONZE PLAQUE Adolf Hitler paperweight or
Two small oxidized areas, else fine.
$200 - 300 plaque, 4 1/2” x 5 3/4” overall, a right-facing profile of Hitler with
655. HITLER YOUTH FENCING MEDAL Desireable bronze Hitler his name at bottom, set upon a green marble base. The base is
$150 - 200
Youth fencing medallion, 2 1/4” diameter, shows two fencers in re- chipped beneath, barely noticeable from above.
lief, one having thrust his foil into the throat of his opponent, bears 663. GERMAN ARTILLERY STOPWATCH Wehrmacht artillery stopan enamel Hitler Youth emblem at bottom and “NIEDERSACHSEN watch made by Junghans, two scales on face for seconds elapsed
FENCING ASSOCIATION” at top. Reverse is stamped with name of and distance in meters. The reverse is marked “706/243” with an
maker: “B. H. Meyer Pforzheim” Very good. Fencing was of course unknown mark. In fine operating condition.
$150 - 200
highly promoted among German youth.
$200 - 300
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664. GERMAN ARTILLERY STOPWATCH Wehrmacht artillery stopwatch made by Lobner, Berlin, two scales on face: 1-30 and 30-60,
used to track elapsed time between firing and the landing of artillery on target. In very good condition, fully operable. $150 - 200
674. TANK ROUND DUG IN THE ARDENNES World War II American
armor-piercing “tank-killer” round dug in the Ardennes, ca, 1944, 9”
x 2 1/2” diameter, iron with rifled grooves. Pitted a bit, with clear
coating of shellac. A great relic.
$100 - 150
665. SOLDIERS’ THEATER-MADE “SWEETHEART” BRACELETS Lot of
two American G.I. theater-made “sweetheart” bracelets, made by soldiers while overseas with the intent of sending them to their girlfriends
back in the States. Both bear sheet metal cut aluminum bands, sometimes from salvaged Japanese or American aircraft, with one example
engraved: “Kwajalein Atoll Marshalls Jan. 31 Feb 12 1944” (during the
battle fort the atoll), the second larger and engraved with a star and
leaves, and: “NEW CALEDONIA”. Very good condition.
$150 - 200
675. NUREMBERG HITLER 50TH BIRTHDAY MEDALLION Very fine
beige porcelain medallion, 3 1/4” diameter, bears a left-facing profile of Hitler with “1939” and the year of his birth, celebrating his
50th birthday and headed: OUR FUHRER ADOLF HITLER”, the edge
trimmed in gold. The reverse bears the inscription (in German) in
relief: “Dedicated to the Nuremberg School Youth on April 20, 1939
from the Mayor of the City of the Reichs Party Days”. Initialed in the
mold by the artist “K.S.E.”. Fine.
$100 - 150
666. SOLDIERS’ THEATER-MADE “SWEETHEART” BRACELETS Lot
of two American G.I. theater-made “sweetheart” bracelets, made by
soldiers while overseas with the intent of sending them to their
girlfriends back in the States. Both bear sheet metal cut aluminum
bands, sometimes from salvaged Japanese or American aircraft,
with one example bearing pilot wings mounted atop lucite, the
bracelet engraved: “Elaine from Bud August 29, 1944”, the second
nicely engraved with a setting sun and “New Guinea 1942-43” with
adjustable band. Very good condition.
$150 - 200
676. WORLD WAR II JEEP FIRST AID KIT Cased World War II first aid
kit commonly carried on jeeps and smaller vehicles. The 9 1/4” x 9
1/4” x 2 3/4” steel case, marked “FIRST AID” in reflective letters, is
complete with all compresses, swabs, battle dressings, splints, inhalants, tourniquets, eye dressing, etc., along with printed instructions. Case bears some surface rust in places, overall very good.
$100 - 150
667. SOLDIERS’ THEATER-MADE “SWEETHEART” BRACELETS Lot
of two American G.I. theater-made “sweetheart” bracelets, made by
soldiers while overseas with the intent of sending them to their
girlfriends back in the States. Both bear sheet metal cut aluminum
bands, sometimes from salvaged Japanese or American aircraft,
with one example bearing a finely detailed U.S. Navy emblem, the
second with three Japanese coins. Very good condition. $150 - 200
668. WORLD WAR II GERMAN BREAD PLATE Finely carved wood
bread plate from the German island of Sylt cryptically dated “4 Juni
1943”, also bears initials “hw” at bottom. Fine condition. $150 - 200
669. AMERICAN G.I.’S PHOTO ALBUM WITH HOLOCAUST IMAGES
American soldier’s photo album containing almost 300 photographs
documenting the foreign service of Cpl. Alphonse Kostrzewski who
was attached to a vehicle repair unit. The corporal traveled throughout France and Germany after landing on Utah Beach in August,
1944. The photos, most 2” x 3”, depict shattered towns and cities,
a large variety of army wheeled and tracked transport, also motorcycles, DUKWs, etc., fellow soldiers in the field and at ease, and
with several full-page hand drawn maps tracing the soldier’s travels
across Europe. Six commercial images depict Holocaust atrocities,
including piles of dead, crematoria, etc. Very good.
$150 - 200
670. GERMAN DEEP SEA DIVER’S TELEPHONE APPARATUS Rare
set of war-date telephony gear used for contact between a German
vessel and a deep sea diver. Included is the diver’s set which has a
throat microphone, headset, switch box to allow continuous conversation or reception only and connector cable, along with the vessel heavy-duty telephone and connector fitted into a 19” x 13” x 7”
wood crate bearing a cable connection outside and two latches to
secure the lid. The lid bears a schematic dated January, 1943 showing connections between “Hand apparatus” and “Helmet telephone”.
Very unusual.
$200 - 300
671. ANTI-RUSSIAN CIGARETTE BOX Aluminum cigarette box, 4
1/4” x 2 1/2” with brass rivet and hinge construction, the top lid
engraved with an image of a Waffen-SS soldier and the motto in
Russian: “Beat Jewish Bolsheviks”. Very good.
$150 - 200
672. GERMAN SHOOTING AWARD German shooting award, 7 1/2”
x 7 3/4” overall, a framed hammered metal profile of a man aiming
a rifle, captioned in German: “FUR FLEISS UND AUSDAUER” (“For Diligence and Perseverance”). Also with embossed artist’s name “Hans
Wirz” and dated 1934 on verso.
$200 - 300
673. AMERICAN PARATROOPER’S WRIST COMPASS Taylor brown
bakelite wrist compass with brown leather strap, worn by American
paratroppers during World War II. The 2 1/4” face bears a 360 degree dial and the compass needle remains functional. The reverse
of the case is marked: “U.S. ARMY COMPASS, WRIST LIQUID FILLED”.
Very good.
$150 - 200
677. BODY IDENTIFICATION BOTTLES A grim reminder of war’s
toll, a set of six 4” long green glass bottles with waterproof seals
and caps in which indentifying details concerning the deceased
soldier’ could be placed for recovery upon exhumation at a safer
time. The bottles are contained within their regulation cardboard
box labeled “BOTTLE - IDENTIFICATION, BURIAL” with instructions
that the bottle be placed under the deceased’s left armpit, and that
if a marker could not be erected, a second bottle with the same
information should be placed in the center of the grave, at its head,
until a marker could be raised. Fine condition.
$100 - 150
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678. BODY IDENTIFICATION BOTTLES A grim reminder of war’s
toll, a set of six 4” long green glass bottles with waterproof seals
and caps in which indentifying details concerning the deceased
soldier’ could be placed for recovery upon exhumation at a safer
time. The bottles are contained within their regulation cardboard
box labeled “BOTTLE - IDENTIFICATION, BURIAL” with instructions
that the bottle be placed under the deceased’s left armpit, and that
if a marker could not be erected, a second bottle with the same
information should be placed in the center of the grave, at its head,
until a marker could be raised. Fine condition.
$100 - 150
62466-81
679. WEHRMACHT IDENTIFICATION DISC German soldier’s “dog
tag” issued to a soldier of the Stamm Kompanie, Kraftfahr-Ersatzund Ausbildungs-Abteilung 13 (Deggendorf, Wehrkreis XIII), with
abbreviation: “K.E. u.A.A.13”. Stamped with roll no. 8369, blood
type “A”. The two halves are stamped opposite to one another. Near
fine.
$75 - 100
680. CASED GERMAN CIVILIAN GAS MASK War-date cased German
civilian gas mask, production dated 1939, complete with fitted box,
filter, face mask and 4pp. illustrated instruction manual. Box bears
embossed production number “RL1 - 39/86”. Fine condition. Contrary to comon belief, the Germans feared Allied gas attacks until
the final days of the war.
$75 - 100
681. RUSSIAN MILITARY CLOCKS Lot of two Russian military clocks,
the smaller 2 1/2” diameter, said to be from a tank and marked
“1941 24V bec 300” on reverse, the second 3 1/2” diameter, black
face, said to have been removed from a Russian helicopter. Both
clocks may be hand-wound and remain operable.
$100 - 150
682. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE STUDENT IN NAZI GERMANY
Letter from the German Academic Foreign Exchange Department
to an American student from the University of Delaware at Newark,
1p.4to., Munich, July 6, 1933 thanking the student for participating
in the program. In gratitude, he is sent a Meissen “studententaler”,
actually a porcelain 100 mark piece of infaltion currency described
in the letter as “a very rare piece”. Very good.
$100 - 150
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The Great War
684. FENTON AYMLER
(1862 - 1935) British
army officer and recipient of the Victoria
Cross for action during
the Hunza-Naga Campaign, later lost thousands of soldiers in a
desperate attempt to
break the seige of Kut,
1916, once called: “the
most abject capitulation in Britain’s military
history.” S.P. 10” x 14”
overall, a 1913 pose in
uniform, signed on the
mount. Fine.
$100 - 150
685. TUFTON P. H.
BEAMISH (1874 - 1951)
English naval officer
and Conservative Party
politician, commanded
the HMS INVINCIBLE
in the Falkland Islands
action against the German Fleet in 1914. Exceptional S.P., 14” x 19” overall, a dramatic
three-quarter length pose in full dress uniform, boldly signed. Fine.
$100 - 150
691. MARTIN E. DUNBAR-NASMITH (1883 - 1965) Royal Navy officer awarded the Victoria Cross for his daring exploits commanding
submarine E-11 in which he destroyed one large Turkish gunboat,
two transports, one ammunition ship, three store ships and four
other vessels. Commander-in-Chief of Plymouth and Western Approaches Command from the outbreak of war in September 1939.
Fine early S.P. as rear admiral, 7” x 10” b/w, 1928, a fine pose in
uniform adding rank and noting: “Commanded HM Submarine E 11
1914 to 1916”. Fine.
$100 - 150
692. THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE AND FOREIGN LEGION VOLUNTEERS Included is: a typed form to be used by those who sought
to join the “Lafayette Flying Corps”, 5pp. 4to., New York, May 16,
1917. The application was clearly intended to be placed in print by
the Aero Club of America, and sets forth candidate requirements.
Most interesting is the requirement for details on family background, to “disclose Teutonic strain”; a printed pamphlet: “Monument aux Volontaires Americains”, Paris, 1923, 28pp. 8vo., setting
forth comments by Raymond Poincare and dozens of others encouraging donations to the monument; and a 1927 printed memorial
poem to the Lafayette Escadrille by Richard Le Gallienne. Very good.
The Lafayette Flying Corps is a name given to the American volunteer pilots who flew for the French during World War I. It includes
the pilots who flew with the bona fide Lafayette Escadrille squadron.
The “Monument aux Voluntaires Americains” was dedicated on July
4, 1923 by President Raymond Poincaré to honor the 24 Americans
who first volunteered to fight for the French in World War I in the
ranks of the Foreign Legion and had died in that service.$200 - 300
693. COLMAR FREIHERR VON DER GOLTZ (1843 - 1916) “Goltz
Pasha”, Prussian Field Marshal and military writer. Served with the
Ottomans bringing them to the gates of Athens, was the ruthless
military governor of Belgium during World War I, and returned to
Ottoman service where he indirectly contributed to the Armenian
genodcide. Scarce L.S., 1p. 4to., Dijon, Nov. 26, 1870 during the
Franco-Prussian War. He writes in English concerning a “token” sent
for “refreshing officers and soldiers under my command”. He continues: “...May this war and our successes be a lesson to the French,
687. WILLIAM A. “BILLY” BISHOP (1894-1956) Canadian aviator of neither to provoke any war of this kind again nor to pursue this
World War I, officially credited with bringing down 72 enemy aircraft. course of overbearing politics...”. Paper tape repair on verso, a marS.P. 6 1/2” x 10” sepia, a printed image from a book showing Bishop ginal split, else very good.
$200 - 300
from the waist, up in uniform, boldly signed in blue ink beneath the
caption. Near fine.
$150 - 200
694. DOUGLAS HAIG (1861 - 1928) British field marshal, command688. JULIAN BYNG (1862 - 1935) “Byng of Vimy”, Governor General ed the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the
of Canada and British General, during the First World War, he com- war. Haig led during the Battle of the Somme, the Third Battle of
manded the Canadian Army Corps on the western front and gained Ypres and the Hundred Days Offensive, which led to the armistice in
his greatest glory with the victory at Vimy Ridge. A.L.S. “Byng of 1918. S.P. “Haig F.M.”, 6” x 8” sepia on a 10” x 14” photographer’s
Vimy”, 2pp. 8vo., Thorpe Hall, Essex, Oct. 5, 1927 promising to mount, a fine chest, up pose in uniform. Very good.
$100 - 150
send a photograph by the following day’s mail, adding: “...I am very
glad to hear your good account of scouting in Canada. Will you
please give all those interested in the movement in Montreal my very 695. RICHARD C. B. HAKING (1862 - 1945) British general, who
best wishes, especially your Westmount Troop...”. Fine. $100 - 150 commanded XI Corps in the First World War, perhaps unfairly remembered for the high casualties suffered by his forces at the sec689. PHILIP CHETWODE (1869 - 1950) British Army officer in the ond Battle of Fromelles, launched while the Battle of the Somme was
First Battle of Ypres, and then in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, underway. Fine S.P., 11 3/4” x 17 1/2” sepia (overall), a fine chest,
leading his corps at the First Battle of Gaza, at the Battle of Beershe- up image in uniform signed adding: “Comdg XI Corps France 5th
ba, and the Battle of Jerusalem. Later Commander in Chief of India. August 1914 to 18 Nov’r 1918”. Fine.
$100 - 150
Superb S.P., 12” x 17” b/w, a fine full-length portrait in dress uniform, boldly signed adding rank: “ C in C, in India”. Fine.$100 - 150
696. JOZEV HALLER (1873 - 1960) Polish World War I general who
690. ARTHUR W. CURRIE (1875 - 1933) Canadian general who head- reunited the Polish Army, seized Pomerania and entered Danzig
ed all Canadian forces during World War I including the planning and (Gdansk) in the name of Poland, and during the Polish-Soviet War he
attack on Vimy Ridge. Excellent S.P., 6” x 7 3/4” b/w set on a 10” x commanded an army of volunteers. A.Q.S. on an oblong 8vo. sheet,
14” photographer’s mount, an excellent portrait in military uniform, in Polish, untranslated but setting forth the dates of his command in
boldly signed. Fine.
$100 - 150 France and naming the Allied countries. Fine.
$100 - 150
686. EDWARD C. BETHUNE (1855 - 1930) British lieutenant general, fought in South Africa commanding cavalry, General Officer
Commanding West Lancashire Div., Territorial Force, Western Command, 1909-1912; Director General, Territorial Force, 1912-1917.
Excellent S.P. 13” x 18 1/2” b/w, a chest, up portrait in uniform,
boldly signed adding rank as lieutenant general and noting: “Head
of Territorial Forces of Great Britain 1912-18”.Fine.
$100 - 150
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697. HAROLD HARTNEY Canadian-born World War I flying ace with
the U.S. Army Air Service, credited with seven confirmed and one
unconfirmed aerial victories. Lot of 17 T.L.S.s, most 1p. 4to. on his
aviation business letterhead, 1930s and 1940’s to industrialist Curtis Freshel. Friendly content includes a mention of French ace Rene
Fonck, politics in China and Japanese militarism, a conference with
Mussolini, an aviation conference, etc. Very good.
$100 - 150
705. WORLD WAR I ARTILLERY SPOTTER’S RANGE FINDING
DRAWINGS Excellent grouping of nine different original pencil
drawings of an artilleryman’s views and ranges to various structures, accomplished on both sides of individual 13” x 3 5/8” beige
heavy stock cards. The drawings, signed by soldier Joseph Berkowits and dated October and November, 1918, variously show farm
structures, a cathedral, factories, churches, a bridge, schools, etc.
and individual distances to each. Additionally, each has tack holes
698. ROBERT HILL British Vice Admiral and naval surgeon, the princi- at corners, which indicates they may have been used in the field,
pal surgeon of the Grand Fleet during World War I. Fine oversize S.P., perhaps tacked to a bunker or blockhouse wall. Very good.
14” x 19” b/w, a fine chest, up view in his bemedaled uniform, boldly
$300 - 400
signed adding his rank and various honors. Chips at extreme margins of
mounts, else very good.
$100 - 150 706. WORLD WAR I ARTILLERY SPOTTER’S RANGE FINDING
DRAWINGS Excellent grouping of nine different original pencil
699. (HANS JOACHIM VON HIPPEL) German aviator best remembered drawings of an artilleryman’s views and ranges to various strucfor his plane the Albatross, painted with the “blitz” lightning bolt. He flew tures, accomplished on both sides of individual 13” x 3 5/8” beige
with Jasta 5 from December 1917 to August 1918, and later served in heavy stock cards. The drawings, signed by soldier Joseph Berkowits
the Luftwaffe. Partly-printed D.S., 1p.sm. folio, “Fuhrer Headquarters”, and dated October and November, 1918, variously show farm strucJune 18, 1942, von Hippel’s commission as Oberstleutnant in the Luft- tures, factories, chateaux, schools, etc. and individual distances to
waffe with printed signatures of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goring. Fine. each. Additionally, each has tack holes at corners, which indicates
$100 - 150 they may have been used in the field, perhaps tacked to a bunker or
$300 - 400
700. WILLIAM L. KENLY (1865 - 1928) Major general in U.S. Army. blockhouse wall. Very good.
During World War I, he was the first chief of the U.S. Army Air Service. 707. WORLD WAR I ARTILLERY SPOTTER’S RANGE FINDING
Fine content war-date T.L.S. on War Department letterhead, 1p. 8vo., DRAWINGS Excellent grouping of nine different original pencil
Washington, Aug. 27, 1918, in part: “...in time of war our aerial activities drawings of an artilleryman’s views and ranges to various strucmay be materially augmented by a picked civilian aerial fleet...after the tures, accomplished on both sides of individual 13” x 3 5/8” beige
war, civilian mail service, and even passenger service, will be more and heavy stock cards. The drawings, signed by soldier Joseph Berkowmore common...the establishment of regular routes will be an accom- its and dated October and November, 1918, variously show farm
plished and regular fact...”. Very good.
$150 - 200 structures, towers, factories, chateaux, a bridge, schools, etc. and
701. ERICH LUDENDORFF (1865 - 1937) German general and politician,
with Hindenburg in World War I he was responsible for the defeat of
Russia, and later nearly crushed the Allies on the Western Front. Later, he
joined forces with Hitler in the Beer Hall Putsch and became a member of
the Reichstag. Brief A.L.S. , 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Jan. 17, 1927, not translated.
Wrinkles, signature lightly brushed, good condition.
$100 - 150
individual distances to each. Very good.
$200 - 300
708. AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER Stirring American propaganda poster, 56” x 36”, showing American soldiers “going over the
top” of a trench, an American flag in the background, reads in part:
To Make the World a Better Place - Do Your Part - Buy U.S. Government Bonds...”. Painting by Herbert Paus, printed by Niagara Litho.
$200 - 300
702. ERICH LUDENDORFF (1865 - 1937) German general and politician, Co., Buffalo.
with Hindenburg in World War I he was responsible for the defeat of 709. AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER Well-known American proRussia, and later nearly crushed the Allies on the Western Front. Later, paganda poster from World War I, 30” x 40”, shows a glamorous Joan
he joined forces with Hitler in the Beer Hall Putsch and became a member of Arc with sword held high, the text reading: “Joan of Arc Saved
of the Reichstag. Superb S.P. “Ludendorff”, 6” x 9” (sight), a fine chest, France SAVE YOUR COUNTRY Women of America Save Your Country
up pose in uniform, boldly signed on the white mount at bottom, nicely Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS”. Artist Haskell Coffin. Fine. $200 - 300
matted and set into a fine ebony wood frame. Fine.
$200 - 300
710. AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER World War I American pro703. ALFRED VON TIRPITZ (1849-1930) German admiral, considered paganda poster, 28” x 42 1/4”, shows a bloody red hand print with
the founder of the German Imperial Navy. Typed D.S. 1p. legal folio, Ber- the caption: “The Hun - his mark Blot it Out with LIBERTY BONDS”.
lin, Oct. 28, 1903, on letterhead of the Reichs Marine Amt regarding the Fine.
$200 - 300
launching of the “Linienschiffs ‘K’ “ in Stettin in three days. Boldly signed.
Penned notations beneath, very good condition.
$150 - 200
704. SUBMARINE “DEUTSCHLAND” GROUPING The Deutschland was
a blockade-running German merchant submarine in action during World
War I. She was one of the first of seven U-151 class U-boats built and one
of only two used as unarmed cargo submarines. After making two voyages as an unarmed merchantman, she was taken over by the German
Imperial Navy on 19 February 1917 and converted into the U-155, armed
with six torpedo tubes and a deck gun. During the war, she succeeded
in sinking 21 vessels before her surrender. Fine group of items, includes
a 13” tin American beer tray picturing the vessel and her captain upon
their 1916 visit to Phildelphia, made by the “Beer Drivers Union Local
132”, a postcard picturing the vessel in Baltimore Harbor, canceled Aug.
18, 1916, German book “The Travels of the Deutschland”, by the vessel’s Capt. Paul Konig (New York: Hearst International Library), 1916.
First edition, 254pp. 8vo., covers worn and loosening, tear across spine,
contents very good, and two 10” x 3 3/4” “Handels-U-Boot” German feldpost mailing boxes. Also present are two letters in German sent to a
man in Baltimore. The vessel ran British blockades twice, visiting Baltimore and New London to load cargoes for Germany. Konig’s book, likely
ghost-written was intended to sway public opinion towards Germany.
However, a third voyage in January, 1917 was canceled following Germany’s sinking of American merchant vessels.
$600 - 800
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711. AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER American World War I propaganda poster, 20” x 30”, shows a ragged, bandaged American soldier standing on a battlefield with a smile and rosy cheeks, gun on
his shoulder and carrying three German spiked helmets. The caption
reads: “And They Thought We Couldn’t Fight. Victory Liberty Loan”.
Artist Clyde Forsythe, printed by Ketterlinus, Phila. Small chips in
blank right margin, else very good.
$200 - 300
721. WORLD WAR I RED CROSS POSTER A Red Cross poster, 14” x
22” promoting membership in the Red Cross with the legend: “The
Red Cross Follows the Flag”. Damp stain at top, simply framed.
$60 - 80
722. BRITISH RECRUITMENT POSTER World War I British recruitment poster, 28” x 41”, shows a British soldier extending his hand
across the Atlantic to grasp the hand of a British citizen in the Unites
712. AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER World War I Navy recruit- States as if to help him come back “home” across the ocean. Caping poster, 43” x 32 1/2” by H. Reuterdahl, depicts six very friendly tioned: “BRITISHERS YOU’RE NEEDED COME ACROSS NOW” Fine.
sailors of the various Allied navies rejoicing at their camaraderie,
$200 - 300
headed at top: “ALL TOGETHER!”. At bottom the poster exhorts the
reader: “Enlist in the Navy!”. American Lithograph Co., New York. 723. FRENCH PROPAGANDA POSTER World War I French propaFine.
$200 - 300 ganda poster, 31” x 45”, Jules-Abel Faivre’s famous 1915 image of a
French poilu quoting Marshal Foch: “On les aura!” and supporting a
713. AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER AIMED AT POLISH AMER- war bond drive. But for a tear at the top margin and some marginal
ICANS American propaganda poster, 20 3/4” x 28 1/4” bearing a chips, in excellent condition.
$300 - 400
portrait of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Polish Revolutionary War hero, and
written entirely in Polish. This appeal to recent Polish immigrants 724. FRENCH PROPAGANDA POSTER World War I French propareads in part: “In America--Will you help America fight for liberty ganda poster, 31 1/2” x 47 1/2”, depicts a French soldier defiantly
in Poland?”. Printed by Latham Litho Ptg. Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., artist standing in the trenches, with the legend beneath: “Standing in the
George John Illion. Near fine.
$200 - 300 trench that enlightened dawn, the soldier dreams of victory and his
home. So he can achieve one and find the other, subscribe to the 3rd
714. WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA POSTER American propaganda Nationel Bond Drive...”. Printed by Berger-Levrault Imp. Very good.
poster from World War I, 20” x 30”, shows a soldier returning home
$200 - 300
to his family with a medal and a German helmet slung from his neck,
the text reading: “For Home and Country VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN”. 725. FRENCH PROPAGANDA POSTER World War I French propaArtist Alfred Everitt Orr, 1918. Fine.
$150 - 200 ganda poster, 31 1/2” x 44” shows four mounted French and American soldiers with flags surveying a town beneath them, the poster
715. WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA POSTER Rare American propa- reading (in French): “NATIONAL LOAN 1918 To Achieve the Crusade
ganda poster from World War I, 22” x 28”, shows an infant in a for the Righteous Subscribe!”. Painting by D. Chavannez. Printed by
bassinette “saying” that his “’Daddy is ‘over there’ fighting the Ger- Crete Imp., Paris.
$200 - 300
mans...” and urging that the viewer buy war savings stamps. Fine.
726.
ITALIAN
PROPAGANDA
POSTER
Italian
World
War
I fundrais$200 - 300
ing poster, 27 1/2” x 39 1/2”, depicts a soldier at the front pointing
716. WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA POSTER Scarce American propa- a finger at the viewer with the caption: “Fate tutti il vostro dovere!
ganda poster from World War I, 28” X 42”, shows an army of female Le Sottoscrizioni al Prestito Si Ricevono Presso Il Credito Italiano”
factory workers marching, some in uniform, some in coveralls and (“Do your duty! Subscribe to loans at Credit Italiano”). Artist Lucien
carrying wrenches, sledge hammers, rakes, etc., captioned: “FOR EV- Achille Mauzan, printed by G. Modiano & C. Milano. Light folds, else
ERY FIGHTER A WOMAN WORKER Y. W.C.A. BACK OUR SECOND LINE very good.
$400 - 500
OF DEFENSE UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN”. Fine.
$200 - 300
727. THE GREAT WAR IN PICTURES Lot of six books “The Great
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War in Pictures”, Georg Stilke, Berlin, ca. 1920, paper boards, var717. WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA POSTER Scarce American propa- ious languages, each issue about 40pp., 11” x 7”. These heavily ilganda poster from World War I, 28” x 41”, shows a group of soldiers lustrated picture books bear for the most past full-page illustrations
in a snowy forest entering a warmly-lit and very welcoming YMCA of various scenes from World War I, including soldiers at war and on
building filled with obviously-relaxed doughboys. The poster, issued furlough, destruction of cities and towns, aircraft, trenches, etc., all
by the YMCA and YWCA reads: “HIS HOME OVER THERE More than in high quality images. Very good.
$75 - 100
2000 Such Homes for Our Boys...”. Fine. Artist Albert Herter.
$150 - 200 728. EARLY NAVY BUGLER’S PHOTOS Lot of about 80 original photographs owned by a Navy bugler, ca. 1920s, various subjects in718. WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA POSTER Scarce American propa- cluding images taken at sea, crew relaxing, tourist sites, drill, etc. at
ganda poster from World War I, 26” x 38”, shows a farmer or laborer Hampton Roads, in China and Japan. Many have faded substantially,
in coveralls with several patriotic buttons obligingly reaching into otherwise good. Should be seen.
$100 - 150
his pocket. The text reads: “SURE! We’ll Finish the Job”. Fine. Artist
Gerrit A. Beneker, 1918.
$150 - 200 729. (AERIAL BOMBS) Fine lot of two original photographs, each
about 7” x 9”, depicting soldiers handling bombs intended to be
719. WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA POSTER American propaganda dropped from aircraft. One image shows French soldiers handing
poster from World War I, 28” x 42”, shows three smiling servicemen “...’air pills’ for the ‘Kaiser’...”, the second showing American solwith the caption: “Keep ‘em smiling! Help War Camp Community diers who have discovered a cache of German bombs. Both bear
Service ‘Morale is winning the war’”. Fine. Artist M. Leone Bracker, period captions or backstamps. Very good.
$60 - 80
1918.
$100 - 150
730. AUSTRIAN BERNDORF NO. 2 HELMET Rare Austrian “Bern720. WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA POSTER Great, very colorful dorf” helmet, the only Austrian-designed steel helmet produced by
World War I American propaganda poster, 16” x 20”, published in Austro-Hungary during World War II. Manufactured by Arthur Krupp
1918 by E. G. Renesch, Chicago. The poster features oval portraits A. G. Berndorf, total production was under 150,000. This example
of Allied military leaders Pershing, Foch and Haig whom it is prom- bears the typical “crimped” sides and top vent seen, lacking “Franised will “TAME THE MAD KAISER”. Factories, ships and trains at bot- kenstein bolts” seen in the original the first model. It has obviously
tom show Americs’s industrial might. At top center a German sub- been reworked, possibly in the 1920s, as the shell has apparently
marine is surfaced beside the sinking Lusitania as Uncle Sam shakes been repainted and the liner was removed and replaced. Chin strap
his fist at Kaiser Wilhelm...who sports horns and a devil’s tail. At top, is not original to the helmet, being a later replacement. A good afthe poster reads: “A JUNKER VICTORY MEANS SLAVERY”. A couple of fordable example, fine for display.
$1,200 - 1,500
short, clean tears at bottom, else very good.
$150 - 200
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731. UNIFORM AND FIELD GEAR OF JAMES T. LEAHY, MACHINE
GUNNER, 108TH INFANTRY Complete World War I uniform of Warrant Officer James T. Leahy, a machine gunner attached to the 108th
Infantry. Leahy enlisted July 25, 1917 and was wounded in action
Oct. 17, 1918. He was returned to the U.S. on Dec. 14, 1918 due to
the severity of his wounds but remained in the service until 1922.
Included in this lot: garrison cap, officer’s service cap with device,
cotton khaki breeches (some field repairs and stains), cotton khaki coat with rare split ring removeable eagle buttons, Victory Bar
with two stars, officer’s U.S. and Judge Advocate General insignia,
pullover flannel shirt (some repairs), woolen puttees with tie straps
intact, issued boot socks (three, darned), and shirt collars. Other
non-uniform items include his (damaged) gas mask, three mess kits,
one with eating utensils, two oversized photos, one showing his
company, 27th Division clippings, two programs for the famous parade given in New York in honor of the 27th Division, and U.S. Army
Regulations, 1918, bound, with obsolete entries excised by Leahy
and revisions carefully added. Very good.
$300 - 400
733. MODEL 1917 HELMET, UNISSUED CONDITION, IDENTIFIED.
World War I helmet issued to James T. Leahy, a machine gunner attached to the 108th Infantry. Leahy enlisted July 25, 1917 and was
wounded in action Oct. 17, 1918. He was returned to the U.S. on
Dec. 14, 1918 due to the severity of his wounds but remained in the
service until 1922. The helmet shows only shelf wear: chin strap is
still soft and supple, the helmet still retains the paper instruction tag
attached to the top inside. Original cork finish and paint is essentially untouched. Within, sweat band and netting are near perfect and
completely intact. Rare in this condition.
$200 - 300
734. WORLD WAR I AMERICAN COLD WEATHER CLOTHING Four
rare pieces of American army cold weather clothing, includes: very
rare Model 1907 cotton and wool winter cap, fold-down wool ear flaps
tie at the front, fine condition; medium brown balaclava, wool, a few
small tears, and a pair of wool shooting mittens with thumb openings, a slightly lighter brown, very good. Rare in such good condition.
$300 - 400
735. AMERICAN QUARTERMASTER’S TUNIC World War I American
Army quartermaster’s four-pocket green wool tunic identified with
a purple ink stamp to “Wm. Nonnast” within, two overseas stripes
and 90th Infantry patch on left sleeve. All original buttons are present, as is the U.S. and Quartermaster Department collar insignia. No
mothing, excellent condition. The 90th Infantry fought at St. Mihiel
and at Meuse-Argonne.
$150 - 200
gular blade clearly of L. F. & C. manufacture. The 14” long (overall)
knife is accompanied by a leather belt scabbard with snap closure.
Excellent condition.
$400 - 500
740. DUTCH WORLD WAR I KLEWANG NAVAL CUTLASS Dutch klewang naval cutlass, 29” long overall, painted wood grip, with three
brass securing screws, the blade unmarked. Leather scabbard terminates in a brass drag, with leather hanger. In excellent condition.
$200 - 300
741. RELICS OF “THE LOST BATTALION” Rare “dug” relics of the
famous “Lost Battalion” of World War I, includes a section of barbed
wire, a spent American shell casing and a buckle, excavated from
the location the battalion occupied while under siege, near Binarville, France. With notarized COA of the the original collector, and
four sheets of stationery from the survivors’ group “Lost Battalion
Survivors”. The Lost Battalion is the name given to nine companies
of the 77th Division, roughly 554 men, surrounded by German forces for six during World War I after an American attack in the Argonne
Forest in October 1918. Roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner before 194 remaining
men were rescued. The men of the division were forced to fight
off several attacks, food was short, they were victims of friendly
fire, and water was available only by crawling under fire to a nearby
stream.
$75 - 100
742. RELIC OF THE “LOST BATTALION” Rare “dug” relics of the
famous “Lost Battalion” of World War I, a clip of five unfired shell
casings in retainer clip, excavated from the location the battalion
occupied while under siege, near Binarville, France. With notarized
COA of the the original collector, and four sheets of stationery from
the survivors’ group “Lost Battalion Survivors”. The Lost Battalion is
the name given to nine companies of the 77th Division, roughly 554
men, surrounded by German forces for six during World War I after
an American attack in the Argonne Forest in October 1918. Roughly
197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken
prisoner before 194 remaining men were rescued. The men of the
division were forced to fight off several attacks, food was short, they
were victims of friendly fire, and water was available only by crawling under fire to a nearby stream.
$75 - 100
743. WORLD WAR I GERMAN NAVAL JACK A rare flag, a German
naval flag (a “jack”), a linen two-sided flag measuring 46” x 32, with
a 1” cotton reinforcement sewn along the hoist. The flag bears scattered moth holes, as one would expect, but none substantially detract from this rare flag. This pattern flag was used from 1903 until
736. AMERICAN AVIATOR’S THEATER-MADE BERET Light brown Germany’s surrender in 1918.
$400 - 600
wool twill beret, label sewn within reading: “Old English Tailors Ltd.
744.
WORLD
WAR
I
GERMAN
“HATE”
BELT
Excellent
World
War I
Biarritz Pau Luchon”, bears an bullion American aviator’s “wings” in“hate”
belt,
a
39”
x
1
3/4”
wide
leather
belt
studded
with
over
thirty
signia sewn to the front. Interestingly, the beret has been lined with
“souvenirs” collected from its German owner’s enemies. These inperiod German newspaper! A few tiny moth holes, else very good.
$150 - 200 clude multiple American insignia and buttons, also British sapper’s
insignia, a Napoleon III coin, naval button, medic’s button, and much
737. F. A. D. BELT BUCKLE Belt buckle issued by the Freiwilliger Ar- more. Wiring on the reverse indicates that every item is original to
beitsdienst (Voluntary Labor Service), 2 ½” wide, an aluminum body the belt. With “Gott Mit Uns” period buckle. A great display piece!
with brass emblem affixed to the front. But for some tarnish, in
$200 - 300
fine condition. The F.A.D. was founded in 1931, two years before
the Nazi Party ascended to power. The state sponsored employment 745. WORLD WAR I GERMAN “HATE” BELT World War I “hate” belt,
organization provided services to civic and land improvement proj- a 28 1/2” x 1 3/4” wide leather belt studded with almost thirty “souects.
$100 - 150 venirs” collected from its German owner’s enemies. These include
multiple American insignia and buttons, also British sapper’s insig738. U-50 CAPTURED NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT Wood “walking nia, many navy buttons, regimental numbered insignia, and much
ruler” captured from the World War I German U-boat U-50, 24” wide more. Wiring on the reverse indicates that every item is original to
and British-made: “Capot. Field’s Improved Parallel”. The center lever the belt. Lacks buckle but receiver is present.
$150 - 200
is engraved: “FROM U.50 SURRENDERED AT HARWICH 16-1-19”. One
746.
IMPERIAL
RUSSIA
MEDIC
BADGE
Imperial
Russia
Medic
Badge,
corner chipped, else very good. The U-50 had a very distinguished
stamped
two-piece
brass
construction,
2
1/2”
x
2”,
about
1/2”
deep.
history. She was commissioned into the Pola Flotilla of the German
Imperial Navy on 12 July 1917 as SM UB-50. In her seven patrols, the This screw-back badge, ca. 1910-20, is in excellent condition.
$100 - 150
submarine sank 38 vessels. most notably the HMS BRITANNIA which
she torpedoed two days before the armistice went into effect. The 747. IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SHOULDER BOARDS Imperial Russian offiU-50 was broken-up for scrap following her surrender. $400 - 500 cer’s shoulder boards, ca. 1914-18, 6” x 2 1/2” heavy wool construc739. L. F. & C. VARIANT TRENCH KNIFE Rare World War I trench tion with gold metallic thread central band, regiment number “65” in
$100 - 150
knife, a variant of the L. F. & C. trench knife but lacking the D-guard brass letters, and steel fixing buttons. Fine.
with protrusions, with the balance of the hardware and the trian-
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General Militaria
748. MATCHING PAIR OF ORNATE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY RICHARD WILSON Fine matching pair of ornate chiseled flintlock pistols by noted
gunmakers Richard Wilson of London
England. Richard Wilson founded one of
the largest single gunmaking firms in
London and they were considered the
“Gunmakers to the Empire”, 1730 to
1832. These pistols are highly ornate,
having deep relief floral designs on the
rear half of the barrel and floral engraving on the forward portion. Relief floral
designs adorn the hammer, frizzen and
rear of the lock with gold present in the
recessed areas. The inside of the flash
pan is likewise gold. The lock is marked
“WILSON” with large stylistic “W” ahead
of the hammer. The barrel tang has a
feather design with gold accents. The
mountings are silver and feature deep
relief military motifs including cannon,
axes, armor, etc. The trigger guard finial has a floral design. The full stock is
decorated with silver wire inlays and a
scallop design carved in relief. Blade
front sight with a heart shaped base
and grooved rear sight, with a wooden
ram rod with silver tip. The side plate screws are gold. 9 1/4” round barrel fitted to a walnut stock, the barrel bearing a smooth, silver-gray
patina. Much of the gold finish remains. One trigger guard has an old repair ahead of and behind the bow, and the bow is slightly bent.
The stocks are also good with 20-30% percent of the silver wire inlay remaining. The stock pin holes are slightly enlarged, with some small
dings and dents on the underside. Both actions are excellent. The pistols are set into a burled wood red satin fitted case with two corner
compartments with lids, with powder horn, bullet mold, wood support rod, and metal vial. A fine presentation of two quality pistols.
$15,000 - 17,000
749. INDO-PERSIAN SHIELD AND GREAVE A
fine quality authentic antique 18th -19th century Islamic Indo-Persian shield, 17 1/2” diameter, about 3-4” deep. The shield bears an elaborate chiseled engraving over its entire surface
with floral and creeper designs, Arabic wording, and images of beasts attacking other animals. There is a good deal of inlaid gold work
as well, including a ring of circles, filigree, etc.
Four knob-like projections are attached near
the center of the shield, each also decorated. A
separate gilt band has been riveted to the outside edge of the shield as well. The reverse of
the shield bears red quilted padding and four
attachments for straps. Also present is a single
greave, 14 1/4” long, with two small panels attached by chain mail covering the bottom rear.
The greave bears a design identical to that of
the shield, and is likewise padded. Two pieces.
$2,000 - 3,000
750. MING DYNASTY SWORD BLADE Chinese Ming Dynasty falchion-style sword blade, 30 1/4” long overall, ca. 1368-1644. The ring
pommel is clearly lap-welded, and of course the entire sword is hand-wrought. Quite straight and very clean.
$400 - 500
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751. PAIR OF BALKAN HOLSTER PISTOLS. Pair of
Balkan flintlock holster pistols, 19th century, heavily
ornamented about the grip, barrel and trigger guard
with bright hammered brass trim bearing a tightly-patterned filigree design. The muzzles sleeve affixed to
each 11 3/4” slightly tapered barrel bear the typical
non-functioning ramrod. The walnut stocks also bear
ornamental carving on bottom, and each pistol grip is
tightly wrapped in “dotted” wire. The brass sheathing
on the butt of each grip each bears one or two tears
which barely detracts. Barrels are likewise decorated
with a filigree design at top for approximately half
their length. Trigger mechanisms and pan covers remain fully functional. A very attractive pair of pistols.
$3,000 - 4,000
752. DAVID LESLIE, 1ST LORD NEWARK (c. 1600 - 1682) English
cavalry officer and general in the English Civil War and Scottish Civil Wars. When the Parliamentarian army under Oliver Cromwell invaded Scotland in July 1650, Leslie commanded the Scottish forces.
Rare manuscript D.S., 1p. 8vo., Wycliff, June 5, 1645, an order that
soldiers in no way: “...trouble, molest or plunder any of the goods,
chattels...belonging to Mr. Marmaduke Tonstall[?]...his wife, children or servants...”. Very good.
$300 - 400
753. ARTHUR WELLESLEY WELLINGTON Fine content manuscript
L.S. as Ambassador to France, 2pp. sm. folio, Toulouse, May 15,
1814 to the Commisary General. In part: “...I have the honor to enclose [a report] in regard to the Magazines & other property belonging to the Enemy captured in France & particularly at Bordeaux...I
have appointed Mr. Commissary General Ogilvie &c to ascertain in
concert with you what ought to be considered Booty to the Army...”.
Wellington also mentions that he will discuss stores of salt, tobacco,
etc. then at Bordeaux. Napoleon had abdicated the throne and had
been sent to exile only a month earlier, yet his military adversaries
were keen to divide the spoils of war. The “Hundred Days” of Napoleon’s return would commence less than a year later.
$400 - 600
758. FRENCH MILITARY TRICORN HAT French military officer’s tricorn hat, likely Revolution era, pressed black felt with broad gold
metallic thread trim, and five rows of gold bullion cord meeting
a cross-hatched metal button at front, the cords partly obsucting
a cockade bearing the French national colors. Remains of a white
feather remain sewn to the rear of the front panel of the hat. Overall
very good condition.
$400 - 600
759. LEOPOLD OF BADEN GENERAL’S CAP Leopold I, Grand Duke
of Baden (1790 – 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the fourth Grand
Duke of Baden. A scarce general’s cap from Leopold’s reign, 17”
long black felt and canvas-covered board, gold cloth braid and white
feather trim, with two strands of gold bullion trim wrapped about
a silver button bearing a crown and Leopold’s initial. Lined in black
silk and maker marked in gold within by S. Robrecht, Berlin. Typical
edge wear, still surprisingly good condition for its age. $700 - 900
760. AUGUSTUS KEPPEL (1725 - 1786), 1st Viscount Keppel, British
Admiral, Commander in Chief of Grand Fleet (1778-79). Manuscript
D.S. “A. Keppel”, 1p. 4to., [n.p.], July 10, 1766, requesting payment
of salary. Reads in part: “Know all men…that I the Honourable Admiral Augustus Keppel…appoint Alexander Adair & Henry Bulloch of
Pall Mall…Westminister…my true & lawfull…attorneys for me and
in my Name to ask demand & receive of and from the Teller…of His
Majesty’s Exchequer…the payment thereof…all sum & sums of money…payable to me for my salary as one of the Grooms of His Majesty’s Bedchamber…”. Light wear, otherwise very good condition.
$100 - 150
754. 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
gray 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 761. PEIRCY BRETT (1709 - 1781), English Admiral. From 1740lock.
$300 - 400 44, he served on George Anson’s voyage around the world, during
which he was appointed Captain of HMS CENTURIAN. Manuscript
755. WELLINGTON AND NELSON Hand-colored engraving “Welling- D.S., 1p, folio, Apr. 20, 1758, to Captain Kennedy of HMS FLAMBORton and Nelson”, 23 3/4” x 32”, engraved by S. W. Reynolds. Toned OUGH. In part: “…You are hereby required and directed, to proceed
with a slight damp stain at bottom, small scuff to lower-left of im- with His Majesty’s Ship Flamborough under your command…and
age.
$100 - 150 Cruize off Shoreham & Newhaven, and having directed the Cutter …
you are to send her into the said harbor, to enquire for any Vessels
756. 1830’S PERCUSSION CAP “WALL HANGER” PISTOL “Wall laden with Ordnance, Timber, or plank…you are to take them under
hanger” 1830’s percussion cap boarding pistol, the barrel bearing a your Convoy and proceed…to the Downes…” Signed as Commander
French “B” hallmark, also with an original lockplate, the balance of in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships and Vessels in the Downes. Even tonthe pistol fabricated ca. 1940s. Sold as-is.
$100 - 150 ing, two chips at right margin affecting two words and the date.
$100 - 150
757. BRITISH CROSS BELT PLATE RECOVERED AT WATERLOO
Cross belt plate of the 33rd Regiment 1st Yorkshire West Riding 762. “LIFE IN THE ARMY, AT HOME & ABROAD” Scarce heavily-ilRegiment, 2 3/8” x 3 1/8”, dug at the scene of the Battle of Water- lustrated British book, “Life in the Army, At Home & Abroad” by
loo. The paws and hook on the reverse remain intact, and almost all Richard Simkin (London: Chapman & Hall), ca. 1890. Hundreds of
of the regimental emblem is discernable. Th 33rd Foot was raised extraordinary color lithographs in this 12” x 8 1/2” book which show
in 1702 by order of Queen Anne and in 1793 its command was as- British colonial military life in camp and in combat in the Middle
sumed by the future Duke of Wellington. It fought throughout the East. Contents have come loose from the red cloth boards, but reNapoleonic Wars, and before the regiment was attached to Alten’s main in excellent condition and many are suitable for framing.
3rd Division at Quatre Bras. At Waterloo, the regiment formed at the
$100 - 150
center of the ridge between Hougomont and La Haye Sainte, where
it repulsed multipe French assaults...and lost half its strength.
$400 - 500
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763. HARPOON FROM THE U.S.S. CONSTITUTION A
great relic from the U.S.S. CONSTITUTION, a harpoon
used aboard the vessel to spear larger fish which were
no doubt used to feed the officers and crew. The wood
shaft, 1 1/4” diameter, fits into the wrought iron harpoon’s head. It is fitted with a (replaced) length of 1/4”
hemp rope, used to recover the harpoon after it has been
thrown. The head itself, 34 1/4” long, bears a swivel
barb which does not allow the harpoon to easily fall away
once it has solidly struck prey. The harpoon is accompanied by a small engraved plaque, ca. 1960, which hung
from it while on display at the Glasgow Arms restaurant in Glasgow, Delaware. It reads: “This lily iron harpoon brought from the U.S. Frigate ‘Constitution’ after
the War of 1812 by Dr. Amos A. Evans Fleet Surgeon”..
The Glasgow Arms’ owner collected collected antiques
of great values from the 1940s to 1970s, including medieval crossbows, Indo-Persian swords and helmets, oil
paintings, Civil War memorabilia, etc., much of which he
displayed in his establishment. AMOS A. EVANS (b. 1785)
served on the Constitution under both Isaac Hull and William Bainbridge. He treated the latter aboard the CONSTITUTION after his severe wounding and the two became
steadfast friends. He continued to serve in the Navy, was
honored by Congress, and eventually returned home to
Elkton, Maryland...about ten miles from the home of the
owners of the Glasgow Arms. Withdrawn
764. COLIN CAMPBELL (1792-1863) British Field Marshal; served in American War of 1812; commanded 1st
Division in Crimean War (1854-56); Commander in Chief
in India (1857-60); suppressed Sepoy Mutiny (1857-58).
A.L.S. “Campbell,” 2pp. 8vo., London, Nov. 28, 1860. In
part: “…I enclosed a note written to me by direction of
Genl Foster which I found on my return home this Morning. You will observe that the Examination which is considered sufficient for the Soldier is not applicable to…
officers... your boy will have to undergo another examination…” Mounting traces at top margin.
$100 - 150
765. JAMES ARMSTRONG (1794-1868), American naval
commodore; given command of East India Squadron (1855); served
aboard flagship, San Jacinto, during 2nd Opium War. A.D.S., 1p. 4to,
Hong Kong, aboard USS San Jacinto, March 1857, certifying the cost
of “four Shawls.” Signed twice: “Jas. Armstrong.” Mounting traces on
verso. Some toning.
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766. (CHINA) BRITISH EXPEDITION OF 1859 JAMES HOPE GRANT
(1808-75) British general; distinguished himself in China (1842),
Sikh War (1845-46), Sepoy Mutiny (1857). He commanded the final
pacification of India and the British contingent in Chinese expedition
(1859-60). A.L.S. 1p. 8vo, Quartermaster General embossed stationary, Horse Guards, Aug. 30, 1866, discusses a promotion which apparently has been cancelled and efforts to push it through. Very
good.
$100 - 150
767. AMERICAN MISSIONARIES IN CHINA PETER PARKER (180488) American physician, missionary, and diplomat to China. A.L.S.
“P. Parker,” 7pp. 4to., Canton (China), Oct. 10, 1837, to “Reverend
Charles Robinson, Bankok, Siam”. Parker writes at length about his
experiences in China, as well as being attacked by Japanese defenders when he tried to enter that country. In small part: “…It was
agreed by this mission…to invite a semi annual correspondence with
our fellow laborers in the different Mis. Fields in this hemisphere …
from a desire of hearing of their prosperity, & the progress of Messiah…among them…The study of Chinese, translating scriptures,
writing tracts…We enjoy the friendship of its residents, Scoth, Eng &
American…We have a good Chapel, Clock, bell &c, in Canton…we are
very much like imprisoned debtors…We cannot preach as Paul did
‘publicly & from house to house’…Mr. King & lady, Mr. Gutzlaff…&
myself embarked in the ship Morrison for Japan…We arrived in the
Bay of Yedo…The government commenced firing…but ceased when
we came to anchor. But...they renewed the fire, many cannon balls
flew about us…We left without affecting anything & sailed for Satu-
ma, the southern principality of Japan…remained three days & were
again hastily repulsed…Our powers are too feeble to comprehend
the vastness of the Eternal councils…” Much more. Small tears at
margin, touching a few. Boldly penned and easily read. $300 - 400
768. PORTUGUESE GOVERNOR IS BEHEADED IN MACAU Manuscript document, 2pp. 4to., Macao, ca. Sep. 6, 1849, a contemporaneous and apparently official translation of a dispatch sent to
John W. Davis, U.S. Consul in Canton concerning the murder of the
Portuguese Governor of Macau. In part: “...I Sen Kwang Tsin, Hereditary Lord of the first grade, Governor General of the two Kwang
Provinces, a President of the Board of War, Minister & Commissioner
of the Ta Tsing Empire…acknowledge the receipt of the Honorable
Envoy’s dispatch…your Honorable Nation [United States] should, for
the time being, bring its Naval force to the harbor of Macao, for the
protection of its citizens, and their property, is in accordance with
Celestial principles and the common sense of mankind, and I, have
not the slightest suspicion…your Honorable Government to maintain its neutrality, and to have no treaties of Alliance…to pursue
peace…As to the murder of the Portuguese Colonel…I, the Minister…offer a reward for the vigorous arrest of the murderers…make
a secret search and to arrest them, & that absolutely they must take
the Colonel’s head and arm, and to produce them without delay…”
Docketed on verso of attached integral leaf: “Translation, Sen. Viceroy, to Hon. J.W. Davis, Sept. 6, 1849.” The murdered Portuguese
governor was Joao Maria Ferreirt do Amaral (1803-1849), killed Aug.
22 1849 by seven Chinese men who knocked him off his horse and
cut off his head.
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769. AMERICANS WILL REPEL THE CHINESE AT MACAU DAVID
GEISINGER (1790 - 1860), American naval officer; commanded the
East India Squadron (1848-50), as a commodore. L.S. “D. Geisinger”
as Commander of U.S. Squadron in East Indies, 1p. 4to., Macao,
Aug. 25, 1849 to the Council of the Government of Macao. Fine
content, in part: : “…I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your two communications…one apprizing me of the intention of the
Council of the Government to occupy the Barrier with a Portuguese
force; and the other, stating that the force sent for that purpose has
been fired on, and calling on me for assistance from the Force under
my Command to repel the aggression of the Chinese. I will be most
happy to render…any aid, or service, consistent with my position as
Commander of the Force of a Neutral Power, or that may become
necessary for the defense and protection of American Citizens residing here…” The Americans had been summoned to assist in putting
down a Chinese insurrection following the murder of the unpopular
Portuguese governor of the island.
$300 - 400
770. U.S. IS THANKED FOR PUTTING DOWN MACAU REBELLION
Manuscript letter (unsigned), 1p. folio, Jan. 18, 1850, a secretarial
copy from the Portuguese legation in United States to Secretary of
State John Clayton concerning the murder in Macau of the Portuguese Governor, Joao Maria Ferreirt do Amaral on Aug. 22, 1849.
The legation forwards thanks for the intervention of American naval
forces in putting down Chinese resistance following retributive actions takene against the Chinese by the Portuguese and British.
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771. (CHINA) FIRST OPIUM WAR JAMES GORDON BREMER (17861850) British naval officer, retiring as a Rear Admiral. He twice
served as commander-in-chief of British forces in the 1st Opium War
(1839-41). D.S. “J Gordon Bremer”, 1p. oblong 4to., entitled: “Gunners Expenses for July 1808”, signed as Captain.
$100 - 150
772. (CHINA) FIRST OPIUM WAR JAMES GORDON BREMER (17861850) British naval officer, retiring as a Rear Admiral. He twice served
as commander-in-chief of British forces in the 1st Opium War (183941).Portion of a D.S. “J Gordon Bremer,” 1p. oblong 4to., [n.p., n.d.].
Document appears to be the inventory of a “Gunner”. Signed as Captain, also signed by an Andrew Young, as “Gunner”.
$100 - 150
773. (CHINA) FIRST OPIUM WAR ALEXANDER FRASER SALTOUN
16th Baron Saltoun (1785-1853), British general; fought at Waterloo;
commanded troops in China during 1st Opium War. A.L.S. “Saltoun,”
1p. 8vo., London, June 24, 1840. In part: “...I returned to town this
morning and found your note. Mr. Oliphant is the only friend that is
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likely to dine with me tomorrow. I shall be with you by 1/4 past five…” China and British parliamentary reaction. In small part: “...as regards
Mounted to another sheet, with light show through.
$100 - 150 Canton Lord E found it necessary to carry out my policy…to save
himself …I did appoint…to prevent a general war with China, with
774. (CHINA) FIRST OPIUM WAR WILLIAM PARKER (1781-1866) reference to Peking…I always believed that the Emperor would not...
British naval commander; retired as Admiral of the Fleet (1863). As as the Emperor of China has an advantage that Yeu was wrong & has
Vice Admiral, he captured Amoy, Ningpo, and other ports, bringing disgraced…” Much more. Couple of minor tears at margin, otherthe 1st Opium War to an end (1842). A.L.S. “W. Parker”, 2pp. 8vo., wise very good condition.
$150 - 200
Taylor House Landing, Sep. 11, 1853. In part: “…I am very sorry to
have missed seeing you…I thank you very much for your kind invi- 783. (CHINA) SECOND OPIUM WAR HENRY HAMILTON BEAMISH
tation but am unfortunately obliged to proceed early in the day…I (1829-1901) British naval officer, retiring as Rear Admiral; cited for
must therefore hope to be more successful in renewing my acquain- bravery for the taking of Canton during 2nd Opium War. In May
tance at some future opportunity…”.
$100 - 150 1860, he was given command of the brig HMS WRANGLER on West
African Station, and was employed in the hunt for slavers. A.L.S. “H.
775. (CHINA) FIRST OPIUM WAR HUGH GOUGH 1st Viscount Beamish,” 1p. 8vo., May 17, 186(4), In part: “…I went to see you priGough (1779-1869), British Field Marshal; in command in 1st Opi- vately about some particular matters…Can you…see me here at half
um War (1839-42; Commander in Chief in India, at defeat of the past five this afternoon. I called here yesterday…”
$100 - 150
Marathas (1843) and Sikhs (1845, 1848-49). A.L.S. “H. Gough,” 3pp.
8vo., [Nanking, August, 1842]. In part: “...I have been most anxious 784. (CHINA) OPIUM WARS HARRY S. PARKES (1828-85) English
to see you, but in short attention to the general purpose, so as to diplomat, serving mainly in China and Japan; involved in both Opium
put a stop to hostilities has prevented my going the great distance...I Wars. He accompanied Sir Henry Pottinger in his expedition up the
deeply regret to find you are not mending as fast as I could have Yangtze-kiang to Nanking, taking part in the capture of Chunkiang
wished. I understand you wish to change. Let me know by the bear- and the surrender of Nanking (1842). A.L.S. 6pp. 8vo. on board the
er what your wishes are, and they shall fully be complied with… HMS Coromandel, April 10 (1861) to W. F. Mayers, diplomat and Chiwhether to go to Chusan, Hong Kong, Calcutta or Bombay. God Bless nese scholar. Fine content re: Taiping, rebels, Canton, etc. In part:
You…” Vertical tears at folds, not affecting any text.
$100 - 150 “...We have opened the Ports of Hankow & Kinkiang, and have effected a friendly understanding with the rebels so that the river is free
776. (CHINA) FIRST OPIUM WAR THOMAS HERBERT (1793-1861) to Trade, but unless something be done to protect Commerce from
British Admiral; senior naval officer in the Canton River during early the interruptions caused by this chronic struggle, the advantages of
stages of the 1st Opium War. Partly printed D.S. “T. Herbert,” 1p. the Yangtze navigation will be but nominal after all…” $150 - 200
oblong 8vo., July 2, 1816. In part: “...This Deponent Capt Thomas
Herbert voluntarily maketh Oath, That from 1st April 1806 to 30th 785. (CHINA) TAIYUAN MASSACRE Vintage small photograph,
June foll. he hath not enjoyed the Benefit of any public Employment, made from a slide, image size 2 3/4” x 2” laid down on a small
either at Sea, or on Shore…”.
$100 - 150 sheet. Written in margin, in an unknown hand: “Place of Massacree,
Taiyuen Fu, Shasi, China.” The Taiyuan Massacre took place during
777. (CHINA) FIRST OPIUM WAR GEORGE ELLIOTT (1784-1863) the Boxer Rebellion, July 9, 1900, in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, North
British Royal Navy Admiral; served during the French Revolution and China. Original reports alleged that Yuxian, governor of Shanxi, orNapoleonic Wars, and the 1st Opium War. Address panel, completed dered the killing of 45 Christian missionaries and village Christians.
in his hand, and free franked “Geo. Elliott.”
$60 - 80 Recent research raises questions about who ordered this massacre.
778. (CHINA) SECOND OPIUM WAR CHARLES THOMAS VAN However, by summer’s end as many as 2,000 Chinese Christians
$100 - 150
STRAUBENZEE (1812-1892) British General; commanded British had been put to death.
troops in 2nd Opium War (1857-1860). A.L.S. “C. T. van Strauben- 786. (CHINA) BOXER REBELLION ADNA ROMANZA CHAFzee,” 1p. 8vo. to Miss de Burgh. In part: “…Having to leave Dublin FEE(1842-1914) American major general; commanded American
for London on duty, on Wednesday will, I am sorry to say prevent troops in capture of Peking, China, during the Boxer Rebellion (1900);
my being your Escort…which, I must however hope, will only be a military governor of Philippines (1901-02). A.L.S., 3pp. 8vo., Jan. 30,
pleasure deferred…”.
$100 - 150 1901, trying to get someone promoted and giving details of life in
779. (CHINA) SECOND OPIUM WAR GEORGES WILLES (1823-1901),
British Admiral. During the 2nd Opium War, he was involved in the
taking of the Taku Forts, China, 25 June 1859. The battle engaged
11 gunboats with combined crews of 1,100 men. In total 89 men
were killed and 345 wounded. A.L.S. “G. Willes,”, 2pp. 8vo. [n.p.,
n.d.], to Miss Berry, friendly content.
$100 - 150
China, shortly after the conclusion of the Boxer Rebellion. In part: “…
If you had written out what you would wish me to sign, I should have
been satisfied and glad to closed my eyes and sign. I feel unable to
say as much for you as my heart feels…I want to see you promoted
when the Army bill…and there seems fair prospect that you will be
passed by the..Congress. It is very quiet here now. The winter weather
has been very fine and the men have picked up wonderfully under the
influence of the frost. I refer particularly to the men of the 9th Infty
who came from the Philippines badly poisoned with malaria…We do
not yet know when the exodus from China will take place…” Minor
foxing spot, otherwise very good condition.
$150 - 200
780. (CHINA) SECOND OPIUM WAR JAMES HOPE (1808-81) British
Royal Navy office; Admiral of the Fleet. He led British forces in the disastrous defeat at Peiho in China, 1858, during the 2nd Opium War.
Partly printed D.S. “J. Hope” as admiral and commander-in-chief, 1p.
folio, Dec. 19, 1870, a “Passing Certificate at the Royal Naval College, For a Lieutenant.” Moderate foxing at margins.
$100 - 150 787. (CHINA) BOXER REBELLION ALFRED GRAF VON WALDERSEE
(1832-1904), German Field Marshal; commander of European forces
781. (CHINA) SECOND OPIUM WAR JAMES BRUCE 8th Earl of Elgin in China during Boxer Rebellion (1900-01). Bold signature adding
and 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811 -1863), British colonial admin- rank, location, and date, from Peking, during Boxer Rebellion.
istrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of Canada
$100 - 150
and Viceroy of India. He oversaw the end of the 2nd Opium War and
ordered the destruction of the Yuanming Yuan, the Old Summer Pal- 788. (CHINA) BOXER REBELLION EDWARD HOBART SEYMOUR
ace outside Beijing. A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., “Thoom House”, Dec. 15, 1857. (1840-1929) British Admiral of the Fleet. In December 1897 he was
In part: “...I am sorry to say that it will not be in my power to attend appointed Commander-in-Chief of the China station. Service there
at the meeting of the Society…as I have a particular engagement in was peaceful until the Boxer Rebellion, when Seymour took command
Glasgow for next day…”
$100 - 150 of a 2,000 man international force which marched overland to Peking.
The Chinese repelled his forces en route and forced him to retreat to
782. (CHINA) SECOND OPIUM WAR JOHN BOWRING (1792-1872), Tianjin. A.L.S. “E. H. Seymour,” 1p. 8vo., July 5, 1902. Inpart: “…You
British political economist and statesman; Consul at Canton, Chi- did me the honor to express today a wish to have my photograph,
na; Governor of Hong Kong (1854-59), during the 2nd Opium War. which I have therefore much pleasure in sending to you…” Mounted.
A.L.S., as Governor of Hong Kong, 4pp. 8vo., Hong Kong, March Light toning, otherwise very good condition.
$100 - 150
29, 1858, to Sir Joshua Walmsley, interesting content re: the war in
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789. (CHINA) BOXER REBELLION ALFRED GASELEE (1844-1918) British general in India, also commanded British forces in China during
the Boxer Rebellion. A.L.S. 3pp. 4to., Peking, Dec. 6, 1900, excellent
military content. In part: “…I have received from Gen. Gascoyne re
siege train bullocks - You may remember I have before represented
that I did not consider such a large number of bullocks necessary
and if my advice had been asked after the fall of Peking I should have
said tΩey are not wanted. Imagine they were ordered before it was
known that Peking had fallen when it was considere3d that a siege
train might be required - I can see no possible occasion in which the
use of a siege train could arise in North China and if the Howitzers
are wanted for use in South and Central China, both guns and ammunition would transported by boat. I believe the Howitzers are needed
at Hong Kong…” In the summer of 1900, when the Boxer Uprising in
China was at its height, Gaselee was chosen to command the British
element in the international expeditionary force.
$150 - 200
794. USS MACEDONIA AND THE “OPENING” OF JAPAN Manuscript
document (unsigned) entitled “Abstract Cruise of the U.S.S. Macedonian, bearing the broad Pendent of Com. Joel Abbot, in the years
1853, ./54, ./55 & ./56,” 2pp, folio, [n.p., n.d.], very possibly a contemporary account of the historic travels of this vessel. The chronology sets forth such information as “Sailed from...Arrived at...Distanced
Sailed..” and so on for the years 1853-56. One of the places visited
by the ship was Yokohama on February 24, 1854. In 1852 the U.S.S.
Macedonian docked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to be converted to a
sloop-of-war for the expedition to Japan, 1852 to 1854. Assigned to
the East India Squadron under Commodore Matthew Perry,the vessel,
with Captain Joel Abbot in command, was one of the six American
ships arrayed off Uraga, Japan, on February 13, 1854 during Perry’s
second visit to negotiate the opening of Japan to foreign trade. The
Convention of Kanagawa, signed at Yokohama on March 31, 1854,
was a distinct naval victory in the diplomatic field. Minor white spots
on the light blue paper, otherwise very good condition. $400 - 600
790. (CHINA) BOXER REBELLION GEORGE CALLAGHAN (1852-1920)
British Admiral of the Fleet. In 1900, under Sir Edward Seymour, he was
in command of the HMS ENDYMION and his forces entered Peking as
part of the British response to the Boxer Rebellion. Signed postcard
photograph, full length pose in uniform. Trimmed.
$150 - 200
795. OTORI KEISUKE (1833-1911), Japanese military commander
during the last years of the Tokugawa shogunate and the beginning
of the Meiji era; Chief of Infantry (Hohei Bugyo) in the government of
the Shogun; Minister in Korea during the rebellion of 1894. Clipped
signature “K. Otori.” Mounting traces on verso.
$75 - 100
791. BRITISH COMMANDER IS COURT-MARTIALED FOR THE LOSS
OF HIS VESSEL AUGUSTUS L KUPER (1809-85) English admiral. In
1841 he was promoted to aaptain and fought in the 1st Opium War
(1839-1842), including the operations which led to the capitulation
of Canton, China. Manuscript D.S., as Vice Admiral and Commander
in Chief, 6pp. folio, HMS EURYALUS at Yokahama, Feb. 2, 1865, to
Commander Charles R. F. Boxer; a court martial document directed to
Boxer. In part: “…The following, being the finding of the Court Martial
held yesterday for the trial of yourself and the surviving officers and
Crew of Her Majesty’s late Steam Sloop Racehorse, for the loss of
that vessel…having heard the narrative of the said Commander…and
examined the remaining Officers and Ship’s Company…the Court is
of the opinion that Her Majesty’s late ship was run upon the shore…
and lost…[entering] the Southern entrance of Chefou Harbor, without
any allowance having been made for the South Easterly current…
The Court is therefore of opinion that the charge…is proved…Boxer
to be admonished to be more careful in future…no blame whatever
attached to the other Officers…” Also signed by Commander Boxer.
The ship was lost on Nov. 4, 1865, shortly after it took part in the
the bombardment of Shimonoseki, during the late shogunate period
(Bakumatsu, 1853-67).
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796. (INSURRECTION IN INDIA) JOHN ELPHINSTONE 13th Lord Elphinstone and 1st Baron Elphinstone (1807 1860), Scottish soldier,
politician and colonial administration; Governor of Bombay, India
(1853-60), during the Indian rebellion of 1857. A.L.S. “Elphinstone”
as Governor of Madras, 7pp. 4to., Madras, Nov. 22, 1841, very good
content on England’s relationship with France and the military situation in India. In small part: “…We are threatened by the Moulmein,
by the Burmese, & Afghanistan disturbances continue unchecked
by the presence of our troops - from China we hear that Amoy was
taken…500 pieces of Cannon & vast stores…the approach of winter
probably brought up the expedition at Chusan…”. Much more.
$200 - 300
797. INDONESIAN DAMASCUS DAGGER Indonesian dagger (“Kris”),
12” Damascus blade with a sitting lion incorporated into the design
near the hilt, ornate brass trim with cabochon stones separate the
blade from the finely-carved and aged ivory or bone grip. The scabbard is comprised of a hammered brass body topped with a fine
carved depiction of a whiskered tiger. Very good.
$800 - 1,200
798. MINIATURE JAPANESE SAMURAI ARMOR Miniature Japanese
samurai armor, finely crafted enamel painted metal and paper, many
parts interwoven with colored cloth ribbons or covered with decora792. ROBERT WILSON SHUFELDT (1822-95) American Rear Ad- tive paper, perhaps twenty to thirty parts in good to fine condition. In
miral; negotiated the Treaty of Amity with the Republic of Korea a black lacquered wood box which requires repair. Ca. 1940s.
$600 - 800
(1882). Partly printed D.S., 1p. 8” x 2 1/2”, New York, receipt for his
pay of $24.45.
$60 - 80 799. OH CANADA! CYPRIAN ARTHUR GEORGE BRIDGE (1839-1924)
Canadian born British Admiral; appointed Commander-in-Chief of the
China Station (1901). A.Q.S.. on a card: “How nobly Canada has made
her appearance on the Old World Stage! Cyprian A.G. Bridge.”
$75 - 100
793. STEPHEN DECATUR (1779 - 1820) American naval officer
whose warship United States defeated the British Macedonian in the
War of 1812, later he led a squadron to Algeria to force a peace on
American terms. Decatur is also well remembered for his toast: “ ....
our country right or wrong!”. Rare franking signature “S. Decatur”
on the front panel (only) of a cover addressed in another hand to
the “President of the U.S. Bank” in Philadelphia. Bears circular Washington postmark and “FREE” stamp. Moderate glue show-through,
trimmed at right.
$800 - 1,200
800. 1905 U.S. NAVY “BOAT BOOK” USED IN PREPARATION FOR
A VISIT TO THE EMPRESS OF CHINA A fine relic from the “opening” of China, a 1905 United States Navy “Boat Book” identified to
a sailor who manned a launch carrying American officers to visit
the Empress of China. The book, published by the Naval Institute in
Annapolis, 1905, has 170pp. of text and diagrams concerned solely
with the operation of smaller boats and launches, including manning, signals, etc. It is signed at the front: “W. L. Rodgers U.S. Navy
U.S.S. Wisconsin Chefoo, China Aug. 18, 1905”. The book is also
signed several places within by Rodgers, perhaps indicating that he
had studied those sections. Back cover detached, else very good.
The WISCONSIN was flagship of the Asiatic Squadron from March
1904 to March 1905. Interspersing target practice and maneuvers in
the Philippines, she spent the following years on repeated cruises of
observation along the coasts of China and Japan. While off Taku Bar,
China, Sept. 15, 1905 (a month after Rodgers received this book),
the commanding officers of the Squadron paid an official visit to the
Empress of China. They went ashore by means of a launch, in full
view of the Empress and critical viewers ashore.
$100 - 150
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801. SCOTTISH SGIAN DUBH BOOT DAGGER Antique Scottish sgian dubh, a small, single-edged knife worn as part of traditional Scottish
Highland dress. The knife, 7 1/2” long overall, bears an intricately carved ebony-colored wood handle with sterling silver trim above and
below the grip, topped with a round pommel nut. The blade, 4” long, bears a very slight arch, intentionally so. It is unmarked. The black
leather-covered scabbard bears silver trim at top and bottom with four hallmarks, including a thistle, used to denote sterling, a castle,
used to denote an Edinburgh maker, and a “W”. The steel blade bears slight oxidation, otherwise in excellent condition. Originally used for
eating and preparing fruit, meat, and cutting bread and cheese – as well as serving for other more general day to day uses such as cutting
material and protection, this type of knife is now worn as part of traditional Scottish dress tucked into the top of the kilt hose.$600 - 800
802. GEORGE A. CUSTER (1839 1876) Union major general of cavalry
who fought in nearly every battle of
the Army of the Potomac, including
Gettysburg, and later met his tragic
end at the hands of Cheyenne and
Sioux warriors at the battle of Little
Big Horn. Partly-printed check made
out and signed by Custer, 7” x 2 7/8”,
Louisville, Ky., draws on the Planters
National Bank to pay R. W. Preston of
D. A. Sayre & Co. the sum of $25.00.
Fine. D. A. Sayre & Co. was a large
banking firm.
$3,000 - 4,000
One of three officers killed in the Fetterman Massacre
803. GEORGE W. GRUMMOND (d. 1866) American army officer in command of a
contingent of cavalry with Col. J. Fetterman, likewise annihilated by a large band of
Cheyenne and Sioux - which included Crazy Horse - on Dec. 21, 1866. Excessively
rare partly-printed D.S., 1p. 4to., Louisville, July 18, 1865, an “eagle discharge” of
William Dixon from the 14th Michigan Vet. Infy. Toned, several stains, and a mouse
hole at right, but signature remains bold and largely unaffected - still good. Grummond was one of only three officers killed in the engagement.
$1,200 - 1,500
804. JAMES CALHOUN (1845 - 1876) American military officer, brother-in-law to George A. Custer and First Lieut. of
Co. L, 7th Cavalry, killed in action on the Little Big Horn.
A fine association and quite rare D.S. “James Calhoun” with
rank in another hand, as First Lieutenant of the 7th Cavalry and Post Adjutant, 1p. oblong 8vo., Fort Lincoln, Dakota
Territory, Aug. 24, 1875 (less than a year before his death
at Little Big Horn), to Lt. Chance at Bismarck. Calhoun signs
a true copy of a letter sent by Bvt. Major Gen. George A.
Custer to Chance: “...The order relieving you by Lt. Humbert
is revoked. Show this to Lt. Humbert will rejoin his company. (Signed) G. A. Custer Brevet Major General Command’g
Post”. Trimmed at bottom, else fine condition, with related
photos (copies). Apparently, Chance got a second chance we found no record of his dying at the Little Big Horn.
$1,500 - 2,000
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805. THOMAS S. JESUP (1788 - 1860) Army general and indian fighter who battled the
Seminoles using freed blacks and even taking prisoner those under flags of truce. Lot of
two D.S.’s, each 1p. 4to., Washington, 1847 and 1850, estimates of clothing and equipment at Fort Monroe and Charleston Arsenal signed by Jesup at Quartermaster General.
Very good.
$75 - 100
806. JAMES E. PORTER (1847 - 1876) American military officer who joined the 7th Cavalry
immediately after graduating West Point, a first lieutenant of Co. I in the Dakota Column
killed in action at the Little Big Horn. Bold signature “J. E. Porter” with rank “1st Lieut. 7th
Cavalry” cut from a document. Cleanly mounted to a reprint of a photo of Porter. Closely-cut at top, else very good.
$600 - 800
807. GEORGE W. YATES (1843 - 1876) American military officer, a captain in the 7th Cavalry commanding Co. F of the Dakota Column and killed at the Little Big Horn. Rare signature
“Geo. W. Yates” with rank in another hand “Captain 7th Cavalry”, cut from a document. A
bit closely-cut at top, else fine condition.
$400 - 600
808. HENRY B. CARRINGTON (1824 - 1912) Union brigadier general and abolitionist who
broke the disloyal Sons of Liberty and other anti-Union groups. He later fought in the Red
Cloud wars. Rare war-date signed carte-de-visiter photograph, 2 1/2” x 4” b/w, shows the
general chest, up in uniform, boldly signed adding rank as brigadier general at bottom.
Backstamp by G. W. Apple, Indianapolis, with revenue stamp. Very good.
$600 - 800
809. ALGERNON E. SMITH (1842 - 1876) American military officer, first lieutenant of Co. E
in the Dakota Column of the 7th Cavalry, killed near Custer but away from his immediate
command. Rare signature as an officer in the 7th Cavalry: “A. E. Smith Lieut. 7 Reg’t of Cav., A.A.C.S.”, cut from a document. Fine.
$500 - 700
810. LITTLE BIG HORN RECOVERED UNIFORM BUTTON A historic Custer battlefield artifact, a brass eagle shield coat button recovered from
battlefield of Little Bighorn where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and 262 troopers of the 7th US Cavalry were killed by Native American warriors.
This button no doubt came from the uniform of one of those slaughtered on that fateful day and is the standard pattern found on the cavalryman’s
uniform. This rare artifact was recovered by seasonal park ranger George Scott from private property prior to 1984 and comes with several letters
of provenance. With a map showing where the relic was discovered. Expected wear from being in the ground for over 110 years!
$200 - 300
811. LITTLE BIG HORN RECOVERED SHELL CASING A historic Custer battlefield artifact, a brass .45-70 shell casing recovered from the
battlefield of Little Big Horn where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and 262 troopers of the 7th US Cavalry were killed by Native American
warriors. This rare artifact was recovered by seasonal park ranger George Scott from private property prior to 1984 and comes with several
letters of provenance and a map showing its place of recovery. Expected wear from being in the ground for over 110 years! $200 - 300
812. LITTLE BIG HORN RECOVERED .45-70 BULLET A historic Custer battlefield artifact, a lead .45-70 bullet recovered from battlefield
of Little Big Horn where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and 262 troopers of the 7th US Cavalry were killed by Native American warriors.
This rare artifact was recovered by seasonal park ranger George Scott from private property prior to 1984 and comes with several letters
of provenance. With a map showing the location of its discovery. Expected wear from being in the ground for over 110 years! $200 - 300
813. PRESENTATION SWORD GIVEN TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CAPT. WILLIAM R. STAFF, HERO OF SAN JUAN HILL An extraordinary presentation sword given to Capt. William Staff, a hero of the Battle of San Juan Hill who served with the 24th U.S. Infantry from 1892 to 1897
and re-enlisted in 1897, joining the 49th U.S. Volunteer Infantry. The sword, approx. 39 1/2” long overall, and itsengraved scabbard, are
impressive. The sword bears a sharkskin-type wire-wrapped grip, still tight, with just a few nicks, with circular bands with oak leaf wreaths
above and beneath. The cast bronze pommel above is decorated with an American eagle and shield on the reverse, with a sunburst design
on top. The hand guard likewise bears American shield and eagle designs, and the inside guard folds down. Interestingly, a whistle is built
into the crossguard as well! Half of the steel blade is etched with flags, eagles, shields, etc.and the blade remains very clean and bright. It
bears a hallmark of a walking bear-like figure, unknown to us. The polished steel scabbard bears three highly-detailed gold (plated?) decorative additions, namely an eagle with outstretched wings, a full standing knight in armor, and as a drag, an assemblage of flags and flag
poles. Betweem the top two scabbard adornments appears a period engraving: “Presented to CAPT. WM R. STAFF by the non commissioned
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officers of Company ‘B’ 49th U.S.V. Infty. San Francisco June 30th
1901”. Sword fits very tightly into scabbard, else both are in very
good to fine condition. Staff’s full records are also included, including an 1895 enlistment document indicating him initially as being
a “Negro”, later changed to Light mulatto” with a citation noted at
the change. Other records show Staff enlisted in Co. C, 24th Infantry
(Colored) at Fort Leavenworth on June 30, 1892 and re-enlisted in
June, 1897 at Fort Douglas, Utah as a private. Promoted to captain
in the 49th U.S. Vols (Colored), he served during the Philippine Insurrection, at the siege of San Juan and at San Juan Hill. Major A. C.
Markly, commander of the regiment, commended Staff for bravery
at San Juan Hill: “Srgt. Staff...cutting the wire entanglements under
fire, and afterwards commanding a squad of the thin line holding
the hill to the right of Fort San Juan with no intrenchments...is suitable for a commission in the U.S. volunteers...”. A copy of a fulllength photo of Staff in uniform is also provided, with additional
extensive records. An important relic!
$3,000 - 4,000
to proceed from Brooklyn Navy Yard to Key West, Apr. 9, 1898, a
4pp. 4to. retained copy of a Aug. 15, 1898 report sent to the Secretary of the Navy detailing how the effective shelling by the DOLPHIN
won the battle; three after-action reports, each 3pp. 4to., Aug. 15,
1898 and addressed to the Secretary of the Navy with nearly identical content carefully detailing the Marine attack on the block house
and a “lucky” DOLPHIN shell striking the structure and sending the
defenders fleeing; day-by-day chronology of the DOLPHIN’s actions
(retained copy), sent to President Roosevelt, 8pp. 4to., July 1, 1898;
an 8pp.4to. copy of a narrative “A Busy Day Off Santiago”, written by
Lyon with holograph corrections again detailing the action; retained
copy of a report on a collision between the DOLPHIN and the USS
NEWARK, June 28, 1898; list of non-Navy personnel, prisoners and
prize crewmen carried over the past quarter, July 12, 1898, and a
pre-battle May 2, 1898 T.L.S. setting forth news to date. An excellent
first-person historical grouping.
$500 - 700
815. PHILIPPINES PHOTO GROUPING OF LT. COL. JOHN R. BREWER, CO. I, 10TH PAL VOLS. Fine group of about 55 mounted albumen photo, must 6” x 8” or larger, from the service of Lt. Col. John R.
Brewer, Co. I, 10th Pa. Vols. The regiment sailed for Manila on June
15, 1898 with a stop in Honolulu. Three images show Brewer and
the officers of the regiment, with six or seven large images of Honolulu, water falls, “Waikiki Road” taken in Hawaii, etc. Other images
include fortifications at Cavite, Corregidor, camp scenes, refugees,
soldiers with locals, front lines with fixed bayonets, with two views
from home, one being a period baseball team. Overall very good.
$250 - 350
816. A.R.V.N. III CORPS RANGERS HELMET Vietnam War A.R.V.N. III
Corps Rangers/Special Forces M1 helmet, green sand finish, painted by
its owner with the traditional growling tiger with white star in the background, corps symbols on both sides. Very good. These units fought
with varying succeess - and a good deal of controversy.
$200 - 300
817. WILLIAM C. WESTMORELAND (1914 - 2005) American Army
general who commanded U.S. forces in Vietnam (1964-68), Army
Chief of Staff. Fine I.S.P. 8” x 10” color, a chest, up pose in uniform,
boldly signed. Fine.
$60 - 80
818. WILLIAM C. WESTMORELAND (1914 - 2005) American Army
general who commanded U.S. forces in Vietnam (1964-68), Army
Chief of Staff. Lot of three signed photos, includes two 8” x 10”
color in uniform, and one color Time Magazine which pictures the
general. Contrast on all three is fair at best.
$75 - 100
814. BATTLE OF GUANTANAMO BAY USS DOLPHIN ARCHIVE
HENRY W. LYON Captain of the USS DOLPHIN who had previously
distiniguished himself during the Civil War and in the Samoan Crisis. Commander of the USS DOLPHIN which provided crucial naval
gunfire making it possible for a Marine landing force to capture a
Spanish blockhouse above Guanatamo Harbor (at Cuzco Well) on
June 10, 1898. That action finally secured the harbor to establish an
American naval base...which remains there to this day. Offered here
is a grouping of approx. eleven historic letters and documents, as
well as a hand-drawn map, all from Lyon’s personal files and directly
relating to the Marine landings and the DOLPHIN’s actions, particularly in combat. Most important is a hand-drawn map addressed to
Lyon by Commander BOWMAN H. MCCALLA (1844-1910), captain
of the USS MARBLEHEAD and overall commander of the assault on
the Spanish fortifications. McCalla draws a pencil map on an octavo sheet showing the shoreline, pickets, Camp McCalla, artillery
ranges, and what may be the location of a key Spanish block house.
He writes: “Dear Lyon This will give you a general idea of our pickets and if attack takes place of necessity of holding fire except in
case of extremity...”. Also present is an an order for the DOLPHIN
819. IRAQI GENERAL’S VISOR CAP Iraqi general’s visor cap, Saddam Hussein-era and unused, medium green wool body with red side
band, silver bullion crossed swords, wreath, and eagle with flag insignia on black backing sewn to front of the cap, black leather visor
likewise adorned with extensive silver bullion wreaths, brown leather chin strap. Within, the cap has a brown leather sweatband, yellow
lining, and British maker’s label. Fine.
$400 - 500
820. 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! $60 - 80
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821. FIRST GULF WAR Lot of two signed sigend items pertaining
to “Desert Storm”, the defense of Kuwait, includes a Time Magazine
cover signed by Gen. COLIN POWELL, along with a NATO postal
cover signed by ALEXANDER HAIG, COLIN POWELL and NORMAN
SCHWARZKOPF. Very good.
$100 - 150
829. RUSSIAN MILITARY SEXTANT Russian military sextant with
two eyepieces, khaki green and marked “N1486”, apparently in full
working order. With wood case with locking support.
$250 - 350
Leybovich on the day of his 60th birthday from Military Regiment 64176-YA
23.01.85”. An unsuccesful attampt was
made to erase the recipient’s and regiment’s names from the base. Leybovitch
was undoubtedly involved in air defense,
and very possibly may have made his
services available in North Vietnam,
hence the Phantom reference.
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$800 - 1,200
834. SOVIET M.V.D. BADGE Badge of the Soviet Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del, commonly called the “MVD”, 3/4” long, a finely-crafted
screw-back with a downward-pointed sword with gold hammer and
sickle laying upon it, a red banner below with gold Cyrillic letters:
“M V D” all set on a ribbed steel backing. Fine. The M.V.D. provided
the same services as the much-feared wartime security police, the
N.K.V.D.
$150 - 200
826. SOVIET MARSHAL’S SHOULDER BOARDS Fine pair of Soviet
marshal’s shoulder boards, 6 3/4” x 2 1/2”, sturdy red felt boards
bearing very elaborate trim including gold metallic thread in a geometric pattern upon which is sewn a gold bullion star with red outline, bullion hammer and sickle on a globe, sheaths of wheat, and a
red star. Artistic works, in very lightly worn condition. $300 - 400
837. MILITARY ART Good lot of two pieces of military art, includes
a period photo of a 1923 painting, 18” x 11” b/w, captioned on the
mount: “U.S. Destroyer McCall Convoying H.M.S. Olympic through
submarine zone during the late summer of 1918”. A few light spots
and a small scratch on photo, mount soiled. Framed to 22” x 16
1/2”. Sold with a 25” x 19” color print of James Session’s ca. 1945
watercolor: “Joe Foss Downs Another”. Fine, framed.
$100 - 150
830. ROMANIAN GENERAL’S VISOR CAP Romanian general’s visor
cap. green kahaki body with burgundy side trim and piping, acetate
and gold metal thread chin strap and trim with visor bearing two
822. FIRST GULF WAR Lot of two signed signd items pertaining rows of gold oak leaves. Seal of Romania with bullion trim set at
to “Desert Storm”, the defense of Kuwait, includes a typed signed center. Blue lining within with embroidered owner’s initials: “P. L.”.
quote re: the cease fire, signed by Gen. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, Very good.
$200 - 300
along with a NATO postal cover signed by ALEXANDER HAIG, COLIN POWELL and NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF. Very good. $100 - 150 831. SOVIET MIG PILOT’S SURVIVAL KIT Survival kit issued to the pilot of a ca. late 1980s pilot of a Soviet MIG fighter aircraft, comprised
of set of folding skis, two packs of dried provisions, two rubber water
823. NORTH VIETNAMESE BANNER CELEBRATES B-52 DESTRUC- bladders with plugs, fire-making tablets, whistle, can opener, sewing
TION Simply-constructed North Vietnamese celebratory hanging kit, signal mirror, saw, flashlight, matches, food and water storage
banner, 39” x 25” rayon, embroidered with an image of a SAM mis- tins, bullet storage tin, sun goggles, flasks, and other items, most
sile on a launcher with a second missile about to intercept an Amer- stored in a two-compartment rubberized pouch which, with skis and
ican missile. The flag also is embroidered with text noting that the provisions, fits into a green canvas carrying case. Unused.$200 - 300
“Vietnam People’s Army battalions” had shot down a B-52 over Dien
Bien Phu on Dec. 18, 1972.
$100 - 150 832. RUSSIAN MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT BADGES Group of
nine better quality Russian military and related enamel badges,
all metal, most screw-back, includes Order of the Red Star, K.G.B.
824. AIR DEFENSE AWARD GIVEN TO badge, others unidentified. Overall very good.
$100 - 150
JEWISH RUSSIAN OFFICER Intriguing
Russian presentation, a heavy alumi- 833. RUSSIAN MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT BADGES Group of
num base bearing a sword which rises to about 35 Russian military and governmental commemorative pins,
pierce a black Phantom fighter jet. The many made of gilt plastic, some with ribbons, of varying age and
$75 - 100
base is inscribed: “To. Col. Smolyar Ilya condition.
835. NORTH KOREA “MARCH 5TH” AGRICULTURE ORDER Scarce
award, the North Korean “March 5” Agriculture Order, a heavy, solid
brass pin-back medal depicting a tractor before a rising sun with star
825. SOVIET AIR FORCE MARSHAL’S above, sheaths of wheat, and the date “3.5” below. Fine. $100 - 150
SHOULDER BOARDS Elaborate shoulder boards issued to a Soviet Marshall of 836. “ATLAS TO ACCOMPANY STEELE’S AMERICAN CAMPAIGNS”
the Air Force, each 7 1/8” x 2 5/8”, tur- Excellent reference book, “Atlas to Accompany Steele’s American
quoise felt backing with elaborate gold Campaigns” (West Point: U.S. Military Academy), 1953. Hardcover
metallic stitching and bullion trim de- in blue boards. This book of military maps was originally prepared
picting a star, laurel leaves, and a winged by the department of military history and engineering at the U.S.
propeller. Removed from a uniform, fine Military Academy for a course in military history; it is an invaluable
$100 - 150
condition.
$300 - 400 record of every major battle on American soil.
827. SOVIET AIR FORCE MAJOR GENERAL’S TUNIC AND VISOR Lot
of two items includes a Soviet major general’s “walking out” tunic,
steel gray with gold bullion trim upon the lapels and sleeve ends,
gold metallic thread shoulder boards and three original medals including the Order of the Great Patriotic War, 1st Class. Also present
is the general’s visor, grey with medium blue side trim and piping,
gold bullion insignia and chin cord, and gold metal hammer, sickle
and red star insignia at front center. Patent leather visor is perfect,
as is the sweatband and lining. Moscow maker printed within, size
57. Fine.
$400 - 600
END OF PART I
828. RUSSIAN NAVAL INFANTRY GENERAL’S VISOR CAP Russian
naval infantry (equivalent to Marines) general’s visor cap, black wool
with white piping, gold bullion chin cord and insignia with metal
anchor and Soviet hammer and sickle at center. Patent leather visor
is likewise embroidered with gold bullion. Lined in black rayon with
sweat shield, size 60. Fine.
$200 - 300
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