Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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PILOT CHARLES W. SWEENEY'S "BLOOD CHIT" - CARRIED BY HIM OVER HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI ON THE DAYS OF 453 - PILOT CHARLES W. SWEENEY'S "BLOOD CHIT" - CARRIED BY HIM OVER HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI ON THE DAYS OF
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Vital survival gear carried by the pilot of Bock's Car - Flown over Hiroshima and Nagasaki One of the finest Hiroshima/Nagasaki relics obtaina...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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LARGE IRON WEHRMACHT "EAGLE" FROM AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING454 - LARGE IRON WEHRMACHT "EAGLE" FROM AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
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Enormous and imposing iron eagle which at one time must have been suspended outside a Wehrmacht administration building, overall width 67 1/2",...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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THE PERSONAL GROOMING SET OF DR. ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART455 - THE PERSONAL GROOMING SET OF DR. ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART
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ARTUR SEYSS-INQUART (1892 - 1946) Nazi occupation governor of Holland and deputy governor of Poland, executed as war criminal. An ironic relic of the
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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HEDWIG LEY BUST OF ADOLF HITLER PURPORTEDLY OWNED BY JOSEPH GOEBBELS AND PRESENTED TO ONE OF HIS SPI456 - HEDWIG LEY BUST OF ADOLF HITLER PURPORTEDLY OWNED BY JOSEPH GOEBBELS AND PRESENTED TO ONE OF HIS SPI
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Given to actress Kathe Dyckhoff, accused of being Goebbel's spy and confidante A superb bronze bust of Adolf Hitler, one of the most recognized...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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THEODOR EICKE'S PERSONAL PORCELAIN INKWELL AND BLOTTER457 - THEODOR EICKE'S PERSONAL PORCELAIN INKWELL AND BLOTTER
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Used by Ernst Rohm's executioner who would later head the SS Totenkopf Division and establish the highly-efficient "death camp" organi...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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GESTAPO "INTERROGATION" CHAIR458 - GESTAPO "INTERROGATION" CHAIR
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Wooden chair purportedly used by the Gestapo in the interrogation of individuals of "interest". The four-legged chair stands 32" tall...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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OTTO SKORZENY'S ARABIC TEAPOT459 - OTTO SKORZENY'S ARABIC TEAPOT
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OTTO SKORZENY (1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler's chief and favorite commando, he made a daring mountain-top rescue of Mussolini, placed eng...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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OTTO SKORZENY'S ALARM CLOCK460 - OTTO SKORZENY'S ALARM CLOCK
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OTTO SKORZENY (1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler's chief and favorite commando, he made a daring mountain-top rescue of Mussolini, placed eng...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to l***i for (480.00 + 108.00BP) = 588.00
 
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OTTO SKORZENY'S 25 YEAR NAZI SERVICE MEDAL461 - OTTO SKORZENY'S 25 YEAR NAZI SERVICE MEDAL
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OTTO SKORZENY (1908 - 1975) Nazi officer and Hitler's chief and favorite commando, he made a daring mountain-top rescue of Mussolini, placed eng...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l***i for (190.00 + 42.75BP) = 232.75
 
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398TH INFANTRY DIVISION RING AND PINS462 - 398TH INFANTRY DIVISION RING AND PINS
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Vintage sterling silver ring with cloisonné inset emblem of the 398th Infantry Division and the division's motto "On the Alert", ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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ADOLF HITLER TEAPOT463 - ADOLF HITLER TEAPOT
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A rare Adolf Hitler relic, a silver teapot from one of his formal services, maker-marked by Bruckmann, .800, bearing a Greek key-bordered rim and embo
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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ADOLF HITLER ALLACH SERVING BOWL WITH LID464 - ADOLF HITLER ALLACH SERVING BOWL WITH LID
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A rare piece of Allach porcelain dinnerware manufactured exclusively for Adolf Hitler in the SS-operated Allach porcelain factory at the notorious con
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to l***i for (950.00 + 213.75BP) = 1,163.75
 
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ADOLF HITLER ALLACH SERVING PLATTER465 - ADOLF HITLER ALLACH SERVING PLATTER
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A rare piece of Allach porcelain dinnerware manufactured exclusively for Adolf Hitler in the SS-operated Allach porcelain factory at the notorious con
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to l***i for (360.00 + 81.00BP) = 441.00
 
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ADOLF HITLER ALLACH SOUP BOWL466 - ADOLF HITLER ALLACH SOUP BOWL
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A rare piece of Allach porcelain dinnerware manufactured exclusively for Adolf Hitler at the SS-operated Allach porcelain factory at the notorious con
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to l***i for (320.00 + 72.00BP) = 392.00
 
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ADOLF HITLER FORK467 - ADOLF HITLER FORK
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Sterling silver table dessert fork once owned by Adolf Hitler. The delicate fork bears three tines, 5 3/4" long overall with a beaded edge, ver...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********e.. for (400.00 + 90.00BP) = 490.00
 
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AFRIKA CORPS PRISONER'S CAMP ART468 - AFRIKA CORPS PRISONER'S CAMP ART
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A small folk art-like wooden keepsake box, 4" x 3" x 2 1/4" with removable lid, fabricated with small pieces of inlaid wood and heat ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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D.A.F. GOLD FLAG POLE TOP469 - D.A.F. GOLD FLAG POLE TOP
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Rare D.A.F. aluminum flag pole top in gold, undoubtedly meant for the display of the D.A.F. golden honor flag, 10 1/2" tall, 6" wide, RZM ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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USCGC TANEY - THE LAST PEARL HARBOR VESSEL AFLOAT470 - USCGC TANEY - THE LAST PEARL HARBOR VESSEL AFLOAT
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Fine grouping of relics from the USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37), the last surviving vessel that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The vessel fired upon Jap
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT'S DRESS SWORD BELT471 - GENERAL WALTER C. SHORT'S DRESS SWORD BELT
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(1880 - 1949) American general responsible for the air and ground defense of Pearl Harbor. After the Japanese attack, Short and Adm. Husband E. Kimmel
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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PURPLE HEART AND OTHER ITEMS FROM A MARINE KILLED IN THE SINKING OF THE USS INDIANAPOLIS472 - PURPLE HEART AND OTHER ITEMS FROM A MARINE KILLED IN THE SINKING OF THE USS INDIANAPOLIS
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A fine grouping of items concerning the death of Marine Pvt John H. Kirchner who, with 883 comrades, met his death in the sinking of the USS Indianapo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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HITLER YOUTH ACCESSORIES473 - HITLER YOUTH ACCESSORIES
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Fine lot of six items includes a pair of grey Hitler Youth pants with proper H.J. - D.J. buttons and laces at pant bottoms but lacking the RZM tag (si
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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IDENTIFIED P-51 EXHAUST STACK474 - IDENTIFIED P-51 EXHAUST STACK
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A cast aluminum exhaust stack from Lt. Jerome E. Jahnke's P-51 Mustang which crashed at Lawling Hill Farm, Latchington, England on Aug. 12, 1944...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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JAPANESE SOLDIER'S "GOOD LUCK" FLAG475 - JAPANESE SOLDIER'S "GOOD LUCK" FLAG
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Japanese national flag, 27" along the hoist, 38" along the fly, silk with triangular leather corners and supporting strings fitted thereto...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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LUFTWAFFE PILOT'S CHRISTMAS GIFT476 - LUFTWAFFE PILOT'S CHRISTMAS GIFT
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Porcelain tile, 4" x 4", depicts a Luftwaffe pilot with aviator's cap and goggles above a propeeler, all in relief, with the corners o...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NAZI PRE-1933 FLAG POLE TOPS477 - NAZI PRE-1933 FLAG POLE TOPS
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Lot of three pre-1933 flag pole tops, two bearing an encircled swastika atop a cylinder, the third a more solid chromed brass swastika marked "...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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NEDERLAND DIVISION FOLK ART478 - NEDERLAND DIVISION FOLK ART
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Wooden folk art, a hand-carved plaque, 8" x 10 1/4", bearing a stylized impression of the symbol of the Nederland Division, Dutch soldiers...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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OCCUPIED BERLIN AND THE 1936 OLYMPICS479 - OCCUPIED BERLIN AND THE 1936 OLYMPICS
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Nice souvenir grouping from a member of the American occupation force stationed in post-war Berlin, a 9 1/2" x 13" plaque constructed by t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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REGIMENTAL "TOTENKOPF" RING480 - REGIMENTAL "TOTENKOPF" RING
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A piece of regimental "folk art", a nickel-silver ring, hollow-back, bearing a skull and bones flanked by a wreath of oak leaves on both s...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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ROMMEL CAPTURED LIQUOR481 - ROMMEL CAPTURED LIQUOR
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A rare war souvenir, a bottle of cognac originally captured by Erwin Rommel's Afrika Corps in North Africa, then recaptured by American soldiers...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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RUDOLF HESS' SILVER TABLEWARE482 - RUDOLF HESS' SILVER TABLEWARE
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A set of four pieces of sterling flatware once owned and used by Nazi Party secretary Rudolf Hess at formal functions. Included are is a teaspoon, 5 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to l***i for (650.00 + 146.25BP) = 796.25
 
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RUDOLF HESS' SILVER TABLEWARE483 - RUDOLF HESS' SILVER TABLEWARE
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A set of two pieces of sterling flatware once owned and used by Nazi Party secretary Rudolf Hess at formal functions. Included is a an ornate luncheon
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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RUSSIAN BANNER484 - RUSSIAN BANNER
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Ornately embroidered Russian banner, 44" x 60", bearing gold bullion trim within and fringe, ca. 1940-50. Untranslated. Estimate: $200...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l***i for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
 
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S.A. CAST LEAD SOLDIERS485 - S.A. CAST LEAD SOLDIERS
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Group of five toy soldiers, four made of lead, no maker indicated, one a composite material marked "ASTOU" [?]", all about 2" ta...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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S.A. SPORTS LOT486 - S.A. SPORTS LOT
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Good lot of three items includes an S.A. car pennant, 12 1/2" long with emblem sewn-on, RZM tag still attached, fine condition, S.A. sports ins...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l***i for (220.00 + 49.50BP) = 269.50
 
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SOUVENIRS OF A COLD WAR WARRIOR IN GERMANY487 - SOUVENIRS OF A COLD WAR WARRIOR IN GERMANY
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Group of various relics obtained by an American soldier while on duty serving in the American Secor of Berlin in the 1970s. A rather oddball collectio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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SOUVENIRS WHICH SURVIVED THE KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE USS TERROR488 - SOUVENIRS WHICH SURVIVED THE KAMIKAZE ATTACK ON THE USS TERROR
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Pair of silk souvenir fringed pillow cases, each 20" x 20", typical touristic items sold to a sailor in Hawaii and Chinatown in San Franci...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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SPOTTING SCOPE STAND*489 - SPOTTING SCOPE STAND*
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Spotting scope stand, likely German manufacture, ca. 1940, 50" tall with extendable legs and tension adjustment. No maker's mark apparent. ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (28.00) = 28.00
 
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SS CONTRACTOR'S "TABLE RESERVED" STAND490 - SS CONTRACTOR'S "TABLE RESERVED" STAND
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A grim piece of advertising made for a contractor to the SS, an ornate wrought iron table piece owned and used by the firm to indicate that a particul
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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SS TABLEWARE491 - SS TABLEWARE
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Lot of two pieces of tableware used by members of the SS, the first a composite metal fork with SS runes on the handle, 7" long, marked: "...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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SWASTIKA BRACELET492 - SWASTIKA BRACELET
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An interesting pieces of jewelry, an attractive linked silver bracelet comprised of plaques bearing swastikas and leaf motifs (but not oak leaves), ha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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WORLD WAR II SILK AVIATOR'S MAP493 - WORLD WAR II SILK AVIATOR'S MAP
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An aviator's survival map printed on white silk and measuring 19" wide x 28" tall, meant to be attached to the interior of a flyer'...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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ESCAPE HATCH TO A WORLD WAR II HELLCAT FIGHTER494 - ESCAPE HATCH TO A WORLD WAR II HELLCAT FIGHTER
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A metal frame and plexiglass and escape hatch from a World War II Hellcat fighter, 19" x 24 1/2", the green steel frame reading: "EME...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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BATTLE OF THE BULGE U.S. TANKER'S GAS MASK495 - BATTLE OF THE BULGE U.S. TANKER'S GAS MASK
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A great battlefield "pick-up" from the area of Manhay, Luxembourg, scene of a fierce battle between American tankers and their SS counterp...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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WAFFEN-SS OAKLEAF PATTERN ZELTBAHN496 - WAFFEN-SS OAKLEAF PATTERN ZELTBAHN
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Waffen-SS Oakleaf "A" pattern "zeltbahn", a tent quarter or poncho in camouflage splinter pattern, with buttons, buttonholes and...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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WEHRMACHT ZELTBAHN (TENT QUARTER)497 - WEHRMACHT ZELTBAHN (TENT QUARTER)
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Wehrmacht "zeltbahn", a tent quarter or poncho in camouflage splinter pattern, with buttons, buttonholes and grommets, maker's black i...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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HANDSTAMP OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GEN. CAMILLO RUGGERO498 - HANDSTAMP OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GEN. CAMILLO RUGGERO
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Personal metal handstamp of German Gen. Camillo Ruggero, the stamp reading: "General der Flakartillerie Ruggera" on two lines, affixed to ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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SS FELDPOST HANDSTAMP499 - SS FELDPOST HANDSTAMP
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Scarce handstamp, an SS Feldpost (mail) handstamp reading: "SS - Pi . Btl. 4" above a Nazi eagle and swastika device, set into a rectangul...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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WEHRMACHT UNIT HANDSTAMP500 - WEHRMACHT UNIT HANDSTAMP
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Wehrmacht unit's circular metal handstamp with wording : "Wehermacht einsheit 18570" encircling a Nazi eagle and swastika device at ce...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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GERMAN RED CROSS FIRST AID KIT501 - GERMAN RED CROSS FIRST AID KIT
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War date German Red Cross first aid kit, 7" x 8" x 2 3/4" brown leather with two leather closing straps, containing within: a pack of...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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RELICS OF THE D-DAY LANDINGS IN NORMANDY502 - RELICS OF THE D-DAY LANDINGS IN NORMANDY
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Attractive 9" X 11" shadowbox display containing a "spent" rifle round in a small plastic case attached to a reproduction of a m...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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