Militaria Collectibles Auction

VON RICHTHOFEN’S GOGGLES. These goggles were originally found near the crash site, after falling out of Richthofen’s air plane, by E. E. Hardaker, a

BROWN LEATHER BELT REMOVED FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S BODY. A wide brown leather belt worn by von Richthofen over his flying suit. Photographs, including

BLACK BAKELITE BUTTON CUT FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FLYING COAT. Before the autopsy on von Richthofen’s remains, his heavy flying coat was removed and th

GERMAN MARK BANKNOTE REMOVED FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S BODY. One Mark banknote, 640-055755, found among the effects removed from the body of von Richthof

LOCK OF VON RICHTHOFEN’S HAIR. Lock of hair ranging from light brown to blond in color was removed from a locket given by von Richthofen to his cous

ALTIMETER BACKING PLATE FROM COCKPIT OF VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER TRI-PLANE DR I 425/17. This plate was separated from the altimeter which was removed

SWATCH OF MATERIAL FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FLYING COVERALLS. A piece of wool felt-backed material taken from the flying coveralls of von Richthofen. T

MACHINE GUN LOCK AND BROKEN FIRING PIN FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S LMG 08/15 (#1795a). The feed lock was salvaged by Air Mechanic Colin C. Collins, No. 3

SMALL SEGMENT OF A MACHINE GUN BELT FROM ONE OF THE GUNS IN VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I FOKKER TRI-PLANE 425/17. Gray/tan, herringbone woven, cotton

PROPELLER FRAGMENT FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER TRI-PLANE DR I 425/17. Fragment of the propeller from the wreck of Richthofen’s tri-plane. This item

SIX AIRCRAFT RIGGING TURNBUCKLES REMOVED FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER TRI-PLANE DR I 425/17. Two sizes of turnbuckle removed from Von Richthofen’s tr

FABRIC FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRIPLANE 425/17. A small swatch of fabric mounted on a photograph of a turnbuckle and a piece of chain, also

LOCKING PIN, ATTRIBUTED TO BE FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S PARACHUTE. Locking pin of brightly polished metal, and silver in color, is purported to have come

TWO PIECES OF PLYWOOD FROM THE WING OF VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER TRI-PLANE DR I 425/17. On the larger piece of plywood is written “this is a piece off

TWO DRESSING TABLE ACCESSORIES MADE OF METAL PARTS SALVAGED FROM THE WRECKAGE OF VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE 425/17. Items are made of alu

THREE NAPKIN RINGS MADE FROM THE FUEL INTAKE PIPES TAKEN FROM THE WRECKAGE OF VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER TRI-PLANE DR I 425/17. Each ring is engraved “S

POSTCARD SIGNED BY LOTHAR VON RICHTHOFEN, THE RED BARON’S BROTHER. An official military “Feld-postkarte” sent by Lothar von Richthofen to “Herr Voss,

FABRIC SECTION OF VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER TRI-PLANE DR I 425/17 CONTAINING PORTION OF PAINTED CROSS. A triangular piece of fabric is of particular in

SECTION OF FABRIC FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE. A substantial section taken from the upper surfaces of the tri-plane, with no evidence

LARGE SEGMENT OF RED PAINTED FABRIC FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE. An unusually fine brightly painted piece of upper fabric from Von Ri

SECTION OF FABRIC FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE, AND FOUR AUTHENTICATING LETTERS. A rectangular piece of fabric from the upper surfaces

IRREGULAR SHAPED SECTION OF FABRIC FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE. This fabric from the undersides of Von Richthofen’s tri-plane exhibit

SECTION OF FABRIC FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE. A small, irregular piece of fabric from the underside of von Richthofen’s tri-plane.

SECTION OF FABRIC FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE. E. F. Rountree of No. 3 Sqdn., AFC, removed this section from the upper surfaces of th

FLAKE OF PAINT FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE 425/17. Flake of red paint from von Richthofen’s tri-plane mounted on gray cardboard, with

TWO FRAMED PRINTS; ONE COLORED WITH orig VON RICHTHOFEN FOKKER DR I TRIPLANE 425/17 FABRIC, AND PRINTED DESCRIPTION OF THE FABRIC, THE PLANE, AND VON

WING STRUT SEGMENT FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER TRI-PLANE DR I 425/17. Laminated section painted in the familiar red paint of a wing strut from Richt

RELIC PIECE OF WOOD FROM VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER DR I TRI-PLANE 425/17. Carisella’s inventory lists this item simply as a “Piece of wood from wing,”

ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA BELONGING TO LT. MALCOLM SHEEHAN, NO. 3 SQDN, AFC. Lot consists of 20 orig World War I photographs depicting aircra

LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA OF LT. HENRY RUDOLF, NO. 41 SQDN, RAF. A collection of 60 candid photographs, 4 portraits, and 4 pieces of mixed ephe

FOUR CONTEMPORARILY PAINTED PORTRAITS OF VON RICHTHOFEN. Bob Casey depicts the Baron in the upper right corner; in the foreground is a red tri-plane

TWO WARTIME PHOTO ALBUMS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF LT. FRANK GILFEDDER, NO. 3 SQDN, RAFC. The larger album contains 110 excellent photographs of aircraft

MEDAL AND BUCKLE LOT. Consists of three replica Pour le Mérite awards, 1939-1940 French Croix de Guerre, French Veteran’s medal 1914-18, Bavar...

SIX AUTOGRAPHED WORLD WAR I AIRCRAFT NATIONAL INSIGNIA PAINTED ON CANVAS AND A DISPLAY BOARD WITH ONE GERMAN INSIGNIA ON CANVAS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. Each

FOUR LINEN-BACKED FIELD SURVEY AND TRENCH MAPS. Two maps prepared by the “Geographical Section, General Staff,” one titled “Lens” in France and the s

BROWN LEATHER FRENCH-MADE FLYING HELMET AND TWO PAIR OF FLYING GOGGLES. The helmet, made of flannel-lined soft brown leather, has two earflaps secure

ONE LOT CONTAINING HUNDREDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES RELATING TO THE RED BARON. The majority of these photographs, many in duplicate, are copies

EIGHT SCRAPBOOK ALBUMS AND RING BINDERS CONTAINING PHOTOGRAPHS, CLIPPINGS AND AUTOGRAPHS. Album 1: Photographs, autographs, clippings, and letters.

LOT OF SIX BOXES OF CARISELLA’S MIXED CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS PERTAINING TO VON RICHTHOFEN, PLUS TWO BOXES OF AVIATION AND MILITARY RE

FOUR CARTONS OF AVIATION JOURNALS. Consists of approximately 95 issues, with some duplicates of Cross & Cockade Journal, mixed numbers from Vol...

IMPORTANT 2 VOLUME SET OF THE LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS, NORDHOFF & HALL, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO., 1920. This is an important orig history of the Laf...

ONE LOT OF AVIATION-ORIENTED PAPERBOOK BOOKS. 4-53531-6 CW52 (50-75)

ONE LOT OF WORLD WAR I BOOKS, INCLUDING SEVEN VOLUMES RELATING TO VON RICHTHOFEN; ALSO DER ROTE KAMPF-FLIEGER AND ITS TRANSLATION, THE RED BATTLE FLYE

ONE LOT OF WORLD WAR I AVIATION BOOKS, INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF BALL, BISHOP, MCCUDDEN, AND UDET. From the Collection of the late P. J. Carisella. 4

ONE LOT OF AVIATION BOOKS, INCLUDING 8 VOLUMES OF THE HARLEYFORD AVIATION SERIES PUBLICATION AND VOLUMES 1 AND 2 OF WAR IN THE AIR BY RALEIGH & ...

ONE LOT OF AVIATION BOOKS, INCLUDING 3 VOLUMES OF THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914-18, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE SCARCE AND VALUABLE

LOT OF FOUR STEEL HELMETS, TWO PICKELHAUBE LEATHER GERMAN SPIKE HELMETS, TWO WORLD WAR I GERMAN CLOTH MÜTZE, OR FIELD CAPS, AN AUSTRALIAN DIGGE...

TWO EMPTY 105MM GERMAN BRASS ARTILLERY SHELL CASES. Both shell cases are nicely engraved as Trench Art. The bases are manufacture marked “Patronenfa

PRUSSIAN LEIB-GENDARNERIE HELMET OF THE 1ST & 2ND ZUG. The unit represented by this helmet was the bodyguard for the Kaiser. 1st Zug, and the ...

HISTORIC WRIGHT BROTHERS MATERIALS BELONGING TO CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND HELEN McFADDEN. This wonderful lot of items was the property of Helen McFadden, l