September Militaria & Autographs Auction

American WWII propaganda poster 'O.K. for K.O. - by Air Force Technicians', artwork by William Heaslip (1898-1970), Army Air Forces, Directo...

'Have You Really Tried to Save Gas by Getting into a Car Club?', artwork by Harold von Schmidt, (1893-1982), U.S. Government Printing Office...

'Careless Talk Got There First', artwork by Ray Prouhaska, (1901-1981), 1944, 40 x 28.5 inches. Mailing folds, creases, and old tape repair ...

'The U.S. Navy - Offers Practical Training in Many Trades - Learn while traveling in the 'School of the Nation'', painting by Arthur...

'Give War Bonds - The Present with a Future', artwork by Don Snider, Official U.S. Treasury Poster, U.S. Government Printing Office 1943-O-5...

'Buy Bonds the G.I. Way!', artwork by Al Capp, (1909-1979), U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945-O-636636, 12.5 x 9 inches. Mailing folds.

'Suggestions Wanted - Back-Up Our Fighting Power with your Suggestion Power - Economy thru Cooperation', WD. Poster No. 20, U.S. Government ...

Three posters, 'Rationing Safeguards Your Share', Office of Price Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office 1942-O-455734, 20 x 14.25 ...

Lot of two calendar tops dating from WWII: 1. WWII American calendar tops, 'Freedom Forever', artwork by Bettina Steinke, (1913-1999), Compl...

Three North Vietnamese posters, numbers 2, 3, and 4, showing soldiers preparing for war. One poster identifies one of the men as Ho Chi Minh's r...

Three Chinese posters made to show support in Vietnam against the American military. Numbers 15, 16, and 17 showing battle scenes with explosions and

WWII leaflet written in Burmese for safe passage and protection of American soldiers, asking Burmese civilians to help crashed American pilots. The le

WWII German Kohlenklau, the 'coal thief'. Kohlenklau became the personified idea of stealing energy and was used to push Germans into saving...

German WWII propaganda leaflet titled 'The 10 Commandments against Enemy Propaganda' detailing ten rules in which the German people can prot...

9 German WWII Luftwaffe postcards. Approx. 4 x 6 inches each.

Assorted German postcards, including a postcard of Hitler and Mussolini, stamped and dated 1941. Seven pieces total.

8 Italian WWII propaganda postcards of Mussolini, Hitler with Mussolini, Italian soldiers, etc. Approx. 4 x 6 inches each.

Photographs, letters, patches, buttons, souvenirs, and postcards once belonging to WWI soldier Joseph M. Cooper, Corporal of Battery 'A' of ...

Large grouping of letters, identifications, German books, and ephemera from Fred Stern, a German Jewish Immigrant who served in the US Army. Included

WWII propaganda flyer in Korean text with two aerial images and the outline of Korea with a Korean flag. No date, untranslated. 11 x 8.5 inches. Folds

Three magazines on the liberation of France from Nazi Germany during WWII, including 'The Messenger of Liberty', 'The 100 Days of France...

WWII special overseas editions of the Boston Herald newspapers from June 5, 1944, Vol. 196, No, 157; August 28, 1944, Vol. 197, No. 59; March 12, 1945

Group of four WWII Russian propaganda leaflets dropped on German soldiers to surrender, includes a flyer truth about Stalingrad which also functions a

WWII U.S. propaganda leaflet dropped on Japanese soldiers to encourage them to surrender. Written in English, Filipino, and Japanese, the flyer states

One stamp sheet of 26 stamps looted by the Nazis during WWII. The stamps are Romanian and Hungarian, some are canceled with postal stamps. Stamps were

Seven German Reichsmarks stamp sheets, various denominations, 100 stamps per sheet, 700 stamps.

Two sheets of Third Reich stamps, including one sheet cancelled on Hitler's birthday. The stamps show vignettes of Hitler, Hitler Youth, and Aus...

Civilian Defense grouping including three handbooks, three notices, three sleeve patches, three stickers, two cloth armbands, a group of plastic armba

War Department Technical Manual of Army Recipes TM 10-412, dated August 1946. The spiral-bound cook book includes 414 pages of recipes, including the

WWII American anti-Hitler propaganda poster, 'We've Made A Monkey Out Of You!', artwork by J.H. King, 1943, 15 x 20 inches. The poster d...

'Urgent Notice' original WWII War Department poster in support of national security while fighting war with Japan '...information you di...

American poster, 'The more we produce, the quicker this will end', U.S. Army Official Poster, I.S.D No. 140, U.S. Government Printing Office...

Restricted propaganda leaflet and mimeographed file record made by the Psychological Warfare Team of the U.S. Office of War Information targeted for B

Two posters of the '7-Key Plan' made for Americans during the war to combat inflation. 1. 'Here's How to Head Off Runaway Prices'...

Two American WWII war loan posters: 1. 'For Your Land - and Your Country - Invest in War Bonds - for Future Land Improvement', U.S. Governme...

American early 20th-century Yiddish postcard asking 'Vy Not?' Copyright 1904, Ely Boynton & Ely, Detroit. Postally used, 5.5 x 3.5 inche...

Rare American WWII public announcement broadside, 22 x 14 inches, issued by the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administ

Lot of two Czechoslovakian awards for bravery. First, 'Medal for Bravery' certificate awarded to Sergeant Abdulzhan Rakmanov, dated 1945. Se...

Czechoslovakian Cross of Bravery award document issued to NKVD Lieutenant-Colonel who served in the Partisan regiment. Dated 1946. The citation has a

Two Bulgarian certificates for military merit. First, 'Order of Alexander Nevsky' awarded to Red Army senior lieutenant Viktor Chekodanov, 5...

Lot of ten award documents presented to Red Army soldiers by Poland, dated from 1945 to 1947. In Polish. Approx. 5.5 x 7 inches.

Group of eleven documents, briefs between the 7. SS-Reiterstandarte, Reichsfuhrer SS-HA (Gottlob Berger) and SS-Oberabschnitt Spree, concerning transf

Proclamation broadside by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) adding complementary French ba

Group of documents and photos for Walter Moser (b. 1922), a young German soldier applying to become a flight instructor. Includes a large charcoal por

Period mimeographed copies of official secret and restricted documents of the trial of Tomoyuki Yamashita brought up on war crimes in 1945. In this do

Lot of 47 items about Sgt. Charles S. Knight, army soldier killed in battle. Knight was part of the 3rd Army 167th Engr. Combat Battalion and was KIA

John J. Pershing, General Orders No. 38-A. France, February 28, 1919, thanking each member of the American Expeditionary Forces for their service in W

65th Congress, 1st Session. S.J. RES. 1. April 2, 1917 Joint Resolution.' In the Senate of the United States...the State of war...is hereby form...

War Eagle Series fliers made by Richard H. Edmonds, Editor Manufacturers Record, meant to boast morale of troops to fight during WWI, series two throu

Two certificates issued in memory of Corporal Crawford L. Steine, Company B., 316th Infantry. First certificate was designed by E.H. Blashfield, dated

Collection of seven WWII maps printed by the War Office and owned by Major General HAROLD W. BLAKELEY (1893-1966), Commanding Officer Artillery, 4th I

(1905 - 1981) Adolf Hitler’s personal chief architect and minister for armaments and war production. His signed book 'Spandauer Tagebucher...

Scarce publication 'Die Neue Reichskanzlei' (The New Reich Chancellery) by Albert Speer (1905 - 1981), Adolf Hitler's personal chief arc...

(1903 - 1976) Marshal of the Soviet Union and Minister of Defense, Commander-in-Chief of the Warsaw Pact Forces. Military attestation of Lieutenant Co

(1892-1962) Soviet military commander and politician. Letter from Khrulyov to Stalin to remind him of the 150 year anniversary of the Zhitomir Militar

Lot of two items signed by soldiers involved in bombing Japan during WWII. First, FDC signed by Charles Sweeney (1919-2004), pilot who flew Bockscar c

(1923-2020) Flying ace who became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Photo of Chuck Yeager, sig

Signed color photograph by flying ace Chuck Yeager (1923-2020) posing in his flight suit 'To: James Good Luck! Chuck Yeager', 8 x 10 inches....

(1923-2020) United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have

Rare program for the funeral service of Grossadmiral KARL DONITZ (1891-1980) signed by German fighter ace HANS ULRICH RUDEL (1916-1982) on the last pa

(1880-1964) General of the Army for the United States, as well as a Field Marshal to the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States A

(1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 and German Emperor 1871 - 1888. Patent signed by Wilhelm I, partially printed, three pages, 8.75 x 14.25 inches,

(1889-1962) German General of the Infantry, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and commanded the XXVI Army Corps during the siege...

Two books signed by Luftwaffe officers: 1. Falck, (1910-2007) WWII Luftwaffe pilot and key organizer of the night fighters. Jabs, (1917-2003) a Luftwa

(1881-1966) a German nobleman, naval officer, author, and sailor who commanded the SMS Seeadler during WWI. Signed postcard photograph, 4 x 6 inches.

Soviet attestation, four-pages, signed by four Generals. Document handwritten by Yevgeny Ivanovsky. Attestation of the Head of Air Defense Troops of t

(1919-2002) Top American fighter ace (34 1/2 kills) over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War. Signed

(1913 - 2009) Obersturmbannfuhrer in the Waffen-SS and Adolf Hitler's personal adjutant and previously adjutant to Martin Bormann. Commander of ...

(1919-2002) Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top Am

(1895-1937) a German general, politician and military theorist, who was integral during World War I for his role in the German victories at Li

(1912-1985) German Waffen-SS Obersturmbannfuhrer, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.Commander of the ...

(1918-2009) German WWII General and fighter ace, third most successful fighter pilot in aviation history with 274 aerial victories and Knight's ...

(1895-1992) SS-Brigadefuhrer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Commander of the 8th SS Caval...

(1913-2010) Luftwaffe bomber pilot, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Signed black-and-white photogr...

(1916-1982) Highly decorated German Stuka dive-bomber pilot and most decorated German serviceman as the sole recipient of the Knight's Cross wit...

Ten covers signed by members of Operation Paperclip and other scientist including Erich Ball (1901-1990), Hans Fichtner (1917-2012), Herbert Fuhrmann

(1923-2022) United States Marine Corps Reserve warrant officer who received the United States Medal of Honor during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World Wa

(1923-2022) was a United States Marine Corps Reserve warrant officer who received the United States Medal of Honor during the Battle of Iwo Jima in Wo

(1922- ) German Luftwaffe ace during the Second World War who is credited with 81 victories in 324 missions, all on the Eastern Front. Signed photogra

(1896-1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raid on Japan during World War II. Tw

(1896-1993) American military general and aviation pioneer. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for personal valor and leadership as commander of the Do

Lot of eleven autographs of Knight's Cross recipients of the Waffen-SS on a book plate, includes Otto Kumm, Helmut Scholz, Otto Baum, Karl Kreut...

Lot of five (5) signed photographs of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients, Includes WALTHER-PEER FELLGIEBEL (twice signed, front and bac...

Lot of eleven Heer Knight's Cross recipients' photos and letters, includes MARTIN EDER (signed twice), VALENTIN DIETZ (signed twice), CHRIST...

Group of five photographs signed by Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, includes Luftwaffe captain WILLI SOLTER, SS-Obersturmfuh...

Lot of six Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients. Signed photos and letters, including HEINRICH EBERBACH (signed twice), HARTMANN GRASSER ...

Lot of eight Knight's Cross recipients' photos and letters including WERNER CANDERS (signed twice), ULRICH DINKELACKER (signed twice), FRIED...

Lot of nine Knight's Cross recipients' photos and letters including JURGEN J. GAUSS (signed twice), KLAUS GOLLNICK (signed twice), ROLF BERI...

Six photographs signed by German Luftwaffe Aces and Knight's Cross recipients. Signed by Max Diepold, Wolfgang Falck, Adolf Glunz, Alfred Grisla...

Seven photographs signed by Erich Rudorffer, Gerhard Schoepfer, Gunther Schack, Hans-Joachim Jabs, Johannes Wiese, Hans-Ekkard Bob, and Hubert Hermann

Bookplate signed by four Luftwaffe nightfighter aces of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 and recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, includes M...

(1902-2003) German film director, photographer, and actress, known for her seminal role in producing Nazi propaganda and a very close friend of Adolf

(1913-2004) German film star German film icon rivaling Hollywood stars such as Ginger Rogers and Rita Hayworth. She was first identified as a possible

(1913 - 2004) German film star German film icon rivaling Hollywood stars such as Ginger Rogers and Rita Hayworth. She was first identified as a possib

(1898-1972) Marshal of the Soviet Union, during WWII he was Chief of Staff of the Kalinin Front and Chief of Staff of the Steppe Front, renamed the 2n

Lot of eleven photos signed by notable military servicemen and recipient of the Medal of Honor, including Dakota Meyer, Sgt. Guy Prestia, MOH Recipien

(1899-1968) Chief Marshal of the Artillery and Hero of the Soviet Union. Voronov commanded the Soviet artillery during the Battle of Stalingrad Typed

Two books about military commanders: 1. 'Under Fire: An American Story', by Oliver L. North, with William Novak, Harper Collins Publishers, ...

(1897-1980) Russian-German actress who starred in 140 films was accused of being a Russian spy. She was also rumored to have been pressured by Stalin

(1893-1981) American general of World War II who commanded forty-three divisions and 1.3 million men, the largest body of American soldiers ever to se