September Militaria & Autographs Auction

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This auction includes 470 lots of select WWI and WWII militaria, autographs, Americana, and collectibles.
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WWII AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER OK FOR KO101 - WWII AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTER OK FOR KO
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American WWII propaganda poster 'O.K. for K.O. - by Air Force Technicians', artwork by William Heaslip (1898-1970), Army Air Forces, Directo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (180.00 + 54.00BP) = 234.00
 
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WWII HAVE YOU REALLY TRIED TO SAVE GAS POSTER102 - WWII HAVE YOU REALLY TRIED TO SAVE GAS POSTER
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'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...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 60.00BP) = 260.00
 
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WWII CARELESS TALK POSTER103 - WWII CARELESS TALK POSTER
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'Careless Talk Got There First', artwork by Ray Prouhaska, (1901-1981), 1944, 40 x 28.5 inches. Mailing folds, creases, and old tape repair ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
 
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WWII US NAVY SCHOOL OF THE NATION POSTER104 - WWII US NAVY SCHOOL OF THE NATION POSTER
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'The U.S. Navy - Offers Practical Training in Many Trades - Learn while traveling in the 'School of the Nation'', painting by Arthur...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00 + 27.00BP) = 117.00
 
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WWII GIVE WAR BONDS POSTER105 - WWII GIVE WAR BONDS POSTER
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'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...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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BUY BONDS THE GI WAY AL CAPP POSTER106 - BUY BONDS THE GI WAY AL CAPP POSTER
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'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.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 21.00BP) = 91.00
 
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CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE EFFORT POSTER107 - CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE EFFORT POSTER
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'Suggestions Wanted - Back-Up Our Fighting Power with your Suggestion Power - Economy thru Cooperation', WD. Poster No. 20, U.S. Government ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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RATIONING SAFEGUARDS YOUR SHARE POSTER (3)108 - RATIONING SAFEGUARDS YOUR SHARE POSTER (3)
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Three posters, 'Rationing Safeguards Your Share', Office of Price Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office 1942-O-455734, 20 x 14.25 ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (90.00 + 27.00BP) = 117.00
 
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WWII POSTER CALENDAR TOPS (2)109 - WWII POSTER CALENDAR TOPS (2)
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Lot of two calendar tops dating from WWII: 1. WWII American calendar tops, 'Freedom Forever', artwork by Bettina Steinke, (1913-1999), Compl...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 12.00BP) = 52.00
 
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CHINESE VIETNAM ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTERS (3)110 - CHINESE VIETNAM ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTERS (3)
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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...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 220.00
 
 
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CHINESE VIETNAM ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTERS (3)111 - CHINESE VIETNAM ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA POSTERS (3)
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Three Chinese posters made to show support in Vietnam against the American military. Numbers 15, 16, and 17 showing battle scenes with explosions and
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 220.00
 
 
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WWII BURMESE LEAFLET (2)112 - WWII BURMESE LEAFLET (2)
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WWII leaflet written in Burmese for safe passage and protection of American soldiers, asking Burmese civilians to help crashed American pilots. The le
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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WWII KOHLENKLAU COAL THIEF113 - WWII KOHLENKLAU COAL THIEF
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WWII German Kohlenklau, the 'coal thief'. Kohlenklau became the personified idea of stealing energy and was used to push Germans into saving...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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WWII FIGHT ENEMY PROPAGANDA LEAFLET114 - WWII FIGHT ENEMY PROPAGANDA LEAFLET
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German WWII propaganda leaflet titled 'The 10 Commandments against Enemy Propaganda' detailing ten rules in which the German people can prot...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 30.00BP) = 130.00
 
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WWII GERMAN LUFTWAFFE POSTCARDS (9)115 - WWII GERMAN LUFTWAFFE POSTCARDS (9)
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9 German WWII Luftwaffe postcards. Approx. 4 x 6 inches each.
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
 
 
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WWII GERMAN POSTCARDS (6)116 - WWII GERMAN POSTCARDS (6)
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Assorted German postcards, including a postcard of Hitler and Mussolini, stamped and dated 1941. Seven pieces total.
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for (20.00 + 6.00BP) = 26.00
 
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WWII ITALIAN MUSSOLINI POSTCARDS (8)117 - WWII ITALIAN MUSSOLINI POSTCARDS (8)
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8 Italian WWII propaganda postcards of Mussolini, Hitler with Mussolini, Italian soldiers, etc. Approx. 4 x 6 inches each.
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 30.00BP) = 130.00
 
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WWI SOLDIER PHOTO & LETTER GROUP (24)118 - WWI SOLDIER PHOTO & LETTER GROUP (24)
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Photographs, letters, patches, buttons, souvenirs, and postcards once belonging to WWI soldier Joseph M. Cooper, Corporal of Battery 'A' of ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 220.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 30.00BP) = 130.00
 
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WWII JEWISH AMERICAN SOLDIER'S GROUPING119 - WWII JEWISH AMERICAN SOLDIER'S GROUPING
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Large grouping of letters, identifications, German books, and ephemera from Fred Stern, a German Jewish Immigrant who served in the US Army. Included
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (550.00 + 165.00BP) = 715.00
 
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WWII KOREAN PROPAGANDA LEAFLET120 - WWII KOREAN PROPAGANDA LEAFLET
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 12.00BP) = 52.00
 
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WWII LIBERATION OF FRANCE MAGAZINES (5)121 - WWII LIBERATION OF FRANCE MAGAZINES (5)
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Three magazines on the liberation of France from Nazi Germany during WWII, including 'The Messenger of Liberty', 'The 100 Days of France...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
 
 
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WWII OVERSEAS NEWSPAPER SPECIAL EDITIONS (4)122 - WWII OVERSEAS NEWSPAPER SPECIAL EDITIONS (4)
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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
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (20.00 + 6.00BP) = 26.00
 
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WWII RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS CALLING FOR GERMAN SURRENDER (4)123 - WWII RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS CALLING FOR GERMAN SURRENDER (4)
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Group of four WWII Russian propaganda leaflets dropped on German soldiers to surrender, includes a flyer truth about Stalingrad which also functions a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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WWII SURRENDER LEAFLET DROPPED ON JAPANESE124 - WWII SURRENDER LEAFLET DROPPED ON JAPANESE
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WWII U.S. propaganda leaflet dropped on Japanese soldiers to encourage them to surrender. Written in English, Filipino, and Japanese, the flyer states
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Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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NAZI LOOTED STAMPS (26)125 - NAZI LOOTED STAMPS (26)
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 15.00BP) = 65.00
 
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WWII THIRD REICH STAMPS (700)126 - WWII THIRD REICH STAMPS (700)
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Seven German Reichsmarks stamp sheets, various denominations, 100 stamps per sheet, 700 stamps.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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WWII THIRD REICH STAMPS CANCELLED ON HITLERS BIRTHDAY (12)127 - WWII THIRD REICH STAMPS CANCELLED ON HITLERS BIRTHDAY (12)
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Two sheets of Third Reich stamps, including one sheet cancelled on Hitler's birthday. The stamps show vignettes of Hitler, Hitler Youth, and Aus...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 15.00BP) = 65.00
 
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WWII U.S. CIVILIAN DEFENSE GROUPING (16)128 - WWII U.S. CIVILIAN DEFENSE GROUPING (16)
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Civilian Defense grouping including three handbooks, three notices, three sleeve patches, three stickers, two cloth armbands, a group of plastic armba
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 220.00
 
 
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1946 ARMY COOK BOOK129 - 1946 ARMY COOK BOOK
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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
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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WWII UNCLE SAM & HITLER AS A MONKEY!130 - WWII UNCLE SAM & HITLER AS A MONKEY!
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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...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (180.00 + 54.00BP) = 234.00
 
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WWII URGENT NOTICE FINAL PHASES OF WAR IN JAPAN POSTER131 - WWII URGENT NOTICE FINAL PHASES OF WAR IN JAPAN POSTER
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'Urgent Notice' original WWII War Department poster in support of national security while fighting war with Japan '...information you di...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
 
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WWII THE QUICKER THIS WILL END POSTER132 - WWII THE QUICKER THIS WILL END POSTER
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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...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 12.00BP) = 52.00
 
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WWII US PROPAGANDA LEAFLET BURMA VILLAGE WARNING133 - WWII US PROPAGANDA LEAFLET BURMA VILLAGE WARNING
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Restricted propaganda leaflet and mimeographed file record made by the Psychological Warfare Team of the U.S. Office of War Information targeted for B
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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WWII WAR EFFORT POSTERS (2)134 - WWII WAR EFFORT POSTERS (2)
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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'...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 15.00BP) = 65.00
 
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WWII WAR LOAN POSTERS (2)135 - WWII WAR LOAN POSTERS (2)
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Two American WWII war loan posters: 1. 'For Your Land - and Your Country - Invest in War Bonds - for Future Land Improvement', U.S. Governme...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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YIDDISH POSTCARD - VY NOT?136 - YIDDISH POSTCARD - VY NOT?
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American early 20th-century Yiddish postcard asking 'Vy Not?' Copyright 1904, Ely Boynton & Ely, Detroit. Postally used, 5.5 x 3.5 inche...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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1942 JAPANESE EXCLUSION ACT BROADSIDE137 - 1942 JAPANESE EXCLUSION ACT BROADSIDE
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Rare American WWII public announcement broadside, 22 x 14 inches, issued by the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administ
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (340.00 + 102.00BP) = 442.00
 
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2 CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WWII BRAVERY AWARD DOCUMENTS138 - 2 CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WWII BRAVERY AWARD DOCUMENTS
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Lot of two Czechoslovakian awards for bravery. First, 'Medal for Bravery' certificate awarded to Sergeant Abdulzhan Rakmanov, dated 1945. Se...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00 + 36.00BP) = 156.00
 
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CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WWII BRAVERY CITATION PARTISAN139 - CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WWII BRAVERY CITATION PARTISAN
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Czechoslovakian Cross of Bravery award document issued to NKVD Lieutenant-Colonel who served in the Partisan regiment. Dated 1946. The citation has a
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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2 WWII BULGARIAN AWARDS TO SOVIET SOLDIERS140 - 2 WWII BULGARIAN AWARDS TO SOVIET SOLDIERS
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Two Bulgarian certificates for military merit. First, 'Order of Alexander Nevsky' awarded to Red Army senior lieutenant Viktor Chekodanov, 5...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (120.00 + 36.00BP) = 156.00
 
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RED ARMY WWII AWARD DOCUMENTS (10)141 - RED ARMY WWII AWARD DOCUMENTS (10)
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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.
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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ALLGMEINE-SS HITLER YOUTH DOCUMENTS (11)142 - ALLGMEINE-SS HITLER YOUTH DOCUMENTS (11)
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Group of eleven documents, briefs between the 7. SS-Reiterstandarte, Reichsfuhrer SS-HA (Gottlob Berger) and SS-Oberabschnitt Spree, concerning transf
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ISSUES MORE FRENCH CURRENCY143 - DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ISSUES MORE FRENCH CURRENCY
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Proclamation broadside by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) adding complementary French ba
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 140.00
 
 
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GERMAN WWII PILOT GROUPING (18)144 - GERMAN WWII PILOT GROUPING (18)
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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
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 260.00
 
 
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JAPANESE WAR CRIMES TRIAL DOCUMENTS TOMOYUKI YAMASHITA145 - JAPANESE WAR CRIMES TRIAL DOCUMENTS TOMOYUKI YAMASHITA
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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
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Estimate : 180.00 - 260.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00 + 1,275.00BP) = 5,525.00
 
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KIA ARMY SOLDIER GROUPING (47)146 - KIA ARMY SOLDIER GROUPING (47)
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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
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (220.00 + 66.00BP) = 286.00
 
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PERSHING WWI THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE LETTER TO THE TROOPS147 - PERSHING WWI THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE LETTER TO THE TROOPS
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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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 140.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 30.00BP) = 130.00
 
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WWI US DECLARES WAR AGAINST GERMANY148 - WWI US DECLARES WAR AGAINST GERMANY
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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...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 30.00BP) = 130.00
 
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WWI WAR EAGLE SERIES FLIERS (12)149 - WWI WAR EAGLE SERIES FLIERS (12)
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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
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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MEMORIAL CERTIFICATES FOR WWI INFANTRY SOLDIER (2)150 - MEMORIAL CERTIFICATES FOR WWI INFANTRY SOLDIER (2)
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Two certificates issued in memory of Corporal Crawford L. Steine, Company B., 316th Infantry. First certificate was designed by E.H. Blashfield, dated
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (90.00 + 27.00BP) = 117.00
 
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