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Lot 1130 |
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1812 Hand illustrated letter, folded letter (in German) beautifully illuminated and illustrated featuring a uniformed soldier in red, blue and black, three full pages and integral address leaf from one Jean Adam Reuland in Mainz to Jean Pier Medernach in Luxembourg [?], May 12, 1812, French Mainz postmark ("Mayence"); some faults including soiling on address leaf and wear at fold junctions with slight separation, still Fine and most atractive.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1131 |
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Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945), Founder of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany (1933-1945). Signature on large registered cover from Krakau to Hamburg bearing 13 different General Government (German-Occupied Poland) stamps cancelled June 17, 1940. The envelope has some repaired tears along the top edge but the signature, which is below the stamps, is bold and unaffected. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1972 sales letter from Mary Benjamin.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Planck, Max (1858-1947), German physicist, awarded Nobel Prize in 1918 for the formulation of the quantum theory, Autograph Letter Signed, one page (with integral blank leaf), 5¾ x 7¼ Bonn, July 5, 1926. To Conrad Cichopius, Rector of the University of Bonn, accepting a social invitation which would give Planck the opportunity to personally introduce himself, "especially since deep scientific questions had brought us together before…" In German. Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944), German Field Marshal, legendary World War II "Panzer" tank commander in North Africa, forced to commit suicide after being implicated in the plot to assassinate Hitler. Typed Letter Signed on "Panzerarmee Afrika/der Oberbefehlshaber" letterhead, one page, 8¼ x 11¾ Africa, March 29, 1942. To Major General Jakobi. An optimistic Rommel writes:
"Dear Jakobi!
Regarding your letter from January, which reached me only now, I was entirely pleased. Your concerns at that time have become entirely void, the position on our theatre was completely changed by the reconquest of Cyrenaika. Our brave boys struck back at the enemy after very hard fighting. I am particularly proud at this point in time that the Panzer Army will further their contribution to the Final Victory which they will accomplish in the future.
Regarding the East (Russia) we followed there the unprecedented achievements with the same interest with which one looks from there to Africa. We all expect, with passionate hearts for our troops in the East, the Final Victory in this year.
I wish you, dear Jakobi, back again everything good and much soldierly luck.
With the best wishes and
Heil Hitler!
Rommel"
With original uncensored envelope showing "Feldpost" c.d.s. (1.4.42) in violet, letter folded in quarters, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Zeppelin, Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich, Count [Graf] von (1838-1917), German airship designer, designed and built rigid airships including one that took his name, "Graf Zeppelin" making the word Zeppelin the generic term for all rigid airships. Autograph Letter Signed "Dr.G.F. Zeppelin", one page (with blank integral leaf), 5¾ x 8¾ Friedrichshafen, March 3, 1911. To G. Cabasino-Renda in Charlottenburg agreeing to write a few lines in the Giornale d'Italia (Rome) for the anniversary of Italy, with original envelope (opening tear) in which sent through the mails. In German. Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Nazi and Holocaust Photo Album, A clothbound photo album dated 1939, 14 leaves with photos on both sides, on the inside front cover is the name of the original owner, Hans Gatermann. There are approximately 120 candid black and white photos, mostly 2 x 3, detailing his service during World War II. Of particular interest are his shots, taken in Zambrow, in the Bialystock District, of a round-up of the local Jewish population. Two of the photos show a middle aged Polish Jew speaking with a German officer at a doorway. Another shows two somewhat emaciated-looking Jewish men holding a conversation with others waiting around. A photo on the following page is more ominous and shows a group of Jewish men marching down the street watched over by German soldiers and is labeled: "200 Juden wurden abgansolt inn[?] Wagun zur [?]". Another shot shows Jewish and Polish women and children waiting in a group at a street corner accompanied by a German soldier. The Germans entered this area and established a ghetto in Bialystok in June 1941. It appears the owner of the album saw service first in Poland, Russia, then France and Greece and there several photos of occupied Paris. Most of the photos are glued to the pages, a few mounted with corners and several are loose. Overall Very Good condition, a good basis for research.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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