Catalogue
Third Reich, WWII, savings passbook given as a Christmas gift in 1940 to children of killed Luftwaffe, inside a message by Adolf Hitler and another by Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe, Herman G‰ring, passbook number 470 for one thousand reichsmark with the Deutsch Bank, Berlin, named to a child born in Vienna in 1927, German eagle, swastika and crossed symbols on front cover. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
German Fleet Battle board game, (Flottenkampfspiel), WWI, two large boards (each 370mm x 595mm) with all accessories in box of issue, game rules on underside of lid, registered game number D.R.P. Nr.707409. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
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Adolf Hitler, Germany, voting form, 1933; Great Britain, Find The 5th Pig Puzzle featuring Adolf Hitler as the missing fifth pig, in original unopened but illustrated envelope. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
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Adolf Hitler puppet, in German NSDAP uniform, painted timber (320mm high) wall hanging, pull string and arms and legs move, British made. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
German Adler-Luftwaffenspiel board game, WWII, produced by the magazine 'Der Adler', together with photocopy of instructions, some dice and marker pieces missing, in original box (320mm x 230mm). Fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
German Soldaten Kameraden board game, WWII, coloured board game for use with dice and markers, in box of issue (360mm x 245mm), this expertly repaired, lid with Luftwaffe, Navy and Army personnel with arms linked, game instructions on underside of lid, game nr.4682. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Germany, Third Reich, SS dagger, early issue, pre 1936, lower reverse crossguard with impressed number 104231 for NCO and EM grade, black ebony wood grip inset with silver Army eagle and SS runic badge, handle chipped and cracked, nickel silver guards, black anodised scabbard with nickel silver fittings, rusting to the scabbard, top and bottom scabbard fittings of the type with two screws, blade features standard SS motto (translated to My Honour is Loyalty) and plain on reverse except near the guard is the maker's name, Carl Eickhorn / Solingen (squirrel). Blade clean and unmarked, without nicks, rubbing near to maker's logo caused by scabbard, very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,400
Germany, Third Reich, sword, 30 1/2 inch blade with wide shallow 19 1/2 inch fullers on each side running from the ricasso, oak leaf decorated handle with German eagle pommel cap and German eagle on front crossguard, original wire and grip, blade stamped behind guard with logo of Eickhorn / Solingen (squirrel holding sword). Some light rusting to scabbard, good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $750
Germany, Third Reich, SS token for Adolf Hitler Movement, obverse, skulls and SS runes with German legend for 'Loyalty is my Honour', reverse, 30 groschen and NSDAP Hitler Movement around eagle flying left holding swastika in talons. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Germany, Third Reich, Army belt buckle; Army breast eagle in pressed metal, pin back; Army helmet eagle in metal with three securing prongs on reverse. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Germany, Third Reich, Hitler Youth, Standard Bearer woven badge; Sieg Rune 'Victory Rune' woven badge with maker's label affixed to back. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Germany, 1934-c.1945, Army, Air Force, Police, epaulettes, rank and head insignia, wound badges. Very good - extremely fine. (57)
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Germany, WWII, Army Infantry, Non Commissioned Officer's issue visor cap, field grey, ribbed wool with matching silver aluminium insignia eagle over wreath and cockade, dark green wool centre band, white piping for Infantry, black leather chin strap, orange chintz lining with full sweat diamond, orange leather sweat band, unit marked and dated 1937. Some light mothing, tear in leather sweat band, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $550
Germany, WWII, Luftwaffe Flight Section Non Commissioned Officer's visor cap (private purchase) in fine blue grey wool, Luftwaffe insignia in grey aluminium, black patent leather chin strap, visor fine leather, brown cloth lining with full sweat diamond, maker's name 'Leparo, Fabrikmarke / Leonard Paulig - Rothenburg Odar', also paper insert with original owner's name 'Fahnrich Hans Hajdyn 1942'. Missing eagle insignia, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $600
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Germany, WWII, Luftwuffe Flake, NCO's visor cap, with matching metal insignia, Officer quality gabardine wool with red piping, soiled gold silk lining with full sweat diamond and leather sweat band, manufacturer 'Erel' Berlin. Some mothing to front and top left side piping, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $850
SOLD $920
Germany, German National Police, Ordnungspolizei, Schutzpolizei, other ranks, visor cap in German Police green cloth with emerald green 'Waffenfabre' piping, dark brown band with high quality one piece cap badge in low relief aluminium, three piece cockade consisting of black crimped base, silver aluminium roundel with red felt centre, outline of sewing evident but sweat diamond is missing, beige sweat band is intact with markings, stamped in black on the right inside 'Po' over '1938', on the left outside the manufacturer's insignia impressed into the band with 'Deutsches Leder'. Black visor with some cracking, with dark green underside, black chin strap with cracking secured with two pearled aluminium buttons, overall excellent shape and a very fine specimen with no distortion.
Estimate $550
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Germany, West Berlin City Police, shako, c.1970. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Germany Esmarch battlefield bandage, WWI, triangular shaped cloth (approx 50 inches at base and 35 inches at sides) lithographed with six images demonstrating thirty two different tourniquets, splints, slings and bandages, for battlefield first aid using this handy bandage. A few small holes and some rust spots but overall very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
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Germany, WWI dog tags, in zinc (oval, approx 50mm x 69mm), the first impressed 'Hermann Oppermann / Strassburg.i.E.Dreizehner / 1.12.75. Graben33 / Fsp.Frs.Abt.5 / Eps.K.Nr.96 (this all crossed through) / Fsp.Dpp.Zg.201 / Nr.138'; the other, '1340 / Ln.Ers.Rgt.1 / 303' and matching impression opposing, type with perforated centreline. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
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Germany, WWI signet ring in .800 silver with design of enamelled Iron Cross with three diagonal stripes of the German national colours (in case); Third Reich, Waffen SS - Medical Orderly's insignia comprising of military national emblem breast badge, collar tabs and Red Cross medical arm badge and Waffen - SS Totenkopf Regiment collar tabs in silver wire. Some enamel missing from ring, overall very fine. (7 pieces)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
German commemorative cigar box, WWI, features image of Iron Cross on top and at side and underside of lid is a colour graphic of Kapitanleutenant Otto Weddigen and his submarine U-9 including the 1914 battle scene when he intercepted and sank three warships of the British Seventh Cruiser Squadron, for this he was awarded the Iron Cross. Bottom of box cracked, chip off one arm of Iron Cross sticker on lid, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
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S.M.S.Emden, cigarette tin for one hundred Caovi finest handmade cigarettes (W 142mm, d 73mm, H 50mm), name 'S.M.S.Emden' on lid, below is logo for 'antirust treated' and maker's name, 'Caovi G.m.b.h, Buchsal'. Some rusting inside at one end, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
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Kreuzer Emden, c.WWII, aluminium cigarette case (9cm x 7.5cm), embossed Kreuzer "Emden", complete with original cigarettes [a little worse for wear] with 'Kreuzer Emden' on papers, a photo of the ship inside and a hand written note 'This is a gift by a German Officer to me E.H. Addis. I visited the ship at Princes Wharf, Auckland just before the second war broke out, 1934". The case very fine, the contents toned and disintegrating.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
German documents, POW card and photos for Lt Thoedor Westmeyer, Afrika Korps, prisoner 22200 Camp 20 July 24-42, also his wife's photo ID card and other documents dating from 1943 to 1955 relating to military service. Very fine. (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
German propaganda leaflet, WWI, printing states that delivered by balloon drop, addressed to American soldiers in France, printed black on white (182mm x 126mm). Punched hole and small burn hole top left corner, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $50
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German Afrika Korps photo album, WWII, captured Royal Engineers hat badge on front cover, inside written in German translated to 'An unwanted trip to Africa with the German Africa Corps in pictures and modest text', black and white photos featuring tourist sites, Army personnel engaged in activities, on board ship, various scenes and people in North Africa, a full length photo of Rommel, with copious typed German text throughout including one complete page of typed text, back flycover has coloured map of North Africa, a total of 72 photos. Spine of album torn otherwise very fine and unique.
Estimate $300
SOLD $170
Adolf Hitler, original oil painting in frame (660mm x 515mm), wearing Third Reich Army uniform and great coat, gloved hands crossed in front, half side facing right, signed by artist (?) and dated 1940. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
U Boat U473, under command of Kptit H.Sternberg, water colour by H.Berger, in frame under glass (430mm x 530mm approx) depicts submarine on surface heading right and ploughing through waves, glued on reverse of painting board are some pages from the Berliner newspaper dated 1942. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Miniatures, Group of Nine: Distinguished Service Order (GRI); Military Cross (GRI) with first and second award bars; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19 with MID; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Coronation Medal 1937; Territorial Decoration (GVR) with four bars, all GVIR. Swing mounted and stored in a miniature medal case. An original set of medals belonging to Colonel S.J Worsley DSO, MC, TD, extremely fine and rare as such.
Estimate $800
SOLD $800
Memorial plaque WWI, Alfred Victor Boulton. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
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