Autographs

Original period German group photograph mounted on presentation board and dated 18 October 1935, featuring a handwritten dedication ending with “Glück und Segen” and a signature reading “J. Goebbels,” both attributed to Joseph Goebbels. A historically significant autograph-related piece from the pre-war Third Reich period, preserved in original aged condition.

Original Third Reich award certificate dated 21 May 1939, granting the Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter, 3rd Class to Babette Koch, née Ott, of Vorbach. A striking early Mother’s Cross document featuring the official period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath the title “Der Führer und Reichskanzler,” together with an additional handwritten countersignature at lower right.

Original 1943 German police promotion certificate for Major Oskar Lehmann, featuring an Adolf Hitler facsimile signature and a handwritten Heinrich Himmler signature. A significant wartime administrative document issued for promotion within the Schutzpolizei.

Original Albert Kesselring prison letter dated 3 July 1952 and handwritten in German to his wife, Liny. This complete one-leaf letter is written on both sides and signed “Albert” at the conclusion. A personal post-war historical autograph document, offered exclusively for responsible research, preservation and serious collectors of twentieth-century correspondence.

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Original Benito Mussolini autograph on a clipped signature card, offered with an oval portrait photograph and display mount. A collector-focused presentation piece connected to Fascist Italy and WWII-era historical collecting.

Original 1928 Italian royal military decree bearing the signature of Benito Mussolini, also signed by King Vittorio Emanuele III. Official military document with visible age, handling and period character.

Certified original Adolf Hitler signature on a 1942 award document granting the title “Nationalsozialistischer Musterbetrieb” to Saarguben-Aktiengesellschaft, Steinkohlenbergwerk Fenne. Presented with its original red presentation folder and delivered framed. A rare historical document for serious collectors, offered strictly for historical and educational purposes.

Certified original Simon Wiesenthal autograph, accompanied by a Solar Stamps Certificate of Authenticity, Reg. #8673. A historically significant signed paper piece connected to Holocaust remembrance, post-war justice, human rights history and 20th-century historical collecting.

This Dolores Ibarruri signed Soviet envelope is an original Soviet postal stationery envelope bearing a handwritten blue-ink autograph by Dolores Ibarruri, known as “La Pasionaria.” The lot includes an unsigned black-and-white portrait photograph of Ibarruri. The frame shown in the reference images is not included.

This Felipe González signed museum card is an original presentation card bearing a blue-ink handwritten dedication and signature by Felipe González. The card features the printed heading of Museo Ramón J. Bayo, Osborne y Cía. S.A., Puerto de Santa María, together with a portrait image of the former Spanish Prime Minister.

This Francisco Franco 1929 condolence signature sheet is an original four-leaf mourning document issued in Zaragoza following the death of Colonel Antonio Alonso y Sánchez de Arcilla. Dated February 1929, it bears multiple handwritten condolences and signatures, including an original Francisco Franco signature from his early military career in Zaragoza. The sheet measures approximately 32 x 22 cm and is offered solely as a historical document for research, preservation and responsible collecting.

Original Francisco Franco signed Council of the Movement document dated El Pardo, 25 June 1964. Issued to Ramón Muñoz González de Quirós, it appoints him as a member of the X National Council of the Movement. The document bears Franco’s handwritten signature and embossed official seal.

This Franklin D Roosevelt signed White House letter is an original typed presidential document dated 30 August 1941. Issued on official White House stationery and signed by President Roosevelt, it accepts the resignation of Judge George Stewart Brown of the United States Customs Court. Certificate of authenticity included.

Original handwritten Fritz Darges autograph on a clipped paper fragment, mounted on an older card section and displayed with a black-and-white reference portrait. Darges served as Hitler’s personal SS adjutant during WWII. Authenticity guaranteed.

Original German 1936 Olympic Commemorative Medal with its named award certificate to student Ernst Fischer, dated Berlin, 1 July 1937. Certificate bears the period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler.

This Goebbels facsimile signature Winter Relief Fund certificate is an original 1936–37 German honor document issued for voluntary service in the Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes. Its central feature is the prominent period facsimile signature of Joseph Goebbels, printed beneath the title Reichsminister, alongside the facsimile signature of Erich Hilgenfeldt and an embossed official seal.

This Heinrich Himmler signed police training appointment document is an original 1941 German administrative proposal naming SS-Hauptsturmführer Hermann Schegg for the position of Polizeischulungsleiter, or Police Training Leader. Issued through the Reich Ministry of the Interior and signed by Heinrich Himmler, the document retains official headings, administrative stamps, file references and period routing marks.

This Hermann Göring signed photograph is an original black-and-white historical image bearing a large handwritten autograph in dark ink across its upper white margin. The photograph shows Göring among uniformed men during an unidentified official gathering and is offered solely for responsible historical research, archival preservation and serious autograph collecting.

This Hermann Göring signed professor appointment document is part of an original two-document academic promotion group issued to Dr. Arthur Lüttringhaus in 1939 and 1941. The 1941 appointment names him Associate Professor, bears a facsimile Adolf Hitler signature and an original handwritten Hermann Göring signature, and remains housed in its period card-stock folio.

This Hirohito World War II legacy document is an original 1957 Japanese imperial diplomatic letter signed by Emperor Hirohito, issued during the post-war rebuilding of relations between Japan and the United States. Signed by Hirohito, Prime Minister Tanzan Ishibashi and Foreign Minister Nobusuke Kishi, it includes the original envelope, typed English translation and certificate of authenticity.

This Hitler facsimile signature golden wedding certificate is an original late-1930s German commemorative document issued for a fiftieth wedding anniversary. It features the printed facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath the title “Der Führer und Reichskanzler,” together with an embossed state eagle seal, decorative wedding imagery and formal congratulatory text.

This Joachim von Ribbentrop signed New Year card is an original Berlin-Dahlem correspondence card dated January 1936. It combines a printed New Year acknowledgement with a large handwritten message and autograph in dark ink by Joachim von Ribbentrop, creating a visually striking early political-historical document.

Original Joseph Stalin signed Kremlin document fragment, carefully extracted from a larger Soviet award certificate. The piece features Stalin’s handwritten signature in purple ink, the signature of Yakov Chadaev, official Cyrillic titles and a Soviet state seal. Measuring approximately 25 x 7.5 cm, it is offered as a rare historical autograph and documentary collectible.

This Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo signed Osborne label is an original Ducal Jerez-Xérès-Sherry presentation label signed in blue ink. An unusual Spanish political autograph combining Osborne advertising design, Jerez wine heritage and a signature from former Spanish Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo.

This Franz Gurtner signed Christmas card is an original undated German holiday greeting card, personally signed in ink by Dr. Franz Gurtner. The deckle-edged card carries a printed Christmas and New Year message in German and a bold full signature across the lower section. Offered solely as a historical autograph for responsible research, preservation and serious collectors of twentieth-century documents.

Original Third Reich appointment certificate dated 20 April 1938, formally promoting German civil servant Karl Passarge from Regierungsrat to Oberregierungsrat. Presented in its period embossed folder, the document bears an original ink signature of Dr. Joseph Goebbels, a facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler, blind-embossed Reich eagle insignia and elaborate period typography. A substantial and historically traceable German government document.

Period cut signature attributed to Baldur von Schirach, handwritten in dark ink and dated 1935. The autograph reads “v. Schirach” and is mounted on black card inside a modern clear acrylic display, accompanied by a separate printed reference portrait. A distinctive pre-WWII German political autograph connected with the leader of the Hitler Youth and later Reich Governor of Vienna.

Original certified Nelson Mandela signature, dated 29 June 2000, presented as an unframed autograph display with portrait photograph and biographical text panel. A highly collectible historical autograph connected to one of the most influential political and humanitarian figures of the 20th century.

Original historical printed book page featuring two ink signatures attributed to Albert Speer and Karl Doenitz on the same piece. A scarce dual autograph item connected to WWII-era German history, offered strictly as a historical, research and collector’s document.

Original cut signature attributed to Ernst Röhm, executed in bold black ink on a small period paper fragment. The autograph is protected inside a modern clear acrylic display and presented beside a separate historical reference portrait. A scarce pre-WWII German political autograph connected with the former Chief of Staff of the SA and the 1934 Röhm Purge.

Period cut signature attributed to Ernst Röhm, Chief of Staff of the SA, executed in red coloured pencil on an aged paper fragment. The autograph has been mounted on black card and is displayed beside a separate historical reference portrait. A scarce pre-WWII German political autograph connected with the Röhm Purge and the Night of the Long Knives.

Original German military certificate dated 1 April 1936 and personally signed in graphite pencil by Erwin Rommel during his period as an instructor at the Potsdam War School. The document certifies that Major Dr. Dr. Mayer had provided genealogical evidence of ancestry extending to his grandparents. A rare pre-WWII autograph connected with the future commander of the 7th Panzer Division and Afrika Korps.

Original German postcard handwritten and signed by Franz von Papen in Berlin on 28 February 1933, during his first month as Vice Chancellor in Adolf Hitler’s government. The card bears Papen’s printed Wilhelmstrasse address, Prussian State Ministry stamp, postage, postal markings and a large handwritten “F. v. Papen” signature. A historically significant autograph from a decisive date in the establishment of the Third Reich.

Original Josip Broz Tito signature presented with a Yugoslavia postage stamp and Belgrade postmark. A highly collectible Cold War-era piece combining political history, philately and autograph collecting.

Original pencil cut signature of Kurt Daluege, mounted on black card and accompanied by a period German newspaper clipping announcing his award of the Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords. The autograph is written on lined period paper and retains a bold, distinctive form. A scarce WWII German political and police autograph display with direct historical context.

Original one-page political document dated 24 September 1938 and personally signed in ink by Martin Bormann. Issued from the Munich office of the Deputy Führer and addressed to the NSDAP parliamentary group in Berlin, the letter concerns former Reichstag deputy Otto Hergt and confirms that no adverse political or personal information had become known about him. Complete with official letterhead, embossed seal, archival folds and a prominent Bormann signature.

Original typed letter personally signed in ink by Marshal Philippe Pétain, dated 26 December 1934. Although written before the Second World War, the document is directly connected to one of the most controversial figures of WWII, who later became Head of the French State and leader of Vichy France. The letter concerns Pétain’s acceptance of a place on a memorial committee dedicated to French historian Camille Jullian. Accompanied by a separate historical photographic print associated with Pétain’s later political period.

Original period black-and-white photographic image personally signed in blue ink by Josef “Sepp” Dietrich. The scene shows Dietrich standing directly behind Adolf Hitler beside a railway carriage, with Robert Ley apparently visible at the right. Dating from the 1936 Nuremberg Party Rally period, the image is mounted on grey card and preserved on a period album page.

Original signed card by Simon Wiesenthal, dated 9 December 1976, with a small portrait photograph and typed name. A historically important autograph connected to Holocaust memory, justice, documentation and 20th-century human rights history.

Original period cut signature of Viktor Lutze, successor to Ernst Röhm as Chief of Staff of the SA. The autograph is executed in dark ink on a small paper fragment, framed with black card and mounted on a torn vintage album leaf. The reverse retains handwritten collector identification linking the signature to Lutze. A scarce German political autograph from the pre-1945 period.

Original German military appointment document dated 22 November 1934 and personally signed by Defence Minister Werner von Blomberg. Issued on official “Der Reichswehrminister” stationery, it assigns army chemist Dr.-Ing. Richard Scholle to the German Army administration and places him with military gas-protection training courses. A significant pre-WWII document from the final months of the Reichswehr.

Original WWII German press photograph associated with Luftwaffe Generaloberst Alexander Löhr. The reverse carries period editorial markings, a “Mil. u. pol. nicht zensiert” press-control stamp and a faint pencil signature attributed to Löhr. A scarce historical photograph connected with Luftflotte 4, the Balkan campaign and German military operations in Southeastern Europe.

Original German WWII award document dated 1 September 1941 for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse, issued to Franz Plschockt of Hamburg. The document prominently bears the period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath “Der Führer,” making it a particularly striking Third Reich administrative and militaria collectible.

Original German WWII award certificate dated 30 January 1944, granting the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse to Reichsbahnsekretär Eduard Weber of Oebisfelde. A highly displayable Third Reich document featuring the official period facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath “Der Führer,” together with an additional handwritten countersignature at lower right.

Original 1942 Kriegsmarine promotion patent issued to Korvettenkapitän Johannes Schur, promoting him to Fregattenkapitän effective 1 April 1942. The document is dated Führerhauptquartier, 15 April 1942, bears a facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler and an original handwritten signature of Großadmiral Erich Raeder. Accompanied by its official presentation folder and an original August 1942 forwarding letter from the Küstenschutzflottille Ostland.

This Reinhard Heydrich signed Gestapo document is an original Secret State Police circular dated Berlin, 5 January 1937. Addressed to the heads of all State Police offices, it transmits official guidelines from the Reichsführer-SS and Chief of the German Police. The document bears Heydrich’s original handwritten signature and retains its Gestapo heading, routing details and period filing holes.

Original 1938 Gau Essen Wochenspruch der NSDAP poster quoting Rudolf Hess, personally signed in ink and dated 1 July 1938. An unusual pre-war autograph and propaganda-document crossover piece.

Original 4×6 portrait photograph of Simon Wiesenthal, credited to Kjartan Bjelland and hand-signed across the lower margin. A historically significant autograph connected with Holocaust remembrance and postwar justice.

Four original period documents for Reichsbahn employee Eduard Weber, 1934–1941, including a 1941 promotion certificate with an original Walter Bürger signature, plus two clearly identified facsimile signatures and a 1934 award certificate.

This Wilhelm Frick signed Schutzpolizei promotion document is an original World War II-era German administrative proposal dated 23 March 1942. It recommends Hauptmann der Schutzpolizei Walter Tietz for promotion to Major and bears Wilhelm Frick’s handwritten signature. The document retains official Reich Ministry of the Interior headings, routing stamps, internal approval notes and period filing holes. Offered solely for responsible historical research, preservation and documentary collecting.

This Wilhelm Keitel signed appointment letter is an original 1938 Wehrmacht administrative document issued from the Office of the Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. Addressed to Amtmann Max Nüske, it assigns him to a civil-service post at the Reich War Court and is signed by Wilhelm Keitel in ink.

This Winston Churchill Board of Trade signed letter is an original typed letter from the 1908–1910 period, issued on Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens stationery. Addressed to Sir Stanley Mordaunt Leathes, it thanks him for chairing a Selection Committee and refers to forthcoming appointments and applications made by women. The letter retains Churchill’s handwritten salutation and closing, signed “Winston S. Churchill”.