Documents

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 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.

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.

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.

Original named document estate of Rudolf Paret, Reichsbahn official, former SA Rottenführer and later Wehrmacht Obergefreiter connected to 2. Reserve Grenadier Battalion 465, Tarnopol, Galicia. Includes Reichsbahn promotion certificates, Dorpmüller signatures, Hitler facsimile, KVK2 document, photos, letters and missing-in-action paperwork.

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 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 Richard Anton Christ document and medal estate, including Soldbuch, WWI and WWII paperwork, KVK2 award document, family records, postal service IDs and medals connected with his military and civil career.

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 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 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 three-page typed document signed by Otto Skorzeny, dated Madrid, 2 November 1972, containing his personal corrections to passages dealing directly with his experiences during the Second World War.

Headed “Corrections of My Memoirs”, the pages reference the Waffen-SS, Abwehr, RSHA, Walter Schellenberg, Skorzeny’s wartime promotion, his special battalion and his Knight’s Cross. The final page bears a large handwritten Otto Skorzeny signature. Includes original airmail envelope addressed to R. James Bender Publishing in California.

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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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.

Original Ernst Röhm autograph on a handwritten 1926 Salzburg postcard to Franz Kugler, retaining Röhm’s full pencil signature, period Austrian stamp and postal cancellations.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.