Historical Collection

Mixed German 1930s badge lot with five period-style pins, including a 1935 Seefahrt ist Not badge, HJ 21 Juni 1934 porcelain badge and Evangelische Frauenhilfe enamel pin.

Six German badges, mostly dated 1936: a 1 Mai 1936 badge marked M. Gechsler & Sohn, Ansbach; a blue and white “Rhön 1936” gliding badge; a “Freiheit und Brot – 29. März 1936” badge; a Hitler portrait pin; and two further insignia. Original pins and maker markings visible.

German 25 Year Faithful Service Cross (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für 25 Jahre) with dark blue ribbon and red presentation case marked “25”, the interior labelled C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim. A complete set of this civil long-service decoration.

Original WWII German 25 Year Faithful Service Medal (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für 25 Jahre) in silver, complete with blue ribbon, suspension pin and red presentation case. The interior of the case retains its C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim maker label, making this a particularly attractive complete set for collectors of German WWII decorations.

Varied lot of period German insignia: RLB and DAF stickpins, ribbon bars with miniature devices, button-mounted ribbons, a veterans’ or association badge, a miniature combination stickpin and a WHW “Das Deutsche Lied” miniature song booklet. A cross-section of the small badges worn in German civilian and veteran life in the 1930s and 1940s.

Four original Third Reich tax documents from Bavaria, 1937, including ministry correspondence, Nuremberg tax notices, official stamps and a Reich service-postage card relating to house-tax matters in Stein bei Nürnberg.

Original WWII German Wehrpass issued as a 1943 Zweitschrift to Rudolf Klinger, born 1913, with original portrait photograph and matching Luftschutz typhus-vaccination certificate.g

Pair of original German Festpostkarten produced for the 1935 Nuremberg Rally, held from 10 to 16 September. Both cards are postally used and retain period handwritten messages, commemorative postage stamps and special event cancellations. One example bears the complete 6 and 12 Pfennig stamp set, while the second carries the 6 Pfennig issue.

Original Wehrpass issued in Krefeld on 8 August 1939 to Hermann Dewin, born 7 May 1907, with mustering entries of 1939 and 1941 and Wehrbezirkskommando Krefeld stamps. With a loose Wehrpass notice of April 1943 and a French birth extract from Sarreguemines for Armand Dewin.

German Faithful Service Decoration for 40 years (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für 40 Jahre), gold grade, with blue ribbon in triangular mount. Gilt cross with black enamel centre; reverse inscribed “Für treue Dienste”.

Named group of papers of August Kuhlmann, born 1896, of the Herford area: his Wehrpass, a Führerschein (driving licence) with photograph, a Reichspost Rundfunkgenehmigung (radio licence) and a typed letter addressing him as Wachtmeister der Feuerwehr.

Two original WWII German newspapers dated 1939 and 1941: a Völkischer Beobachter Norddeutsche Ausgabe and Chemnitzer Tageszeitung. Period wartime press with front-page headlines, photographs, advertisements and extensive original content.

Original Winterhilfswerk Ehrenurkunde (certificate of honour) for voluntary service in the 1936–37 campaign, with the printed facsimile signatures of Joseph Goebbels as Reichsminister and Erich Hilgenfeldt as Reichsbeauftragter, and embossed seal. Named to Emil Brettmann, the name struck through in ink.

Original filled-in German Ahnenpass belonging to Manfred Jung, born in Geisweid in 1927. The ancestry booklet retains his identification photograph, handwritten signature, completed family-tree chart and numerous genealogical entries. It is accompanied by an official 1938 birth certificate bearing a Klafeld registry seal and revenue stamp.

Original 1941 WWII German Wehrpass, marked Zweitschrift, issued to Jakob Otto Habel. Includes portrait photograph, signatures, official stamps and an accompanying 1941 Schützen-Ersatz-Bataillon 13 wartime leave document.

Large original WWII German military press archive containing numerous period newspaper and magazine clippings, illustrated sheets, portraits, aviation material, collector notes and reference documents focused especially on the Luftwaffe, Knight’s Cross recipients and prominent wartime commanders, with visible material relating to Marseille, Rommel, Mölders, Galland and other German military personalities.

Matched pair of original WWII psychological-warfare leaflets: an Allied Passierschein / Safe Conduct pass coded US/GB-ZG61A.1944, with the printed facsimile signature of General Eisenhower, and the German “Dear Friends” counter-propaganda version that imitated it and rewrote its message.

Original Second World War Italian-German Africa Campaign Medal with its period ribbon. A commemorative decoration of the joint campaign in North Africa, associated with the Afrika Korps and the desert war. Darkened patina and aged ribbon.

Original Second World War Italian-German Africa Campaign Medal with its period ribbon. A commemorative decoration of the joint campaign in North Africa between 1941 and 1943, associated with the Afrika Korps and the desert war. Attractive aged patina.

Presentation card of the Museo Ramón J. Bayo, Osborne y Cía. S.A., Puerto de Santa María, with a portrait image of Felipe González and a handwritten dedication beginning “Un abrazo” and signature in blue ink.

Original late-1930s collector picture album “Das Führerkorps des Dritten Reiches”, published by Gauverlag Bayerische Ostmark, Bayreuth, with mounted portrait pictures and printed biographies of the regime’s leading figures. Signatures shown are printed facsimiles.

Original pre-WWII German political propaganda group comprising a marked 1936 Adolf Hitler Reichstag ballot paper, a 1933 “Deutschland wählt Hitler!” election pencil, an “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer” Hitler portrait badge and a dated “Ja – 12.11.1933” referendum badge. A visually impressive historical set documenting the political consolidation of the Third Reich before the Second World War.

Original pre-WWII German political propaganda group comprising a marked 1938 Anschluss referendum ballot and a dark wooden “Deutschland wählt Hitler!” election pencil. The ballot asks voters to approve the annexation of Austria into the German Reich and support Adolf Hitler’s unified Reichstag list. A powerful historical set connected with Nazi expansion, political propaganda and the events that preceded the Second World War.

Original WWII-era German private scrapbook containing numerous mounted wartime newspaper and magazine clippings, period photographic images, portraits and handwritten biographical notes focused on Luftwaffe personalities and the North African campaign, including material naming Werner Mölders, Erwin Rommel and Herbert Ihlefeld.

Six German insignia of the 1930s and war years: a large silver-coloured visor-cap wreath and cockade of Luftwaffe form, two enamelled veterans’ association badges marked 25 and 40, a 1934 Tag der Arbeit commemorative badge, an eagle badge and a small circular insignia.

Original German wartime letter dated 5 February 1941 from Dr. Ing. Otto Reuleaux of Vereinigte Leichtmetall-Werke, Hannover-Linden, to Obermeister J. Vaassen at the Leichtmetall-Büro Paris. The letter concerns the award and dispatch of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz, refers to a Luftwaffe presentation by Major von Unger and remarkably mentions a separate award certificate “signed by the Führer.” Hand-signed in ink by Reuleaux.

Early original-period German NSDAP membership badge with translucent red, white and black enamel, marked RZM No. 34 on the reverse and attributed to Karl Wurster of Markneukirchen. Approx. 27 mm diameter. Original fastening system incomplete, with pin remnants remaining.

Original 1930s German document lot comprising a 1939 NSDAP Auslands-Organisation Rückwanderer-Ausweis and a DLRG lifesaving certificate with photograph, signatures and period stamps.

Original Ducal Osborne “Jerez-Xérès-Sherry” label, signed across the lower centre in blue ink with a signature attributed to Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, President of the Government of Spain in 1981–82. The label only is offered.

Original WWII German judicial document dated 28 June 1940, issued by the Adjutant’s Office of the Reich Governor in Vienna and addressed to the Graz Regional Court. Signed by an official catalogued as Gauamtsleiter “Dietrich,” the letter concerns Otto Kortschak’s death sentence and a petition for clemency addressed to Adolf Hitler. The reverse bears an official reply from the Special Court in Graz dated 3 July 1940.

Four original German POW documents relating to Günther Weber, including a 1948 Marbury Hall Camp testimonial, Allied discharge certificate, thumbprint, Münsterlager stamps and British categorisation paper.

Original matching German military document set issued to Adolf Fieg, comprising an Imperial-era Militärpass from the First World War period and a WWII Heer Wehrpass. The Wehrpass retains his portrait, personal information, military registration stamps from 1939 and 1940, signatures and an entry for the German West Wall Medal.

Original Wehrmacht Soldbuch belonging to Albert Wilhelm Rattey, later promoted to Gefreiter, with photograph, unit entries, equipment records and post-war German refugee/displaced person ID issued in Offenburg in 1956.

Wound Badge in Black (Verwundetenabzeichen) with a matching miniature stickpin and a period paper packet printed “Verwundeten-Abzeichen Schwarz”. Full-size badge, miniature and packet together, with honest age and wear.

Mixed German document archive dated 1911–1967, including 1941 Deutsche Arbeitsfront correspondence, business records, certificates and academic material.

Three original bilingual German-Polish police registration forms, “Anmeldung zur polizeilichen Einwohnererfassung”, from occupied Poland, each completed for a different person, with handwritten entries, signatures, fingerprints and official stamps.

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.

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.

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 WWII German document archive containing a large assortment of identification papers, administrative documents, ration and insurance cards, correspondence and wartime material. Highlights include a 1943 Wehrmacht training certificate, 1938 Third Reich correspondence, wartime stamped documents, original dust goggles in their cardboard sleeve, and a bilingual German-Russian occupation identity card dated August 1945. The wider archive spans approximately 1908–1967.

Mixed German historical document collection spanning c.1901–1949, with Imperial Arbeitsbuch, Reichspost Postsparbuch marked British Zone, 1942 Kärntner Volksbund card, genealogy, association booklets and WWII U.S. passes.

Original Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). Three-piece construction with iron core and silvered frame, marked 1939 and 1813. Includes original ribbon. Honest period wear.

Original Iron Cross 2nd Class, model 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse), with magnetic iron core and intact suspension ring. Good overall condition with natural patina. Ribbon included.

Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, EK2) with its black, white and red ribbon. Dark core, silver-coloured frame with beaded inner border, 1939 obverse and 1813 reverse, natural patina. Ribbon worn and frayed.

WWII German Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 complete with period ribbon and Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1939 paper packet. Classic three-piece style decoration with black central core, silver-coloured frame, 1939 obverse and 1813 reverse. A highly collectible WWII German military award set.

Single collar skull in the Prussian “Danziger” Totenkopf pattern associated with German Panzer uniforms. Stamped alloy with aged silver-toned finish, open eye sockets, pierced nose, detailed teeth and complete rear prongs. No maker mark. The €2 coin in one photograph is for scale only and is not included.

Original WWII-era German “Meine Dienstzeit” military photo album containing approximately 160 period black-and-white photographs, including around 88 military images related to the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, uniforms, winter service, military groups, technical subjects and wartime graves, together with numerous private photographs.

Dark brown album with silver Meine Dienstzeit lettering and applied metal Stahlhelm decoration. An extensive visual archive documenting German military and everyday life around the Second World War.

Original Paketkarte (parcel card) with the circular Star of David stamp of “Der Älteste der Juden in Litzmannstadt”, the Jewish administration of the Łódź ghetto, and an orange-red “Nachnahme” (cash on delivery) marking. Double-sided; the address fields are uncompleted.

Original and coherent German personal archive belonging to Wilhelm Ludwig Kappler of Karlsruhe, born in 1897. The group includes his photograph-bearing Wehrpass and Arbeitsbuch, a filled-in Ahnenpass, two 1944 air-raid victim identification cards, civil and church certificates, genealogical records, official stamps and handwritten entries. A substantial WWII German document group tracing one civilian’s military registration, technical employment, ancestry and experience of the bombing war.

Original provisional award certificate for the Spanish Cross in Silver, issued in Berlin on 31 May 1939 and named to a German Hauptmann whose handwritten name appears to read Reinhard Henning. The document bears an Oberkommando der Wehrmacht stamp, handwritten signature and administrative details relating to the later issue of the definitive certificate.

NSDAP political armband (Armbinde) of multi-piece textile construction: red band with a separately applied white roundel and black central emblem. Stitching visible on the reverse. Period wear, creasing and tonal variation to the red cloth.

Original Simon Wiesenthal autograph in dark ink on a paper cut, accompanied by a Solar Stamps Certificate of Authenticity, Reg. #8673. A large, flowing signature connected to Holocaust remembrance and post-war justice.

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 Deutsche Reichspost telegram of February 1941 from Dachau concentration camp, notifying Stefanina Trawczynski in Litzmannstadt of the death of Wenzel Trawczynski on 14 February 1941, with instructions on viewing, cremation in Munich and the death certificate. A document of the camp system, preserved for research and remembrance.

Soviet postal stationery envelope with printed 6-kopeck indicium, signed in blue ink by Dolores Ibárruri, “La Pasionaria”, with an unsigned black-and-white portrait photograph of her at a microphone. The frame shown is not included.

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.

Three original double-sided propaganda leaflets from the Eastern Front, 1943: two Soviet leaflets in German aimed at German soldiers, one referring to Stalingrad, and one German-produced leaflet in Russian aimed at Red Army troops, with safe-conduct passes. Propaganda from both sides of the same front.

Original Reichstag election ballot for the Südhannover-Braunschweig electoral district, listing the competing parties including the NSDAP, SPD, KPD, Zentrum, Kampffront Schwarz-Weiß-Rot and Deutsch-Hannoversche Partei, consistent with the election of 5 March 1933, the last with competing parties.

Original signed card by Simon Wiesenthal, dated 9 December 1976, with a small portrait photograph and typed name. A clear, large signature in blue ink, connected to Holocaust remembrance and the pursuit of post-war justice.

Original WWII German document collection comprising 10 period documents from a Saxon family, spanning 1909–1963 and centred on the Third Reich and Second World War era. Highlights include a 1936 Deutsches Reich passport with photographs, Deutsche Arbeitsfront membership book with contribution stamps, Arbeitsbuch records, wartime clothing documentation, photographic identification papers and associated post-war documents. A coherent historical archive from Schmalzgrube and Annaberg in Saxony.

Original German Christmas and New Year greeting card, undated, signed in ink by Dr. Franz Gürtner (1881–1941), Reich Minister of Justice. Deckle-edged card with printed message and a bold full signature.

Archive of more than 40 original French military and administrative papers, mainly 1939–1943, centred on the fighting at Bailleul-le-Soc on 8–9 June 1940: a 44th Infantry Regiment journal, reports and the 1943 narrative of Reserve Lieutenant René Kiger, his Croix de Guerre citation, an occupied-zone map and a 1946 mission order.

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.