Historical Collection

Original 1941 Wehrmacht booklet, Tornisterschrift Heft 53, “Schlag nach über die Sowjetunion”, marked “Nur für den Gebrauch innerhalb der Wehrmacht”. A compact reference on the Soviet Union’s territory, population, state, armed forces, economy and history, as presented to German soldiers in 1941.

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 1943 promotion certificate for Major der Schutzpolizei a.D. Oskar Lehmann, with the printed facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler and the handwritten signature of Heinrich Himmler. Issued from the Führer Headquarters on 12 July 1943, with large embossed seal.

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.

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 Deutsche Reichspost postal savings set: a red Postsparbuch and its matching Ausweiskarte, both numbered 6.954.113, with a Knesebeck (Hannover) post office cancellation, handwritten savings entries and postal stamps.

Original bilingual Arbeitskarte / Karta Pracy (work card) of the Generalgouvernement, issued by the Arbeitsamt Tschenstochau (Częstochowa) on 15 August 1942, with dark card cover, handwritten holder details and office stamp.

Archive of original 1942 “Mitteilungen für das Offizierkorps”, officer bulletins issued under the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, including issues 1 (January), 3 (March) and 4 (April) 1942, with filing holes and handling marks.

Original printed New Year acknowledgement card, “Berlin-Dahlem, im Januar 1936”, with a large handwritten message and signature in dark ink by Joachim von Ribbentrop. The printed name is part of the card; the inscription and signature are handwritten.

Original German golden wedding (50th anniversary) congratulatory certificate of the late 1930s, with the printed facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler beneath “Der Führer und Reichskanzler”, embossed state seal, decorative border and illustration of a couple with a golden “50”.

Original Deutsches Reich Kennkarte with red diagonal band, issued in Bromberg (Bydgoszcz) on 25 November 1944 to a female holder, valid to 20 November 1949, with portrait photograph, fingerprints, stamps and the red notation “Schutzangehörige (Eingegliederte Ostgebiete)”.

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 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 black-and-white photograph showing Hermann Göring among uniformed men at an unidentified official gathering, signed in dark ink across the upper white margin.

Original Geheimes Staatspolizeiamt circular dated Berlin, 5 January 1937, addressed to the heads of all Staatspolizeistellen, forwarding guidelines of the Reichsführer-SS and Chief of the German Police, with the handwritten signature of Reinhard Heydrich. Filing holes and office stamp.

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.

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.

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 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.

Section of an original Soviet document issued from the Kremlin under the Council of People’s Commissars, with the handwritten signatures of Joseph Stalin and Yakov Chadaev in purple ink, printed Cyrillic titles and embossed state seal. Approx. 25 × 7.5 cm.

Original Übertragungsverfügung (order of assignment) dated Berlin, 14 May 1938, from the Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, assigning Amtmann Max Nüske to a post at the Reichskriegsgericht from 1 May 1938, signed in ink by Wilhelm Keitel.