Historical Collection

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.

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.

Rare WWII German Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen 1. Stufe, the gold-grade Air Defence Honour Decoration dated 1938, with distinctive cross design, “Für Verdienste im Luftschutz” inscription and purple ribbon with black-white-red borders.

Printed book page with photographic content on the final period of the Second World War, bearing two ink signatures attributed to Albert Speer and Karl Dönitz. Two related historical signatures on one piece.

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 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 Nelson Mandela signature, dated 29 June 2000 and described as certified, presented with a portrait photograph and a biographical text panel. Offered unframed. An autograph of one of the defining 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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

Award document dated Berlin, 1 May 1942, conferring the title “Nationalsozialistischer Musterbetrieb” on the Steinkohlenbergwerk Fenne of the Saargruben-Aktiengesellschaft, with the signature of Adolf Hitler, offered as a certified original. With its red presentation folder; delivered framed.

Original Japanese imperial document dated Tokyo, 23 January 1957, signed by Emperor Hirohito and countersigned by Prime Minister Tanzan Ishibashi and Foreign Minister Nobusuke Kishi, recognising LaVerne Baldwin as United States Consul-General. With original envelope, typed English translation and a John Reznikoff certificate of authenticity.