Historical Collection

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.