JAPANESE
F.51. Very nice Japanese transport ships' flag from a "beached" Japanese transport on a beach at Guadalcanal. The flag is in very good condition with original lanyard. It is of the "meat ball" design with tF32.htmsun sewn on the white back ground. The cloth is a heavy linen cotton with reinforcement sewing. The flags' dimensions are 34" W by 52" L. The flag was obtained in the late Eighties from a New Orleans, LA. estate sale. The flag has since been triangle folded and place in a very nice display shadow box in order to preserve it. The shadow box dimensions are 20 1/2"H by 29 1/2" W by 3" in depth. This is a very nice piece of history and would complement a Japanese sword collection, flag or WWII collection......
.......$375.
F.85. WWII Japanese cased flag set. The case is made of wood with an exterior heavy molded canvas cover and two leather case securing straps (one broken) and a leather carrying handle. The case interior is lined in a red/orange felt cloth. The case dimensions are 6" high by 9" wide by 35 1/2" in length. The case contents include a national flag, flag pole, large pole banner and a ceremonial kneeling pad and cover sheet. The national flag is made of fine silk with the national symbol of the red sun printed on both sides. The flag measures 27 1/2" wide by 37" in length. It has two corner tie attachments which have been reinforced with leather tabs. The black lacquer wooden flag pole is seven feet tall and is assembled from two pieces that screw together. The finial is a large wooden gold painted ball. Both the flag and the pole are in fine condition. The "pole banner" is also in very good condition. The pole sleeve banner is 24" wide by 164" long and has a pole sleeve at the top with which to hang the banner down at the temple (shrine) entrance. The banner is made of white cotton cloth and has a large printing of the military flag the Rising Sun and the national flag. Each flag image acts as a border to the national naval marine emblem and the emperor's logo the Chrysanthemum. It can be hung from the included flag pole. The flag pole has a set of pole top streamers. There is a set of pole top streamers that can be tied to the pole just under the finial. The streamer set consists of two heavy multi colored ribbons one being 27" long the other 20" long. Both are 2 1/4" wide. The smaller length streamer has many kanji characters in black ink printed on one side. The streamers are in very good condition. Also included in the case is a ceremonial shrine kneeling pad and cover. The case contains a 8" wide by 30" long quilted cotton kneeling pad in very good condition. The "knee pillow" then is covered by a raw silk cloth which measures 28" wide by 42" in length. The cloth has a yellow age patina and has several burn holes in one area of the cloth. This is a nice ensemble. Most of these cased flag sets were destroyed during the war and/or confiscated by the occupation authorities soon thereafter. The case is in fair to good condition, the contents in fine condition with the kneeling cloth being a minor exception..............................................$475.
GERMAN
SOLD! F.58. Very nice parade mantle for a horse harness. The item is steel constructed, nickel plated and has all of the nickel plated "bicycle" bells, dyed horse hair swatches and the brass plated eagle. This is a very scarce item that would make a great display piece....................................$325.SOLD!
F.107. Very nice Apex decoration with 1914 Iron Cross, 3rd Reich era, later type NS-Reichskriegerbund (Old Comrades Association). It is made from solid brass with a gold veneered finish. It has the WWI Iron Cross superimposed over the "running" swastika. The item is 10 1/4" high and is mounted on a period 2" high brown/red round bakelite pedestal. It is quite rare due to so many having been subjected to de-Nazification destruction in the late 1940s'. It is in extremely good condition and would complement an Iron Cross or German militaria collection.........................$475.
F.108. Very nice Apex (flag pole finial) decoration with 1914 Iron Cross - Early Imperial. The decoration is finished in gold veneer and has the black Cross in the center surrounded a holly and oak leaf wreath. The finial is 8 1/4" high and is mounted on a 3 3/4" high black painted composite base. On the front of the base is mounted a brass belt buckle roundel "Gott mit Uns" variation. This is a very nice item, one that would complement any German militaria collection..........................................$475.
NEW! F.119. Nice WWII German photo album consisting of one hundred (100) photgraphs. The photos are mounted in a photo album titled Meine Dienstzeit. The album cover is a leather facsimile and has a large metal German helmet logo mounted on the front cover. The photographs start off with the soldier and his RAD comrades (Reich Arbeit Dienst) then German army garrison life in Berlin. These are followed up with photographs of the unit's movement into Reims, France. There are photographs of bridge and city destruction. Some of the photos are taken of a huge German military cemetary. Then there are photographs of occupied Paris followed by Feldzug encampment. These are followed by train wreck scenes and more cemetaries (unser kameraden 1941/42 Tschudow). This album illustrates the many uniforms used, cuff titles, sleeve and shoulder board ranks and ribbon and medal awards. This is a good men's den coffee table item.................................................................$215.NEW!
NEW! F.120. Nice WWII German photo album with 172 photographs. The photographs include Luftwaffe ground troops, Army mountain and transport troops. The photos were taken in France and then Russia. Many of the photographs show equipment, train car loading of equipment and supplies, troop train, German encampments, cemetaries, socializing and comradeship. From a number of photographs of one indiviual in group and single settings, it appears that these troops were part of the 11/Grenedier Regiment 13 which was active at Simferopol. Nice easy to look at album of folks on the other side, a long time ago................................................................$245.NEW!
F.1. Book. 496 page history of WWII by the Editors of Time-Life Books with dust cover. Excellent text accompanied by many first time published photographs. A great reference book printed in 1989 in very fine condition...................................................................$28.
F.7. Death Notice Ensemble consisting of a 9"W X 13"H vellum Death Notice for Obergefreiter Fritz Oelker killed in
action 21 March 1943 on the Eastern Front. Accompanying this custom hand printed piece is a similar size four page
printed memorial service brochure showing photographs of the cemetery, Berlin War Memorial, and text of the service.
This service brochure is signed by the Battalion Commander and the Chaplain. In addition there is a printed "field" service
brochure for the Battalion memorial service with the Chaplain's notes. Click photo button for photographs of this
marvelous piece of history.............$275.
F.17. Propaganda photo 9.5"L X 7"H of the US Navy Aircraft Carrier Enterprise under steam. On the back of the photograph is a stamped imprint "Einsenderi Scherl Bilderdienst Berlin SW 68". Also there is a glued on printed description of the photograph. The photo text is dated 10.6.42. The text describes the sinking of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet by the Japanese and the Hornet was of the same carrier class as the Enterprise. So the German propaganda ministry used this generic photo to announce the Hornet's sinking by their Japanese allies. The photo is in very good condition....................................................$20.
F.25. Terrific family album spanning World War 1 into World War 11 combat action in France. The pictures of the French
campaign included a lot of combat, captured fortification, maneuvers, troops and equipment, prisoners and every day life
of the German occupation - approximately 150 photographs with tissue page separators in a good condition facsimile
leather album. Most of the French campaign photographs have ink script photo identifications.....
......$275.
F.62. A very nice wartime publication titled Collier's Photographic History of WW II. The book was published during the war in 19944 by P.F. Collier & Son Corporation New York. The book has over 800 pictures many of them not published since. A great war time reference book for the WWII aficionado....................................$45.
F.78. WWI/II German family photograph album with numerous photos of the family's First World War veterans, then family photographs between the 1920s-30s, and then an extensive collection of WW11 photographs showing battle, in the field and combat unit scenes - the album represents what a typical German family experienced. Many, many photographs......................................$375.
F.79. WWII German mini photograph album commemorating Christmas 1941 (Kriegsweihnachten 1941). The photos consist of a head and torso portrait of the unit commanding officer, a group photograph of the entire unit in winter dress, a photo of the sentry guard house and entrance to the unit's base, and a photograph of the unit's combination headquarters and barracks (the front entrance has a large building sign VIKTORIA) . This ensemble is in very good condition...........................$45.
F.91. German naval history titled DER KAMPF UM DIE DARDANELLEN ( The Struggle(Fight) at the Dardanelles) written by Clemens Laar and printed in hard book cover (315 pages plus many photographs) in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. The book covers the German naval unit action in support of Turkey during the attempted invasion of the Dardanelles by British naval and army and colonial forces. The book is printed in German and is quite a rare printing. It is in very fine condition........................................$75.
F.95. Very nice book tilted In Ole Virginia or Marse Chan and Other Stories by Thomas Nelson Page. This hard cover 234 page book was printed in 1908 by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York and contains a selection of Eastern Virginia recollections of the Civil War and plantation life as written in the "the dialect of the Negroes of Eastern Virginia". A rare and good resource book.......................$45.
F.97. Very rare publication titled History of St. Mark Parish Culpepper, Co., VA. This 200 page hard cover book was published in 1877 by Rev. Philip Slaughter, D.D., Innes & Company, Baltimore, MD. This book covers the early history of St. Mark's Parish, historical excursions , family genealogies, Governor Spotwood's reign, Knights of the Golden Horseshoe and much more. A very rare limited edition:......................$225.
F.99. The Nazi State by William Ebenstein published in June 1944 by the Infantry Journal, 1115 17th Street Washington 6, D.C. This 335 page paper back book is in excellent condition. It was published as a special edition for the members of the Armed Services only and is a first edition in the Fighting Forces Series. The books contents include The Fundamentals of Nazi Politics, The Structure of the National Government, State and Local Government, The Nazi Party, Law and Justice, Propaganda and Public opinion, The Control of Art and Literature, Education, Training for Leadership, Religion, The Economy for Permanent War, The Position of Labor and Foreign Policy and the New Order. This book is an excellent example of “intelligentsia propaganda”. This publication is very good book to complement a WW II library collection...............................…$25.
F.100. Very rare German 1943 book catalogue titled “Grosse Deutsche Kunstausstellung 1943 im Haus der Deutschen Kunst zu Munchen, Juni bis auf Weiteres (June until further notice), Offizieller Ausstellungskatalog. The book includes 67 pages of photographs of works of art included to the art show, 71 pages listing the participating artists and sculptors, their history and work being presented, numerous advertisements from large German and regional businesses who helped sponsor the show (including BMW, Dresdner Bank and Velveeta Cheese). This is a great reference book for use in studying the Third Reich period definite of State accepted art. The book is in good condition….............................$45.
F.102. A 1936 hard book edition titled Der Mythus des 20. Jahrhunderts by Alfred Rosenberg. This 712 page book is dedicated to the two million WW I German heroes of the World War and to the life, honor and freedom of the German State. The book is in good condition and even has retained its’ dust cover. It is quite interesting and provided the beliefs and philosophies of one of the main NSDAP party member dignitaries............…$35.
F.103. Very nice hard cover 566 page book titled The Goebbels Diaries 1942 – 1943 edited, translated and with an introduction by Louis P. Lochner. This “diary” was published in 1948 by Doubleday. It is an absolutely fascinating book chronicling Goebbels interface within the Party, his Propaganda Ministry’s work with other governments, state an local affairs, the press and film industry, his complaints about government and military bureaucracy and so forth. It is must reading to gain an insight into the pillars of power of that era…...............$25.
F.106. Terrific wartime German sketchbook titled Weist Du noch Kamerad, Die Geschichte einer Infanterie – Kompanie in Osten. Printed by Verlaghaus Frankfurter Societats –Druckerei, this book has, by chapter, sketches of the life, death, surrender and captivity of a Wehrmacht army unit on the Russian Front. Each drawing is accompanied by narration chronicling and explaining the subject matter of the drawing(s). There are 88 "original-zeichnungen" (illustrations) in this 84 page book by E. Grazioli and G.Hofmann. What a raw book, it even identifies the location and names of individuals who participated in the depictions….......................................$125.
F.109. Very nice ink autographed photograph of Knight's Cross winner Robert Geyse. Geyse was a very successful U-Boat captain and served on Admiral Donitzs staff as well. The color photograph is a head / shoulder portrait of Geyse wearing his winter formal Kriegsmarine uniform with his KvK prominently displayed. The photograph is 5 1/2" high by 3 1/2" wide.........................$50.
SOLD! F.110. Very nice WWII oil cloth covered War Department Technical Manual German Phrase Book dated January 12, 1943. The manual has 228 pages of word and phrases translations for use by U.S. soldiers in communicating with German civil and armed force P.O.W.s. This manual would have been initially used in North Africa and later on in Sicily and Italy. The later editions had a hard manila paper cover. This manual is in fine condition.............$45.SOLD!
F.111. Very nice cloth covered word and phrase translation book printed by Harper @ Brothers in 1917 for the "use of soldiers and sailors and the men and women of the army and navy medical corps". The book provides 330 words and terms of "trench" slang in English, French and German. The book has 128 pages and was dedicated to Major-General John J. Pershing and the Officers and Men of the First Expeditionary Force. It was manufactured to fit easily into a uniform tunic or pants pocket. It is in extremely good condition..................................$45.
SOLD! F.112. Very nice WWII German book publication of Ernst Eigener's combat sketches of the war in Ostfeldzug (the Eastern Front). The book was printed in 1942 by Die Kleine W.J. - Reihe and sponsored by the Herausgegeben von der Propaganda-Kompanie einer Armee. The book contains numerous printed sketches and full drawings of this famous OKW sponsored war artist. All of the illustrations show combat situations and the aftermath of the fighting. The book is in very fine condition and was liberated from the German soldier's book store in Orleans, Occupied France in 1944. Accompanying the book is a brief advertisment of the book and a book / page marker titled Buch un Schwert, Frontbuchhandlung Orleans im Kriege 1949/42. A fine and scarce period book form the other guy's side......................................$85.SOLD!
SOLD! F.113. Very nice publication of Ernst Eigener's Mein Skizzenbuch containing combat situation sketches and full drawings that he made during the 1940 German Campaign with France. The book was printed by Die Kleine W. J. Reihe and was sponsored by the Propaganda-Kompanie einer Armee in 1942. This book still has it's protective tissue cover and was part of the German book store inventory, Orleans, Occupied France, that was liberated by American troops. It is in very good condition and again is a scarce piece of memorabelia from the other guy's side.............$85.SOLD!
SOLD! F.114. Very nice WWII German book titled Vormarlch which was published in 1941 by the Heraugegeben von der Propaganda-Kompanie einer Armee. The 27 page hard cover book consists of published color combat photographs taken by Heinz Schroterduring during the 1940 Campaign against France by the German Army. The book is in fine condition and retains its' wax paper cover with the original price on it. The book was liberated from the book store - liberary (der Bucherei) of the der Sicherheitspolizei (SD) Orleans eingetragen Orleans, Occupied France) The book is numbered 94 and dated August 10 1943. The color photographs with German captions show combat situations, prisoners of war, refugees, French and German casualties - a photographic history of the campaign. Also included with the book is a sales advertisement announcing that this book was printed for the troops and at a special price. In addition there is a printed book marker titled Buch und Schert Frontbuchhandlug Orleans im Kriege 1940 / 42. The book is a vet bring back who was interested in such items. Again is is in very nice condition and extremely rare...........................$85.SOLD!
F.115. Terrific large book (9 1/2" by 12 1/2") titled Deutschland Erwacht (Germany Awake). Large format, 150 pages plus a large fold out photograph of the 1933 national SA rally. This book has numerous cigarette card photos of NSDAP personalities, SA and party events, rallies and political activities. It is a full history of the NSDAP Partei from 1923 through 1933. The book was liberated from the SD-Sonderpolizei Orleans, France library/book store in 1944. It is in very good condition and is quite a historical conversation piece.........................$375.
F.116. Very nice German WWII photo album (89 original photos) of German Army and Luftwaffee troops on location in Belgian, France, Poland and Russia. The photographs are from a cavalry, transportation, ski troop and Luftwaffe ground unit(s). Great combat and in lager photographs.
See sample photos..................................$325.
F.117. Very rare, original and unused postcard featuring the Kriegsmarine's (German Navy) U-Boot hero of Scappa Flow, Kapitanleutant Prien. The postcard is printed in color, was printed by W. Willach, Berlin W. 30. On the card's back is printed Spende (contribution) fur die Schulammlung 1940 and Fuhrer eines der erfolgreichsten U-Boote, der Gieger von Scapa Flow. This is a very rare paper piece that some how survived not only the war but the de-Nazification years as well. Very nice.......................... $95.
F.118. Very nice large (5 3/4" wide by 4 1/4" high) black and white photograph post card of German Army troops taking part in accepting a new unit flag while stationed in Prague, Czechoslovalia. The card is orginal and in unused condition. On the card back is printed Vereidigung junger Freiwilliger der SA-Standarte Feldheenhalle in Prag (Swearing the oath of allegience to the SA unit flag of the Feldherrenhall in Prague). This is a rare piece of surviving paper..................................................................$65.
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