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Lot 204
Vinyl - Soul / Funk / Boogie / Disco - 44 USA original 12”, mainly from the late 1970’s and 1980’s including many Promos. To include: Sweet Thunder, Street Players, Southroad Connection, Ashford & Simpson, Pam Todd & Gold Bullion Band, Sarah Dash, Len Boone, Nancy Wilson, El Coco, Rising Love, Ricard T. Bear, The Stewart Thomas Group, Ben E. King, Melba Moore, Bill Summers & The Summer Heat, Dalton & Dubarri, Sylvester The Real Thing and many more, condition varies but generally VG, with many unplayed examples (might need some cleaning after being in storage for over 40 years)
Lot 31
ADOLF HITLER'S COPY OF HOFFMANN'S 'MIT HIMMLER IN POLEN' Adolf Hitler's personal copy of the specially-bound collection of Heinrich Hoffmann photographs: 'Mit Hitler in Polen', by Heinrich Hoffmann and Wilhelm Keitel (Berlin: Zeitgeschichte-Verlag), 1939, 94pp. 4to., a collection of propaganda and documentary photographs chronicling the German invasion of Poland and its aftermath. Includes many images of Hitler touring the carnage he had created. Bound in pebbled red leather boards with a large gilt eagle, swastika and title on the front cover. The verso of the cover bears an authentic example of Hitler's engraved bookplate, indicating that this book most likely came from the Chancellery or the Berghof. The lower part of the cover and spine bear a significant burn, damage possibly incurred at the Chancellery of Berghoff during the bombings and fires at those places. A rare printing - we have seen only one other, and it too emanated from the Chancellery.
Lot 357
30TH SS WAFFEN-GRENADIER (RUSSIAN NO. 2) DIVISION DOCUMENTS A fascinating pair of rare documents issued by the same officer on the same day to the same SS man, promotions in both the SS and the police issued by SS-Sturmbannfuhrer WILHELM HOFFMANN (b. 1890), a former Hamburg police official and cavalryman. Both documents, each 1p. 4to., were issued in France on Nov. 9, 1944. The first, issued by Schuma-Brigade-Polizei Battalion 60 and Polizei Battalion 57 promotes Oskar Rodler to the rank of Hauptwachtmeister and Junker for his 'courage and bravery demonstrated during front line operations before the enemy...' The second document is a promotion issued in the name of the infamous SS 30th Waffen-Grenadier (Russ. No. 2) Division. It promotes Rodler to the rank of SS-Standartenfuhrer as well as Hauptwachtmeister and Junker, for the same reasons as stated in the first promotion. Both documents bear file holes, else very good. The 30th SS Waffen-Grenadiers was formerly a Schuma battalion of collaborators and traitors, the majority Russians (with German officers), and it also included Belorussians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Tatars, Poles and at least one Czech. The division suffered from low morale and repeated desertions, and on 27 August 1944 mutineers killed all the German officers and NCOs they could find before the insurrection was put down. The remainder of the division was sent to France, and the Resistance were informed about the poor morale and equipment of the division - they promptly began making attacks on the troops. It suffered large losses, both in the fighting and through desertions. Soldiers of the division killed 39 civilians in Etobon, France on 27 September 1944 in retaliation.
Lot 395
77TH INFANTRY DIVISION SOLDIER'S OKINAWA AND PHOTO GROUPING Photo, insignia and document grouping of Ordnance Cpl. Russell O. Schulz of the 77th Infantry Division. Included in the lot are 85 photographs, 3.5 x 5.5 in. or smaller, 65 of which were taken on Okinawa and including a mixture of views of wrecked buildings, troops in the field, group portraits, and an image of a captured Japanese rocket suicide bomb, the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, with the balance of the photographs being portraits, group shots, or unplaced. There are also approx. 250 negatives, largely unviewed but apparently all being images from training and during leave in Hawaii. Sold with Schulz's notebook containing 64pp. of pencil notes on various A.A. weapons, the physics of recoil, destruction of these weapons, etc.; two pairs of rank insignia; 77th Infantry Division shoulder patch; Selective Service notices; three DUI pins, dog tags, etc. Some of the photos bear significant water damage.
Lot 457
BELGIAN CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONER INSIGNIA A red piece of cloth, 3.5 x 3.25 in., in the shape of an inverted triangle, marked with a black ‘B’. Concentration camps used badges to identify prisoners quickly through the shape of the badge and the colors. The red of this badge indicates it was for a political prisoner, while the ‘B’ designates the owner as a Belgian citizen. Attached to the reverse is a small strip of the original backing. To prove the authenticity of this piece, it has been burn tested and was shown to bear no other material than organic cloth and has also proven to be UV negative. There is a 1 in. tear in the center, else very good.
Lot 594
WORD WAR II JAPANESE ARMY KATANA Late World War II Japanese sword, measuring 28 in. from the ‘kissaki’ (‘tip’) to the ‘habaki’ (‘stop’), and 39 in. long overall. The tang is signed but untranslated. Per usual for ‘last-ditch swords’ this blade does not bear a temper line. The pin holes on the handle and blade do not line up in a precise manner, also usual for ‘last-ditch swords’. The sword is mounted in a wood grip covered with white ray skin, wrapped with brown fabric laces and with two brass ‘menuki’ in the form of cherry blossoms inserted beneath the wrappings, one on each side. The blade is housed in a brown-painted steel scabbard, mounted with a single suspension ring. Some light scratching to the paint on the scabbard, else fine. The scabbard locking mechanism is not in working order, possibly from a broken internal part, all other fittings in very good condition.
Lot 784
ADOLF HITLER FORMAL TABLE NAPKIN RING Fine original formal silver napkin ring from Adolf Hitler's personal formal silverware set, 1 3/4 in. tall, 1 1/2 in. diameter, bearing a large embossed Nazi eagle and swastika device, the swastika flanked by Hitler's initials 'A H' at bottom. On the opposite side the rings bear the hallmarks of silversmiths Bruckmann. Some light tarnishing, else fine condition. The Bruckmann 'formal pattern' of silver flatware and tableware was made as a 50th birthday present to Hitler from Albert Speer. There are believed to be six complete sets of 500 pieces, or possibly five sets of 600 pieces, and they were distributed among the places Hitler frequented the most: the 'Berghof' (Hitler's mountain home); 'Der Adlerhorst' (the Eagle's Nest); the 'Gasthaus' (Guest House) at Obersalzberg: the 'Braune Haus' (the 'Brown House'); the 'Prinzregentenplaz' apartment in Munich; and the 'Reichskanzlei' in Berlin.
Lot 790
CANDELABRA PRESENTED TO FRITZ SAUCKEL FRITZ SAUCKEL (1894-1946) Nazi chief of slave labor recruitment who seized over five million workers and kept them under the vilest condition. Tried, convicted and hanged at Nuremberg. A fine three-stemmed candelabra constructed of 'alpaca' as marked on the bottom, roughly 11. 25 x 12 in., with a 5.75 in. base. The stems are bear intricate patterns which meet at the center, and unidentified proof marks are present. On the base inscribed in German appears the presentation: 'On the Gauleiter's day of honor, September 26, 1937, From the leader of the NSKK Motor brigade Thuringa.' Light tarnishing throughout, and wax residue on the stems from use, else very good. From a collection of Sauckel related items consigned to us by the estate of a four-star American general who participated in the liberation of Germany.
Lot 806
HERMANN GORING PRESENTATION CUFF LINKS A pair of sterling silver Hermann Goring presentation cuff links. The cuff links each bear a representation of Goring's coat of arms, namely an upraised armored ring grasping a ring. It is depicted here on a stippled background, the entirety in a shape of a shield 3/4 in. tall. The clasp which passes through the cuff is solid, and each oval tip is engraved with the date '12.1.38', the date of Goring's 45th birthday when these cuff links were either given to Goring or more likely, gifted by him to special guests. Each cuff link is stamped with the name of the maker 'H. J. Wilm, BERLIN' and with a '900' purity stamp. Fine condition.
Lot 836
ALLACH BEAR NO. 32 White bisque porcelain figure of a bear grooming its footpad, 5 3/4 in. tall, marked on the base with its designer's name: 'Prof. W. Zugel', along with the impressed Allach trademark with stylized SS runes, and the model number: '32' appearing on the bottom. Very fine condition, completely undamaged. The porcelain factory Porzellan Manufaktur Allach was established as a private concern in 1935. In 1936 the factory was acquired by Heinrich Himmler to produce works of art that would represent, in Himmler's eyes, true Germanic culture. Production was based at Allach, the largest subcamp of Dachau, and it used slave labor in the production of these pieces.
Lot 854
GERMAN SILVER EAGLE-TOPPED CANE Attractive German silver eagle-topped cane, bears a massive sterling silver eagle's head approx. 3.75 in. long mounted atop an attractive two-toned finished wood shaft with brass tip. The eagle is very clearly Germanic in style, and completely solid. 35.5 in. long with a grommeted hole and carrying strap. Eagle's head bear a few tiny indents, else fine. Top of eagle's head slightly dinged, and one tiny nail securing the head missing (easily replaced), else near fine.
Lot 1190
Lot of two war-date letters from Union Colonel Theodoric F. C. Dodd, a member of the 73rd Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company B. Dodd writes to his wife Eliza, whom he refers to as ‘Lida’ in his letters. The first letter is 4pp. 4to., Louisville, Oct. 16, 1862, in part: ‘...On October 1, we were ordered to leave Louisville. We took up our line of march towards the interior of the state...following up Gen. Bragg who commanded his retreat as soon as Buell had given him time to supply himself with winter forage!!...We accidentally got too close to Bragg at Perryville and he gave us a severe battle...I cannot escape the conviction that the conduct of this war is in very unsafe hands...The men are put on half rations in a state abounding in all the luxuries of life and also abounding in Rebels of the darkest, most contemptable size. One man died today out of our regiment from exhaustion....We marched all day and all night over a hot and dusty turnpike and about 4 o’ clock in the morning I fell out and was arrested!!!!...A few days ago General Crittenden (God bless him) told General Buell (God curse him!) that he was a traitor!...Bragg and Buell came into Ky. together...Bragg stopped 28 miles from Louisville and commenced foraging and recruiting...Buell came to Louisville and received a reinforcement almost double his previous number. He kept this force at Louisville until Bragg had foraged to his hearts content...Buell then started in pursuit of Bragg...but has not caught him yet!!...You have heard long’ere I suppose of the battle at Cave Springs and Perryville. It was a bloody affair. Our regiment done nothing but look on...I must ask you again Lida to be very careful of your health. You can be careful, I can’t...’ The second letter, 4pp. 8vo., Nashville, Tennessee, Dec. 19, 1862, reads in part: ‘...I have been almost overwhelmed with your sweet letters for a couple of days...When I arrived in Nashville...I was a pretty sick boy with typhoid fever...Well dear there was a day or two before I left camp and for two days after I got into the hospital that I was not able to write...I’m entirely free from disease. Yet I shall remain here until I think I am fast able for anything... As much as I love, oh, love so much to see my darling it would be imprudent you to come here...’ He goes on to explain why their visit would be ‘unsatisfactory’, concluding the letter with loving sentiments. Both letters bear some spotting throughout, with trivial holes and tears that do not intrude on the text. This lot is accompanied by a tintype photo of an unidentified man although presumed to be Dodd himself as this lot came directly from his descendants. The photo is presented in an ornate oval brooch; WITH a Duke’s Cigarettes booklet, 15 pp. 1.5 x 2.75 in., [n.p., n.d.], giving a short history of Union General, Don Carlos Buell. The cover features an illustrated portrait of Buell, the verso bearing a bald eagle and a circular image of the American flag. The booklet is held within a protective plastic case, 3.25 x 5.5 in., and a Duke’s Cigarettes trading card, 2.5 x 4 in., honoring General Braxton Bragg with a short biography on the verso. The cover features a portrait of Bragg and an illustration of two Confederate soldiers on the battlefield. Five pieces, overall very good.
Lot 1191
CONFEDERATE $1,000 6% BOND, ISSUED MARCH 1, 1864 Confederate $1,000 Bond with 59 of 60 coupons still attached, paying 6% per annum. This bond was issued in Richmond on March 1, 1864 per the Act of 17 February 1864. It was lithographed by Evans & Cogswell, Richmond and is signed by Register of the Treasury E. Apperson. The coupons each bear a printed signature of Robert Tyler. A total of 10,700 of these bonds were issued. Criswell 144B, Ball 325. Slightly soiled and worn at the margins, else very good.
Lot 1192
CONFEDERATE $1,000 6% BOND, ISSUED MARCH 1, 1864 Confederate $1,000 Bond with 59 of 60 coupons still attached, paying 6% per annum. This bond was issued in Richmond on March 1, 1864 per the Act of 17 February 1864. It was lithographed by Evans & Cogswell, Richmond and is signed by Register of the Treasury E. Apperson. The coupons each bear a printed signature of Robert Tyler. A total of 10,700 of these bonds were issued. Criswell 144B, Ball 325. Slightly soiled and worn at the margins, else very good.
Lot 1477
EMILE ZOLA '32 CARICATURES DE LEBOURGEOIS' Rare set 32 plates caricaturing EMILE ZOLA (1840-1902), French novelist, journalist, playwright, and best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism. The individual hand-colored plates, each 7 x 10 in., are contained in the set 'Zola 32 Caricatures de Lebourgeois' (Paris: E. Bernard et Cie.), 1898, contained in a gilt-embossed brown faux leather folder. The corner is bumped a bit. The scenes place Zola in the predicaments explored in his writings, such as the novels Germinal and Nana, or involved in the causes about which he was passionate, such as the unjust court martial for treason of Jewish military officer, Alfred Dreyfus. A few of the images bear anti-Semitic caricatures as well. Fine condition.
Lot 1570
SIGNED COPIES OF ‘BASEBALL MAGAZINE’ (20) Great selection of twenty signed copies of ‘Baseball Magazine’, all 9 x 11 in. and from the mid-1940s, signed by noted players years later, almost all placing their signatures on the covers by their images, or within the magazine itself on their images. Among those signing is: BOB FELLER (2), HAL NEWHOUSER, , LOU BOUDREAU, SPEC SHEA, REN RAFFENBERGER, JOE CRONIN, PEEWEE REESE (2), ANDY SEMINICK (2), RED SCHOENDIENST, DICK SISLER, BOB DOERR, ENOS SLAUGHTER, JOE GARAGIOLA, FRED SCHMIDT, WHITEY KUROWSKI, CAL HUBBARD, DEL RICE, GEORGE CASE, CHUCK STEVENS, JOHN SAIN, REX BARNEY, TOMMY HOLMES, COOKIE LAVAGETTO, LUKE APPLING, JOCKO CONLON, RALPH KINER, LEO DUROCHER, JOE MCCARTHY, HAPPY CHANDLER, TOMMY HOLMES, JOE MEDWICK, ROY SIEVERS (2), and a few others. Some signatures are on opposite sides of the same pages, a very few pages bear marginal tape repairs, else very good.
Lot 221
Greene (Graham) The Bear Fell Free, number 249 of 350 copies signed by the author, illustrations by Joy Lloyd, pictorial endpapers, some light scattered spotting, original cloth, gilt, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, spine browned, chip with tear to foot of spine and lower panel, head of spine and corners a little chipped, some light toning to head of upper panel, [Wobbe A9], 8vo, 1935.⁂ One of the titles in the Grayson Books series, a collection of signed limited editions by notable authors.
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