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Click here to subscribeWWII – original allied propaganda warning poster ‘Better a Live Cluck than a Dead Duck’. American issue poster with the further slogan ‘Silence means Security’ and featuring a cartoon in which a girl at a dance says to her friend of her airman boyfriend: ‘The one I’m with is certainly a cluck. He don’t know where he’s been or where he’s going or anything’. Approx 55x34cms framed and glazed in good condition. Rare
WWII – original allied propaganda warning poster ‘Somebody Blabbed – Button your Lip’. American issue showing the hand of a drowning American sailor disappearing under the surface of the sea with the further message : ‘...don’t talk about ship movements... don’t talk about war production!’ Approx 50x35cms framed and glazed. Rare.
WWII – propaganda handbill German issue in July 1944 intended for British troops with the headline ‘POWs are well treated’ and with an illustration captioned ‘German soldier giving first aid to a wounded allied soldier’ and featuring excerpts from alleged letters home from POWs saying what a jolly time they were having in their German accommodation: ‘... the Germans as always have treated me very well and I have met very many fine young fellows amongst them – it seems to terrible that we are fighting against one another...’ (Sapper K Thompson of Hull). This leaflet shows the considerable shift in emphasis which emerged in German propaganda after D-Day. Knowing that the War was effectively lost the German propaganda machine began a damage limitation exercise trying to point out to the invading troops that their comrades in POW camps were being well treated – with the obvious inference that in return the Germans hoped they would be well treated themselves when the time came.
Excessively rare German propaganda leaflet in advance of Dunkirk WWII – propaganda crudely produced handbill on a piece of brown paper written in French and English showing the position of the German advance and the retreating British just before Dunkirk. The message reads : ‘British Soldiers ! Look at this map: it gives you true situation! Your troops are entirely surrounded – stop fighting ! Put Down Your Arms !’Tape repairs but generally good and an extremely rare item. Approx 21x14cms.
WWII – propaganda remarkable German/Italian issue propaganda leaflet taking the form of a promotional tourist brochure with an alluring women smiling on the front with tourist type map of central Italy in the background and with the message : ‘The Po is Waiting for You’. On the inside is a graphic figure of death with the bodies of dead soldiers floating in the river.
WWII – propaganda British issue in both French and Flemish intended for the people of Belgium giving news of three large German defeats including the sinking of the Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Tirpitz with the overall headline [trans.] ‘Military defeat/Moral defeat/Total defeat – here are the three new German defeats’
Two Second World War British Anti-Hitler Pictorial Lithographed Propaganda Posters:- `Hitler Will Send No Warning - So always carry your gas mask`, issued by the Ministry of Home Security, printed by J Weiner, London; and `Carry Your Gas Mask In Case, by Hal, featuring a caricature head of Hitler, each 66cm by 51cm (2)
Great Britain. Wartime propaganda forgeries. The German imitations of the ½d to 3d definitives affixed to piece of paper inscribed ‘Special-Stamp in Memory of the first day of invasion’, each cancelled with imitation CDS ‘London/Special-Stamp AAA0 6 JUN 49, vertical folds not adversely affecting adhesives
(Militaria) - von WEDEL, Hasso; HANSEN, Henrich.- Der Kampf in Westen. Die Soldaten des Führers im Felde.München, Raumbild-Verlag, (1940).Large in-8°.Publisher`s binding : pink cloth, flat spine (slightly used, spine renewed with red linnen).Est. : 150/ 200 €German propaganda relating the invasion of 1940 in Holland, Belgium (Flanders) and France (Artois) and of the occupation following the battle of Compiègne. Text illustrated with 8 color pictures; complete with its black metallic stereoscopic viewer and 100 black and white stereoscopic photographs (6 x 13 cm) figuring war scenes in Abbeville, Amsterdam, Compiègne, Dinant, Dunkerque, La Panne, Le Bourget, Le Havre, Paris, Sedan, Texel, Vlissingen, Zeebrugge...¶ Publication de propagande allemande sur l`invasion de la Hollande, Belgique et France en 1940. Illustrée de 8 photos couleurs et complet de sa visionneuse de métal noir avec 100 photos stéréoscopiques en noir et blanc (scènes de guerres dans divers lieux occupés). Pleine toile rose d`éd. (dos refait).
Soviet Union Stationery. 3 x 5 kopek cards showing Soviet Rigid Airship named ‘“ (‘ (Klim Vorishilov). Kliment Voroshilov was a senior Stalinist, elected to the Central Committee in 1921, who survived to 1961. The cards reflect a propaganda push in USSR during the early 1930’s to develop an Airship Industry. There is little evidence that such a ship was constructed. Very Scarce Cards. Mint Condition, 1930/31 See Plate 11
“LZ129” Menu from Hindenburg’s Propaganda Flight dated 29 March 1936. This was the last day of the infamous “Propaganda Flight” demanded by Goebbels during the run up to the plebiscite intended to give retrospective legality to the re-militarisation of the Rheinland. Interesting to note that the name “Hindenburg” is not used on the menu, giving credence to the story that Goebbels refused to allow the name to be used in Germany after Eckner defied Goebbels over the choice of name for LZ129. Perfect condition. See Plate 14
14 WW1 propaganda postcards. 5 German Luftflottenverein cards showing aspects of raiding Zeppelins. 6 French cards showing the destruction of LZ77 by the auto cannon at Revigny, etc. Plus 2 British cards of a Graf von Zeppelin cartoon attacking England and the wreckage of the LZ77. One postally used. GC See Plate 18
Jobson, Ron: Watercolour of a RAF Biplane in air-to-air combat with three German Biplanes: Signed. By Artist 67x47cm.UnframedRon Jobson last week at his home in north west London. Ron is a well-known illustrator - he was the creator of many of the propaganda posters during the Second World War and in 1967 was responsible for the illustrations on all of the Matchbox 1-75 Series model boxes for that year. Ron has also produced illustrations for Airfix model boxes and for many books on aircraft and spacecraft
English Civil War – Maritime – HMS Sovereign rare ms letter dated July 22nd 1643 addressed to the Commissioners of the Navy informing them that the Committee of the Navy had taken out the Sovereign and sent a guard to her at Chatham. An important action in the early days of the Civil War. HMS Sovereign of the Seas was a first rate ship of the line with 102 bronze guns^ later renamed at the command of Charles I as the ‘Royal Sovereign’. Charles regarded the ship as a symbol of his Kingship^ and therefore its taking by Parliamentary forces was a substantial propaganda blow to the King – particularly as it was subsequently renamed by Parliament as ‘The Commonwealth’. It later^ however^ reverted to the simple name of ‘The Sovereign’. An important letter in the history of the Civil War
India – Indian Independence Propaganda Poem in support of Akali Jaito Morcha Sympathiser Maharajah Nabha. An original Indian Patriotic propaganda poem by MK Acharya^ supporting and seeking justice for Maharajah Ripudam of Nabha^ who had been exiled by the British Government. A line of the poem reads: ‘If traitor he has proved^ blow him in air: the Sikh in him will gladly hail to be shot.’ In 1923^ the Akalis decided to take over the Gurdwara Gangsar at Jaitu (or Jaito) in the Nabha State. The Maharaja gave them support and had been sympathetic to the Akali Movement and the Indian nationalist cause^ but was deposed the British Government. When the SGPC launched an agitation^ its leaders and members were arrested on the charge of sedition. He spoke on behalf of the Sikh interest and pioneered reformist legislation. Shocked by the events of the Amritsar Massacre in 1919^ he later became an Indian revolutionary and publicly opposed the British^ clashing with his distant cousin Bhupinder Singh of Patiala^ who was a strong supporter of British rule in India. In 1923^ he was forced to relinquish control of Nabha to a British administrator; Ripudaman Singh agreed to leave Nabha and to settle at Dehra Dun. However^ he continued to intrigue and attempt to regain control of Nabha to some degree. In 1928 he was formally deposed by the British for sedition and succeeded by his eldest son^ Pratap Singh. He was stripped of his rank and titles and exiled to Kodaikanal in the Madras Presidency where he died in 1942. The poem is complimented with a signed letter from MK Acharya^ who wrote to the Maharajah of Gondal after visitor Maharaja Ripudam at Kodiakanal^ he writes ‘His grief moved me so greatly indeed. I have since been tempted to express my feelings in verse.I venture to hope that his Highness there will evince some kindly sympathy in the present hard lot as a brother prince.’
WWII – Sir Winston Churchill remarkable piece of German propaganda aimed at Russia (and printed in the Russian language)^ aimed at lampooning Churchill and exploiting Communist attitudes towards class divisions in society. The idea of the well produced booklet is to provide a series of fold-out pages showing seemingly innocuous images which^ when folded out show the British to be a brutal^ class ridden society^ where the poor are left to starve while the rich prosper.
WWII – British Free Corps – The Camp – 225^ December 3-13 1944. Original propaganda newspaper set up for the sole purpose of recruiting allied Prisoners of War into the Nazi cause and in particular the British Free Corps – the notorious British cadre of the Waffen SS. According to Marquis de Slade^ author of various works on the British Free Corps^ "The Camp" was launched from a Berlin suburb on in 1940.interlarded with carefully chosen news^ commentaries from abroad^ sporting titbits^ cartoons^ readers contributions. Women of British birth^ and professional journalists afterwards^ assisted the Editor^ Axel Meerburg who supplied a regular diet of^ "The German point of view". It held forth on world Jewry`s ‘treacherous exploitation of Anglo-Saxon patriotism’. This copy^ number 225^ covering the period December 3rd to 13th 1944 is in very good condition^ complete^ closed tears. 4 pages. This copy contains reports about illegal spirits being sold in London^ Jews dictating a policy for Palestine without the Arabs being mentioned^ V1 rockets etc.
Italian Medals Carlo I Gonzaga-Nevers (1580-1637), fu duca di Nevers e Rethel, di Mantova e del Monferrato. ; ; Medaglia fusa 1617, opus anonimo. AR (g 9,9; mm 34). Scritta in greco, busto corazzato con collare alla spagnola volto a d. Rv. Scritta in greco, stemma dei Paleologhi coronato e sormontato dal monte Olimpo, tra due rami di palma. Non reperita nella bibliografia da noi consultata. Splendida e rara fusione. Medaglia di propaganda commissionata dal Duca per indire una crociata contro i Turchi e per ricostruire l’impero d’Oriente. Starting Price: €400
Papal Medals Gregorio XVI (1831-1846); AE dorato (g 60,1; mm 51; h 12); Società di Propaganda Fide. Medaglia straordinaria 1840, anno X, opus: G. Girometti. GREGORIVS XVI PONT MAX ANNO X, busto a d., con berretto e stola, Rv. SOC PROP FIDEI LVGDVNI INSTIT MDCCCXXII LITT ENCYCL VBIQUE COMMENDATA MDCCCXL, il globo terraqueo sulle nubi, sormontato dalla croce raggiante. Boccia 124; Patrignani 65. spl+. Starting Price: €160
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT, House of Commons. A declaration of the Commons .... concerning the rise and progresse of the Grand Rebellion in Ireland - London: July 25 1643. 4to. pp. 63. A good copy in modern half calf. This runs to 63 pages and is part of the propaganda war between Parliament and the King. In addition it published some significant documents, one of which issuing from the Supreme Council of the Confederate Catholics of Ireland is a naval commission dated "Kilkennie the last of December 1642" to "our wellbeloved friend Captaine Francis Oliver, native of Flanders having received good testimony of his sufficiency and integrity to be captain of the ship called Saint Michaell the Archangel of burden an hundred and twentie lasts or tuns or thereabouts". He was directed to attack not merely enemies of the Confederation but also those of the King. The 1st of two Wing printings - E 2557. Sweeney 1776. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
RICHARD HAYES Ireland and Irishmen in The French Revolution, London 1932; Together with - Pieter Geyl, Napoleon For and Against, London (1949), in slip case; Maximes de Napoléon, in fine crimson Imperial binding by Hatchards; And The Pedigree of Napoleon Bonaparte etc. etc. London 1814, original wrappers preserved in recent calf boards. The latter item, a rare survivor of English 'black' propaganda against France (4) Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney
FATIMID, AL-BASASIRI / AL-MUSTANSIR (427-487h)Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 451h, month of al-MuharramOBVERSE: In field: letter ‘ayn after name Ma‘addWEIGHT: 4.98gREFERENCE: Nicol 2094; Jafar F.MS.451d, same diesCONDITION: Struck from a worn reverse die, otherwise extremely fine with some lustre, rare NOTE: This famous issue of Fatimid dinars from Baghdad dates from a period of twelve months during 450-451h when the city was briefly held by the Fatimid partisan Arslan al-Basasiri. He was a Turkish general who had enjoyed status and prestige when Baghdad and the Abbasid caliph were under Buwayhid protection. With the fall of the Buwayhids and the arrival of the Great Seljuqs under Tughril Beg, al-Basasiri began to fear for his own position and started making overtures to the Fatimids. One may question how deeply al-Basasiri, the former protector of the Sunni caliph, was now attached to the Fatimid cause, but he was given money and arms to support his operations against the Seljuqs. At this period the authority of the Abbasid caliph, al-Qa’im, was limited to religious affairs, with political and military matters firmly in the hands of the Great Seljuq sultan, Tughril Beg. In 450h, however, he was campaigning elsewhere in his domains and had taken his entire army with him. Al-Basasiri was therefore able to enter Baghdad with only a small force. Whether Tughril Beg had misjudged the situation, or whether he had deliberately exposed the city in this way for his own political reasons, the khutba in Baghdad, capital of the Sunni caliphs, was now being read in the name of the Fatimid al-Mustansir. Al-Basasiri even forced al-Qa`im to sign a declaration waiving the rights of the Abbasids to the caliphate as long as the Fatimid line endured. As well as the khutba al-Basasiri also used the coinage to assert al-Mustansir`s authority in Baghdad. Jafar (op. cit.) reports a contemporary belief that al-Basasiri had been supplied with these dinars in advance rather than actually striking them in Baghdad while the city and mint were under his control. Rather than the characteristic Fatimid ‘bull’s-eye’ types with several concentric rings of legends, al-Basasiri`s dinars follow a design not otherwise being currently issued in the Fatimid lands but which would have been closer to other types then circulating in Baghdad. In spite of his successes al-Basasiri seems to have received surprisingly little support from the Fatimids once he had taken control of Baghdad. It may be that they had never intended him to remain there indefinitely: Tughril Beg and his powerful army would certainly return to Baghdad eventually, while there are reports of al-Basasiri antagonizing the citizens and even committing atrocities against them. The Fatimids may have been content with the propaganda value of a symbolic victory, not to mention the document al-Qa`im signed abrogating his caliphal rights. Al-Basasiri also tried unsuccessfully to capture the caliphal heir, who would have been a real prize for the Fatimids and of great value in future negotiations.
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