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Documenting the Holocaust and WWII (Lifetime collection of David Cheney)
March 13th 2010 at 11AM,
at Historic Noone Falls Mill, 50 Jaffrey Road,  Peterborough NH
 

 

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4        Book/Booklet "Der Lohn Der Tat'.  Third Reich Recruiting book that contains 31 pages of detailed colored drawings of military awards. 1944. In very good condition.  Estimate $50 to $100
6        "The Eternal Jew" (Der Ewige Jude) book and postcards.  Includes A) Book "Der Ewige Jude" (The Eternal Jew) 1937, 128 pages.  Soft cover.   B) Two 1937 promotional postcards for the anti-Semitic show "The Eternal Jew" with yellow background and offensive caricature of a Jew.  Scheduled for exhibition in the library of the German Museum in Munich.  These shows predated the movie of the same name. C) 1938 promotional postcard card for the "Eternal Jew" very similar to above cards.   Estimate $700 to $900
6B     Book "De Joden in Nederland".  Soft cover "De Juden in Holland" (the Jews in Holland) by Hans Graf von Monts.  Small 9" by 6" publication.  Nazi published in Holland.  Dutch language.  63 pages of anti-Semitic text and black and white photos.  Has reference to Henry Ford.  Estimate $75 to $125  
28      2 German weapons and Insignia Catalogs.   A) "50 Jahre, Orden U. EhrenZeichen” 50th anniversary catalog of the Steinhauer & Luck insignia company of Ludenscheid.  20 pages of medals and badges. B) "Paul Seilheimer, Solingen" edged weapons catalog of the Seilheimer Co. in Solingen, Germany.  8 pages.  Both in very good to excellent condition.  Estimate $50 to $100
133    Mein Kampf SS wedding presentation copy in carved oak case. 1937 edition.  Presentation volume for civil marriage signed and inscribed by and to unknown individuals.  In Rare oak carved case with SS runes, swastika, Hagall-rune, oak leaves and acorns.  Book has blue leather binding, beige covers and gold lettering. Estimate $2000 to 3000
181      Book "Orden Und Ehrenzeichen Im Dritten Reich", Third Reich Awards.     "Orden Und Ehrenzeichen Im Dritten Reich" by Dr. Heinrich Doehle published in Berlin 1939.   88 pages of text and photos of Third Reich awards.  Rare book in good to very good condition with German military Eagle/Swastika stamp on cover and interior.  Estimate $300 to 500
182      Das Dritte Reich, 5 volumes by Gerd Rühle. 5 volumes of annual Nazi Party history and important events.  Text, charts and photos.  1918-1933, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936. Estimate $600 to $800
183      WWII US intelligence lot on NSDAP.  Includes bound volume titled "Organisationsplan Der NSDAP" 111 typewritten and hand illustrated pages.  Inside cover marked "NR873A - To military government review board - Compliments of CI screening staff CIE #6 Moosburg - Lt. Edgar A. Zaharia".  Comes with typed Translation also in manila folder.  51 pgs. translated.   Very interesting lot. Estimate $300 to $500
187      4  Thompson  Machine Gun Booklets / Handbooks and Catalog lot.  Includes A)   a 1940 "Handbook of the Thompson Submachine Gun", "Auto-Ordnance Corporation Bridgeport, Connecticut".  B)  War Department Field manual for Thompson Submachine gun Caliber .45 M1928A1, dated December 31st 1941 C)   circa 1925 catalog for "The Thompson Gun" model 1921 and 1923 only. Grey cover with black embossed title. Very rare.  D) 1936 catalog for the Thompson Submachine guns and Semi-Automatic Carbine, Auto-Ordnance Corp., New York.   Estimate $200 to $300
193      Lot of offensive Nazi German propaganda and anti-Semitic booklets and other miscellaneous items.  Includes  A) "Der Weg Der NSDAP" B) "Israels Geheimplan der Völkervernichtung" 1938 (Israel’s Secret Plan of Genocide, Unknown Mysteries of the Bible) Anti-Semitic book uses Bible verses to show "genocidal plan of Jews". C) Der Jude und das arische weibliche Geschlecht "The Jew and The Aryan Female".  18 pg. booklet dealing with alleged Jewish sex offenders and offenses.  Intended to protect German blood, etc. D) Bilder Der Woche   (Pictures of the Week) poster folded in fragile condition. Lot also includes war articles for the German public, Hitler's speeches in booklets, some German military booklets, and more.   Estimate $300 to $500
196      US WWII War Bond Advertising campaign in large folio with facsimiles and narration describing the war bond drive from start to finish which details funds raised.  Titled "Report on O.C.E. Flight to Tokyo, 5th War Loan Drive". Very interesting ephemera lot .  Estimate $100 to $300
231      1943 SS Christmas book, Nazi Party.  "Deutsches Weihnachtsbuch 1943 * 1944", 104 pages.  Estimate $500 to $700
232      German Insignia Reference: F.W. Assman & Söhne 1937 Catalog/Book and accompanying price guide with Eickhorn anniversary book.  A) Original catalog from one of the major insignia makers during the Third Reich.  89 pages of insignia photos with brief descriptions.  Salesman's catalog and each was serial numbered.  This catalog is serial numbered 263.  Complete with original and separate price guide.  B)  Carl Eickhorn 75th anniversary book, "Leisten Und Dienen  -  1865-1940".  50 pages with green linen cover.  Estimate $125 to $225
233      Book "Ich Kampfe" by the Nazi party.  100 page book given by the Nazi Party to each new member during WWII.  Nearly all of these books were destroyed at the end of the war and are extremely rare today.  Collection of Nazi photos and stories.  Some photos in color.  Estimate $150 to $300
234      Mein Kampf 1939 edition dedicated and presented to an individual for 25 years service.  50th anniversary of Hitler's birthday edition.  Blue leather, gold lettering, sword on cover, large book.  Rare edition.  Estimate $200 to $300
235      Book: Antisemitismus der Welt in Wort und Bild by Professor Dr. Theodor Pugel.   Anti-Semitism of The World in Words and Pictures (translated title). Red leather hardbound, 326 pages.  Gold lettering.  Basically the same text as the 1935 & 1936 editions.  Pg. 240, J.Streicher photo added.  Dr. Dinter photo removed. With cardboard slipcase marked on top  "Antisemitismus  Leder".  Post 1936 edition.   Disguised as a classy, educational type textbook. Estimate $200 to $300
236      Book: Antisemitismus der Welt in Wort und Bild by Professor Dr. Theodor Pugel.   Anti-Semitism of The World in Words and Pictures (translated title). 1935 edition, 326 pages Green imitation leather hardbound.  Gold lettering with red arrows pointing to a red outlined Jewish star.   Basically the same text as the 1936 edition.  Has Dr. Dinter photo on pg. 240. Disguised as a classy, educational type textbook.  Estimate $200 to $250
237      Book: Antisemitismus der Welt in Wort und Bild by Professor Dr. Theodor Pugel. Anti-Semitism of The World in Words and Pictures (translated title) 326 pgs. Green imitation leather hardbound.  Gold lettering.  1936 edition.  Basically the same text as the 1935 edition.  Pg. 240, J.Streicher photo added.  Dr. Dinter photo removed.  Disguised as a classy, educational type textbook.  Estimate $200 to $250
262      Nazi Party scrapbooks, cigarette card album and stereocard viewing book.  Includes “Der Kampf Im Westen” Sterocard book, 2 copies of “Deutschland Erwacht” (both 1933 one with color photos and the other black and white), “Kampf um’s Dritte Reich” 1933 cigarette card album and “Bild-Dokumente Unserer Zeit”.  Estimate $400 to $500
268      Books: German War Veterans Association (NSKOV) book and 1941 German Family/Racial History book.  Both unused.  “Unser Familien Buch” in red cover and “Ehren-Chronik”.  Estimate $100 to $200
271      2 Pre WWII Nazi Party Books.  “Reichsparteitag 1938” and “Der Parteitag der Freiheit” (1936).  Estimate $75 to $100
273      101st Airborne / 506th PIR / 5th Armored Division book and paper lot.  Includes “The Epic of the 101st Airborne” (1945 spiral bound large format), 2 1943 issues of “Para-Dice” (one is a calendar issue), 2 5th Armored Division Invasion maps and 506th PIR postwar “Scrapbook”.  Estimate $250 to $500
295      Books: Lot of WWII US Government War Department Publications and field manuals. Includes “Handbook on German Military Forces” published by the Military Intelligence Division.  Estimate $200 to $300


 


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