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MOUNTED GERMAN GROUPS

 

 

 

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4. WW1 Iron Cross, Cross of Honour with swords, WW1 Austria Commemoration medal ("Fuer Oesterreich") set crossed swords on the ribbon and Hungary WW1 Commemorative medal - Pro Deo et Patria.

£80

2

4. WW1 Iron Cross, Cross of Honour with swords, WW2 Police Gold Faithful Service Cross 1st class for 25 years (Ni 3526), plus Olympic Games 1936 (Ni3573).

£285

3

3. WW1 Bavaria King Ludwig Cross (Ni 458), WW1 Cross of Honour no swords and WW2 Police Gold Faithful Service Cross for 25 years (Ni 3526), set embroidered ribbon bar on medal ribbon.

£185

4

3. WW1 Iron Cross, Hanseatic Cross for Lubeck (Ni 1265) plus Cross of Honour with swords. Enamels intact on cross. Attractive

£150

5

3. Lippe-Detmold trio, as: gilt War Merit medal (Ni1191) - Treu bewahrt in schwerer Zeit 1915, no ribbon; Red Cross enamelled badge for 10 years service : Lippischer Landesverein vom Roten Kreuz; & Red Cross service medal Verdienst um das Rothe Kreuz WRAV

£90

6

1870/71 medal, set 5 bars - Orleans, Metz, Noisseville, Gravelotte-St. Privat, Vionville-Mars La Tour, plus Prussia Centenary gilt medal for Wilhelm's birth anniversary 1797-1897. Rare combination of early Franco-Prussian conflict.

£250

 

 

 

NAZI I.D. books and Ausweis papers.

 

 

 

ID1

DAF membership book (for Deutsche Arbeitsfront), to Hugo RUMMELEIN, with stamps from March 1937 to August 1943. Plus wages envelope for Sept. 1941

£20

ID1a

DAF membership book (for Deutsche Arbeitsfront), to Werner LAU, a replacement (mint condition) book, wirh contributions allowed up to November 1935.

£15

ID2

AUSWEIS - small green ID card, for members of the Ordnungspolizei, who could gain access to cinemas at a reduced rate on production of this card, provided they were in uniform. Various recipients, Each ………..

£5

ID3

Personal-Ausweis for the Hamburg area; stamped up for early 1940s, confirming membership of the Sicherheits- and/or Hilfsdienst group in Hamburg. Each …..

£4

ID4

Munich unissued Naehrmittelkarte (rations card) with 20 sections for Coffee, Flour, Sago, Potato thickener and other cooking powders, in 25gm amounts.

£8

ID5

Munich unissued Reichsfleischkarte (rations card) with 36 sections for meat (Fleisch), in 50gm amounts. Pale green paper.

£7

ID6

Seifenkarte - un-issued for 1943 (February to May) for the Wartegau area; mint

£6

ID7

Hitler-Jugend Zuweisungsschein, from Obergau NiederSachsen, dated early 1940s; stamped up with the local Untergau 450 stamp.

£10

ID8

10th Anniversary of Seizure of Power (Machtubernahme) - invitation to the circus, from …….the NSDAP in Hannover - 31/1/1943

£12

ID9

NSDAP Hitler-Youth pink Warning sheet; fresh and unused !

£9

ID10

Wehrmacht envelope, reportedly to contain "brothel protectors" - stamped on the front: "Nur fuer die deutsche Wehrmacht bestimmt. Nach Gebrauch sofort zu vernichten". ! !

£6

 

Ausweis ID card which entitled holder to carry arms : Hamburg police reservist.

£6

ID11

to Wilhelm RUMP, stamped up both sides. (With later cancelled crosses)

£7

ID12

to Paul Zoellner, stamped up both sides, cancelled as above.

£7

ID13

Merkblatt - contemporary double-sided typed up sheet relating to the free treatment of

 

 

Soldiers and other Wehrmacht officials, needing hospitalization.

£6

 

 

 

NAZI PERIOD BOOKS AND PRINTED MATERIAL.

 

 

 

1

Die Reichswehr. Large cigarete-card album with 280 colour cards, glued in, by Waldorf-Astoria. 1933. Covers over 10 groups all the elements of the Reichswehr.

£50

2

Olympia 1932 - large cigarette-card album by Reemtsa Company, with many b/w and colour cards, glued in, depicting Germany's participation in the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games; October, 1932. 137pp

£30

 

 

 

 

 

 

GERMAN AWARD CERTIFICATES.

 

 

 

 

WW1 Cross of Honour with swords, - To

 

A

Friedrich Hermann, 8/2/1935

£15

C

Memorial cards for Fallen German Soldiers - a nice selection, each with picture of the man (or boy) himself with a prayer, and dates, etc. (WW2 era) Each……..

£7.50

 

Eastern Front medal (Winterschlacht im Osten) to

 

D

Obergefreiter Kurt Domann, 10/8/1942

£25

E

Uffz. Herbert Kriesel, 11/9/1942

£25

F

Obergefreiter Fritz Voigt, 14/7/1943

£25

G

Bescheinigung from the Reichsarbeitsdienst; stating that Herr Walter Timmermann had presented himself on 27/3/1942.

£10

H

Die Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) in Hessen-Nassau - encouraging letter to Friedrich-Wilhelm DIEHL, about his wish to train as a Luftfahrt engineer; plus 2 further pages.

£15

J

PoW letter, from Prisoner-of-War Otto Herrman to his family in Dusseldorf; sent from Camp 173 - Castres-Tarn, on 14/1/1946.

£12

K

Sterbe-Urkunde - for 2 inhabitants of Atter / Dortmund. 6/3/1939. Stamped up

£10

L

Kriegsurlaubsschein - a selection of ten travel permits to go on holiday, dated from 1939 to 1944; nicely stamped up with destinations, to an Oberfeldwebel. Each………

£6

 

German Red Cross - 5 years Good Service "Auszeichnungsborte" to :

 

M

DRK Helfer Karl Mueller 9 /11/1941

£17

 

German Red Cross - 10 years Good Service "Auszeichnungsborte" to :

 

N

DRK Oberhelfer Friedrich Stoehr 20/4/1940

£25

P

Behelfs-Musterungsausweis - document attesting to soldier's call-up; for Franz RINFL, from Leipzig. 10/5/1944, stamped by WehrbezirksKommando.

£20

Q

DRA - Deutsches Turn- und Sport abzeichen award book to Willi SUNDEL, from Hoyerwerda. BRONZE award. Several stamps for August 1933.

£35

R

NSKOV letter, dated 20/3/1935, to Heinrich Schumburg, a WW1 war-wounded veteran, about his war pension. (National-Sozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung).

£17

S

Selection of weekly door stickers, from the WHW, for 1935-7 (measure 7.5 x 13.5) @

£5

T

Hausverwaltungsvollmacht - a selection of letters, signed and stamped relating to Power of Attorney granted to Eugen Schuler in Wuppertal. Each…

£10

 

Wehrpass-Notiz. Variously issued, with swastika stamps, dated from 1943 - 45 :

 

V

to Friedrich Worbes, 15/6/1944. Berlin-Tempelhof

£10

W

to Friedrich Sank, 5/7/1943. Berlin-Reinickendorf

£10

X

to Ldst. 11 Paul Sattler, 25/1/1945. Berlin-Wedding

£10

 

 

 

GERMAN MEDALS, WW1 & EARLIER.

 

 

 

 

WW1 Iron Cross, 2nd class. (Harder to find now in Germany - and more expensive ! )

£45

 

WW1 Iron Cross, 2nd class, a selection with maker's marks on ring ……

 

 

A choice of … A G KC KO NC R Each …..

£50

 

WW1 Iron Cross, 2nd class, set non-combattants ribbon. (rare)

£50

 

Museum-quality Copy of the famous Blue Max - Pour le Merite, with top oak-leaf suspender and wide ribbon. An affordable gap-filler.

£50

 

 

 

 

WW1 1914/18 Service Cross of Honour, with swords

£10

 

WW1 1914/18 Service Cross of Honour, no swords.

£14

 

WW1 1914/18 Service Cross of Honour, black no swords (for widows and parents).

£15

 

WW1 Fuer Kriegshilfsdienst - War cross for Auxiliary Aid.

£20

 

WW1 Wound badge, in black. Almost mint

£20

 

1870-71 gilt medal for the Franco-Prussian War - 'dem siegreichen Heere'.

£18

 

Furs Vaterland medal - gilt medal with a Victory bestowing a laurel wreath on soldier.

£18

 

Kyffhauserbund medal, oval gilt brass - Blank die Wehr, Rein die Ehr. No ribbon

£15

 

Friedrich August medal in silver. (Wrong ribbon)

£25

 

Friedrich August medal in bronze.

£17

 

Bavarian Military Verdienst Cross, 3rd Class, in box of issue. Merenti. Almost mint

£65

 

Hamburg - Hanseatic Cross, excellent red enamels. Ni 688

£65

 

Hessen - bravery medal in silver (Ni 884)

£57

 

Lippe - Gilt Faithful Service Cross 1914 (Ni 1256/1) on non-combattant ribbon

£70

 

Oldenburg - FA Cross, 2nd class (Ni 1563) no ribbon

£36

 

 

 

 

Prussia - Order of the Red Eagle, gilt smal size. Ni 1710. Original ribbon

£85

 

Prussia gilt medal, commem. Wilhelm's Centenary anniversary of birth 1797 - 1897, complete with the award certificate to Feldwebel Johan Heinrich GAMPE.

£35

 

Prussia - 1864 gilt medal - to our brave warriors - "unseren tapfern Kriegern".

£34

 

Prussia - 1866 gilt 'cross' : 'der Main Armee' for campaign v Denmark.

£48

 

Prussia - 25 years gilt Service Cross for 25 years FW III

£60

 

1913-1813 Centenary of the Von Horn Infantry regiment (No.29 - 3. Rheinisches), obv depicts conjoined busts, left, of Friedrich Wilhelm III and Wilhelm II.

£35

 

Gilt medallet to commemorate Friedrich Ludwig JAHN, 1778 - 1852; his bust on obv, with reversed Fs (twice) on rev plus 4 pious sayings. Set red 'Frei Heil' emblem.

£20

 

 

 

NAZI/THIRD REICH.

 

 

 

 

WW2 Iron Cross, 2nd class VF & better; now getting rarer

£70

 

WW2 Iron Cross, 2nd class almost mint condition, very sharp.

£80

 

Another, almost mint with blue paper bag of issue

£95

 

Spanish Division for Volunteers against the Russians ; lovely MINT issue, wrapped in tissue paper with ribbon and outer wwrapper marked " Commemorative medal for the spanish volunteers in the fight against Bolshevism". Deschler-made.

£175

 

 

 

 

War Merit Cross, 1st class, with swords. Good quality metal

£145

 

War Merit Cross, 2nd class, with swords, in paper bag of issue. Mint

£35

 

War Merit Cross, 2nd class, with swords

£25

 

War Merit Cross, 2nd class, no swords, in paper bag of issue MINT, in original wrapper

£35

 

War Merit Cross, 2nd class, no swords

£25

 

War Merit Medal, VF

£10

 

 

 

 

Luftschutz medal - Air-Raid precautions medal, Mint condition, 2nd class, in its paper bag of issue. (Ni 3509)

£80

 

NSDAP medal in bronze, 1st class (Ni 3763)

£120

 

Wehrmacht medal in silver for 4 years, on pin as for wear

£35

 

Wehrmacht silver cross for 18 years, with little Army eagle/set ribbon

£65

 

War badge - Destroyer's badge, rev top lug missing, a trifle faded. Ni 3921)

£95

 

West Wall medal, in original envelope MINT condition (Ni 3520)

£20

 

East Front medal (Ostmedaille) - Winterschlacht im Osten, in paper bag of issue

£50

 

 

 

 

Mother's Cross, in gold, excellent enamels (Ni 3513)

£50

 

Mother's Cross, in silver, in blue paper bag of issue.

£50

 

Mother's Cross, in silver (Ni 3514)

£40

 

Mother's Cross, in bronze, in buff paper bag of issue

£40

 

Mother's Cross, in bronze (Ni 3515)

£30

 

Mother's Cross, in bronze. MINT condition

£40

 

 

 

 

Faithful Service Cross for 40 years, gold. (Ni 3522)

£50

 

Faithful Service Cross for 25 years, silver, in card box as issued (Ni 3524)

£45

 

Faithful Service Cross for 25 years, silver

£30

 

Wound badge in silver, pressed-out form, sl rubbing on high points.

£40

 

Driver's cuff badges (a pair) in bronze (Ni 3886) - Kraftfahrbewahrungsabzeichen.

£40

 

 

 

 

Memelland medal, 22nd March 1939. Very rare now.

£150

 

Sudetenland annexation medal (Ni 3518) set bar for Prag Castle. On pin as worn.

£90

 

Sudetenland annexation medal (Ni 3517) 1st October 1938

£25

 

Austria Annexation medal, Ni 3516 (13/3/1938). Scarce now.

£95

 

Austria Annexation medal, cased as issued. Ni 3516 (13/3/1938).

£110

 

Twin full-size ribbon bar for annexation of the Sudetenland and Austria.

£8

 

Care of the People medal (Volkspflege) Ni 3565.

£50

 

RAD oval medal in bronze for 4 years (Ni 3533)

£85

 

Eastern People's bravery medal, 2nd class in silver with swords. no ribbon Ni 4058

£35

 

Eastern People's service medal, 2nd class in silver; no swords. Ni 4063

£35

 

Swastika gilt tie-pin, engraved 'mother' across middle.

£21

 

Oval embroidered cloth swastika DAP badges, in yellow and black. (Egg-size)

£5

 

Afrikakorps cloth arm-cuff. Fresh condition

£20

 

TINNIES - a nice selection of 5 diferent………….. Lot…

£25

 

 

 

 

Cloth Jewish star of David, worn by German Jews (Jude) c.13cms square. RARE - … part of a roll retrieved by the finder in Buchenwald at the War's end.

£20

 

As above, but a row of six Stars, as woven in the original roll

£100

 

 

 

 

Ribbon bars :

 

 

Twin blue Wehrmacht, one set gold wings, other silver wings with swastikas.

£10

 

Twin - War Merit Cross, set crossed swords, plus blue Wehrmacht, set silver wings

£8

 

Twin - WW1 Iron Cross, plus Cross of Honour, set crossed swords

£7

 

Twin - WW2 Iron Cross, plus Ost medaille

£8

 

WW1 Cross of Honour, set crossed swords

£4

 

WW2 Iron Cross

£5

 

WW2 blue ribbon (for a variety of issues) - 25 years, or Wehrmacht.

£4

 

 

 

 

Selection of (mostly)enamelled pin badges, all with H & H reference (Heering & Husken)

 

 

4128e - NSFK blue enamelled pin, with 3 gliders (C - abzeichen).

£75

 

9635a - DRKB Deutscher Reichskriegerbund - Kyffhauser.

£10

 

9637a - NSRKB National Sozialistischer Reichskriegerbund.

£18

 

3804b - RAD/M Reichsarbeitsdienst der Manner - Erinnerungsnadel.

£20

 

3806a - Arbeitsdank, with long pin, or short reverse catch. Either…..

£20

 

9719a - RLR Luftschutz, Infanterie-Divisions-Erinnerungsabzeichen.

£30

 

9215a - DFW Deutsches Frauenwek abzeichen.

£20

 

3201a - NSBO NS Betriebszellen-Organisation

£20

 

3001a/b - DAF Deutsche Arbeitsfront

£15

 

5612 - NSV NationalSozialistische Volks Wohlfahrt.

£15

 

DLRG pin in silver

£6

 

DLRG pin in bronze

£4

 

 

 

 

Full-size German ribbons - all same price …… per 6"

£4

 

We have these in stock :

 

 

WW1 Iron Cross, WW2 Iron Cross Eastern Front medal

 

 

War Merit Cross Luftschutz Austria Annexation

 

 

1797/1897 Wilhelm centenary yellow War Cross for Auxiliary Aid

 

 

Blue ribbon (for Wehrmacht or 25/40 years ) Hanseatic Crosses (all)