Fall Militaria & Autographs Auction Day 2 2023-11-30 Auction - 616 Price Results - Alexander Historical Auctions LLC in MD
RUBE GOLDBERG'S BRONZE 'THE FOUR WINDS'STALINGRAD VETERAN'S FUNERAL 'MEDAL PILLOW'SPANISH CIVIL WAR FALANGE POLITICAL OFFICER’S UNIFORM
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Chesapeake City, MD, United States
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Fall Militaria & Autographs Auction Day 2

Over 1,300 lots of historical militaria from both World War conflicts; plus historical autographs and ephemera from the world wars.
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GERMAN CROSS IN SILVER: German Cross in Silver, in the earlier ‘heavy’ variant, 64 mm x 64 mm and weighing 67.49 grams. Featuring flawless enamel on the vaulted swastika, as well as the red border under the silvered
0689: GERMAN CROSS IN SILVEREst. $2,000-$3,000
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GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD: German Cross in Gold, of later manufacture, this ‘light version’ is 63 mm tall x 63 mm wide, and weighs 45.85 grams. Featuring a flawless vaulted enameled swastika, mounted to a silver
0690: GERMAN CROSS IN GOLDEst. $1,500-$2,500
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STALINGRAD VETERAN'S FUNERAL 'MEDAL PILLOW': Evocative 11 x 9 in. heavily padded pillow with nine military medals and pins, as displayed at the funeral of German combat veteran of the desperate Battle of Stalingrad who was lucky enough to
0691: STALINGRAD VETERAN'S FUNERAL 'MEDAL PILLOW'Est. $750-$1,000
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BRITISH PARATROOPER JUMP WING SAMPLES: A very rare collection of 24 different World War II British Paratrooper Jump Wings, all submitted to the War Office be a manufacturer as samples to be examined for possible acceptance as official
0695: BRITISH PARATROOPER JUMP WING SAMPLESEst. $750-$1,000
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DR. FRITZ TODT PRIZE IN SILVER WITH AWARD DOCUMENT: Very rare grouping to include the Dr. Fritz Todt Prize in Silver, along with the award document bestowing the honor. Included is a fine example of a Dr. Fritz Todt Prize in Silver, constructed from a
0696: DR. FRITZ TODT PRIZE IN SILVER WITH AWARD DOCUMENTEst. $800-$1,000
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'ZEMKE'S WOLF PACK' JACKET PATCH, IDENTIFIED: Very rare leather patch worn by a pilot member of the famed 'Zemke's Wolf Pack', the 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force which accumulated over 1,000 kills in the skies of Europe in the latter part of
0698: 'ZEMKE'S WOLF PACK' JACKET PATCH, IDENTIFIEDEst. $700-$900
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EARLY POLISH REGIMENTAL BADGES (7): Fine lot of seven Polish regimental badges, apparently from the interwar years (1918-1939), some with excellent enamel work and quite attractive, not researched by us. Presented in a fine blue moire
0699: EARLY POLISH REGIMENTAL BADGES (7)Est. $200-$300
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EARLY POLISH REGIMENTAL BADGES (7): Fine lot of seven Polish regimental badges, apparently from the interwar years (1918-1939), some with excellent enamel work and quite attractive, not researched by us. Presented in a fine blue moire
0700: EARLY POLISH REGIMENTAL BADGES (7)Est. $200-$300
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WOUND BADGE AWARDED TO MEMBER OF THE L.S.A.H.: Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Aug. 3, 1944, awarding the Wound Badge in Black to SS-Mann Erwin Busse who served with the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Folds and a bit
0702: WOUND BADGE AWARDED TO MEMBER OF THE L.S.A.H.Est. $80-$100
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PURPLE HEART AWARDED TO BLACK K.I.A. SOLDIER: Rare cased Purple Heart awarded to Ulyess B. Walker, Serial No. 38496380, a Black porter who enlisted in New Orleans on July 14, 1943, and was killed in action, the details unknown to us. The award
0703: PURPLE HEART AWARDED TO BLACK K.I.A. SOLDIEREst. $500-$700
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‘IM DIENST DER DEUTSCHEN WEHRMACHT’ ARMBAND: White cotton armband, 7.5 x 4 in., joined at the rear and bearing the black text: ‘Im Dienst der Deutschen Wehrmacht’ (‘In The Service Of The German Armed Forces’). Lightly
0704: ‘IM DIENST DER DEUTSCHEN WEHRMACHT’ ARMBANDEst. $100-$150
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CASED 1939 GERMAN IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS: Pin back Iron Cross, 1st Class, by Friedrich Ortha of Vienna, and stamped 'L15' on banjo pin. Mechanism stiff but likely functional. Light wrinkling to the black enamel paint, else in near fine
0705: CASED 1939 GERMAN IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASSEst. $300-$400
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CHINA-BURMA-INDIA SHOULDER PATCHES (2): Fine lot of two theater-made Chine-Burma-India (CBI) shoulder patches, each 2.5 x 3 in., one not cut from the cloth. Two pieces, very good.
0706: CHINA-BURMA-INDIA SHOULDER PATCHES (2)Est. $140-$200
DEUTSCHER SIEDLERBUND MEMBERSHIP PIN: Pin worn by members of the Deutscher Siedlerbund (German Settler Federation), founded in 1933 and still in existence today. Enameled tombac pin, black background with D.S.B. insignia. Maker marked on
0707: DEUTSCHER SIEDLERBUND MEMBERSHIP PINEst. $100-$150Lot Passed
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EARLY GERMAN WOUND BADGE IN BLACK: Very early Third Reich German Wound Badge in Black, hollow back, with single stickpin soldered to the reverse. Very good. This was the earliest of this type of Wound Badge, dating to the conquest of
0708: EARLY GERMAN WOUND BADGE IN BLACKEst. $100-$150
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EARLY SA ARMBAND: A nice example of an early red wool SA armband, 7.75 x 3.5 in., sewn at the ends, three-piece construction with folded ribbon swastika and separate white roundel stitched to the heavy wool armband.
0709: EARLY SA ARMBANDEst. $200-$300
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FRENCH MEDALS (2): Great lot of two French medals, including: Legion of Honor, 1.5 in. square., in the shape of a five-armed ‘Maltese Asterisk’ in white enamel, with a green enameled laurel and oak wreath
0711: FRENCH MEDALS (2)Est. $200-$300
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GERMAN 'OSTFRONT' MEDAL: German 'Ostfront' medal in excellent condition, the silvering in much better condition than usually seen, with ribbon.
0712: GERMAN 'OSTFRONT' MEDALEst. $80-$100