Documenting the Holocaust and World War II
Catalog Information: 302 lots | 261 with images | View lots
Date: March 13, 2010
Auction House:
Location:
50 Jaffrey Road
Peterborough, NH
USA
03458
Phone: +1 603.924.6361
Fax: +1 603 924 9089
Email: info@thecobbs.com
Viewing Notes:
Previews: Thursday March 11th 10am to 5pm Friday March 12th, 10am to 7pm Saturday March 13th, 9am to 11am Or by appointment.
Sale Notes:
This sale is from the collection of David Cheney who was the founder of a NH Holocaust museum called "Crossing the Wire" which later was downgraded to a traveling exhibition due to the crippling cost of running the museum. Everything in the sale came from his collection and is being sold without reserve. Nothing will be passed or 'bought in'. Some historically unique items from the collection will be donated along with a final monetary donation in David Cheney's name to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. We (the auction house) would like to make it clear that the items being sold in this sale are historic items. The first collectors of WWII items generally were US and Allied forces taking them in the context of "spoils of war". In no way does this sale glorify Nazi Germany. The auction house took efforts to list any individuals and identifying information on documents and letters to assist anyone who may have a personal interest in those items. In the event the items sell and an individual finds a document of interest after the sale we promise to contact the buyer requesting their permission to be contacted by the interested party. We do however protect the privacy of all of our buyers and therefore can not guarantee the ability to provide that information. The consignor/collector of these items believed strongly in documenting the atrocities of the Holocaust and spent years researching and creating displays for his museum which are a testimony for his passion for the history and the tragedy.
Lot 1: 5 WWII Russian Labor Registration Cards.
5 WWII Russian Labor Registration Cards. Each about 6" by 8" with photo and fingerprints of workers all dates from 1942.. District Administrator/Braunau am Inn stamps. All but 1 worker wearing large white & blue "OST" patch on jackets. Names includ [...more]
Lot 2: 5 Fragebogen Nazi-generated Jewish medical personnel questionnaires.
5 Fragebogen Nazi-generated medical personnel questionnaires. Each titled "Fragebogen zur erstmaligen Meldung der Heilberufe" (questionnaire for initial entrance to the medical profession), 4 page documents with photos in both Polish and German and [...more]
Lot 3: 3 letters from a prisoner at Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
3 letters from an Inmate at Auschwitz Concentration Camp. 3 handwritten letters from Eric Pawlicrek, prisoner # 1085, Block 3 inmate to family members. All on official KL writing paper with instructions at the top and with original green envelopes [...more]
Lot 4: Book/Booklet "Der Lohn Der Tat', detailed descriptions of Third Reich Awards.
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
Lot 5: 4 WWII broadsides / "Bekanntmachung" from Occupied Poland and pre war postcards.
4 Broadsides/"Bekanntmachung" from Occupied Poland and pre war postcards. A) 19" by 25" very fragile pink (faded) SS poster listing 25 names of "Criminals" who acted against the General Government. The first three individuals had already been exec [...more]
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