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This is an interesting collectible item, produced by inmates of Barracks 19 at KZ-Lager Sachsenhausen (near Oranienburg) under the direction of SS Major Walter Bernhard Kruger. This was an elaborate scheme to flood the Allies with nearly perfect forgeries of Bank of England notes in several denominations, most 100 Pounds and below. According to some accounts, nearly 600 million Pounds of counterfeit money was printed. Some got into circulation and were detected by the Bank of England when a clerk noted a coincidence of serial numbers.
This operation was known also as "Operation Andrew" or "Operation Andreas". There is an interesting personal account of a visitor to the Sachsenhausen museum regarding this incredible forgery team of 149 inmates at this camp producing these notes here.
There are some noticeable differences between the German counterfeits and genuine Bank of England notes. The counterfeit has a dull look in Britannia's eyes, her lower lip not as full or well defined, there is less clarity on the cross at top of her crown, the fleur-de-lis on the crown are not as well defined, and the markings on the vase and the shadow around it are not as dark.
This is a view of the back (which is not printed, but shows the watermarks fairly clearly). The condition is very good to fine with some slight soiling on the face.
The vast majority of these notes were destroyed after the war, and are very difficult to find today.
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These items were part of a very large number of items that were recovered by one of the members of the humanitarian aid units sent by the US and British allies at the end of the war. A significant number of items were recovered by British PTE Arthur Bernard Afford, RAMC, who was assigned to the General Hospital at Belsen Camp the late spring and summer of 1945. Most of the items were tagged or labeled by Afford. A few of the items have certification tags signed by officers of the unit.
This top lot will be sold as a complete set. All of it is documented to Afford by notations and tags.
Not pictured is his wooden first aid compartmented box with a Red Cross label with his name, rank, branch and service number, Bergen Belsen and the date June 1945. The box contains some miscellaneous pieces, including Afford's medical corps insignia and brass buttons, a piece of shrapnel from a cannon shell, a swastika from a denazified badge, a 1940 dated first aid bandage in the wrapper, a broken clay pipe, and a metal button. The box measures 11=3/4 inches long, 4 inches wide and 2-3/4 inches high. It has a hinged lid. It shows moderate wear from use.
Other items are listed as separately priced, such as the German Railway Commandant hand stamp.
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KZ-01 KZ Lager Bergen-Belzen Concentration Camp Lot |
This group has four major parts. The first part is the Red Cross box described above.
The second piece is is a very scarce and unusual hand made box recovered from the Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp in 1945. The top of the box has a removable lid that is decorated with swastikas and linked arrowheads, and a checkerboard pattern in the center. The dates 1943-1944 are to the right and left of the center, and the name EMIL HENK is on the top and bottom. The word "BELSEN" is marked diagonally on the checkerboard. The sides of the box are rendered in a square pattern of boxes with "X"s at the intersections, reminiscent of barbed wire. The box measures 4-1/2 inches square on the lid and 4 inches square on the exterior of the box. It is 3 inches tall overall, with the lid in place. It stands on four ball feet and the interior of the lid also has four ball feet that serve to keep it secured to the box. The interior of the box is wood, and the exterior is metal. The bottom is wood covered in cloth. There is a notation on the bottom "Prisoner made casket from Belsen Camp 1945 A. B. Afford R.A.M.C." visible in this image of the back. The third piece is actually two metal covered rubber rings, decorated on the outsides with a pattern of intertwined flowers worked into the metal. The metal is secured by a number of small tacks. There is some moderate to heavy wear apparent, and some cracking of the hard black rubber. The rings are 2-1/2 by 1-1/4 approximately. There is a tag on the inside of one of the rings indicating it was removed on 29 June 1945 from Bergen Belsen and it is signed by a captain. The last item is a very corroded and non-functional pocket watch. It is tagged on the inside as having been removed from the camp on 24 June 1945 and signed by a lieutenant. All pieces have wear as shown and described. All items are in near relic condition. |
$1,999.99 | Available |
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KZ-20 Polish Ghetto Police Cap |
This is a World War II Polish Ordnungsdienst Ghetto
Police Cap
This is a close-up of the front showing the badge, and metal edge black bill, white chin strap, and blue/black velvet band. The badge is sideways, but that is as it was received, it could be easily reoriented. These are views of the left side, right side, inside, and the back of the cap from the top. The condition is very good to near excellent, with some minor holes in the khaki green cover, wear on the metal portion of the visor, and signs of long-time routine use. |
$2,999.99 | Available |
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KZ-18 SS Coat Hanger ÜBUNGSLAGER DACHAU |
This is a World War II German SS marked Übungslager
Dachau Concentration Camp wooden coat hanger
This is a wooden hanger with metal hook. This is a close-up view of the imprint. It measures 16 inches long. The condition is near excellent, with some rusting on the metal portion of the hanger, and signs of long-time routine use. |
$299.99 | Available |
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KZ-02 Railroad Transport Commandant Metal Hand Stamp |
This is a World War II German Mauthausen Concentration Camp Railway Commandant Hand Stamp
This is a metal stamp reading "Transportkommandantur Mauthausen" This is a "mirror image" view of the stamp, so you can read it. It measures 2-3/8 by 5/8 inches on the face and it's about 2-1/4 inches high. The condition is near excellent, with wear to the face and general signs of long-time service. |
$999.99 | Available |
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KZ-06 KZ-Lager Ceramic Numbered ID Tag |
This is a World War II German KZ Lager Concentration Camp Identification Tag
This is a ceramic tag, with a the number "9188". The reverse is blank. It measures 2-1/2 inches in diameter, and 3/4 inch thick. The condition is near very good, with wear, as shown. |
$499.99 | Available |
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KZ-17 Leather KZ lager Flail |
This is a World War II German Unmarked Leather Flail.
This is a handle from a tool that was made into a flail by a KZ lager guard during WWII. It measures 1 inch in diameter at the widest point, and the overall length is 25 inches long. The condition is near very good, with wear and signs of its age. |
$199.99 | Available |
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KZ-22 Leather RAD Marked KZ lager Flail |
This is a World War II German RAD Marked Leather Flail.
This is a Reichs Arbeitsdienst (RAD) flail made by a KZ lager guard during WWII. It has a deep machine stamped RAD lettering on the handle. It measures 1 inch in diameter at the widest point, and the overall length is 25 inches long. The condition is near very good, with wear and signs of its age. |
$249.99 | Available |
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KZ-24 Leather KZ lager Flail |
This is a World War II German Tapered Handle Leather Flail.
This is a flail made by a KZ lager guard during WWII. This is a view of the back. There are no markings apparent. It measures 1-1/2 inches in diameter at the widest point, and the overall length is 27 inches long. The condition is near very good, with wear and signs of its age. One of the leather "tails" is missing. |
$499.99 | Available |
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KZ-12 Nuremberg Trial KZ Lager Bone Atrocity |
This is a World War II German KZ Lager bone knife
This is a primitive carved bone that was made into a knife by a guard during WWII. The front and back are shown here. It measures 1-1/4 inches in diameter at the widest point, and is 13 inches long. The condition is near very good, with wear and signs of its age. |
$1,999.99 | Available |
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KZ-23 Nuremberg Trial KZ Lager Meat Hook |
This is a World War II German KZ Lager Nuremberg Trial
Evidence Exhibit
This is a hook recovered from KZ Lager at Dachau and used as part of the prosecution evidence exhibit. The back is shown here. It measures 12 inches top to bottom and 10 inches side to side. The inside diameter of the top loop is 6 inches. The condition is near very good, with wear and signs of its age. |
$249.99 | Available |
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KZ-05 Buchenwald SS-Standort-Kantine Currency |
This is a one-sided 2 by 3-7/8 inch RM. 2. bill.
This note is representative of several we have. The serial number and minor cosmetic differences will vary from the one shown. The back is blank. The condition is near very good, with wear and signs of use from circulation. |
$49.99 | Available |
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KZ-16 KZ Lager War Crimes Trial Documentary Photograph Glass Slide Negative Lot of Six |
This is a group lot of six (6) glass plate
negatives of photographs taken at KZ Lager Dachau and used during the War
Crimes Trials to make photographs used by the prosecution and defense teams.
The actual appearance of the glass slides is shown at the top thumbnail at the left, and a computer-generated positive image is shown at the bottom to simulate what the photographs look like when developed. Each negative measures 3-1/2 by 4-1/2 inches. The condition is near excellent. |
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This is an exceptional group of documents regarding Fredrich Seitz, a petty thief and professional criminal incarcerated at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp for the duration of the war. He was convicted of crimes against society, and held an official status of prisoner in preventive detention.
He was given the death penalty five times, commuted to 10 years. He served a period of 5 years and 30 days (from March 1939 through April 1945).He was transferred to Mauthausen in 1943. In 1946, after he was released, he was picked up and charged by the British Military Police and convicted in Cologne on weapons charges. His sentence was 15 years, commuted to 3 years in 1949. In May, 1950 (the last document in the lot), he was convicted of theft and fraud charges and sentenced to 18 months.
The documents are shown individually below. Generally, only the front is shown, there is additional content on the insides and/or back sides of the documents.
This is being offered as a single lot at $3,499.99.
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This is an English translation written by a German who read the documents. The translation is a bit
rough in places, but it gives a good overall description of the items in the lot.
It describes the 11 documents shown and the set of police mug shot photos in fair detail. |
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This is an initial detention personal history document from the criminal state police
(Staatliche Kriminalpolizei) dated 12 March 1939.
It gives brief details of personal history on the front. The back of the document is single spaced typed with details of the crimes he is being sent to prison for (a fairly long list of petty theft and fraud charges) It measures 8-1/4 by 11-3/4 inches and it is near excellent condition. |
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This is an initial detention set of mug shots dated 13 March 1939.
It gives three views of the prisoner on the front, and details of the prisoner's personal identification on the back. It measures 3-3/4 by 7 inches and it is near excellent condition, excepting a single sharp crease across the photo from when it was folded back in the record jacket. |
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This is an initial detention medical history document from the criminal state police (Staatliche
Kriminalpolizei) dated 13 March 1939.
It gives details of personal history on the front page. The inside two pages and the back of the document contain medical details of the prisoner. It measures 8-1/4 by 11-3/4 inches and it is near excellent condition. |
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This is an follow-up detention and transfer document from the criminal state police
(Staatliche Kriminalpolizei, Lauterhofen) to the KRIPO Nürnberg dated 28 March 1939.
It gives confirmation of fingerprinting and photographing the prisoner on the cover sheet. The bottom sheet regards details of the transfer of custody of the prisoner. The larger document measures 8-1/4 by 11-3/4 inches, the cover sheet 5-3/4 by 8 inches. Both are in near excellent condition. |
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This is a punishment document (charge sheet) from the Nürnberg police dated 19 April 1939.
It gives confirmation of the punishment status of the prisoner. This document measures 7 by 10 inches. It is in near excellent condition. |
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This is a criminal status document from the Nürnberg KRIPO dated 19 April 1939.
It gives confirmation of the punishment and incarceration status of the prisoner. The document measures 8-1/4 by 11-3/4 inches. It is in near excellent condition. |
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This is a prisoner status document from the Nürnberg KRIPO dated 20 November 1939.
It gives classifies the prisoner as a menace to society for various reasons, including armed and dangerous, and explosives possession (dynamite blasting machine and other dangerous weapons) charges. The document measures 8-1/4 by 11-3/4 inches. It is in near excellent condition. |
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This is a prisoner transfer document from the Nürnberg KRIPO dated 27 May 1943.
This document transfers the prisoner to KZ-lager Mauthausen by the order of the Reichsführer-SS and the Chef der Deutschen Polizei. This document measures 8-1/4 by 5-1/4 inches. It is in near excellent, but fragile (high acid paper) condition. This is a view of the back. |
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This is a supplementary document from the Nürnberg KRIPO dated 16 March 1944.
This 4-page document confirms the status of the prisoner as a menace to society, and he is to be held indefinitely. The two inside pages have content, the back page is a continuation form (with no additional data). The document measures 7 by 10 inches, folded. It is in near excellent condition. |
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This is an undated wartime rap sheet, detaining the criminal history of the prisoner from January 7,
1936 (he was 14 at the time) to 15 April 1940 (when he was 19), when he was gived a death sentence.
The document is stamped from the Nürnberg police. The document measures 8-1/4 by 11-3/4 inches. It is in near excellent, but fragile (high acid paper) condition. |
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This is an 1 June 1950 dated postwar rap sheet, detaining the criminal history of the prisoner from
January 7, 1936 (he was 14 at the time) to 5 May 1950 (when he was 29), when he was given an 18 month sentence on weapons charges.
The document is stamped from the Nürnberg State police. The document measures 8-1/4 by 11-3/4 inches. It is in near excellent, but fragile (high acid paper) condition. |
