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Judaica 591X 592 593 595 596 594 Session I: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 591 Estimate D 1930s NAZI DOCUMENTS FROM SA MEMBER (x8) ................................................. PH $200-300 Estimate 594 D 1943 POLISH ARREST DOCUMENT ................ PH $750-1000 Partly printed typed document signed by a Gestapo officer in pencil, one page, 8x9½”. In German, from Secret State Police, Krakow, dated October 23, 1943. Headed ‘Protective Custody Instruction,’ papers for Roman Gardala, a building master, Catholic, born 2 June 1895 in Tarnow, Poland. He was held for unauthorized possession of arms on orders from Heinrich Müller, Hitler’s Gestapo chief who oversaw the implementation of Hitler’s policies against all groups deemed a threat to the state. Upper corners torn off, one just nicking the ‘3’ of ‘1943’. Else in fine condition. (University Archives LOA). Group of 8 Nazi-era documents from Georg Goegelein of Koblenz, the first document from Racial Department where he states he nor his relatives are Jewish, and marriage document where he claims his future wife is not Jewish. Others include WWI military history, SA membership since 1929, work history, skills and more. English summary of documents included. 592 D 1934 THIRD REICH RACIAL DEPARTMENT DOCUMENT .......................................................... PH $200-300 Partially printed two sided document (12"x8") that establishes proof of Jewish Ancestry (‘Juedisch’). The ‘Juedisch’ handstamp is applied for every relative of one Artur Kolbe. In 1935, he is officially ruled ‘Juedisch’ on bottom of second side. Very scarce document. 593 – GHETTOS – LITHUANIA 595 1942 VILIJAMPOLE GHETTO ARMBAND .......... PH $300-400 Tan cloth armband (16x4") from the Vilijampole Ghetto (Kaunas, Lithuania) with main Yiddish text in black, serial number and two official handstamps ‘Altestenrat/der Judischen/ Ghetto-Gemeinde’ and ‘Judisches Ghetto/Arbeitsamt/ Vilijampole’ in violet and green. Some light water stains, otherwise in excellent condition. D 1941 UKRAINIAN THIRD REICH POLICE SECRET DOCUMENT .......................................................... PH $200-300 A ‘Geheim’ (secret) document (7½x5¾”) dated Oct 6, 1941, in Kiev that is ‘special treatment’ order for ‘Jewish saboteurs’. In other words, execute the three men noted on document. The three men with same last name and similar ages must be from same family. Usual aging apparent. LITZMANNSTADT 596 1940 TRINKET BOX FROM LITZMANNSTADT GHETTO ............................................................... PH $200-300 Wooden trinket box (5x3x1½”) made in Litzmannstadt ghetto in Poland with ‘1940’ and Star of David stamped on lid. Very fine condition. Saint Louis, Missouri Autographs 04.pmd Autographs & Documents 107 Page 107 11/27/2013, 3:16 PM