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Militaria 682 Session I: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 683X 684X Estimate Estimate GERMAN, THIRD REICH American, World War II – Militaria, cont. 682 1960s JIMMY DOOLITTLE & OTHER CREW SIGNED PHOTO ................................................... PH $250-350 686 Doolittle plus eight other crew members from Tokyo raid all signed on somewhat battered color picture of Doolittle Raid bomber. Good overall condition despite edge faults. 683 /D 1963 DOUGLAS MacARTHUR SIGNED LETTER + JOTTED SIGNATURE ....................................... PH $400-600 Typed letter on '90 Church Street' office letterhead, dated 20 December 1963, signed in black ink by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, thanking Bill Bangert for his Christmas gift of Missouri pipes. Additional typed letter from month prior from Mr. Bangert to MacArthur, on Champ, Missouri letterhead, with a proposal to add MacArthur's name to an athletic organization Bangert hoped to found; MacArthur has jotted at bottom 'I would be honored. D. MacA.' Mr. Bangert was a sportsman, entrepreneur and mayor of Berkeley, MO (suburb of St. Louis), full of ideas and schemes in the late 1950s and early 1960s, going so far as to incorporate the village of Champ, MO to house a future domed stadium and shopping center. Also includes B&W photo of then-mayor Bangert holding a shot put ball at the White House with Dwight Eisenhower and Rosemary Bangert with daughter Sharon. Image from same visit as Lot 804. Very fine grouping. Three color 3½”x5½” postcards postmarked 1917 addressed to future Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels. Age toning and some corner wear, but no rips or tears. Very interesting group. 687 688 689 685 / / / 1941-44 FRENCH PATRIOTIC/PROPAGANDA STAMPS & COVERS .......................................... PH $750-1000 Selection of eight (8) ‘Patriotic’ covers, most with 1942-44 Anti-Bolshevik Exposition cancels (various cities); plus about 40 French Legion stamps including Michel #II-V and VI-X, the latter also in sets with left labels and sets with right labels, plus a few duplicates. Interesting material, fresh, very fine. 1930s-40s THIRD REICH STICKPIN COLLECTION (x29) ...................................................................... PH $300-400 690 1930s-40s GERMAN NSDAP PROPAGANDA FLYERS (x12) ....................................................... PH $200-300 Twelve original German NSDAP propaganda flyers including 5 ‘Feuer Frei!’ flyers (8½”x11"), as well as 7 different 8½”x 11¾” card stock flyers. Some corner wear on most, but still average fine condition. 691 1930s-40s LENI RIEFENSTAHL SIGNED PHOTO POSTCARD .......................................................... PH $200-300 A 3½”x5½” picture postcard (unused) of German film director Leni Riefenstahl and signed nicely by her. Very fine condition. Riefenstahl was prominent in the Third Reich, and had a great personal association with Hitler. 1933-45 ADOLF HITLER PHOTOS FROM UKRANIAN MVD ARCHIVES (x89) ..................... PH $200-300 An exceptional group of 89 different 3"x4½” B&W photos of Adolf Hitler and look to be mostly from his earlier days. The photos all toned with age, but in fine condition otherwise. From the Ukrainian MVD Archives (Ministry of Internal Affairs). (800) 782-0066 • www.RegencySuperior.com Page 122 Autographs 06.pmd 1930s NAZI CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MINIATURE BOOKS (x9) ..................................... PH $200-300 Large collection of 29 Third Reich stickpins. Up to about 2" in length. Fine group. 692 FRENCH 122 $200 Group of 9 different miniature Nazi booklets (1¼”x2") from the 1930s, most having solely to do with Hitler, to be used as Christmas tree ornaments. Five still have strings attached for hanging. Used. 1940s BRITISH WWII SECURITY CONCERNS POSTERS ............................................................. PH $300-400 Large color British poster (29½”x40") warning of the dangers of discussing ship movements. Originally folded once vertically and three times horizontally. Looks to be never displayed, but a couple pinholes have developed at a few of the fold corners, very fine otherwise. Also includes same size ‘Careless Talk’ poster with no graphics (significant edge flaws), and ‘Keep It Dark’ poster (10"x12") with edge flaws. 1930s TWO FOREIGN COVERS ADDRESSED TO HITLER ....................................................................... PH Two incoming covers, one from Greece franked on back with four stamps (2 different), the other registered from Argentina, franked with 3 different, both very fine. Foreign covers to Hitler are very scarce. BRITISH 684 1917 THREE POSTCARDS ADDRESSED TO JOSEPH GOEBBELS ........................................... PH $300-400 11/27/2013, 3:20 PM Regency-Superior