Bidspirit auction | Extensive estate & historical collection


Extensive estate & historical collection 19th/20th century (focus 3rd Reich / WWII) - Complex and rich historical collection from personal estates, official documents, professional and examination certificates, literature, and visual material from the time of National Socialism and the Weimar Republic. Special pieces & highlights in the collection include: Military & Labor Service Documents: Decision of the Military Replacement Office / Military District Command Heidelberg (1944) regarding a deferment (”b. a. w. uk.”) with stamps from the Mannheim Employment Office. NSDAP Letters: Party official letter from the NSDAP / Gau Silesia (Office for Public Welfare, local group Waldenburg-Schillerhöhe, 1940) concerning ”Volksgasmasken” (people's gas masks) with official stamp and letterhead. School & Training Certificates: Leaving certificate of the Kaiserslautern District Vocational School – Home Economics Department (1943) with Reich eagle. Combined apprenticeship and examination certificate of the Leipzig Chamber of Crafts (1928) for a metal spinner journeyman with decorative frame. Apprenticeship contract of the Kaiserslautern Chamber of Crafts (1942) for a plumber's apprentice. IDs & Forms: Bilingual identity card / Isikutunnistus (Estonia 1942, Särevere) for a female agricultural worker, with fingerprint and field post stamp. Bilingual obligation to supply agricultural products (Occupied Eastern Territories / Belarus, 1942). Identity card ”Deutsches Reich” (German Reich) as well as various other IDs and forms. Documents & Visual Material: Framed doctoral certificate from the University of Giessen (Dr. phil., 1937), framed RAD group photo (Department 1/276 Melsungen 1936/37), numerous loose photos, postcards, and art prints (”Kunst dem Volk”). Literature & Printed Matter: Historical magazines (e.g., ”Der Reichstag brennt” - ”The Reichstag burns”, ”Deutsche Fliegerei” - ”German Aviation”), propaganda and written material, maps, and notes. Condition: Signs of age and use, partly folded, creased, torn at edges or slightly stained. Overall, a historically strong, authentic collection. Please refer to object viewing.