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Militaria & Historical Autographs Auction, July 14 & 15, 2020
Por Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, Estados Unidos
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOTE 110:
FELIX KERSTEN
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Vendido por: $240
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$200 - $300
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 30%
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FELIX KERSTEN
(1868 - 1960) Personal physician and masseuse of Heinrich Himmler. He was able to alleviate Himmler's severe stomach pains with his skills and gained his trust. Kersten used this trust to obtain pardons and the release of underground prisoners, labor camp inmates, homosexuals and others. During the war, Kersten also provided information to the OSS, predecessor of the CIA. Towards the end of the war, Kersten arranged a meeting between Himmler and Norbert Masur, a member of the World Jewish Congress. As a result, Himmler agreed to spare the lives of the remaining 60,000 Jews left in Nazi concentration camps days before their liberation by the Allies. Scarce T.L.S. in German on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Stockholm, Feb. 8, 1960, promising to send a signed copy of his book in the next few days, adding: "...My books are sold out everywhere and so I can't often get them myself...I would be very grateful if you could inquire at the MacMillan Company, New York, if my book 'The Kersten Memoirs' is still there..." Kersten signs at the conclusion in blue ink. Mailing folds, else fine.
