Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
Oct 28, 2020
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 11:
ERWIN J. ROMMEL
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Sold for: $550
Start price:
$
340
Estimated price:
$700 - $900
Auction house commission: 30%
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ERWIN J. ROMMEL
(1891 - 1944) German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa, later he defended Normandy and ultimately was forced to commit suicide due to his implication in the Hitler bomb plot. Typed D.S., 2pp. 4to., 'Headquarters' [North Africa], Feb. 6, 1942, his approval of the award of the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords to 13 men in his command. File holes, one slightly affecting the tail end of Rommel's very rushed signature, else fine. These awards were likely made in the successful campaign to take Agedabia and Benghazi.
