World War 1 & 2

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1940 Annual yearbook of the MVSN (Blackshirts). B

Price: $290.00

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Complete Series 1 photo set of the Liberation of Paris. Arrival of the Allies in Paris. 10 photos. Issued at the end of the Occupation. Original cover included. B

Price: $250.00

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Sound recordings of the Battle of France. 4 albums, produced in July 1945. B

Price: $600.00

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La 1re Division Marocaine dans La Bataille de Gembloux. Signed by the commander of the Division, General Mllier. Also Heure par heure La Bataille de Gembloux par P. Soudan. B

Price: $500.00

Note from Wikipedia: The 1st Moroccan Division created on 27 October 1939, was an infantry division of the Army of Africa (French: Armée d'Afrique) which participated in the Battle of France (May–June 1940) during World War II. It participated with distinction in the Battle of Gembloux on 15 May 1940 and subsequently during the defense of Lille at the end of May 1940. The battle honour Gembloux 1940 was added to the regimental flags of the 1st Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment, 2nd Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment, 7th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment, 64th African Artillery Regiment. Following the war, the regiments of the 1st Moroccan Division received eight citations from the French Armed Forces and Belgium Armed Forces. All told, the Division lost 700 men during the war, 70% of which were indigenous North Africans. A road in Gembloux, Belgium bears the name of Rue de la Première Division Marocaine (Road of the 1st Moroccan Division).

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R5 au coeur de la France un champ de bataille secret ou tomberent dix mille allemands (R5 in the heart of France a secret battlefield where ten thousand Germans fell). Published in July, 1945, the inside cover reads: THIS BOOKLET IS SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LIMOGES REGION RELIEF ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE (C.O.S.A.C.). B

Price: $350.00

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Unusual dosier compiled in Switzerland during the war for one Jacques Feltin to gain permission from the government to lease a farm owned by Francis Perler in Fribourg. The lease lasted from February 1943 to February 1947. Extreme detail showing every economic aspect of the farm, application to the government, maps, etc. I was not aware that at least during the war, the government had to approve all farm leases. Rare. B

Price: $650.00

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Fascinating album produced in France at the height of the Occupation. It shows caricatures of various horse racing personalities. There were only 320 copies issued. The first hundred are hand painted. This is #54. Someone has filled in the complete names on the first page. Extremely rare. B

Price: $500.00

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Qui Est Pierre Laval? Printed in October 1942. B

Price: $150.00

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Liberation de Paris. 19-26 August 1944. Printed November 28, 1944. B

Price: $170.00

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Les Carnets Secrets du Comte Ciano (The Secret Notebooks of Count Ciano). It covers the period January 1939 to November 1943, when he was killed. B

Price: $240.00

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Almanach de la Famille Francaise, 1941. Published in Paris under German Occupation. 94 pages.B

Price: $200.00

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Two German propaganda postcards from 1938. One with text on reverse. B

Price: $90.00

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Complete set of 24 photos of the Nazi occupation of Orleans, June 1940-August 1944. Original cover included. B

Price: $300.00

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Complete Series 3 photo set of the Liberation of Paris. Prisoners and Trophies. 10 photos. Issued at the end of the Occupation. Original cover included. B

Price: $250.00

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Complete Series 1 photo set of the Liberation of Paris. Barricades and F.F.I. 10 photos. Issued at the end of the Occupation. Original cover included. B

Price: $250.00

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Flyer dropped over France during the war, enabling German soldiers to surrender. Stamped Comite de Liberation. Rare. B

Price: $200.00

t-ww545WW 545t-ww545aWW 545Log & Diary. Handwritten by Lieutenant William St George Abbott on board HMS Achilles. Hardback Diary made by A. Holbæk-Eriksen & Co. Diary entries begin from May 6th 1914 and documents the lead up to and start of the war. The last entry is from November 9th 1914. Inside cover page is written several notable dates between May - November including when the War began. There’s also a breakdown of abbreviations used throughout the book. The Diary / log book gives a detailed overview of the movements of HMS Achilles in 1914. Includes personal photographs on board HMS Achilles, with other officers and in Norway etc. Also includes several newspaper clippings. Over 250 pages filled in. 70 empty pages at the back.

Price: $700.00

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POW History Sheet for an Italian soldier capture at Sidi el Barrani and transferred to India.B

Price: $90.00

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8 Italian postcards of American military in WW1. B

Price: $200.00

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Set of 4 postcards showing the strength of British industry during WW1. B

Price: $150.00

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