Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Oct 28, 2020
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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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 299:
OTTO SCHNIEWIND
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Start price:
$
120
Estimated price :
$240 - $340
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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sales tax: 8.875% On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
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OTTO SCHNIEWIND
(1887 - 1964) Kriegsmarine General Admiral and Knight's Cross recipient, captain of the light cruiser KOLN and commander of the naval invasion of Norway. S.P., showing a seated Schniewind in uniform, prominently wearing his Knight's Cross, tipped to a larger piece of cardstock to a total size of 8 x 11.5 in. Schniewind signs in black ink on the mount beneath the image, adding rank and a dedication to an unidentified individual in German, reading in part: 'In memory of the war days 1941/42...' Some creasing at bottom, else very good. Sold with an unused Willrich photo postcard, showing a chest-up view of the admiral in uniform.
