Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Contact auction house
Oct 28, 2020
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
Terms of sale
View demo
Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
The auction has ended
|
LOT 432:
GERMAN SOLDIER IS 'CAPTURED BY THE AMERICANS'
more...
|
|
|
Start price:
$
20
Estimated price :
$30 - $60
Buyer's Premium: 30%
More details
|
GERMAN SOLDIER IS 'CAPTURED BY THE AMERICANS'
Lot of two war-date letters, includes an A.L.S. by Lt. Kurt Frank of 5. Batterie Artillerie-Regiment 20, 'In the field, in the West', 1p. 4to., Jan. 7, 1945 to the father of a soldier: '...Following the battle on the field, your son Johann is missing...we assume he was captured by the Americans...' Sold with a T.L.S. in response from the soldier's father, Richard Drucke, 1p. 4to., Letmathe, Jan. 26, 1945 saying that there is a discrepancy between the date the officer reported the man went missing, Dec. 13, mentioning that he he received a letter from son dated Dec. 19 saying he was on a nine-day leave. Good to very good.
