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Enigma Original German Encrypting Machine. Sold for About $250,000.
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Enigma Machine Used by Germany During World War II — Very Scarce, as Germans Were Ordered to Destroy the Machines to Prevent Capture by the Allies
Enigma machine used by Nazi Germany during World War II, the three cipher rotor design (M3) used from 1934 until the end of the war. Considered nearly “unbreakable”, the only flaw inherent to the enigma machine – beyond human error, which would ultimately be its downfall, was the fact that the machine could scramble the letters into any one of 17,576 combinations except the use of its original letter. However, it would be human error, such as signing off each communication with “Heil Hitler” showcased in “The Imitation Game”, that allowed the Allies to deconstruct many of the cipher’s coded communications. Though widely employed by Germany during the war, enigma machines are now very scarce, as Germans were ordered to destroy them lest they fall into Allied hands. Additionally, Winston Churchill ordered all Enigma machines to be destroyed at the end of the war. Only about 250 used during WWII are now believed to still exist, with machines having matching parts, such as this example, even more rare. Machine is model M3, with the serial numbers of the rotors matching the machine itself (since the rotors were interchangeable, this isn’t always the case), in its original wooden case. Serial number engraved on plate attached to the keyboard reads “A // 00660 / bac / 43 E”, matching the serial number of “660” stamped on the plate underneath the rotors, and also matching the serial number on the rotors reading “A 00660 / 43 E”. The metal wheels also bear the engraving of the Third Reich emblem – a black eagle above the swastika. Upon the interior of the wooden lid are the instructions in German, above the QWERTZUIO mechanical keyboard, which would light up when used. Twenty-six bulbs exist on the lamp board, with one broken, and with the socket locations marked Kabelprufung (cable test) and Lampenprufung (lamp test). Original battery is still present, with expected corrosion. Part of leather strap also present but no longer secured to wooden case. Entire machine and case weighs approximately 28.5 lbs. and measures 11″ x 13.25″ x 6″. Sold for $89,250.
Albert Einstein typed letter signed during World War II, with moving content regarding helping Jewish refugees. Dated 10 June 1939 on his personal embossed letterhead from Princeton, Einstein writes to Dr. Maurice Lenz who worked on ”behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week.” Einstein continues, ”…The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our fathers before us.
We have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity and our knowledge that the cause for which we are suffering is a momentous and sacred cause.
It must be a source of deep gratification to you to be making so important a contribution toward rescuing our persecuted fellow-Jews from their calamitous peril and leading them toward a better future…[signed] A. Einstein”.
Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds and light creasing, otherwise near fine condition. Accompanied by Einstein’s embossed mailing envelope, postmarked Princeton on 12 June 1939. Sold for $134,344.
Fascinating two-volume set of Hitler’s ”Mein Kampf,” each volume signed ”Adolf Hitler” by the Nazi Fuhrer following his release from prison for high treason, and shortly after his public speaking ban had been lifted. Both volumes published by Franz Eher Nachfolger: Munich: 1926-1927. Volume II is a first edition and Volume I is a second edition; each volume contains a pre-publication presentation inscription by Hitler to Josef Bauer, one of the first members (#34) of the Nazi party and one of the leaders of the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, when Hitler and his cohorts attempted to overthrow the Bavarian government by gunpoint. Here, in these volumes, Hitler signs the fly-leaf, sending his best wishes to Bauer for the Christmas season. He dates his autograph inscription 1925 in the first volume, and 1926 in the second. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt lettering, both volumes measure 9” x 12”. Sunning to backstrips, else very good condition. An ominously signed set of books that futilely warned the world of Hitler’s intentions. Made even more scarce as signed in 1925 to a fellow Nazi leader. Sold for $64,850.
Stunning 101st Airborne Division flag made by one of its soldiers during World War II for use on the battlefield, then given to the 101st’s commanding General Maxwell D. Taylor. The 101st Airborne was, of course, the ”Band of Brothers” Division that led the D-Day invasion, parachuting into France the night before the beach assault in order to secure exit routes for the Infantry; they would continue to fight throughout June 1944 during the Battle of Normandy, losing 4,600 men in one month.
101st Airborne Division flags are very scarce, with this field expedient example rarer still, although it was likely never used on the battlefield given its condition. Flag is made of bright red and blue wool, measuring 4’1” x 3′, hemmed to create the hoist, where two leather tabs at each end are sewn so that the flag could be attached to the flagpole. At the center is the 101st’s combat service identification badge, the famous ”Screaming Eagle”. The badge, made of bamberg, is sewn on each side, typical for battlefield flags. A dozen or so small holes populate the flag, most in the left red portion, otherwise the flag is in near fine condition, with exceptionally vivid colors on both the wool and the badge.
Flag is from the collection of Ludwell B. Pruett, who worked in the Flag Mission of the Quartermaster General’s Clothing & Textile Material Division from 1958-61, and was responsible for all flags originating from the U.S. Army Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot. Flag is accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Lt. Col. Edward N. Foxworth, dated 8 January 1958, to Ludwell Pruett on military-watermarked stationery, giving its history. Lot also includes a letter of authenticity from Ludwell Pruett’s daughter and son-in-law, to whom the flag was given. A very scarce and desirable flag from one of the most famed military divisions in United States history. Sold for $18,750.
Scarce 1944 document signed by Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews at the close of WWII. After the publication of a 1944 report detailing the mass deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz, Wallenberg, a Swedish citizen fluent in Hungarian, was chosen by the United States to lead a relief mission in Hungary. He was to issue fake ”protective” passports claiming Jewish persons were actually Swedish citizens awaiting repatriation, with the full protection of such citizenship. In early 1945 Wallenberg was taken for espionage and never heard from or seen alive again; before his capture it’s believed that he saved 15,000 people in the last months of the war.
Document from the Royal Swedish Embassy in Budapest is dated 15 September 1944 and confirms that two siblings have been awarded Swedish citizenship and respectfully asks that they be ”exempted from the yellow star”. Signed boldly by Wallenberg, with the Embassy’s stamp. Folds, light wear with some foxing and toning, overall in very good condition. Accompanied by University Archives COA. Lot also includes a Questionnaire issued by the Royal Swedish Embassy, in Hungarian, with interesting questions for refugees who have been granted the Protective Pass. Questionnaire states that the answers are for internal purposes only and will be kept confidential. Document consists of 16 questions including one’s religion, ”In case of departure, who should join you”, whether the applicant is a labor servant, etc. A piece of warning on the document instructs, ”All Protective Pass owners must not ask questions.” Folds, chipping along top and paper clip impression, overall very good condition. With full translation, and with COA from University Archives. Sold for $13,750.
Scarce 1944 document signed by Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews at the close of WWII. After the publication of a 1944 report detailing the mass deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz, Wallenberg, a Swedish citizen fluent in Hungarian, was chosen by the United States to lead a relief mission in Hungary. He was to issue fake “protective” passports claiming Jewish persons were actually Swedish citizens awaiting repatriation, with the full protection of such citizenship. In early 1945 Wallenberg was taken for espionage and never heard from or seen alive again; before his capture it’s believed that he saved 15,000 people in the last months of the war. Document on “Royal Swedish Embassy / Budapest”. Sold for $13,310.
Manuscript signed by 23 accused WWII war criminals while imprisoned at Sugamo Prison in Toyko. Signatures include the infamous 7 men ultimately convicted of war crimes and executed, including Japanese prime minister and IJA General “Tojo, Hideki”. Also signed by Instrument of Surrender signers Shigemitsu and Umezu, as well as Araki, Kaya, Suzuki, Matsui, Hiranuma, Doihara, Hashimoto, Hirota, Oshima, Hata, Itagaki, Sato, Kimura, Hoshino, Minami, Oka, Koiso, Shimada and Muto. Document, handwritten in Japanese, outlines the terms of their incarceration, translating in part, “…Visitation is allowed within the limit of four people to each detainee in the same one room between 9:00 to 11:30, and 13:00 to 16:30…For book rentals (exchange), call a corporal…Within the limit of my order and the military order, it is my intention to make every effort for everyone’s issued supplies and comfort…[signed] Lee P. Vincent, Assigned Officer, US Army Military Police Lieutenant.” Runs 2pp. on a single sheet. Measures 8″ x 10.5″. Creasing and tape along the top edge, else near fine. Sold for $12,353.
Rare V-E Day proclamation signed ”Harry Truman” as President, given by Truman to his White House staff at the 1945 White House Christmas party. Dated 8 May 1945, printed document formally announces the Victory of Europe and surrender of Nazi Germany. Text reads in part, ”The Allied Armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God’s help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surrender. The Western World has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free-born men. They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their children, and murdered their loved ones. Our Armies of Liberation have restored freedom to these suffering peoples, whose spirit and will their oppressors could never enslave…” Single-page Proclamation is beautifully decorated in red, blue and gilt. Measures 14.75” x 21.75”. Shallow crease to upper right and light buckling, but overall in near fine condition. Proclamation is cited in the Seeley reference book as having been issued as a Christmas gift to White House staff in 1945, and one example remains in the collection of the Truman Library. Sold for $9,375.
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