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MANCHURIA – Photo Album of the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu), ca. 1920 A photo album documenting the infrastructure, architecture, and landscapes of Manchuria under Japanese administration. Published by the prestigious and powerful South Manchuria Railway (南滿洲鐵道株式會社 – Minami Manshū Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha), which served as the economic and political arm of the Jap...
Handwritten diaries of a participant in the expeditions led by Roman Dmowski, along with an unknown photograph of Dmowski from his student days, bearing his extensive dedication. A half-cloth-bound notebook measuring 16.5 x 10.5 cm, 94 pages, with approximately 20 blank pages containing no notes. The remaining pages contain entries, written partly in ink and partly in pencil. The first entries...
![[JUDAICA] General Government/Occupation/Judaica: Official Gazette, Warsaw, February 25, 1941 — Trade with Jews Outside the Ghetto](https://img1.one.bid/img/10177/3175031_1w.webp)
![[JUDAICA] General Government/Occupation/Judaica: Official Gazette, Warsaw, February 25, 1941 — Trade with Jews Outside the Ghetto](https://img1.one.bid/img/10177/3175031_2w.webp)
The official German-Polish edition titled “Mitteilungsblatt der Stadt Warschau / Dziennik Obwieszczeń Miasta Warszawy” (No. 8, dated November 25, 1941). This is a rare and poignant testament to the restrictive policies of the German occupiers in Warsaw during World War II. The front page features the “Regulation on the Sale of Goods to Jews Outside the Jewish Residential District within...
![[ZOŚKA BATTALION] Home Army Cross ID Card: Jan Drac - Szare Seregi, "Zośka" Battalion, "Rudy" Company](https://img1.one.bid/img/9644/3193148_1w.webp)
![[ZOŚKA BATTALION] Home Army Cross ID Card: Jan Drac - Szare Seregi, "Zośka" Battalion, "Rudy" Company](https://img1.one.bid/img/9644/3193148_2w.webp)
Home Army Cross ID card issued to Home Army soldier Jan Drac, codename “Prot.” The document confirms the award of the decoration for activities in the Polish Underground State during 1939–1945. Jan Drąg served in the Home Army and the Gray Ranks, in the “Zośka” battalion, “Rudy” company, in Warsaw. The Home Army Cross was established on August 1, 1966, by the commander of the H...
A set of Deutsche Reichspost documents, including an identification card (Ausweiskarte) and refund and cancellation forms (Rückzahlungs- und Kündigungsscheine). A Postal Savings Bank savings book (Postsparbuch) along with its corresponding red account identification card (Postsparbuch Ausweiskarte). Overall condition as shown in the photos.
paper; 7.5 x 5.2 cm; 10.5 x 11 cm Condition: creases.
![[POSTHUMOUS ID CARD] Home Army/Emigration Home Army Cross ID Card Issued Posthumously to Antoni Gawroński, alias “Marian,” Security Company, Warsaw District](https://img1.one.bid/img/9644/3193146_1w.webp)
![[POSTHUMOUS ID CARD] Home Army/Emigration Home Army Cross ID Card Issued Posthumously to Antoni Gawroński, alias “Marian,” Security Company, Warsaw District](https://img1.one.bid/img/9644/3193146_2w.webp)
Home Army Cross ID card issued posthumously to Home Army soldier Antoni Gawroński, alias “Marian.” The document confirms the award of the decoration for service in the Polish Underground State during the years 1939–1945. Antoni Gawroński, alias “Marian,” served in the Security Company of the Warsaw District The Home Army Cross was established on August 1, 1966, by the commander of ...
Certificate of award of the Warsaw Uprising Cross issued by the Council of State of the Polish People’s Republic. The document was issued on April 27, 1983, in the name of Anna Dulęba, daughter of Aleksander. Anna Halina Dulęba, alias “Ewa,” was born on April 27, 1898, in Lutowiska, the daughter of Aleksander and Stanisława. During the occupation, she served at the Home Army Headquart...
![[POSTHUMOUS AWARD] Polish People](https://img1.one.bid/img/9644/3193149_1w.webp)
![[POSTHUMOUS AWARD] Polish People](https://img1.one.bid/img/9644/3193149_2w.webp)
Certificate for the Warsaw Uprising Cross, awarded posthumously on December 13, 1989, to Antoni Siemianowski. Antoni Siemianowski, alias “Nunek,” was born on October 10, 1923, in Brest-on-the-Bug, the son of Edward and Helena. During the Warsaw Uprising, he served as a rifleman in the Home Army, fighting in the Northern Downtown area. He was assigned to the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion...
An original admission ticket to the Olympic track and field events at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The ticket granted admission to the Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) on August 8 for the sessions held at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Dimensions: 6 cm x 9 cm. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
![[January Uprising] Manuscript by Ferdynand Hałatkiewicz, 1863](https://img1.one.bid/img/9872/3132690_1w.webp)
![[January Uprising] Manuscript by Ferdynand Hałatkiewicz, 1863](https://img1.one.bid/img/9872/3132690_2w.webp)
Open letter from Ferdynand Hałatkiewicz, administrator of the estates of the Aleksander Wielopolski Entail in Chrobrze, dated Kraków, March 18, 1863. Manuscript, 4 pages, 34 x 21 cm. Signs of folding and a slight tear on the top margin. Manuscript of an open letter that was ultimately never published, intended for publication in the Kraków-based newspaper *Czas*, written by Ferdynand Hałat...
![[POSTHUMOUS ID CARD]Home Army/Emigration Home Army Cross ID Card Issued Posthumously to Kazimierz Stamirowski, alias “Gorlicki,” Security Company, Warsaw District—Polish Legions, Pawiak, Auschwitz](https://img1.one.bid/img/9644/3193147_1w.webp)
![[POSTHUMOUS ID CARD]Home Army/Emigration Home Army Cross ID Card Issued Posthumously to Kazimierz Stamirowski, alias “Gorlicki,” Security Company, Warsaw District—Polish Legions, Pawiak, Auschwitz](https://img1.one.bid/img/9644/3193147_2w.webp)
This is a Home Army Cross ID card issued posthumously to Home Army soldier Kazimierz Stamirowski, alias “Gorlicki.” The document confirms the award of the decoration for his activities in the Polish Underground State during the years 1939–1945. Kazimierz Stamirowski served in the Security Company of the Warsaw District The Home Army Cross was established on August 1, 1966, by the command...
An occupation-era identity card issued in Augustów in 1943 in the name of Irena Dembik. Dimensions: 12 x 8.3. The condition of the card is shown in the attached photos.
photo paper; 18.2 x 13 cm
Advertising Prints - Schramek Brothers, Cieszyn - (Wafers, fruitcakes) / Eskona, Bielsko (turntables, records, radios), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a collector’s cabinet. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
An illustrated supplement to *Express Poranny* dated August 14, 1938. Dimensions: 38 x 27 cm. The item’s condition is shown in the attached photos.
A hand-made greeting card from veterans of the 2nd Horse Artillery Squadron, addressed to an unnamed major of the 2nd Horse Artillery Division. Created on the occasion of the veterans’ visit to the battlefield in 1981. Signatures of the soldiers on the reverse. 10.2 x 13.7. Condition shown in the attached photos.
![Krynica - Album of 24 Views - Published by M. Tracz, ca. 1925 [health resort]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10258/3221845_1w.webp)
![Krynica - Album of 24 Views - Published by M. Tracz, ca. 1925 [health resort]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10258/3221845_2w.webp)
Krynica - Album of 24 Views - Published by M. Tracz, ca. 1925 [health resort] Condition: very good/perfect, collector’s quality. Complete set of cards—24 Format: 15 x 21 [cm] Rare. An album of photographs from Krynica and the surrounding area (likely taken by Marian Tracz). Contents: Nowe Łazienki, Spa House, General View, Krynica Village, Poprad near Muszyna, A Section of the Promenade, ...
An illustrated supplement to *Express Poranny* dated August 7, 1938. Dimensions: 38 x 27 cm. The item’s condition is shown in the attached photos.
paper, print; 10.6 x 15 cm
Advertising print - Jan Prochaska, Bielsko (Sports Center) / Rudolf Vogel, Bielsko (Meat Canning Factory), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a collector’s cabinet. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
Advertisement - J. Jenkner, Tenement House - Bielsko (Pharmaceutical Factory) / B. Weiner, Cloth for Women and Men, Bielsko, Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
A document confirming military service and describing the service records of three soldiers of the Polish Legions. The document comes from the Military Archives and the Józef Piłsudski 1st Polish Legions Regiment Association in Lublin. Tadeusz Stanisław Tomaszewski “Bończa” (born in 1894 in Kharkiv)—son of Józef and Seweryna. He lived in Chełm at 70 Lubelska Street. He was a traine...
Advertising print – Józef Rotter, Bielsko-Biała (laundry and dyeing shop) / Stock Brandy, Second Polish Republic era In perfect condition, suitable for a collector’s cabinet. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
Advertising print - HANSLIK Guesthouse and Restaurant, Biała-Lipnik / R. Rochowicz, Biała (Carpet Factory), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
DW NSDAP MEMBERSHIP CARD NSDAP (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) membership card with a 1933 identity card (Personal-Ausweis) affixed to it, issued in the name of Paul Rasch.
DW The Reichsführer-SS / The Head of the Security Main Office: The Reichsführer-4 The Head of the Security Main Office Registration of Leading Figures of the Nazi Era Named Proscription Lists of Enemies of the Reich Secret Document for the Reichsführer-SS
A document confirming the military service of three soldiers of the Polish Legions and describing the course of their service. The document comes from the Military Archives and the Józef Piłsudski 1st Polish Legions Regiment Association in Lublin. Jan Mieszkowski (born 1890 in Kalisz)—son of Feliks and Marta, soldier of the Polish Legions. He joined the Legions on October 4, 1914, serving ...
Two propaganda leaflets from the Third Reich: a leaflet with the slogan “Rückgrat! Meine Herren!” and a propaganda leaflet encouraging resistance against the alleged injustice of the judicial system toward Germans. It contains slogans emphasizing the importance of German unity and loyalty to the National Socialist movement, calling for participation in a mass rally on October 9 at the “...
![[JUDAICA] World War II/Occupation: Order to the Łódź Ghetto – 1941 – Łódź/Litzmannstadt](https://img1.one.bid/img/10177/3175032_1w.webp)
![[JUDAICA] World War II/Occupation: Order to the Łódź Ghetto – 1941 – Łódź/Litzmannstadt](https://img1.one.bid/img/10177/3175032_2w.webp)
This document is an order dated February 21, 1941, issued during the existence of the Łódź Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto). It originates from the Technisches Handelsbüro Adolf R. Both. Order No. 0116 concerns the purchase of several technical components (threaded bodies) for Hermann Eichler’s company. The condition “cash on delivery” and the price of 11 RM are noted. The document is a...
![Album of the Chyrów Seminary, Chyrów 1927 [44 postcards of the Seminary, the Eastern Borderlands]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10258/3221847_1w.webp)
![Album of the Chyrów Seminary, Chyrów 1927 [44 postcards of the Seminary, the Eastern Borderlands]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10258/3221847_2w.webp)
Album of the Chyrów Seminary, Chyrów 1927 [44 postcards of the Seminary, the Eastern Borderlands]
23 EUR
The Chyrowski Konwikt album contains 44 (complete set) photographs. On the front endpaper of the cover is a dedication from 1927 A unique commemorative and photographic publication documenting the architecture and daily life of the famous Jesuit Scientific and Educational Institute in Chyrow. This elite Polish boys’ school, with its monastery complex, was considered one of the best-equipped ...
A bilingual (Polish-German) document from 1940, constituting a commitment by a soldier released from German captivity to undertake work assigned by the Germans. The document was issued at Stalag XA (Schleswig-Holstein) in the name of “Kuczyński” (resident of Poznań). 28.5 x 20.5. The condition of the document is shown in the attached photos.
Civil Servant ID Card, Lviv, 1931.
paper, print; 14 x 10 cm
Archival collection of a Polish émigré magazine “Życie. Katolicki Tygodnik Religijno-Kulturalny,” bound in the form of a commemorative yearbook. It is a valuable historical source documenting the postwar activities of the Polish independence and religious émigré community in Great Britain during the 1950s. The first photo shows the title page of the official table of contents for the ...
paper, print; dimensions ranging from 4.3 x 3.7 cm to 7.5 x 10.7 cm Condition: The largest leaflet has creases.
Advertising print - Fr. Polaczek, Bielsko (Photographer) / Bielsko-Biała Electric and Railway Company, Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a collector’s cabinet. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
A bilingual (Polish-French) document addressed to soldiers of the Infantry Division at the Elgg camp. A reprint from that period. Document from May 1942. 29.5 x 21 cm. Condition shown in the attached photos.
Advertising prints – M. Hahn, Bielsko (chocolate, alcohol) / Franciszek Twardy, Bystra (cold cuts, meats), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, museum-quality. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
DW Activity Report PROVINCIAL CIVIC COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS IN ZIELONA GÓRA FOR THE PERIOD 1961–1967
A propaganda leaflet addressed to Wehrmacht soldiers, urging them to surrender, states that 45 German generals had been taken prisoner, including Field Marshal Paulus, had called on the army and the nation to overthrow Hitler and bring the war to an immediate end. It emphasized that the generals were neither traitors nor cowards, but experienced commanders who had concluded that the war was lo...
Advertisement - Hotel Beskid - Las Cygański, Bielsko / D. Sonderling, Bielsko (watchmaker, jeweler), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
Advertising print—Stationery Market, Bielsko, Zamkowa 1 / Manufacturer of carnival items and social insignia, Bielsko), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
paper, print; 12.5 x 8.5 cm
Advertisement—Fr. Chalupka, Bielsko (Men’s Fashion Store) / Silesian Discount Bank, Bielsko, Second Polish Republic era In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
A postcard sent by Wincenty Koza, a resident of Sosnowiec, addressed to the Independence Cross Committee in Warsaw, as we can read from the text of the postcard, the author states that on September 18, 1936, he submitted an application to the Independence Cross Committee requesting the award of the decoration. As of the time of writing this letter, he had not received any response or informati...
paper, print; dimensions ranging from 5 x 9 cm to 10 x 15 cm
A set of four issues of the newspaper “Wiadomości,” published by the Association of Former Soldiers of the 2nd Grenadier Brigade, from the 1960s. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
paper, print; 21 x 15 cm Condition: crease in the upper right corner.
The brochure describes the formation and activities of the Home Army, established in 1939 on the orders of Commander-in-Chief Edward Rydz-Śmigły. It lists the successive commanders of the Home Army (Tokarzewski, Rowecki, Komorowski, Okulicki) and provides its strength—over 740,000 people prior to Operation “Burza.” It describes the scale of the struggle against the occupier, the main r...
DWdamaged cover Main Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes in Poland Nazi Camps on Polish Territory1939–1945G E T T Otypescript resembling a manuscript
Floor Plan of Marshal Piłsudski’s House in Oleandry. Józef Piłsudski’s House in Oleandry, also known as the Marshal Piłsudski House of Physical Education and Military Training, was intended to be a massive, symbolic complex and one of the most important modernist representative buildings in Kraków. One of Poland’s most outstanding architects, Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz, was responsible fo...
dw COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS TO STRUGGLE AND MARTYRDOM DRAFT- - material for further study 25 CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND EXTERMINATION CAMPS ON POLISH TERRITORY IN 1939–1945 Western Press Agency Compiled by Janusz Gumkowski
