A Few Pieces Of WWII Ephemera German and U.S.

[diggummup]

Didn't find much over the weekend but I did find a few pieces of ephemera from WW2 and some stamps too. I know nothing about stamps but I know that some of the Japanese stamps bring good money. Some of them are pre 1900 so research will be needed on these. I bought the German stamps too. They range from pre War German states to post war GDR, with the Third Reich in between.

Photos include a Rafael Tuck 1894 12 page calendar, an 8x10 photo of a young WW2 U.S.soldier in uniform. A slightly smaller photo of a battle scene with an anti tank gun. A booklet entitled "The Nazi Record" , a couple German WW2 era postcards, and the stamps-

 

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[centfladigger]

very cool, sad no family member got it passed to them, hope the stamps pan out

 

[war-digs-it]

Hitler stamp...cool stuff indeed. That pig! Don't want to get political here...

 

[vpnavy]

Nice buys - love the history. Thanks for sharing...

 

[diggummup]

very cool, sad no family member got it passed to them, hope the stamps pan out

I hear you about the family members. I feel the same way about my great grandfathers WW1 stuff, of which I never received a single momento of. Lord knows where it went or who got it all. This came from the estate of a collector who had passed. So, it was "lost" before I got a hold of it, unfortunately. These were actually the only militaria related items there. I was the first one at the sale too. I don't think the German stamps are too valuable. I paid $5 for each "bag" of stamps. I also have one filled with Cuban stamps. Like I said I know nothing of stamps but at $5, I was willing to take a shot. I think there is a gem hidden somewhere. Hopefully anyway. A lot of them aren't photographed. They are country sections out of a Minkus Global album.

 

[reapp]

From my experience, China stamps are where the money's at. I read somewhere (maybe on TNet), that 40% of the world's stamp collectors reside in China. Everywhere else, it's a dying hobby.

 

[diggummup]

From my experience, China stamps are where the money's at. I read somewhere (maybe on TNet), that 40% of the world's stamp collectors reside in China. Everywhere else, it's a dying hobby.

Yeah, I don't know stamps but I knew enough to look for China stamps first. No such luck. Some of the Japanese ones may be worth a little something.