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Jeffrey Epstein's "Little Black Book" to be Offered at Auction

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Friday, May 3, 2024

The small, plastic-bound 64 page book contains 386 individual printed entries with two handwritten entries penned on the last page.

Key Points: 
  • The small, plastic-bound 64 page book contains 386 individual printed entries with two handwritten entries penned on the last page.
  • Ninety-four of the names bear black, hand-applied checkmarks, and five have been highlighted in yellow.
  • This criminal relic is initially being offered for sale by sealed bid with offers being accepted by the auction house from May 15 – June 15, 2024.
  • Should the book fail to attract a satisfactory bid, it will be offered at public auction in mid-July, 2024.

"Writer" Adolf Hitler's 1926 Income Tax Return at Auction

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 25-27, 2023 Maryland auctioneers Alexander Historical Auctions , known internationally for their sale of military and historical collectibles, will be offering at auction Adolf Hitler's signed 1926 tax return , a particularly timely piece in light of current events.

Key Points: 
  • CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 25-27, 2023 Maryland auctioneers Alexander Historical Auctions , known internationally for their sale of military and historical collectibles, will be offering at auction Adolf Hitler's signed 1926 tax return , a particularly timely piece in light of current events.
  • The return lists Hitler's profession as 'Writer' and sets his income at 2,487 Reichsmarks, this being his earnings for the first year's sales of his political manifesto, 'Mein Kampf.'
  • Hitler paid 262 Reichsmarks in taxes on this income, of which 22 Reichsmarks were ironically for 'church levies.'
  • In later years, Hitler made millions from the sale of the book which was later banned in Germany until 2016.

First Apple Computer Trade Sign, Wozniak Tool Box to Be Auctioned

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

The sign, almost nine feet long, is made of opaque white plexiglas with applied lettering and the now-famous multi-colored "apple" logo.

Key Points: 
  • The sign, almost nine feet long, is made of opaque white plexiglas with applied lettering and the now-famous multi-colored "apple" logo.
  • In the same sale is another historic Apple relic, the battered toolbox used by co-founder Steve Wozniak in his earliest days with the company.
  • Wozniak created the Apple I and Apple II computers in the mid-1970s, and also designed an inexpensive floppy-disk drive controller.
  • This toolbox too was on display with the Apple Computer trade sign, and at the Cupertino Historical Society.

Adolf Hitler's Gold Presentation Watch to be Sold at Auction

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

No other watch owned by Hitler has ever come to market.

Key Points: 
  • No other watch owned by Hitler has ever come to market.
  • The soldier stumbled on this relic as he and his comrades plundered the underground passages beneath Hitler's bombed-out home.
  • The watch remained in the soldier's family for decades until it was sold to another family member in the 1980s.
  • The auction will also offer a second military watch of great notoriety .

Historic Surrender Documents of World War II to Be Sold In "No Surrender" COVID-19 Auction

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Friday, May 29, 2020

CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md., May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Maryland auctioneers Alexander Historical Auctions , known internationally for their military sales, will be offering some of the most important surrender documents of World War II in their June 9 "No Surrender to Coronavirus" live auction.

Key Points: 
  • CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md., May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Maryland auctioneers Alexander Historical Auctions , known internationally for their military sales, will be offering some of the most important surrender documents of World War II in their June 9 "No Surrender to Coronavirus" live auction.
  • The entire proceeds of its sale will be donated to the World Health Organization, Doctors Without Borders, Direct Relief, and N.H.S.
  • Jodl presented this letter when he came to negotiate Germany's final surrender at Allied headquarters.
  • Today, history repeats itself with the worldwide fight against the insidious Covid-19 virus, and again we must be determined never to slacken or surrender."

Auction to Feature "Politically Controversial" Historic Letters and Documents

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Monday, July 22, 2019

Offered in the sale is an extraordinary 1915 letter by Theodore Roosevelt blasting the teaching of religion in school: "I believe in absolutely non-sectarian public schools.

Key Points: 
  • Offered in the sale is an extraordinary 1915 letter by Theodore Roosevelt blasting the teaching of religion in school: "I believe in absolutely non-sectarian public schools.
  • Especially relevant today is a plaque issued by a German city offering the Austrian-born Hitler honorary German citizenship.
  • Cuban revolutionaries Che Guevara and Fidel Castro also appear in the sale.
  • The nearly 1,800 piece auction features hundreds of other important letters, documents, photographs, and military relics.

Hitler Refuses To Flee Berlin - Historic Telegram To Be Auctioned

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Included will be Adolf Hitler's reply to his devoted Field Marshal Ferdinand Schorner's plea for him to flee besieged Berlin.

Key Points: 
  • Included will be Adolf Hitler's reply to his devoted Field Marshal Ferdinand Schorner's plea for him to flee besieged Berlin.
  • Hitler's response: "I shall remain in Berlinin the decisive battle for Germany, and to set a good example to all those remaining".
  • Auctioneer Bill Panagopulos describes the document: "This is the only such written statement known in which Hitler declares his resolve to die in Berlin.
  • Also offered is the first military telegram of the war , a handwritten message sent by the leader of German commandos minutes after crossing the Polish border.

Auction of World's Rarest Signed Book: Mao Zedong's Plea to Fight "Fascism"

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

During his eight-month trek, he met the forces of Gen. Lin-Biao and soon became acquainted with Mao at the communists' military headquarters in Yenan, where this book was signed.

Key Points: 
  • During his eight-month trek, he met the forces of Gen. Lin-Biao and soon became acquainted with Mao at the communists' military headquarters in Yenan, where this book was signed.
  • Mao is one of the most important statesmen of all time, and his signed items are always in great demand."
  • The auction house estimates the sale price for the historic book at $150-250,000 but in the recent past prices for similar Mao signed pieces have been much higher.
  • Mao signed this book at the height of World War II, while the U.S. and Mao's forces were aligned in their fight against the Japanese.