Auction 106
April Militaria & Autographs Auction
By Fairhill Auction LLC
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Apr 12, 2022
227 E Main St, Elkton, MD 21921, United States
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This auction includes 557 lots of select militaria and autographs.
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LOT 56:
ULRICH VON HASSEL
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Sold for: $50
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Estimated price :
$100 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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ULRICH VON HASSEL
Pair of books from the library of German Diplomat Ulrich von Hassell (1881-1944), a member of the German Resistance, Hassell took part in plans to overthrow Hitler. Hassell unsuccessfully proposed to the British the resistance would overthrow Hitler if Germany kept all of its territorial conquests. On 29 July 1944, Hassell was arrested by the Gestapo for his involvement in the 20 July plot. On 8 September, after a two-day trial at the German People's Court (Volksgerichtshof), over which Roland Freisler presided, he was sentenced to death and executed the same day. Included are the book 'Neue Bilder' (New Pictures) and 'Schattenbilder' (Silhouettes) by Herbert Eulenberg, Verlag von Bruno Cassirer, Berlin, 1918. Inside the front cover is von Hassell's personal bookplate bearing the family coat of arms.
