Auction 88
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, Feb. 8 & 9, 2021
Feb 8, 2021
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 229:
WERNER TONIGES
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Sold for: $180
Start price:
$
40
Estimated price:
$80 - $100
Auction house commission: 30%
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WERNER TONIGES
(1910-1995) Kriegsmarine Korvettenkapitan during World War II, sailed with the Schnellboot 'S 24', 'S 26' and 'S 102' and sunk eighteen ships on 281 combat patrols, for a total of 86,200 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping. Recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in., a post-war reprint of a Hoffmann photo postcard, bearing a chest-up portrait of Toniges donning his Knight's Cross. Toniges signs at the bottom in blue ink. Contrast slightly lacking, else fine.
