116: Militaria & Autograph Auction 2026 Day 2 on Mar 27, 2026 by Alexander Historical Auctions LLC in MD
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S EYEGLASSESMAO ZEDONG WAR-DATE TWICE-SIGNED 'SHORT SNORTER'
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Elkton, MD, United States
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116: Militaria & Autograph Auction 2026 Day 2

Over 1,600 lots of historical relics, autographs & ephemera, covering all eras of collecting.
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MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN: (1892 - 1918) 'The Red Baron', German aviator of World War I and his country's top ace with over 80 kills, he was shot down and killed by Canadian A. Roy Brown. Absolutely beautiful and very rare
0828: MANFRED VON RICHTHOFENEst. $5,000-$7,000$2,500
JOHN J. PERSHING: (1860 - 1948) American general 'Black Jack' Pershing commanded troops sent to capture Pancho Villa, and later was Commander in Chief of all American forces in Europe in World War I. Fine content
0829: JOHN J. PERSHINGEst. $300-$400$140(1 bid)
JOHN ALCOCK: (1892-1919) English pilot who, with navigator Arthur Whitten Brown, completed the first successful non-stop Atlantic flight in June 1919. Extremely rare, World War I-date A.L.S. signed twice
0830: JOHN ALCOCKEst. $300-$400$160
BRUNO LOERZER: (1891 - 1960) German air force officer during World War I and World War II. Credited with 44 aerial victories during World War I, he was one of Germany's leading flying aces, as well as commander of
0832: BRUNO LOERZEREst. $140-$200$70
'COLORED MAN IS NO SLACKER' POSTER: Very rare color chromolithograph poster titled at the bottom: 'Colored Man is No Slacker', 20 x 16 in., a commercial image intended for the African-American market. The poster depicts a black soldier
0835: 'COLORED MAN IS NO SLACKER' POSTEREst. $1,000-$1,500$500(1 bid)
FRENCH BATTLEFIELD SKETCH OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS: Original graphite battlefield sketch, 6.5 x 9 in. on heavy stock and dated '1916', depicts two French poilu full length, both wounded, as they walk down a road or path. Very good. Signed at bottom
0839: FRENCH BATTLEFIELD SKETCH OF WOUNDED SOLDIERSEst. $200-$300$100(1 bid)
ENGLISH MAPS OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT: A folded map published by the London newspaper ‘The Daily Telegraph’, unused and housed within its original yellow wrapper. Dimensions and date unknown. WITH: a map published by the News
0842: ENGLISH MAPS OF THE RUSSIAN FRONTEst. $140-$200$70
SATIRICAL KAISER WILHELM'S 'LAST WILL': Satirical imprint of 'Kaiser Wilhelm's Last Will and Testament', 2pp. 4to., Cincinnati, ca. 1918. Headed 'The Pirate's Despair', it reads, in small part: '...The Pirate's Despair Realizing that the
0843: SATIRICAL KAISER WILHELM'S 'LAST WILL'Est. $100-$150$50
MINIATURE POUR LE MERITE BOUTONNIERE: A fine example of a miniature World War I-era Imperial German award, the Pour Le Merite, also known as Blue Max, the highest award granted for military merit. The miniature medal itself, 0.75 in.
0844: MINIATURE POUR LE MERITE BOUTONNIEREEst. $1,000-$1,500$500
PRUSSIAN ORDER OF THE CROWN, FOURTH CLASS: A rare World War I-era award, a Prussian Order of the Crown, Fourth Class, in the form of a cross pattee, 1.75 in. square. The badge is of three-piece construction, with enameled disks affixed to the
0847: PRUSSIAN ORDER OF THE CROWN, FOURTH CLASSEst. $300-$400$160
PRUSSIAN SPORTS CLUB TAPESTRTY: An impressive square velvet tapestry or standard, 38 in. x 38 in. belonging to a sports club in Benrath on the Rhine, established in 1881. The banner is copiously embroidered with an oak tree stump
0850: PRUSSIAN SPORTS CLUB TAPESTRTYEst. $700-$900$360
IMPERIAL PRUSSIAN SHOULDER BOARDS: A pair of Imperial Prussian boards clipped from a uniform, 4.5 x 1.5 in., made of silver wire with black thread, each with two silver pips and all on a red backing. Lightly tarnished with some loose
0851: IMPERIAL PRUSSIAN SHOULDER BOARDSEst. $100-$150$50