Lot 541 – MENGELE JOSEF: (1911-1979) photo

[StefanM]

Any thoughts on authenticity?





International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
International Autograph Auctions
Lot 541 – MENGELE JOSEF: (1911-1979) German

Sale date: 15 Feb 2014 11am

MENGELE JOSEF: (1911-1979) German Schutzstaffel (SS) Officer and Physician in the Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz during World War II. Rare fountain pen ink signature ('Mengele') on a very small piece neatly clipped from an official document. Matted in black beneath a 5 x 7 photograph of Mengele in a head and shoulders pose and above a brief printed biography. Framed and glazed in a silver coloured wooden frame to an overall size of 9 x 13.5. VG
Estimate:
£400 - £600

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STREICHER JULIUS: (1885-1946) Nazi Gauleiter of Franconia 1929-40 and founder and publisher of Der Sturmer newspaper, a central element of the Nazi propaganda machine during World War II. Vintage signed 3.5 x 5 photograph of Streicher standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his Nazi uniform and with an armband featuring the Nazi swastika. Signed in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone at the base of the image. Neatly trimmed and with some scuffing and staining to the image, slightly affecting a couple of letters of the signature. FR
Estimate:
£300 - £400

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HIMMLER HEINRICH: (1900-1945) Nazi German Politician, Reichsfuhrer of the Schutzstaffel (SS) 1929-45. Vintage signed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph of Himmler in a head and shoulders pose wearing his SS uniform. Signed in fountain pen ink to the image, slightly across a darker area and with reasonable contrast. Neatly mounted, otherwise VG
Estimate:
£600 - £800

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[big ned]

Don't know about the signature's originality, but I know IAA, the vendors, haven't got the best rep in the business. They were doing the same thing at the Radisson Heathrow last time I stopped there, they throw in a few 'celebrities' to get people to go in, Buzz Aldrin the astronaut was there amongst others. I can fully recommend the English breakfast there though, it's one of the best i've had in any hotel anywhere, although at around £18 it should be.

Went back for seconds, Ned.

[harryamb2]

I would not pay £30 for these let alone £300 +.

[CARL]

I know this Mengele "signature". This is a clipping of a document that he supposedly completed when applying to join the SS. The section where his grandparents names had to be filled in was cut out - his grandfather's full name was cut into two separate small pieces, this one above and another that I have seen elsewhere. At best, it is not his signature but his handwriting.