2019 My Best Year in Collecting

[Aldo]

I've been collecting for roughly 20 years but really got serious when I discovered this forum 10 years ago. I have learned a lot and met many great people on this forum. The opportunity to share my passion for collecting with like minded people has been a true pleasure. Last year I resolved to focus on my Totenkopf collection for 2019. To my surprise I surpassed my goals on my skulls and still managed to pick up some items for the other aspects of my collection. This has been my best year in collecting to date. Going forward I am going to attempt to acquire some quality SS headgear if possible. It's going to require great restraint in not buying other items of interest in order to save my funds for the big ticket item. Truth be told, I'd be happy if I could acquire even one early SS cap with a Danziger badge.

Best Regards, Al


I manged to collect 13 varieties of Deschler skulls in CupAl and aluminium including some rare early types. I also picked up 4 Overhoff skulls, 3 Zimmermann's, 1 Late War Assmann and a couple of eagles. Here is a collage of the group and a link to the ongoing thread of the collection.

SS Totenkopf Collection

[Aldo]

Not to be outdone in SS skulls I also picked up a nice variety of Danziger skulls including some really rare early types........

Here is the link to my ongoing Danziger thread: Another Danziger Skull

[Aldo]

I did pick up a few pieces of headgear as well.....

[Ullergaard]

Productive year my friend!
Great stuff..
Look forward to see what the new year brings for you.

Best regards,
Lt. Col
Ullergaard

[Aldo]

A few Stickpins to add to my case......

Stick Pin Collection

[Aldo]

Some Miscellaneous items I couldn't pass on including a beautiful Schupo Uniform, SS photo album and some assorted trinkets.....

[Aldo]

I could not forget my Spanish collection, my second most obsessive aspect of my collecting. I added few pieces of headgear, aviation wings and assorted medals and trinkets.......

Spanish Civil War / Blue Division Volunteer Collection

[TabsTabs1964]

Hello mate. You should relax a little in 2020 .... Otherwise you will not have a place at home to save your collection !!
Seriously, Al. It seems to have been a good year of collecting.

[Aldo]

Hello mate. You should relax a little in 2020 .... Otherwise you will not have a place at home to save your collection !!
Seriously, Al. It seems to have been a good year of collecting.

I agree, I thank my lovely wife who has not thrown me out of the house for spending like a drunken sailor. I think she is sympathetic to my cause because my mother in law lives with us, and that alone warrants receiving the Nobel peace prize for putting up with her.

[rra227]

Nice stuff. Rich A. in Pa.