Auction 29 / Graphics & Books

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Rommel Erwin : Not traveled postcard, autograph signed 'Erwin’. - Auction Graphics & Books - Libreria Antiquaria Gonnelli - Casa d'Aste - Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Lot 571

Rommel at Saint Valery

Rommel Erwin

Not traveled postcard, autograph signed 'Erwin’.

Dated on June the Twenty-second [1940]
Blue ink manuscript. On the verso of the postcard a printed drawing depicting the Château de Aubertville (France). Text in German. In the lot also a postcard in color not traveled with reproduction of a portrait of Rommel in uniform and copy of his signature. mm 95x136. (2)
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Rommel (1891-1944) Generalfeldmarschall, commander of Panzerdivision, nicknamed 'The Desert Fox', writes: '[... ] now the fight in France is over. It’s going very well. Nothing is missing. We have been calm since yesterday. On the other hand my headquarters in St.Valery, where 45,000 men had to surrender [...]'. Text written a few days after the surrender of French and British soldiers to the 7th Division led by Rommel at Saint Valery en Cauz.
Base price
EUR 300,00
sold : Registration