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Thu, Dec 6, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 226

"Lorelei on Rhein" Souvenir and Five Postcards

Estimate: $100 - $200

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$0 $10
$100 $25
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$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000

20th century, rock fragment in shape of slate cliff on the bank of the Rhine River in Germany, painted inscription, "LORELEI ON RHEIN/ May 1945-/ DON'T FRATERNIZE", 8-1/4 X 6 in., grime; with three postcards depicting a young woman wear a gown with flowing hair seated on a cliff above the water, all three inscribed in ink, "Don't Fraternize/ May 1945" 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 in., foxing, wear, one corner off; one photograph postcard of the "Loreley" inscribed "May 1945", 3-3/4 x 5-3/4 in., wear; one small photograph of figures by the cliff, inscribed "Lorelei/May 1945/ just across the Rhein from Fraternization", 4 x 2-1/2 in., fading, creases

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