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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 5184

Germany and German Colonies
Germany
WWII War & Propaganda Forgeries
Sale No: 5184
Lot No: 6200
Symbol: *

image 1945, Facsimile of a U.S. $1 Bill - German Propaganda "leaflet" dropped over Italy, a short Italian-language propaganda message on the back translates as, "The promises of the Americans are of no value - they look fine and good, but they are only illusions - like this banknote."


The following is information is from the website psywarrior.com. In April of 1945, Colonel Floyd E. Minor, Commanding Officer of the Third Battalion of the 339th, found that, because of the headlong retreat of the enemy in northern Italy, he had advanced beyond the range of his maps. His men reported that the Germans had left vast quantities of printed material in now-vacant printing plants and storage facilities. He decided to lead a patrol through the warehouses in search of operational maps of the area. In a storage building located on a private estate just north of Verona he found maps of the surrounding area; but he also found a large bundle of U.S. $1 Silver Certificates of 1935 bearing the serial number D85826026A. The notes had been reproduced by the Germans with what appeared to be a handwritten message printed on the back. Minor stated, "I picked up a bundle of them, about 100 I guess, gave some away and had the rest destroyed." . (Image)

Suggested Bid $100

Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00


Closed..Feb-12-2023, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
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