Description: VERY RARE Pair of 2 DIFFERENT WWII German Death Cards for the SAME Decorated PANZER Engineer!!! EXTREMELY UNIQUE. Same Basic Picture & Biography but Different Reverses, Etc., Including a VERY RARE COLORED REVERSE DESCRIPTION: RARE PAIR of 2 DIFFERENT WWII German death cards for the same PANZER soldier KIA in Italy. Same picture in both (altered with addition of the scarce PANZER ASSAULT BADGE IN ONE), and same biography, but quite different prayers and reverse depictions. YOU ARE BUYING BOTH CARDS TOGETHER AS A PAIR. Colored reverse depiction on one is also extremely rare to find.Specifically, each card has virtually the identical biography: "The Valiant Warrior Georg Maier, farmer's son, Unterofficer in a PANZER ENGINEERING OUTFIT, war veteran on all fronts, holder of many awards, who was killed in action during the campaign in Italy on Aug. 21, 1944, aged 31." Nice photo in uniform. IDENTICAL PHOTO USED IN BOTH, BUT A SCARCE PANZER ASSAULT BADGE HAS BEEN SUPERIMPOSED ON ONE!! One has unusual patriotic/military depiction on the reverse. THE OTHER HAS A VERY RARE COLORED DEPICTION OF ST. MICHAEL.This is a very interesting and rare pair. Clearly they ran out of the first ones printed and had to have another order made and printed at some point later. The basic info is the same in both, but some of the prayers and reverses are somewhat different. A VERY RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS......in 25 years of collecting I have only seen one other pair where there were 2 different cards made for the same soldier!!! Especially interesting because of the addition of the very rare PANZER BADGE added to the picture!!Cards are in excellent condition. Original cards over 75 years old, and a nice picture and story of a soldier who otherwise would be a forgotten statistic. No additional postage with multiple card purchases. Items are sold ONLY as historical artifacts and I respect the bans of such items in Germany, Austria, or any other countries where bids cannot be accepted. A different, much more unusual, and higher quality death card vs. the more common ones generally seen on EBAY. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS!!! Please see my auction list for other interesting items!! SHIPPING TERMS: Buyer pays $5 shipping & handling in the US, $8.00 outside. No additional postage charge for additional cards shipped together.
Price: 38.5 USD
Location: Hampden, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-02-20T05:56:59.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Modified Item: No
