Ever Considered the thought of starting to collect World war II Memorabilia or maybe have one with you and want to collect more but can’t get enough motivation for it?
You just buy something out of Curiosity and ended up making a fortune out of it!
To boost your confidence to collect more or maybe just start collecting memorabilia we present you Top 10 Most Expensive WWII Collectibles and No 1 will Shock you.
Let start the list!
10. Winston Churchill’s Snuff Box: $24,000
Snuff stands for tobacco, so ideally, snuff box is a container used to store scented powdered tobacco. It is said that Churchill gave his personal silver snuff-box to the doorkeeper of the House of Common.
In 2006 it was sold in auctioned for $24,000
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9. Churchill’s Typescript: $37,000
It was a typescript containing information about the invasion of
Sicily and the ouster of Mussolini.
Later in 2003 it was auctioned for $37,000
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8. Peter White’s Archive: $50,000
Peter White was a leader who served in Scotland’s Royal Army. At the time of war, he documented daily event dated from 1 January to August 1944.
He put these collection in a diary.
These were sold for $50,000.
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7. Mussolini’s Order of Courage Medal: $123,000
When Benito Mussolini was dismissed and arrested, his possession along with Order the Courage Medal.
The Medal was Auctioned in 2012 for $123,000.
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6. Hitler’s ‘Night Guard’ Luger Pistol: $161,000
As a important person in the WW-2 he sure needed to have guards. His guards were the rare Luger pistols loaded with tracer bullets and fitted with flashlights to keep him safe.
It was sold for $161,000.
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5. Anne Frank’s Letters:
Anne Frank is a famous writer for her diary (which you can get here).
Some of her letter managed to survived the invasion of Netherlands and were authenticated by the director of the Anne Frank Center in Amsterdam.
Two Letter, a postcard and two passport size photograph were auctioned for a whopping $166,000.
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4. Enigma Cipher Machine: $221,000
The Enigma Cipher was a big help for the allies against the Germans for decoding the secret message send by the German Military, exposing their troops movement, strategies.
It was sold in 2011 in perfect working condition for $221,000.
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3. Hitler’s Ceremonial Brass Writing Desk: $422,000
It is the desk that Adolf Hitler used to sign the Munich Pact, the agreement that would lead to World War II.
It was sold in 2011 for $422,000.
2. Victoria Cross Medal: $555,000
The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It was awarded to Private Edward Kenna of the Australian 2/4th Battalion for exposing himself just to take a Japanese gun point position.
It was auction in 2011 for $555,000.
Seem like 2011 was a golden year for WWII Collectors!
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1. Hitler’s Mercedes Benz 770k: $10 Million
This was the car Adolf Hitler used before and during WWII for moving in the hordes of adoring German and Nazi supporters.
It was sold to Russian billionaire.
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That a fortune though!
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