Collector's Alert - Stolen Items
I am sending this in an attempt to help a fellow collector, {{NAME REMOVED BY COLLECTOR'S REQUEST}}, whose items were stolen. You can imagine the anger at having your collection taken from you, please read below and keep an eye out. Thank you.
Sebastian Bianchi
"Significant WWII German Visor Cap Collection
STOLEN
from Luxembourg on April 8, 2003
A reward will be provided for any information that leads to the recovery of these caps.
On April 8th, 2003, a knowledgeable person entered my house in Luxembourg and stole almost my entire collection of (for the most part) mint and rare WWII German visor caps. The thief is most likely Belgian, and may attempt to sell these caps altogether. Please, please, please - I would ask you to consider the 20 years I spent collecting these caps, and have some pity; needless to say, the monetary value of these items is profound, and I will certainly compensate anyone who can help me recover the caps (any of them).
All items are original and in excellent condition unless otherwise stated. I've included links to photos if available (if you think you've found the cap and need more photos, I may have them). Frankly, it's difficult to give too much detail when the caps are no longer in front of me (and I'm so incredibly angry), but some of these caps are almost one of a kind (see the Matrosenmutze with Graf Spee tally, and size 61 KM beamte summer top visor). The point is that if you are offered a large collection that contains some of these caps, please be aware that they are stolen. I can be contacted at lignemaginot@yahoo.com.
The collecting world is small, and I cannot believe that these caps won't surface soon. Please help me recover them by forwarding this auction to anyone you know who collects WWII headgear. Thanks.
1. Beautiful and perfect Pioneer Officer's Double Erel marked visor cap. Celluloid Sweatshield is 100% and has a rarely seen distributor's name: Bulow & Sohn Podejach.
2. Wehrmacht General's visor, Tellerform (gold piping, gold chin cord)
3. Kriegsmarine NCO
4. Kriegsmarine Kapitanleutnant
5. Kriegsmarine Fregattenkapitan
6. Cavalry Feldmutze crusher cap (yellow piping, no chin strap, leather visor, marked "Deutsches Arbeit", super shape - was being supported by a hand-made circular cardboard insert
7. Panzer Officer's visor cap (Erel, pink piping, silver strap)
8. Forester Officer (dark green piping, silver chin cords)
9. Forester Officer (all leather visor, dark green piping, silver chin cords, sweat diamond marked "Sonderklasse")
10. Grenschutz Officer (dark green piping)
11. Heeresverwaltungs-Truppe (from 1944) Officer (light blue)
12. Waffen SS Officer (white piping, Pekuro, no sweatshield, thief left the eagle on the table)
13. Kriegsmarine Beamte summer top visor, huge size (61), celluloid sweatshield 100% with faint markings for August Geiger. Also has original price tag in the back with the AG logo on it and a price of 8.95.
14. Luftwaffe Flak artillery Officer (red piping, silver chin cord)
15. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) Officer (crimson piping, material appears to be Italian with "shirt sleeve" lining)
16. Matrosenmutze (Donald Duck cap) with insignia tally for Panzerschiff Admiral Graff Spee, large size, couple of moth holes, celluloid diamond with "Die Atlantika" and image of u-boat), not the convertible kind.
17. Matrosenmutze (Donald Duck cap) with insignia and tally for Linienschiff Schleswig Holstein, maker's diamond is red felt with "Deutsches Arbiet" on it, not convertible kind.
18. Matronsemutze, convertible, with no insignia, but owner's name tag is stitched to the crown - Heintz Drescher. Regualr "Kriegsmarine" cap tally.
19. Infantry Officer's visor cap (white piping, silver chin strap)
20. Infantry Other Rank's visor cap (white piping, leather chin strap)
21. Artillery Officer's visor cap (red piping, silver chin cord)
22. Artillery Other Rank's visor cap (red piping, leather chin cord)
23. Artillery Other Rank's visor cap (red piping, leather chin cord)
24. Cavalry Officer's visor cap (yellow piping, silver chin strap)
25. Cavalry Other Rank's visor cap (yellow piping, leather chin cord).
26. Medical Other Rank's visor cap (cornflower blue piping, leather chin strap).
27. Pioneer Officer's Visor cap (black piping, silver chin strap)
28. Pioneer Other Rank's visor cap (black piping, leather chin strap)
29. Wehrmelde Personnel Officer visor cap (Orange-red piping, silver chin strap)
30. Fahr und Kraftfahr Officer's visor cap (light blue piping, silver chin strap)
31. Gebirgsjager Other Ranks's visor cap (light green piping)
32. Nachrichten (communications) Officer's visor cap (lemon yellow piping)
33. Panzergrenadier Officer's visor cap (white-green piping)
34. Sonderfuhrer officer visor (grey blue piping)
35. Coastal Arillery other rank's visor (dark green piping, gold eagle was attached when stolen)
36. Luftwaffe Other rank's flight crew visor cap (yellow piping, leather chin strap)
37. Luftwaffe Other rank's flight crew visor caps (yellow piping, officer aspirant silver chin cord)
38. Ortsgruppe NSDAP visor cap (unlike in the photos, all insignia was attached when stolen), severe mothing to piping along top front, RZM tag is clear - see photos).
39. Luftwaffe communications other rank's (light brown
40. Luftwaffe Officer's visor cap (silver with all bullion insignia, Erel)
41. Luftwaffe Officer's summer issue visor (silver bullion insiginia
42. Unknown Police visor (?) (orange piping)
43. Allgemeine SS other ranks visor, perfect apart from totally missing celluloid sweatshield
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