German Pre-WWII Map Case, handwritten Meldeblock And ESERO Planzeiger 29/11/1936 For Sale

Antique 1. Officer private purchase map case. Acetate grid. Leather string shoulder strap. One of the snap buttons is a different size, suggesting a repair. Two pockets including the fold-out map pocket. Some scuffs and scratches on the leather. Stitching all intact. .2. ESERO planzeiger map reading instrument. Includes average marching speed. Brown string strap. Tarnishing shown on some parts of the surface. Lies flat with no bends. .3. Report pad notebook dated 29/11/36 on the first page. Very few notes made. Pencil handwriting in the Kurrent or Sütterlin cursive script in the top margin of the first page and on the card back page.24 pages inside, one sheet gone. The only tears are the remnants of the first sheet under the staples. Top page glue has lifted off. Heinz Denckler Publishing House, Berlin W35This was from the period of the Operation Winter Exercise German rearmament and remilitarisation leading up to WWII.7 blank grid pages were also found in the bag. ———I’m an experienced seller but this new account is solely for selling things for my dad. He’s a recently retired electrician and collector of quirky things. This was bought by him many years ago at sale. ———10% of the sale will go to SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, also known as the Soldiers', Sailors', and Airmen's Families Association, is a UK charity that provides trusted support to serving men and women and veterans from the British Armed Forces and their families or dependents.

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