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Mieczysław IWAŃSKI, KIELCE. Identification card issued by the Provincial Headquarters of the State Police in Kielce to M. Iwański, senior constable of the State Police in the Kielce Province, on March 30, 1938; last stamp from 1939; in fair condition, leather binding, with embossing, some wear; dimensions: 80x115 mm. Mieczysław Iwański (born October 18, 1897, in Kraków; died in the early...
[LVIV - LYCHAKIV CEMETERY] A collection of 15 invoices and receipts from Lviv-based sculpture and stonemasonry workshops. Lviv, 1899–1914 Invoices, receipts, and quotes on company letterhead featuring decorative Art Nouveau vignettes, with handwritten entries, stamp marks, and seals of the Imperial-Royal District Court. 1 or 2 pages each. Dimensions up to 29.5 x 23.7 cm. Good condition, with...
KUKIEL, Marian—A handwritten letter to Władysław Konopczyński regarding the Historical Office of the General Staff and the dispute with Józef Piłsudski. Kraków, January 4, 1926. Autograph. Manuscript on paper, 4 pages. Dimensions: 22.8 x 21 cm. Stains on the margins of the paper. Folding creases, localized discoloration. The manuscript is complete and legible. Kraków, January 4, 1926....
The set includes:  A silver cigarette case with a dedication to Major (Pilot) M. Burchard (Poznań, Dec. 15, 1931) and engraved signatures of Joe and Ben Adamowicz,Documents regarding the proceeds from the sale of the airplane to the Adamowicz brothers, Congratulations to the Adamowicz brothers on their flight from New York to Warsaw,Menu from the banquet in honor of the Adamowicz brothers, ...
Menu card. Warsaw, April 27, 1899. Menu card on cardboard, printed with a chromolithographic vignette featuring birds and flowers and the inscription “Menu.” Dimensions: 17 x 11 cm. Good condition, slight soiling. On the reverse, a collector’s stamp reading “Ex libris Lecha Kokocińskiego.” An exquisite menu from a late 19th-century Warsaw reception, featuring a wine list (including ...
Władysław Szymborski's military ID cards and service record book. 
A Polish Army service record book from the Second Polish Republic, issued by the District Recruitment Command, bearing the preserved seal of the Gniezno District Recruitment Command. The document was issued to Ignacy Andryasz or Andryas, born in 1899, who was drafted into the army in 1920. The booklet contains handwritten entries regarding his personal information and the course of his militar...
A military certificate issued in Augustów on April 26, 1932, to Reserve Sergeant Antoni Czaja, confirming his service in the 1st Squadron of the 1st Krechowiecki Uhlan Regiment named after Col. Bolesław Mościcki. Antoni Czaja served as a volunteer from November 3, 1919, to August 4, 1923. The document was issued by the 1st Krechowiecki Uhlan Regiment for pension purposes. The certificate be...
[SANGUSZKO, Roman – ZIĘTARSKI, Bogdan – GUMNISKA] A unique archive of the Sanguszko princes’ Arabian horse stud. 1,000 photographs, an album, manuscripts, and documents. [ca. 1901–1945]. An exceptionally extensive and cohesive archival collection from the estate of Bogdan Ziętarski (1886–1958), an outstanding breeder, expert on Arabian horses, and long-time manager of Prince Roman ...
BATOWSKI, Stanisław, LWÓW. Collection: 1) Letter to Mieczysław Iwański in Częstochowa, September 28, 1943, regarding the fulfillment of an order; I regret that I have never been to Częstochowa, but I do have a small painting in the Church of Our Lady there, in the form of a gorget, depicting the Battle of Bełza for the image of the Blessed Virgin; condition: very good, with some tears a...
Application from the period of the Second Polish Republic to award the Silver Cross of Merit to Captain Adam Zenon Szymański, born on June 22, 1898, serving in the Infantry Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Beginning in 1915, Szymański served as a volunteer in the Polish Legions, then in the Austro-Hungarian Army and the Polish Auxiliary Corps, and after escaping from prison in...
Menu card. 25th anniversary. Kraków, January 14, 1888. M. Salb, Kraków. Menu card on cardboard, lithographic print with a vignette: a shield with crossed keys beneath a crown in a laurel wreath, with the inscription “25th Anniversary” on a ribbon. Dimensions: 17 x 11 cm. Good condition. On the reverse, a collector’s stamp reading “Ex libris Lecha Kokocińskiego.” Menu for the anniv...
This collection includes Swiss documents concerning the interned Polish soldier Jan Żurakowski, related to his stay in Switzerland during World War II. The collection includes, among other items, an identification card (“Carte de Légitimation”) No. 2012, issued by the Federal Commissariat for Internment and Hospitalization, as well as passes and permits to use restaurants and other facil...
A war invalid’s booklet, an identity document issued by the Lublin County Office, confirming the identity of Piotr Filiporuk. The document contains his photograph, in which he is shown wearing the Cross of Merit and the “Federation” Association badge. Issued by the Lublin County Office. From 1914 to 1915, he served as a private in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the Russian Army. He lost h...
A patriotic postcard published by the Salon of Polish Painters in Kraków, dated to the early 20th century, likely around 1905–1918. The colorful lithograph depicts a crowned eagle placed above three coats of arms symbolizing Poland, Lithuania, and Ruthenia. The composition is complemented by a ribbon bearing a patriotic inscription referring to the idea of national unity. On the reverse sid...
Rudolf MĘKICKI - [Types and Techniques of Graphic Art]. Author’s manuscript. [Lviv, 1930s] Manuscript in blue ink. 31 pages, paginated by the author, plus 7 pages of additional notes. Dimensions: 27 x 23 cm. Good condition; paper slightly yellowed, with a few stains. A lecture on printmaking techniques: it begins with a classification of “all printmaking works known to us” into relief p...
Dawidgródek. Hunting permit.Lithographed form, p. [2], 16 x 10.5 cm.               The Dawidgródek entail belonged to the Radziwiłł princes (vignette featuring an elk and the Trąby coat of arms)—the first heir was Stanisław Wilhelm (1880–1920), and his successor was his nephew, Karol Mikołaj (1886–1968). During the interwar period, it was famous for the large wild b...
Stanisław Lorentz(1899–1991), art historian, professor at the University of Warsaw, and long-time director of the National Museum—Letter to Professor Julian Krzyżanowski. Dated May 20, 1949 (place not specified). Autographed manuscript: “Stanisław Lorentz.” Page [1], written on one side, measuring 21 x 20 cm. Handwritten letter autographed by Stanisław Lorentz, professor of art his...
Certificate of award of the Cross of Gratitude (Крст захвалности), issued by the Club of Disabled, Wounded, Sick, and Maimed Officers in Belgrade, operating in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The document was issued to Captain Alfred Lutz (Capitaine Alfred Lutz) on October 16, 1937, in Belgrade. Dimensions: 16 cm x 24 cm. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
LVIV. Police cadet ID card of Michał Czerniecki, dated May 31, 1935; stamps: Tax Office in Lviv; handwritten signatures of the director of the Tax Office and the owner; b&w photo; yellowing; otherwise in excellent condition; dimensions: approx. 73x103 mm.
Certificate issued by the Oszmiana Draft Board on May 6, 1938, confirming Jan Zdanowicz’s fitness for active military service. The document pertains to Jan Zdanowicz, son of Władysław and Barbara, born in 1917, residing in the Kamionka District, Horodno municipality. The Draft Board assigned him Category A, indicating fitness for active military service. The document also includes instruct...
Diploma issued in 1900 to Wojciech Skała.  Dimensions: 37 x 31 cm.
A booklet and a photograph of Józef Bednarski from the Reserve Wagon Squadron in Kronów.
Document issued on April 24, 1830;  Issued and signed by Louis Philippe;  The document concerns Stanisław Łubieński’s right of residence and citizenship in France;  A large tin containing a seal is attached to the document; 
Dimensions: 24 x 17 cm.
[Patriotic Telegram] Our Baltic Sea, Polish for Eternity—a commemorative telegram with wedding wishes, Gniezno 1934 Color lithograph, gilded. An allegorical figure of Polonia beneath the White Eagle points toward the sea with a sailing ship in the glow of the rising sun; on the right, a shield bearing the White Eagle in a laurel wreath, with the motto on the ribbon “Our Baltic Sea—Polish...
Invitation to the ceremonial commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Maria Konopnicka’s death. Lviv, October 13, 1935 A set of commemorative printed materials from the Committee for the Construction of the Maria Konopnicka Monument in Lviv: invitation, program of the ceremony, and program of the academic ceremony. 4 pp. Dimensions: 12.2 x 18.5 cm. On the reverse side of the academic ceremon...
Approved in 1925, Journal of Decrees of the Ministry of Military Affairs No. 5, Item 42. A one-piece badge made of silver-plated tombac, accompanied by a certificate issued to Józef Suchy. Dimensions: 34 x 32 mm. Anonymous screw cap, fitting the post very well. Diameter: 14 mm. Dimensions of the certificate: 31.5 x 24 cm.
[Patriotic Telegram] Tadeusz Kościuszko. When brothers in arms clasped hands… — a commemorative telegram with wedding wishes, Żerków 1934 Color lithograph, signed within the composition. In the center, a portrait of Tadeusz Kościuszko in a laurel wreath; on either side, scythemen in traditional coats holding a white-and-red banner and a banner bearing the image of Our Lady of Częstoch...
[Patriotic Telegram] The Baptism of Mieczysław I—a patriotic telegram from the Ladies’ Society of St. Vincent de Paul, illustrated by P. Gardzielewski, Gniezno 1914 Chromolithograph with gilding on paper, size 19.5 x 25 cm. Richly decorated frame featuring three scenes: “The Baptism of Mieczysław I in Gniezno in the Year of Our Lord 966,” “Mieszko I and Dąbrówka” (with an eagle...
[POTOCKI, Przemysław] Business card. Przemysław Potocki. Dimensions: 5 x 8.5 cm.Count Przemysław Potocki of Złoty Potok, coat of arms Pilawa (1804/1805–1847) — an aristocrat, born in Tulczyn, son of Antoni Potocki (1780–1850) and Róża née Potocka (1782–1862), daughter of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki. An officer in the army of the Kingdom of Poland—in 1829, a second lieutenant ...
[LVIV 1944] Two leaflets from the Partisan Movement Organization: “Poles! Death to the German Occupiers!” and “To the Citizens of the Lviv Region.” [Lviv], March 9, 1944 Two typewritten leaflets on thin paper. One page each. Dimensions: 28.8 x 20.5 cm. Damage and tears along the edges, crease marks, and soiling. The Polish-language leaflet, signed “Partisan Movement Organization,” ...
Menu. French Embassy in Warsaw. Dinner on January 26, 1939. Menu card on cardboard with a printed embassy header and vignette; text handwritten in French. Dimensions: 16 x 10.5 cm. Good condition. On the reverse, collector’s stamps reading “Ex collectione Julius Mękicki” and “Ex libris Lecha Kokocińskiego.” Dinner menu at the French Embassy in Warsaw: Crème Printanière, Saumon à...
Identity Card, Knyszyn, Białystok, 1943.
An invitation issued by the Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw on October 24, 1935, regarding a meeting to establish a Citizens’ Committee for organizing the November 11 celebrations in the Capital City of Warsaw. The meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 1935, at 6:00 p.m., in the grand hall of Warsaw City Hall. A document related to the organization of ceremonies commemorating Po...
[BUŁHAK - DZIERŻYŃSKA Aldona] 3 calling cards. Aldona Bułhakowa, née Dzierżyńska (sister of Feliks Dzierżyński), and Artur Kojałłowicz Dimensions: 4.7 x 9.5 cm and 3.7 x 7.5 cm. Minor creases and stains. Visiting card. Artur Kojałłowicz. Dimensions: 6.7 x 11 cm. Aldona Dzierżyńska (1870–1966), known as Aldona Bułhak after her first marriage, was a Polish teacher, the daughter...
[JAŹWIŃSKA, née BŁĘDOWSKA, Wincentyna] Calling card. Madame Vincentine Jaźwińska. 17, rue neuve des Mathurins [Paris] Dimensions: 6 x 9.5 cm. Folded margins. Stains. At the top of the calling card are the combined coats of arms of Grzymała and Półkozic with a cross on the ribbon.Wincentyna Jaźwińska, née Błędowska (1825/1826 – after 1881) – a Galician landowner, daughter of ...
[ZAKOPANE – HOTEL INDUSTRY – GASTRONOMY – ADVERTISING] The “Sport” Hotel and Restaurant in Zakopane. An advertising portfolio containing a set of promotional materials, labels, photographs, and restaurant documentation. [1930s] Height: 43.5 cm. A folder with a black cloth spine and covers lined with black paper, featuring gilded advertising inscriptions, metal corner pieces, and deco...
Postcard, 10.5 x 14.9 cm, mailed in Tomaszów Mazowiecki (German postmark) on January 3, 1945, with a postage stamp, from Stefan Bem of Jankowice (who was staying with the Lipczyk family) near Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, to Sabina Paprocka in Berlin-Grünau (Waltersdorf Werk, Ernest Heinkel a.g.). He writes that he has just returned (December 23, 1944) and knows nothing about the recipient’s fa...
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Gen. Bułak-Bałachowicz, autographed New Year's greetings, 1938
Witaliusz Demczuk was born on March 5, 1916, in the village of Voznesensk to a Polish family. He lived in Rivne, Volhynia, for several years. He graduated from high school in Brest-on-the-Bug, earning a diploma as a railway technician. He performed active military service at the Sapper Training Center and was then assigned to the Sapper Officer Candidate School in Modlin, which he graduated fr...
An ID card authorizing the holder to wear the badge certifying completion of the second level of Military Training, issued by the District Military Training Command in Lutsk in the name of Czesław Lewandowski. Document No. 809, issued in Lutsk on February 15, 1934. A memento related to the activities of the Military Training organization in the Second Polish Republic, whose purpose was to pre...
A collection of documents, photographs, correspondence, and the diary of Lt. Col. Kazimierz Selwa (1895–1968) [Second Polish Republic, Polish Armed Forces in the West, Polish Exile Community in London] Kazimierz Selwa (August 27, 1895 – February 12, 1968) - a Polish officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel; from 1914 to 1918, he served in the Polish Legions; in the restored Republic of ...
[HERBARIUM] Botanical herbarium. A collection of 72 cards with pressed plant specimens. 1923–1926. Sweden, 1923–1926. A hand-compiled botanical herbarium, comprising 15 separate sections, for a total of 72 cards with dried and labeled plant specimens. The entire collection is housed in its original folder consisting of two stiff covers, bound with ribbons, with leather-reinforced corners a...
Certificate awarding the British War Medal 1939/45 to rifleman Bolesław Ząbczyński, born in 1912, registration number 53/III. Document issued on January 16, 1947, by the Command of the 18th Lviv Rifle Battalion. The certificate is signed by the battalion commander, Lt. Col. Aleksander Florkowski. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
Feliks KONECZNY—a lengthy letter on the national liturgy, Rome, and the beginnings of *Świat Słowiański*. Ponice near Rabka, June 19, 1905. Ponice near Rabka, June 19, 1905. A handwritten letter by Feliks Koneczny, written and signed by the author on the letterhead of the “Świat Słowiański” editorial office. Manuscript in ink on paper, 4 pages, size 22 × 14 cm. Traces of repeated ...
A message from the International Committee of the Red Cross (Comité International de la Croix-Rouge) dating from World War II, sent on November 12, 1940. The sender was Abraham Strizman, residing at 213 Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv, while the recipient was Kuperberg, with an address at 35 or 34 Nalewki Street in Warsaw. The message concerned an inquiry about the whereabouts and health of Szm...
Feliks KONECZNY—a handwritten letter concerning *Świat Słowiański* and Stjepan Radic. Rabka, August 24, 1905. Rabka, August 24, 1905. A handwritten letter by Feliks Koneczny, written and signed by the author on the letterhead of the editorial office of “Świat Słowiański.” Manuscript in ink on paper, 4 pages, size 22 × 14 cm. Traces of folding, local soiling, discoloration, and min...
A German military passport (Militärpass) from the period of the German Empire, belonging to Karl Däbel, born on February 28, 1869, in Venedien in the Mohrungen district. A tailor by trade, of the Evangelical faith, and unmarried. He was drafted into military service on November 5, 1889, and assigned to the 9th Company of the Kaiser Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2, the 2nd Kaiser Franz G...
[TYSZKIEWICZ, Samuel; JANTA, Aleksander] The Tyszkiewicz Press in Florence announces. Advertising print (fold-out brochure) for bibliophile editions. [Buffalo, ca. 1946]. Two-color print (red and black) on thick handmade paper with ragged edges, folded. Dimensions: 12 x 8 cm. Minor soiling. On the cover is the publishing house’s seal: a patriarchal cross over a heart with the monogram “MST...
[Mariusz Zaruski].Awarding of the Legion Cross to Brig. Gen. Mariusz Zaruski. Dated Warsaw, November 25, 1929. Autographs (“J. Piłsudski”; “W. Sławek”). Printed diploma, measuring 11 x 18.5 cm.    With handwritten signatures of Marshal Józef Piłsudski and Col. Walery Sławek (1879–1939), then-president of the BBWR (on behalf of the Qualification Commission).The certificate is ...
Certificate No. 13. Warsaw Handelsbank A.G./Bank Handlowy in Warsaw Joint-Stock Company.A form with a photograph, stamps, and signatures, filled out by hand on October 7, 1942, certifying that Alicja Świerzowska, born in 1911, runs a household, and that her husband — Jan, born in 1902, is a clerk employed at Warschauer Handelsbank A.G. Document, 4 pages (including blank covers), size 12 x 8...
A request from Lieutenant (Doctor) Sikorski addressed to the Dęblin Fortress Command. The officer requests that medic Leopold Saukowski be assigned to assist him. The condition of the item is shown in the attached photographs. Dimensions: 16.7 x 21.2 cm.
Feliks KOPERA – Letter to Rudolf Mękicki. Kraków, [ca. 1937/1938] Manuscript, 2 pages on a double sheet of letter paper. Dimensions: 15 x 14.8 cm. In very good condition. On the reverse, a stamp reading “Ex collectione Julius Mękicki.” Feliks Kopera thanks the “Most Esteemed Curator” for his thoughtfulness, good wishes, and the beautiful copperplate engraving; he sends New Year’...
Appointment of Bronisław Gawron as a reserve lieutenant in the Military Police Officers' Corps, with seniority effective January 1, 1938. Dimensions: 33 x 23 cm.
Izabella Radziwiłłowa, née Radziwiłł(1914–1996), daughter of Karol, the 13th heir to the Dawidgródek estate, and Izabella Róża; wife of Edmund since 1934—Letter to Citizen Cyrankiewicz, Prime Minister. Dated Warsaw, April 1954. Typewritten draft with handwritten corrections. Sheet [1], written on both sides, measuring 30 x 21 cm. Typed draftof a letter “to Citizen Cyrankiewicz,�...
POLISH Military Organization - The Struggle for Independence - donation certificate for 2 crowns, No. 17435, [1917–1918]. Two-color print (black and red) on paper. Dimensions: 7.3 x 14.5 cm. The voucher features an eagle against a background of military paraphernalia (cannons, rifles, banners), with the inscriptions: “Voucher No. 17435,” “2 Kr.,” "for the P.O.W.", "The Struggle for I...
GDYNIA (Orłowo), LANDWARÓW, TROKI. Correspondence between architect and poet Maksymilian Zuski and Count Władysław Tyszkiewicz (1865–1936), a landowner from the Vilnius region and owner of an estate in Landwarów near Trakai. 1) An envelope addressed to M. Zuske in Orłowo (tears, stains, dimensions approx. 120x98 mm); 2) A letter from M. Zuske dated April 29, 1920, and an envelope addre...
An underground pamphlet authored by General Stefan Rowecki “Grot,” published under the banner of the Service for Poland’s Victory. The publication is titled “Did September 1939 Bring Disgrace Upon the Polish Nation?” The pamphlet was backdated to December 1939, although historical research indicates that it appeared in underground circulation in March 1940. The text served as a rebut...