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Karol Wojtyła. Cardinal Karol Wojtyła’s pen signature on a typewritten card dated January 17, 1972—Kraków. The header bears the red imprint: “Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków.” The card is an invitation from the bishop to the traditional New Year’s gathering on January 29, 1972, at 5:00 p.m. John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła) (1920–2005)—Archbishop of Kra...
![ID card. Reserve Artillery Cadet School. Commemorative Badge – 1934 [in excellent condition]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3278616_1w.webp)
![ID card. Reserve Artillery Cadet School. Commemorative Badge – 1934 [in excellent condition]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3278616_2w.webp)
Student ID. Artillery Reserve Officer Candidate School. Commemorative Badge. Włodzimierz, 1934. To Second Lieutenant Cadet Józef Nowak. In very good condition.
Identification card of a former prisoner of war of the Polish Armed Forces, issued to Jan Mucius, born in 1915, a farmer by profession. The document contains information about his last military assignment—the 3rd Rokitna Light Cavalry Regiment—and his rank of rifleman, as well as details regarding his immediate family and the place where he was taken prisoner. Identification cards of this ...
An interesting document formally admitting Juliana Eliza to the Silesian landed nobility and granting her the right to acquire, own, inherit, and dispose of noble estates in Silesia. Signed by Frederick William II, King of Prussia, in 1795. Dimensions: ~34.5 x 49 cm. Seal diameter: 74 mm.
PASSPORT- Passeport. Republic of Poland, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Document issued to Stanisław Fijałek, foreman at the Kraków Tramway Company, on June 30, 1922, in Kraków. Document dimensions: 13.7 x 9.7 cm, p. 40, stapled. With a photograph and the owner’s signature. French and Czechoslovakian visas stamped inside. The passport was valid until December 30, 1922. On the cover: “Id...
Membership Card. Strzelecki Association. Włodzimierz-Volhynia County Headquarters, 1934. Józef Nowak is authorized to wear the "Strzelecki Badge." In good condition.
A tactical map at a scale of 1:100,000, published by the Military Geographic Institute (WIG) in Warsaw in 1934. This sheet, designated as Strip 40, Column 31, covers the areas around Żyrardów, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, and Mszczonów, providing an extremely precise topographic record of the terrain from the interwar period. The upper margin bears the distinctive red stamp “MAKULATURA – FOR TR...
Student ID. Certificate of the State Sports Badge. Katowice, 1932. He was awarded the right to wear the State Sports Badge, Class III, Level 1. Józef Nowak. Good condition.
![Eastern Railways. Employee ID card. Train driver. Lviv. Ostbahn Lemberg - 1942 [occupation]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3281831_1w.webp)
![Eastern Railways. Employee ID card. Train driver. Lviv. Ostbahn Lemberg - 1942 [occupation]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3281831_2w.webp)
Identification. Employee of the Eastern Railways. Train engineer. Lviv, 1942. Ostbahn Lemberg. Issued to Wiktor Dattelbaum. Condition: slightly below good— scuffs and dirt. Size: 10.5 x 7.5 cm
Monthly PASS. Lviv Municipal Electric Railway. UG Monthly Pass No. 50 for unlimited travel on all lines, issued to Jadwiga Komorowska. Dimensions: approx. 12.5 x 7.3 cm.Slightly soiled. Photo is cropped; has holes for hanging. Good condition. 10636/87
![Document bearing the SIGNATURE of KING Stanisław August PONIATOWSKI — Discharge from military service with an honorary promotion, 1772 - “Dismissal from Military Service [...] with the Rank of Captain”](https://img1.one.bid/img/6317/3316186_1w.webp)
![Document bearing the SIGNATURE of KING Stanisław August PONIATOWSKI — Discharge from military service with an honorary promotion, 1772 - “Dismissal from Military Service [...] with the Rank of Captain”](https://img1.one.bid/img/6317/3316186_2w.webp)
A document bearing the signature of King Stanisław August Poniatowski of Poland, dated 1772. View the document along with commentary on our Facebook page here Dimensions: 24 x 39 cm.
Identity card (Ostbahn—Eastern Railway) issued to Maria Albert as a recipient of financial assistance from the Eastern Railway on January 1, 1943, in Lviv. A typewritten form, 10.6 x 14.3 cm. Includes a photograph and the holder’s signature. Bilingual text: German and Polish. Stamps on the reverse confirming the document’s validity. Folding crease, scuffs, and four punch holes.
Beautifully preserved forms from the Commander-in-Chief, featuring an embossed eagle and a Kent watermark. Dimensions: 20 x 25.5 cm.
Identity card (Ostbahn – Eastern Railway) issued to Emanuel Jaworski, employed by the railway as a plumber, on July 1, 1942, in Stanisławów. Hand-filled form. 11.3 x 15.1 cm. With a photograph and the holder’s signature. Bilingual text: German and Polish. Stamps on the reverse confirming the document’s validity. Folding crease, scuffs, and two punch holes on the left margin.
Identity cardfor a citizen of the Republic of Poland issued to Stanisława Fijałkowa of Kraków on June 6, 1923, in Kraków. Document size: 15.5 x 10.4 cm, p. 16, stapled. With a photograph and the owner’s signature. Scuff marks on the cover; staining on the upper margin of the pages.
Polish Socialist Party (PPS) membership cardissued to Feliks Dorobczyński of Suchedniów on October 30, 1922. Document size: 10.8 x 7.3 cm, p. [16], stapled. Inside, there are stamps confirming the payment of monthly dues from October 1922 to May 1923, as well as a separate stamp from the PPS Election Fund. The cover shows some wear; there are minor stains inside.
An engraving by Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski—Polish Infantry 1792–1794—depicting the uniforms and armaments of Polish infantry soldiers from the period of the Polish--Russian War of 1792 and the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794. The engraving depicts, among others, soldiers from the Wodzicki and Działyński regiments, Dembowski’s riflemen, and Sierakowski’s fusiliers. The engraving depicts...
Service ID cardof the Polish Scouting Association (ZHP), issued to Stanisław Grzywacz on January 8, 1948, in Kraków. Card size: 10x7.3 cm, 48 pages, original softcover binding. Features a photograph and signature of the owner, who joined the Polish Scouting Association (ZHP) on November 13, 1945, as a member of the “Zawisza Czarny” troop in Borek Fałęcki. He left the Scouting movement ...
A document stating that an unspecified person owes 600 guilders. Dimensions: ~40.5 x 32 cm
A set of identification cards belonging to Non-Commissioned Officer Edward Adamczyk. The set includes: Identification card for the 2nd Motorized Training Regiment, 1944. Military vehicle driver’s license, 1948. Rank ID card, 1951. Non-commissioned officer training course certificate, 1948. Polish Youth ID card, 1949. Condition: regimental ID card discolored; Polish Youth ID card in two piece...
A rare item in stores. Dimensions: 43 x 25 cm.
19th century, engraving titled “Die Söhne Und Die Töchter Des Kaisers Von Russland,” a woodcut from the magazine “Ueber Land und Meer,” dated 1880. It depicts the then-Tsarevich Alexander Alexandrovich, later Tsar Alexander III, and members of the Romanov family: Grand Dukes Vladimir, Alexei, Sergius, and Paul, and Grand Duchess Maria. The print measures approximately 36 × 25.5 cm. ...
Membership Card. Silesian Insurgents' Union. Bytków Group, issued to Jan Burzyk. 1938–1939. Good condition. Size: 14x9 cm
[Tatra Society ]. Tatra Society membership card for the year 1877 issued to Zygmunt Szczaniewski. Form size: 10.2 x 15.2 cm. Printed text at the top: “No. ... Membership card for the year 18 ... for ... registration ... membership fee ...”. All information was entered by hand. Membership card No. 97. At the bottom are three facsimile signatures of the Tatra Society’s board of directors (...
A Soviet postcard sent by Henryk Kubik to Stanisław Nowak in Warsaw. In the message, the sender states that he is in the USSR, asks about the fate of his family and friends after the end of World War II, and requests a reply. A valuable document illustrating the postwar experiences of Poles who remained in the Soviet Union, preserved with its original stamps and postmarks. Dimensions: 9 cm x ...
Diploma. Council of Elders. Meeting of the Shoemakers’ Guild in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Poland regarding crafts... Bolesław Zawartka, a native of Brzesko Nowe, aged 23, having demonstrated proficiency and skill in the art of shoemaking... November 1, 1927. Condition: fair; mounted on canvas; the diploma has stains, creases, and missing sections. Dimensions: 45x55 cm
![[HALLER, Józef]. A one-page typewritten document concerning the organization of education in postwar Poland, bearing a signature...](https://img1.one.bid/img/8700/3316785_1w.webp)
[HALLER, Józef]. A one-page typewritten document concerning the organization of education in postwar Poland, signed by Gen. Józef Haller in his capacity as Minister of Education in the Polish Government-in-Exile, dated January 8, 1943, in London. Document dimensions: 20.3 x 12.3 cm. The letter is addressed to Franciszek Lenczowski. The minister appoints him chairman of the Commission for the...
A donation certificate issued by the Polish School Society (P.M.S.) in Warsaw in 1918. It served as a form of public acknowledgment of participation in a patriotic fundraiser for educational purposes. It depicts a crowned eagle on a red background and the inscription “DAR NARODOWY 3-GO MAJA” (National Gift of May 3), with a denomination of 10 groszy. Dimensions: 10 cm x 20 cm. Overall cond...
A personalized certificate awarded in connection with the collection of furs and winter clothing during the Christmas celebrations of 1941 for soldiers fighting on the Eastern Front, featuring a facsimile of the signature of Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment. Dimensions: 20.7 x 14.8 cm
![I Am a Catholic [charity contribution, leaflet, patriotic]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279456_1w.webp)
![I Am a Catholic [charity contribution, leaflet, patriotic]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279456_2w.webp)
I am Catholic. A patriotic print in the form of a brick-shaped window sticker. Signed: Kraków Style. In very good condition: traces of ribbons on the back. Size: 21x11 cm
A typescript titled “The 50th Anniversary of the 16th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment named after Major General Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer. Part III – Supplements,” edited by Maj. Henryk Kowalski and published by the 16th Wielkopolska Uhlan Regiment Association in London in March 1970. The publication consists of 227 pages and serves as a supplement to the anniversary study dedicated to the his...
![[Fryderyk Chopin] Invitation. Wiktor Łabuński hereby has the honor of inviting you to a musical performance... Kraków, 1922.](https://img1.one.bid/img/9686/3033972_1w.webp)
Dimensions: 147 x 232 mm. Horizontal crease; otherwise in good condition.
KENNKARTE. Identification card. Identity document issued to Danuta Dobrowolska of Biskupice near Lublin on February 11, 1943. Document dimensions: 13.9 x 29 cm; when folded, 13.9 x 9.7 cm. A photograph of the holder has been preserved. The document expired on September 29, 1947. Scuffs and minor stains.
![Assicurazioni Generali Trieste. Italian Insurance Corporation in Trieste. Insurance in a Stylish Case—Warsaw, 1936 [Kazimierz Knap, Master of Pharmacy]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279422_1w.webp)
![Assicurazioni Generali Trieste. Italian Insurance Corporation in Trieste. Insurance in a Stylish Case—Warsaw, 1936 [Kazimierz Knap, Master of Pharmacy]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279422_2w.webp)
Lifetime Accident Insurance resulting from accidents involving public transportation. Italian Joint-Stock Company General Insurance Company in Trieste. Assicurazioni Generali Trieste. Insurance policy in the name of Kazmierz Knap—Master of Pharmacy. The entire set comes in a stylish case—a cover with a gilded inscription on the front. Warsaw 1936. Condition: very good—minor scuffs. Dimen...
![[ZAWADZKI, Aleksander]. Aleksander Zawadzki’s signature as Chairman of the Council of State on printed New Year’s greetings...](https://img1.one.bid/img/8700/3316801_1w.webp)
![[ZAWADZKI, Aleksander]. Aleksander Zawadzki’s signature as Chairman of the Council of State on printed New Year’s greetings...](https://img1.one.bid/img/8700/3316801_2w.webp)
[ZAWADZKI, Aleksander]. Aleksander Zawadzki’s signature, as Chairman of the Council of State, on printed New Year’s greetings for 1961. Card, size 10.3 x 14.8 cm (folded). On the front, a signed woodcut by Stanisław Łuckiewicz depicting Castle Square; inside, printed greetings and thanks for the cards received, along with the signature: "A. Zawadzki with his wife and family" and the date...
Sea Festival1935. 10 groszy. Let’s build ships at our own shipyard. Warsaw, [June 29], 1935. Published by the Maritime and Colonial League, “Sea Festival” Committee. Koziański Printing House. Window sticker—brick-shaped, 24.3 x 16.7 cm. Navy blue ink, printed on thin, translucent paper. Two ships at the waterfront. Composition by Edmund John. Slight creases in the lower corner; in goo...
Membership Card. Honorary Badge of the Bielsko-Biała Sports Association. BBTS. Bielsko, 1957. Issued to Józef Walitka. Good condition. Size: 10x6.5 cm Rare.
Participation cardfor the 11th National Congress of Polish Legionnaires in Gdynia, issued to Maria Krzyska, entitling her to a free round-trip train ride in third class on August 14–16, 1932. A handwritten, single-sided form measuring 18.8x21.8 cm. The document was issued by the Central Board of the Union of Polish Legionnaires and bears the holder’s signature and official seals. Upon comp...
issued toMaria Kryska of Kraków, a co-founder of the Association of Polish Legionnaires, in 1929 (?). Document dimensions: 11x8.2 cm, 12 pages. Membership card No. 31. Photo and signature of the owner. Official seals; signature of President Aleksandra Zagórska. Includes a white-and-red ribbon with the inscription “Zw. Leg. Oddz. Kraków.” In good condition.
MEMBERSHIP CARD of the Polish Gymnastics Society “Sokół” in Mościski issued to Ludwika Freundowa,...
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MEMBERSHIP CARDof the Polish Gymnastics Society “Sokół” in Mościska, issued to Ludwika Freundowa, dated January 2, 1929, in Mościska. Handwritten, single-sided form, 9x11.7 cm. A seal and the relevant signatures appear at the bottom. In good condition.
Work Permit(Arbeitskarte) of Zofia Kucharz, employed on the construction of the Venus fortifications near Tarnów, dated November 1944. A two-page document measuring 14.6 x 9.5 cm (folded). Text in German and Polish. Inside is a table confirming, with the appropriate stamp, her presence at work on successive days in November (from the 1st to the 29th, excluding the 12th). The Venus fortificati...
ID CARD- An identity card entitling the holder to a discount on travel on the Royal-Imperial Austrian Railways, issued in Kraków to Janina Dobrowolska on December 9, 1913. Document size: 6.5×11 cm, with the imprint: “K.k. österreichischen Staatsbahnen. Identitätskarte – Személyazonossági igazolójegy [...]" filled in by hand, bearing a stamp with the place of issue and date: "Krakau ...
![ID Card. Silesian Regional Soccer Association. Bielsko-Biała Subregion. Józef Walitko. [authorized to attend all matches within the subregion]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279449_1w.webp)
![ID Card. Silesian Regional Soccer Association. Bielsko-Biała Subregion. Józef Walitko. [authorized to attend all matches within the subregion]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279449_2w.webp)
Membership Card. Silesian Regional Soccer Association. Bielsko-Biała Subdistrict. Józef Walitko—Authorized to attend all soccer matches within the jurisdiction of the Bielsko-Biała Subdistrict. Good condition. Size: 9x6.5 cm
![[Fryderyk Chopin] A recital by Aleksander Michałowski, concert, ca. 1925.](https://img1.one.bid/img/9686/3034252_1w.webp)
Sheet dimensions: 159 x 315 mm. Folding marks, creases, and stains. Rare.
Legion Cross – Certificate of Award to Tadeusz Orzelski, Warsaw, 1926. Printed on paper, Warsaw, March 13, 1926, No. 2719, regarding the awarding of the Legion Cross to Private Tadeusz Orzelski (1894–1953). Facsimile of Józef Piłsudski’s signature. Dimensions: 18.5 x 10.5 cm.A personal document related to the registry of Legion decorations, issued to the future Doctor of Chemical Engin...
Certificate of award for the Commemorative Badge of the Reserve Officer Candidate Course of the 29th Infantry Division in Grodno, issued in 1938 in the name of Corporal and Officer Candidate Władysław Bykowski. The document confirms the award of the badge, which was approved by order of the Minister of Military Affairs, and includes instructions on how to wear it on a uniform and civilian cl...
![Evacuation CARD issued to Józef [!] Kapri by the Chief Representative of the Provisional National Government of the Republic of Poland, authorizing...](https://img1.one.bid/img/8700/3317196_1w.webp)
![Evacuation CARD issued to Józef [!] Kapri by the Chief Representative of the Provisional National Government of the Republic of Poland, authorizing...](https://img1.one.bid/img/8700/3317196_2w.webp)
Evacuation CARDissued to Józef [!] Kapri by the Chief Representative of the Provisional National Government of the Republic of Poland, authorizing entry into Poland from the territory of the Ukrainian SSR, dated December 1, 1945. Hand-filled, double-sided form, 20.6 x 15.5 cm. Fields labeled in Polish and Russian. Numerous official stamps. Accompanied by a typewritten certificate from the Sta...
![[RYDEL, Lucjan]. The signatures of Lucjan Rydel and other educators on the certificate of completion from the Higher Educational Institution for Women ...](https://img1.one.bid/img/8700/3316796_1w.webp)
![[RYDEL, Lucjan]. The signatures of Lucjan Rydel and other educators on the certificate of completion from the Higher Educational Institution for Women ...](https://img1.one.bid/img/8700/3316796_2w.webp)
[RYDEL, Lucjan]. Signatures of Lucjan Rydel and other educators on Maria Taczanowska’s diploma from the H. Strażyńska Higher Women’s Educational Institution in Kraków, dated June 22, 1907, in Kraków. A single-sided document on a sheet measuring 40.3 x 25 cm. Handwritten grades for individual subjects (generally “excellent,” with one instance of “very good”). Above the bottom ed...
![My fellow countryman! They’re fleecing you and beating you like a sheep, and you do nothing... Don’t buy from Jews! [anti-Semitism, propaganda, anti-Jewish weekly]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279453_1w.webp)
![My fellow countryman! They’re fleecing you and beating you like a sheep, and you do nothing... Don’t buy from Jews! [anti-Semitism, propaganda, anti-Jewish weekly]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279453_2w.webp)
An anti-Semitic propaganda leaflet. FELLOW COUNTRYMEN! They fleece you and beat you like a sheep, and you do nothing... you just keep handing over your hard-earned grosz to them. So wake up, and for your own good, don’t buy from Jews! Published by the anti-Jewish weekly “Samoobrona Narodu” [Self-Defense of the Nation], Poznań. Printed by Centrala, Poznań. Good condition. Format: 12x8 cm
A document confirming the renewal of the privilege to establish and found the town of Witkowo, dated 1740. This document was originally issued with the consent of King Augustus III of Saxony, King of Poland, by Jakub of Kościelec in Działyń, Działyński, Standard-Bearer of Wschowa. Among other things, it grants exemption from rent payments,permission to brew beer independently,a promise to...
ID CARD- An identity card entitling the holder to a discount on travel on the Royal-Imperial Austrian Railways, issued in Kraków to Konrad Namysłowski on September 10, 1909. Document size: 6.5 x 10.5 cm, with the printed text: "Identitätskarte – Személyazonossági igazolójegy [...]" filled in by hand with personal details, bearing a stamp indicating the place of issue and the date: “K...
![POLISH INTELLECTUALS! By supporting the Jews, this is the future you’re setting yourselves up for. Poland for Poles! [anti-Semitism, propaganda, anti-Jewish weekly]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279452_1w.webp)
![POLISH INTELLECTUALS! By supporting the Jews, this is the future you’re setting yourselves up for. Poland for Poles! [anti-Semitism, propaganda, anti-Jewish weekly]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279452_2w.webp)
An anti-Semitic propaganda leaflet. POLISH INTELLECTUALS! By supporting the Jews, you’re setting yourself up for a future like this. So, in the name of national dignity—do not help the Jews destroy our homeland. Poland for Poles! Published by the anti-Jewish weekly “Samoobrona Narodu” (Self-Defense of the Nation), Poznań. Printed by Centrala, Poznań. Good condition. Format: 12x8 cm
CERTIFICATEof completion of a 12-hour course in air defense and gas protection by Maria Kryska, issued in Kraków on June 7, 1939. Typewritten form, measuring 29.3 x 20.8 cm. Certificate issued by the Air and Gas Defense League, Kraków District. Seal, facsimile signatures. Traces of folding.
Softcover, 12 pages, size 12.5 x 8.5 cm.
![Jews are increasingly dispossessing us, while they live in prosperity. Poland for Poles! [anti-Semitism, propaganda, anti-Jewish weekly]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279454_1w.webp)
![Jews are increasingly dispossessing us, while they live in prosperity. Poland for Poles! [anti-Semitism, propaganda, anti-Jewish weekly]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10333/3279454_2w.webp)
Anti-Semitic propaganda leaflet. Jews—in Poland—Poles. Fellow countrymen! The Jews are dispossessing us more and more; they live in prosperity—while our brothers and their children suffer from hunger and poverty. Shame and disgrace on those who still give their hard-earned groszy to these Jews. Where is your conscience! Wake up, Compatriots, support only your own—and we will create a P...
A German-language informational brochure published on the occasion of the XI Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, held August 1–16, 1936. The publication contains information regarding the organization of the Games, accommodations, transportation, rail and air travel discounts, as well as ticket and pass prices for individual events. The cover features a stylized image of an athlete, Olympic symb...
A personalized certificate awarded on the occasion of the 1940 metal drive, issued in the name of Müller, bearing a facsimile of Hermann Göring’s signature, in recognition of his role as plenipotentiary for the Vierjahresplan (Four-Year Plan); the document is punched; on the reverse, a handwritten note indicating the donation of 2 kg of copper. Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 cm
Softcover, 12 pages, 12.5 x 8.5 cm.
Repatriation CARDissued to Józef Muśnik, who arrived from the USSR, on November 21, 1958, in Biała Podlaska by the Government Commissioner for Repatriation. Document size: 14.5x10.2 cm, p. 12, stapled. Card featuring a photograph and the signature of the holder, who was most recently employed as a railroad “maszenista” (engineer). Visible wear on the cover; the block has two punch holes.
A personalized certificate awarded on the occasion of the 1940 metal collection drive, issued in the name of Hirt, bearing a facsimile of Hermann Göring’s signature, in recognition of his role as the plenipotentiary for the Vierjahresplan (Four-Year Plan). Dimensions: 21 x 14.9 cm
An ID card issued in 1941 in Jerusalem by the Franciscan Fathers’ printing press, containing explanatory notes, a decree, and a completed translation of the diploma conferring the Papal Cross of Honor upon pilgrims to the Holy Land. Dimensions: 11 cm x 7 cm. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
A collection of German documents from the Hitler Youth organization during the Third Reich, related to physical fitness assessments and marksmanship training for youth. The set includes the “Leistungsbuch der Hitler-Jugend”—the official proficiency booklet in which the results of athletic tests, paramilitary training, and the member’s achievements were recorded. The cover features a de...