Documents auctions
Stanisław August Poniatowski – a charter granting Franciszek Czarny Zawisza of the Przerowa coat of arms the office of steward of Parnawa, Warsaw, June 28, 1781 – a royal document bearing the monarch’s autograph, stamped in 1797. The document was issued in Warsaw on June 28, 1781, by King Stanisław August Poniatowski. It is written in Latin on a large, horizontal sheet of handmade pape...
August II the Strong (1670–1733) – a letter of appointment granting Franciszek Szembek of his own coat of arms the office of Grand Crown Steward following Adam Piotr Tarła’s promotion to Voivode of Lublin, Kraków, April 13, 1706 Dimensions: 34.5 x 23.5 cm.Condition: as shown in the photos. An original royal document written in Latin, in ink on a single sheet of paper. The header contai...
Total case dimensions: 470 mm × 398 mm × 77 mmOverall cover dimensions: 460 mm x 390 mm x 70 mmCapacity: 60 cards (depending on their contents).Inside the album are 15 new, shrink-wrapped pages without dividers.Plus 5 used pages in impeccable condition.The album is in perfect, like-new condition.
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Władysław Szymborski's military ID cards and service record book.
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.
[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 ...
RR-, (NKN) Supreme National Committee of the Legions in Krakow, ID Card - blank form
1- nienotowane
47 EUR
A very rare, stylistically beautiful patriotic print not listed in the Lucow collection.
watercolor, ink/paper, leatherDimensions: 42 x 31 cm (portfolio dimensions)1. The smaller Lithuanian seal of Stanisław August Poniatowski (diameter 12 cm) A round seal, imprinted in red wax, housed in a metal case. In the central field is a coat of arms featuring the Lithuanian Pogoń, depicting an armed horseman, enclosed in a decorative cartouche. The composition is complemented by allegori...
[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...
Diploma issued in 1900 to Wojciech Skała. Dimensions: 37 x 31 cm.
[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 ...
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 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...
PSZnZ/2DSP Swiss Internment Cards of Jan Żurakowski, 2nd Infantry Division, Switzerland 1943–1944
12 EUR
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...
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...
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...
RRR-, 1.5 zloty, 1889, Mutual Aid Society of Participants in the 1863–64 Uprising, unlisted
2+ nienotowane
141 EUR
A very rare receipt bearing the seal of the Polish Uprising Participants' Fund from 1863/4. Not listed on Onebid. Lucow does not list it.
Dimensions: 21 x 24.5 cm.
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.
The Second Polish Republic, Military ID Book, and Photograph — Reserve Transport Squadron in Kronów
11 EUR
A booklet and a photograph of Józef Bednarski from the Reserve Wagon Squadron in Kronów.
World War II - Message from the International Red Cross, Warsaw 1940, Warsaw Ghetto, Tel Aviv
12 EUR
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...
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.
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...
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....
Certificate of Compliance with the Contribution Obligation (3 copies from 1942–44, 30.5.1 zlotys)
34 EUR
The set includes 3 items:a) Contribution Assignment No. 242570 In connection with the contribution imposed on the Polish population of the city of Warsaw..., pursuant to my summons dated October 31, 1942. (...) 1 zloty [signed overprint and facsimile of signature] Julian Kulski, Provisional Mayor of Warsaw.Printed document, size 7.2 x 12.4 cm.b) Certificate of fulfillment of the contribution o...
[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...
Identification card authorizing the wear of the 1945 Medal of Victory and Freedom, issued to Wanda Nieckarz. The decoration was awarded on May 9, 1946, and the certificate was issued on September 29, 1946, in Warsaw. Document No. 5199/DK, issued by the Minister of National Defense by authorization of the Head of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of National Defense. The certificate serv...
A collection of demobilization documents belonging to Senior Rifleman Stanisław Bukielski, a soldier in the Polish Armed Forces in the West. The collection consists of documents related to the end of military service and demobilization, issued by institutions of the Polish Armed Forces in Great Britain. Overall condition as shown in the photos.
The original employment contract signed in 1931 with Kazimiera Sankowska, who was employed as a domestic worker and laundress at the Polish Army Infantry Officer Cadet School. The document specifies the scope of duties, including laundry, ironing, and cleaning; an eight-hour workday; and a daily wage of 4.25 zł. The contract also provided for paid vacation and the rights arising from labor an...
PSZnZ Christmas Card 1941 - Poland's Armed Forces Comforts Fund Raphael Tuck & Sons United Kingdom
5 EUR
A Christmas card from 1941, issued by Poland's Armed Forces Comforts Fund and printed in England by Raphael Tuck & Sons. The cover features an image of the Polish crowned eagle on a red background, along with the fund’s name. Inside is a message in Polish: “May this second Christmas spent in Great Britain leave you with the fondest of memories,” dated “Christmas 1941” and bearing...
Pay Book for Officers of the Polish Army, Series C, No. 804, issued for the year 1946. Document issued to Stanisław Jawowicz, son of Władysław. The document indicates the rank of second lieutenant, with a note regarding his promotion to the rank of captain effective October 1, 1945, pursuant to Order No. 1071. The booklet was used to record an officer’s pay. The document bears the seal of...
The set is shown in detail in the photos. Learn more about this remarkable figurehere.
The diploma is glued down. Dimensions: 40.5 x 28.5 cm.
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.
Undated voucher, probably from 1918; blank form; in good condition; no creases; edges are worn.
The set includes the 4 documents shown in the photos.
[SURZYCKI, Stefan — GALICIAN AGRICULTURE] A collection of documents concerning the activities of Dr. Stefan Surzycki. Wieliczka — Kraków — Lviv, 1899–1911. A collection of 8 documents related to Stefan Surzycki’s activities in Galician agricultural organizations and the provincial administration. It includes, among others, documents from the District Agricultural Society in Wieliczk...
Mieczysław IWAŃSKI, CZĘSTOCHOWA. Temporary identity certificate for M. Iwański, a resident of C…
23 EUR
Mieczysław IWAŃSKI, CZĘSTOCHOWA. Temporary identity certificate for M. Iwański, a resident of Częstochowa since 1931 (after moving from Kraków, before leaving for Szczecin); issued on January 21, 1946, by the Head of the Administrative Department on behalf of the Mayor; occupation listed as painter–decorator (Iwański concealed his service in the State Police during the Second Polish R...
OSIECZNA (Leszno County), MIEJSKA GÓRKA (Rawicz County). A document from 1638 issued by Adam…
343 EUR
OSIECZNA (Leszno County), MIEJSKA GÓRKA (Rawicz County). A document from 1638 issued by Adam Olbracht Przyjemski (1590–1644), owner of Osieczna and Miejska Górka, founder of the town of Rawicz; concerning the charter of the clothmakers’ guild; ADAMVS OLBRACHTVS A PRZIEMA PRZIEMSKY, CASTRORVM REGNI POLONIAE LIMITATOR GENERALIS, DOMINVS HAEREDITARIVS IN GORKA ET OSIECZNA […]; Polish and ...
Military ID card of gunner Władysław Charolik, a soldier in the 5th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Squadron. Document issued in 1938. Condition shown in the attached photos. Dimensions: 12.5 x 8.6 cm.
[JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY] Course registration form of Franciszek Goc, a student in the Faculty of Law and Political Science. No. 20149. Kraków 1919 [autographs by S. Estreicher, S. Kutrzeba] p. [16]. Dimensions: 18.5 x 11.5 cm. Printed form bound in cardboard with a cloth spine. Cover shows signs of wear, soiling, and signs of use. "Index lectionum. A student named Goc, first name Franciszek,...
RYBNIK (neighborhoods: Niewiadom, Niedobczyce). Józef Ochojski’s Family Chronicle, p. 32, vol…
32 EUR
RYBNIK (neighborhoods: Niewiadom, Niedobczyce). Józef Ochojski’sfamily register, p. 32; the printed and handwritten document contains entries from the 1930s and the postwar period regarding family status (marriages, births, baptisms, and deaths); a certificate for the authorities, a stamp duty stamp, and the following stamps: 1) Republic of Poland, Niewiadom Civil Registry Office; 2) Roman ...
Architect Eugeniusz Wesołowski had close ties to Galicia; it was there that he carried out most of his professional projects. Most of them were in Zakopane, where he lived for nearly half a century. He also lived and worked in Lviv, Okocim, Tarnów, and Trzebuska (the Zamojski estate). He was a prominent representative of the Zakopane architectural style and a passionate supporter and promote...
[SEMKOWICZ, Aleksander] Invitation to the opening of the Exhibition of Beautiful Polish Books. Warsaw, June 2–15, 1936. Society of Polish Bibliophiles in Warsaw. Printed as a folded sheet. p. [4]. Dimensions: 22.5 x 17.5 cm. The cover features a vignette with a cherub and the exhibition title in red. Personalized, with the recipient’s name, “A. Semkowicz,” handwritten on it. In good co...
A relatively rare document detailing the war contributions imposed by the Germans on Warsaw in 1943. Rarity R3 in the Lucow collection catalog. Vertically torn, creases.
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...
[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...
Invitation to J. W. P. Rudolf Mękicki for the opening ceremony of the Provincial Agricultural and Regional Exhibition in Tarnopol. Tarnopol, June 1931. Commemorative print on cardboard with serrated edges. Dimensions: 11 x 16 cm. The recipient’s name is printed on the card. In good condition. On the reverse, collector’s stamps reading “Ex collectione Juliusz Mękicki” and “Ex libris...
Certificate of completion of the platoon commander course for non-commissioned officers at the 5th Vilnius Infantry Brigade, issued in Italy on February 3, 1945, to Sergeant Szczepan Kosak of the 15th Battalion. The document confirms successful completion of the course. The certificate bears the seal of the 5th Vilnius Infantry Brigade and the signatures of the school commander, Captain Marcel...
Diploma issued to Uhlan Stanisław Jaworski. Dimensions: 46.5 x 35 cm.
ink/paperDimensions: 18 x 10.5 cm (inside the mat)signed lower right: 'A. Czartoryski'in the upper left corner, a dry stamp featuring the coat of arms of Great Britain and the inscription 'FINE SATIN' The letter presented here was written on September 24, 1839, in Paris by Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770–1861), an outstanding Polish statesman, one of the most important leaders of the Gre...