Lot 824
German Concentration Camp Notes. Total of four pieces from camps on German soil: 10 pfennig note from Oranienburg, Flossenbürg 1 RM.01 RM from Mittelbau and Buchenwald Aussenkommando 1 RM. Oranienburg note has one punched hole at right and one punched hole at left edge, "Lagergeld des konzentrationslagers Oranienburg" recto and facsimile signature of the Standarten-- and Kassen-- führers and Lagerkommandant on the verso. Prämienschein from Flossenbürg shows some fading at edges, has overstamp "Waffen SS Verwaltung Konzentrationslager Flossenbürg" and printer's mark "KL/101 - 11.44/1.000.000." Buchenwald note has "Aussenkommando" designation, "SS-Arbeitskommando A 6" stamped on note and serial number 68387, this note shows wear and there is some edge and fold separation at the horizontal crease. "Arbeitslager Mittelbau serie N" note is serial number 03335 (printed on verso) and shows some age toning. Conditions range from very good to fair.
Oranienburg was only in operation from 1933 to 1935, but it quickly gained reputation for brutality. Its initial population consisted mostly of communists and social democrats and it remained a prison for "enemies of the people." Buchenwald was established in July 1937 and continued operation, expanding into satellite work camps, until April of 1945 -- "Aussenkommando" notes were issued to pay for work in Buchenwald's several hundred auxiliaries. Mittlebau, a sub-camp of Buchenwald, housed thousands working on tunnels for a V-2 and munitions plant. Konzentrationslager Flossenbürg was active from May 1938 until April 1945 and housed anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 prisoners at any one time -- most of whom worked in a local quarries or armament factories.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
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