ORIGINAL THIRD REICH WHW CHARITY CAMPAIGN MEMENTOES OR WINTERHILFSWERK ABZEICHEN
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In Nazi Germany the Winterhilfswerk (Winter Charity Campaign or WHW) collection campaigns took place each winter and raised a great deal of money for charitable purposes. It was common practice for those who collected the contributions to give donors a small memento to show appreciation for their contribution, and by wearing the memento it was obvious the donor had contributed money.
There were many campaigns connected with the WHW each year at the national level and at the Gau or “state” level. They were conducted for only a couple of days each month from October through March and the money collected was set aside to help those who were hungry or cold.
The Abzeichen or mementos given to contributors to these and other charity campaigns in Third Reich Germany varied widely from flowers to metal badges, but most were simple enough to be manufactured at home by unemployed hand crafters or by very small enterprises.
Some WHW mementos are superb pieces of art and others are very simple. Some include semiprecious stones and some are beautifully embroidered. All have been collected since the day they were made and are very much sought after today.
Each lot is priced separately so be sure to order by lot number only. FREE POSTAGE in the USA if you purchase three or more WHW lots, and please contact us about discounted prices for orders of five or more WHW lots.
| WHW Lot 1 (above) - consists of five original heavily illustrated WHW song books. Two of the five still have their original Third Reich strings attached. The 2-1/8 x 2-3/4 inch, approximately 12 page books are from the rare WHW series Das Deutsche Lied (The German Song) and this lot contains Volkslieder (Folk Songs), Lieder de Bewegung (Songs of the [Nazi] Movement), Liebeslieder (Love Songs), Soldatenlieder (Soldier Songs) and Kinderlieder (Children's Songs).
All five original Third Reich WHW booklets are in very good condition, exactly as shown. |
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$40.00 plus $4.00 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $9.30 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additional postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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| WHW Lot 1747 (above) - contains 8 WHW collectibles from June 1941 VDA charity collection called Wappen deutscher Grenzstädte. These plastic pieces all have the city Wappen or coat of arms of cities near German borders or in German occupied territories on them, and this lot includes the rare Eupen and Danzig pieces.
Each measures 1-1/2 inches tall.
The plastic sunwheel swastika piece is 30 mm in diameter and the three city gate pieces are about 40 mm tall. Condition exactly as shown above. |
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$ 57.00 plus $3.95 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $8.95 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additional postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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$ 55.00 plus $3.95 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $9.30 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additional postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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| WHW Lot 1754 (above ) - consists of five WHW Blechabzeichen or badges made of thin metal. The VDA badge with the corn fower in the middle is 1-3/8 inches tall and the Volkstage badge to the right of it is maker marked. Condition exactly as shown. |
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$19.50 plus $3.95 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $8.95 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additional postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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| WHW Lot 1761 (above) - contains 3 original Third Reich Mother and Child NSV blue and white silk ribbons, two brown Für Mutter und Kind ribbon pins from 1934 WHW collections, one Red Cross WHW ribbon (manufactured by an actual flag factory!) and a patriotic red, white and black ribbon pin. The rare glass Reichsmutterdienst stickpin is 2 inches tall. Condition exactly as shown. All with original pins except the middle NSV ribbon. |
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$40.00 plus $3.95 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $8.95 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additional postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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WHW Lot 1769 (left ) - consists of three Germanic shields and daggers from the Germanische Schilde WHW collection of October 1941, as well as four medieval axes or tomahawks approximately 1-1/4 inches tall. The round May Day pin is from 1938.
Condition exactly as shown, ALL eight pieces with original Third Reich pins. |
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$40.00 plus $3.95 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $9.30 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additionalonal postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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| WHW Lot 77 (right) - Four original plastic Third Reich WHW collectibles. Condition as shown. The two pieces marked with a red * have the original safety pin on the back. The round swastika piece measures 1-1/4 inches in diameter. Condition exactly as shown. |
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$17.50 plus $3.95 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $8.95 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additional.
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| SEAL (above) - this is a rare example of a seldom-seen serial numbered brass seal that once hung on a red Third Reich WHW Sammelbüchse or charity collection can from the Winter-Hilfswerk of Kreis Gross-Frankfurt (Greater Frankfurt area). These WHW collection cans had a hasp on the front which was locked by the Kreis Führung or leadership with this kind of serial-numbered seal on a wire to secure the donations in the can. Measures 1-¼ x 1-½ inches (32 x 36 mm). Very rare and in very good condition exactly as shown. |
$149.95 delivered by 1st Class Mail in the USA.
Additional postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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| WHW Lot 16 (left) - consists of the 6 round light metal Nazi charity badges with astrological signs, from the November 1937 Reichsstrassensammlung. All have semi-precious stones as well as their original Third Reich pin backs. Condition exactly as shown. |
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$ 29.50 plus $3.95 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $8.95 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additional postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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T120: WHW charity pin "A Nation Helps Itself!"
with pin.
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$12.50
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WHW Lot 50 (right) - a lot of SIXTEEN miscellaneous original Third Reich metal WHW Abzeichen from different Nazi charity collections. The light metal sea mine pin is about 1 inch in diameter. The other items in the top row are from the Germanische Schilde WHW collection of October 1941.
Condition exactly as shown. |
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$ 38.50 plus $3.95 for 1st Class Mail in the USA, or $9.30 if you prefer this lot sent by Priority Mail. Additional postage for foreign destinations. Please inquire.
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