Germany, HJ. A Mixed Lot of Marine-HJ Documents and Photos
(HJ Papiere). A mixed lot of five Marine-HJ documents and photos, including a Marine HJ Signals Badge, constructed of dark navy blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered red fouled anchor, above dual chevrons, unmarked, measuring 44 mm in diameter, accompanied by its period original award certificate, named to Jürgen Weiss of Singen (Hohentwiel), who qualified for the distinction in July 1944, officially bestowed in Stuttgart on 25 August 1944, featuring the handwritten signature of an unidentified Korvettenkapitän, measuring 211 mm (w) x 148 mm (h), with minor creasing evident, in near extremely fine condition; a certificate for a Marine-HJ Seesport-Funkzeugnis (Marine Signals) certification, named to Gottfried Härtel, a native of Fockendorf, certified on 13 September 1944, issued on 18 September 1944, featuring the handwritten signature of Konteradmiral Harald Kienast, measuring 208 mm (w) x 294 mm (h), with minor creasing and tearing evident, in very fine condition; a Seesport identification card, constructed of card stock, named to “BENEDICTUS VON PAUDER”, retaining a black-and-white photograph of the bearer, measuring 80 mm (w) x 120 mm (h), in extremely fine condition, accompanied by large studio portrait of Benedictus, in uniform and with the HJ Proficiency Badge clearly visible, printed on Voigtländer paper, the reverse in unused postcard format, measuring 86 mm (w) x 135 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

