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MANCHURIA – Photo Album of the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu), ca. 1920 A photo album documenting the infrastructure, architecture, and landscapes of Manchuria under Japanese administration. Published by the prestigious and powerful South Manchuria Railway (南滿洲鐵道株式會社 – Minami Manshū Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha), which served as the economic and political arm of the Jap...
![[JUDAICA] General Government/Occupation/Judaica: Official Gazette, Warsaw, February 25, 1941 — Trade with Jews Outside the Ghetto](https://img1.one.bid/img/10177/3175031_1w.webp)
![[JUDAICA] General Government/Occupation/Judaica: Official Gazette, Warsaw, February 25, 1941 — Trade with Jews Outside the Ghetto](https://img1.one.bid/img/10177/3175031_2w.webp)
The official German-Polish edition titled “Mitteilungsblatt der Stadt Warschau / Dziennik Obwieszczeń Miasta Warszawy” (No. 8, dated November 25, 1941). This is a rare and poignant testament to the restrictive policies of the German occupiers in Warsaw during World War II. The front page features the “Regulation on the Sale of Goods to Jews Outside the Jewish Residential District within...
Handwritten diaries of a participant in the expeditions led by Roman Dmowski, along with an unknown photograph of Dmowski from his student days, bearing his extensive dedication. A half-cloth-bound notebook measuring 16.5 x 10.5 cm, 94 pages, with approximately 20 blank pages containing no notes. The remaining pages contain entries, written partly in ink and partly in pencil. The first entries...
Advertising Prints - Schramek Brothers, Cieszyn - (Wafers, fruitcakes) / Eskona, Bielsko (turntables, records, radios), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a collector’s cabinet. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
paper; 7.5 x 5.2 cm; 10.5 x 11 cm Condition: creases.
![[Łódź]. Documents of everyday life: coal ration cards from 1917–1918 (2 items); monthly passes from 1930–1933 (3 items); an honorary ticket to a sports circus for the International Wrestling Champions Tournament (no year).](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3257528_1w.webp)
![[Łódź]. Documents of everyday life: coal ration cards from 1917–1918 (2 items); monthly passes from 1930–1933 (3 items); an honorary ticket to a sports circus for the International Wrestling Champions Tournament (no year).](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3257528_2w.webp)
[Łódź]. Documents of everyday life: coal ration cards from 1917–1918 (2 items); monthly passes from 1930–1933 (3 items); an honorary ticket to the sports circus for the International Wrestling Champions Tournament (year not specified). Hand-filled forms, stamps, various dimensions (from 14.5 x 9.5 cm to 10.5 x 7 cm). A collection of printed materials related to everyday life in Łódź ...
![[January Uprising] Manuscript by Ferdynand Hałatkiewicz, 1863](https://img1.one.bid/img/9872/3132690_1w.webp)
![[January Uprising] Manuscript by Ferdynand Hałatkiewicz, 1863](https://img1.one.bid/img/9872/3132690_2w.webp)
Open letter from Ferdynand Hałatkiewicz, administrator of the estates of the Aleksander Wielopolski Entail in Chrobrze, dated Kraków, March 18, 1863. Manuscript, 4 pages, 34 x 21 cm. Signs of folding and a slight tear on the top margin. Manuscript of an open letter that was ultimately never published, intended for publication in the Kraków-based newspaper *Czas*, written by Ferdynand Hałat...
photo paper; 18.2 x 13 cm
![Krynica - Album of 24 Views - Published by M. Tracz, ca. 1925 [health resort]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10258/3221845_1w.webp)
![Krynica - Album of 24 Views - Published by M. Tracz, ca. 1925 [health resort]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10258/3221845_2w.webp)
Krynica - Album of 24 Views - Published by M. Tracz, ca. 1925 [health resort] Condition: very good/perfect, collector’s quality. Complete set of cards—24 Format: 15 x 21 [cm] Rare. An album of photographs from Krynica and the surrounding area (likely taken by Marian Tracz). Contents: Nowe Łazienki, Spa House, General View, Krynica Village, Poprad near Muszyna, A Section of the Promenade, ...
paper, print; 10.6 x 15 cm
Advertising print - Jan Prochaska, Bielsko (Sports Center) / Rudolf Vogel, Bielsko (Meat Canning Factory), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a collector’s cabinet. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
Advertisement - J. Jenkner, Tenement House - Bielsko (Pharmaceutical Factory) / B. Weiner, Cloth for Women and Men, Bielsko, Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
Advertising print – Józef Rotter, Bielsko-Biała (laundry and dyeing shop) / Stock Brandy, Second Polish Republic era In perfect condition, suitable for a collector’s cabinet. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
DW NSDAP MEMBERSHIP CARD NSDAP (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) membership card with a 1933 identity card (Personal-Ausweis) affixed to it, issued in the name of Paul Rasch.
Advertising print - HANSLIK Guesthouse and Restaurant, Biała-Lipnik / R. Rochowicz, Biała (Carpet Factory), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
DW The Reichsführer-SS / The Head of the Security Main Office: The Reichsführer-4 The Head of the Security Main Office Registration of Leading Figures of the Nazi Era Named Proscription Lists of Enemies of the Reich Secret Document for the Reichsführer-SS
Jarosław Abramow-Newerly (b. 1933–2026), writer, playwright, composer, satirist – A letter addressed to Julian Krzyżanowski. Dated Warsaw, December 29, 1966. Handwritten letter with the autograph: “J. Abramow.” Color print, p. [2], measuring 20.5 x 7 cm. Handwritten letter with the autograph of Jarosław Abramow-Newerly, one of the co-founders of the Student Satirists’ Theater, for...
![[JUDAICA] World War II/Occupation: Order to the Łódź Ghetto – 1941 – Łódź/Litzmannstadt](https://img1.one.bid/img/10177/3175032_1w.webp)
![[JUDAICA] World War II/Occupation: Order to the Łódź Ghetto – 1941 – Łódź/Litzmannstadt](https://img1.one.bid/img/10177/3175032_2w.webp)
This document is an order dated February 21, 1941, issued during the existence of the Łódź Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto). It originates from the Technisches Handelsbüro Adolf R. Both. Order No. 0116 concerns the purchase of several technical components (threaded bodies) for Hermann Eichler’s company. The condition “cash on delivery” and the price of 11 RM are noted. The document is a...
![[The Krasicki Family] - Jan Krasicki (1704–1751), Castellan of Chełm, father of the poet Ignacy; Jan Tarło (1684–1750), Voivode of Sandomierz, General of the Podolia Region and the Crown Army — Agreement to cede half of the Rokietnica estate (currently in](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3239391_1w.webp)
![[The Krasicki Family] - Jan Krasicki (1704–1751), Castellan of Chełm, father of the poet Ignacy; Jan Tarło (1684–1750), Voivode of Sandomierz, General of the Podolia Region and the Crown Army — Agreement to cede half of the Rokietnica estate (currently in](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3239391_2w.webp)
[The Krasicki Family] - Jan Krasicki (1704–1751), Castellan of Chełm, father of the poet Ignacy; Jan Tarło (1684–1750), Voivode of Sandomierz, General of the Podolia Lands and the Crown Army — Agreement to transfer half of the Rokietnica estate (currently in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship) for the sum of 104,000 Polish zlotys. Dated Lublin, June 28, 1743. Handwritten signatures and seals...
![Album of the Chyrów Seminary, Chyrów 1927 [44 postcards of the Seminary, the Eastern Borderlands]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10258/3221847_1w.webp)
![Album of the Chyrów Seminary, Chyrów 1927 [44 postcards of the Seminary, the Eastern Borderlands]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10258/3221847_2w.webp)
Album of the Chyrów Seminary, Chyrów 1927 [44 postcards of the Seminary, the Eastern Borderlands]
23 EUR
The Chyrowski Konwikt album contains 44 (complete set) photographs. On the front endpaper of the cover is a dedication from 1927 A unique commemorative and photographic publication documenting the architecture and daily life of the famous Jesuit Scientific and Educational Institute in Chyrow. This elite Polish boys’ school, with its monastery complex, was considered one of the best-equipped ...
Civil Servant ID Card, Lviv, 1931.
paper, print; 14 x 10 cm
Invitation / Admission Ticket — First Tourism, Spa, and Summer Resort Exhibition in Kraków, August 15 – September 6, 1936 The event was organized on a grand scale under the highest patronage of key figures in the political scene of the Sanation era: Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Major General Dr. Felicjan Sławoj-Składkowski, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Trea...
Second Polish Republic, Business Card of Col. Stefan Dembiński—Commander of the 8th Uhlan Regiment
24 EUR
A crease on the edge of the blank area. A business card belonging to Colonel Dembiński, later Brigadier General, from the period when he commanded the 8th Uhlan Regiment, a position he held from May 15, 1928, to March 31, 1930. The item is in good condition. Dimensions: 6 x 10 cm.
paper, print; dimensions ranging from 4.3 x 3.7 cm to 7.5 x 10.7 cm Condition: The largest leaflet has creases.
Advertising print - Fr. Polaczek, Bielsko (Photographer) / Bielsko-Biała Electric and Railway Company, Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a collector’s cabinet. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
Advertising prints – M. Hahn, Bielsko (chocolate, alcohol) / Franciszek Twardy, Bystra (cold cuts, meats), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, museum-quality. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
![[Józef Wysocki (1809–1873), general, commander of the Polish Military Academy in Cuneo and Genoa; from February 17, 1863, commander-in-chief of the armed forces on the left bank of the Vistula] - Promotion to the rank of captain for Lieutenant Aleksander](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3244258_1w.webp)
[Józef Wysocki (1809–1873), general, commander of the Polish Military Academy in Cuneo and Genoa, and, from February 17, 1863, commander-in-chief of the armed forces on the left bank of the Vistula] – Appointment of Lieutenant Aleksander Krzyżanowski to the rank of captain. Dated June 30, 1863. Manuscript on a form with the pre-printed text “Commander-in-Chief (!)…,” No. 186. Autog...
DW Activity Report PROVINCIAL CIVIC COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS IN ZIELONA GÓRA FOR THE PERIOD 1961–1967
Advertisement - Hotel Beskid - Las Cygański, Bielsko / D. Sonderling, Bielsko (watchmaker, jeweler), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
Second Polish Republic, Profile of General Konstanty Plisowski—a victim of the Katyn Massacre
24 EUR
Gen. Plisowski's Feat. In early 1918, Konstanty Plisowski led a squadron on a raid from Odessa to the Bobruisk Fortress, where he assumed command of the squadron of the 3rd Uhlan Regiment; after the regiment was disbanded, he took command of a cavalry squadron in the 4th Polish Rifle Division; subsequently, he commanded the Uhlan Regiment, participated in the Polish-Ukrainian War, led the char...
Władysław Broniewski (1897–1962), poet – A poem dedicated to Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina. Dated Zakopane, September 28, 1951. Autographed manuscript: “W. Broniewski.” Page [1], written on one side, measuring 27 x 20 cm. Handwritten manuscript with the autograph of Władysław Broniewski, poet, soldier of the Polish Legions, participant in the War of 1920, recipient of the Order of Virtuti...
A rare item on the market. Shows signs of use. The item is in good condition. Cover dimensions: 9.5 x 13 cm.
paper, print; 12.5 x 8.5 cm
Leopold Staff (1878–1957), poet, playwright, translator – Two letters to Julian Krzyżanowski. Dated Kraków, October 31, 1948, and Warsaw, December 20, 1952. Handwritten letters with autographs: “L. Staffowie” and “L. Staff.” Each [1] letter is handwritten on one side, measuring 15 x 21 cm and 27.5 x 21.5 cm, respectively; hand-addressed envelopes, used, with canceled postage stam...
Horse-drawn carriage driver's ID. A horse-drawn carriage driver’s ID issued in 1959 in Kraków authorizing the holder to operate a taxi. Document with a photo. Dimensions when unfolded: 10.5 x 15 cm. Creased and soiled; the fold has been repaired with tissue paper. 10631/26/u
Advertising print—Stationery Market, Bielsko, Zamkowa 1 / Manufacturer of carnival items and social insignia, Bielsko), Second Polish Republic period In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
paper, print; dimensions ranging from 5 x 9 cm to 10 x 15 cm
![[Collections - Artur Grottger, Jan Matejko]. Two letters from Marian Gorzkowski to Edward Rejcher. Dated Kraków, December 9 and 14, 1895.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3257737_1w.webp)
![[Collections - Artur Grottger, Jan Matejko]. Two letters from Marian Gorzkowski to Edward Rejcher. Dated Kraków, December 9 and 14, 1895.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3257737_2w.webp)
[Collections – Artur Grottger, Jan Matejko]. Two letters from Marian Gorzkowski to Edward Rejcher. Dated Kraków, December 9 and 14, 1895. Handwritten with the author’s autograph. Bifolium, p. [3], measuring 21 x 13.5 cm [and:] bifolium, p. [4], measuring 17.5 x 11 cm. Two letters from Marian Gorzkowski (1830–1911), a novelist, playwright, collector, secretary of the School of Fine Arts ...
Advertisement—Fr. Chalupka, Bielsko (Men’s Fashion Store) / Silesian Discount Bank, Bielsko, Second Polish Republic era In perfect condition, suitable for a study. Size: 10 x 14.8 [cm] Rare.
Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841–1910), writer, journalist, social activist – Letter to Aureli Drogoszewski. Dated Grodno, September 28, 1905. Handwritten letter bearing the autograph “El. Orzeszkowa.” [4] pages, written on both sides, measuring 23 x 18 cm. A handwritten letter by Eliza Orzeszkowa bearing her autograph. An extensive, eight-page letter addressed to Aureli Drogoszewski (1863–194...
![[Włodzimierz Pietrzak Literary Award] - Certificate. Dated Warsaw, October 29, 1961. Manuscript with six autographs (including those of Jan Dobraczyński and Aleksander Bocheński). 4 pages, measuring 41.5 x 25.5 cm, unbound [and:] Four photographs from the](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3239527_1w.webp)
![[Włodzimierz Pietrzak Literary Award] - Certificate. Dated Warsaw, October 29, 1961. Manuscript with six autographs (including those of Jan Dobraczyński and Aleksander Bocheński). 4 pages, measuring 41.5 x 25.5 cm, unbound [and:] Four photographs from the](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3239527_2w.webp)
[Włodzimierz Pietrzak Literary Award] – Certificate. Dated Warsaw, October 29, 1961. Manuscript with six autographs (including those of Jan Dobraczyński and Aleksander Bocheński). 4 pages, measuring 41.5 x 25.5 cm, unbound [and:] Four photographs from the ceremony. Black-and-white photographs measuring 24 x 18 cm, with Ryszard Rzepecki’s author’s stamps on the reverse; [and:] A letter...
Jan Karski (1914–2000), lawyer, historian, diplomat – Holiday greeting card. No place, no date. Handwritten note on a card featuring printed Christmas greetings in English and color illustrations. Page [2], measuring 17.5 x 8.5 cm. Handwriting and autograph: “Jan K.” and “Jan Karski.” Jan Karski (born Kozielewski), legendary emissary of the Polish Underground State, witness to the ...
Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841–1910), writer, journalist, social activist – Letter to Aureli Drogoszewski. Dated Grodno, March 7 (?) 1906. Handwritten letter with the autograph signature: “El. Orz.” Page [2], written on both sides, measuring 22.5 x 17.5 cm. Handwritten letter with Eliza Orzeszkowa’s autograph. An extensive, lengthy letter concerning the current political and social situation...
Leopold Staff (1878–1957), poet, playwright, translator – Letter to Professor Julian Krzyżanowski. Dated Kraków, May 23, 1947. Handwritten letter with the autograph: “Helena and Leopold Staff.” K. [1], written on one side, measuring 29.5 x 21 cm. Handwritten and autographed by Leopold Staff. The letter expresses condolences following the death of Julian Krzyżanowski’s second wife,...
Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina (1899–1986), writer and poet – Draft manuscript of the book *Legends of Warsaw*. No place, undated (before 1938). Manuscript, [50] pages, written partly on one side and partly on both sides, of various sizes (most 22 x 17.5 cm), loose, unbound. Handwritten by Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina, a writer, poet, playwright, and essayist, particularly renowned for her works for chi...
Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina (1899–1986), writer and poet – Manuscript of the short story “Dziwożony and Marysia from Czarny Dunajec.” No place, undated (before 1958). Manuscript, 23 pages, measuring 28 x 21 cm, loose, unbound. Handwritten by Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina, a critically acclaimed and popular writer and poet. Set in the Tatra Mountains, the short story “Dziwożona and Marysia from...
![[Poznań - General National Exhibition]. Weekly ticket booklet, dated September 26, 1929 [and:] a 15-day discounted regional ticket issued in connection with the General National Exhibition of 1929 in Poznań.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3257549_1w.webp)
![[Poznań - General National Exhibition]. Weekly ticket booklet, dated September 26, 1929 [and:] a 15-day discounted regional ticket issued in connection with the General National Exhibition of 1929 in Poznań.](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3257549_2w.webp)
[Poznań – General National Exhibition]. Weekly ticket booklet, dated September 26, 1929 [and:] 15-day discounted regional ticket issued in connection with the General National Exhibition of 1929 in Poznań. ID card with the owner’s photograph, hand-filled form, stamps from Orbis Łódź, p. [4], 12 x 9 cm, cardboard binding. Two documents related to the General National Exhibition, organi...
paper, print; 21 x 15 cm Condition: crease in the upper right corner.
[Polish Writers' Union] – Card with autographs: Tadeusz Borowski, Stanisław Ryszard Dobrowolski, Gabriel Karski, Leopold Lewin, Maria Pomirowska. No place (Warsaw?), no year (before 1951). The card measures 47 x 35.5 cm and features a pasted-on photographic reproduction of a fragment of Canaletto’s print “View of the Square in Front of the XX Bernardine Monastery in Warsaw” (black-and...
![[Stanisław Poniatowski] - Przemyśl Municipal Office — Excerpt from the municipal records of the certification by General Bailiff Stanisław Stanicki regarding the service to Marianna Konopczyna and her children of a summons to appear before the Crown Tribu](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3239397_1w.webp)
![[Stanisław Poniatowski] - Przemyśl Municipal Office — Excerpt from the municipal records of the certification by General Bailiff Stanisław Stanicki regarding the service to Marianna Konopczyna and her children of a summons to appear before the Crown Tribu](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3239397_2w.webp)
[Stanisław Poniatowski] - Przemyśl Municipal Office — Extract from the municipal records of the certification by General Bailiff Stanisław Stanicki regarding the service of a summons to Marianna Konopczyna and her children before the Crown Tribunal in Lublin , filed by Anna Krasicka, Castellaness of Chełm, mother of Ignacy, the famous poet. Dated: Przemyśl, March 21, 1753. Signatures of...
Mira Zimińska-Sygietyńska (1901–1997), actress, singer, director, educator, co-founder and director of the “Mazowsze” song and dance ensemble – Letter addressed to Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz. Dated Warsaw, July 17, 1964. Typewritten copy with autograph: “Mira Sygietyńska,” p. [1], written on one side, measuring 15 x 21 cm; [and] Kazimierz Rusinek (1905–1984), journalis...
![[Great Polish Jazz Musicians] - Three postcards (Wojciech Karolak, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Roman “Gucio” Dyląg). Various locations (Malmö, Voss, New York), various dates (1962–1975).](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3239582_1w.webp)
![[Great Polish Jazz Musicians] - Three postcards (Wojciech Karolak, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Roman “Gucio” Dyląg). Various locations (Malmö, Voss, New York), various dates (1962–1975).](https://img1.one.bid/img/10306/3239582_2w.webp)
[Great Polish Jazz Musicians] – Three postcards (Wojciech Karolak, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Roman “Gucio” Dyląg). Various locations (Malmö, Voss, New York), various dates (1962–1975). Autographed manuscripts, various dimensions, avg. 15 x 10.5 cm. Three postcards related to Wojciech Karolak (1939–2021), an outstanding jazz musician, Hammond organ virtuoso, and collaborator with, am...