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RaymondG
18th July 2008, 19:36
Hi Chaps

I thought I would share this item with you from my collection. I am really fond of this. It is a homemade rememberance item for a soldier who was lost in Stalingrad (1941/1942)

What I like about this is that not only is it unusual, but it is a piece that makes you wonder why it was housed in a fake book to be put away on a bookshelf.

I can only imagine that it was to hide the fact and another collector suggested that the owner will probably have lived in post-war East Germany

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do

Raymond

RaymondG
18th July 2008, 19:38
And the inside

Allan Pilch
18th July 2008, 21:32
It's things like this that fascinate me. Simple, but very personal. As the saying goes, "if only it could talk".

Allan