WORLD WAR II CELLULOID-WRAPPED ANTI-HITLER & MUSSOLINI MATCHBOX HOLDER WITH CARTOON & VERSE.
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Winning Bid:
$168.74 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
13
Bidding Ended:
Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Session I January 2023 Political
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Item Description
2-3/16" long with 1" deep opening cello covered sheet metal, British made, to hold wooden match box.  Cartoon hand labeled with names of the Allied countries grasping Hitler's neck captioned "In The Allies Grip".  Side panel related text about "greatest enemy in the history of humanity" while back panel has verse titled "Mussolini's Note To Adolf" lamenting his own death which he blames on Hitler and says "With one sharp twist of that wrist,  We'll both be through". NM.
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