Auction 88
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, Feb. 8 & 9, 2021
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Feb 8, 2021
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 603:
(U-BOAT DEUTSCHLAND) PAUL KONIG
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Start price:
$
70
Estimated price :
$140 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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(U-BOAT DEUTSCHLAND) PAUL KONIG
PAUL KONIG (1867-1933) German naval officer, most known for two visits he made to the United States in 1916 as captain of the merchant submarine U-Deutschland. He later commanded a squadron of German blockade runners. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 b/w, a chest, up portrait in uniform adding 'Captain of the U. 'Deutschland' 1916'. On the verso, he signs again, writing: 'With kind regards from Captain Paul Konig formerly commander of U. Deutschland Beremn, March 1921.' With a period postcard showing Konig and the vessel. Fine. The Deutschland was a blockade-running German merchant submarine in action during World War I. She was one of the first of seven U-151 class U-boats built and one of only two used as unarmed cargo submarines. After making two voyages as an unarmed merchantman, she was taken over by the German Imperial Navy on 19 February 1917 and converted into the U-155, armed with six torpedo tubes and a deck gun. During the war, she succeeded in sinking 21 vessels before her surrender.
