{"id":2323144,"date":"2024-08-12T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gifts-from-worlds-most-notorious-surface-at-new-auction-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T13:57:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:57:39","slug":"gifts-from-worlds-most-notorious-surface-at-new-auction-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gifts-from-worlds-most-notorious-surface-at-new-auction-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts from world\u2019s most notorious surface at new auction &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgifts-from-worlds-most-notorious-surface-at-new-auction-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2323144&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new\u200b auction featuring infamous historical artifacts is set to take place, showcasing items from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-was-che-guevara-and-fidel-castro-amazon-selling-childrens-books-on-mass-murderers-while-conservative-titles-are-censored\/\" title=\"\u2018Who Was\u2019 Che Guevara And Fidel Castro? Amazon Selling Children\u2019s Books On Mass Murderers, While Conservative Titles Are Censored\">notorious figures<\/a> such as \u200dAl Capone and \u2064Adolf Hitler. Prominent auctioneer Alexander Historical Auctions will present \u2063these\u200d items, including a Colt Model 1908 handgun gifted by Capone to Chicago Cubs player Kiki Cuyler. \u2064The engraved pistol, dated 1929, is expected to fetch around $50,000. \u200dAdditionally, the auction features an art deco mechanical pencil that Hitler\u2063 gifted to the\u2063 father of his longtime companion, Eva Braun, estimated to sell for $12,000 to \u200d$15,000. The pencil includes documentation confirming its\u2063 provenance, provided by Braun&#8217;s \u200dsister. The three-day \u2062online auction\u2062 begins with a\u200c wealth \u2064of compelling historical memorabilia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gifts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teddy-roosevelts-stolen-watch-returned-to-82-year-old-great-grandson-after-discovery\/\" title=\"Teddy Roosevelt&#039;s Stolen Watch Returned to 82-Year-Old Great-Grandson After Discovery\">world&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s most notorious surface at new auction<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1728537\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gifts from the modern world&rsquo;s most evil killer and America&rsquo;s No. 1 gangland boss are heading to public auction this week.<\/p>\n<p>Just unveiled for Secrets, the headline-grabbing auctioneer of Americana and special global artifacts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexautographs.com\/auctions\/upcoming-auctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alexander Historical Auctions<\/a>, said that on Friday, it is offering for sale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexautographs.com\/auction-lot\/al-capone-presentation-pistol-to-hall-of-famer-ki_82F4DFF801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a vest pocket&nbsp;handgun<\/a> Chicago crime boss Al Capone gifted to his favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago-cubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cubs\">Cubs<\/a> baseball player, &ldquo;Kiki&rdquo; Cuyler.<\/p>\n<p>The Colt Model 1908 Hammerless .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol was given to Cuyler by Capone in 1929. The darkened silver receiver and slide are heavily engraved with ornate scrollwork, including a dedication, &ldquo;To Kiki My Favorite Cub.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It also includes &ldquo;Alphonse Capone,&rdquo; &ldquo;1929,&rdquo; and the logo of the Cubs, which lost the World Series to the Philadelphia Athletics that year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Al Capone&rsquo;s name is visible on this pistol he gave to his favorite Cubbie. (Photo courtesy Alexander Historical Auctions)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The gun presented to the Hall of Famer is expected to fetch as much as $50,000, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/never-before-seen-vincent-van-gogh-painting-to-be-publicly-displayed\/\" title=\"Never-before-seen Vincent Van Gogh painting to be publicly displayed\">auction house<\/a> based in Maryland said.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day online auction also includes an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexautographs.com\/auction-lot\/adolf-hitler-gold-mechanical-pencil-gifted-to-eva_24D45D49AB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>art deco mechanical pencil<\/a> gifted by Adolf Hitler to the father of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-benefits-of-marrying-long-before-you-own-a-house-and-establish-a-successful-career\/\" title=\"5 Advantages of Early Marriage Before Owning a Home and Building a Thriving Career\">young bride<\/a>, Eva Braun.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A simply incredible Adolf Hitler personal relic, a four-color gold presentation mechanical pencil gifted by Hitler to the father of his lover, Eva Braun, on the man&rsquo;s birthday in 1944. The beautifully crafted pen has an octagonal barrel decorated with very fine striations running the length of the pen, with many unworked circles throughout providing a very nice Art Deco appearance,&rdquo; Alexander&rsquo;s description of the pen being offered on Thursday said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At auction is a pencil given by Adolf Hitler to his bride Eva Braun&rsquo;s father. (Photo courtesy Alexander Historical Auctions)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Braun&rsquo;s sister, Hitler gave the pencil to her father, Herrn Fritz Braun, on his 65th birthday in 1944. Ilse Braun said in a letter that accompanies the trinket, &ldquo;The pencil was a birthday present to my father from Adolf Hitler, and was given to him, at the request of the Fuehrer, by my sister, Frau Eva Hitler.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is expected to sell for between $12,000 and $15,000, the auction house said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of note, auctioneer Bill Panagopulos said, Herrn Fritz Braun didn&rsquo;t like it when Hitler began dating his daughter but changed his tune over time. &ldquo;Early on, he wrote a letter to Hitler to leave his daughter alone, but Eva intercepted it and destroyed it. After Hitler came to power, Braun saw the advantages of friendship with the Nazis and became a regular visitor to the Berghof. He also became an officer in the German army,&rdquo; he wrote in the description.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other hundreds of items are one of two &ldquo;little black books&rdquo; of names collected by the late sex offender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3112077\/little-black-book-could-reveal-jeffrey-epstein-spy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, a monogrammed lighter and cigarette box owned by former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexautographs.com\/auction-lot\/john-f-kennedys-lighter-cigarette-case-presented-_449480EB4D\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President John F. Kennedy<\/a>, and a letter written by Charles Manson follower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexautographs.com\/auction-lot\/sandra-good-letter-mentions-sharon-tate-and-fromm_2804351AE4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sandra Good<\/a> that referenced their friend Lynette &ldquo;Squeaky&rdquo; Fromme&rsquo;s assassination attempt on former President Gerald Ford.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1728537\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1728537\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Items from some of the most infamous figures in modern history are set to be auctioned off this week. Alexander Historical Auctions, known for its collection of Americana and unique global artifacts, has announced that it will feature a vest pocket handgun gifted by Chicago crime lord Al Capone to his favorite Cubs player, &#8220;Kiki&#8221; Cuyler. The Colt Model 1908 Hammerless .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol was presented to Cuyler in 1929 and is intricately engraved with decorative scrollwork, including a dedication reading \u201cTo Kiki My Favorite Cub,\u201d along with Capone&#8217;s name and the year. This piece is expected to sell for up to $50,000.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the auction will include an art deco mechanical pencil that Adolf Hitler gave to Eva Braun&#8217;s father on his birthday in 1944. Described as a remarkable personal artifact of Hitler\u2019s, the pencil features an octagonal barrel adorned with fine striations and circles that give it an elegant Art Deco style. It is anticipated to fetch between $12,000 and $15,000.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Braun\u2019s sister revealed in a letter accompanying the item that her father initially disapproved of Hitler dating his daughter but later changed his stance after recognizing the benefits of their association once Hitler rose to power.<\/p>\n<p>The auction also features numerous other items such as one of Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s &#8220;little black books,&#8221; a monogrammed lighter and cigarette case belonging to former President John F. Kennedy, and correspondence from Charles Manson follower Sandra Good regarding Lynette \u201cSqueaky\u201d Fromme\u2019s assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2323145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Al-Capone-Cubs-scaled-1024x803.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7681,12361,7111,18215,32076],"class_list":["post-2323144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-auction","tag-gifts","tag-notorious","tag-surface","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Al-Capone-Cubs-scaled-1024x803.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}