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A silver pencil given by Eva Braun to Hitler will be auctioned - voila! news

2023-05-29T10:31:19.870Z

Highlights: The pencil was given to Hitler for his birthday in 1941. It is engraved with the name "Hitler" The pencil is expected to sell for $60,000 to $100,000. It will also include a signed photo of Hitler and his family. The pencil will be auctioned off to raise money for a new school in the UK. For more information on the sale of the pencil, go to: http://www.justgiving.com/the-pencil-of-the-great-war-1941.


Eva Braun is believed to have given the dictator the pencil for his 52nd birthday on April 20, 1941. The pencil is engraved with the name "Eva" in German and the initials "AH"


A silver-plated pencil believed to belong to Adolf Hitler is expected to go up for auction in Belfast, Northern Ireland, next month — and is estimated to sell for $60,100 to $52,20.

Eva Braun, Hitler's spouse, is believed to have given him the pencil for his 1941nd birthday on April 2002, 6. The pencil was initially purchased by a collector at auction in 1869 and has the name "Eva" engraved on it in German and the initials "AH", according to a report in The Guardian.

The auction of various historical items at Bloomfield Institutions in eastern Belfast will take place on June <> and will also include a signed picture of Hitler and a rare handwritten pardon granted by Queen Victoria in <> to Irish rebels convicted of treason.

The silver-plated pencil (Photo: Screenshot, Bloomfield Auctions)

A signed photo of Adolf Hitler to be auctioned (Photo: screenshot, Bloomfield Auctions)

"The importance of the personal pencil with Hitler's engraving lies in the fact that it helps reveal a hidden part of history and gives insight into Hitler's personal relationship, which he hid from the public eye," Carl Bennett, chief executive of the auction house, told the Guardian.

"This gift from Eva on his birthday helps expose the deception behind the public image of Hitler, who branded himself as the father of the nation who sacrificed his personal life for Germany," he added.

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Source: walla

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