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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