Description: Good Evening, I am listing a 5 x 7 Inch autographed photograph of U-Boat Captain Rolf Thomsen, U-1202This photo was In his private collection. While doing research on WWII, I became very Interested In U-Boat Captains. At an Ohio Valley Military Collector Show, I met U-Boat Veteran Ernst Schmidt, this was more that 20 years ago. Ernst was a member of a U-Boat Veterans Association, and through him, I obtained address's of many U-Boat Captains and became very close to several of them, Rolf Thomsen was one of them. He let me copy photographs from his personal collection, I did this by taking the photographs to a professional photographic Laboratory who took a photograph of the original photo with a copy camera creating a negative and I had 5 x 7 Inch copies made from the negative. This makes my photographs larger than the German photographs.I sent the photographs with a pen to Rolf along with a cash contribution for him to give to the U-Boat Archiv In Cuxhaven and extra copies of the photographs for him. These photographs were autographed more than 20 years ago. For provenance I have scanned copies of correspondence that I received from Rolf. The correspondence Is NOT Included with the photograph.Rolf was born May 6, 1915 and died March 27, 2003. He was a real gentleman, sharing photographs from his personal collection. He earned the Knight's Cross on January 4, 1945, Oak Leaves April 29, 1945. He was also a highly decorated naval aviator.He Is receiving the Oak Leaves In this photograph. The autograph Is actual, real, hand signed on the photograph, It Is not a scan, copy or forgery of any type and will pass any test you want to put It through. It Is historically correct as autographed, putting what he did with his signature. To learn more about me, Please watch my Interview on the Manhattan project website.
Price: 43 USD
Location: Buchanan, Michigan
End Time: 2025-01-11T21:54:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Reproduction: original autograph
Autograph Authentication: letter of authenticity
