VIF 245
Grand Gala program to raise money for the OCM (Organisation Civil et Militaire), a Resistance movement founded in 1940. Program #28.
Price: $130.00
Vichy/ Free France and Lead up
VIF 244
At first glance, this is a Vichy propaganda poster, but it is a scathing attack on Germany. “The Germans have violated their commitments of honor. They wanted war, flooded France with their spies. They want to reduce the world to slavery. ………..They have invaded France 5 times in 125 years. Size:
Price: $900.00
VIF 243
Vichy propaganda titled “It is up to you French to follow me on the paths of Honor and National interest”.
Price: $90.00
VIF 242
Original obituary card of the death of Philippe Petain.
Price: $90.00
VIF 241
Vichy propaganda addressed to the children of France.
Price: $110.00
VIF 240
Vichy propaganda designed to address weakening support for the regime. It states: “French, keep your trust in the Marshal. Are you more French than he? Do you know the problems of the hour better than he does? The winter will be harsh…..”
Price: $150.00
VIF 239
Entertainment program to raise money to support French POW’s from Suresnes, France. Full of adverts of local businesses.
Price: $120.00
VIF 238
Set of 10 hand painted patriotic Vichy postcards. Rare.
Price: $500.00
VIF 237
Interesting colorful note mailed out to children in Vichy France.
Price: $150.00
VIF 236
La Mise en Accusation du Marechal Petain, by Albert Vallet.
Price: $90.00
VIF 235
Rare childrens book La Vie d’Honneur du Marechal Petain, by Pierre Herault. AH
Price: $300.00
VIF 234
Vichy broadside to collect clothing to donate to the roughly 2 million French workers/POW’s in Germany.
Price: $300.00
VIF 233
Lettres Provinciales 1Mai – 15 Avril, 1952.
Price: $00.00
Note: Pierre de Villemarest ,(1922-2008) was a former resistance fighter , member of the French counter-espionage services , who became a journalist and writer. After the war, he participated in the denazification of Germany and Austria. He was a specialist of fight Against communism. He worked from 1951 in the foreign service of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) and contributed to various publications including L'Aurore , Valeurs actuelles , Défense de l'Occident , La Vie française , Le Quotidien de Paris , Historia.
VIF 232
VIF 232
Rare 1941 Vichy Christmas gift to children. It translate as “Marshal's Christmas. 1941 organized by the "Marshal's National Winter Mutual Aid Relief"”. The theme is farming and it is complete in every respect.
Price: $500.00
Note from Wikipedia: Economically, Vichy France faced significant challenges. The armistice with Germany imposed heavy financial burdens on the country. France was required to pay substantial reparations to Germany, amounting to 400 million francs per day, a staggering sum that drained the nation's resources. The occupation also disrupted the French economy, as key industrial regions in the north were under German control, and many resources were diverted to support the German war effort. To cope with the economic challenges facing France, the Vichy regime implemented a series of economic policies aimed at stabilizing the economy and ensuring the survival of the state. One of the central strategies was the pursuit of autarky, or economic self-sufficiency. This involved increasing agricultural production, promoting rural development, and reducing reliance on foreign imports. The regime also sought to control labor and industry through corporatist policies, establishing state-controlled organizations to manage different sectors of the economy.
VIF 231
Three pieces of ephemera relating to Edouard Drumont and his anti-semitic and communist views.
Price: $300.00
Note from Wikipedia: Édouard Adolphe Drumont (3 May 1844 – 5 February 1917) was a French antisemitic journalist, author and politician. He initiated the Antisemitic League of France in 1889, and was the founder and editor of the newspaper La Libre Parole (founded in 1892). After spending years of research, he synthesised three major types of antisemitism. The first type was traditional Catholic attitudes toward the alien "Christ killers" augmented by vehement antipathy toward the French Revolution. The second type was hostility toward capitalism. The third type was so-called scientific racism, based on the argument that races have fixed characteristics, and asserting that Jews have negative characteristics. His work played a key role in catalyzing the Dreyfus Affair.
VIF 229
Vichy period childrens propaganda book Il etait une fois un Pays Heureux… (once upon a time there was a happy country...). Rare.
Price: $300.00
VIF 228
Text of the Armistice of June 1940 between Germany and France as well as Italy and France. 30 pages.
Price: $150.00
VIF 227
4 satirical postcards of the Nazi occupation of Alsace.
Price: $200.00
VIF 226
Agenda de la Jeunesse, 1941. A diary belonging to Willy Dalon, born in 1924. He was a radio operator. On December 3 he became a prisoner at age 17.
Price: $300.00
VIF 224
Le Progres de L’Allier Edition de Vichy. Running from 1940-1944, it supported the Vichy regime and was the last newspaper to shutdown in Vichy during the liberation. 5 editions from August 14 to August 27, two days after France was liberated. Not shown in Worldcat except 2 editions held at the National Library of France. However, when I searched the library I found nothing.
Price: $800.00