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1916 (8-22 April) Aud crew members postcards,
letter and photograph.
Photographic postcard of Jans Dunker, Stoker,
signed by him on reverse, picture postcard of Frie-
drich (Fred) Schmitz, Aud Signaller, in Prisoner
of War camp circa 1916, photograph circa 1968 of
Fred Schmitz, Jans Dunker and Willie Augustin,
Chief Petty Officer on the Aud, and a pp2 letter
dated 22 February 1968 from Willie Augustin, all
sent to a friend of theirs in Kerry, Tim O’ Malley.
5 x 3in. (12.70 x 7.62cm)
Estimate €200-€250 £156-£195
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 177178
1916-1919. An elaborate wood fretwork by
Signalman Friedrich Schmitz of the Aud, whilst
imprisoned in Stafford.
The delicate carving is of a man on horseback.
Accompanied by a copy photograph of Schmitz in
Stafford with another example of his work in the
background. An unusual and rare collectible as-
sociated with the attempted gunrunning by Roger
Casement.
8 x 10in. (20.32 x 25.40cm)
Provenance: Acquired from Friedrich Schmitz’s
grandson, John Schmitz by the present owner.
Estimate €300-€500 £234-£390
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 178179
Captain Spindler’s German language book “Das
Geheimnisvolle Schiff” (The Phantom Ship).
First Edition, 1920 in Gothic Script, August Scherl,
Berlin, printed boards, pp264, with 5-line inscrip-
tion and Karl Spindler’s signature in black ink on
fly leaf. Octavo. Scarce.
Estimate €100-€150 £78-£117
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 179180
Captain Spindler book: “Das Geheimnisvolle
Schiff” (The Phantom Ship).
1921 edition, Scherl Berlin, blue cloth gilt, pp 260,
signed in blue ink on frontispiece photograph of
Spindler, dated 1937.Octavo.
Estimate €100-€150 £78-£117
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 180