Hitler's silver-plated pencil is to be auctioned in Belfast

An auctioneer in Belfast has been urged to stop the sale of a pencil that apparently once belonged to Hitler. The ornate silver-plated pencil is set to go under the hammer at Bloomfield Auctions in east Belfast next week. The pencil is believed to have been given to Hitler by his long-term partner Eva Braun as a gift for his 52nd birthday on April 20, 1941. It is inscribed with ‘Eva’ in German and the initials “AH”. Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland joined Kieran.

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16.36 1 Jun 2023

Hitler's silver-plated pencil is to be auctioned in Belfast

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The pencil is believed to have been given to Hitler by his long-term partner Eva Braun as a gift for his 52nd birthday on April 20, 1941. It is inscribed with ‘Eva’ in German and the initials “AH”.

Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland joined Kieran.