No matter what anyone thought of Frank Rizzo, nobody was of little opinion and his years as mayor of Philadelphia were extremely interesting. Rizzo, who graduated step by step from beat cop to mayor, was known for his toughness and one famous photograph showed on his way from a full dress function to a prison riot with a billy club tucked into his tuxedo. This book is a guaranteed good read. Priced half of cover price.

Standard issue postcard for WWII Japanese soldiers. Reads "Military Post". Front shows subtle picture of a dove on a Japanese army helmet. Rear is blank.

Very nice postcard for baseball collectors showing Yankee Stadium "in the day". Nice linen texture on the front. Cancellation is from June 2 1947. Good condition with only very light wear to corners (one good ding to upper left). Very framable.

Old pipe cases. Lot of 2. Hinges and snaps work but other cosmetic damage. I hope this price is cheap enough.

Nice pair of Luftschutz goggles. Very lightweight, almost disposable. Band still has some elasticity. Plastic lenses fold into quarters to go into thick paper sleeve. Black frame is felt of all things. Just a little dirty (I don't clean anything) but excellent shape. Kind of a neat item priced cheap.

WWII Japanese invasion currency. Printed to assist in the running of annexed territories or territories they hoped to annex. We have sheets for the pesos (Philippines), dollars (Malaya), rupees (India) and pesos for Philippino guerilla currency which is actually rather scarce. Please first call for availability as these actually do sell rather quickly when mounted like this.

Interesting item for railway employees. Three piece pipe cleaner marked on the top with the railroad style eagle and "DR". Nice addition to a railroad display.

This is a neat little item. Priced cheap as it needs a repair but will be cool when fixed. The bag says something about 2600th anniversary which I believe is a reference to 1940 when Japan celebrated the 2600th anniversary of the Japanese empire mythically founded by Emperor Jimmu. It is an interesting date as Japan was heavily engaged in China and was being cornered into a deeper war with the western powers. Little telescoping flag pole broken in the middle...

Very cool postcard of a large German general wearing a Mecklenburg pickelhaube helmet. His great coat looks like it could house a family of six. Very displayable postcard would lok great on the wall near a pickelhaube collection.

Very nice undamaged RLB Luftschutz tinnie.

This patch is for a WWII German mountain troop. Excellent condition, probably unissued, it features an eidelweis flower on black background. The eidelweis has long been the symbol for German mountain troops.

Fresh from my last visit is this WWII era Japanese red cross medal. Highly patinated and some oxidation, this is an honest medal for someone who likes the "been there" look. Original ribbon has some "stuff" on it that could scrape off but my hard rule is that I do not do anything to my items. Good piece to add to a display.