Hermann November

ccj said:
Well, the tax bill can in today so that has dampened my little celebration. I keep telling myself Im not buying anything that has to be imported AGAIN and I hope this time I listen to myself….
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Well if it’s any consolation the tunic was one of the best feldgrau tunics in the auction and now it’s in your amazing collection so there’s still cause to smile!
 
WOW you must have been a really good boy this year.

(y) Incredible gifts (y)

That can make you smile anytime Santa shows up with such gifts he could be as late as he wants. It pays to be good you definitely don't want a visit from Krampus. :eek:

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Doug B said:
Nice. Mine hasn’t even shipped yet…. (Insert roll eyes emoji here)
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Sorry to hear that Doug. They got mine out at the last minute on Dec 19. Otherwise it would have been next year. Took some time to get German customs to clear it. Not sure why. Maybe because it was over 10k?
 
cptbob said:
Sorry to hear that Doug. They got mine out at the last minute on Dec 19. Otherwise it would have been next year. Took some time to get German customs to clear it. Not sure why. Maybe because it was over 10k?
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Mine is a rather large shipment requiring crating and the shipping company said it will be shipped Dec 29 as freight flights were crazy busy and I don’t mind actually as I don’t want things sitting in a warehouse over the Christmas break.

Looks like you were a good boy this year though, nice to open that even if it wasnt Christmas morning!!
 
Welp, after much delay, holiday travel, and some adventures with US Customs (who added a 15% tax, based on HH's habit of showing full hammer price on the shipping docs - thanks HH!), these two finally arrived.

The HR11 Husaren painting is by Theodor Rocholl, whose masterful, almost impressionistic work I am very fond of. It really elevates the ol' collection room. And very importantly, my wife likes it a lot.

The cap is one I've been seeking for literally decades - a rarer-than-it-should-be officer for Leib-Dragoner-Regiment (2. Grossherzogl. Hessisches) Nr. 24. This one is identified to Rittmeister Hans Rogalla von Bieberstein, who survived the war despite being wounded in the opening weeks of 1914 by a *lance* of all things (thanks for the research Jens!). It let me finally complete my family portrait of DR24 headgear!


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