Advanced Soft Headgear Collection Stolen
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You probably have heard about this in other threads/forums, but I want to make sure it gets publicity here. The collection was owned by a friend of Wim’s, Philippe Gillain in Belgium.
Many of the hats were used in Wims 5 volume series, "Headgear of Hitler’s Germany."
You probably have heard about this in other threads/forums, but I want to make sure it gets publicity here. The collection was owned by a friend of Wim’s, Philippe Gillain in Belgium.
Many of the hats were used in Wims 5 volume series, "Headgear of Hitler’s Germany."
The thieves were organized, and literally cleaned him out.
I would ask that everyone be on the lookout for these around the world (I have to believe they will wait a while, then start approaching individual collectors around the world, a la Pawel Nowak.
Here is an overview of the collection:
