Second World War German codebook breaks into six figures

For many years now, German Enigma code machines have been making big, sums at auction, but in the Bonhams New York June 12 sale a slim codebook relating to their use also prompted a much, much higher than expected and six-figure bid.

Bid to $180,000 (£134,330), it was a Wetterkurzschlüssel or ‘Weather short Signal Book’ of a type …

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