Kurt Josef Waldheim (German: ⓘ; 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. Waldheim was the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 and president of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While he was running for the latter office in the 1986 election, the revelation of his service in Greece and Yugoslavia, and participation in Nazi atrocities, as an intelligence officer in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II, raised international controversy. More about Kurt Waldheim
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Waldheim was born in Sankt Andrä-Wördern, near Vienna, on 21 December 1918. He was the eldest child of Walter Watzlawik, a schoolmaster of Czech origin, and his wife Josefine Petrasch. Watzlawick (original Czech spelling Václavík) changed his name to "Waldheim" that year as the Habsburg monarchy collapsed and eventually rose to become superintendent of schools for the Tulln District, attaining the rank of Regierungsrat (government councillor). Active in the Christian Social Party, he was well regarded as a devoutly Catholic family man. Waldheim and his two younger siblings, a brother, Walther, and a sister, Gerlinde, enjoyed a comfortable middle-class upbringing. From his youth, Waldheim was distinguished by his unusual height of 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in). As a gymnasium student in Klosterneuburg, he excelled at languages and was a competent violinist in the school orchestra, also enjoying swimming, boating and tennis.In total, we tracked 55 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Kurt Waldheim (KURT WALDHEIM SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER (SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UN)) was sold in March 2013 for $99.99 while the cheapest item (KURT WALDHEIM hand signed index card) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2010. The month with the most items sold (7) was August 2012 with an average selling price of $6.50 for an autographed item of Kurt Waldheim. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2013 with $99.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was April 2009. In average, an autographed item from Kurt Waldheim is worth $10.00.
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1973 Signed Autographed Letter KURT WALDHEIM Secretary-General of United Nations | $19.99 | ||
Austria President-U.N.Sec.Gen. Kurt Waldheim autographed photo card-Died 2007! | $16.99 | ||
Hand SIGNED Kurt Waldheim d.07 Austrian President 3x5 index card | $3.99 | ||
Kurt Waldheim Hand Signed Card...9th President of Austria.. | $6.61 | ||
Kurt Waldheim Hand Signed First Day Cover....9th President of Austria | $5.50 | ||
KURT WALDHEIM Sec. General of the UN. Signed Card as Austrian Ambassador to UN | $15.00 | ||
KURT WALDHEIM SIGNED 4x6 COLOR PHOTO - PRESIDENT OF AUSTRIA - UN SEC. GENERAL | $19.99 | ||
Kurt Waldheim UN Secretary General Austria President Signed Autograph FDC | $39.99 | ||
Real Hand Signed 3-1/2 x 5-3/8 Autographed by Kurt Waldheim | $16.95 | ||
United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim Hand Signed Autograph Photo | $2.25 |