New member, have question about WWII heirloom passed to me.

First off, let me say wow, this is a great site! I am 27 and ever since I was a kid I have been so interested in WWII especially and have always been intrigued by it all.

OK...I stand to inherit from my father a piece of history that serves as quite a conversational piece when my parents have company and see dads office. When my grandfather was fighting for the US in WWII he snatched one of the really long Nazi flags and he and the men in his platoon signed their names and addresses in the white part surrounding the swastika. As a kid I always thought that this was so cool because it was showing the victory that we claimed. Dad had it framed when we lived in Cairo Egypt and I was wondering if this holds any type of monetary value at all? I would never sell it. If anything I would donate it to a museum if I decided to part with it once it falls into my possesion.

Thanks for any help or comments.
Dave

 

The value of collector's items in general is very variable. Unique ones such as this even more so. If you decide to give it to a museum be aware that you can do it two ways (at least):
1) You can give it to them on loan. Then you still own it and can get it back if you want.
2) You can donate or sell it to them. If you donate it you may actually get more for it because it can be claimed as a tax deduction (private museum may not qualify) that may be more than the museum can or will pay.