GERMANY - THIRD REICH - PICTURE POSTCARDS

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GERMANY - THIRD REICH - PICTURE POSTCARDSThe following 14 lots present an insight into the events of 1927-39 within both Germany and Europe, which in turn escalated into World WarII and the unspeakable horror of the Holocaust. The first two lots of predominantly photographic cards are a historical documentary of theperiod; the following dozen lots of Propaganda cards provide the socio-political commentary. Real-photo cards show the astounding scaleof the Nuremburg Rallies at a time when the world was still in the grips of the Depression, and the vast crowds are quite overwhelming. Thejuxtapositions - of a youthful, energetic Hitler maneuvering against an aging, infirm Hindenburg; of the festive banners, eagles and tailoreduniforms against the brutality to follow - are stark. It is no accident that red is the predominant colour of the Propaganda cards, as it was forLeninâ€™s Soviet and Maoâ€™s Cultural Revolution. On the one hand, the power of the images sounds its own warning; on the other, ourawareness of the artistic talent being subverted should not prevent us from appreciating it.

Ex Lot 1065Hindenburg & Hitler collection illustrating the rise of the Nazi Party from 1927 to 1934 culminating in the elevation ofHitler to both Reichskanzler and Reichspräsident with some stamps (Cat €150), stationery and ephemeral items suchas election ballot papers but mostly real photo postcards of people, places and events including 1932 March with'Wahlt [vote] Hitler' graffiti, 1932 Braunes Haus NSDAP Headquarters postcard with 'Hakenkreuz von der Reichspostverboten' [Swastika prohibited by Post Office] cachet sent through the mails, 1933 Burning of the Reichstag Building,'Day of Potsdam' and opening of the new Reichstag with numerous cards showing dignitaries and parades,Hindenburg's death in 1934, then a study of Hitler portraits and his house in the Bavarian Alps ending in ruins afterthe war, fine condition with quite a few postally used. (200+)

1065 C A/A-

500

Ex Lot 1066Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rallies collection documenting the six events held from 1933 to 1938 including manyreal photo cards with images ranging from assemblies, marches and speeches through to participants travelling toNuremberg, their encampments, mess halls and ablutions as well as views of the city, the specially-constructedbuildings & grounds and military exercises conducted, a good number postally used many with 'Reichsparteitag'cancels and messages from those attending, noted 1933 card with 'RDPSH' label tied alongside 6pf Hindenburg,1937 card with 'MARSCHPOST' oval d/s and some official commemorative postal cards, also a few actualphotographs and entry tickets including one to the 1939 event which was cancelled due to Germany's attack onPoland the day before was scheduled to commence, a few with minor faults but condition generally fine. (160+)

1066 C A/A-

1,000


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Ex Lot 1067PROPAGANDA ISSUES: general types as well as issues for particular events and topics such as the Horst WesselSong, 1935 Saar Plebiscite, Hitler Youth, Erntedanktag Thanksgiving, Nuremberg Reichsparteitage, Hitler'sBirthdays, 1936 Olympics and 1938 Austrian Anschluss, numerous multi-coloured artist cards noted LeipzigGautag, Frankfurt Reichstagung and SS Soldier 'Meine Ehre heisst Treue' (creased), quite a few withcommemorative cancels and a number postally used including 1935 Beer Hall Putsch memorial card with'TRUPPENUBUNGSPLATZ HEUBERG' d/s, almost all different, a few with minor faults but overall fine condition.(140)

1067 C A/A-

1,500

Ex Lot 1068- 1923 Beer Hall Putsch group of mostly multi-coloured cards issued in the 1930s commemorating the failed coupattempt in Munich comprising six published by Verlag Photo-Hoffmann, Munich with four showing guards at thememorial for the fallen Nazi marchers, one with a list of their names and one with Hitler leading the march, thenGustav Goetschel painting of wounded Nazi published by Hunsinger, Nuremberg and Richard Wagner painting ofmemorial published by Lengauer, Munich, also two black & white cards one with photos of the deceased publishedby Bayerl the other with the list of names mounted on the memorial (no publisher indicated), a couple with minormarks but condition overall fine with five unused, three with stamps tied by commemorative cancels and two actuallysent through the mail. (10)

1068 C A/A-

1,000



Ex Lot 1069- 1929-1938 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rallies group including various NSDAP Festpostkarte types, Old Townviews and a number of multi-coloured artist cards, noted 1929 Swastika Flag over Castle inscribed 'OffizielleParteitags-Postkarte Nr.2' sent with Ebert 8pf green tied Nürnberg '3.8.29' cancel (minor toning), 1934 Rachs SAFlagbearer, 1935 Hoffmann SA Trumpeter and Eagle & Flags over Castle and Rachs Eagle & Flagbearers postallyused with 'Reichsparteitag' cancels, 1936 Hoffmann Drum over Castle, SA Pioneer with Spade and Eagle with'Deutschland Erwache' Banner unused, all different with condition generally fine. (27)

1069 C A/A-

800

Ex Lot 1070- 1929 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rally unused pair inscribed 'Offizielle Parteitags-Postkarte' #1 and #2 showingSwastika Flagbearer and Swastika flag over Nuremberg respectively, also another card with Swastika flags in front ofNuremberg Castle captioned 'Auf in die SA!/Nürnberg 1 bis 4 August 1929' referring to the Sturmabteilungparamilitary wing of the NSDAP, all fine unused. (3)

1070 C A

800



Ex Lot 1071- 1933 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rally group comprising Gustav Goetschel painting of Hitler over NurembergCastle unused, two examples of Eagle and Swastika over Castle by Rachs both postally used with 'RDPSH' labels5pf violet and 10pf red respectively tied alongside stamps, two Hoffmann cards one showing Hitler marching withFlag and the other with vignette view of him and Julius Streicher super-imposed over crowd both sent with'Reichsparteitag' cancels, a Serz card showing Swastika flying over the Heidenturm tower similarly used, also a'Festpostkarte' (faults on back) and a Kreller card showing assembly in Hauptmarkt square unused, condition fineexcept as noted. (8)

1071 C A/A-

400

Ex Lot 1072- 1934 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rally group comprising Raised Hand captioned 'Treue um treue' and Eagle withOak Branch both by Stürmer, Hitler marching with Flag by Hoffmann issued for previous year with '1933' blackedout, four Serz cards the first three being views of Nuremberg and the last showing SA Man and SS Man with Flags(stamp removed), also two Rachs cards of Knight with Swastika shield and Flagbearer respectively, six used of whichfour have been sent with 'Reichsparteitag' cancels, condition fine except as noted. (9)

1072 C A/A-

400



Ex Lot 1073Propaganda Postcards 1935 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rally group comprising three Hoffmann multi-colouredartist cards showing SA Trumpeter, Eagle & Swastika over Castle and SA Man Saluting (last with adhesion on back),mono-colour March of the Saxon Political Leaders to Nuremberg captioned 'Freiheit' by Seidel, Dresden unused, twostylised Rachs cards including Eagle captioned 'Deutsche Einheit, Deutsche Macht', Hitler portrait by Gärtner, twoNuremberg paintings by Serz and a range of town views by various publishers, ten sent with 'Reichsparteitag'cancels, condition generally fine except as noted. (16)

1073 C A/A-

400

Ex Lot 1074PROPAGANDA ISSUES: 1936 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rally group comprising Saxon Marching Party cardshowing route to Nuremberg, NSDAP Eagle on Column card and real-photo card of marchers (light bends) all threesent with 'MARSCHPOST/GAU SACHSEN' oval d/s, Hitler Saluting from Car by Intra-Verlag, NSDAP 'GauleitungThüringen' Standard (minor marks) and Knights at Eagle Column 'Festpostkarte' cards, Hitler-Youth March card, twoNuremberg views and a painting all but two used with 'Reichsparteitag' cancels, condition generally fine except asnoted. (10)

1074 C A/A-

400



Ex Lot 1075- 1936 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rally group of Hoffmann multi-coloured artist cards comprising Youth wavingFlag, SA Standard-Bearer, SS Drummers below Castle, Golden Eagle & Drums above Nuremberg, Eagle &'Deutschland Erwache' banner, Knight with Swastika Flag, Hitler with Golden Eagle, and Pioneer with Spade, allpostally used with 'Reichsparteitag' cancels except the first CTO only and the last sent with 'MARSCHPOST/GAUSACHSEN' oval d/s, a couple with minor blemishes on address side only but overall fine condition. (8)

1075 C A/A-

1,000

Ex Lot 1076PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS: 1937 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rally group comprising unused fold-out doublecard drawing of the buildings and grounds designed by Albert Speer including the Deutsches Stadion planned toaccommodate 310,000 viewers, an Old Town painting and two NSDAP 'Festpostkarte' types showing Eagle Statueheld aloft and Eagle & Flags all postally used with 'Reichsparteitag' cancels, three Hoffmann cards showing Eagleover Castle, SA Flagbearer and Eagle over Flags & Castle, also Hitler 6pf official Reichsparteitag views postal cardsset (8) with commemorative cancels, condition generally fine. (15)

1076 CPS A/A-

400



Ex Lot 1077- 1937 Nuremberg Reichsparteitag Rally group of Hoffmann multi-coloured artist cards comprising Soldiers withBattle Flags, Stadium at Night, SA Drummer, SA Youth with Flame and SS Soldiers with 'Deutschland Erwache'banners all unused, then Girl with Eagle, SA Flagbearer, Eagle over Castle, SA Pioneer with Spade, Eagle overStadium and SA Standard Bearer all with commemorative cancels including two postally used, a couple with minormarks but overall fine condition. (11)

1077 C A/A-

1,000

Ex Lot 1078- 1938 Austrian Anschluss group of multi-coloured paintings by Franz Röck published by Stocker-Verlag, Graz(numbered #2-10) all featuring Swastika flags comprising two overtly anti-Semitic images, the former showing Jews -one holding a cashbox - running away CTO with 6pf Sport tied 'STUTTGART/26.8.-4.9.38/Vi. Reichstagung derAuslandsdeutschen/STADT DER AUSLANDSDEUTSCHEN' commemorative d/s, the latter captioned 'Meckerer'[Complainers] showing a group of Jews in discussion unused, then the others showing locals with Swastika flags, thefirst with brown-shirted flagbearer and the others variously captioned Liberated Free People, God By Our Side, OnePeople One Reich, Liberated Youth, We Thank The Führer and Our Home Free, a few with minor marks on back butgenerally in very fine unused condition. (9)

1078 C A/A-

1,000



Ex Lot 1079- 1938 Nuremberg 'Reichsparteitag' Rally group comprising two NSDAP 'Festpostkarten' showing Eagle onColumn over Map and Freed Men with Flag Medallion, also Stylised Eagle & Map of 'Grossdeutschland', ReligiousEtching returned to Nuremberg, six City views including Aeroplane Fly-By real photo, then five Hoffmann artist cardsshowing Golden Eagle, Crowd Saluting, Nuremberg Grounds, Heraldic City Emblems and Youth Drumming, elevenincluding all of the last group postally used with 'Reichsparteitag' cancels, a couple with minor marks but overall finecondition. (15)

1079 C A/A-

800

Ex Lot 1080- 1938 Nuremberg 'Reichsparteitag' Rally group of Hoffmannartist cards comprising Farmer carrying Flag, Eagleon Column, SS Soldiers with Flags, Eagle over City, SA Troopers marching, Eagle over Stadium, NSDAPOrganisations Emblems, Golden Eagle, Crowd Saluting, Nuremberg Grounds, Heraldic City Emblems, YouthDrumming and Freed Men with Flag, all multi-coloured except the last black & white, nine postally used with'Reichsparteitag' cancels, a couple with tiny blemishes but overall very fine condition. (13)

1080 C A/A-

1,500



Ex Lot 1081- 1939 Nuremberg 'Reichsparteitag' Rally group of un-issued Hoffmann multi-coloured artist cards comprisingCastle with Map of 'Grossdeutschland', Map with City Standards, Golden Eagle & Castle, Nuremberg Grounds, Youthwith Flag, and Eagle with SA Trooper & SS Soldier, a couple with wallpaper backing starting to separate but overallgood condition. The 'Reichsparteitag of Peace' was scheduled for 01.09.39 but was cancelled at short notice due toGermany's attack on Poland the same day; these un-issued printer's samples were later found in complete sheetsbacked with scenic wallpaper rather than an address & message panel. (6)

1081 C A/A-

400

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