[Below: This is a silk... a silk something, I'm not really sure what this was used for, but it sure is neat.]
[Below: This strange thing is a large card. On the inside it says Upper Silesia 1921. Upper Silesia was stolen from Germany after the Versailles Treaty following World War One. The card, in English, shows Allied soldiers sitting under a road sign, one pointing to Germany, showing industry, with a well-dressed man with his hat out, while the other, pointing to Poland, has a caricature of a Jew with his hand out and a primitive village behind him. This card was obviously for English speakers, but who exactly I do not know. It is very interesting.]
[Below: Inside of card.]
[Below: Inside of card.]
[Below: Reverse of card.]
[Below: This is incredible to see this! For years I've seen the stamp this is based on and now to see the original art is very neat. This is a trial presentation and is extremely rare. This is made from a very thin cloth-like paper. As you can see these sheets are water damaged, but when dealing with something so rare it isn't really much of an issue.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: Reverse.]
[Below: This postcard was postmarked on September 7, 1938 to New York City, from Berlin.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: From left to right - trial copy, engraved postage stamp, printed postcard stamp.]
[Below: Red version.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: Reverse.]
[Below: Envelope showing the design, postmarked in Graz, on Adolf Hitler's birthday, April 20, 1938. Graz is the second largest city in Austria.]
[Below: Close-up.]
[Below: Airmail postcard showing stamp design. It says:
'Deutsche Sammler - Gemainschaft der NS.-Gemeinschaft "Kraft durch freude" Werebeschau Freital /29. Mai 1938'
(German collectors - Community of the NS-Community "Strength Through Joy" Trade Show Freital / May 29, 1938).
Freital is a town in Saxony, near Dresden.]
[Below: From left to right - trial copy, engraved postage stamp, printed postcard stamp.]
[Below: This little pocket book is called 'Sturm=und Kampf=Lieder für Front und Heimat' (Storm and Battle Songs for the Front and Home). It has 126 pages of various songs. Click to see within!]
[Below: Front and reverse. This tiny book is called 'Wehrmacht Merkbuch 1945' (Wehrmacht Handbook 1945) published by 'Herausgegeben vom NS-Führungsstab der Wehrmacht' (Published by the NS Leadership Staff of the Wehrmacht). The reverse of the book reminds soldiers 'Schweigt und warnt jeden der schwatzt: pst!' (Be silent and warn everyone who chatters: shh!). This is a really neat book and tiny! It would fit in the palm of your hand. It was difficult to scan since the pages don't open wide, so I did my best to give you an idea of the material within. This book has a little bit of everything; a day planner, calendars, facts and information of all kinds. Click the image to see a lot more.]
[Below: A random page within. Click to see within!]
[Below: A random page within. Click to see within!]
[Below: A random page within. Click to see within!]
[Below: Front and reverse. This pocket book is from 1937 published by 'P. und B. Abele'. This is extremely high quality, with a soft leather cover, gilt numbers, color pages, non-acid paper and stitched pages. Click the image to see a lot more.]
[Below: A random page within. Click to see within!]
[Below: Translation of the above. 'Destroyer of the Company'! Hahaha, beware of Google automatic translator. This really means 'Representative' not 'Destroyer'. Click to see within!]
[Below: A random page within. Click to see within!]
[Below: A random page within. Click to see within!]
[Below: A random page within. Click to see within!]
[Below: Below are a selection of rare DAF newspapers, entitled 'Eisen und Metall - Fachliches Schulungsblatt der Deutschen Arbeitsfront' (Iron and Metal - Professional Training Sheet of the German Labor Front), November 1939.]
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[Below: Page within - poster close-up.]
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[Below: February 1940.]
[Below: Page within - this shows small glass WHW donation pendants.]
[Below: Here are the glass WHW donation pendants pictured above! Isn't it cool to see a modern picture of these? Luckily I had a complete collection of them. The ones pictured above are inverted, for whatever reason. The etching job for something mass produced and released in 1940 is very good. These are about the size of an American quarter, or about one inch. I believe when these were released they were actually painted, but very few survive with their paint intact.]
[Below: Here are three examples of the above with their paint semi-intact. The colors of these lizards are spectacular! I love the shading from pinkish to black on the left one and the spots on the other. Very neat.]
[Below: Page within.]
[Below: Page within.]
[Below: March 1940.]
[Below: March 1940.]
[Below: May 1940.]
[Below: Page within.]
[Below: June 1940.]
[Below: Page within.]
[Below: August 1940.]
[Below: December 1940.]
[Below: January 1941.]
[Below: An important book on understanding the 1938 'Sudetenland Crisis', entitled 'Von der SDP zur NSDAP - Ein dokumentarischer Bildbericht' (From the SDP to the NSDAP - A Documentary Pictorial Report), 120pgs, (c)1939. The initials 'SDP' stand for the 'Sudetendeutsche Partei' (The Sudeten German Party), created by the tireless National Socialist fighter Konrad Henlein. Click to see inside.]
[Below: Konrad Henlein, hero to his people and loyal to the last, killed himself just four days after his 47th birthday (May 6, 1898 – May 10, 1945), robbing his vile enemies of their sadistic pleasure.]
[Below: Page within.]
[Below: Page within - German.]
[Below: Page within - English translation.]
