(C) Mourning the Ancient

[Above: Germany. 1941/1944, by Prof. R. Klein.]

[Above: A sheet of stamps (with propaganda labels) before being made into pages of stamp booklets. Click to enlarge.]

[Above: Germany. January 29, 1944, by G. Klein. This stamp celebrates the eleventh year of Adolf Hitler's rise to power.]

[Above: Sheet of the above.]

[Above: Germany. 1942/1944, by Prof. W. Dachauer.]

[Above: Germany. This 1938 postage stamp celebrates Adolf Hitler's 49th birthday.]

[Above: Strength through Joy postcard with above stamp]

[Above: Like that above, but with an airmail stamp]

[Above: Germany. This 1939 postage stamp celebrates Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday.]

[Above: Germany. This 1941 postage stamp (and cancel) celebrates Adolf Hitler's 52rd birthday.]

[Above: Germany. This 1942 postage stamp celebrates Adolf Hitler's 53rd birthday.]

[Above: Germany. This 1943 postage stamp celebrates Adolf Hitler's 54th birthday.]

[Above: An example of the above stamp on an envelope.]

[Above: 6+14 sheet. Click to enlarge.]

[Above: 8+22 sheet. Click to enlarge.]

[Above: 12+38 sheet. Click to enlarge.]

[Above: Germany. This 1944 postage stamp celebrates Adolf Hitler's 55th birthday.]

[Above: Partial sheet]

[Above: Germany. 1939, labor day, Hitler at the Rostrum.]

[Above: An example of a variation of the above stamp on an envelope. Note that this variety is missing the text of the one above.]

[Above: Germany. This block of stamps are from a souvenir sheet from 1937.]

[Above: These are unused essays or trials of the stamp design above.]

[Above: Germany. 1941, Hitler and Mussolini, German-Italian fraternity in arms.]

[Above: Italy produced a set of stamps honoring the alliance between Germany and Italy.]

[Above: Italy also released stamps for their colonies in Africa with the images of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.]

[Above: Poland/General Government. 1941.]

[Above: Poland/General Government.]

[Above: Poland/General Government. This stamp celebrates the 55th birthday of Adolf Hitler. 1944.]

[Above: Strips of three taken from the middle of sheets]

[Above: German Bohemia und Moravia stamps.]

[Above: As above, used on envelope.]

[Above: German Bohemia und Moravia stamps from 1942.]

[Above: Here is a very interesting cut-out of two postage stamps from German Bohemia und Moravia. The stamp on the right is an authentic stamp... but the one on the left... it's a fantasy! This was made recently in Asia. The cancels look very authentic, which is kinda scary for collectors. Nonetheless it is interesting!]

[Above: German Bohemia und Moravia, 30+20.]

[Above: German Bohemia und Moravia, 60+40.]

[Above: German Bohemia und Moravia, 1.20+80.]

[Above: German Bohemia und Moravia, 2.50+1.50.]

[Above: German Bohemia und Moravia.]

[Above: 'Ukraine' overprinted Hitler stamps, issued July 1, 1943.]

[Above: This is a vignette or propaganda stamp from Germany. It is not regular postage, but a private printing.]

[Above: Another vignette or propaganda stamp from Germany. 'Spende' means 'donation'.]

[Above: A pair of vignettes of Adolf Hitler.]

[Above: A pair of vignettes of Adolf Hitler. The one on the left says 'Our Hope']

[Above: A clearer shot of the above stamp]

Below are engravings of the above stamps for a stamp album from the 1950s. Some are pretty good and some are dismal...

Okay, it's not Adolf Hitler, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless. It looks like she is wearing corpse paint.

The original -- a beautiful work of art...