Description: OFFERING A 1915 PORTRAIT POSTCARD SHOWING PAUL von HINDENBURG (10/2/1847--8/2/1934) A GENERAL & STATESMAN IN WORLD WAR I AND LATER PRESIDENT OF GERMANY (1925--1934) DURING THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC SEE VIEWS ABOVE TITLED AT THE FRONT LOWER FRONT CENTER "HINDENBURG" "OSTPREUSSENS BEFRIEIER" (East Prussian Liberator) HE LIBERATED EAST PRUSSIA IN 1915 SO GUESS ON AGE OF THIS CARD 1915 PUBLISHED BY ROTOPHOT, BERLIN WITH AN EARLY MARK "P H" INSIDE A LARGE "R" INSIDE A CIRCLE AT THE FRONT LOWER RIGHT CORNER (Heinrich Ross) WITH THE NUMBER "3" BELOW THE LOGO THE LAST VIEW IS A RED VARIATION SHOWING WHAT THIS MARK LOOKS LIKE THIS RED MARK IS NOT ON THIS CARD(just showing it for a comparison) ROTOPHOT WAS IN BUSINESS IN BERLIN FROM 1901 ON THIS IS A PORTRAIT OF HINDENBURG BY AN UNKNOWN ARTIST HINDENBURG PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN 1933 IN APPOINTING ADOLF HITLER, UNDER PRESSURE FROM HIS ADVISORS, AS CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY WHEN HINDENBURG DIED IN 1934, HITLER TOOK POWER FAINTLY DIVIDED BACK STAMP BOX IS A TRIANGLE WITH A CIRCLE CENTER WITH RAYS COMING OFF IT AND THE INITIALS "N B C" AT THE 3 CORNERS "N B C" STANDS FOR "NEUE BROMSILBER CONVENTION" AND IS A PHOTOGRAPHIC BACKING with STAMP BOX THIS IS AN EARLY STAMP BOX WITH UNKNOWN DATES OF USE (well, now we know it was used in 1915!) SIZE about 5 3/8" HIGH x 3 3/8" WIDE NEAR FINE VINTAGE CONDITION SLIGHT DIRTINESS AT THE LOWER EDGE QUITE RARE AND EARLY BID NOW! BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END BY PAY PAL FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE SHIPPING!
Price: 35 USD
Location: Hanover, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-28T19:41:32.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Unknown
War/Conflict: WWI
Publisher: Rotophot, Berlin
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Rotophot
Modified Item: No
Military Era: c1915 East Prussia Liberation
Subject: Paul von Hindenburg
Type: Printed
Continent: Europe
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
Branch of Military: German Military
Theme: Militaria
Region: Germany
Country: Germany
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Postage Condition: Unposted