Description
Early on before World War II broke out, Adolf Hitler signed his name on thousands of documents, postcards, autographs, books, etc. After the war started he seldom signed anything except for extremely important documents such as Knight’s Cross awards, high promotions, and personal letters to friends and colleagues. Hitler’s signatures on common documents were either auto penned, or printed along with the rest of the document. We often seen Hitler’s signature in blue print (looking like ink) while the rest of the document is printed in black print—these are often taken as being authentic signatures. While these documents are certainly authentic, the Führer did not sign these by his own hand. That is why to find an authentic signature of Hitler’s is seldom accomplished…
This example is an early Hoffmann photograph German post card that was mailed on April 10th, 1938. The front shows the Führer portrait taken by famous photographer Heinrich Hoffmann with the signature of Adolf Hitler underneath. This signature was done in black fountain pen and is perfect in every way. This post card measures 6 x 4 ¼ inches which is perfect to have it professionally framed and displayed if one would want to go this route, though the small frame it is already in displays wonderfully. I have had quite a few original autographs I have found over the years, typically on photographs, documents, and other large images they are rough and just do not display or stand out well, this is one of the nicest examples due to overall quality. A very rare and sought after piece missing from some of the best collection displays out there!
