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Stock Book of Assorted WWII / Hitler Stamps - Brown Hardcover Stock Book. Good condition, a few dings. Popular throughout the 1920s-1940s. Writing inside the front cover indicates this is a WWII War Souvenir or Personal Artifact likely kept by an Allied soldier. The text reads: FROM S.S. GENERAL FLOSSA'S HOME, WAGGUM, GERMANY, MAY 7 - 45 C.P.D. (with a unique monogram or signature below). Waggum is a village right outside Braunschweig (Brunswick) home to the Braunschweig-Waggum Airfield and Oflag 79 a large German prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers. The date 07May1945 is the date Germany signed the surrender to the Allies ending the war in Europe celebrated as V-E Day on 08May. WR inside the front cover is an abbreviation for Wehrmacht-Rundfunk the Wehrmacht Broadcasting / Radio service. The S.S. likely means SIgnal Station or Sector Station such as Sende-Station or Signal-Stelle in German records. The contents of the book are a WWII era philatelic collection of historic stamps issued under the Third Reich. Highlights of the stamps include Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (territory created by Nazi Germany following the occupation of Czechoslovakia March1939); many of Hitler's profile; a mix of Third Reich issues and commemorative sets from mid 1930s through the wartime years; The Winter Relief Fund (Winterhilfswerk); Deutsches Reich (annual charity stamp sets issued to raise money for the Nazi winter welfare program, featuring scenic landscapes, historic towns, or traditional costumes)); profile of President Paul von Hindenburg (the Hitler profile gradually replaced these); and commemorative issues (Third Reich anniversaries, charity surcharges, and cultural figures); historical (Albertus University of Konigsberg, 12 + 18 Surcharge, cultural figure series such as 1942 Gerhart Hauptmann, Robert Koch, Hitler Definitive). Some are marked GROSSDEUTSCHES REICH (Greater German Reich) officially mandated for German postage starting 1944 making these among the final stamps issued by the regime before its collapse May1945. Other commemorative issues include 25 Years of German Airmail, Reich Labor Service Surtax Issue, Vienna Grand Prize Horse Race, Mother and Child Welfare Charity, and Salzburg Charity. ~6.25” long, ~4.25” wide, ~0.5” deep. Please see photos. Disclaimer: Due to the high quality of WWII German fakes, this item is sold as-is without warranty of authenticity.