Bidspirit auction | Real-Photo Postcard ”Haus Wachenfeld, Obersalzberg”

Real-Photo Postcard ”Haus Wachenfeld, Obersalzberg” - A real-photo postcard captioned ”Haus Wachenfeld, Obersalzberg (1000 m), ” showing an exterior view of the alpine residence with its distinctive overhanging roof, stone retaining wall, and terraced balcony set into the hillside. The reverse carries the printed credit ”Ermisch-Postkarte Nr. 759, Otto Beer phot.” and ”Verlag von Karl Ermisch, Berchtesgaden, ” along with a handwritten message in ink, a postmark reading ”Unna, ” and a postage stamp box. It is addressed to a family in Friedrichroda, Thueringen. Haus Wachenfeld was the name of the alpine house on the Obersalzberg before its later expansion and renaming as the Berghof; period postcards of the site were widely produced and sold as tourist and souvenir items during the 1930s. Haus Wachenfeld was the modest chalet Adolf Hitler first rented and later purchased on the Obersalzberg above Berchtesgaden, acquired with proceeds from his book sales in the 1920s. Following his rise to power it was progressively enlarged and remodeled, eventually becoming the sprawling Berghof by 1936, the alpine seat of his regime and a frequent backdrop for propaganda imagery and state visits. Postcards such as this one were mass-produced commercial souvenirs sold to tourists and pilgrims visiting the area, reflecting the site's promotion as a place of interest under the Nazi state, predating the later, better-known Berghof views.