בידספיריט | Adolf Hitler Propaganda Postcard

Adolf Hitler Propaganda Postcard - A printed postcard reproducing a drawing by Hofrat K. J. Boehringer, published by Franz Hanfstaengl, Muenchen, showing three portrait busts identified by facsimile signatures as ”Adolf Hitler, ” ”von Hindenburg, ” and ”Hermann Goering.” The reverse carries printed text noting the composite image was also issued in larger sheet sizes of 37x50 cm and 43x55 cm, along with the publisher's reference number P.K. 493 and a printed price of -.15. Such composite portrait cards were produced during the 1930s to promote the political alignment between the aging President Hindenburg and the National Socialist leadership, pairing established state authority with the newer movement's figures for public consumption. Paul von Hindenburg, First World War field marshal and German President from 1925, appointed Adolf Hitler Chancellor in January 1933; Hermann Goering, a founding NSDAP figure and Luftwaffe chief, held senior posts including Reichstag President and Minister-President of Prussia. Composite portrait postcards pairing Hindenburg with Hitler and Goering were distributed in the mid-1930s as propaganda emphasising continuity between the old conservative establishment and the new National Socialist government, reassuring the public of a lawful transfer of authority following the Machtergreifung. The Munich publisher Franz Hanfstaengl was a long-established fine art and portrait photography firm that produced numerous such state and Party imagery items during the Third Reich era.