Item Description
Original Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice Pre-WWII Die Deutsche Wehrmacht (The German Armed Forces) softcover "cigarette card" album collectors book. It is 64 pages long, and has 270 cigarette card pictures mounted to the pages. Dating from 1936, these books were originally purchased empty and customers would get a photograph with every purchase of a pack of cigarettes. These served the dual purpose of helping to stiffen the packaging, as well as being collectible items. This wonderful example contains EVERY photo, yes, none are missing! The original owner apparently smoked like a chimney.
The photos are fully colored and detailed making the finished product, with the complete set of 270 photos, very impressive. Even the flak gun image on the front is raised and embossed. The pages contain large amounts of information regarding the German Armed forces of the early NSDAP period, with color plates showing insignia, pages of text, and the pages filled with the cards and descriptive captions.
The cover shows wear and minor damage to the lower right corner but the interior pages are well preserved. One will encounter these books on the market but this is the only one we've ever seen with all 270 photos, a feat that would have been rare during the war too! The book measures roughly 10½ x 13” and has some material loss on the cover. Comes ready for further research and display.
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- Due to legal restrictions this item cannot be shipped to Australia, France or Germany. This is not a comprehensive list and other countries may be added in the future.
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