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ORIGINAL NAZI GERMAN BRAUNES HAUS MUNICH POSTCARDS
When the NSDAP quarters on Schellingstrasse 50 in Munich became too small for the growing Nazi Party, famous German industrialist Fritz Thyssen purchased Palais Barlow on the Briennerstraße (between the Karolinenplatz and the Königsplatz) in Munich from the widow of English industrialist Willy Barlow who had owned the stately building (built in 1828), since 1877. Thyssen paid 805,864 Marks and donated the large building to the NSDAP. Architect Paul Ludwig Troost oversaw major renovations and worked with architectural drawings supplied by Adolf Hitler. By 1931, the Reichsleitung der NSDAP had completely moved in. The official address of the Braunes Haus was Brienner Straße 45.
Until 1937, when construction of the huge Führerbau and Verwaltungsbau on the Arcisstrasse (around the corner) was finished, the Braunes Haus was the home of the leadership of the SA, the Reichspressestelle, and high ranking party officials such as Hitler, Rudolf Hess and Hans Frank. It was the official office of the staff of the Stellvertreter des Führers, the Deputy Führer. The Braunes Haus is also the building where the Blutfahne (Nazi Blood Flag) was stored.
The building was damaged during an Allied air raid on the night of 2 - 3 October 1943. Only two walls were left after it got hit again during an Allied air raid the night of 7 January 1945. It was torn down in 1947 and the lot remained empty for decades. Plans for a National Socialist documentation center (NS-Dokumentationszentrum) were passed by miscellaneous local and federal government agencies, but Munich city funds and Bavarian state funds have not been made available, so the plans were shelved.
Until 1937, when construction of the huge Führerbau and Verwaltungsbau on the Arcisstrasse (around the corner) was finished, the Braunes Haus was the home of the leadership of the SA, the Reichspressestelle, and high ranking party officials such as Hitler, Rudolf Hess and Hans Frank. It was the official office of the staff of the Stellvertreter des Führers, the Deputy Führer. The Braunes Haus is also the building where the Blutfahne (Nazi Blood Flag) was stored.
The building was damaged during an Allied air raid on the night of 2 - 3 October 1943. Only two walls were left after it got hit again during an Allied air raid the night of 7 January 1945. It was torn down in 1947 and the lot remained empty for decades. Plans for a National Socialist documentation center (NS-Dokumentationszentrum) were passed by miscellaneous local and federal government agencies, but Munich city funds and Bavarian state funds have not been made available, so the plans were shelved.
Lot 500 - shown left is an original Third Reich color postcard that measures 105 x 148 mm. It was produced by Photo-Hoffmann of Munich and it was their catalog number 184. It shows the NSDAP Braunes Haus from the outside and this card has a purple swastika stamp on the back showing it was actually at the Braunes Haus during the Third Reich!
ORIGINAL NAZI ERA NSDAP BRAUNES HAUS POSTCARDS |
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THIRD REICH POSTAL MATERIAL, period. |
The card was never mailed and has a blank back, except for the rare and historic purple rubber stamp. Very good used condition.
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Lot 502 - shown left is an original Third Reich photographic postcard that measures 92 x 141 mm. On this Nazi era PC the Braunes Haus is photographed through the front gate of the building across the square.
A handwritten message is on th eback, but the card was never addressed or mailed. The upper and lower right hand corners are cracked (but not all the way folded over). Used condition.
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A handwritten message is on th eback, but the card was never addressed or mailed. The upper and lower right hand corners are cracked (but not all the way folded over). Used condition.
$19.00 delivered by 1st Class Mail in the USA. We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost. Please inquire.
Lot 504 - shown right is an original Third Reich Fotokarte that measures 91 x 141 mm. It shows the Braunes Haus in the background, behind the Nazi Honor Temples and the Führerbau (left) in Munich. This Nazi postcard was mailed to Milan by Italian tourists visiting Munich on 8 August 1937. The München Hauptstadt der Bewegung cancelation has a swastika below the date. Very good used condition.
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$22.00 delivered by 1st Class Mail in the USA. We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost. Please inquire.
