A collection of 11 cards from the series Adolf Hitler, Und Sein Weg zu Grossdeutschland - Adolf Hitler and his Way to Great Germany - including the rare card in the series, Adolf Hitler's father (No. 8). Austria, 1930s. Cards with photographs of Adolf Hitler and the rise of the Nazi Party from the series of cards distributed in TABAKWERKE cigarette packs in the 1930s. The cards were sold in packs in tobacco shops for 1 Reichsmark. Attached: an empty cigarette box (opened) of the company AUSTRIA TABAKWERKE A.G.
Cards:
No. 8: Adolf Hitler's father
No. 15: Façade of the elementary school where Hitler studied in Fischlham (Upper Danube)
No. 70: Germany's Day at the Nuremberg Convention September 1-2, 1923
No. 79: Crowds gathered at the second Nazi Party rally in Weimar 1926
No. 130: Declaration of German military regime
in Vienna 1934
No. 177: German soldiers take over a town
No. 209: German soldiers in Salzburg 1938
No. 263: German soldiers in Cologne
No. 258: Nazi Party Conference in Moravia
No. 265: The Führer's visit to Italy 1938
No. 299: Adolf Hitler on the command deck of the ship "Deutschland"
In order to present a semblance of protecting the health and so-called "racial purity" of German society, the Nazi regime led public campaigns against tobacco and alcohol use. But despite these campaigns, the Nazi authorities also used the popularity of cigarette smoking to spread propaganda. In the 1920s, illustrated cards were included in cigarette packs—so-called cigarette cards—became popular collectibles and often carried political themes.
The series before us "Adolf Hitler and His Way to Greater Germany", featured photographs related to Hitler himself and the Nazi party, less to the personalities of his deputies. Several series of Nazi propaganda cards are known to have been distributed in packs of cigarettes. In 1933, the Jasmatzi cigarette factory in Dresden, Germany, published a series of cards entitled "The Struggle for the Third Reich". Pictures of Hitler speaking, scenes from various parades and parades, and illustrations of Hitler on the top of a mountain in Bavaria. In addition to "The Struggle for the Third Reich", several other series of cigarette cards were produced in Nazi Germany. In 1936, cigarette companies published a series of cards devoted to Hitler's biography, from his birth in 1899 until his appointment as chancellor in 1933. Another series included photographs and brief biographies of senior members of the Third Reich, and more.
Size: 6x5 cm. Very good condition.
