{"product_id":"1934-german-konditor-employment-certificate-rlb-luftschutz-propaganda-envelope-original","title":"1934 German Konditor Employment Certificate \u0026 RLB Luftschutz Propaganda Envelope-Original","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1934 German employment and apprenticeship reference certificate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e issued in Schwandorf, Bavaria, accompanied by its original period mailing envelope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe handwritten document is dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 5, 1934\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and concerns \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorg Lisl\/Lissl of Schwandorf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It was written and signed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJosef Dobler, Konditormeister\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Master Confectioner\/Pastry Chef), and relates to the recipient’s training and employment in the German \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKonditorhandwerk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or confectionery and pastry-making trade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe certificate records approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree years of apprenticeship\/training\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and provides a favorable assessment of the young man’s work, abilities, conduct and development within the trade. It closes with a strong recommendation from his master.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf particular historical interest is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal envelope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which remains with the document and bears the period German postal propaganda slogan:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Luftschutz ist nationale Pflicht – Werdet Mitglied im Reichsluftschutzbund.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Air-raid protection is a national duty – Become a member of the Reich Air Protection League.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReichsluftschutzbund (RLB)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was Germany’s national civil air-defense organization during the Third Reich period. The propaganda slogan on this ordinary civilian piece of correspondence provides an excellent example of the increasing presence of air-defense messaging in everyday German life during the early years of the regime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Germany; Schwandorf, Bavaria; dated January 5, 1934; handwritten employment\/reference certificate; confectionery\/pastry trade; signed by a Konditormeister; original matching mailing envelope; RLB\/Luftschutz postal propaganda slogan; early Third Reich period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original used condition with expected age and handling wear. The document has original mailing folds, light staining\/foxing, age toning and some fading to the handwriting. The envelope shows heavier wear, including creases, staining, edge damage and loss around the postage-stamp area. Please review photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description. No attempt has been made to clean or restore the pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an appealing original grouping for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThird Reich civilian history, German occupational documents, Reichsluftschutzbund material, postal history, Bavarian history, or pre-WWII ephemera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43460236771405,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/C356D0E0-411A-4E8F-8CC1-17438FFEC627.jpg?v=1786467603","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/1934-german-konditor-employment-certificate-rlb-luftschutz-propaganda-envelope-original","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}