{"product_id":"1936-german-sammelwerk-nr-15-adolf-hitler-cigarette-album-photo-bild-nr-141-gruppe-67-hitler-w-kriegsmarine-sailors","title":"1936 German “Sammelwerk Nr.15-“Adolf Hitler” Cigarette Album Photo-Bild. Nr. 141 Gruppe 67-Hitler w\/ Kriegsmarine Sailors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal period German collectible photographic print from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSammelwerk Nr. 15, “Adolf Hitler,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e issued by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCigaretten-Bilderdienst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during the Third Reich era. The image is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBild Nr. 141, Gruppe 67\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Der Führer inmitten seiner blauen Jungen”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“The Führer among his boys in blue”). The German Digital Library identifies this exact image as dating to approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1934\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the collectible series published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1936\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe photograph shows Adolf Hitler wearing a leather overcoat and binoculars while surrounded by a large group of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerman naval personnel (Kriegsmarine sailors)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The sailors wear the characteristic dark naval uniforms and caps, several with visible cap tallies. This is not a privately taken snapshot but a period black-and-white printed photograph based on an official image by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeinrich Hoffmann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Hitler’s principal photographer and Reich picture reporter. The German archival record specifically attributes the photograph and editing to Hoffmann and lists the NSDAP as publisher.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse is particularly useful for authentication and identification. It is printed:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSammelwerk Nr. 15\u003cbr\u003e Adolf Hitler\u003cbr\u003e Bild Nr. 141 — Gruppe 67\u003cbr\u003e “Der Führer inmitten seiner blauen Jungen”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe remaining German text explains the production of the six picture groups numbered 62–67 and credits Heinrich Hoffmann with the selection and artistic editing of the photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese images were produced as part of the German \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSammelwerk collectible-picture system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, commonly described today as cigarette album or cigarette-card photographs. Collectors obtained individual images and assembled them into designated albums. Surviving loose examples are collected today as original Third Reich photographic ephemera.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour example appears \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003every nice overall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from the photographs. The image remains sharp with strong contrast, the borders appear substantially intact, and the reverse printing is exceptionally clear. I see normal age toning and minor handling\/edge wear but no obvious major tears or serious losses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43392792559693,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/C522240F-4239-46CB-9867-CB03CE25E9E3.jpg?v=1786197568","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/1936-german-sammelwerk-nr-15-adolf-hitler-cigarette-album-photo-bild-nr-141-gruppe-67-hitler-w-kriegsmarine-sailors","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}