Original German WWII NSDAP Adolf H - Pictures of the Life of Der Führer Cigarette Card Album - All Cards Present

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a rare example of an early hardcover NSDAP "Cigarette Card Album", titled Adolf Hi***r: Bilder aus dem Leben des Führer (Pictures from the life of the leader). These were produced as propaganda, meant to popularize the NSDAP version of the life of "Der Führer" after they successfully took over power in 1933. These were purchased without the included pictures, which were then received along with packs of cigarettes. This served the dual purpose of helping to stiffen the packaging, as well as being collectible items. This example is a very early edition 1.-100. Tausend (1-100 Thousand), printed in approximately 1936 by Cigaretten=Bilderdienst (Cigarette Picture Service) of Altona-Bahrenfeld, with a copyright date of 1936. We have seen a few of these before, but never one with such an early print number.

It is approximately 133 pages long, hardcover, and features a huge number of glued in pictures, as well as some very impressive portraits of the top level NSDAP leadership during the early days. It measures approximately 9 3/4"W x 12 3/8"H x 3/4", and is offered in good condition. This is one of many collectible books released after the NSDAP rise to power in 1933, and is both a collector's book as well as a history book.

As far as we can tell, the album is complete, with all photograph cards still present. However, the book was definitely exposed to moisture at some point, though it does not look like it was totally immersed. It is deformed and shows some water staining around the edges, however there is no rot or other damage like that. The photo cards are still shiny, and the pages are not stuck together. The moisture also caused some cards to lose adhesion on the corners, so the rear of the cards can still be read on some pages.

A great piece of WWII early NSDAP memorabilia and propaganda, ready to research and display!