Germany, Third Reich. A Signed and Dedicated Postcard of AH in Leonding

(AH Postkarte mit Unterschrift). A rare and extremely well-preserved signed postcard depicting AH on a visit to Leonding after the Anschluss in 1938, with the Führer depicted standing in a vehicle, wearing a greatcoat and visor cap, and with the belltower of St. Michael’s Church clearly visible in the background, with the top of the image overlaid by a handwritten inscription of “ZU BESUCH IN DER ALTEN HEIMAT” (“TO VISIT IN THE OLD HOMELAND”) followed by a signature, the reverse in unused postcard format, bearing a Hoffmann mark and stamp of the city of Leonding, measuring 90 mm (w) x 140 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

Footnote: AH was a resident of Leonding from 1898 until 1905, and his parents Alois and Klara, as well as younger brother Edmund, are buried in the city.