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Auction: 13050 - Postal History and Historical documents
Lot: 2107

Historical Documents
1938 (10 June) typewritten letter on National Socialist German Workers Party letterhead with The Assistant to the Fuhrer, signed "R. Hess" (Rudolf Hess). The letter notes that Dr. Ernst Oppermann to relinquish his posts so he can concentrate exclusively in his post as head of the hospital in Lubbecke. The letter with two punch holes at left and rather tatty around edges. Photo

Rudolf Hess was deputy leader of the Nazi Party under Adolph Hitler. He flew to Britain during the was, supposedly to surrender, and was imprisoned for the rest of his life. After the Nuremberg trials he was sent to Spandau Prison where he became the only high ranking Nazi prisoner, guarded in turn by the three powers, until his death in 1987

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Estimate
£500 to £600