£300.00 - £500.00
A signed black and white portrait postcard bearing the original wartime signature in black ink of German politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal, Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering) (1893-1946).
As Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (air force) he personally signed the postcard and gave this to Sergeant George Franklin Booth (561012) of 107 Squadron who was one of, if not the first, British airman to be shot down in WW2 on 4th September 1939 whilst in hospital recovering from a broken leg at the Wilhelmshaven Naval Hospital. This postcard was given personally to Flying Officer Michael Booker post-war during a visit to his home in England.
Overall the postcard measures approx 14.2cm (h) x 9cm (w) while the signature measures approx 4.5cm (h) x 4cm (w), the postcard is in very good condition. The postcard is batch number 482 from Emil Köhn, Kunstverlag, Münich.
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