German Propaganda Leaflets ?????

[birdie]

Hi guys, I want to put these on the estand as a group. What would be fair to ask? Thanks Notice the happy allies and their jolly German guard!

[birdie]

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[johninhb]

Just a thought...but I would try to sell them on eBay, as single auctions for each leaflet. I think you would get better money for them with the larger network of potential WWII German paper buyers.

I'd start with an opening bid of $9.95 each, and see where it goes. Be sure and run it for the full 7 days. Try to have them end around 9 PM on Sunday, eastern time. For some reason, east coast buyers bid higher, and Sunday evening has been proven as the best day to have an eBay auction end.

In your listing, do not use the words Nazi, propaganda...or even 3rd Reich.
I would call them WWII German surrender leaflets for the safest bet.

I offer this advice as a fellow paper collector. Paper doesn't seem to sell very well on W-A. There's a much larger following for medals, cloth, and daggers here.

Still luv W-A very much this is an awesome site, but you did ask for advice

John

[racheleh]

All the flugblätter I have I bought off ebay.de
They had a price between €3 to €12 per pamflet, depending on how rare it is.
Check out ebay and search for flugblatter and see what the prices do so you can set a starting price.

[Strider]

The German leaflets dropped on Allied troops sell better than most other propaganda leaflets. These should go for anything between $20-$60 each on eBay (US). The ones you illustrate are more likely to sell at the lower end of the estimate. It seems the soft-porn leaflets sell for the most money!

If you're seriously interested in aerial propaganda leaflets then you should think about joining the PsyWar Society (http://www.psywarsoc.org/). The Society publishes a quarterly magazine, called the Falling Leaf (edited by myself) and also have quarterly postal auctions of leaflets. This would be a good place to auction your leaflets.

Also check out my personal website:
www.psywar.org

Lee



PS There is a nice little about propaganda leaflets in the current edition (August 2006) of America in WWII magazine.