Otto Skorzeny death-letters

[foy1944]

hi guys ,
a college at work found these two documents in a pile of paper that was intended for recicling . he gave them to me .
it are two diffirent death-letters from Skorzeny ?!
the one with the black rim is very suspicious because the paper is very thin and bright white (looks like modern copy-paper) ,the black printed writing is also not "clear and sharp"
the seccond one is very thick paper (like a real death-letter these days) and looks a lot older ,the printing is clear and nice...
what are your oppinions and what is the vallue if it is a real one (i want to sell it because i don't collect these)
thank you ,best regards ,
Jo.

[Tom B]

One on the Estand

One with the black boarder sold on the Estand about 2 weeks ago for 20 Euros. I've seen several of these for sale just in the last couple months. I'd sure like to know if they are original or not ?

[foy1944]

i realy don't think the black rimmed ones are original ,it "feels" not good in the hand if you know what i mean !
the other one is very diffirent imo...

[Tom B]

Source ?

Foy1944, Hello ! I sure wish we could find if they are original. I'd like to have one. I'll see what I can find out from a few sources. Please let me know if you get any further info. Thanks, Tom

[Arran]

I've got one somewhere that I've had over 20 years- I'll dig it up to see if it has the black border or not...

[foy1944]

thank you !!

[alexanderautogr]

Death announcements were almost invariably printed on heavier stock. Additionally, the type font on each is slightly different. If the black-bordered example is on very flimsy, copy-type paper, it's probably no good.