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    SS Christmas book ?? 1944-45

    Hi all,

    just found this book, anybody able to tell me more about it ??

    Thanks, Jens
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        1942, 1943 AND 1944 SS AND POLICE CHRISTMAS BOOKS
        PUBLISHED BY THE REICHSFÜHRER-SS, SS-HAUPTAMT
        IN BERLIN FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES OF SS MEN

        I wouldn't mind it if you want to move it on

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          Originally posted by Totenhead View Post
          1942, 1943 AND 1944 SS AND POLICE CHRISTMAS BOOKS
          PUBLISHED BY THE REICHSFÜHRER-SS, SS-HAUPTAMT
          IN BERLIN FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES OF SS MEN

          I wouldn't mind it if you want to move it on
          summed it up perfectly.

          if you know what to look for...you can find what is called on WAF the "cultural" side inside it.

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            #6
            Yes, as written before, a Christmas book.
            This one is missing in my collection.
            Kind regards
            Uli

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              #7
              Hi,

              i already posted some infos on another topic if i'm right.
              1942-1943 (german)
              1943-1944 (german, dutch)
              1944-1945 (german, norvegian)
              Xmas books exist in german, dutch, norvegian and it is also said in french (depending of the years, confirmed issues listed).
              DNSAP (danish NSDAP ^_^) Xmas books from 30's up to the end of the war also exist, those ones are even more gorgeous and are full of SS material (war issues).

              German issues may ( i'm pretty sure we spotted that in the past) exist in some variants, with different pages (like "Sieg Der Waffen") and different printings (some are N&B, other N&B + color).
              I'm sorry Loïc and I didn't had the time to full review the dozen of issues we have... We will have to work that subject in the future...

              Some local SS/party leaders added special inserts in some issues they offered.

              Depending on the condition, you can find them from... 1 Euro up to 100 Euros.
              You must be really careful, because many are "cleaned" of Hitler picture and Himmler speech in the first page. The binding is commonly damaged.

              See You

              Vince

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                #8
                Vince-Inserts? ...yes, indeed.

                To all:

                price...seen one linger for ever at 50 bucks... but it sold eventually.seen another that is on a site for years now and wont sell due to overpricing.

                I think it is obvious to the watchful collector that there is a finite market for SS "cultural" type books and magazines.

                As such, if it is not super rare- a seller cant sell at an exorbitant price as only a few people even want them-as opposed to SS daggers, SS tabs, etc..
                Last edited by Michael Fay; 08-27-2013, 06:39 PM. Reason: mistake

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                  #9
                  Hi,

                  i will add that a Xmas book is very good - excellent condition is really a nice pice to have, so you can pay a bit more for it.

                  Michael you are right, Zvab and many other websites are full of expensive originals, some of which are in average condition...

                  I like the 1944-1945 design a lot.
                  We will try to post some pictures in the next days...

                  I'm pretty sure that 1943-1944 and 1944-1945 german issues were printed to - at least - 100000 copies (to compare late war german SS-Leithefte were printed like that). We are Lucky that only a few pages are "SS related", many people kept them.

                  See You

                  Vince

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                    Originally posted by FrenchVolunteer View Post
                    Hi,

                    i already posted some infos on another topic if i'm right.
                    1942-1943 (german)
                    1943-1944 (german, dutch)
                    1944-1945 (german, norvegian)
                    Xmas books exist in german, dutch, norvegian and it is also said in french (depending of the years, confirmed issues listed).
                    DNSAP (danish NSDAP ^_^) Xmas books from 30's up to the end of the war also exist, those ones are even more gorgeous and are full of SS material (war issues).

                    German issues may ( i'm pretty sure we spotted that in the past) exist in some variants, with different pages (like "Sieg Der Waffen") and different printings (some are N&B, other N&B + color).
                    I'm sorry Loïc and I didn't had the time to full review the dozen of issues we have... We will have to work that subject in the future...

                    Some local SS/party leaders added special inserts in some issues they offered.

                    Depending on the condition, you can find them from... 1 Euro up to 100 Euros.
                    You must be really careful, because many are "cleaned" of Hitler picture and Himmler speech in the first page. The binding is commonly damaged.

                    See You

                    Vince
                    Why were the Himmler speech and Hitler picture removed? Was this a post war occurrence?

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                      Hi,

                      yes, i already saw this kind of post-war surgery that in other NS or SS war issues. Usually this is only one page that is missing, so you have to check carefully...

                      See You

                      Vince

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by FrenchVolunteer View Post
                        Hi,

                        yes, i already saw this kind of post-war surgery that in other NS or SS war issues. Usually this is only one page that is missing, so you have to check carefully...

                        See You

                        Vince
                        Thanks Vince, my question really is, why was it done ??.....

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                          #13
                          Hi,

                          in all the items i saw, the content was usually not very "graphic" (no SS / NS pictures). So i think that the guys after the war cut the Hitler/Himmler pictures to keep the books.
                          The Xmas books are clearly "suitable for everyone" without the NS/SS related pictures at the start.

                          See You

                          Vince

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by FrenchVolunteer View Post
                            Hi,

                            in all the items i saw, the content was usually not very "graphic" (no SS / NS pictures). So i think that the guys after the war cut the Hitler/Himmler pictures to keep the books.
                            The Xmas books are clearly "suitable for everyone" without the NS/SS related pictures at the start.

                            See You

                            Vince
                            Hi Vince

                            I understand, the books were still fundamentally SS related without the Himmler speech and a Hitler picture no ?. I was thinking they would have destroyed them totally rather than just remove a couple of pictures

                            Cheers

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                              #15
                              Oh no its not Christmas already ..... Surely ... ?
                              I have not had my summer leave yet ?
                              Regards
                              David

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