Lot 1029
Thomas Mann (1875-1955), German novelist, winner of 1929 Nobel Prize for literature, outspoken critic of the Nazi Party. In May of 1933 Nazi Storm troops invaded Libraries and book stores to destroy books by Jewish, Marxist and other "disreputable" writers. Mann works, ironically, were not among those put to the fire, apparently due to his international fame. In 1936 his German citizenship was revoked and he moved to the U.S. from Switzerland.
signature as part of return address on reverse of a 1947 cover mailed while living in the U.S.; also signature on a strip of 2¢ U.S. stamps from the 1930s.
Estimate 500 - 750
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| Realized $550 |
