Lot 1046
Alfred Rosenberg, Early and influential member of the Nazi Party and chief ideologist for the Reich; authored its racial theory, persecution of the Jews, Lebensraum (the need for "space" for the German people, space that would be gained by conquering, then exterminating the Slavic peoples to the east), and the abolition of the Treaty of Versailles, among others; Reichsminister for the Occupied Eastern Territories; sentenced to death at Nuremberg and executed by hanging as a war criminal.
Typed Letter Signed, 13 Jul 1933, 2 pages, on Nazi Party letterhead, Rosenberg writes to Hitler, defending himself against charges that he was an advocate of the Russian National Socialist Organization (ROND), in part:
"I declare to you, my Fuhrer, that I have had nothing…to do with either the founding or the promotion of…ROND…This very day I came to you with an invitation…from ROND, so that I could show you my opposition to it. It is possible that the [Nazi] movement, with its SS, SA and SA music bands might have officially participated in an organization that may, in part, have been founded by honorable people, but…like all refugee emigré organizations, is probably honeycombed with Russian and French spies…"
Very Good condition with some edge tears and tone spots, plus punch holes in blank left margins. Still a fascinating letter illustrating the continuing ambivalence toward Russian collaborators; also a 1937 cover addressed to Rosenberg and two pieces of aint-Semitic postal propaganda, including a colorful postcard.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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