Lot 1069
Austria - Dollfuss, Schuschnigg and Seyss-Inquart, Three pages including a copy of a 1934 speech made by Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss, Austria's Chancellor, who was assassinated by the Nazis in an attempted coup d'etat, plus the 1934, 1935, and 1936 stamps issued to commemorate his death, the latter, Scott 380, is L.H. with a slightly short perf at top; signed photo of Kurt von Schuschnigg, Dollfuss' successor, who tried to keep Austria independent but who, in 1938, was compelled to sign an agreement which led to German control; typed letter signed by Artur Seyss-Inquart, Austria's Minister of the Interior, who, in 1938, "agreed" to the German invasion of his country, and a 1942 official cover from the Hague, where Seyss-Inquart was the Reichskommissar; also three covers and three cards promoting "Anschluss" and the 10 Apr 1938 Austrian plebiscite, in which 99% of the voters opted to reunite the Germanic people of the two countries; and two small fliers (not shown) distributed in Austria by the Nazi Party declaring "1 May, holiday for national workers" and "Hitler brings work…bread".
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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