German airman, born in Frankfurt, Germany. He was a leading German air ace in WWI, and from 1935 worked in the German air ministry. A Luftwaffe quartermaster-general in WWII, having fallen foul of the Gestapo, he committed suicide by crashing his aircraft. The authorities described his death as an accident while testing a new air weapon. Vintage 4.25 x 6.25 postcard photo, signed on the reverse in fountain pen. Image has been surrounded by twelve German postal stamps, with a line of four stamps on reverse. Scattered light toning and soiling, a single stroke of both first letters running into label and some light marks to image, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.
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