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November 13, 2020 - Droog Magazine periodical for investigative journalism

The Hitler Forgery Industry

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1952  | Trade |  Certificates of Authenticity


The strange business of selling fakes, forgeries and other concoctions attributed to Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and other Nazi criminals.

Introduction

In the direct post war period there was very little interest in objects or documents originating from or belonging to high ranking Nazi's. Cars excluded.



One of Hitler's Mercedes Benzes 

Two American collectors visited each other's collection and each discovered an object of their liking. Naturally they decided to trade, and so it happened that George Waterman, director of the Bell Cort museum in Newport, sent the late President Roosevelt's bulletproof Packard to Mr. Janus of Chicago to get Hitler's armored Mercedes Benz in return. Janus still had to pay some money, probably because the Führer's armored cars are less rare. Now that he has gotten hold of Roosevelt's car, he can start searching in the East. His next heart's desire is to get his hands on Stalin's car. Perhaps "doubles" are also in circulation.


Korte Krabbels. Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra, Medan (Indonesia), 03-04-1952.
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010476602:mpeg21:a0062

A letter for Adolf

In 1933, Adolf Hitler needed a letter to show that his ancestors were free from foreign blemishes. A clergyman then provided Hitler with that letter. This letter was sold at a London auction yesterday for £ 42.

42 UK pounds from 1952 would have a value of about 1700 euro anno 2020. 

Van Evenaar tot Pool. Trouw, Amsterdam, 24-05-1952.
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010821104:mpeg21:a0139





Exchanges rates / value of money 1950

1 NL guilder = 0,94 D-mark
1 D-mark = 1,06 NL guilder.
1 US dollar = 3,77 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 0,27 US dollar.
1 UK pound = 10,64 NL guilder
1 NL guilder = 0,09 UK pound

Value of the Guilder/Euro. [Calculation with inflation correction].
International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam.
http://www.iisg.nl/hpw/calculate.php
See also: Inflation corrector
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/


© Compilation Bart FM Droog, 2020.