# Is this Nazi Christmas card worth buying? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470 "2013-01-08T12:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/1 "2013-01-08T12:32:18Z")
I was at my local flea market, and I found the remains of an old soldier’s estate, including some interesting stuff he’d found in the Reichstag during the occupation. It included some Reichstag letterhead, some Nazi rank insignia, some Sudetenland medals, and–most interesting to me–a Christmas card with Hitler on it from 1939 with a reproduction of his signature. The guy selling it said they were rare (of course) but wasn’t sure whom they would have been for. It’s neat, and given the stuff it was with, I don’t doubt its authenticity, but I’m curious about its value. He was charging $75 CAD, which I would pay simply for the interesting conversation factor (I’m a History major). But if these things are ubiquitous, then there’s no point in my paying that much. Any Nazi buffs want to give their thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/2 "2013-01-08T12:51:03Z")
Seems he was sending the [same thing](http://www.craiggottlieb.com/engine/inspect.asp?Item=3216&Filter=Archive) for many years. [Bunker story](http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/vCEuz_UESfWyzSz-8szVKQ) ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/3 "2013-01-08T13:04:16Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Seems he was sending the [same thing](http://www.craiggottlieb.com/engine/inspect.asp?Item=3216&Filter=Archive) for many years. > > [Bunker story](http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/vCEuz_UESfWyzSz-8szVKQ) I am so disappointed. I thought it was going to have a photo of Hitler in a reindeer sweater sitting by the fireplace with his dog and family. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/4 "2013-01-08T13:13:41Z")
I went to eBay, intending to find a few dozen results, bring them back, and say, “Duh, look at eBay.” But there are none that I can find, nothing really close. Can you spare the $75 relatively easily? ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/5 "2013-01-08T13:38:18Z")
> [@hrhomer](#): > > I went to eBay, intending to find a few dozen results, bring them back, and say, “Duh, look at eBay.” But there are none that I can find, nothing really close. Can you spare the $75 relatively easily? eBay banned any & all Nazi memorabilia quite a while ago… ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/6 "2013-01-08T14:02:59Z")
This card has Hitler’s face on it, with (in German) “Merry Christmas, A. Hitler.” I’m a single male on a professional salary, so the money isn’t the issue. I’ll probably pick it up next Sunday. ETA: I wonder if this thread explains that singleness… ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/7 "2013-01-08T14:15:12Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > eBay banned any & all Nazi memorabilia quite a while ago… I thought so too, but I found plenty, just not Nazi Christmas cards. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/8 "2013-01-08T14:40:36Z")
Moved to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/9 "2013-01-08T14:42:52Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > eBay banned any & all Nazi memorabilia quite a while ago… Do they ban any other controversial material besides Nazi memorabilia, cigarettes and firearms? ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/10 "2013-01-08T14:48:13Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Do they ban any other controversial material besides Nazi memorabilia, cigarettes and firearms? Yes, it’s quite a long list. [Policies on restricted or prohibited items – overview | eBay](http://pages.ebay.ca/help/policies/items-ov.html#prohibited) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/11 "2013-01-09T12:51:57Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Seems he was sending the [same thing](http://www.craiggottlieb.com/engine/inspect.asp?Item=3216&Filter=Archive) for many years. 1939 - Merry Xmas from Poland, wish you were here. 1940 - Merry Xmas from France, wish you were here. 1941 - Merry Xmas from North Africa, wish you were here. 1942 - Merry Xmas from Russia, wish you were here. 1943 - Merry Xmas. Still in Russia. On my way home. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/12 "2013-01-09T13:56:06Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > 1939 - Merry Xmas from Poland, wish you were here. > 1940 - Merry Xmas from France, wish you were here. > 1941 - Merry Xmas from North Africa, wish you were here. > 1942 - Merry Xmas from Russia, wish you were here. > 1943 - Merry Xmas. Still in Russia. On my way home. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/13 "2013-01-09T14:05:23Z")
> [@heathen\_earthling](#): > > Yes, it’s quite a long list. [Policies on restricted or prohibited items – overview | eBay](http://pages.ebay.ca/help/policies/items-ov.html#prohibited) Wait a minute… Art? Used clothing? Stamps? Fuckin’ Nazis. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-nazi-christmas-card-worth-buying/646470/14 "2013-01-09T14:10:51Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > 1939 - Merry Xmas from Poland, wish you were here. > 1940 - Merry Xmas from France, wish you were here. > 1941 - Merry Xmas from North Africa, wish you were here. > 1942 - Merry Xmas from Russia, wish you were here. > 1943 - Merry Xmas. Still in Russia. On my way home. 1944 - Merry Xmas. No party this year; I’m battling a Bulge. 1945 - Just a note to thank you all for attending the wedding. The pistol was an especially thoughtful gift. I’d write more, but Eva and I are departing shortly.