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Hitler Facsimile and Heinrich Himmler Signed 1943 Promotion Document
Hitler Facsimile and Heinrich Himmler Signed 1943 Promotion Document
Hitler Facsimile and Heinrich Himmler Signed 1943 Promotion Document
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1943 Hitler Facsimile & Heinrich Himmler Hand-Signed Police Promotion Document

Original price was: 2.400,00 €.Current price is: 1.990,00 €.

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Authentication & Certification

Signatures and documents in this collection are examined by Juan García Nicolás, a qualified graphologist and forensic handwriting examiner, on a coherent set of features rather than a single sign.

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Description

Hitler Facsimile: Overview

An original promotion certificate issued from the Führer Headquarters on 12 July 1943, appointing Major der Schutzpolizei a.D. Oskar Lehmann to the honorary rank of Oberstleutnant der Schutzpolizei. It carries the printed facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler and the handwritten signature of Heinrich Himmler.

The distinction matters: the Hitler signature is a printed facsimile and forms part of the document’s design. It is not offered as a handwritten autograph. The principal autograph is Himmler’s signature, at the lower right, signed as representative of the Reich Minister of the Interior.

Historical Context

The Schutzpolizei was the uniformed branch of the German police. Promotion documents of this kind reflect the administrative structure of the police within the centralised state during the war years, and they combine military, political and civil-administrative history in one original document. The named recipient preserves a direct link to the individual and to the bureaucratic process behind the appointment.

Hitler Facsimile: Description

  • Type: promotion certificate (Beförderungsurkunde), large format
  • Recipient: Major der Schutzpolizei a.D. Oskar Lehmann
  • Rank conferred: Oberstleutnant der Schutzpolizei (honorary)
  • Issued: Führer Headquarters, 12 July 1943
  • Signatures: Adolf Hitler (printed facsimile); Heinrich Himmler (handwritten)
  • Features: cream-toned official paper, large embossed state seal
  • Inventory code: DOC151

Condition

Strong visual impact, with period folds, light age toning and handling marks consistent with an official certificate more than eighty years old that was stored and folded. Please review the photographs, which form part of the description.

Provenance

No further provenance is recorded.

Authenticity

The certificate is assessed as an original on the basis of its paper, printing, embossed seal and format. The Himmler signature is offered as handwritten; a written examination by a qualified handwriting examiner can be provided on request. The assessment rests on the combination of document and signature, not on any single feature.

Further Reading

To understand the difference between a printed facsimile and a handwritten signature, read my guide Facsimile Signature: Meaning, Value and How to Identify One.

For historical background, see Deutsches Historisches Museum, LeMO: biography of Adolf Hitler.

Historical Responsibility Notice: this item is offered as a historical artefact for collecting, preservation, education and research. It does not endorse or glorify any ideology.

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