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ZARAH LEANDER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
ZARAH LEANDER
(1907 - 1981) Swedish actress and singer who remained in Germany under Nazi rule, accused of being a propagandist for the Nazi cause. Fine association A.L.S. on her personal correspondence card, 2pp. 12mo., [n.p.], Mar. 12, 1939 to Minister of Propaganda JOSEPH GOEBBELS. In part: "...I don't want to forget to express my happiness that you are going to be a guest at my birthday. I hope that you will feel welcome at my home...". File holes at one margin, else fine. Incredibly, in a 1937 diary entry, Goebbels had written: "... Zarah Leander ... comes out of her chrysalis stage as an enemy of Germany". Sold with: WILL DOHM (1897-1948) German actor, A.L.S., 2pp. 12mo., 1943, also to Goebbels, announcing the birth of his daughter and expressing his enthusiasm for the way Goebbels "lead[s]our fight. Your weekly essays are soul-strengthening...". Likewise with file holes and a receiving stamp.