Must admit i'm not keen on the actual paper quality either .
Must admit i'm not keen on the actual paper quality either .
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
It is spelled SkanderBEG not BERG.
Cheers,
Emile
Why is this poster in German and not in Albanian?
Sorry, it's definitely fake.
While I agree with the above statements concerning the print code on bottom or the paper, one actually does not need to look at such details, as the poster's text is rubbish:
"SS-Waffen-Gebirgsdivision der 'SKANDERBEG'"
....does not make sense; it should be:
"Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS 'SKANDERBEG'"
Below that, it says:
"Ubereine Million Paar Schi sammelte die Heiman fur die Front"
...which has no less than four misspellings, it should be:
"Über_eine Million Paar Schi sammelte die Heimat für die Front"
Again, an item made by fakers who clearly don't speak German.
I just came across a great reference website for SS posters, I thought I would post a link here: SS RELICS - WAFFEN-SS TUNICS, HEADGEAR, POSTERS, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, ALLACH
This poster is on the list of fantasy pieces.
Regards,
Corey
Hm, if you read the german Text on this Poster below Skanderberg and if you speak german , you will see that this small text is full of mistakes! In correct German it should say " Über eine Million Schi sammelte die Heimat für die Front" I have never seen a Skanderberg Poster myself, but i am pretty sure that even during WWII the SS was able to write in correct german words ;-)
Greetings from germany
EL
Following Ade and HPLs excellent comments, there seems little more to add, yet while we are on the subject I wish to stress the point that Ade made. The quality of the paper is indeed rather important when considering period posters. I have owned quite a few examples over the years, of different nature and originating from various locales of the former Reich. All had one thing in common, they were not printed on good quality paper. The product used was not of the fine standard we see when encountering some of the award documents we can find, and generally, seems of similar appearance to that found in newspapers.
Regards,
Carl
With all due respect to Ade, he was on the right track to concentrate on that print code, and I agree 100% with MPE about the tendency for collectors to put too much into 'paper quality' on old posters. Many reasons to discuss that at a later time, however. That said, it looks like a heck of a fantasy piece! Newbie, I'd like to know the density of the paper to be able to determine the feel and look of this fantasy poster. Also what was the price they were asking?
Great information regarding a field many of us have no expertise in. On a seperate note, I notice that the person who started this thread did not acknowledge the valuable info9rmation provided to him. There was also no show of gratitude to our members from saving him spending his money on a piece of 4th Reich ka-ka. SAD LACK OF BASIC MANNERS.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
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