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Berlin Reich Chancellery Ruins RPPC Postcard WWII Wilhelm Square Real Photo
A hand-tinted real-photo postcard showing the bomb-shattered ruins of the former Reich Chancellery on Wilhelm Square (Wilhelm-Platz 12), Berlin, in the aftermath of the Second World War. Figures and a vehicle in the foreground give scale to the gutted government building.
- Real photo postcard ('Echte Fotografie'), delicately hand-colored
- Documentary view of post-WWII destruction in central Berlin
- Bilingual caption: 'Berlin, Chancellery, Wilhelm Square / Reichskanzlei, Wilhelm-Platz 12'
- Unused, clean back with divided-back layout
- Historically significant, actively collected subject
Condition
Hand-tinted real photo postcard ('Echte Fotografie'), unused with a clean, unwritten back. Corners and surface in good shape; light handling only.
Shipping & Packaging
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- Over $100 — postage calculated at checkout. Rigid mailer, UPS Ground, insured for the full purchase price. Orders over $250 require a signature on delivery.
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About Scanthology
Scanthology specializes in carefully digitized vintage paper. Every card is scanned at high resolution, stored flat, and shipped protected. Questions welcome -- thanks for looking!
This item is offered strictly as a historical artifact for educational, research, and collecting purposes. Scanthology documents and preserves historical materials as they exist; listing this item does not constitute support or endorsement of any ideology, regime, movement, symbol, or viewpoint depicted on or associated with it.
