Old c1930s “Last Will of the Kaiser” WWI German Propaganda Satire Print For Sale

*More similar items listed*Vintage 1920s–1930s genuine early reprint of a famous WWI satire — NOT a modern reproduction.A satirical broadside titled “Last Will and Testament of the Kaiser,” a humorous print of the popular WWI propaganda parody circulated during 1914–1918. This example is printed on early U.S. 8½ × 11 wood‑pulp paper, consistent with interwar American novelty sheets rather than the smaller British penny‑sheet originals.Folded vertically as issued, mimicking a legal document. A fun and display‑worthy piece of period political humor referencing Kaiser Wilhelm II, the “Sammies,” Alsace‑Lorraine, Shackleton, and other WWI‑era figures.Paper shows natural age toning, visible wood fibers, and light edge wear typical of early 20th‑century pulp stock. Printing appears to be letterpress, with soft ink absorption into the fibers and slight impression in the paper — a method largely phased out after the 1930s.Details:
Titled "The Kaiser's Despair", it outlines 10 points where he leaves things to various countries, organizations, or people. Rife with German stereotypes, these 10 points are made of a combination of political humor and references to what were then "current events".3. To Russia I give Turkey, for the Czar's Christmas Dinner...
5. To your UNCLE SAM I give all my Dreadnaughts, Submarines, Torpedo Boat Destroyers and fleet of Funkers generally, what's left of them. 9. To Sir Ernest Shackleton I leave the Pole; I've been up it for so long that I regard it as my own property. Repeated use of the word "superswanker", a reference to Sir Ernest Shackleton getting the Pole, and the gift of his "famous mustache" to the British museum, as a "souvenir of the greatest swanker" of all time. The will is 'signed', and witnessed by a Baron von Sauerkraut and Graf von Munichlagerbier.
Signed under the seal of the Opposer of Peace.SHIPPING:
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