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UDET, German WWI Ace, Real Photo, Real Beauty! Signed, Rare Ernst UDET
UDET, German WWI Ace, Real Photo, Real Beauty! Signed, Rare Ernst UDET
UDET, German WWI Ace, Real Photo, Real Beauty! Signed, Rare Ernst UDET
UDET, German WWI Ace, Real Photo, Real Beauty! Signed, Rare Ernst UDET
UDET, German WWI Ace, Real Photo, Real Beauty! Signed, Rare Ernst UDET

UDET, German WWI Ace, Real Photo, Real Beauty! Signed, Rare Ernst UDET

$ 210.67

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Original, circa 1935. Used, but not postally used. One corner slightly bent. Blowups reveal the small blemishes from the photo printing process.
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    Original photo postcard signed by Ernst Udet, German Ace of WW I, second only to Manfred von Richtohofen in the number of enemy combatants defeated. Postcard size in 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
    I purchased this card in Spain about six years ago, and that's all I know about its origins.
    The image is very rare. I was unable to find anything similar on eBay or the internet. Udet is pictured sitting on the edge of the cockpit of a single-wing, streamlined aircraft with a fuzzy background of some kind of a military encampment.
    Note especially the insignia on the plane, which is the letter "U" in a pair of wings. Udet's personal insignia most likely, as this design is seen on other photographs, however, none so prominent as this one. Although I can't positively identify the plane it looks like a Heinkel aerobatic or fighter plane design.
    The photographer is P. Hartlemeier of Munchen. I estimate the date as 1935.
    Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.