Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
Postcard with an Autograph Letter Signed by Oskar Schindler – Righteous among the Nations – 1957
Opening: $4,000
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for: $8,125
Including buyer's premium
A postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by the Righteous among the Nations Oskar Schindler, to his wife Emily. Bonn, 1957. German.
It seems that Schindler sent this postcard during a visit to Bonn in West Germany, in an attempt to set up a cement factory in cooperation with German authorities: "Dear Emily! Yesterday [I] received a letter via Schoeneborn. I will write the answer on Saturday, without much ado. Today I will have talks about setting up a business with the government. Up to now, everything is much better than I hoped for. Kisses, Oskar. Regards to Willi".
Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) a German industrialist and entrepreneur, responsible for saving about 1,200 Jews during the holocaust. In 1939 he traveled to occupied Poland, acquired an enamelware factory and started to manufacture cookware for the German Army. His goals at the early days of the war were initially economic, but the encounters with his Jewish workers and the exposure to the scope of persecution led him to change his views and Schindler started to protect his Jewish workers. Gradually, his factory turned to be a shelter for Jewish workers, while Schindler faced more and more financial losses which almost eliminated his capital. His devotion to the rescue endeavors was endless, and Schindler was not averse to forgery of account books, bribery and using his relations in the Nazi party; he himself was involved in rescuing Jews who were sent by trains to extermination camps. As the Red Army drew nearer, Schindler took leave of his workers and fled westward penniless, after spending his entire fortune on the maintenance of the factory. After the war Schindler wandered to Argentina and started several businesses, however his financial situation was so bad that he depended on assistance from Jewish organizations.
For saving Jews during the holocaust Schindler was named Righteous among the Nations in 1967. His wife, Emily, the receiver of this postcards, was also named Righteous among the Nations in 1994.
Schindler's story became well known through Steven Spielberg's film "Schindler's List" that won the "Oscar" prize for best film, in 1993.
Approx. 14.5 X 10.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases and slight damages at corners and margins.
It seems that Schindler sent this postcard during a visit to Bonn in West Germany, in an attempt to set up a cement factory in cooperation with German authorities: "Dear Emily! Yesterday [I] received a letter via Schoeneborn. I will write the answer on Saturday, without much ado. Today I will have talks about setting up a business with the government. Up to now, everything is much better than I hoped for. Kisses, Oskar. Regards to Willi".
Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) a German industrialist and entrepreneur, responsible for saving about 1,200 Jews during the holocaust. In 1939 he traveled to occupied Poland, acquired an enamelware factory and started to manufacture cookware for the German Army. His goals at the early days of the war were initially economic, but the encounters with his Jewish workers and the exposure to the scope of persecution led him to change his views and Schindler started to protect his Jewish workers. Gradually, his factory turned to be a shelter for Jewish workers, while Schindler faced more and more financial losses which almost eliminated his capital. His devotion to the rescue endeavors was endless, and Schindler was not averse to forgery of account books, bribery and using his relations in the Nazi party; he himself was involved in rescuing Jews who were sent by trains to extermination camps. As the Red Army drew nearer, Schindler took leave of his workers and fled westward penniless, after spending his entire fortune on the maintenance of the factory. After the war Schindler wandered to Argentina and started several businesses, however his financial situation was so bad that he depended on assistance from Jewish organizations.
For saving Jews during the holocaust Schindler was named Righteous among the Nations in 1967. His wife, Emily, the receiver of this postcards, was also named Righteous among the Nations in 1994.
Schindler's story became well known through Steven Spielberg's film "Schindler's List" that won the "Oscar" prize for best film, in 1993.
Approx. 14.5 X 10.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases and slight damages at corners and margins.
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