2 ORIGINAL PRE WWII GERMAN POSTERS - Neuschwanstein Castle & Brunswick Lion

Description

2 ORIGINAL PRE WWII GERMAN TRAVEL POSTERS - Neuschwanstein Castle & Brunswick Lion. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
Size Each:
Approx 29 ½" X 19 ½”
NOTE: If the winning bidder resides outside of the USA, the shipping will be adjusted accordingly
These are two of the many lovely travel posters printed in Germany and created to advertise travel to the beautiful cities, sites and the countryside in pre-war Germany. Published in the mid-1930s, this poster, and others like it, were printed en masse to revive foreign interest in Germany, and to revitalize the German economy.
These posters in this and my other auctions are from a collection gathered in Europe before the war, and brought back to the United States before the outbreak of hostilities.
• Poster #1
Deutschland Bayerische Alpen Schloss Neuschwanstein
Germany, Bavarian Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle
 Auskűnfte und Werbefchriften durch alle Reiſe - und Verkehrsbüros des In- und Auslandes
Information and advertising leaflets from all travel and traffic offices at home and abroad
Phot. Georg Neumann, München (Munich)
Kupfertiefdruck von H. Osterwald, Hannover
Rotogravure by H. Osterwald, Hannover
The H. Osterwald printing house in Hanover was one of the leading printing houses in the capital of Lower Saxony until it was closed in 1974. The printing company developed from a company founded in the 1860s that also operated as a publisher. After long test series, multi-color - gravure gained a leading position in the art of printing in Europe.
This poster was printed using duotone blue and black printing plates using “rotogravure” - a type of intaglio printing process that doesn’t display any coarse dot screen pattern and which involves engraving the image onto a cylinder, and using a rotary printing press.
History:
The Reichsbahnzentrale für den Deutschen Reiseverkehr (RDV) was a company founded by the Deutsche Reichsbahn to advertise tourism by rail. The predecessor organization was the Reichszentrale für deutsche Verkehrswerbung e. V. (RDV), founded in April 1920 in Berlin. On April 30, 1928, the association was converted into the Reichsbahnzentrale for Deutsche Reiseverkehr G. mb H. The sole partner was the Deutsche Reichsbahn. The abbreviation RDV and the logo with the impeller were retained after the name change.
RDV information center in Berlin
In the beginning, the aim of the RDV was primarily to promote travel from abroad to Germany, and later also domestic traffic. To this end, information points were set up, various forms of advertising such as posters, information leaflets, books, films and pictures were used, press work was carried out and events were held.
In over forty cities in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, the RDV maintained foreign offices ( German transport offices and information centers of the Deutsche Reichsbahn ), which, in addition to passing on posters and advertising material, also gave individual information on travel preparation. For the Olympic Games in 1936 , they advertised a visit to Germany with elaborate shop window decorations.
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Poster #2
Deutschland
Germany,
Niederſachſen (Der Löwe in Braunſchweig)
Niederſachſen (The Lion in Brunswick)
Auskünfte und Werbeschriften durch alle Reise-und Verkchrśbűros des In-u.Auslandes
Information and advertising material through all travel and sales offices at home and abroad
Phot. Staats. Bildstelle, Berlin
Photo by the State Image Office, Berlin
History:
The Staatliche Bildstelle Berlin was created in 1921 as the successor to the “Royal Prussian Messbildanstalt”, which was founded in 1885 by Albrecht Meydenbauer (1834-1921), the inventor of photogrammetry. The “Messbildanstalt” was supposed to enforce photogrammetry as a documentation process in the preservation of monuments and to become a memorial archive of all important buildings in Germany.
The Brunswick Lion
The Brunswick Lion is a monument and the best-known landmark in the German city of Braunschweig (Brunswick). It is located on the Burgplatz square in front of Dankwarderode Castleand Brunswick Cathedral. Within Brunswick, it is commonly known as the "Castle Lion" .
The medieval chronicler Abbot Albert of Stade mentioned "1166" as the year of origin. Nevertheless, according to recent research, the monument was created between 1164 and 1176, at the time when the Welf duke Henry the Lion (1129/31–1195), ruler of both Saxony and Bavaria, took his residence at Braunschweig. Newly-married with the English princess Matilda, he had Dankwarderode Castle built in the style of a Kaiserpfalz, rivalling with the nearby Imperial Palace of Goslar. The lion statue was erected in the centre of the castle complex as seigniorial symbol of his ducal authority and jurisdiction, probably also as an expression of Henry's claim to power towards the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
Condition:
These are unrestored posters that display signs of use. The thin poster paper includes edge wear, creases, tears, pinholes, mild toning, foxing and stains. (see photos.)
For the Brunswick Lion poster, archival adhesive, acid & lignin-free repair tissue has been attached on the back to hold together splits and tears as well as to reinforce the edges. It includes edge wear, some creases, tears, pinholes, and mild toning, & unobtrusive stains. (see photos.) It is sold as-is.
The Bavarian Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle poster has been untouched and the original worn edges are still in evidence.
The aging of these prints actually enhances their historic provenance. They are sold as-is.
They have been stored flat since the 1930s and brought to the U.S. just before the outbreak of hostilities. They will be shipped rolled in a protective layer of paper, enclosed in a water-resistant plastic sleeve and shipped within a strong mailing tube.
This is a wonderful opportunity to have two very affordable and original souvenirs of romantic European travel, in a time before the war and which hopefully presages a peaceful future for a beautiful country.