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Adolf Hitler - a dinner plate from Landsberg prison with seven photos, estate of Rudolf Hess

Sold for €3,000 at Hermann Historica GmbH on May 23, 2026.

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A heavy pewter plate, bearing the initials "A.H." on the front, the reverse engraved with "Wolf Andreas Hess, born April 20, 1978 - Christmas 1978 - the grandparents from Gailenberg," 29.5 cm in diameter. Also included are seven contemporary photographs of Hitler and Hess, among them very rare images, including one of Hitler immediately after his release from Landsberg Prison on December 20, 1924. After his release, Hitler presented the plate to Rudolf Hess. In 1978, Rudolf Hess's wife, Ilse Hess, gave the plate to her grandson, Wolf Andreas, and added the engraving. The photographs and the plate come directly from the Hess family estate. Condition: II -

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