Germany, Postschutzpolizei. A Rare Wartime Studio Portrait Of A Zughauptführer With Dagger Auction Archive 1769 - September 14

1769 - September 14

1879 in Toronto

108 mm x 279 mm and 104 mm x 217 mm respectively)

silver frame marked "2" and "800"

The stamp is lightly faded but still visible and clearly legible

Germany, Postschutzpolizei. A Rare Wartime Studio Portrait Of A Zughauptführer With Dagger Auction Archive 1769 - September 14A rare photo of a member of the Postschutzpolizei (Postal Protection Police), who were tasked with securing the postal, telephone, and telegraph system. The man in the picture can be identified by his collar tabs and shoulder straps as a Zughauptfhrer (6th highest rank, out of 12). On his left arm he wears the Postschutz Enlisted Mans Sleeve Eagle. Note the Postschutz dagger, which was commissioned in 1939. He also wears a Hindenburg Cross ribbon. The