Lilo Hartmann & Eduard Wesener - In Sachen Timpe ~ This is a vintage original cigarette card form the series Haus Bergmann Farb-Filmbilder issued in about 1934. This is card #129. It is smaller than a US baseball card but bigger than a traditional cigarette card (just over 2"x2¼"). This particular example is in very fine condition.

Lilo Hartmann - fairly little-known German actress about whom I can find almost nothing. She made a couple of dozen films and shorts in Germany before World War II and then vanished for almost 20 years. It would seem likely that she displeased the Nazi regime in some way but if that is the case why was it over ten years after the war before she made another film?

Eduard Wesener - made 27 films, all but the first during the Nazi era. He began his career in the theater and transitioned to film in 1932 playing mostly supporting parts. He is probably best known for Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933).

This lot consists of a genuine German cigarette premium issued between about 1930 and 1937. In general, German cigarette cards and premiums make an interesting and inexpensive addition to any collection. The Nazi government of Germany opposed smoking and eventually put an end to cigarette cards. As a result, the native German card collecting hobby never developed to the extent of that in Britain or the United States. As a result, most German premiums and cards cost only a fraction of what might be expected from their American and British cousins.

Large photos are shown smaller than actual size while small ones are generally enlarged to as much as twice their original size. Almost all photos and cards are scanned through protective sleeves or pages which tends to cut the clarity a bit. Enlarged defects tend to look worse than they actually are.