James,
I checked and the Thule Society contributed the swastika. This society was founded towards the end of World War I, just as the German revolution was beginning. It was an anti-semitic pan-german sect that was named after the supposed location of ultimate Aryan purity, Iceland, and used the swastika to denote its racial priorities.
What was interesting about the Thule Society is that it contained several members who were to be prominent in the Nazi Party such as Hans Frank, Rudolf Hess, Alfred Rosenberg and Dietrich Eckart. One of its newspapers, the Volkischer Beobachter (the Racial Observer), was eventually purchased by the Nazi Party. It was from this society that a member made contact with Anton Drexler, who founded the Nazi Party. So, this group was quite influential in the formation of the Nazi Party.
Speculation anyone??? More tea vicar....... LOL
Hi Guys,
Re my response to John’s plaintive plea...“Well, actually it’s not all I have planned for North Africa in 2007 but...it’s all I’m going to tell you about at this moment in time!”
Now, that’s not me or K&C being coy or clever it’s just good, common business sense. As most of you know even the best laid plans can, due to circumstances, (seen as well as unseen) be changed, altered or even dropped.
Over the years I’ve seen companies (including K&C) sometimes promise too much...and then have to disappoint their collectors when such and such an item fails to appear or turns up later than expected.
It’s better, sometimes, to shut up and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt!
Best New Year wishes and...happy collecting!
Andy C. Neilson