This WWII German WHW Volksmärchen miniature set includes all ten complete fairy tale booklets from the series. The National Socialist People’s Welfare (NSV) ran the Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (WHW) as an annual fundraising campaign. Founded in 1933, the WHW funded many NSV activities. It grew into the second largest mass organization in Nazi Germany. Official policy called donations voluntary. However, German citizens faced intense social pressure to contribute. Street collectors gave small badges like these paper booklets to donors as receipts.
Set Contents: Complete collection of 10 illustrated paper storybooks containing classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales shortened for the WHW by Karl Hobrecker, illustrated by Koser-Michaëls:
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Heft 1: Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty)
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Heft 2: Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood)
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Heft 3: Der Froschkönig (The Frog Prince)
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Heft 4: Das tapfere Schneiderlein (The Valiant Little Tailor)
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Heft 5: Schneewittchen (Snow White)
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Heft 6: Der gestiefelte Kater (Puss in Boots)
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Heft 7: Hänsel und Gretel (Hansel and Gretel)
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Heft 8: Rumpelstilzchen (Rumpelstiltskin)
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Heft 9: Aschenputtel (Cinderella)
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Heft 10: Der Däumling (Tom Thumb)
Paper Ephemera Songbook Collectibles
Street level charity drives produced millions of small pins and paper items in various themes, including folklore. This WWII German WHW Volksmärchen collection features illustrated classic fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. Karl Hobrecker shortened the original stories, and Koser-Michaëls provided the colorful illustrations. Collectors value these paper items for their charming artwork and historical significance.
