HEINRICH HIMMLER (1900 - 1945) Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. He chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremburg. Rare (and incredibly ironic) A.L.S. sent to his mistress and signed with an asterisk (*) as was his custom, 1p. oblong 12mo., a 1940-41 postcard supporting the Volkshiftswerk, Friedrichs[?], Jan. 19, 1942. In part: "...my dear [?] I can't write much to you right now, only a very, very dear greeting. You wrote to me so lovely, you are getting a very special lovely kiss. More tomorrow, With love! Take care of yourself!...". Very good.