Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Post-War Signed Photo of Großadmiral Karl Dönitz, with Letter to Roger J. Bender

(Großadmiral Karl Dönitz Foto mit Unterschrift und Brief). A post-war signed photo of Großadmiral Karl Dönitz, presented on white paper stock, featuring a period photo situated above Dönitz’s handwritten signature with a date of 23 August 1973, measuring 20.5 cm (w) x 25.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition; accompanied by a letter, topped by Dönitz’s letterhead and featuring a brief typewritten response to a number of questions from “Mr. Bender” (likely Roger James Bender of the eponymous publishing company, noted for producing militaria reference guides), dated 27 July 1974 and closing with Dönitz’s handwritten signature, measuring 21 cm (w) x 27.5 cm (h), demonstrating a folding crease and minor soiling, in near extremely fine condition.