It is hard to escape the legacy of the Punch Magazine. From 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for social historians.

This is an original cartoon from Punch magazine, by Bernard Partridge and published April 13, 1938, original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction.  Full size:  8  x 10 1/2 inches, including broad borders; pictured image is slightly cropped. Condition: a superb copy, bright and clean; verso is blank. May be framed

HIS EASTER EGG. The Fuhrer. "Excellent - all through!"

--A German eagle has emerged happily from Hitler's Easter Plebiscite egg, holding "Grossdeutschland uber alles!" [" Germany above all.”]

--A referendum on the Anschluss with Germany was held in German-occupied Austria on April 15, 1938, alongside one in Germany. German troops had already occupied Austria one month earlier, on 12 March 1938. The official result was reported as 99.73% in favour, with a 99.71% turnout.

Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.