Hitler letter sells for almost £10,000 at an auction in London . Hitler wrote the letter 16 months before he became chancellor and seized power in 1933 . Andrew Roberts , the British military and political historian , said the letter was a classic example of Hitler trying to lull Western democracies into a state of appeasement . The letter, which was written on a piece of paper with his own handwriting, is one of only two known copies left - both are held by museums around the world. Delmer was the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Express .
Hitler letter sells for almost £10,000 at an auction in London . Hitler wrote the letter 16 months before he became chancellor and seized power in 1933 . The letter, which was written on a piece of paper with his own handwriting, is one of only two known copies left - both are held by museums around the world. Delmer was the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Express .