A First War Iron Cross 1914 & Fatherland Matchbox Cover Auction Archive Yorkshire on May 12

Yorkshire on May 12

A Syrian Order of Merit

Footnote: This belt came from the personal collection of John R

in addition to those relating to his service during the Korean War (taken in Tokyo

A First War Iron Cross 1914 & Fatherland Matchbox Cover Auction Archive Yorkshire on May 12A First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover; in field gray stamped sheet metal (magnetic); with Mit Herz und Hand frs Vaterland, 1914, 1915, 1916, Hindenburg, Moltke, Kaiser printed on it with black lettering; two piece construction with crimps; with one of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the