Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards Auction a recommendation letter for the

a recommendation letter for the position of Harbourmaster in Whakatane (dated February 6

but a textbook example of “Ferdinand Wiedmann” manufacture

The German letter is dated to Berlin on 23 January 1869 and was sent on behalf of the minister of clergy

Footnote: The decoration was instituted in 1951 and awarded to labour leaders for outstanding service in the enhancement of state infrastructures or innovative technology development

with the left side painted in a black and red motif

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards Auction a recommendation letter for the(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of service awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 1 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War