Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Military Pigeon Service Auction with a central Luftwaffe eagle

with a central Luftwaffe eagle perched on top of a rock

expanded rapidly to become one of the world’s leaders in the production of high quality walking sticks

USS De Haven was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath

overlaid by a ribbon bearing a gilt inscription of “EHRENZEICHEN FÜR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE 3

An excerpt from the birth and baptismal register of the Catholic parish in Griebenau (Grzybno)

Germany, Imperial. A Medallion For Contributions To The Military Pigeon Service Auction with a central Luftwaffe eagle(Medaille fr Verdienste um das Marine Brieftaubenwesen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a depiction of a pigeon flying over a seascape circumscribed by inscription FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR SERVICE TO MILITARY MESSENGER PIGEONS), designer marked on obverse E. Weigand F., measuring 41 mm in diameter, measuring 33. 5