Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Awards

(Abzeichen und Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of badges and awards, including:

1. A stick pin featuring three awards, including a 1939 Iron Cross I Class, a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, and a 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, constructed of blackened and silvered zink alloy, unmarked, measuring 18 mm (w) x 16 mm (h), demonstrating some loss of finish, in near extremely fine condition.

2. A pair of ribbon bars, including one featuring a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for Combatants, and a Civil Service 25-Year Long Service Award, affixed to a 60 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, in near extremely fine condition, and; one featuring a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for Combatants, a Wehrmacht Long Service Award, and a Civil Service 25-Year Long Service Award, affixed to a 60 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, demonstrating minor soiling and fatigue, in better than very fine condition.

3. A boutonniere featuring three awards, including a Cross for Voluntary War Aid, a German Olympic Games Medal, and a Police Long Service Award, unmarked, in extremely fine condition.

4. A Civil Service 25-Year Long Service Award, constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black enameled swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 41.65 mm (w) x 46.46 mm (h), weighing 23.2 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine condition.

5. An NSDAP membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/128” for Eugen Schmidhäussler, Pforzheim, measuring 25 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor flecking and loss of finish to the enamels and base metal, respectively, in near extremely fine condition.

6. A possible Luftwaffe cargo token, constructed of magnetic iron, measuring 60 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), demonstrating extensive oxidation, in fair condition.

7. A Reich Labour Service (RAD) cap badge, constructed of aluminum, the reverse retaining both sets of butterfly-style attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

8. A set of four patriotic swastika pendants, all constructed of silvered bronze and on loops for suspension, all unmarked and measuring 15 mm in diameter, in overall near extremely fine condition.

9. A Reinhard Heydrich memorial stamp, unissued, measuring 27 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), demonstrating a small tear, in extremely fine condition.

10. A Croatian Ustaše cap badge, constructed of aluminum, perforated with three holes for sew-on attachment, unmarked, measuring 22 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.