{"product_id":"germany-kriegsmarine-an-ss-monte-olivia-tally-ribbon-and-feldpost-postcard-g63569","title":"Germany, Kriegsmarine. An SS Monte Olivia Tally Ribbon and Feldpost Postcard","description":"\u003cp\u003e(\u003cem\u003eLazarettschiff Mützenband und Postkarte\u003c\/em\u003e). A pair of items pertaining to the SS Monte Olivia, a former Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft (Hamburg-South American Steam Shipping Company\/HSDG) requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine as a garrison and hospital ship in 1940 before being sunk in Kiel Harbour on 3 May 1945 by American aircraft, consisting of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A tally ribbon, constructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered golden-yellow inscription of “MONTE OLIVIA”, flanked by an HSDG logo and a Third Reich-period national flag, unmarked, measuring 3.5 cm (w) x 92 cm (l), in extremely fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. A postcard, the obverse depicting the SS Monte Olivia leaving harbour, the reverse bearing a handwritten inscription and date of 12 May 1941, posted from Stettin by a sailor aboard the SS Monte Rosa, with Feldpost marks, measuring 14.5 cm (w) x 10.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50052278845717,"sku":"G63569","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/eMedals_G63569_2.jpg?v=1785860264","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/germany-kriegsmarine-an-ss-monte-olivia-tally-ribbon-and-feldpost-postcard-g63569","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}