A First War German “Iron Cross 1914” Matchbox Cover Auction Archive Combats in the Air Reports

Combats in the Air Reports

December 19th

and Allgemeine-SS in 1932

in pressed cardstock

original ribbon with rectangular-shaped pinback hanger

A First War German “Iron Cross 1914” Matchbox Cover Auction Archive Combats in the Air ReportsA First War (Imperial) German Iron Cross 1914 matchbox cover; constructed of pressed sheet metal (magnetic); spot welded on two points; featuring a pebbled design on all four sides; two 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 matchbox drawer; with an Iron Cross 1914 stamped into the obverse in high