German Imperial Cigar Box Group (G1059)

Vintage Imperial German & WWI Militaria & Ephemera Lot, Medals, Photos, Postcards & Banknotes
A fascinating, historically rich collection of genuine German paper ephemera, photographs, and militaria dating from the late 19th Century through the World War I era.
• Militaria: Includes a 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class, a sharp WWI Honour Cross (Hindenburg Cross with combatant swords), and a rare original A. Schweyer (München) military effects paper packet for the combatant Honour Cross. Also a next of Kin Honour Cross. 
• Photography & Postcards: A large assortment of period items including Cabinet Cards and Cartes de Visite (military portraits, family, and weddings), wartime Feldpost, a scarce military Zeppelin propaganda card, and patriotic/fraternity postcards. Features portraits of Field Marshal von Hindenburg and King Ludwig III of Bavaria.
• Currency & Accoutrements: Includes several 100-Mark Imperial Reichsbanknotes, an antique lithographed "Primer" cigar/stationery box, a vintage mechanical pocket watch, and a folding pocket knife.
Sold as a complete boxed lot as it arrived from a Bavarian estate grouping.