Germany, Third Reich. A Case for an Order of the German Eagle, Merit Cross II Grade, Pre-1943 Version Auction Archive marked "STERLING" on the reverse

marked "STERLING" on the reverse of the badge and on the reverse of both bars

his Dominion of Canada Income Tax Form for 1943

" I can hear him now

was an Austrian musicologist whose work focused primarily on the symphonies of Anton Bruckner

Germany, Third Reich. A Case for an Order of the German Eagle, Merit Cross II Grade, Pre-1943 Version Auction Archive marked "STERLING" on the reverse(Etui fr Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz II. Stufe). Constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux red leather exterior liner, the lid bearing a gilt NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the interior with a padded white imitation silk lid liner and intact hinge cover, the former bearing a gilt inscription of VERDIENSTKREUZ II. STUFE DES ORDENS VOM DEUTSCHEN ADLER MIT SCHWERTERN (pre 1943