Schaumburg-Lippe. An 1899-1918 Princly Houseorder Cross Fourth Class Auction Archive fine quality star

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connecting Ieper to Menen

each with a postmarked one cent U

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia with mobilization headquarters at Vancouver

Schaumburg-Lippe. An 1899-1918 Princly Houseorder Cross Fourth Class Auction Archive fine quality starA fine example of an 1899 1918 issue Princly Schaumburg Lippe Houseorder Cross Fourth Class (Frstlicher Hausorden Kreuz IV Klasse); a silver maltese cross; the obverse with an eight pointed star, with a central red enameled medallion bearing a silver nessel leaf and a Lippian rose, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Fr true und verdienst (German For loyalty and service); the reverse with a central blue enameled medallion with a royal crown