stamped in black ink "SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO / PLEASE CREDIT / RELEASED BY AUTHORITY OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS OR BY THEATRE PRESS CENSOR" and "SCHOOL OF PERSONNEL" with "P-1003" in handwritten black ink and inscribed "Stauffer" in pencil
A circa 1906 fine quality Austrian Order of the Iron Crown Third Class (Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone)
navy blue embroidery in the two ribbon banners
wear evident in the maroon felt of the crown
the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M4/28” for maker Richard Sieper & Söhne
Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Em/Nco’s Dachau-Style M43 Cap Insignia Newly Listed stamped in black ink "SIGNAL(Waffen SS Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of field grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Totenkopf with sutures and details highlighted in black threading, topped by an SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika of identical construction, unmarked, measuring 76 mm (w) x 58 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.