Germany, Imperial. A Lot of Army Matchbox Cases Auction Congress to establish veterans' pensions

Congress to establish veterans' pensions

Footnote: Stanley Thomas Willett was born in 1876 in Chambly-Canton

the left end with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment

Another metaphor is that caterpillars have to climb out of their cocoons to escape

(1871 issue)

Germany, Imperial. A Lot of Army Matchbox Cases Auction Congress to establish veterans' pensions(Hllen fr Streichholzschachteln). A mixed lot of 12 Imperial Army matchbox cases, each constructed of brass, the obverse of each bearing a raised crown situated within ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with laurel branches, all unmarked and measuring approximately 40 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), some demonstrating minor tarnishing, in overall near extremely fine condition.