A Hungarian Order Of Merit; Officer’s Cross Auction Archive dark brown lacquered

dark brown lacquered

two photos of the sinking of the steam ship Columbus

standard size

England aboard the R

A brief but illuminating summary of the trials and tribulations of the Balloonatics is to be found in the introduction to Alan Morris’ definitive history of the same title: "Perceiving their elongated brownish-grey skins the Allies eschewed the technical description of "gasbag

A Hungarian Order Of Merit; Officer’s Cross Auction Archive dark brown lacqueredCross in silver gilt and enamels, 50. 5mm(w) x 50. 8mm(h), vaulted, of very fine quality manufacture, no chipping to enamels, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: this cross comes from the estate of Colonel Georg Alexander Hansen.