A First War German “Wartime Years 1914/15” Matchbox Cover Auction / Dublin: W

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A First War German “Wartime Years 1914/15” Matchbox Cover Auction / Dublin: WA First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover, depicting an Iron Cross 1914 First Class with the inscriptions Kriegsjahre 1914 15 (Wartime Years 1914 15); constructed of pressed sheet metal (magnetic); soldered on one side; with two of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the matchbox drawer; measuring 60