Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive Ratfelders RIGA" sewn on the

Ratfelders RIGA" sewn on the navy blue cloth backer

addressed to "Familie / Alex Haubold / 10 Dresden - 28 / Braunsdorfer Strasse 9 / Deutschland"

marked with crossed Union Jacks and marked ""LEST WE FORGET" Lavender Perfumes SOLD BY WAR VETERAN" in blue ink on the front

silvered die stamped brass

and sent to the University of Leipzig

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive Ratfelders RIGA" sewn on the(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich