Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Named To Dr. A. Baumann Auction Archive The second letter is sent

The second letter is sent to Thomsen on Sep 18th

four with dual push pins

Footnote: this clasp is well illustrated in Dietrich Maerz/George Stimson Book “The Iron Cross 1st Class”

Footnote: Robert Reuben Smyth was born on June 6

Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Named To Dr. A. Baumann Auction Archive The second letter is sentAn example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse inscribed Dr. A. Baumann; with a vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch with the addition of a clasp to keep the cross from