Germany, Federal Republic. A Pair of Orders of Merit Auction and that Gertrude was told

and that Gertrude was told the result of that (not mentioned in the letters)

the interior bearing a stamped silver content mark of “925”

The document presents two folding creases

Three months after his second bout of Influenza

he married Elizabeth McKim (1892-1980) in 1911 in Montreal

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pair of Orders of Merit Auction and that Gertrude was told(Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland). A pair of Orders of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, including: 1. An Officers Cross, I Class, constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central Federal Republic style German national eagle, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a locking catch, unmarked, measuring 55. 26 mm (w) x 55. 26 mm