Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Civil Pilot’s Badge, by C. E. Juncker Newly Listed 699” as well as “26

699” as well as “26

Even with this indiscretion

the reverse of both in postcard format and bearing a Feuerbach studio mark

constructed of blue cotton-blended fabric

(LIEUTENANT AUGUST HAMPE LANDWEHR BATAILION HAMELN) Naming is officially impressed in large black capitals

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Civil Pilot’s Badge, by C. E. Juncker Newly Listed 699” as well as “26(Zivil Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak and blue enamels, the obverse consisting of a pair of blue enamelled wings with feathering highlighted in gilt, joined together at the centre by a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. Juncker, Berlin on the reverse, measuring 80. 2 mm (w) x 12. 7 mm (l), weighing 15. 00 grams, with only miniscule contact marks