A First War German “Iron Cross 1914” Matchbox Cover Auction Archive disembarked on May 23rd in

disembarked on May 23rd in the United Kingdom and posted to the Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit

and Civil Decoration

Almost three weeks later

Order of the Golden Kite

British War Medal (S-15291 A

A First War German “Iron Cross 1914” Matchbox Cover Auction Archive disembarked on May 23rd inA First War (Imperial) German Iron Cross 1914 matchbox cover; constructed of pressed sheet metal (magnetic); spot welded on two points; featuring a pebbled design on all four sides; 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; with an Iron Cross 1914 stamped into the obverse in high