Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Marching Boots consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A picture postcard presenting a

A picture postcard presenting a black-and-white studio portrait of an EM

became a locus and partial casus belli for the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905

the obverse stamped “W

MORBI DVCCI

A 1933 NS-Hago (Nationalsozialistischer Kampfbund für den gewerblichen Mittelstand/National Socialist Fighting Alliance for the Commercial Middle Class) Gau Kurhessen Gautagung Kassel badge

Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Marching Boots consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A picture postcard presenting a(SS Stiefel). A matching pair of Allgemeine SS Waffen SS marching boots, each constructed of multiple panels of heavy black leather. The souls are constructed of multiple layers of identical pressed leather with a raised heel, the latter secured in place with magnetic metal hobnails. The interior of the calves is flanked by leather and cotton twill straps to facilitate wear. The soles and interior of each boot are marked with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM)