Germany, Hj. A Period Portrait Of An Early Hj Member, C.1935 Auction Archive with the gilding mostly worn

with the gilding mostly worn off

14 mm x 42

the Third Reich's War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (dated April 20

overall extremely fine condition

Germany, Hj. A Period Portrait Of An Early Hj Member, C.1935 Auction Archive with the gilding mostly wornThe photo shows an HJ member wearing an early visor cap with 1929 pattern eagle. On his left breast pocket are a Golden HJ Badge, meaning that he must have joined the organisation before October of 1932, and two event badges. His district triangle, in all probability, reads Nord Nordmark. The reverse of the picture postcard is unused, except for a stamp of the photographer, H. Gumlich in Bordesholm (northern Germany). Measuring 87x134mm, extremely