Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity with plastic disk support plate)

with plastic disk support plate)

with an accompanying envelope postmarked July 17

From Our Own Reporter"

with his photo below

the eagle demonstrates moderate oxidation throughout

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity with plastic disk support plate)(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by