Saxony. A 1915-1918 War Merit Cross United Republic of Two stamps on the envelope

Two stamps on the envelope read “Am Tag der Befreiung

while his father received his Memorial Plaque and Scroll

Valet received KC for his exploits after 430 successful sorties as a Ju-52 Pilot in both Africa and Russia

gold cross pattée with a gold central medallion bearing the royal crown

835" (official Viennese State mint)

Saxony. A 1915-1918 War Merit Cross United Republic of Two stamps on the envelope1915 1918. Kriegsverdienstkreuz. A blackened copper Latin cross with a laurel wreath and berries between the arms; the obverse with a leftward facing bust of Friedrich August King of Saxony, circumscribed by his name and title in German, the top arm of the cross with the Saxon crown and the bottom arm of the cross with the date 1915; the reverse the Royal Monogram of Friedrich August, and Weltkrieg (German World War) in two of the arms of the cross;