A First War "Souvenir Of The Great War" Commemorative Matchbox Cover Auction the Ehrenbecher fr den Sieger

the Ehrenbecher fr den Sieger im Luftkampfe

lightly soiled exterior

as a result of ongoing complications with his wounds

Possibly a trial piece by Sorlini

A First War "Souvenir Of The Great War" Commemorative Matchbox Cover Auction the Ehrenbecher fr den SiegerTin with a printed and celluloid wrapper, printed in red, yellow, blue and black inks on a white base, open on three sides, magnetic, front panel illustrating the labelled flags of six countries: "GREAT BRITAIN" in the centre, with those of "JAPAN" and "ITALY JOINS MAY 24th 1915" above, "FRANCE" at the left, "BELGIUM" at the right and "RUSSIA" below, inscribed "SOUVENIR OF THE" above and "GREAT WAR" below, back panel illustrating a colourized black