Germany, Third Reich. A Land Customs Official’s Cuff Title Auction 18 - The Home Guard

18 - The Home Guard

1939 and valid until September 30

inscribed "ROME" at the left and "PARIS" at the right

A miniature Balloon corps stickpin

dated "1877" on the reverse centrepiece

Germany, Third Reich. A Land Customs Official’s Cuff Title Auction 18 - The Home Guard(Zollgrenzschutz rmelband). Constructed of green rayon, trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping, the obverse bearing a central machine embroidered silver aluminum wire Zollgrenschutz (Land Customs) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 400 mm (l), with slight soiling and material fatigue evident, in better than very fine condition.