Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot’s Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity 127 “Graf Zeppelin” on its

127 “Graf Zeppelin” on its 1st America journey

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with intact stitching

unmarked but a textbook example maker JFS

constructed of heavy pressed paper with a red faux leather (leatherette) exterior and a dark blue satin lined lid

Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot’s Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity 127 “Graf Zeppelin” on its(Piloten Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombac, the obverse consisting of an open ended oval oak wreath, with an eagle crouching at the top of the badge, and the bottom of the wreath decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro Hungarian Empire. Superimposed onto the badge is a single airplane propeller marked K. u. K. LUFTFAHRTENTRUPPE, the reverse plain, with a vertical needle pinback, marked Arkanzas on the reverse, measuring 29. 11 mm