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Hi gentlemen !

Here is my last acquisition...

A very nice 2nd class with X and crown knight cross, hessian order of Philip...

I will do better pictures this evening !

All information about number of awards, well-known receiver are welcome !

Enjoy !

Hi gentlemen !

The last one is a 1914-16 clasp for the Carola medal :

The medal is a second type, in bronze.

Please show yours !

Another from Saxony Cobourg and Gotha :

Greetings !

Hi !

Thank you !

The last one received is this nice box for KO3 :

The cross is made by Wagner.

Whoever posted this picture with the Duke Carl Edward medal. I'm interested in buying that from you. Please respond. Thanks.

Does anyone have any idea about number of awards for this cross ?

I think the number must be low, but I don't have found a number...

Thank you !

That is nice...

I am guessing the war merit cross is the scarcer of the bunch?

Yes of course !

I think the Reuss War merit cross is one of the rarest merit cross...

If you were a Prince of Reuss and you had a son you didn't have to worry about working out what to call him, daughters must have been a pain.

One can imagine the family schloss, " can you stop doing that Heinrich, no not you Heinrich LXXVIII but you Heinrich LXXXIV"

Paul

Now, I can show you all the Reuss awards for WW1 :

On this picture, you can see :

- The war merit cross, boxed.

- The 3rd class cross, with X, of the cross of honour order, also boxed.

- The medal for devoted service in wartime.

- EKII and silver medal with swords (cross of honour order)

- Silver medal (peacetime) of the cross of honour order.

Now, I have to search variations of the cross of honour order !

Hi gentlemen !

My last acquisiition is this nice Reuss War merit cross, boxed :

The pin has been replaced, but this is a very nice award !

Hi !

An other example of this star on a FJ order (bronze made) :

My only one :

The same, with the mini :

Two little minis :

greetings !

Hi !

Happy new year to all and thank you for all comments !

Always very impressive !

Hi gentlemen !

2012 has been a nice year : lot of (nice) additions !

Here is a little assembly of all my purchases !

Please show too your novelty !

Some different maker have done the same box, like in this post :

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/16811-civil-version-of-the-signum-laudis/

But there is also other design box :

I also use cut out to have uniform colour on the background, or making arrangement...

For example :

1/ the first picture (after framing) :

2/ After cut out and white background application :

3/ Then after doing same operation with the close box, I can gather the 2 pictures on a unique one :

I have preserved the original hight resolution, so I can zoom in, and still have a good quality :

Thank you for comments !

No, I don't use any special equipment for photographs : a good camera (12 millions pixels), a white paper, and a natural light (and camera's flash).

With these hight resolution pictures, I can rework pictures (framework mainly) with software...

Can you show it ?

Thank you !

Does someone know how many were awarded ?

I don't have found any number...

Tank you !

Here are the 2012 novelties, with some interesting awards :