An Early Luftschutz / Annexation Of The Sudetenland Envelope Auction Archive meaning “(Making something) valuable from

meaning “(Making something) valuable from useless (things)”

engraved on the back "IN FOND REMEMBRANCE A/C LEONARD & KATHLEEN BIRCHALL AWARD / SCHOLARSHIP FUND"

horizontally oval

Victoria Regina 1848’ obverse

1870 - Cross First Class

An Early Luftschutz / Annexation Of The Sudetenland Envelope Auction Archive meaning “(Making something) valuable fromAn envelope, measuring 155x125mm, extremely fine with some fraying at the top and age related discolouration. Two stamps on the envelope read Am Tag der Befreiung! (On the day of liberation) and Das freie Wrbenthal 1938 (The free Wrbenthal, modern day Vrbno pod Praddem, Czech Republic). This refers to the annexation of the Sudetenland by the German Reich, a part of Czechoslovakia where many ethnic Germans lived. This happened on October 1, 1938. The