Schaumburg-Lippe. An 1899-1918 Princly Houseorder Cross Fourth Class Auction Archive and 8) An Entry into

and 8) An Entry into Austria Commemorative medal ribbon

in China for three years and three months

each with a postmarked one cent U

edged by a double row of twisted bullion wire

each marked "MADE IN B'HAM ENG" (Birmingham) on the reverse

Schaumburg-Lippe. An 1899-1918 Princly Houseorder Cross Fourth Class Auction Archive and 8) An Entry intoA fine example of an 1899 1918 issue Princly Schaumburg Lippe Houseorder Cross Fourth Class (Frstlicher Hausorden Kreuz IV Klasse); a silver maltese cross; the obverse with an eight pointed star, with a central red enameled medallion bearing a silver nessel leaf and a Lippian rose, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Fr true und verdienst (German For loyalty and service); the reverse with a central blue enameled medallion with a royal crown