3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station with a bout of Influenza
with only a few characters still legible
The handle is in jet black celluloid with seven recessed rows which are wrapped in a single row of twisted nickel-plated wire
The route had been pioneered in 1936 by Imperial Airways
surface marks and edge bruises
Italy, Republic. Three Orders of Merit of the Italian Republic, Dame, Officer and Knight visually-hidden 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted 1951. Three cased sets of the order: Dame (Ladies Award) in silver gilt and enamels, full size, worn on bow ribbon denoting female recipient, enamels intact, very fine. Accompanied by a miniature on a bow ribbon. Both contained in original case of issue, green leatherette with interior maker mark Cravanzola Succ Gardino, Roma, functional clasps, very fine. Officer in silver gilt and enamels,