Austria, Empire. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer Cross, By G.a. Schied, C.1910 Auction Archive The envelope has four Luftschutz

The envelope has four Luftschutz (Air Raid Protection) postage stamps

Instituted 1864

Before WWI he was a company commander in the colony of German South-West Africa (modern day Namibia)

two Verdun Medals

Following the breakdown of armistice negotiations in August 1951

Austria, Empire. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Officer Cross, By G.a. Schied, C.1910 Auction Archive The envelope has four Luftschutz(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz, Offizierkreuz). Issued 1914 1918. Consisting of a silver cross with white and red enameled arms; the obverse consisting of a central white enameled medallion with a red enameled red cross, surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed Patriae Ac Humanitati (Latin For Country and Humanity) in silver gilt capital lettering; the reverse dated 1864 1914 with two pins for uniform attachment; marked G. A. S for G. A. Schied,