Germany, NSDAP. A Membership Badge, Early Small Version, by Steinhauer & Lück visually-hidden with a dual inscription of

with a dual inscription of “3/SS-FRW

Boyd achieved the rank of Captain on August 31

acid-etched designs consisting of nautical imagery flanked by arabesque latticework

with a centred singular green cord and a gilded metal cipher “X”

He arrived in Le Havre on December 1

Germany, NSDAP. A Membership Badge, Early Small Version, by Steinhauer & Lück visually-hidden with a dual inscription of(NSDAP Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse maker marked STEINHAUER & LCK, LDENSCHEID, measuring 18 mm in diameter, demonstrating some loss of finish to the base metal with flecking to the enamels, an early small variant in near extremely fine condition.