Russia, Imperial. A 1916 First World War Bond Poster, By Sigsidmunds Vidbergs Hold with a Croydon Town Hall

with a Croydon Town Hall Library Medal (silver

where he rose in rank again two days later

John Cumming

A visor cap constructed of bluish-grey midwar grade wool

Footnote: This Aircraft Badge was sometimes presented to German Luftwaffe pilots who flew with the Bulgarian Air Force

Russia, Imperial. A 1916 First World War Bond Poster, By Sigsidmunds Vidbergs Hold with a Croydon Town HallAn extremely well preserved First World War bond poster, constructed of paper stock and affixed to an original linen backer. It depicts a full colour printed image of Imperial Russian Army soldiers advancing over a hill and aiming rifles. Coloured black, the hill is overlaid by a pre Revolutionary Russian Cyrillic inscription of ? ? (ARE YOU HELPING A VALIANT ARMY TO FIGHT THE ENEMY? DID YOU TAKE PART IN THE LOAN?) and 5 % (5 % WAR LOANS). While