A receipt for the return of a Knight's Cross of the Franz Josef Order, 1926 Hectographed document on the return of an "Order of the Iron Crown", crossed out and changed by hand to "Franz Josef Order". Return of the "Knight's Cross (Gold)" of the deceased "Mr. geh. Hofrates Fritz Hoogeweg aus Berlin durch die Deutsche Gesandtschaft in Wien", dated August 16, 1926, stamp of the "Bundesministerium für Finanzen - Ordenskanzlei" and the "Staatszentralkasse" as well as two signatures. Rare. Condition: II -

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