Norway, Kingdom. An Order of St. Olav, II Class Commander by J. Tostrup, c.1920 Province of China Postcard of the Emperor Lying

Postcard of the Emperor Lying In State (illustrating the Emperor lying in his coffin

the interior of the lid lined with off-white cotton fabric embossed with the maker mark of Cejalvo of Madrid in gilt

while the reverse ricasso bears a maker’s mark of “ED

Cossel destroyed a railroad bridge that was of strategic importance to the Russians

Norway, Kingdom. An Order of St. Olav, II Class Commander by J. Tostrup, c.1920 Province of China Postcard of the Emperor Lying(Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden). Instituted in 1847. In silver gilt, a white enamel Maltese Cross with ball finials, a crowned O in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features a rampant lion holding an axe on a red enamel field with a white, blue, white ring exterior, the reverse medallion presents the inscription RET OG SANDHED, the cross is surmounted by a crown with white, red, and blue enamel features, measures 63. 5 mm (w) x 89. 7 mm