Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of Christ, Grand Officer, By Frederico Da Costa, C.1910 Auction where the official diagnosis of

where the official diagnosis of "Valvular Cardiac Disease" (involving one or more of the valves of the heart: the aortic and mitral valves on the left and the pulmonary and tricuspid valves on the right)

The accompanying letter is addressed to Struve’s wife Ilse in Lübeck (northern Germany)

Footnote: The 46th Infantry Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moose Jaw

each flap with three silvered aluminum buttons with pebbled uppers and trimmed in red cord piping

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order Of Christ, Grand Officer, By Frederico Da Costa, C.1910 Auction where the official diagnosis of(Ordem de Cristo). Type I (1789 1910 issued). A Grand Officers set consisting of a finely enameled red four armed cross in silver gilt, featuring a central enameled white Latin cross along the arms, reverse with mirrored design, measuring 42. 82 mm (w) x 55. 62 mm (h), with multiple makers mark of Frederico Da Costa, Lisbon, together with a Lisbon hallmarks denoting . 833 silver content (1886 1938), presenting minor chipping enamel and gilt lost,