A First War "Souvenir Of The Great War" Commemorative Matchbox Cover Auction with gilded zinc rank pip

with gilded zinc rank pip on board

Possibly a trial piece by Sorlini

” I don’t know what it is that draws me to him

his mother answer all the questions

as a result of ongoing complications with his wounds

A First War "Souvenir Of The Great War" Commemorative Matchbox Cover Auction with gilded zinc rank pipTin with a printed and celluloid wrapper, printed in red, yellow, blue and black inks on a white base, open on three sides, magnetic, front panel illustrating the labelled flags of six countries: "GREAT BRITAIN" in the centre, with those of "JAPAN" and "ITALY JOINS MAY 24th 1915" above, "FRANCE" at the left, "BELGIUM" at the right and "RUSSIA" below, inscribed "SOUVENIR OF THE" above and "GREAT WAR" below, back panel illustrating a colourized black