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Contemporary Historical Collection „Royal Prussian Railway Administration“ (2 parts) Germany, German Empire (around 1914) - Contemporary historical collection ”Royal Prussian Railway Administration” (2 parts) Germany, German Empire (around 1914) Historically interesting ensemble on the German railway system at the beginning of World War I, consisting of: Large cast iron plaque of the K.P.E.V.: Cast iron with a relief Prussian eagle, embossed ”K.P.E.V.” (Königlich Preußische Eisenbahn-Verwaltung - Royal Prussian Railway Administration) in the lower area. Decoratively mounted on a curved wooden backing plate. Color lithograph ”The Emperor's Thanks to the Railwaymen”: Official certificate of thanks from Emperor Wilhelm II, dated ”Großes Hauptquartier, den 22. August 1914” (General Headquarters, August 22, 1914), on the occasion of the completed mobilization. Multi-colored decorative border with oak leaves and imperial colors, with a printed imperial signature in the text area. Professionally framed in a gilded wooden frame, behind glass.