Croatia, Independent State. A Postal Service Seal Hold held in place via intact

held in place via intact prongs on the inside of the cap

the reverse is marked “GES GESCH” and bears a vertical pinback

(U-12-Abzeichen)

as were NCO Erwin-Oskar Schmidt

another Gato-class submarine

Croatia, Independent State. A Postal Service Seal Hold held in place via intactA circular seal constructed of bronze, illustrating the reverse and wrong reading image of the Independent State of Croatia (1941 1945) coat of arms in the centre, circumscribed with NEZAVISNA DRAVA HRVATSKA POTANSKI B. D. VRED (INDEPENDENT STATE OF CROATIA POSTAL B. D. VAL), the inscription directly under the coat of arms is indecipherable due to age and wear, with a dotted border, with an internally threaded screwback (for attachment to a handle),