Russia, Imperial. An Order of Saint Stanislaus Miniature, c.1900 Auction arriving in Halifax on March

arriving in Halifax on March 2nd

with a tree bearing laurel leaves behind

founded in 1883 in Great Britain

The British thought the French were a "band of strikers and shirkers"

Footnote: The 239th Canadian Infantry Battalion was converted and redesignated the 3rd Canadian Battalion Railway Troops in February 1917

Russia, Imperial. An Order of Saint Stanislaus Miniature, c.1900 Auction arriving in Halifax on MarchInstituted 8 May 1765 by Stanisaw II August of Poland; incorporated into Russian orders 1831 by Tsar Nicholas I. (1831 1917 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with Gold and multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with each arm completing in ball finials and ribbed fans, the obverse of the arms finish with dark red enamels and joined through the quadrants by Imperial Russian double headed eagles executed in detail, bearing a central