Germany, NSFK. A National Socialist Flyers Corps Stick Pins with Accompanying Documents

A grouping of a stick pin, with a Sponsor ID card, and a NSFK membership certificate. 1) The stick pin is constructed of zink, depicting a mobile swastika superimposed on a statue of Icarus in flight, all within a ring, inscribed “NSFK” and “F” for “Förderer/Supporter”, maker marked, marked “Ges. Gesch.” and “18837” on the reverse, with a previously repaired vertical stick pin, measuring 24.87 mm (w) x 21.32 mm (h). 2) The Sponsor of the NSFK ID card was issued to Gottfried Podes in Hanover, serving on the 2nd Company of Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon (Infantry Replacement Battalion) 211, born in Melkow (today part of Wust-Fischbeck, eastern Germany) on June 18, 1916. It is dated to Hanover on June 20, 1940 and contains sponsor’s fee stamps starting in May 1940 and ending with September 1943. Measuring 105 mm (w) x 149 mm (h), with scuffing and light creasing, remains near very fine. 3) The certificate was issued by Group 9 of the NSFK, stating that Podes is a certified member of the sponsors of the NSFK since May 10, 1940. Podes could not join the NSFK officially due to already being a member of the Wehrmacht, yet has unofficially passed the Glider Pilot A exam since becoming a sponsor. The certificate is dated to Hanover on December 23, 1942 and is signed in blue ink by an NSFK-Obertruppführer, the named is illegible. The document bears the stamp of NSFK Sturm 3/50. Measuring 201 mm (w) x 296 mm (h), with light fraying, some creasing, two folding creases, and two punched holes, remains near very fine.