The following information was obtained from Auktionshaus Plückbaum (https://www.plueckbaum.de/index.html)
Extensive and excellently documented estate of Erich Raederscheidt (1918 – 2004), press officer in the Office of the Federal President under Theodor Heuss, Heinrich Lübke and Gustav Heinemann. (There is the possibility that he did not serve under President Gustav Heinemann, more research is needed.)
Erich Raederscheidt worked as a press officer in the Office of the Federal President during the 1950s and 1960s. In this role, he accompanied Federal Presidents Theodor Heuss, Heinrich Lübke and Gustav Heinemann on numerous state visits and trips abroad. On these occasions, Raederscheidt was honored with numerous decorations over the years.
Iconic moments are immortalized with these decorations, such as Theodor Heuss’ state visit to the King of the Hellenes Paul I in May 1956, which was the first ever foreign state visit by a German Federal President.
The collection on offer includes not only the decorations themselves awarded in the period from 1955 to 1969, but in numerous instances also the corresponding award certificates of the awarding states and almost without exception the acceptance authorizations of the German Federal President’s Office.
1. Order of Homayoun, IV. Class / Order of Light, Persia, 1955, in the award case of Arthus Bertrand, Paris, authorization of acceptance dated 4 September 1955
2. Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Italy, 1956, ribbon with rosette, in the award case by Arturo Pozzi, Rome, award certificate dated 4 February 1956, approval of acceptance dated 17 February 1956
3. Officer’s Cross of the Royal Order of George I., Greece, 1956, in the original award case, Greece, 1956, in original award case, inscribed in Cyrillic on the lid “A.M. Tou Vassileos / E.P. Kelaidis / Lekka 25”, award certificate 1956, authorization of acceptance dated 12.10.1956
4. Knight’s Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Vatican, 1957, in award case by Tanafi & Bertarelli, Rome, award certificate dated 15.11.1957 including Statutes of the Order, approval of acceptance dated 14.12.1957
5. Commander’s Cross of the Royal Order of Victoria, embossed “1580” on reverse, Great Britain, 1965, award case by Collingwood, award certificate dated 18.05.1965, approval of acceptance dated 15.07.1965.1965 Award certificate for the Fourth Class of the Order of Victoria dated 20.10.1958, approval of acceptance dated 26.11.1958
6. Commander’s Cross of the “Orden de Mayo al Mérito”, Argentina, 1960, in the award case of “Joyeria Ricciardi, Buenos Aires/Paris”, award certificate for the Commander’s Cross dated 04.10.1963, approval of acceptance dated 22.07.1960
7. Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, France, 1961, with miniature, in award case by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, award certificate dated 19.06.1961, approval of acceptance dated 28.08.1961
8. Grand Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic, Austria, 1962, gold plaque on reverse “A. Reitterer / Schubertg. 24 / Juwelier / Wien IX”, in award case Reitterer, Vienna, award certificate dated 20.03.1962, approval of acceptance dated 20.07.1962
9. Commander’s Cross of the “Ordre du Mérite du Sénégal”, Senegal, 1962, approval of acceptance dated 10.07.1962
10. Commander’s Cross of the Order of African Redemption, Liberia, 1962, in award case of A. Chobillon, Paris, award certificate dated 11.01.1962, authorization of acceptance dated 20.07.1962
11. 3rd class Commander’s Cross of the Order of the “Crown of Thailand”, Thailand, 1963, in blue award case, award certificate dated 21.11.2505 (=1962), authorization of acceptance dated 28.05.1963
12. Nishan-e Ustur, IV Class, Afghanistan, as well as the breast star of the III. class, each silver 925, each in blue award case, 1963, award certificate of the IV. class 1963, approval of the acceptance of the IV. class dated 12.10.1963, award certificate of the third class, approval of the acceptance of the 3rd Class dated 15.06.1967
13A. Officer’s Cross of the “Ordre National de la Valeur du Cameroun”, Cameroon, 1964, in the award case of Arthus Bertrand, Paris, award certificate of 23.09.1964, authorization of acceptance of 29.06.1964
13B. Commander’s Cross of the “Ordre National de la Valeur du Cameroun”, Cameroon, 1966, in the award case of Arthus Bertrand, Paris, award certificate of 14.03.1966, approval of acceptance dated 08.06.1966
14. Officer’s Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, 1964, with miniature, in award case, award certificate dated 09.04.1964, approval of acceptance dated 08.12.1964
15. Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Chile, Chile, 1964, in award case of Hours, Santiago, award certificate dated 17.04.1964, approval of acceptance dated 11.12.1964
16. Commander’s Cross of the National Order “Southern Cross”, Brazil, 1964, in the award case of “Joalheria la royale / Rio de Janeiro”, award certificate dated 07.05.1964, approval of acceptance dated 08.01.1965
17. Commander’s Cross of the Order of Menelik II, Ethiopia, 1965, in award case by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, award certificate, authorization of acceptance dated 10.04.1965
18. Commander’s Cross of the Order of Independence, Jordan, 1965, English manufacture, Birmingham, maker’s mark “GCL”, in blue award case, award certificate, authorization of acceptance dated 10.06.1965
19. Commander’s Cross 3rd Class of the Order of Chivalry J.S.M / Johan Setia Mahkota, Malaysia, maker’s mark Garrard & Co Ltd, England, approval of acceptance dated 21.07.1967
20. Commander’s Cross of the Ordre du Mérite, Niger, in award case by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, award certificate dated 05.03.1969, approval of acceptance dated 25.06.1968
21. Officer’s Cross of the Ordre National, Ivory Coast, in the award case of A. Chobillon, Paris, award certificate dated 07.07.1967, authorization of acceptance dated 23.10.1967
22. Commander’s Cross of the Order Quissam Alaouite Chérifien 1st Class, Morocco, in the award case of A. Chobillon, Paris, award certificate dated 07.07.1967, authorization of acceptance dated 23.10.1967
22. Class, Morocco, in the award case of Arthus Bertrand, Rabat, award certificate dated November 1965, authorization of acceptance dated 31.01.1966
23. 3rd Class of the Order of Diplomatic Merit, South Korea, on the reverse with stamped numbering “83”, in the blue award case, award certificate dated 02.03.1967, authorization of acceptance dated 05.07.1967
24. Commander’s Cross of the Order of Independence, Tunisia, in the award case of Arthus Bertrand, Paris, award certificate 1966, authorization of acceptance dated 12.09.1966
25. Commander’s Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico, with miniature, in an elaborately embossed leather award case, award certificate dated 12 Nov. 1966, approval of acceptance dated 21 Dec. 1966
26. Officer’s Cross of the Ordre National, Chad, ribbon with rosette, in box, award certificate 1967, approval of acceptance dated 31.05.1967
27. Officer’s Cross of the 3rd class of the Order of the Right Hand of Gurkha, Nepal, hallmarked on reverse, in award case, award certificate, approval of acceptance dated 28.04.1967
28. Officer’s Cross of the National Order of Madagascar, ribbon with rosette, in award case, award certificate dated 16.02.1966, authorization of acceptance dated 13.04.1966
29. Officer’s Cross of the Mono Order, Togo, ribbon with rosette, in award case of Arthus Bertrand, Paris, award certificate dated 03.03.1966, approval of acceptance dated 27.05.1966
30. Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon, incl. miniature, in award case from Steinhauer and Lück, Lüdenscheid, award certificate dated 21.03.1969
31. Federal Cross of Merit 1st class, on pin, in award case from L. Chr. Lauer, Nuremberg