I really appreciate your time BTW, Ron.
whats interesting, is it is meeting those criteria.
the paper is very high quality,thin and with a gloss.no texture and it does have a yellow/light brown color from age. plus like I said it smells old(thats what made me think it was original)
that pic I put up makes it look pinkish , its actually more of a dull orange
staple spread is just 2 1/2"
the contents page is on its own page 2
there are two blank pages in the back
6 1/8 tall X 4 1/4" wide
heres some more pics
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My gut is telling me its an original.If its a repro, it was done along time ago and they did one helluva job. but I would not be surprised and it would not be the first time I was wrong. anyone that collects german militaria has seen some very difficult to spot items. I got burned for $600 on a rare luft badge..........that still grinds me!