Genuine War Merit Cross and SA badge?

[Belten]

Hello! I'm new to German militaria, having been interested for a long time but unwilling to get involved because of all I've heard about fakes being more common than genuine pieces. Recently, though, I decided to take a shot by purchasing a few pieces from a local reliable auction house. I bought a War Merit Cross Second Class, an SA sport badge and a photo album. I'm certain the photo album is genuine, and I believe the medals are as well, but I doubt the authenticity of the paper LDO envelope that was included with the latter. I've read that many of them are fake, and I wasn't able to find much information online about that type. Do you guys think these are all genuine pieces?

SA sport badge:

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6d01bc9d.jpg
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa59bea1b.jpg

War Merit Cross:

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps827e2f7a.jpg
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/a...psecb5208e.jpg

Envelope:

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps35ab2abe.jpg
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6695038d.jpg

I'd also like to add that if anyone is interested in the content of the photographs in the album, I'd be glad to take some high resolution scans and post them here for perusal. The subject matter seems pretty ordinary, but the decorations/weaponry visible might be of interest to some of the members here. If anyone would like to see them, I can send scans to you via private message or post them publicly for all to see.

Many thanks in advance for your expertise regarding these awards!

[Robert P.]

I think both of the awards look original, IMO. The packet I'm not certain about, in fact I have my suspicions. But, I am no packet expert.

BTW, welcome to the forum!

Robert

[Belten]

I think both of the awards look original, IMO. The packet I'm not certain about, in fact I have my suspicions. But, I am no packet expert.

BTW, welcome to the forum!

Robert

Thank you! I didn't pay any extra for the envelope, for which I'm now glad.

Thank you also for the welcome! I haven't really posted yet, but I've been doing a lot of reading around here in hopes of improving my understanding before I put a lot of money into anything. There's a treasure trove of information here.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Tom B]

Medals look fine to me....packet ? Tom

[Tiger88]

I agree completely with Robert and Tom.

//Thomas

[Belten]

A huge thanks to everyone for helping me out with this!