Bulgaria Bulgarian Order of 9 September 1944

[bolgarin]

3 class with swords.

In this variant appeared new types of boxes

Edited April 18, 2008 by bolgarin

[bolgarin]

Different types of documents.

[bolgarin]

[bolgarin]

[Guest Rick Research]

WONDERFUL !!!!!!

That covers everything!

It is unfortunate that these were not serial numbered like Soviet decorations-- presumably the Ukaz each were for many many awards...

We are lucky to see ANY one of these awards so:

You have ALL of them, all the classes, all the types. Compared to each other, how scarce or common would you say 3rd Classes, 2nd classes, and 1st classes are to each other (50 3rd class for every 2nd class seen, or .... ?) and of the five types

1st type with initials: rarest of all types?

Then.... ?

It seems as if the 4th type should be the most common, since it was awarded over ? 20 years or so. Then next most common, the 3rd type (1950s-60s)? Are the 5th type as scarce as the 2nd type since they were only awarded for ? 5 years or so?

It is wonderful to see ALL these different varieties explained.

Magnificent!

[bolgarin]

The most rarest types of course is 1 and 2. But nobody knows is first type with initials ever awarded!

Then goes 3 type. 4 and 5 types is not rare awards, because a lot of non awarded items exists.

What consern rarest classes. Of course on first plase goes 1 classes (for the 1, 2 and 3 types), there are more rare then 2 and 3......For example 1 class of 1 type is ultra-ultra rare item. But in 4 and 5 types all classes is absolutely common awards, because as i said of a big amount of non awarded items.

[Guest Rick Research]

Many thanks! You have shown us more than we have EVER seen anywhere!

[Ed_Haynes]

Lovely stuff. Many thanks.

[bolgarin]

Thanks. Will be glad to answer any quastions about bolgarian socialistic award system......

[Stogieman]

Third Class, Type 2

[Stogieman]

Case for the same:

[Guest Rick Research]

And show us the rest of that set-- it makes a very interesting CLASS distinction with the 2d Class that Bolgarin has showed us to Engineer Major Miail Georgiev Sakelarov who was MINISTER FOR ELECTRIFICATION.

[Stogieman]

Okay, here's the rest... nice early award document:

[Guest Rick Research]

Hey-- aren't those Epson scanners amazing?

3rd Class number 334 on 8 November 1946 to Nikola Aleksiev Bogdanov, Editor of the "b." (?) 'Labor' ('Trud').

[bolgarin]

Excelent document......

[Stogieman]

I have recently received an interesting sub-variation of this order that seems to fall between the type 3 and type 4. It doesn't have the screw-back like a type 3 but it doesn't have a smooth back like a type 4! There's a small indentation mark/circle in the center of the reverse!

[Stogieman]

Up close and personal:

[Stogieman]

Came in this post-1971 case:

[Stogieman]

Here's another variation I have found. Type 2 Screw-Back Order (Third Class with Swords). Instead of the mint mark appearing on the reverse of the star tip it is centered directly below the screw post.

[bolgarin]

Up close and personal:

Very interesting item.......

My opinion that this little circle?mark?is?some?kind?technologikal?mark?which?were?made?on some orders on?the Sofia Mint.....

Edited May 25, 2008 by bolgarin

[Theodor]

the "b." (?) 'Labor' ('Trud').

V - from Vestnik /Newspaper/

[Guest Rick Research]

I need a Bulgarian/English dictionary!

[Stogieman]

Here's an early document to what appears to be a Major named Todor Ivanov Stoikov. Document to Third Class Order in 1955.

[Stogieman]

Photo Page, the glue is still tacky and is messing up his name a bit.

[Stogieman]

Up close on his photo: