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Wonderful collection! You have some lovely pieces. Congratulations! Greg

Thanks as always for your kind words!

Hey all, just thought I'd post my DDR Medal collection....got more coming! Best Regards Greg

Hey all, like my Austro-Hungarian Red Cross Decoration, these were waiting for me when I got back from vacation today. Best Regards Greg

Hey all, this was waiting for me when I got home from vacation. Nice piece IMO Best Regards Greg

Great info and wonderful pictures from EL as always! Thanks EL! Best Regards Greg

Hey all, got a few more today. Best Regards, Greg

Wow, thank you so much! Very kind of you, much appreciated. Good luck and looking forward to getting your book. Stay well Greg

Hey all, got some nice ones today. VVO in Bronze Banner Of Labor I Kampforden in Gold 30 years NVA Best Regards Greg

BINGO! Exactly what I was looking for. Many thanks! Stay well my friend Greg

Hey all, I was wondering if someone can tell what the correct finishes should be for the fittings (gold/silver) and handle (white or off orange) for a NVA Dagger. Many thanks! Greg

Hey all, the Mailman brought me a few today. Some Border Guard Medals, a couple Medal Bars and a Kampf Orden in Bronze. Thanks again for all your kind comments! Best Regards Greg

Thanks Graf, I can always count on you for your kind words and comments. Sure wish that there were more folks like you (and a few others) on these forums. You too Sir, are a fine fellow! Stay well Greg

Hey Tony, as of right now, I'm an opportunist/generalist as you said. I'm trying to get pieces that are common and very affordable (like all militaria, prices will go up sometime in the future). My next focus will be on awards with there Urkunde. Just wanted to thank you for all your kind words. They are very much appreciated! Your a heck of nice fellow! Stay well my friend Greg

Hey all, got a few more in the mail today. First a nice cased Order Of The Banner Of Labor II grade Also the Medal For Faithfulness in the Civil Defense of the DDR Stay well my friends Greg

Thanks Tony, got some more today. Thanks old buddy Greg

Hey all, got a Honor Medal For The 40th Anniversary Of The DDR today. Cased piece BTW Best Greg

Hey all, got some more today. Rather common, but adding to my collection. Let me know if posting my additions is getting old and I'll curb it. Best Regards Greg

Many thanks for the kind words, as always!

Got some more today.

Thanks Megan, I already earmarked your great site. Great info. Best Regards Greg

Hello all, got some pieces today in the mail to start out my new collecting venue, DDR Awards. All common medals, but a start. Pardon my poor photographic skills Best Regards Greg

Hello Tony, like you I love my A-H awards. But, I thought I'd expand my collection to another venue. I decided on DDR awards, as they are fairly inexpensive (for now) and are generally in excellent to mint condition. The cases are cheap plastic, but some have nicer cases for not much money also. It's not to hard to get a nice collection. As far as costs go, I have some favorite dealers I trust. I do have other collectors I've bought from that I trust also. Don't do much on Ebay, but have. The killer for me is the postage. It can be expensive from Europe to the US. I live in a sparsely populated state (North Dakota) and we have no militaria shows. The closest is 9 hours away in St Paul/Mpls. So for me, it's the internet or even Facebook Groups. I try to combine orders to save on postage. I guess all in all, it's more expensive than if I where in Europe or Great Britain. Thanks BTW for all your kind words on my posts, much appreciated! I also enjoy your posts, very informative and helpful. Best Regards! Greg

Howdy all, well, got my first DDR Awards today. Excited to start a new collecting field. Thanks all for getting me started and for all your assistance. You've all been great! Thanks also to GermanDot for the fast shipping Will be posting more as they come in. Best Regards Greg

Thanks so much for the link. Very helpful and informative. Just what I was looking for Many thanks Greg