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Hi Bison, Thank you for your expert information. Now it is much more clear to me who is who It also explains that quite a few LOH made during the Second Empire and Thirt Republic were made by Victor Lemoine. I have few LOH from these two periods presumably made by V.Lemoine The maker;s marks, although slightly different in shape, have V.L. with a crown on top Do you have any data base with pictures of the Victor Lemoine marks Can you recommend any book or site, which I can use as reference for makers marks Kind Regards Graf

Hello Jef, Thank you for the reply, Yes I am looking for the Sash for Leopold II, because it is more difficult to get, however i am also looking for a Sash for Leopold I The Leopold 1 Sash on the site of Ribbonshop. International is very nice, however they use, although very good quality, new sintetic materials See, I have Grand Officers of both leopold 1 and Leopold 2 and both without Sashes. Perhaps you are better off that you do not use EBay ..it is a good site for bargains however thre are a lot of fakes, therefore you have to be extremly careful Regards Graf

This is the Reverse View of the Orders If you are interested in any of them I will take a very close view of the Order(s) Regards Graf

Dear Members, Here i am listing the all Emmissions of the Officer Class of Bulgaria Order for Civil Merit It took me a good time to collect them, especially the 1937 King Boris III Emmission with the flat back center Regards Graf

Dear Members I am starting a new topic for this nice Bulgarian Order Here are three Variations of the 4-th Class 2-nd Grade of the Order First Ferdinand Emmission 1887-1914 First Variation is the Standard Order with Swords Second one is the so called "Doctors" Variation without swords It is also slightly smaller and slimmer than the Standard Order Third one is an interesting Variation- with Bourbon Lilly on the top of the cross. It is sligthly bigger then the Standsrd Order and also the enamel is darker. It has also a haractheristic serrated silver edges of the cross It is believed that it was the first Bravery Order given by the new Prince to the officers in the Serbian-Bulgarian War. Regards Graf

Hi Jef, Thank you for the reply , I just listed the link. Please, clik on it and it will get you to the Item of interest Regards Graf

Hi Larry, Thank you for the mail This is the link http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Prachtige-nieuwe-sjerp-Orde-Leopold-1-grootlint-Belgie-/261008821156?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_123&hash=item3cc5568ba4 Regards Graf

Hi Jef, Yes, I agree with you It is twice more then other Ribbon dealers's prices Perhaps i will put on hold for the moment What is your opinion about the Leopold 1 Sash on EBay.be (Belgium) Is it the same as the Ribbonshop.international or better? The pictures are not quite clear Regards Graf

Hi Jef, I forgot to write the prices of Fibru Firm Sash -200 EURO Officer Ribbon 20 EURO Postage ? to be confirmed Regards Graf

Hello Jef, Thank you I know this site I also bought from them long time ago It was OK I ask them before my post on the Forum. They cannot make Leopold II Sash. They have Leopold I Sash By the way at the moment on EBay.be there is a Sash of Leopold 1 on Auction I have seen this Saller to auction this Sash before Is it better than the one from the ribbonshop site or is the same one. Regards Graf

Hi Jef, I contacted Fibru Firm. They responded that they can suply the Sash and the ribbons Their prices are a little bit high.....however I will consider Thank yoy for the site Regards Graf

Hi Kay, Do not worry, People like you will fill the holes one at the time,,however it can take another 130 years....but no rush Regards Graf

Hi New World, Thank you for the information. In my opinion this is one of the best Bulgarian Post WW2 Decorations Graf

Two more Officers from the 3-rd Republic Graf

Hi Jef, Thank you for the Anzac Day and the information Kind regards Graf

Hi, i just aquired thi Officer of Leopold2 I bought it because of the huge crown I have never seen so far crown as big as this one on Officer Class ..or a Knight Class I assume it is 1940-1950 period Regards Graf

Closer view Graf

Hi, I am new to this forum, although I am collecting LOH for a while. This is a nice Officer marked on the ring- V.L. with a crown over them Because I have Commander of LOH from Second Empire by Victor Lemoine marked V.L. with a crown on top, I assume that this Officer is made by Victor lemoine, the son of Ouizille Lemoine. It come s in a nice Lemoine Fills/Martin-Bescon Officer case. I have not seen any clear mark of Ouizille Lemoine (apart from the plaques on the back of the Breast Stars) My qestion is also when Victor started making LOH? ..did he make them together with his father or independently? Regards Graf

Hi Donald, Thes is very nice Pair of Epaulettes. In my opinion they are more likekly to be Italian Epaulettes.--and most likely high ranking officer -the treads are very thick The text on your second listing is in Italian Look for any Makers marks or Silver content marks The ones made with pure Silver plates (Mark A32S) are more valuable This might give you a clue. ..also go to EBay.it ..in the Categories page .click Colizione ..then go to Militaria ..then write in the upper box Spallini ,,and you will see few of those for sale. Regards Graf

Hi Jef, Thank you for the reply. I know this site I have contacted them However, they do not make rosettes for the Officer Class Thre is one Belgium Site/Current Maker, discussed somwere in this Forum, but they never responded to my mails ???!!! Regards Graf

Hi Guys, I am glad that my listing created a very nice and productive disussion Hi Christer, It is a very nice point ..how we can draw a definitive line we do not know how long these EK1 were produced after WW1 This line will be strached and dragged in both directions, depending of one's believes and intrepratations of the existing knowledge. We can only gess, from the existing knowledge, about the exact time of making of the EKs In my opinion it does not mather too much the exact period of making ..the most important is not to be made last week in China and "aged".and presented as a contemporary piece Hi Hagahr, Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the other memebers. The LDO, according to some sourses, was introduced on 1-st of March 1941. Yes, Schinkel EK1 is quite interesting piece, and could be a topic for another hot discussion Regards Graf

Dear members, I am looking for the following : 1 Sash for the Grand Cross of Order of Leopold2 2. Ribbons for Officer Class Order of leopold1 - 3 ribbons and Leopold2 -1 ribbon Any idea where I can buy them? Regards Graf

One more contribution Graf

Hi, This is my contribution to the Topic LII with swords. Ring marked "900" Regards Graf

Dear Members, . I will post the Doctors Crosses -4th Class 1st and 2nd Grades, although they are from different period. My aim is to urge any member who owns the 1941 Variant to post them Regards Graf