Graf

On 22/07/2023 at 08:24, gjw said:

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

 

 

Nice display Congrats

On 15/07/2023 at 21:42, Kriegsmarine Admiral said:

Thank you very much once again.

For Otto Ciliax, I decided to keep only the Spanish Order of Naval Merit 3rd Class with White Decoration, with the Spanish award date of 21 August 1939, and the German approval date of 16 May 1940. Both dates are confirmed in his Personalakte I posted earlier.

Nice

On 15/07/2023 at 21:02, Antonio Prieto said:

1. I can't find information. I understand that it would only be granted from a single class and distinctive, possibly white (blanco)
Remember that the other yellow and blue distinctives are only from 1995, never before

2. For the above, I think that only one class, but I do not know the category, distinctive or date

3. According to Archive Documents the red (rojo) Crosses were also granted, but they were generally with white Distinctive. In this document of the Avila Archive, there is no date of the Great Cross of the Naval Merit of Admiral Canaris (no consta)

 

Good Job

On 01/06/2020 at 18:53, heusy68 said:

I have to include this medal on the list, despite I never had the occasion to see one with my own eyes.

This is the Queen Margrethe II & Prince Hendrik Silver Jubilee Wedding Commemorative Medal 1967-1992

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is wearing this medal on his medal bar (first row, at extreme right).

If any one has a good close up color photo of this medal, he is most welcome to post it here.

Regards to all.

      Emmanuel

Great display Thank you

Nice picture It is good for colouring

like this one of King Boris Someone did a very good job

5 hours ago, bigjarofwasps said:

 Yes indeed, but what I think is particularly curious. Is the fact that it doesn’t appear that it is intended to be back dated for anything specific. Like Covid, Grenfell or the recent earthquakes in Turkey for example.
 

So does this make it the first British medal to be created for an event that hasn’t yet come to pass? 

So does this make it the first British medal to be created for an event that hasn’t yet come to pass?

Yes, it is a mystery and scary at the same time what will be next in the future God knows. Does He?

Well done Ilieff

5 hours ago, ilieff said:

This is something I made years ago. Glad to see that people find it useful. There was an updated version somewhere - not sure I'll be able to find it though. 

Also, another thing I worked on is that poster you pasted in snippets from. Here's the original digitised version: https://royalbulgariaincolour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/poster_20s_45X60cm.pdf

 

 

I am not too sure, but I think this is a later rework of an old Imperial Russian Intelligence report which has many inconsistencies when it comes to Bulgarian uniforms. Still, interesting read.

Well done IIlieff

3 hours ago, dpk said:

Re the Lincolnshire Police Commendation and Star badge- a better image now obtained:

 

nice

3 hours ago, demir said:

Hi,

Somebody is selling this as GODET on Ebay.

Either he doesn't know what he is selling or 

 

Bad copy for sure

Hi Steve,

Do not regret I had a collection with over 60 items from over the world At one stage I reduced it  only around 10 The Orders and decorations are easier to store

On 02/06/2023 at 08:37, Rusty Greaves said:

I found a highe-resolution image of the Froment-Meurice made District Court badge in its case that I previously illustrated as the 5th photo in my post of 22September, 2022. This image comes from an archived  on the Drouot.com website (https://drouot.com/en/l/18392233-insigne-de-juge-de-tribunal-mixte-par-froment-meurice-france). This listing did not include the images of the obverse and  reverse of this badge that were illustrated separately in the Millon website where I originally found the illustrations of this badge as Lot 322 of a 15 June, 2022 auction (https://www.millon.com/catalogue/vente1688-manuscrits-arts-dorient-et-de-linde-juin-et-juin/lot322-insigne-de-juge-de-tribunal-mixte-par-froment-meurice). I illustrated the separate photos of the obverse and revere as the 3rd and 4th photos in my 22 September, 2022 post. Photos from this auction also are archived on La Gazette Drouot (https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/lots/18392233-insigne-de-juge-de-tribunal-mixte-par-froment-meurice). 

 

 

Above is a better-resolution photo of this District Court gold and silver badge from a 15 June, 2022 auction (Lot 322) than the photo I included in my 22 September, 2022 post along with two other photos of this badge. As noted in that post, the calligraphy matches what I have termed Froment-Meurice group 2 style. I am uncertain whether Millon or Drouot were the auction houses that sold this badge. As noted, the badge with the same description and Lot # are listed on both of their sites. The original, uncropped version of the above photo on Drouot (https://drouot.com/en/l/18392233-insigne-de-juge-de-tribunal-mixte-par-froment-meurice-france) does have a watermark in the upper right reading: "M Auction", suggesting Millon is the source auction. This photo can be zoomed for some additional detail lacking in the posted 22 September, 2022 version. 

Amazing work Thank you for sharing it

22 minutes ago, augustin1813 said:

Documents relating to the Order of Saint-Louis. Eras Louis XVI and Restoration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copy of the decree according the Order to the french marshals:

 

 

Award document for Marshal Macdonald:

 

Wow That is excellent collection  Thank you for sharing it

On 23/05/2009 at 23:18, KDVR said:

Very nice shooting award. Rarely seen!

 

Very nice Thank you for showing it

On 30/12/2020 at 08:37, Chris Boonzaier said:

Here is my MG08/15 gunner....

Very nice

8 hours ago, TracA said:

Farkas,

 

More great postcards. This is a wonderful thread.

 

All the best,

 

Tracy

 Thanks to Tony

4 hours ago, steveBobby said:

Maybe for useful information.

 

and so on

Although this is the era of the use of army colors and has entered the early days of socialist Bulgaria, but during this period of time it still retains the similar color selection of the army in the kingdom period, which has certain reference significance.

The file size of this scanned poster doesn't allow me to upload it all on the forum, I have to upload it separately.

 

Sorry I couldn't find a clearer image about this. Most of the text remains invisible.

Very nice Steve

interesting fact  It was known many White Army Officers went to Kingdom of Bulgaria and later migrated to other countries

I suppose during his stay in Bulgaria he was awarded this St Alexander order with swords in the middle.

It is more interesting The year of the photo is 1999,, which make the first option a bit odd !!??

2 hours ago, curios said:

The ww2 (1941-1944) side cap badges from the royal greek airforce  were sand cast in the middle east and not pressed, attached  example

Interesting information

6 hours ago, Mattyboy said:

Wow that's a seriously impressive amount of awards!

and very nice research Thanks

On 07/06/2023 at 14:00, Farkas said:

Hello Gents,

can anyone give me any information on this navy cap please?

It was labelled ‘Japanese navy’ but I’m assuming it’s not…

 

 

 

 

 

Any thoughts or comments welcome 👍

 

cheers🍻

tony

 

Hi Tony I found interesting information for you

Cheers

Graf

On 20/07/2023 at 22:28, Graf said:

Hi Tony you are correct It is not Japanese hat

It is from Soviet Union period  in Leningrad now St Petersburg It is are of famous market

I am not sure whether is original or navy novelty  cap Korpus 8 on the cap could be the number of the shop

here is a picture of the Market

 with  Korpus 10 on top of the shop

On 20/07/2023 at 22:50, Graf said:

You can see Korpus 8 on top of the map

Apraksin Yard (also Apraxin Dvor; Russian: Апраксин Двор) is a market and retail block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, covering 14 hectares (35 acres). It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project. The buildings of Apraksin Dvor stand between Sadovaya Street and the Fontanka River, just southwest of the Alexandrinsky Theatre.

The first market there began in the mid-18th century, deriving its name from Count Apraksin who owned the plot. After a merchant named Shchukin purchased a portion of it, that part became known as Shchukin Dvor. The market buildings were wooden and burnt to the ground in 1782.

A new department store, built to a design by Geronimo Corsini, was opened in the vicinity in 1863. Over the next decade, more than 45 shops were constructed in the area. In 1913, Apraksin Dvor contained more than 500 shops. A further 270 small wholesale enterprises were located in the grounds of Shchukin Dvor.

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, most buildings of Apraksin Dvor were given over to use as depots and warehouses.

By the beginning of the 21st century, Apraksin Dvor was a large city of block of small, downmarket shops facing the street with an open-air market – mostly clothing and accessories – on the inside: an enormous downmarket retail area in the middle of the ever more upscale city center. A long-term renovation plan was instituted; the market stalls were removed in 2008–09 to the Grazhdansky Rynok market (see article on Russian Wikipedia) on the periphery of the city. There are plans to turn the area into a modern, pleasant retail, office, residential, hotel and cu

I hope this will help

Cheers

2 hours ago, Cagedfalcon said:

My first military item is this blue Kriegsmarine (coastal artillery?) buckle. My grandfather gave it to me 50+ years ago. I had made an adapter to wear it to school back in the 70s, try that now.

 

The rest are finds overctge past 6 years.

 

Enjoy, Paul 

 

 

More

Nice collection Congrats

14 minutes ago, Deutschritter said:

Was he maybe given the "Charakter als Generaloberst" in 1919??? (See picture below from Großer Bilderatlas des Weltkrieges, Band 1)

 

 

Thank you for the private message. Here is the supplemented, hopefully complete list: 

 

Prussian Lifesaving Medal (PRM)

Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class

Knight's Cross First Class of the Friedrich Order (WF3a)

Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)

Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)

Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class

Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow

Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), 2nd Class (ÖEK2)

Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class (neck order) on 17 January 1909

Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves on 22 January 1911

Star to his Prussian Order of the Crown 2nd Class on 9 August 1911

Princely Waldeck Cross of Merit (Fürstlich Waldeck’sches Verdienstkreuz), 1st Class (WVK1)

Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves on 18 January 1914

 

WWI

Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class

Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves

... Pour le Mérite on 16 February 1915

... Oak Leaves on 27 April 1917

House Order of Hohenzollern, Commander's Star with Swords (Stern der Komture mit Schwertern) on 24 July 1915

Schaumburg Lippe House Order, Officer Cross of Honor (SLHO)

Order of Berthold the First (Orden Berthold des Ersten), Grand Cross with Swords (BdBI1⚔/BBI.1⚔/BZLBI⚔)

Hamburg Hanseatic Cross (Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz; HH)

Lübeck Hanseatic Cross (Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz; LübH/LüH)

Bremen Hanseatic Cross (Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz; BremH/BH)

Hessian Bravery Medal (Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille; HT)

Red Cross Medal (Prussia), 3rd Class

Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross (Großherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militärverdienstkreuz), 1st Class (MMV1/MK1)

Austrian-Hungarian Imperial Order of Leopold, Grand Cross with the War Decoration (ÖL1K)

Black Eagle Order on 1 November 1917

Bavarian Military Order of Max Joseph, Grand Cross (BMJ1) on 4 November 1917

Military Order of St. Henry (Militär-St.-Heinrichs-Orden), Knight's Cross (SH3) and at the same time Commander's Cross 2nd Class (SH2b)

Albrechts-Orden of Saxony, Grand Cross with Swords (SA1⚔)

Princely Reuss Cross of Honor (Fürstlich Reußisches Ehrenkreuz), 1st Class with the Crown and Swords (REK1mKr⚔)

Württemberg Order of the Crown, Grand Cross with Swords (WK1⚔)

Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Grand Cross with Swords (GSF1⚔)

House Order of Hohenzollern, Grand Commander's Star with Swords (Stern der Großkomture mit Schwertern) on 22 March 1918

Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown on 12 October 1918

 

Axis awards

Picture of the Austrian Emperor in a gold frame with the monogram of Emperor Karl I in 1918 (August von Mackensen received his after the capture of Bucharest on 6 December 1916)

Austria-Hungary Military Merit Cross, 1st Class with War Decoration (ÖM1K)

Bulgarian Order of Saint Alexander, Grand Cross with Swords (BA1⚔)

Gallipoli Star (Eiserner Halbmond; TH)

Great Silver and Golden İmtiyaz Nişanı (Große Goldene Imtiyaz-Medaille; TJ1/TI1)

Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class (TO1)

 

Post-WWI

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords

Hungarian World War Commemorative Medal (Ungarische Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille) with Swords

Bulgarian War Commemorative Medal 1915–1918 (Kriegserinnerungsmedaille 1915/1918) with Swords

 

Honours

Named Regimentschef (Colonel-in-Chief) of the Lauenburgisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 9 by Kaiser Wilhelm II in his Hauptquartier on 18 October 1916

Nice research Thanks

12 hours ago, bigjarofwasps said:

Assume this will be the first medal, to solely bear the King’s effigy?

 

Interesting that it doesn’t include Covid?

Interesting medal