On 23/02/2023 at 01:46, bilylev said:

I don't think the problem is the age of the medal. I know many older medals for which new ribbons can easily be purchased. But the point is that this Bulgarian medal was awarded in small quantities, so it doesn't appear much on the market, and therefore the demand for new ribbons is small, and that's why no one makes new ones.

Good point

Nice Photo

Hi Steve,

Very nice Documents Especially the second one because it is one of the last one for the medal for merit  It is from the republican period. It is similar like mine.

The first one is also very interesting, because it is one of the first Communist Documents

Very nice Photo Thanks for showing it

nice collection

On 15/02/2023 at 06:35, saschaw said:

So do I... because I have a surprisingly similar cross! Any new knowledge or ideas, within the past almost ten(!) years, maybe? It's an unusual cross, that's for sure!

 

I agree Typical KMST

Interesting, thanks Dave.

Hi Bretzen ,

11 hours ago, Bretzen said:

this is the only box I have seen so far, of Ferdinand I. with the imprint Grade and  and Class.

Thank you for the post

It looks like the box for the 3rd Class 2nd Grade is still out there and hopefully will pop up on the collectors market.

So far i have seen from this period boxes with  the imprinted Grade and Class. :

1st Class box

 2nd Class box

3rd Class 1st Grade box

4th Class 1st Grade box

4th Class 2nd Grade box

Regards

Graf

That is nice box

Do you have boxed 3rd Grade 2nd Class Ferdinand issue with the Grade and Class stamped on the lid ?

18 hours ago, new world said:

I remember seeing ribbons which were closer to the originals, but that was years ago. I doubt we will see better quality ribbons offered again, as they seem to be too much trouble to make and demand is really low. Think about it - how many people in the entire world would want a ribbon for a medal dedicated to coronation of a King from a tiny country which took place over 100 years ago? Perhaps couple people if that many... It's better to make ribbons for more common and popular awards, such as Iron Cross or similar.

I agree those ribbons are left overs from the recent "old" days i suspect made from left overs ribbons, especially the not as popular as the one we are discussing now

Regards

18 hours ago, new world said:

Some of the items he's been selling for years and they are still unsold with such low starting prices. Which makes me think he's not running honest auctions, if he were they would have been long gone...

I agree. i also doubt that some of the items are available. he is using them to look that the Auctions are exclusive.

Also ,the starting price does not mean anything if those Auctions are not open

It looks like Bogdan did not sell some of the questionable item on his last Auction he relisted them again

It is close Auction. You can not see the other bids ??!! He made very high estimates of the items Well above the market prices

On 03/02/2006 at 07:51, shako_uk said:

I was interested to read Jan Arne's posting on the Norwegian Frontier Fighter badge, though, being a breast badge, it does not come within my collecting field. However, on the subject of cap badges, perhaps Jan Arne, or some other knowleable gentleman, can tell me something about the three badges shown below. All are cap badges, all Norwegian, I think.

 

The first, on the left. is a peaked cap badge worn by the Norwegian Statspolitiet, known as "Stapo", raised in 1942 and under the command of the German gestapo. This badge is in oxidised silver and has a wing-span of 90mm. A smaller version was worn on the winter fur cap.

 

The second badge belonged, I think to a German-raised organisation of Pioneers. Was it a military unit? From the similarity between this badge and those of the Norwegian Army of the time, it may have been.

 

The third badge is somewhat of a mystery. It looks to me like the cap badge of "Quislings' Guard", but confirmation of this would be nice. I was under the impression that the badge should have a red centre, but maybe there were variations. This badge is in brass.

 

Any comments would be appreciated.

 

Brian

 

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Interesting

28 minutes ago, new world said:

Frankenmonster from my post from 1 week ago was sold for $98

The buyer did not suspect any wrongdoing

1 hour ago, saschaw said:

I cannot find them mentioned as official EK2 makers in mid-1916, and they certainly were no early suppliers of 1st class crosses, because all these came from five Berlin jewelers until the end of 1916. They were a supposed maker of 1930s private purchase crosses, but then, these look completely different...

 

Agree

Hi 922F,

I agree, however this is as close as possible to the 100 years old original ribbon

Regards

Hi bilylev,

This item just listed on eBay.com (USA)

Bulgaria Medal Ribbon ORDER ROYAL Medal ascent of Prince Ferdinand I 1887

it is Austrian folded type Seller stated it is made in 1990 from original materials

You can ask him if he has more then one

Regards

11 hours ago, Bretzen said:

...and here the case 3rd class, 1st grade.

 

That is nice box Do you have boxed 3rd Grade 2nd Class Ferdinand issue with the Grade and Class stamped on the lid

I have and i have seen only boxes with the Ferdinand or Prince Batemberg logo on the lid

Hi New World,

My apology We hijacked your topic and started listing lower Grades that are not as rare as your initial listing

Nice items Congrats

Thanks

I am looking for this 1st Model medal  No harry

Luxury Commander with luxury miniature

4 hours ago, saschaw said:

I'm not sure what this is based on, but I don't buy into it. For me this cross is a textbook C. F. Zimmermann, with totally no relation to J. Godet & Sohn. Their WW1 era EKs I know look completely different, and were made from (presumably) own workshop dies...

 

 

Spot on