Ulsterman

may I add one?

could #3 (or #1 depending upon which way you look) be Chinese?

Thanks

It does-thank you. the photo is fuzzy, but my money is on an eagle.

Here are two additional examples:

really impressive awards-

Tang si there is a world waiting for someone to translate and explain the awards of the PRC to us.

I know i would love to own some bone fide Korean War era medals.

The third ribbon seems to match the Manchukoan Red Cross commemorative medal in Peterson's Japan book (OMSA monograph #1-going into version #3 nowadays.)

However, given the deafening silence from Paul, Jeff and Gordon I suspect this is a put together bar and not some minor officials (which is what I had supposed).

Any ideas as to #1 is at all? Anyone

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Holy smokes! I have no idea as to some of those ribbons, but these are the ONLY ones I have ever seen aside from Ap photos. i suspect these are rare-very rare.

Apparently there was/is a NSDAP golden badge list kept by the NSDAP HQ-similar to Rick R's medal rolls. There is a partial alpha list in the US national archives-without numbers, but it's a start.

A JOMSA article in the early 1970s had a xerox of 374 along with all the data next to it.

Great thread!

p.s. i would sew a small card holder on that flag detailing whence and how it came into your possession. It's now history -and 60 years from now a museum will hold it more dear if it has rock solid provenance. Let the item speak ...

nice 1969 -you NEVER see these. Ever seen any docs to any recipients?

membership lapel tinnie of the Nazi Christian's association-yes there was one.

Typical Japanese clip ins, nice patina, slightly stiffish -older.

Got it for a song-

heere's a little one I got off ebay-cheap too.

The middle i believe is Taisho enthronement and the last a red cross membership commemorative (Manchuko?)...but what is the 1st one?

Any thoughts on this little bar?

Cheers,

Ulster

Thank you Gentlemen.

I got this recently-it's of a staff officer I think of Hauptmann or Majors' rank. My reference is only Davis i'm afriad. Can anyone tell me what rank this old WW1 vet (Ek2/Aust. medal/Hkx) was? Thanks.

Wow!!!

Brilliant album and rare as diamonds.

I am filled with envy.

Really good article! I have been deposing all my ex-Communist friends with questions about the socialist brigades. They don't seem to remember much except the weekly social get-togethers.

Roel,

This man cannot be more than a 'lakei' (sorry, don't have my dictionary at hand).

Unfortunately the manuscript for the Family Order of Orange lies still unpublished because the author can't find a publisher for it :-(

Cheers,

Erik

OMSA would publish it.

Aren't there (post-Franco) official Spanish government republican awards?

very cool-

I like the fact that its basically the excellent workers' badge with a different bar.

What a fertile collecting field.

Hola!

Welcome to the forum.

Cheers!

Ulster

OK lads-I translate this as "business /trade/ master". So my Hungarian needs work:

What is it- a special badge-or a joke one?

p.s. it's on auction at the mo'in the UK.

I've seen 2 to marine architects/engineers employed at Kiel, one to a Silesian Mayor, several to train officials and one to a postal official.

wow- must've been custom made. I wonder if anyone has Lieutnant dR Kleins' papers out there-or better yet, his medals?

A transcription mistake surely?