Carol I

This link is to photos of the awards of King Michael (no. 25 in your list).

This order of precedence was in a wonderful display in the War Museum of Thessaloniki.

Thanks for the suggestion, it is quite reasonable with the age vs the period. However, the decorations of the fellow in the photo would indicate him as a combatant, while the earlier long service ones I mentioned earlier are missing. Furthermore, bits of information that trickled through generations mentioned that he was posted in Prague in 1916-8. One could speculate that it was a military posting due to manpower shortages and the likes, however I would think the posting was on the civilian side as he was there with his family (his teenage daughter had certificates showing she finished at a couple of high school years in Prague). I can conclude that the photo was sent by a friend or relative and the details are in a long-lost letter. Nevertheless, it is quite some detective work to reconstruct details based on undated and uninscribed photos from more than 100 years ago, but thanks to the knowledge on this forum I could put a few bits in the puzzle. P.S. Now I feel sorry that I have opened two threads on the topic, but at first I thought there are different fellows in the photos. On closer inspection it turns out that it was true only for the last one.

Thanks, Tony, for the suggestion, but the rank does not correspond to the timeline in the other photos.

Dear Christian, Thank you very much for your details. Based on yours and others input I might have reconstructed part of the career and trajectory of my wife’s great grandfather, Eduard Victor Gürtesch. As a young Korporal in Bistrita (Bistritz or Nösen) As Zugsführer or Feldwebel in Sarajevo (most likely before 1898) As Zugsführer or Feldwebel after 1898 in Bistrita (Bistritz or Nösen) with the 1898 Signum Memoriae As Zugsführer or Feldwebel in 1903 in unknown location, with the 1898 Signum Memoriae (I would very much like to read the details in the postcard to his mother, as he makes references to Plevlje in it - see next photo) As Fähnrich in Metalka/Plevlje (probably after 1903). There were some suggestions that he must have been with the 2nd Hungarian Infantry Regiment before 1899, but he has higher rank than in 1903. As Militärbeamter Rangklasse XI (military official in rank class XI) after 1908 in Vienna with the 1898 Signum Memoriae and the 1908 Jubilee Cross for civil servants In Prague in 1917-1918 as part of the Austrian (military) postal service [no photo] As oficiant grad I (grade I official) in the Romanian postal service in Suceava in the 1920s (this was his service ID) I assumed that it is one and the same person in all these photos. Let me know if you do not think this is the case or if there is any other information that does not add up. Thank you all for your input.

Many thanks, Christian.

Dated 28 June 1927

Here is a series of old family photos on which I would appreciate any information you may have (uniforms, units, ranks, medals and other insignia). Thank you in advance. Two photos of the same man, taken a few years apart, the first one in Bistrita and the second one in Sarajevo. He seems to have gone up in rank between them, but I am not familiar with AH-ranks and insignia. Photo taken on leave, in 1903? I would very much appreciat a translation of the letter if you can read the writing. Unit photo (undated) - none of the men look like the ones in the other photos.

Another photo from the family albums is a new reason to revive this thread. I think the man in the man in the photo below is the same as in the photo above, but a few years later. Any information on the rank, uniform or awards is much appreciated. The photo seems to have been taken in Vienna, but unfortunately is not dated.

Nice medal, Igor, congratulations!

From the Newsletter of the State Numismatic Portal named in another thread:

Thanks a lot for your opinion, Tomas.

Thak you for the reply as well as the link to the coming Dorotheum auction!

Thank you very much for the detailed reply (here, as well as in the other thread).

Thanks, Zaim, but I was referring to other than Albanian orders. The table of content indicates no less than 58 pages (pp 133-190) of inventory, with the star of the Order of the German Eagle on page 183. What other rare ODMs are included?

It looks like an image rich catalogue. What other ODMs does it contain? Is it available on paper or as an eBook (ePub or pdf)? Thanks.

Two similar items on which I would like to hear your opinion: Franz Josef Order Red Cross Badge Thank you in advance.

Can you please let me know your opinion on the badges below? Thank you in advance.

The "Podu mogosoe" address in Bucharest is "Podul Mogoșoaiei", the main thoroughfare of the city at that time, hosting among others the Royal Palace. It was named "Calea Victoriei" on 12 October 1878, honouring the Romanian victory in the Independence War of 1877–1878. The address of the house and shop was Calea Victoriei 52. Here is a link to the history of the place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Passage ... and the house on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4364826,26.097865,3a,75y,39.75h,103.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPDVYem1jhoUN265UM_aq2w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

In this old thread there is a photo of a medal bar with a similar knight's cross, albeit on Military Virtue ribbon:

His last name is Popa, which is a rather common name and hence difficult to stand out, unless the British, Serbian/Yugoslavian and Russian awards will help.

Older regulations mentioned that wartime decorations should be in front of peacetime ones, hence the Order of the Crown with swords should have been in front of the military Order of the Star. Also, many WWI awards with swords were on the Military Virtue ribbon. However there are bars where these rules was not respected, including some at the National Military Museum.

Hi Johan. There does not seem to be any more information on Zamfir Calinescu popping up on a web search. You may check with the Embassy of Romania in Helsinki whether there are records of him with the diplomatic mission of the 1940s.

My modest contribution, a Schwerdtner case with "eaves" (as mentioned by new world):

Nice piece, congrats!