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    Farkas

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    1. Threads playing up, I hope i don’t have to write that again 🤞
    2. Hi Tracy, just a thought re photos. I had a problem showing makers marks in pictures, I would zoom in on the details on the picture itself afterwards. It then occurred to zoom in on the marks first, then take the photo…you may already do this but I had never thought to. It was a game changer for details. tony 🍻 PS I’ve got one of these, I’m been meaning to for ages but now definitely I’m digging mine out tonight… 👍
    3. Hi Dana, I’ve shared your post in another section where hopefully someone might be able to help… fingers crossed, tony 🤞
    4. Hi Gents, can anyone help this member with the interpretation of an award certificate for a Kara-George Cross issued shortly after ww1 to a British soldier. I’m sure any help with her difficult family research would be greatly appreciated. Cheers tony 🍻
    5. Hi Gents, a few more in a similar style… and the reverse for this one and below is one with, in my opinion, a suspiciously female looking soldier… cheers tony 🍻 Thank you Tracy 🍻🍻
    6. I thought the sniper tool was a cheat 🫤 You are surely right, if it’s legit then I’m sure my defence tactic makes no difference, after all EBay wants the maximum price 👍
    7. Yes, hard to miss copy in the description. A legit old tailors copy of a VC makes sense, it’s that or nothing but i guess not these above. Mainly my thing is Austro Hungarian, I don’t know enough to buy pricier awards. So I’ve lots of AH awards but 95% are basic ones, like my KTK’s 👇 My only medal worth over £200 was a private deal and I asked learned Gents to check it out first. I can often see that an item is bad but I still cannot confidently say an item is good, tony 🍻 Sorry to babble on but last thing.., If bid is 40 and I’m bidding 100, I put lots of extra bids in, eg 50,62,70, 81 92 then 100… I don’t know if it really works but I heard it triggers the sniper bids so why not 🤷‍♂️
    8. Thanks Lucasz , it didn’t occur to me to check the order of wear for those, it makes sense for the bravery award to be first now you say it. tony 🍻
    9. Hi Gents, is anyone able to explain to me how this Vienna address from post ww1 worked please? I can’t understand the meaning of the address style ifor Strudlhofgasse, Wien 9. There is Wien 9, which I understand is the District. Then Strudlhofgasse, which I understand is the street/road, I found that on a map but I don’t understand if it is one large building, separate commercial premises and houses or blocks of flats/apartment buildings? Is it the same now as it was in the 1930’s? I have an a first address Strudlhofgasse 14/11 Is that for building 14 /apartment 11 And I have another Strudlhofgasse 14/14 is that in the same building? Any information at all about the place would be greatly appreciated Gents… thanks tony 🍻
    10. Hi Gents, Theme for today is… ’Treue Liebe’ Same lady… cheers tony 🍻
    11. Yes that’s it 👍. Afterwards It did occur to me that maybe the Brit medals were first as a Brit would have to wear them.. and maybe a Pole in the exile forces should have also 🤷‍♂️ However prioritising the 3 Polish awards, I’m pretty sure, is the way any Pole would have worn it. Maybe someone else on here can confirm whether or not Brits were even eligible for all those 3. 🍻 It’s a nice thing and not a common combination I would imagine. cheers tony
    12. Hi Gents, i was wondering what you think the reason is for the desire to buys these, let alone the price. Is it a lack of genuine articles for sale so ‘something’ better than nothing? or someone like me who wouldn’t know the item is dodgey and thinks the price is good? One seller I watched in the past always used the same ‘sock’ accounts to boost the bidding, often cancelling their highest bid if they pushed it up too far. It only took one sucker to fall for the fake to allow them to push the price up. Of course EBay didn’t care to stop it. cheers tony🍻
    13. Hi No one, As you’ve noticed, the order of wear for the British ones should be 👇 I reckon at first… #1. Awarded in the field in 1944 and always placed 1st & then #4. added, worn next on top row. with #7. & #6. & #5. as the second row. When #2&#3 were added later… #4. was dropped down to the second row and the second row was accidentally flipped/messed up. To me the way it was worn was picture A, 3 over 4, with the seam being the one above the left breast pocket. tony 🍻
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