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Mongolia ORDER OF THE RED COMBAT BANNER
new world replied to Vatjan's topic in People's Republic Mongolia
Mongolian Central Bank received approximately $223,000 proceeds from the sale of 1,200 awards. Interesting to note that Combat Red Banner 1939 2nd award was priced less than CRB without numeral ($600 vs $855). William -
Czechoslovakia our collections!
new world replied to bifter's topic in Central & Eastern European States
I know for sure I will never have complete collection. That's the fact I have to live with. The truth is that I already missed out on some heavy items. Five years ago 1st class Kutuzov was expensive at $6,000-7,000, but I could afford it. It was somehow affordable 3 years ago at $15,000. Today, at $60,000-80,000 or whatever the price is if you can find one, - it is totally out of reach for me. Even if I had that kind of money to drop on Kutuzov, I would not do so for simple fact that there are better uses of capital than to buy some badge. I agree with what some posters said here - find what interests you and what you can comfortably afford financially. There are still relatively low priced items out there - you can collect Liberation medals, variations of OPW, or Iron Crosses. As long as you enjoy the process. William -
No document for this award. It is numbered though and it looks worn , so I hope it was awarded to someone.
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Mongolia ORDER OF THE RED COMBAT BANNER
new world replied to Vatjan's topic in People's Republic Mongolia
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Ostvolk Medal Bar
new world replied to a topic in Germany: Third Reich: State, Civil, NSDAP Awards & Decorations
I understand bars are put together, but did he at least use authentic medals? I see Austrian Mil Merit cross on one bar, which would be very difficult to fake because of fine enamel work. William -
Yugoslavia Order of the National Hero
new world replied to Bob's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
That's $140! Expensive for the book which can be downloaded as a file for free. -
Mongolia Should the Mongolia forum be split?
new world replied to Bob's topic in People's Republic Mongolia
From practical stand - when the research becomes available - who's going to translate the paperwork? Do we have have ANYONE on this forum who knows Mongolian? William -
Yugoslavia Order of Yugoslavian People's Army
new world replied to Bryan's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
It looks like no one saw flat-type star. It seems like it's the other way around and flat-type is rarer. William -
The cross arrived today. The MM is "4" and the cross looks really sharp. I am not sure what dark area around the hinge base is, my guess is it's original solder as it does not look like there are any repairs to the cross. I was also able to clean the case (it was dirt) and it looks much better that the pic I posted. William
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Yugoslavia Order of Yugoslavian People's Army
new world replied to Bryan's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
I have one with convex star as well. Does anyone have order with flat star? -
Yugoslavia Order of Yugoslavian People's Army
new world replied to Bryan's topic in Southern European & Balkan States
Anatoly, please post pics of the side view for this star. William -
There are still tens of thousands of Russian soldiers' remaining on various battllefields. Believe it or not - Russian government does very little to discover, identify and properly bury these unknown heroes who were protecting the country. There are some private organisations who take care of the uncovered remains, but the pace of such work is slow. It's very touchy that Russian governemnet puts out these publicity footages in carying for German soldiers, but perhaps they owe it to their own soldiers to take care of them first and then look after the invaders? William
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Soviet QUESTION: Eugene Rabkin
new world replied to Ed_Haynes's topic in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
Christian, I'm not sure what you refer to and what happened between you and Eugene, but I know him personally for more than 5 years and he's nowhere near the person that you portray. I can assure you he's quite a gentleman and person who keeps his promises. From my dealings with him - he's not that much after making quick buck (as compared to other dealers), but rather after studuing ad preserving history. Most of my Soviet items would not be in my collection if not for Eugene. There are numerous collectors out there who can support my statements and provide their own in Eugene's defense. William -
Soviet QUESTION: Eugene Rabkin
new world replied to Ed_Haynes's topic in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
Christian, You are kidding, right? You could have not seriously thought this was the same person??? Actually when I think about it more - our Eugene is sort of a Professor - in Russian / Soviet awards His knowledge and expertise in the field is unique. William -
Soviet QUESTION: Eugene Rabkin
new world replied to Ed_Haynes's topic in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
Christian, That's not him, you've got him confused with another Eugene. I know him in person and he looks nothing like the guy in your link And he's not a Professor and does not live in Russia. William