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Dear JonasM, You are welcome. August 1 Declaration - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, An interesting WWII group with the rare Efficiency Medal "Southern Rhodesia bar": Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of this trio of miniatures "British War Medal, Special Constabulary, GVR India General Service Medal Afghanistan NWF 1919 clasp": Yours sincerely, No one

Dear JonasM, Here is the translation and the meaning of "FK": - "Presented to those who have made outstanding contributions to the construction of air defense brigade forces/units" - "FK" : "FángKōng / air defence" Yours sincerely, No one PS1: now I have to go to my ophthalmologist to have my eyesight checked, I am experiencing a blurred world around me! I'll send you the bill. (I'm joking! Am I?) PS2: Happy Chinese New Year!

Dear Nihil Sine Deo, "The piece in cause has a high number, after #900" Which class? There are 9 classes. And the exact number? Yours sincerely, No one

Dear TracA, This Rising Sun 2nd Class set is beautiful, especially with the hallmark. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear JonasM, "No one knows what the above chinese characters mean?" Yes, No one does! My aging eyesight struggles with the smallness and blurriness of the first picture. A picture of the reverse would be greatly appreciated. Note: Glorious Mission (光荣使命 / Guāngróng shǐmìng) is a Chinese first-person shooter computer game. It is the first online, military-themed video game released by the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Two "giấy thông hành" (safe-conduct passes), one signed by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and the other by Nguyễn Văn Thiệu both presidents of the Republic of Vietnam (South) / Việt Nam Cộng hòa. - signed by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ: - signed by Nguyễn Văn Thiệu: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear TracA, May be you can contact the association directly here: otani-fujinkai@higashihonganji.or.jp 大谷婦人会 発行物 | しんらん交流館HP 浄土真宗ドットインフォ (jodo-shinshu.info) Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, I forgot the date: "Republic of China 49th year 12th month 31st day / December 31, 1960". Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the "Order of Loyalty and Diligence / 忠勤勛章 / Zhōngqín Xūnzhāng" (also written 忠勤勲章), created on September 23, 1944 for those who have served in the military for more than 10 consecutive years and have achieved sufficient qualifications. This one, # 27710, is attributed to Army Sergeant Zuo Mengxian (Zuǒ Mèngxiàn) for his loyalty, diligence and outstanding efforts, with award certificate. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear TracA, Beautiful badge! It seems to be one of the rarest. The beginning of a response or an explanation can be found here: 日本　大谷婦人会「菫花有功章」 - 徽章はバッジにしてピン (hatenablog.com) Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Read: " 賴名湯(General Lai Mingtang / Lài Míngtāng)" not "頼名湯". Yours sincerely, No one

Dear TracA, Very nice badges, very well made. Thank you for this presentation. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gordon Craig, You have two classes/grades: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, PartII: The Order of the Cloud and Banner (arranged chronologically): - Order of the Cloud and Banner 4th class: - Order of the Cloud and Banner 3rd class: - Order of the Cloud and Banner 2nd class: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of Mirage 2000-5 patches from the 499th Tactical Fighter Wing of the Republic of China Air Force based in Xīnzhú / Hsinchu / Shinchiku (jp). 60 Mirages 2000-5 were purchased in 1992, the last delivered in 2001. - 499th Tactical Fighter Wing: - 41st Tactical Fighter Group "Holy Shield", Mirage 2000-5Di/Ei - 42nd Tactical Fighter Group "Cobra", Mirage 2000-5Di/Ei - 48th Training Group "Holy Eagle", Mirage 2000-5Di/Ei - "Rise to the challenge": - "Pursuit of excellence": - "Pursuit of excellence" Q1: - "Dragon 2016": - Xīnzhú / Hsinchu / Shinchiku: 499th Tactical Fighter Wing (globalsecurity.org) Hsinchu Airport - Wikipedia Hsinchu Air Base - Google 検索 Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, For the biography of Yen Chia-kan : Yen Chia-kanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yen_Chia-kan For the photos of the documents and orders : 器物:文物:國史館總統、副總統文物:嚴家淦總統文物-數位典藏與學習聯合目錄 (digitalarchives.tw) *Part I- The Order of Brilliant Star (arranged chronologically): - Order of Brilliant Star 5th class 五等景星勳章證書 Certificate: - Order of Brilliant Star 2nd class 二等景星勳章證書 Certificate: -note: I am unable to read the signature of the Keeper of the Seals. If anyone has any information, it would be appreciated. - Order of Brilliant Star 1st class 一等景星勳章證書 Certificate: Part II will cover the Order of the Cloud and Banner and its military link. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, 勲章 勲記 民国大統一等大授宝光嘉禾勲章証書 徐世昌 稀少の落札情報詳細 - ヤフオク落札価格検索 オークフリー (aucfree.com) Here is an interesting document: - biographies: * Heni Jaspar: Henri Jaspar - Wikipedia / FichierPDFBiographieNationaleTome2090.pdf (academieroyale.be) from page 480 * Hsu Shih-ch'ang / Xú Shìchāng / Xu Shichang : Page:Who's who in China 3e.djvu/351 - Wikisource, the free online library Page:Who's who in China 3e.djvu/352 - Wikisource, the free online library Page:Who's who in China 3e.djvu/353 - Wikisource, the free online library * Kuo Tse-yun / Guō Zéyún / Guo Zeyun Page:Who's who in China 3e.djvu/446 - Wikisource, the free online library Page:Who's who in China 3e.djvu/347 - Wikisource, the free online library Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gordon Craig, Her biography can be found under her maiden name Đặng Tuyết Mai, Đặng Tuyết Mai - Wikipedia: During the Fall of Saigon, her husband had made arrangements for her and their children to be evacuated, while he fled by helicopter during Operation Frequent Wind, landing aboard the USS Blue Ridge. Reunited, they went into exile in the United States, settling in California. She participated in some overseas art programs such as Asia Center and from ASIA 40 to ASIA 49, as a presenter. She later divorced Ky and moved back to Vietnam, where she managed the restaurant Phở Ta, which was located at District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. On 21 December 2016, she died at 5:00 a.m. at Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, California. She was 75 years old. She is buried at the Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, California. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Some more seals seen on award documents. - The Seal of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China: - The Seal of the National Government of the Republic of China: - The Seal of the Executive Yuan: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The earlier I saw "The Seal of Honor" is on an award document dated the 6th year of the ROC (1917). There is another seal, "The Great Presidential Seal", this one is on an award document dated the 3rd year (1914) of the ROC. It was one of the two seals initially used by the Beiyang Government. So the seal was changed between 1914 and 1917. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Source : "Office of the President ROC" The Seal of Honor is the official seal with which the head of state confers honors and decorations. It is used for stamping medal certificates, citations, commendatory plaques, and other such items. Here is the seal: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Three nice pictures of Madame Mai Ky, Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky's wife, adorned with the patch of the Phi Đoàn 522 Thần ưng : Đặng Tuyết Mai - Wikipedia - credit HistoricImages: -credit Bettmann / gettyimages: - credit: PLEIKU 1967 - Mai Ky, Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky's wife - Wire Photo | Battle dress, Nice dresses, Well dressed women (pinterest.jp) Yours sincerely, No one

Dear jcwater, Can you clarify what you mean by 'What?'? / 你能说清楚 "什么 "是什么意思吗？ Please, thank you. Yours sincerely, No one