Bill Garvy

As noted elsewhere, replaced suspension & ribbon, otherwise original.

Awarded early 1963. . .

Both appear to be genuine examples.

I don't think it is possible to research 1985 Jubilee issues of the Order of the Patriotic War.

Another example, Diploma, #B140004, with beautiful (legible) calligraphy, dated June 25th, 1948 issued to Klavdiya Ivanovna Chernoskutova by the Tomsk Electro-Mechanical Institute of Railway & Transport Engineers, Engineer, Central Signaling and Switching, photograph accompanied document.

Documents & Medals group to Nina Evgen’yevna Gul’yeva Document for the Medal Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines dated August 24th, 1948 by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Stalino (Donetsk Region, Ukraine) Regional Council of People’s Deputies, Serial #009008 Order Book (#E182842) dated August 26th, 1966 for the Order of the Badge of Honor, #460438, June 29th, 1966 Order Book (#D308980) dated October 10th, 1952 for the Medals Labor Valor and Distinguished Labor

Honored Railway Employee, #127897, with document dated November 15th, 1972 issued to Fekla Prokof’yeva Vinnichuk, Senior Switchman, Zhitomir Southwestern Railroad - Order Book (#Zh634761) dated May 15th, 1971, Order of the Badge of Honor, #581802, May 4th, 1971 - Document for the Badge Excellent Socialist Competition in Rail Transport, #152334, dated July 31st, 1967 - Document for the Badge Excellent Switchman dated March 8th, 1951, Junior Switchman, Zhitomir Southwestern Railroad

Documents & Medals group of Ivan Appolinarovich Sotnik Document for the Medal & Medal Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines dated June 6th, 1948 by the Chairman of the Gorlovka (Donetsk Region, Ukraine SSR) Regional Council of People’s Deputies – E. Tkachenko, Serial #038097 Document for the Medal Labor Victory dated June 17th, 1946 by the Chairman of the Gorlovka (Donetsk Region, Ukraine SSR) Regional Council of People’s Deputies – Voronin, Serial #Zh0210848

No, I have not. . .

Voenkomat is an abbreviation (Военкомат) from the Russian "Военный комиссариат" or Military Commissariat, similar, in some respects I imagine, to U. S. Draft Boards. It refers to medals issued by the various city and regional military commissariats located throughout the former Soviet Union in the period after the war. They were usually issued/awarded many years later so the medals appear newer, unworn, mint. Here, for example, is a Voenkomat Defense of Stalingrad Medal. I have Voenkomat issued documents some as late as 1990. Their relative value is less because they are newer and not period issued. I have heard them referred to as "catch-up" awards, much like the Red Stars, Bravery Medals, Orders of Glory, and so on issued in the 1970's &1980's for war wounds.

Here are three examples for comparison all 2nd variation (5 rivets). 83708 94090 105074 This dilettante hypothesizes differences in observable characteristics of the mint stamping are due to the utilization of different stamps.

An authentic piece would fetch many times the amount of the auction...

Document for the Medal & Medal Rescue of a Drowning Person issued to Vasiliy Nikolayevich Paskaryuk on May 22nd, 1985 by the Secretary of the Donetsk Oblast. Document for the Medal Rescue of a Drowning Person issued to Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Perperva on December 28th, 1977 by the Kherson Region dated January 12th, 1978. Document for the Medal Rescue of a Drowning Person issued to Valentine Kazimirovich Katarskiy on April 4th, 1986 by the Dnipropetrovsk Region dated April 10th, 1986. Document for the Medal Rescue of a Drowning Person issued to Anatoliy Vasilievich Miniaylo on May 27th, 1983 by the Chelyabinsk County Council. Document for the Medal Rescue of a Drowning Person issued to Artur Alekseevich Filippov on November 28th, 1990 by the Secretary of the Leninski Regional Council of Poltava, Ukraine, Zhurbenko. Document for the Medal Rescue of a Drowning Person issued to Nikolai Ivanovich Potapov on October 1st, 1984 by the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ACCP), L. Batmanov. Document for the Medal Rescue of a Drowning Person issued to Anatoliy Ivanovich Zetek (?) on January 6th, 1969 by the Secretary of the City Council, Krivoi-Rog, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Serial #032633.

Documents & medals group of Nikolai Grigor’yervich Reznichenko Document and Medal for the Restoration of the Black Metal Enterprises of the South dated September 27th, 1950 by the Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee of Dnipropetrovs’k, Serial #106069 Order Book (#D448345) dated February 6th, 1953 for Medal for Distinguished Labor, unnumbered

Document for the Medal Rescue of a Drowning Person issued to Nikolai Ivanovich Klimchak dated February 5th, 1963 by the Vice-Chairman of the Regional Executive Council of Tulchyn (Vinnytsia Region), Kushnir, Serial #001732.