Bill Garvy

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

On 16/04/2021 at 04:04, numis said:

Honored Railroad Employee: # 114962

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 24^th, 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 26^th, 1966 for the Order of the Badge of Honor, #460438, June 29^th, 1966

Order Book (#D308980) dated October 10^th, 1952 for the Medals Labor Valor and Distinguished Labor

Honored Railway Employee, #127897, with document dated November 15^th, 1972 issued to Fekla Prokof’yeva Vinnichuk, Senior Switchman, Zhitomir Southwestern Railroad

- Order Book (#Zh634761) dated May 15^th, 1971, Order of the Badge of Honor, #581802, May 4^th, 1971

- Document for the Badge Excellent Socialist Competition in Rail Transport, #152334, dated July 31^st, 1967

- Document for the Badge Excellent Switchman dated March 8^th, 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.

Mikuláš, many thanks for posting you treasures, save the Nakhimov.  The Badges of Honor and Red Banner of Labor appear genuine.

Honored Railway Employee, #77629, 1946

Honored Railway Employee, #9920, 1940

Honored Railway Employee, #9578, 1940

Honored Railway Employee, #61218, 1946

Documents group of Mikhail Ivanovich Naida

Document for the Medal Restoration of the Black Metal Enterprises of the South dated July 15^th, 1950 by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Kryvyi Rig Council of Labor Deputies, Kalinichenko, Serial #275422

Order Book (#G850315) dated December 27^th, 1954, Order of the Red Banner of Labor, #313828, December 5^th, 1954

Document for the Medal Labor Victory dated June 20^th, 1946 by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Kryvyi Rig Council, Fedorov, Serial #Zh0021581

Document for the Medal 30^th Anniversary of Victory, Labor, dated July 25^th, 1975 by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Kryvyi Rig Council

Document for the Medal 40^th Anniversary of Victory, Labor, dated May 29^th, 1985 by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Kryvyi Rig Council

Photograph back-signed “To my dear Mother, for memory, from son, March 15^th, 1952, Mikhail”

Official answer from the magazine "Exploration and Protection of Mineral Resources" on his article "To the question on the requirements for prospecting the iron ore deposits in relation to the development of new horizons and mine construction "- to be rejected due to absence of a specificity and large volume of the article, by Vice-Editor I. Molchanov

Thank you, and especially for your refinement of the translation.  Here is Honored Railway Employee, #62382, 1946.

Cased "Shukhrat" Medal #130345

Cased "Shukhrat" Medal #144594

136724. . .

047642. . .

Documents group of Mikhail Andreevich Khlopov
Document for the Uzbek Medal, “Jasorat”, and Medal dated May 6th, 1994, Serial #037639.
Document for the Medal and Medal (Uzbek/Russian) for the 50th Anniversary of Victory dated April 20th, 1995, Serial #127337.

Uzbek Medal “Jasorat” #47976

Uzbek Medal “Jasorat” #016903

Honored Railway Employee, #54909, with document dated May 23^rd, 1945 issued to NKVD Major G. K. Pavkin, Senior Operational Commissioner of the Department of Transportation Support of the NKVD of the Ryazan-Ural Railway (Старший Оперативный Уполномоченный Отдел Транспортного Обеспечения HKBD РУР Ж.Д.  -  Рязано-Уральской железной дороги), “For the successful implementation of the plan for loading and unloading.”

Thank you, Joel & Nick, the sets displayed are incomplete, missing the large certificate and boxes for the award and documents.  As I have heard it said, if I have to ask how much it costs, I can't afford it, or words to that effect.

Here is the documents set without the Order to Eve Iosifovna Gaychene/Gaychenya

Large Certificate for the Title of Mother Heroine dated July 19^th, 1979

Order Book (#A297220) for the Title & Order of Mother Heroine (#295706) dated July 19^th, 1979

Thanks, Paul, it does have a lot of character and a nice patina...

You're welcome, Nick, and thank you for your kind observation.

Order Book (#002488) dated February 5th, 1946 for the Title & Order Mother Heroine (#2787) issued to Marii Gavrilovna Chepurnaya, hand signed by Chairman of the Presidium Kalinin and Secretary Gorkin.