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    Lapa

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    1. Lapa
      Wlodzimierz, How come there are 3 mintmarks? Is it supposed to be made of silver? Marc
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      Ed, Can you please post a scan of the cover (front and back). Marc
    3. Lapa
      Belaruski, I mean the whole thing; and they have been faked for the best part of the past 2~3+ years, if not longer Marc
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      Belaruski, No so guaranteed anymore, since these are now faked very convincingly. Marc
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      Erik, The buyer is one of the leading researcher and collector in the field of Soviet screwback orders. I would tend to think that he knows what he is doing Marc
    6. Lapa
      Paul, What time-frame? Generally speaking, the standard red boxes should not be that difficult to find, with some variation due to period; now, regarding the velvet insert, I have only seen one offered for sale over the past 5 years... If you are after a hero box (HSL or HSU), the problem will be altogether different Marc
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      Who can help me?

      Lapa replied to RAO's topic in France

      Could be Russian Imperial... Marc
    8. Lapa
      Erik, This is one of the rarest variations of the OPW 2nd class. Still, that is a lot of money Marc
    9. Lapa
      SAMedals, The ribbon is an almost exact clone of the Soviet "Victory over Japan" medal Marc
    10. Lapa
      Guys, If anybody is interested in getting this book (or the previous ones) straight from the source, feel free to contact me Marc
    11. Lapa
      Andreas, And most of them are recently made fakes Marc
    12. Lapa
      Hundtorget, When you want opinions about genuineness, show the item, not the screwplate Marc
    13. Lapa
      Good, I hope they keep it that way for a long time to come. Marc
    14. Lapa
      Paddy, I don't like it either. It has the strangest pebbling on the front that I have ever seen. some letters and the '2' are off on the back. Overall, quite a nice fake. Marc
    15. Lapa
      Ed, Believe me, the fakers have not waited for us to explain how to spot the fakes to improve their "art". Marc
    16. Lapa
      Ed, I believe that this medal is no good. . Obverse: shape of the letters (especially 'О', 'Б' and 'Ж'), various small details in the wreath (especially shape of leaves), skinny star . Reverse: wrong letters and digits (especially '2', '4', 'К', 'Я'), skinny star . Ring solder not up to par, although the mint is known to have put some less than perfect ones in circulation... Marc
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      Rick, It actually says that it was awarded to Andreev, Vassil Ivanovich Marc
    18. Lapa
      Paul, Red stripe: Heavy wound Yellow stripe: Light wound and unofficially, Blue stripe: concussion Marc
    19. Lapa
      That is not him. OK, let's start throwing some clues around. He became H's personal enemy rightfrom the very first days of the war. Marc
    20. Lapa
      Actually, there is! It says at bottom left that the medal was not given Marc
    21. Lapa
      Paddy, 15 pounds for a red star My standard buying price was $9 a piece Marc
    22. Lapa
      From what it seems, non payment of dues Marc
    23. Lapa
      Guys, Talking about fakes, I was told by a reliable source that these (and a few other scarce ones) are being faked. Has anybody already encountered such fakes, or knows anything about their characteristics? Marc
    24. Lapa
      Nope, too dangerous! They may start thinking that there could be better use for that money Marc
    25. Lapa
      Rick, Even Marshals of the Soviet Union sometimes had bad luck Marc
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