paul wood

I think Munthe deserved some of his orders for his fabulous moustache, that must have taken some growing. Paul

Morton and Eden 27 November lot 47 A well documented cavaliers trio to Junior Serjeant Ivan Petrovich Kozka, £5,800 (just over $8,500) Paul

Paul, Do you have an approximate date for the uniform. I may be able to trace him in the Indian Army lists. Paul

Kevin, I am sorry to hear the sale was not successful but maybe there may be some post sale enquiries. Paul

It appears to be either Middle Eastern or Malaysian, an emirate or kingdomm who is the manufacturor. Paul

It is a type 1 pre 1937 civil badge. If silver-gilt OBE, silver MBE, given the lighting impossible to be certain but appears to be an OBEm howver the price difference between the tow is negligible. Paul

Nice case mow to get the medal to put it in. Paul

Less tha 20 dollars, I wonder what the guy who won them did to get them, seems awfully cheap for a nicely mounted group, these are full-sized not minis? Paul

Thanks for the info most helpful. Paul

Hopefully Owian will be able to translate the inscription. Paul

A most enjoyable 10 minutes absolutely fascinating. Paul

Looks like a post horn to me, could it have something to do with the Postal service, maybe post office volunteers. Paul

Same numbers as a British Great War pair but luckily they are all oficially named. Paul

As far as I am aware Juncler is the on;ly firm that has a J mark. Paul

Iron crosses were originally extremely cheap, given the varieties of makers there is certainly a good collecting theme to be had and I suspect there must be several collectors trying to collect by manufacturer hence some of the less frequently encountered manufacturers will realise higher prices. If anything the centenary of the Great War may open the floodgates (if the bicentenary of Trafalgar is anything to go by) and the amount of material on the market may if anything depress the market for all but the rarer pieces. Paul

The White falcon copied the White Eagle, the latter founded by Augustus the Strong of Poland. Paul

Very nice never seen one before, difficult to see is there any marking on the reverse Paul

The French made pieces tend to be on a thinner flan and somewhat lighter. May be worth putting an enquiry on the French forum as many more turn up in France and there may be additional information. Paul

The citations were not gazetted, however it is possible that the Guards Museum may have details of the recommendations. Paul

Ah happy memories. Paul

Radmilo, Thank you so much, nice to learn something, Paul

Radmilo, Can you explain the symbolism on the republic of Croatia issue? Paul

It is like my labrador dog Willow, it needs constant feeding. Paul

You would have thought that they would have had the nous to get the stones tested, if it sells for the estimate then someone has got bargain of the century. I would have a go at it but unfortunately there is a nice Army of India medal that I need to buy next week which will probably cost me nearly as much. Paul

If you search for results in Polish you will find the name does exist however it is usually rendered Zelewski Paul