Igor Ostapenko

from St. Petersburg , 

on austrian ribbon 

On 12/07/2021 at 02:03, Graf said:

Hi Igor I read the information from the link

You are quite active on the forum.

It is good you are very  eager to get as much information as possible

Recently on Spink Auction they sold 1st Class Cross in Gold with missing crown

I also have sen 1st Class Cross with gold medallion in Gilded silver with the marks 84 and i assume the St Petersburg Mark  and  the Russian initials for Ivan Osipov

In the forum from the link you suggested that the 1st and 2nd Class stars are the same size 77-78 mm. I am not very convinced even you have information from the one of the Museums.

The 1st Cross Cross is 55 mm and the Commander crosses are 45 mm wide Why bother making the different sizes crosses and the same size Stars.

I have seen few of those Sets where either the Cross or the Star is not the correct size. Even in the Museum in Sofia

 

I have seen First Class Star sold on Auction and the size was 90 mm i will try to dig in my files

Even late Prince Dimitri Romanoff stated that the 1st Class Stars are 87-92 mm I assume he had access to many of those sets

However it is worth exploring this topic further

 

Best

 

Great Order !!! 
congratulations ! ? 

I very want some Item  

We must to open separate theme about Order of St. Alexander 1st class from Battenberg period … 

Help please ! ?

From 1915 to 1918 yy. was 18 awardings of Grand Cross of Order St. Alexander with swords . 
Only 18 (sic!) 

Bulgarian generals not receive this awards. Never 

after WWI some percons receive this award , but cross was 50 mm , not 55 mm . 

Thank You ! ?

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Can you make photos of rim of cross ? 

On 26/11/2021 at 21:08, Graf said:

Hi Igor,

Welcome back

 

Graf

Hi Peter, 

your medal with bulgarian or russian discription ? 

Dear Lubomir, Thank You ! 
Dear Piter, Thank You ! 
 

you know - from all bulgarian phaleristica I lake Items from Battenberg period, another periods Items - so-so  

this “eagle” badge I take with another badge , as a lot . 
 

what you think about this badge ? Fake too ? 
very Hi Quality 

the white badge is made with better quality

Thank You 

Another badge ( not my )

another badge from 30-40’s sold few years ago , I don’t have picture of reverse , but in discription - Miloshev, Sofia 

badge in museum 

No, this badge never not was gilded . 
 

It’s two different badges . 
 

http://www.ww2wings.com/wings/btw/bulgaria/bulgaria.shtml

Gilded badges receive germany personal 

But silver badge from 1937 receive bulgarian pilots after flying school ? 

badge used,

Good old russian quality  

This badge from 

 http://bulgarianorders.com/i-2946-1885-bulgaria-st-alexander-order-star-badge.html
 

3 years for battles in Liberation War 

Russian General Stessel and bulgarian soldier Bojilov with this medal

medals bars 

help please find information about silver badge 

early cap badge for bulgarian generals and for Leib-Guard officers 

I will add few pictures 

1st post-battenberg issue, 1888 (?) 

LAUER from Nurnberg production . 
 

medal in bad codition 

and medal in very nice condition with original silk ribbon 

Gilded badge with bulgarian marks for .500 silver 

Silver badge with german silver mark 

Looking for information about white badge 

1928 . 
Polish Marshal Józef Piłsudski receive Grand Cross with swords . 
We can see size of cross - 50-51 mm ( size of neck badge ) 

from 1881 to 1908 order of St. Alexander first class with swords receive 5 times ( one was with brilliants ) - information from book 

First awarding of Grand Cross with swards was in 1915 - to Enver Pasha ( Turkey ) 

In wikipedia you can see list of awarded the order

https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Носители_на_орден_„Свети_Александър“_Велик_кръст 
 

from 1915 to 1918 ( for Great War ) GC with swords receive 18 times 

( one with brilliants and one on the chain )