hipnos

Already having a long service set with order book I?m not in the market. Looking forward to finally getting it researched? some day. But don?t think there?ll be any thrilling war stories to it. It?ll probably be as close to mirroring my career as any research gets: ?This comrade was a steady and stoic tender of his desk, always pushing paper in the proper direction, his trips to the WC always followed by a prompt return, and he was always the first to keep the ash trays emptied and cleaned.

But again, without being able to closely examine the order book it?s impossible to tell if this is really a group. At any rate I personally don?t spend that much money sight unseen without knowing the seller at least by long term reputation.

Thanks eric, really a lot of money I would prefer expend buying a good german group

regards

miguel

Without seeing better pics of the order book there's no way to judge.

The sniper story is probably just that, a story. These awards were all given as long service awards; it's quite a coincidence that the "sniper" just happened to get all (and only) the awards one would get for simply being in the military for a couple of decades.

I Agreed. The seller ask 2000 USD, What do you think??

Thanks

Miguel

Hello,

Thank you for your interest - I am the owner of the abovementioned auction. Please feel free to send any questions regarding the forthcoming auction.

Catalogues were sent to those who have pre-ordered them through our web site or at the shows we have been spreading leaflets. Let me know if you want .pdf catalogue. I will send that by email if needed (10 Megabytes). We did a lot of work with the auction and decided to give our first catalogue out free. Medalhouse Ltd. is new company just for the auctions, but is owned by me / Finnmedals Intl., which I have had for over ten years.

Prices ARE NOT starting prices, but ESTIMATE prices. There is a reserve price on each item, but that is lower than the lowest estimate.

It was nice to meet many of you at the SOS!

With best regards,

Jani

Hi Jani, It?s Miguel AGREDA (Hipnos)

Happy to contact you. I?m still Looking with a smile the Nice Finish bar I bough you past year

Regards

Miguel

PS/ Can you send me the PDF??

It?s possible that this group could be a Correct one??.

Thanks and sorry for the pics...there are the only possibles in this moment

Serial Numbers.

MEDAL FOR COMBAT SERVICE type 2 variation 2 #1415790

ORDER OF THE RED STAR type 2 #2638124

ORDER OF THE RED BANNER type 3 variation 4 #364306

ORDER OF LENIN type 6 variation 1 #320105

Gentlement, This is a Beautiful commander cross w/ swords, from Bulgary. It?s very Nice IMHO, but...

This is a mistery that I can?t explain yet. In every book I?read on the matter, the green cross is a commander class, WITH royal crown, and the Prince crown goes always with White enameled crosses...?

Any Hints?

This is the best I can do with somebody else's scan, given the primitive technology I have. That is why it is always better to do it the FIRST time:

Even enlarged, this is smaller KB size than the original remote-linked by Noor. Don't forget that ANY colored background is a complete waste of KB size with zero added for the actual image.

The more I look at this, even reverse still not seen, the more I like it. That sideways clip for the Jerusalem Cross (it's suspension loop has been replaced to attach there) and the way these line up all look good to me. The patina from decades of not being moved, with the awards correctly RIGHT side up/exposed and their LEFT sides under the preceding award (overlapped opposite to the way they are shown here) is also consistent with real age.

This will be a VERY frustrating bar to identify because so much was never LISTED in Rank Lists.

Paul-- no match on the two stay at homes--or even with just one-- and a Jerusalem. This guy didn't list himself in the Orders Almanach.

Some sort of frontline combat army landwehr officer with a VERY odd civilian day job!!!!

Hello!

IMHO, the Isabella order is sowing ther reverse, the anverse side must have both hemispherium with the Hercule?s columns and the moto (difficult to read for its size): "Plus Ultra" (translate freely like. "More earth abroad"..) and a ship (carabela).

The type of the crown over the King Fernando (F) and Queen Isabel (I) is dterminant to know is this is an award from Before (Royal crown) or after 1939 (imperial crown)

Regards

Miguel

Miguel,

That is very nice! Where do you find these bars?

David

This one came from a correspondent in Sofia, Bulgary. Is a dealer I know in some eBay deals. I ask Him on the matter, and this is the result...

It was my Christmas give in 2004-2005...

Miguel

Rick, I am out of town but check my list (you know whcih one) for a SWA and China and JK. There were 4 or 5 guys on the list who had a JK.

As long as I know, the Isabella Order is not an award to NCO or OR men...so The award can came afterwards when the man is outside the army and can be give for some charity & social labour that derserves it. The same thing can be said on the Jerusalem Cross and the Belgian civic cross (howhever the ribbon is for civic valou)r. So, you can think too on a low rank foreing office official, ex NCO...

Miguel

PS/ If we can see a zoom of the Isabella Order, I could tell you the award?s period

Bulgarian Bar (a rarity!!, the first time I see a bulgarian bar... probably for sake of more research))

It includes:

1/ LS&GC cross 10 years for NCO Ferdinand edition (1889)

2/ Commemorative Cross for King Ferdinand accesion to the throne 3th. class (1887)

3/ Merit medal 2nd. class (Ferdinand -young- edition type II, 1887-1891)

4/ Serbia War medal silver (1st. class) 1885

Hello !

I have a new question :

The Nimmergut OEK is talking about :

2765 Goldene Verdienstmedaille mit Spange 1917

2766 Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Spange 1917

2767 Silberne Annerkenungsmedaille mit Spange 1917

2768 Bronzene Annerkennungsmedaille mit Spange 1917

I have never seen these orders ! I have search them on the net, but never found an illustration !

Can someone post a photo of these medals ???

Thank you !

I don?t understand Annerkennung...?, can you lecture me on this matter

Thanks

Miguel

Hallo Miguel,

vary nice bars. Are those bars identified. Can you tell us thoowner of the bars?

Alex

As I?ve already write, I think will be very difficult to find the file to these men...or I can?t find the way.

Gentlemen I am open to any sugestion on this matter

Thanks

miguel

Miguel,

Those are very nice bars. I try to limit my collection to one period (1914-18), but I also find myself drifting into other areas, too.

The Balkans in the pre-1914 period are fascinating and I look forward to seeing more of your collection.

David

Thanks...David I enjpy this rarities...Now almost imposible to find at a reasonable??? price...

The bars can tell one man?s history in a more wide historical backround...helas, I don?t know their name and is almost impossible to find now. I take a minute to think about their life

Regards

miguel

PS/ It?s difficult to restrict yourself to a determinated period, It ist?n???

Sorry for my autodidactic english

reagards again

Miguel

The spats are the wrong shape to be a prottype Ju87. Going by the down turn of the exhaust I would say a B&V Ha137 v5

So, It could be...

Regards

Miguel

Here You have another medal type and a new form to express wound: A red cross on the green ribbon of a Africa campaign medal (Marocco)

I think I found an answer: rare Blohm und Voss Ha137 Can it be?

The exhaust is more like the Ju 87 A-0...

What do you think??

Miguel

quote name='Noor' date='Feb 20 2008, 20:22 ' post='242656']

Photo what I got today shows a (german? resembles JU-87?) plane. Does someone recognise this bird and what period it was on use?

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It seems to me like a early (preproduction) model of the ju-87, It could be the prototype, with a british motor (Kestrel??), If only we could see the twin square Tail, that?s will be the proof.

Miguel

here you have a more "normal" medal, without red crosses and more modern...

The first is one niiiiice looking medal...

This is not very difficult to find, but a lot more if you wants red cross on the ribbon (each for wound, in war or action)

Happy to show this medal to you

Miguel

Only a zoom of the document, to a Ship Captain Engineer, dated 1946 (The name of the medal is Medalla por sufrimientos por la patria aka (sufferings for the fatherland medal)

A new add to this section. This time from Spain.

A new one, this time from the Republican (or Gouvernamental) side 1936-1939

A new add to this section. This time from Spain.

If it was a WW1 cross, or one of the crosses t a guy who had fought in Italy-France in 43-45 it would be more possible I think, but a Vichy one? I am not so sure....

That?s for this statement that i was asking on th ematter. I know there are otther medals with differentes dates till 1944, but I think these are the unofficial type...

Do you agreed??

Miguel