Ed_Haynes

Not much.

Have you followed the whole insanity of the recent "Stolen Valor" act? Apparently not?

And, from all that I have seen, it is a very confusing and dangerous world. One better avoided, perhaps? When even those whose expertise is reliable can't be sure, run away!!

On! Nice! Many thanks for adding this. Obviously Spanish and intended for the International Brigades. Beyond that . . . ???? A lovely thing, though. Envious.

When someone bans tacky and bad taste items, eBay will be dead, dead, dead.

An interesting OMSA analysis has been posted over at: http://www.omsa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1332 FYI.

Importance? To the history of the erstwhile Soviet honors system: Tremendous. But I still think some person from the Old Country with lots of cash and no interest in history will buy it and I stand by my price estimate. If nothing else, note who is selling it! And who else has one?!

Interesting. Thanks, Soviet!

They were one of the major -- if not THE major -- Austrian manufacturer of high-end high-quality orders, both European and global. I think they are still in the trade these days? The only real problem is that they were one of those to continue manufacturing pre-1918 orders of non-existent States into the inter-war period, producing generations of minefields for phalerists.

Oh, if enough people think it is legitimate, I suspect it will. (And if the Russian government doesn't intervene?) Anyone care to guess? $125K is my estimate.

The start? I know that there are some US gallantry lots (though some look dubious) coming up at the La Galerie Numismatique auction this weekend. It will be interesting to see if they are pulled. Moreover, it will be interesting to see what the next FJP auction looks like. Will they be setting up a European branch office? (And may I apply for that job, Jeff?) I hope someone sets up an "underground railroad" to get these poor medals to a civilised country (not including Canada any more, it seems) where they can be preserved and studied. If they stay here they'll probably be trashed. At least European phalerisists will be able to study and preserve US history in the face of the patriotic tyranny here.

Yes, I'd like to hear from the more expert denizens of the forum. Please.

I don't have an earlier one to compare with. I have only this solo HdA and the Dankward Fehr group -- see http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2455 -- with his HdA from 7 October 1984. (Kunert's is earlier, 27 March 1981.) Will bring both home and get back to you. I suspect they're printed, but will see.

Nice, Rick! Thanks for posting these. We need to know much more about Cuban awards. Hope this forum can help.

Nice, and the MRYL badge is in especially nice condition. All of these, however, are discussed on other, appropriate, threads on the forum.

Thanks, Dave. Interesting.

More precisely, it is an inventive effort at rendering the ribbon in cloth and with some seamstress help from the recipient's wife. An interesting and cute fantasy.

Wow (indeed)! However marginal to my "core interests", I always enjoy learning new things.

Can you scan it close up, please?

Yowie!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT, the group is sadly incomplete, so . . . .

Ohhh! Nice. What does the reverse legend say??

Me too (though the group is likely a "reconstruction" and hard to photograph behind clowdy plastic).

For those with an interest in Mongolian awards to Soviets -- rather than in Mongolian awards to Mongolians -- you may wish to glance at: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12301 and at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3571

And . . . ????

Agreed.