Ed_Haynes

Nope, these practices are dodgy anywhere. And the sad thing is, he doesn't need to play dirty. All that happens is that his reputation suffers. Sigh indeed.

There are recommendations for a few (FEW!) MiDs in the National Archives (Public Record Office). But, to my experience, not worth even trying unless you are there, checking other things, with some time on your hands.

Some of this information was published in an article in JOMSA some time back, though largly based on stolen research (oh, sorry, that's another thread). Never being very friendly with the Soviets, he had none of these (Ba'ath gained foreign friends by executing communists, not getting medals from them).

Let me check my notes . . . .

It might just be my opinion Christian, but for me Igor's prices do not reflect the real maket value. I have never bought from him because he sells higher than many other dealers I know. I refuse to pay his asking prices even if he has good stuff. Just look the price of his yugoslavian awards.

He does have good stuff, but to my opinion they mostly have inflated prices. So I'd say for me that the market price is less than what you pretend.

While Igor's prices may well be high for retail, they probably aren't bad guides for insurance value, which you'd want to be at or beyond the upper range of sane retail pricing.

Since the conversion was required by change in regulations, I'd not shed too many tears over the conversion. In some ways, more authentic than one changed back only for the collector market?

No medals (shown), but interesting uniform shot.

Senior officers consult?

A few more, from Khalkingol period.

First, a visitor with friends:

T 19 -- Outstanding Worker of Medicine

S 59 and S 60 -- New Year 1962 and 1963

Happy New Year x 2!!

S 57 -- Outstanding Press Worker

S 56 -- 20 years of the Arkhangai Unen

Newspaper.

S 53 -- Buddhist Pin

S 52 -- Buddhist Pin

S 51 -- Buddhist Pin

S 50 -- Palace of Culture, Khentii Province

S 49 -- Museum of the Dundgobi Province

S 47 -- Filmmakers' Conference

S 46 -- 25 Years of Mongolian Cinema

S 45 -- Mongolian Cinema

S 44 -- Mongolian Cinema

S 43 -- Tsagaan Ovoo Festival

S 42 -- The Ulanbaatar Festival of Songs, 1963

S 41 -- 10 Days of Culture, Uvurkgangai Province

Also Z 43.

S 40 -- The Day of Poems, 1962