Ed_Haynes

All won the Order of Lenin? All won the Red Banner?? All were recipients "#1" of one of the major orders???

How many more "right" answers are needed????

Wow! Those are lovely. Nice labor groups like that would tempt me to Hungary in a split-second!!

Thanks for sharing.

That was my confusion too, Christophe. What was the question?

They are all male? (Not Pravda!) They were all Marshal of the SU? (Not Pravda!) They are all deceased? That must be right!!

Do I win three times?

Any takers among us willing to "up the ante" and make this guy pay dearly for this one?

Oh, this has been discussed. You want to be that bidder, Darrell? And hope Lord Ashcan isn't sick that day? Still, you'd have a nice VC!

Also, I am always stunned at what the value of these VC's are. I tend to think the estimate is probably a little low for this one...

I would agree the estimate is low -- Spink's, though not as much as DNW's, tend to be low estimates of late -- in any case everyone knows who will get the VC, "Lord Ashcan".

Best of wishes for all bidders who are trying to re-unite ODMs!!!

Doc

And confusion to all those who try to split them up or keep them split!!!

Ed

For the sake of those of us bidding on items can we please stop the discussion.

Fair enough, but isn't group reunification more important than blind acquisition?

Whether the auctioneer's hideous greed-driven misdeeds are a good enough excuse for bid collusion is a complex ethical question.

Not really eBay, but a live auction link to Spink's real auctions. They and a few of the other big auction houses are doing this as an experient. I hope their experiments fail.

Oh, OK.

I have posted elsewhere (I think) information on awards to Indian "Princes". If that is what you want, I can post it here again.

A nice (US) Thanksgiving photo!

Buddhist detachment, Rick, Buddhist detachment . . . .

Enough for now (I'm sure). More could be provided.

Interior of the document, to Ivan Nikolaevich Sibilev, 7 March 1992.

Soviet stamp rather than Afghan. For an Afghan stanp as part of agroup see: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11063&st=07

The reverse. This is the screwback variety; it is also seen pinback.

PDRA: Warrior-Internationalist Badge

Well known, shown on many Soviet threads here. Awarded to Soviet friends for assistance in the civil war.

This one documented.

PDRA: Unknown Badge

Unknown, but the gift of a Good Forum Friend, so I include it proudly here.

PDRA: Order of the Saur Revolution, both varieties

The two varieties together.

PDRA: Order of the Saur Revolution, second variety

While it may not look like it, it is deep red enamel on the points of the star.

Notvas if there is a great deal of interest in this stuff, I guess, but just a few more items, since most of the Afghan material is on "home leave" just now.

PDRA: Medal of Literacy, 1st and 2nd class

I fear we see a mix of greed, ignorance, impatience, and that ever-present fiction that we are the owners of these things we study. While fringe to my interests, I shall not bother with Thies henceforth. Not, of course, that he cares one tiny bit, but I shall sleep a lot better.

Again: Good a reason to make sure your heirs have explicit guidance on what to do and what not to do.

Ed, already here on the forum are quite a lot soviet collectors with researched groups or awards. I counted them over in the researched section, there are 22 people, who have posted something with research there.

I think, thats not bad!

Really!? Shall check again, I wasn't aware we had that many collectors from Russia actively online here. Great!!

The GMIC has developed to the most extensive forum for researched awards

So true so true. Well done, everyone!!

That seems to be a second class of this award? Because of the "II" on the ribbon?

Yes, Gerd, that is my working theory. Will be seeking confirmation from UB. Has a "I" (or "III" or "???") been spotted?

Dave,

do you know, how many collectors are out there, who request resaearch for their awards? Not the exact number of course, just an educated guess.

Gerd

Other than the ones on this forum?

It is my understanding that not many of the great herd of Russian collectors request (or value) research? Hope that isn't true.

J NIB 04 -- Erdendalai Soum, Hugjil (Develpment) Collective Farm