Bob

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something interesting on eBay...

350248098831 on eBay

Interesting design

These for foreigners are quite rare, in fact, not even seen a document yet. Are the doc's for foreigners in any way special?

Here's a new documented group with among others:

- documented order of red combat banner nr 3379 (1975)

- 2 documented combat medals (one numbered No 583)

- documented polar star (nr 11593, so long service presumably)

- an undocumented (but belonging to the group apparently) other order (screwback nr 2877)

- and a bunch of documented medals

Awards ranging from mid 40's to early 90's. A long career!

The group also came with some other documents which I'll try to post later. Not sure if they have a relationship to this group or are just freebies.

Will post more detailed pics after return from vacation... if pictures/documents/awards could speak!

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Is the new catalogue out? Where to download it?

Can you give the link to this example?

No direct link, sorry.

Go to zeige.com, then click on auction, then on bulgarian items and you'll quickly find the dimitrov. 2.5k euro starting bid

Bolgarin, what's your assessment of the heavy one for sale on zeige.com?

Why's the other one cheaper? Sorry for my ignorance.

http://www.albanianphotography.net/en/dmm.html

An interesting site

Excellent, now if only someone could tell me about the first badge .....

Still, as Meat Loaf used to sing "Two out of three aint bad" ....

And, unfortunately for people in our area of collecting, "there ain't no coupe deville hiding at the bottom of a cracker jack box"

http://www.paleishetloo.nl/templates/mainpage/page.asp?iPageId=16&iLangId=2

Anybody ever visit this museum in the Netherlands? Feedback?

I visited the War Museum while in London last week. There was one room full of victoria crosses etc.... thought I'd highlight one group here

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090725/ap_on_..._gandhi_prize_4

"the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation had committed nearly $1 billion for health and development projects in India. Most of the money has gone to prevent AIDS and eradicate polio."

Your friends Xbox problem sounds a bit trivial to me and certainly not relating to peace, disarmament or development.

Gates is a force for good in this world, wish there'd be more Bill Gates'es

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090725/ts_af..._20090725140234

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Prize

An ultra rare award!

I posted a doc I have on GMIC as well - it was an award to a Belarussian person and it did come with a photograph in the booklet.

Don't have the link, but it's there:)

Perhaps you could also post in the thread in support of a DPRK forum?

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Here in brass

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinda_Province

"Cabinda (also spelled Kabinda) is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by many political organizations in the territory."

The exclave is located in Congo, just north of Angola.

"While the Angolan Civil War largely ended in 2002, an armed struggle persists in the exclave of Cabinda, where some of the factions have proclaimed an independent Republic of Cabinda, with offices in Paris. The Treaty of Simulambuco establishes in Cabinda a Protectorate of Portugal and a number of Cabindan independence movements consider the occupation of the territory by Angola illegal."

What's it all about (if you're cynical): oil... there's lots of it in Cabinda!

So... there's a medal for FLEC - the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_for_the...lave_of_Cabinda

The Cabindan's didn't accept communism / marxism and declared independence in 1975 and 5.000 guerilla's fought for independence against the MPLA (of Angola) which also contained 2000 "foreign" (Soviet/Cuban) fighters.

The Military Medal of Cabinda has been manufactured in a run of 500 by Paul Kramer in Neuchatel in Switzerland. It's awarded immediately during combat, without a diploma or other document. Four foreigners have received this medal and they did receive a document certifying so.

The medal is 45mm in diameter, in bronze. The ribbon is 35mm and represents the colors of the Cabindan flag.

This is the only Cabindan medal.

I'll post scans a bit later this evening... going for a run first :cheers:

Maybe he did and nothing came out?

http://www.collectrussia.com/DISPITEM.HTM?ITEM=21216

Similar disclaimer here...

http://www.collectrussia.com/DISPITEM.HTM?ITEM=21211

an interesting documented group!

Contacted the national archives, and a few weeks later I got the following response (for what it's worth):

"...we have been unsuccessful in identifying any records related to the medal with no. 164.

In order to continue the research, it is that you indicate the person the medal was awarded to and when it was awarded(the year)."

Unfortunately I do not have the name / year :banger:

Wow - that's awfully close to the 252 numbered document up higher

Very nice :jumping: