Bob

Scans (finally) came in... but not (yet) of the key awards

Will chase for more

RECENTLY SOLD

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- USD 795, nr 857, www.collectrussia.com - 1998

- USD 740, nr 1.938, www.collectrussia.com - 1999

- USD 780, nr ?, www.collectrussia.com - 2002

- USD 945, nr 1.233, www.collectrussia.com - 2004

- USD 1.870, nr 1.918, Nota Bene - JANUARY 2007

- USD 1.880, nr 1.785, Nota Bene - JANUARY 2007 (boxed)

- USD 1.950, nr 860, www.russianglory.com - MARCH 2007

- EURO 1.600 (roughly 2.100 USD), nr 1.183, www.huesken.com - MARCH 2007

- EURO 1.650 (roughly 2.200 USD), nr 1.514, www.huesken.com - JUNE 2007

- EURO 1.300 (roughly 1.700 USD), nr 1.246, private seller - SEPTEMBER 2007

- EURO 1.600 (roughly 2.200 USD - before fees!), nr 1.514, Andreas Thies October auction - OCTOBER 2007

- USD 1.850, nr 1.947, Nota Bene - NOVEMBER 2007

- USD 2.150, nr 1.837, www.collectrussia.com - NOVEMBER 2007

- USD 1.950, nr 1.437, Nota Bene - JANUARY 2008

- USD 2.000 (excl. 15% auction premium), nr 1,246, Dmitry Markov auction - JANUARY 2008

- USD 1.925, nr 902, eBay - FEBRUARY 2008

- USD 2.200, nr 1.617, somewhere in Russia - MARCH 2008

- USD 2.750, nr 1.635, www.collectrussia.com - MARCH 2008

- USD 2.750, nr 860, Nota Bene - APRIL 2008

- USD 3.200, nr 1.600, www.collectrussia.com - APRIL 2008

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- USD 820, nr ?, www.collectrussia.com - 1998

- USD 1.375, nr 89, www.collectrussia.com - 2003

- USD 985, nr 523, www.collectrussia.com - 2004

- USD 1.150, nr 519, www.collectrussia.com - 2004

- USD 1.680, nr 644, Nota Bene - NOVEMBER 2006

- EUR 1.630 (roughly 2.150 USD), nr 585, Albert GMIC - MAY 2007

- USD 2.650, nr 644 (again!), Nota Bene - OCTOBER 2007 (boxed)

- USD 2.900, nr 640, www.collectrussia.com - NOVEMBER 2007

- USD 2.500, nr 777, somewhere in Russia - DECEMBER 2007

- USD 3.250 (excl. 15% auction premium), nr 427, Dmitry Markov auction - JANUARY 2008

- USD 3.225, nr 556, private seller - MAY 2008

- USD 3.500, nr 261, Coinsell (on eBay) - SEPTEMBER 2008

CURRENTLY FOR SALE

- USD 5.800, nr 448 (screwback), www.collectrussia.com

- USD 3.800, nr 1.388 (pintback), private seller

PREVIOUSLY FOR SALE BUT NOT REPORTED AS SOLD

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- USD 5.000, nr 227, Coinsell (on eBay)

That's a long motivation - last time I read such a long sentence was when I was translating ancient greek in high school :)

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Have made an overview of all my award doc's plus what I've seen here on GMIC:

AWARD NAME DATE DECREE

Medal for bravery Zyra Radhima 5.11.1953 1626

Order for bravery Mehmet Refat Kodra 5.12.1955 2178

Skanderbeg 3rd class Idris Razip Resuli 13.7.1959 2939

Hero of People Shokhut Haxhi Lezhi 29.4.1963 3677

MEDALJEN E PUNES SKENDER HAMDI SINES 9.10.1978 5776

URDHRIN PER PUNE TE SHQUAR NE EKONOMINE BUJQESORE 3rd class XHEMAL RAKIP HOXHOLLIT 27.1.1979 5828

Medaljen per sherbime te shquara shteterose dhe shoqerore Organization 26.4.1980 6185

URHRIN NAIM FRASHERI 3rd class SKENDER HAMDI SINES 30.7.1984 6904

Medal for distinguished labor in agriculture AGIM KHEVDET DANIT 24.8.1984 6907

Medaljne per sherbim shumerjecar ne forcat e armatsoruaa XHEMAL JASHAR JAHJAS 24.12.1984 6939

MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED STATE AND CIVIL SERVICES Zenun Rahman Precit 23.3.1987 7115

Medal for distinguished labor in mining / geology Kadri Novruz Hitajt 11.5.1987 7125

order of labor 3rd class FAIK BAJRO GRAMSHIT 20.11.1987 7175

Medaljen per sherbime te shquara shteterose dhe shoqerore FAIK BAJRO GRAMSHIT 22.12.1987 7183

Medal for Meritorious Service to the People Lumturi Shefki Vrapit 4.3.1989 7286

Hero of Socialist Labor XHEMAL RAKIP HOXHOLLIT 13.11.1989 7335

order of labor 3rd class AGIM KHEVDET DANIT 13.1.1990 7350

Order 40 years PPSH FAIK BAJRO GRAMSHIT 4.2.1989 -

Order 40 years PPSH Aleksandra Vasil Karajanit 16.10.1981 -

Order 40 years PPSH Selman Kadri Cobanit 5.11.1990 -

Order 40 years PPSH Omer Hasim Meros 16.10.1981 -

Will get all the award names in English later. What's interesting... my hypothesis is that 1 decree equals 1 awarding (at least, I've yet to come across documents with the same decree number). This would imply only very, very few awardings! Roughly 200 per year. This would also explain why we see so few award documents. Perhaps only 7.500 awarded? Of course, maybe some medals, etc. were given away without a decree (or document for that matter).

What's "good" to see is that the dates / decree dates are perfectly ascending. So probably awardings were all centralized in Tirana.

Would appreciate if anybody with new docs could PM me:

- award name

- awardee name

- date

- decree

...both to further expand on the list and, potentially, to reunite groups.

Could somebody please make this a sticky thread?

True Eric - I've in fact started to now also document decree nrs / dates / etc. for all my documents and really have the impression that the decree numbers represent unique awardsing (i.e. 1 award to 1 person) and that the decree numbers only relate to awardings of medals (i.e. in between a decree nr will not be for building a bridge somewhere)

Coming weekend I'll look at my stash of documents and complete the list and post here - should also help to identify volume of awardings and approximate timing.

In the meantime, research in the archives is still something which is on the horizon... not close by, but not impossible either.

Another small group - again more details (name, translation, etc.) to follow. Interesting to note that it includes a Naim Frasheri order document (rare!) as well as a medal of labor.

Labor:

For good work and help given to fulfill tasks appointed from Party and Government. Through his attitude of honesty towards the work and society has become an example for the sector where he wroks, in keeping running the first two turbines of Fierza Hydrocentral.

Frasheri:

For good work in developing the agriculture propoganda in radio. Has well explained the directions (policies) of Party regarding the agriculture. Has worked hard in propagating the advanced experiences.

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Agriculture propaganda on the radio... gotta love that:)

Next group... translation pending - a nice labor group. Details to follow in coming days.

With more doc's coming out, starting to raise questions about the decree numbers.

- 1 decree = 1 awarding?

- 1 decree = multiple awardings?

- decree numbers are in order for medals awarding or does it also contain numbers e.g. for decision to build a new bridge, etc.?

Will have to get all my doc's out and start to order the decree nr / dates to see if some logic can be found.

for state and civic services.

As a member of Democratic Front Organization has been hard working to fulfill the appointed tasks.

order of labour third class

Distinguished in hard work and honest discipline in fulfilling continously the tasks according to the planning in the sector where he works.

"During time in service for inner affairs sector has shown readiness and diligence in fulfilling appointed tasks. "

Perfectly clear...

Translation of the second Hoxhollit document: "He is a hard (untiresome) worker. Has had high results in milk production. He is an example for others."

Thanks Elvis!

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2008/post-679-1222967091.jpgAs an encore, here's the beautiful front of the museum in Tirana.

Here the ultra rare orders (with star on flag and "poles" on the side) spotted in a rather "cheap" display in the War Museum in Vlore.

Interesting pic from the main museum in Tirana. A wall of pics had has subtitle "ex important functionaries of the Albanian Communist Party and Albanian State sentenced and killed by Enver Hoxha regime"

More pictures in various threads to follow in coming days.

Most impressive was actually to visit a private collector in Tirana... THE collector that is. Aside from antique furntiture, old swords / weapons, various unique artifacts related to the Albanian state and several dozen uniforms (some including awards... such as the rare remembrance medal!) he had a tremendous collection of awards... both precommunist (zog / wied era) and communits.

Most interesting (aside from a few "never seen before" communist items / prototype medals) was actually holding in my hand the massive (big / heavy) type 1 hero award (gold medaillon similar to Yugoslavian hero). Now I know at least 1 is in a private collection! And it also turns out there's 2 types:

- 1 on a neck ribbon

- 1 with more regular suspension (cloth) to be pinned to jacket

A lot of the hero's of the people are buried at the martyr's cemetary (pic elsewhere on forum). For the rest, in the bigger towns there's frequently a small memorial with a few graves of heroes.

The War Museum in Vlore (on the coast) had a small WWII section incl. on one of the Hero's of the People

Another small group - again more details (name, translation, etc.) to follow. Interesting to note that it includes a Naim Frasheri order document (rare!) as well as a medal of labor.

Next group... translation pending - a nice labor group. Details to follow in coming days.

With more doc's coming out, starting to raise questions about the decree numbers.

- 1 decree = 1 awarding?

- 1 decree = multiple awardings?

- decree numbers are in order for medals awarding or does it also contain numbers e.g. for decision to build a new bridge, etc.?

Will have to get all my doc's out and start to order the decree nr / dates to see if some logic can be found.

This is what the medal looks like as stored in the state "vaults"