Bob

http://www.collectnobel.com/Outstanding_Awards.html

eg

"Group of: Lenin Peace Prize medal, honorary law degree diplomas from E. European universities, and other awards given to Denis Nowell PRITT, K.C . (King's Counselor) . Pritt, the William Kunstler of his day, had an international legal career that stretched from the 1920's to the 1960's. This Englishman's greatest claim to fame was his service as chairman of the international Commission of Enquiry into the Reichstag Fire of 1933 . " :jumping:

Another IKOM one - very clean Skanderbeg on front

Very rare, the breast badge version!

Interesting to see the difference versus the one in Erics book which is heavily gilt vs one shown here

Oh come on, is ironical joke not acceptable anymore? :unsure:

It has not been a "no questions asked" deal for decades. They filter out the wierdoes, whackos and wankers right from the start.

...but I thought you.... ehm, never mind

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

CURRENTLY FOR SALE

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PREVIOUSLY FOR SALE BUT NOT REPORTED AS SOLD

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

Picked this up on another thread... a VERY interesting site for a variety of mind boggling references:

- I'm collating old SB prices

- Also nice to get serial numbers (e.g. on Soyombo's)

- But first, read and laugh/weep at the same time:

http://web.archive.org/web/20020706161314/...M.HTM?ITEM=6827

I recommend joining as well, even if just for the JOMSA.

It's a joy to read it as it's just as fascinating to read about areas not directly in my scope of collecting but nevertheless very interesting.

:banger:

At least please be sure to share pics

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Congratulations to Ed on his excellent article in JOMSA - better lock up my OMM's before the global collecting horde jumps on top of Mongolian :cheeky:

yet another variation with silver mark

And now the pic's are flowing in

2.5 years

Mongolian awards exploded onto the collecting scene but have gone relatively quiet since then (due to a lack of supply and/or researchability) but this forum sure has made it a nice ride sofar! :jumping:

On eBay, a 3rd class prize medal (pin back), expensive though...

We can therefore assume that there must also be a second class

Sounds great! See if Albania is in that book for us.

I wonder if there are other sources out there showing Albanian badges and uniforms from the Fifties up to the Eighties?

On ebay you'll frequently find good heavy photo books incl. military pics with uniforms. Search for seller elviscenko and just check periodically.

Revisited the case and it essentially says on cover:

Order

Skanderbeg

Kl 2

... so correct for this order (and custom fit on the inside)

Will have a look when I'm home again. I thought I had specifically seen Skanderbeg 2nd class written on the box, but my eyes may have betrayed me.

Based on the known observations a timing estimate vs. what's in the order booklet

- labor medal: Nr 427 1946 or earlier 1944

- labor order: 2770 1960 1966

- labor order: 3495 somewhere 60s 1956

- polar star: 5181 52 or so 1951

- polar star 10847 62 or so not in the order booklet

- polar star: 14799 71 or so 1971

Conclusions:

- 2 polar stars seem to fit fine

- something funny with the labor orders

- interesting datapoint on labor medal as previous low was 1946

Not sure if there's any SB for sale at the moment (in the West)

RECENTLY SOLD

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- 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 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

CURRENTLY FOR SALE

?

PREVIOUSLY FOR SALE BUT NOT REPORTED AS SOLD

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

polar star 10847 <-- missing in the booklet

the booklet contains an extra award - have to look up what it is - suspect a medal

the intervals of some of the orders in the booklet strongly suggest long service awards to me

also note the typo in the booklet for one of the labor orders

I'm inclined to (wishfully) think that a person with bad intentions would do this so clumsily

Besides, I received it from somebody I definately trust

Would love to find out the story behind this group (of course)

what came with the booklet:

- labor medal: Nr 427

- labor order: 2770

- labor order: 3495

- polar star: 5181

- polar star 10847

- polar star: 14799

And here things go a bit astray because it doesn't look right (also not all awards seperately provided are accounted for here). On the other hand, this may be a case of the recipient himself adding to the booklet? Will eagerly await the archives opening

By the way, to offset some of the horror stories about dealers, I received this set for FREE as a thank you for helping somebody out with an item in his collection :cheers: