Bob

Some very nice items on Dmitry's site... I think I've seen that Order of Friendship before somewhere though.

Also, the Bulgarian set is a beauty.

That's how pics came from the seller.

I am not sure why would he send pics from two different medals.

William

I have seen that obverse with a different reverse...

This has to be one of the lowest SN for Gold Soyombo medal: #14!!!

William

I am not sure whether obverse / reverse pics are of the same Soyombo....

The obverse pic looks familiar and - for many obvious reasons - does not appear to meet the same standards as "known" authentic ones.

130063533749

Have a look...

NOT 100% SURE BUT COULD BE GOLDEN PLATED

That would explain (I hope) why on recent Zeige auction somebody paid a huge sum of money for one (it was billed as being formerly owned by a senior member of the Albanian military... but without numbers/docs... that's just a "story" of course).

ORDER FOR PATRIOTIC ACHIEVEMENTS 1ST CLASS DIFFERENT FROM THE BOOK (NO CORNERS)

Certainly the weirdest looking ring attachment I've ever seen!

THIS IS THE BACK OF THE ONE NICELY MADE, IS VERY RARE ALSO.

What's it made of?

RECENTLY SOLD

pinback

- 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 1183, www.huesken.com - MARCH 2007

screwback

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

CURRENTLY FOR SALE

SCREWBACK

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

PINBACK

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

So... market price on pinback just went up again vs. a month ago.

Just to demonstrate -- as if further evidence were needed -- that I have limited focus and phaleristic compass.

..and self-discipline: I sense a slippery slope here

Here's one related to Mir instead.

reverse

nr 16 for the number fetisjists

The auction you are looking at has passed already (January).

This badge is awarded to the splendid workers and farmers who has archieved to distinguish him self in Socialist Construction.

Tang Si

I guess I deserve one as well then

No futher comment?

Tang Si

What is the badge for?

Interesting, you can also try:

www.shopbulgaria.com

www.sammler-cabinett.com (expensive!)

www.zeige.com (expensive)

and of course ebay...

Dear Bob,

if the steps for bidding are 100 Euro, then personb B will get the item for 1.300 Euro.

At auctions the increments might get larger in the way the bidding is growing. But these steps have to be regulated und published. It is boring to bid for a Suvorov 1cl at a price level of 80.000 Euro in 100 Euro steps .

Best regards

Christian

How can you be sure - when sending in a mail bid of 2.000 euro - that you will get the lowest winning amount as opposed to having the auction house just slapping 2.000 winning bid on it despite potentially 1.300 being good enough?

The awards also had a reserve, so if your bid was below the award's reserve, the award went "unsold"

Dave

Aha - another question regarding the practice at these kinds of auctions. Say an item is listed with:

- price range estimate of 1.000 Euro

- person A bidding via mail 1.200 Euro

- person B bidding via mail 2.000 Euro

Obviously person B will win. But will that person pay 2.000 or does the auction go up in increments (e.g. 1.300 as winning bid) as if everybody was bidding in increments in a live auction?

I'm pretty sure I had made a bid on a certain item and thought I had read that the price ranges given were not minimum prices but estimates... yet I see the item I bid on as "unsold" based on the "prices realized" list. Did I miss something in the fine print?

RECENTLY SOLD

pinback

- 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 1183, www.huesken.com - MARCH 2007

screwback

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

CURRENTLY FOR SALE

SCREWBACK

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

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Now... from 1.680 USD (screwback mind you) to 2.100 USD (pinback) is 25% inflation in 4 months...

Is splitting up a group unethical if the original recipient of awards does it?

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?p...pi=1991568&

Nice picture of Zhukov - modest and friendly looking guy in fact.

An odd bit of text left behind for Brezhnev for instance: "we'd so much love to help you dealing with your pancreas matters. respect."

Appropriately called www.findagrave.com

Not kidding... search by location (e.g. Russia) and learn (better phrase of words than "enjoy" in this context)