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Hello Dan ,

Just found a little more info about the police diamonds we have :

White edge and green background : Artur Becker Offizierschule

Green edge and grey background : Zivile Hochschulen

Green edge and white background : Karl Liebnecht Offiziershochschule

Hi Grant,

Super! Many thanks my friend! Oh... a certain someone should be back home on Saturday so hoping ya'll get together shortly after that. Can't wait to hear what ya'll think of all the goodies.

Thanks again!

Dan

Dan, Paul,

Thanks for the comments on the grouping. Small but interesting. I have to thank my comments in Germany for some of the things like that in my collection. Over the years I've added a number of groupings which unfortunately I can not post because they re all in storage.

Congrats on getting the medal Dan. Nice to have a medal and an Urkunde to go together. Looks as though it has been around a bit though. Don't be surprised if it is a little less appealing when you receive it than in the photo. Pictures always make an item look to be in better condition than they really are. I'm not trying to throw cold water on your enthusiasm, just trying to be realistic. You probably already know this but I'll say it again anyway. Don't try and clean the medal, the ribbon or the case. They look the way they because of age and each piece has its own characteristics that make it unique. When I receice something in the mail and it look worse than what I expected I often feel disappointed by this feeling soon passes and I begin to appreciate the piece for what it is. There was only one instance where I was disappointed enough to email the vendor and express my dissatisfaction and that was on a WWII tunic belonging to an Italian General of the University Troops that really was in much worse condition than expected. Especially for the price I padi. But even here, in retrospect, I like this tunic becuase of just what it is. Besides, I have never seen another at any price!

Regards,

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

Many thanks! And I agree... especially re the case. Definitely some scuffing and such. I'm hoping it's not worse overall but we'll see. But the way I'm looking at it, if another pops up down the road I can always get another. But as this is the only one I've seen of this exact type, and definitely the only one cased, I feel I'm very fortunate to have found it and gotten it on all counts. Keeping my fingers crossed re condition but I know I'll love it no matter what.

The urkunde is eagerly awaiting it's "reunion" and the little guy seems very happy at the moment.

Can't wait till it arrives. It's coming from California so normally it would be quick but this seller doesn't take Paypal so there's the additional time of paying by sending a Postal Money Order. Arrrrrgh! But hopefully it'll still work out fairly fast. Will do additional scans/pics when it arrives.

Thanks again,

Dan

Hi Paul,

Hey, I think they look great! Super piece! Many thanks for doing the extra pics. I'm in love yet again! Now I'm really going to have to try and find one.

Again, many thanks for sharing this with us.

Dan

Hi Paul,

Wow! That's a beaut!!!! It's something I've always wanted to get into but prices went up before I could jump in. But I sure love them. Any chance of seeing a shot of the other side and some closeups of the engraving and any markings?

Great find! Thanks so much for sharing. Hope some of the others kick in with some detailed info on this one.

Dan

You have some great medals Dan! Your collection is coming right along nicely!

Gordon... WOW! I love the police medal/photo grouping. I have not seen too many legit groupings about!

Paul

Why thank you Paul! I really appreciate that. I think of all of them I'm most proud of the one I added tonight and being able to put it with the early document and folder. I'm waiting to hear from Gordon on it... but I think I did very well on that one, both the document when I got that as well as the medal. And getting it cased with ribbon bar blows me away! I'd have been thrilled to just find the medal itself so that was definitely a great bonus.

And I agree with you re: Gordon's grouping. I've not seen that many DDR groups to begin with but never one with that many photographs. Outstanding!

Thanks again my friend!

Dan

Hi all,

My newest addition and one I've been dying to tell about all week but I didn't want to jinx it. I just won it on Ebay at about 7:38 p.m. cst. I thinks I did good on this one!!!!

This is the one that goes with my early urkunde in posts #11 and 12. And to get it with the ribbon bar and cased was definitely a great bonus I think.

I'll definitely post more and better pics once I get it. Needless to say I'm overjoyed at finally being able to reunite the medal with the document.

Dan

Dan,

Just send all your questionable medals to me. That way you got nothing to keep you up at night !

Dan

Hey Dan,

Not an expert by any means, but the texture of your Memel medal that you posted just strikes me as "off." Very pitted, with rough detail, almost like it was cast, or something along those lines? The "design" itself doesn't necessarily make it a bad one, the overall quality though looks lacking to me, and I don't like it. Just my opinion man,

Kind Regards,

Steve

Hi Steve,

Quite understand. On some of these things I've even seen the "experts" wobble back and forth. That's one reason I pretty much got out of TR as it just became a struggle and wasn't as much fun anymore. I still love the stuff and the history... but it got to the point where buying you were scared to death and selling you got frustrated because even if it's something that came back with a vet that you knew was totally authentic you had guys try to tell you it was phony just to get it for cheap or nothing.

I'm just glad I got most of my stuff so long ago when things weren't nearly that bad.

I did see a couple of spots... but not sure if pitting or what. If you look at the date on the reverse as well as a few of the letters it looks like it had some rough treatment at some point... dinged into other medals or just dropped a few times or something. Not sure if that caused it or what. The background does have a rough texture to it. But again outside of books and some at John Angolia's house I've not seen that many to really be able to tell. And even when I was at Jack's there was so much to see that there was not enough time to do an intense study of each award. I'm sorry I never took this one to show him as I'm sure he could have nailed it one way or the other. I did take other pieces but this one never occured to me for some reason.

Again my biggest concern with knowing for sure is if I ever decide to let it and the other cased medals in the set go which for now at least is not likely, or after I'm gone if they get sold off, although the families intention is to hang onto it all, but you know how that goes at times, that it doesn't get passed to someone as real if it's not. But then again I don't want to think it's a fake and let it go only to discover later it was real.

For now I'm still leaving in the highly questionable end of things but hoping someone can nail it down for sure at some point.

Many thanks for the help on it. I deeply appreciate.

Dan

Hi all,

Well, the Munkasor group from Charles just arrived today. OUTSTANDING!!!! Even more impressive in person than on the group shot and that's saying alot! I love it even more now than when I first saw the pic... absolutely fantastic!

Charles... thanks so much for this! It now has an extremely honored place in my collections and again... I'll have to name a wing after you once we add on to the basement, etc., down the road. And you'll definitely have to come visit the kiddies (often) once you're back home.

I'll try to do some additional shots and post as I definitely want to learn all I can about this group.

Thanks again!!!!!!!!

Dan

Hi Gordon,

Outstanding pieces! I remember seeing a couple of the forestry uniforms about two or three years ago and they went for cheap. I was very tempted and had the $$'s at the time but went for other goodies instead. Now I wish I'd picked them up. I also like the customs uniforms and the ones for pilots in the border guard. Railroad uniforms are very nice too.

Here's hoping you get to add alot more to your forestry collection before too long. Thanks so much for sharing.

Dan

Hi Gordon,

Wow... you do find the neatest stuff! I've NEVER seen one of these. Plenty of the side (Garrison) caps but no peaked caps at all. Fabulous piece!!!! What does the full uniform look like that goes with this?

Thanks so much for sharing this.

Dan

Hi all,

Okay... I'm still flying in the dark. Is mine good, bad or "unsure"? Just totally confused on all this as it seems to go in all different directions.

Dan

Hi all,

No thoughts/opinions? I'm flying nearly blind on this one.

Thanks!

Dan

Dear Наuptman,

It not a problem. If there will be a desire I shall try to make to you the help .

Hi Sergey,

Many thanks!!!! Deeply appreciate. Trust me, I will definitely want one at some point and the help will be most appreciated. Love your banner by the way... very nice laurel beneath the portrait on that one... very tasteful design. Not at all cluttered... just right.

I wondered if you might be able to tell me anything more about the flags in my posts # 13, 18 and 24? Would love a translation of the one in #13 if possible. Be happy to do better pics if needed. Also if you have any additional info on my finials and especially if you might know of which factories made these and perhaps know if there's a list with their makers marks on them in order to tell what was made where?

Many thanks!!!!

Danilo Danilovich

Never got fancy and used the Russian version of my name before.

Hallo Harvey,

The Romanian Order of the Crown, is probably missing the rear medalion as well, so that would reduce any value drastically,

pity to see it in this condition

Kevin in Deva

Not to mention the damaged enamel! A shame as they're beautiful Orders. Ahhhh the ravages of time!

Dan

Curved "m" ????

Hi Terry,

So does this indicate it's bad? I'm not up on all the theories and controversies surrounding this one. Got it twenty some odd years ago, stuck it with the other two cased medals in the set and there it's sat over the years.

I don't have alot in it as I recall so no major disaster if it's bad... just want to be sure for my own piece of mind. And so I can put in a note stating if it's bad so others will know when my time comes to move on.

Thanks!

Dan

Ya know... if Putin ever tunes in here and sees this... might give him some ideas.

But in all seriousness, based on pictures and documentaries I've seen, the Soviet sure could build em' big! The monuments they did a tremendous!

Dan

Label inside inner pocket:

Jackets Field Wool O.D.

Stock No. 55-J-384-550

34R

Joseph H. Cohen & Sons

Vanity Clothes, Inc.

Cont.W-36-030-qm-6858

Dated June 28, 1944

Pattern Dated 5/10/44

Spec. P.O.D. No. 437

Phila. Q.M. Depot

The tunic seems to be in great shape. Far as I know the ribbons hadn't even been off in ages till tonight when I took them off to scan them. I put them back in the same holes. The tunic is just how I originally purchased it and seems to be the way it's always been.

Dan

Inside label:

DABB

2Pc

CO'OPERATIVE

E22 R

Cuff:

Pocket:

Inside collar label:

D 70 81-C

34 R

Ribbon bar:

Ribbon bar closeup:

Ribbon bar reverse closeup:

Back of tunic:

Inside of tunic:

Hi all,

Decided to dig this one out and post it. Hope it's of some interest.

Full tunic:

Right sleeve:

Left sleeve:

Lower left sleeve:

Hi all,

This seems the place to post this. Just found it in our local thrift store yesterday. I'm assuming it's French for the Croix de Guerre but I'm far from an expert so figured I'd pop it here for some opinions on what it is and just out of sheer curiosity any worth it might have. It's in super condition and looks very complete.

And now without further ado... the pics:

Thanks!

Dan

I shall try that that to pick up for you in such plan a velvet. However the prices in Russia on such subjects (50-70 years) from 200 up to 500 US dol.and above. It depends on an accessory of a flag. The factory, school, the ministry, district committee KPSS (КПСС)

Hi Sergey,

I deeply appreciate the offer... but at least for a while that's a bit rich for my budget. Hopefully I'll be able to manage it in a few months but for now I'm pretty much tapped out.

Just didn't want to see you get one and put out the money till I could reimburse.

Again many thanks for the offer. I'll let you know when I'm more able to afford one.

Thanks!

Dan

Hi all,

Again thanks to Vic (Order of Victory) I have some more new additions to my Bulgarian collection... all three classes of the Order of Mothers Glory:

Now all I need are the Medals For Maternity 1st and 2nd class and the Bulgarian Order of Mother Heroine... that last being way down the road if at all due to rarety and price.

Dan