Greg Collins Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 One thing I learned early on was the importance of documents. While the medal is pretty and shiny, having the document to go with it can often double (or more) the value. In some cases, I have found the document to be worth more than the medal. Anyway, here are a few documents with their medals. First, a 1957 model Meritorious Service Medal with document issued in 1963: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Next, the Hungarian Soviet Republic Commemorative Medal (1959) and document to a veteran of Bela Kun's 1919 revolution: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Next, the Order of Labour, Bronze grade, and doc from 1967: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 An Order of Labour, Gold grade, and doc from 1973: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 And last (for now) a Public Security Medal, Silver grade, and doc from 1964: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Very nice documents - I like the police document - not something that is encountered often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 This worker's pass book comes by way of Turkey. Issued in 1951, it has the Rakosi seal on the cover. I know the owner's family name was/is Kiss but, beyond that, I'm in the dark as I'm having trouble with the "long hand" used. If anyone can decipher, I'd appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 The seal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Inside front cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Next page... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 And, finally, the inside back cover. Again, any help in the translation will be very appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Greg the name appears to be Kiss Martinone (or the wife of Kiss, Martin) very common practice thena nd even now to refere to the wife. It appears that she was born in 1910 - but for some reason she never had a job as there are no entries. She was in all probability just a housewife. The scans are a bit small so its hard for me to decipher much more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Thanks for the info, Charles. I'll try to take some closeups of the pertinent information this weekend... there was another page that I did not include which may shed light on just what, exactly, she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Greg, The line labelled "anja neve" is for the mother's name and although the hand writing isn't all that clear it looks like it could be "Kovács Iréne". Charles can probably confirm or correct the name. This gives you her maiden name. Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 (edited) Just got this document that I'd like to share. Don't know exactly how rare one of these is; I doubt it's easy to come by. It's an AVH document promoting Istvan Dercze to First Lieutenant, dated the 1st of January 1950. Of note is Lt. General Gabor Peter's signature, which is by hand. I'll begin with the whole document. Edited August 12, 2010 by Greg Collins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 (edited) The upper left portion of the doc containing the recipient's name and the lower right portion bearing Gabor Peter's signature... Edited August 12, 2010 by Greg Collins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 This next image contains the "body" of the document indicating the promotion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Here's the raised Rakosi logo with AVH surround at the lower center of the document... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Wow - that is a very nice promotion document - I have never encountered one beofre. The best I could do was an old document from a trial of the "People s Courts" concerning the death of a jew during the siege of Budapest. The signature is interesting I will try and see if I can dig out my document from 1945 when he was signing vehicle registrations cards... Too much stuff to try and find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 A recent addition... pretty small Hungarian Workers' Party document (2 3/4" x 4 1/8"), dated 25 June 1951 for completion of Basic Political School, held at the Budapest Police Headquarters, to Istvan Sziman (hope I got that right). First, the document front and Workers' Party pin (basic pin-back)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 And the back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Greg, Interesting document. The pins are plentiful but this is the first time I have seen this document. Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 I do not normally collect blank documents, but as this one came in at under $1, I couldn't pass it up. It's a Rakosi era Excellent Worker of Light Industry document from the early '50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 These next two documents are attributed to a woman named Fanosne Manik. On 17 September 1951, she graduated, with a grade of excellent, from a state-sponsored accounting course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 And, on the 4th of April 1955, she was given this document for 10 years of hard work and building Socialism in the Steel and Oil Industry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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