Guest Darrell Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 (edited) Well ... since it's been a good week ... it won't end I received this piece of the missing puzzle (of my collection) today in the mail. Although a pretty common (variation) and worth a pile of dimes ... it's very under appreciated in collections.This was the last type the Soviet Union put out ... TYPE 2 VARIATION 2 ... no Serial Number and a separately soldered on ring.Please lets see some of those earlier ones guys ... Obverse: Edited April 26, 2006 by Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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order_of_victory Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Darrel,I currently own two of these late types with doc, one is currently for sale on ebay (though Im struggling to to get 5.00GBP for it) Here are some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Darrell,It sure has been a good week for Ya I hate to say it but it is another medal missing from my collection. I will have one eventually.Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Oh, thanks! One of my favorites too. I won't bother posting my unnumbered medal, but will add the document associated with it (I choose my words carefully!).Document (#114930) to Ilona Iosifovna Ganchich (female), 14 May 1977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Nice set!!! I will place mine when I am home this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Page 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Page 3. See no reason to scan the remainder (unless someone wants it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Very nice guys Ed ... I've always meant to ask ... why is it that you rarely see these award booklets with pictures? Did the relatives OR previous owners rip them out because they didnt want their mugs in these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Here is my only example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 (edited) Darrell, Ed & Paul...GREAT Job!!! Thanks for sharing your labor medals. Sometimes it seems like this group of medals is forgotten.Doc Edited April 26, 2006 by Riley1965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 why is it that you rarely see these award booklets with pictures? Did the relatives OR previous owners rip them out because they didnt want their mugs in these?I have never seen evidence for this, but I get the sense that from late in the GPW, photos were not normally placed in award books, or al least they were valid without them. I have always assumed that the nuisance of doing this outweighed the need to actually issue awards to recipients without delay to wait for the cameraman. Sure, in some cases, the photos or missing (whether fallen out or -- more rarely?? -- torn out), but a post-1943 (or so) award WITH a photo seems to me a bit of a rarity. Others wiser than I may (please) chime in?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Darrell, Ed & Paul...GREAT Job!!! Thanks for sharing your labor medals. Sometimes it seems like this group of medals is forgotten.DocAs I said in another thread, while they don't share the considerable appeal of having been awarded for killing Nazis, they are nice awards that, if we could ever decipher their stories, would speak to the reality of the CCCP more so than a long-service Red Banner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 The rings aren't separate pieces, they are struck with the medal.The award Books generally have "Valid Without Photograph" ink stamped in the spot for a photo. Before mid-WW2 they always had a photo. After that I'd say 1 in 10 military into the 1950s had one, and 1 in 100 civil. From the 1960s on, I can count with one hand the number of awards Books I have seen issued with photos. I've got one such for two Badges Of Honor awarded in the 1960s and--wouldn't you know it-- both Orders are missing. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=7...indpost&p=74611I've got the "good" part, and somewhere out there are two OBHs.It would be difficult to imagine a more spectacularly useless document than a "normal" photo-less Soviet Orders or Medals Book--no photograph, often unsigned, and not even that most fundamental of permanent, unchanging information to make sure the name matches the person-- date and place of birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alanirvine Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 [attachmentid=37114]My contribution. T1V1Alanirvine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alanirvine Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 [attachmentid=37116]Reverse.SN 2160, the lowest observed?Alanirvine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) Here's my Type 2, Var. 2 Distinguished Labor Edited December 12, 2010 by IrishGunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Very nice patina and overall a great piece! Again congrats on some great last day finds! Here's hoping you'll have as much luck on things at your next posting. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodly Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Rather interesting award. You're very lucky to find them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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