Stogieman Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Award document for a Friedrich August Medal in Bronze on the war band, ca 1903. Over 300- Euro as of this morning. Why is the price so high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 My eyesight is terrible, but I'm guessing it's 1908 and a colonial award. Colonial material has skyrocketed in price in Germany, but even still that's a pretty retarded price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolewts58 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) For a member of MG Abtlg. Nr.12 fighting in "Sudwest Afrika". So, yes African colonial. Edited January 10 by bolewts58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 That seems like a ridiculous price, glad it’s not for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Check if the seller have other document or something related to the soldier, quite often they broke up groupings and people usually pay more to reunite the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Good point and Good Morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Just checked, two other documents but unclear if the same guy, over 400- Euro now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Over 500-Euro now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Two other documents found in their listings, maybe someone with better eyes than me can tell if they’re to the same person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanH Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 They all seem to be awarded to Georg Arthur Lamprecht. So they should belong together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 I’ll never understand the splitting of groups! Thanks for confirming this information. I hope someone is able to reunite. I don’t recall ever seeing a Colonial document group before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Additional documents to this group by the seller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Does anyone know what the last three documents are. Couldn’t make them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanH Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 42 minutes ago, Stogieman said: Does anyone know what the last three documents are. Couldn’t make them out I believe the first document is his entry in the Stammrollen or something like that. The last document seem to be his "criminal record" which states that he's not been commiting any crimes or atleast not been punished for any since it states "keine". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Thanks!! I have trouble reading these, appreciate the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolewts58 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 At the moment, the highest bidder for each document is different. So, it's likely the group will be split up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd_W Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 34 minutes ago, JohanH said: The last document seem to be his "criminal record" which states that he's not been commiting any crimes or atleast not been punished for any since it states "keine". It's just a certificate for his service time, see the mentioned Schutztruppen. It lists his unit, service time and how he behaved, you will find the similar information in his Militärpass. A criminal record from the police, which you might need for working in some high secured areas, is something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Well, that’s a shame! I’m morally opposed to splitting groups!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolewts58 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 29 minutes ago, Stogieman said: Well, that’s a shame! I’m morally opposed to splitting groups!! Sellers on German eBay do it all the time. They have no morals. It's all about making the most money possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Collectively brought almost $1500 for the entire group with the FAM document reaching almost $980 on its’ own! I think that might be a new record high for this medal but I don’t recall ever seeing another Colonial FAM. I can’t see the bidders so I have no idea if the FAM winner took any of the other documents. Kind of glad I don’t have my toes in that pond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Does anyone have an award total for the FAM for the colonies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentius Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 10 hours ago, VtwinVince said: Does anyone have an award total for the FAM for the colonies? Around 120 give or take if I'm not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Thanks, so not as rare as I thought. Makes the final price even more outlandish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd_W Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Most smaller states, with rare award documents, seems to appeal to a smaller collectors' community only, often collectors from the area. For this reason, the prices stay lower. But colonies are something much more thought after. Pictures and CDVs from there, are in the Freikorps pictures price range, which is also above the smaller states pictures price range. And here both collection topics came together, colonies and something from the home area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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