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olivyaya · 03-20-2004, 05:12 AM

Hello !
I have just won this ebay item... can anyone tell me more than what is in the ad about it (authenticity, rarity, use... ) ?
Thank U !
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HuliganRS · 03-20-2004, 11:59 AM

It's a traveling banner for high marks in social competition.

The banner was given or kept by the new winner every competition.

Rusty.

olivyaya · 03-20-2004, 12:53 PM

What kind of competition was it ??? Is it rare ?
P.S. Sorry about ebay link I did not know ...

DougD · 03-20-2004, 12:56 PM

no, sorry, its very common, even among "lenin" banners. If pressed I could import 50 of these into the USA in about a month. They were issued in huge numbers.

The only thing that makes lenin banners a bit rarer are ones from the 1950's, or ones issued to military units. Civilian ones are available for about $15 each on the old Arbat in Moscow. I actualy gave one like this away to one of my students who liked it when i bought it it to show communist propoganda.
Doug

Nack · 07-14-2005, 02:08 PM

Here is a red silk banner I acquired. I believe that it's Lithuanian, and some kind of socialist competition banner. It's cool-looking, but I assume not valuable. Does anyone speak Lithuanian that can confirm what it is?

Thanks.

03-20-2004, 11:59 AM	#2
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	It's a traveling banner for high marks in social competition. The banner was given or kept by the new winner every competition. Rusty. __________________ "Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none." Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member #193

03-20-2004, 12:56 PM	#4
DougD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Age: 50 Posts: 2,060	rarity no, sorry, its very common, even among "lenin" banners. If pressed I could import 50 of these into the USA in about a month. They were issued in huge numbers. The only thing that makes lenin banners a bit rarer are ones from the 1950's, or ones issued to military units. Civilian ones are available for about $15 each on the old Arbat in Moscow. I actualy gave one like this away to one of my students who liked it when i bought it it to show communist propoganda. Doug

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olivyaya Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 30	What kind of competition was it ??? Is it rare ? P.S. Sorry about ebay link I did not know ...

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