I would just like to share with you all my small collection of Glory 3s. The majority have research done on them and all are in pretty good condition. I have more on the way to expand the collection thanks to Dave's help:D
Don't tell my wife I have this many:argue :D
ANZAC
"If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there." Marshall Geogi Zhukov to General Eisenhower, 1945
The one I am most happy with is a Glory 3 awarded to Petr Safin In July 1944.
When on the outskirts of Brest during a heavy counter attack by the Germans, Petr removed a heavily wounded officer from the line of enemy attacking while killing 3 with his submachine gun, he was also wounded.
These sorts of citations make you wonder how many other soldiers deeds went unrecognised and how many others deserved higher recognition for their deeds in combat!:(
ANZAC
"If we come to a minefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there." Marshall Geogi Zhukov to General Eisenhower, 1945
Nice collection! Are some of them part of a group or are they all awarded alone?
There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Are now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again
In kingsnorth's recent thread "Order of Glory" he questioned what the current going price for a Full Cavalier set would be. My response was in the range of $15,000.00.
As it turns out, the below "set" recently popped up on a well-known NYC-area dealer's site. Asking price: $14,700.00. Details follow below.
For what it's worth, another NYC-area dealer is currently asking $7,200.00 for a PMD-certified mint-produced Order of Glory 1st Class duplicate.
Regards,
slava1stclass
Full Cavalier of Orders of Glory set to a reconnaissance soldier.
Group includes:
1) Order of Glory 1st Class #1743.
2) Order of Glory 2nd Class #21 (!!!), "BORDER" reverse.
3) Cast copy of Order of Glory 2nd Class, worn long time by comrade Pravdenko in place of his lost 3rd Class. One of the photographs shows it distinctively on his tri-glory bar.
4) Order of Patriotic War 2nd Class #762426.
5) Order's Book, listing all his Orders of Glory, together with Order of Patriotic War 2nd Class. There is also a medal "For Bravery" listed, bu ' missing.
6) Medal "For Victory over Germany" with Certificate.
7) Medal "For Victory over Japan".
8) Medal "20 years Anniversary of Victory over Germany".
9) Medal "50 years Anniversary of Soviet Armed Forces".
10) 2 large original photos of comrade Pravdenko P.D..
11) Original Ukrainian newspaper with photo and large article about comrade Pravdenko P.D., called "Reconnaissance Wingman", by Colonel G.Andreev, Rt. (in ukrainian).
12) English translation for the above article.
13) Copy of biography of comrade Pravdenko, from the book "Full Cavaliers of Orders of Glory" (includes photo).
Excellent condition on all items!
Superb set with very rare 2nd Class Order of Glory #21 !!!
What is the impact on the full set price of such a rare variation of the 2nd class?
Marc
Marc,
In my personal view, negligible at best. Any complete, documented Full Cavalier set will, in and of itself, command upwards of $15,000.00 in today's market.
In all truth, the fact that this set contains a cast copy/replacement for the recipient's original Order of Glory 3rd Class should actually call for a lower asking set price.
I believe the fascination with variants/sub-variants is somewhat absurd/way overblown. If one wishes to focus on such, so be it. I for one, however, would never pay the ridiculous prices associated with same. What is of prime importance to me is that each Order of Glory in a Full Cavalier set is original - irrespective of the particular variant.
