Historical Research LLC Authentications

[Christophe]

(...) All of this has come at a price, mainly my ability to have a life with my family. I think that is probably the greatest reason for me not entering the forum until now. I want to help people enjoy the hobby, and the history that goes with it, but I also don’t want to spend all of my free time answering questions.
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Paul McDaniel

Hi Paul,

We don't know each other (unfortunately for both of us, I'm sure ... but maybe just for me...), and I have never got an order authenticated by you... as you were difficultly available these last years . But, I discovered your site as soon as 1997 (I so much enjoyed the newsletter!!!) and bought your book as soon as 1998. This book changed my life of Soviet orders collector, really!!!

So, again : Thanks!!! :thumbsup

Now, I just have to say : Welcome to the Forum!!!

The reasons you mention in your message are not only understandable, but excessively "noble". I fully understand and support them.

But, here, we all have a personal life, families, demanding jobs... and we spend time to help, educate, learn, know each other... and create a community / family, because we all share the same passion!!

I fully understand you won't learn a lot from most of us; but, please, from time to time, just pay the Forum a visit. The job made by Art, the Moderators and Members is really worthwile!!!
That's somewhere, part of the "community involvement"...

Last point : I personnally don't hide I'm quite disappointed by these increases of prices... My first order authenticated by you is maybe not for tomorrow morning...
But I fully respect the market laws, and the value given today to such documents. It's now my own responsibility to play it or not.

My only message today, after your own message, is : from time to time, as you certainly will have less orders to authenticate, please, just come amongst us and take time to make us benefit from your knowledge.
We have so many still unanswered questions here!!!

Again, welcome to the Forum!!!

Cheers.

Ch.

PS : Many thanks for the pics "donated" to Art for the homepage of the site.