I'm no expert, and if Alex says "OK" then I'd feel pretty darn good.
But, to me all the serial numbers were written at one time by the same hand. I don't know, I'm asking: "can that happen? Are there Order Booklets with medals awarded from, say, 1942 to 1946 that were written at one specific point in time?"
Common sense tells me that individual numbers (and stamps) should be different from each other as they were entered at different times by different hands.
Or was all this done at once when the craziness of the GPW was over?
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First, I should ask, it is normal for a 1945 issue OPW 1cl to be written before a 1944 OPW 2cl in an order book?
The only reason I would say that the orders would be written by the same hand would be a duplicate book to replace one that was lost. However, since there is no sampe stating duplicate, I would call it a fake.
Second, While the number may all fall within the 1940-1946 range, I would pass due to my first question.
The 515,??? Red Banner would be a Long service award from 1956 according to Paul's book. However, it is written in the same handwriting as the awards above it.
Eric pointed out to the handwriting. If you look closely, the book issue date is written in a different style than all the other figures (especially "4").
Also, it is unlikely that an ORB with such a high number would have been awarded by 1946. It is most likely a long-service award from the 1950's. How likely is it that the very same person was at the very same post to fill out the additional entry?
