Red Star.

[Bill Garvy]

Like these, Jeff?

[jefflgarrison]

ok, who would like to vote me into the looney bin?

Take a look at the photo below and tell me if you don't see a MzPP "2" within the yellow square and a "3" beside it. My wife thinks there is an "8" before the "2". We're all crazy!!!!!!

Now I understand that the star corresponds to others around it's number, but I have looked at way too many MzPP stars and are beginning to see them everywhere, I guess.

What do others think? Trick of the camera? Mind? Space Aliens? Putin?

[Lapa]

Jeff,

Once again, with such scans, for all we know, it could be the latest sighting of Elvis ;)

Marc

[EricFG]

I see an "8". But I think it's just a mirage.

[Bill Garvy]

2054743. . .

[Alfred]

Desantnik,

I have asked somebody else for this information and apparently the highest number observed before the gap was 2290XXX, and the lowest number after - 2500XXX.

I might add that this is not a unique case. There were also gaps in production of other awards, when orders were placed with different mints, like MZPP and KMD. If memory serves, MZPP production of OGPW 2nd stops at about 667XXX, and KMD picks up at about 680XX.

Alexei

In my serial number data base for Red Stars is the number

2.459.453 awarded 06.11.1947 to Marshall I. I. Jakubovskii

May be a typing error?

regards
Andreas

[jefflgarrison]

But who has this award currently? Is it an actual award that someone has held or just a number we know of?

[desantnik]

In my serial number data base for Red Stars is the number

2.459.453 awarded 06.11.1947 to Marshall I. I. Jakubovskii

May be a typing error?

regards
Andreas

It is fully possible this is serial number is an error.

[Nota Bene]

In my serial number data base for Red Stars is the number
2.459.453 awarded 06.11.1947 to Marshall I. I. Jakubovskii

Andreas,

Where did this information came from?

Alexei

[Alfred]

Hi Alexei,

it´s from the russian book: Marshals and Flett Admirals of the Soviet Union, -Uniform, Awards, Weapon, from Anatolii Nikolajewitch Kuzenko.

Aspekt 2001 : on page 370.

best regards
Andreas