I found out that his name is Grigory Andreevich Spyelov/Spielov of Divisional Hospital ("Divgospital") Company, XXth Rifles Division in case anyone's scoring at home.
Thanks to Ricky R for the translation.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
06-10-2008, 08:37 PM (This post was last modified: 06-10-2008, 08:38 PM by EricFG.)
Here's another page in case you're interested (I know there's one person out there who is). :)
edit: Ooops, two pages.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
Thanks. Is this stamp appropriate for the use on the picture in the front of an Order Booklet from the immediate post war (46-47)? Meaning if it's there, could it be official, or is it an indication that the photo and stamp were placed well after the fact?
Steiner: "Why do you want it so badly? It's just a worthless piece of metal. Look."
Looking at orders booklets I have from that same period tell me that the Supreme Soviet stamp is normal for such a thing. I think that unit stamps mostly showed up on medals booklets (like VoG/campaigns/etc), but that those orders booklets that were actually issued when the veterans got home had that overall "presedium" stamp.
So... I'd guess you were just fine with that stamp assuming all else is good.
