04-05-2010, 07:34 AM
There's no reference for serial numbers. It's just an observation and it's generally agreed on our domestic forums, that 8-9000 and 17000 ranges were never awarded. They were found unissued after the war. Another proof for this is my batch, that I bought in Sarajevo after the civil war. All of the partisan stars 3. class seen there were in this serial number range. And there were a lot of them. They all originate from Sarajevo. As a result of this, most of the 3. class that is for sale is in this SN range. Partisan stars, that are not in this SN range are considerably harder to find. Yours is 8975 and mine were 8610, 8611, 8133, 8694, 8624, 8990, 8698, 8677, 8650, 8925 and so on. All were in mint condition and all were bought in the same place. Coincidence? I don't think so...
And the information that all 3. classes below 10000 were awarded is just nonsense. These stars were sent to all parts of Yugoslavia - to local partisan headquarters, when received from the Soviet union, and they were not awarded in sequential order. As a result, a high number could be awarded sooner than a low number. Or it might not be awarded at all. A little over 10 000 partisan stars were awarded. And there were 20 000 soviet and 10 000 IKOM made. So only one of the three partisan stars was actually awarded. We are not dealing with soviet awards here, you need to keep that in mind.
Even these 3. classes would have been considerably rarer or perhaps extremely rare, if these unissued pieces were never found. Just check what is for sale right now. Only the 8-9 000 range. It took me years to find one in 4000 range and this is the lowest I ever saw I think.
And the information that all 3. classes below 10000 were awarded is just nonsense. These stars were sent to all parts of Yugoslavia - to local partisan headquarters, when received from the Soviet union, and they were not awarded in sequential order. As a result, a high number could be awarded sooner than a low number. Or it might not be awarded at all. A little over 10 000 partisan stars were awarded. And there were 20 000 soviet and 10 000 IKOM made. So only one of the three partisan stars was actually awarded. We are not dealing with soviet awards here, you need to keep that in mind.
Even these 3. classes would have been considerably rarer or perhaps extremely rare, if these unissued pieces were never found. Just check what is for sale right now. Only the 8-9 000 range. It took me years to find one in 4000 range and this is the lowest I ever saw I think.
