01-27-2014, 11:07 PM
Awards, either singular or as group, that were awarded to "higher" political/historical figures are often available and very often without the premium.
Over the years researching the collection has thrown up many surprises from failed local council election attempts all the way through the political spectrum to one of Slobodan Milošević's ministers and a National Leader of one of the Allies during the Second World War. Then in the way of military positions, everything from lack lustre conscripts to one of the highest ranking military men there is. Luck certainly is more prominent a factor than funds. If you do your research you'll find your stories. Every award has a story behind it.
Some people will see anyone wearing a "Hero Star" as famous, others politicians, Sports persons, Spies, Inventors, Commanders of particular units, but it all depends on what angle you are looking at it from. Someone can be very famous to one group of people and unknown to others.
I certainly don't pay premiums for "famous" names as each equal award will have been awarded for equal merit - even if sometimes that was just being alive. That certainly doesn't mean there isn't a fair number of "famous" recipients' awards in the collection.
Over the years researching the collection has thrown up many surprises from failed local council election attempts all the way through the political spectrum to one of Slobodan Milošević's ministers and a National Leader of one of the Allies during the Second World War. Then in the way of military positions, everything from lack lustre conscripts to one of the highest ranking military men there is. Luck certainly is more prominent a factor than funds. If you do your research you'll find your stories. Every award has a story behind it.
Some people will see anyone wearing a "Hero Star" as famous, others politicians, Sports persons, Spies, Inventors, Commanders of particular units, but it all depends on what angle you are looking at it from. Someone can be very famous to one group of people and unknown to others.
I certainly don't pay premiums for "famous" names as each equal award will have been awarded for equal merit - even if sometimes that was just being alive. That certainly doesn't mean there isn't a fair number of "famous" recipients' awards in the collection.
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