Show your best item acquired in 2007

[jefflgarrison]

ok, so besides a couple dozen MzPP stars. The thing that, to me, was the coolest item(s) I added this year was a set of six "action" documents to the same person, a Vladimir Pavlovich Semanov. They are as follows:

1. "Fight for Kharkov, Russia" (8.23.43) to "Red Army Man" Semanov.
2. "Fight for Benderi, Moldova" (8.23.44) to "Private Semanov"
3. "Fight for Constance, Romania" (8.30.44)
4. "Fight for Shuman, Bulgaria" (9.9.44)
5. "Fight for Begene, Nadbajom, Marcali, Hungary" (3.20.45) to "Junior Sargent Semanov"
6. "Fight for Nagykanizsa, Hungary" (4.13.45)

When I started bidding on our local site, I lost the first but but continued to bid for the next five. After the bidding was done, the winner of the first document emailed me to ask if I wanted it as well since I had won the others. So I paid the final price to the owner and collect all six by mail. BTW, the winner of the first is a member of this forum from Finland.

[EricFG]

Originally Posted by jefflgarrison

ok, so besides a couple dozen MzPP stars.

A "couple dozen"???? Sheesh.

Originally Posted by jefflgarrison

BTW, the winner of the first is a member of this forum from Finland.

He deserves a beer for that magnanimous gesture.

I've been wanting to post something cool that I got in 07. My collecting budget has been only double digits for the last 8 months so I ain't got much. After doing a search I found an OG2 that I got back in March or so. Assuming it's actually real I guess that would be my "best" of this year.
Kinda bummed that I don't have much to look forward to in '08.

[Nota Bene]

Originally Posted by Auke

My favorite acquisition from this year is this Order of Friendship of Peoples, boxed and documented. In my opinion the most beautiful award the Soviets ever made. This piece has a very high serial number (74267) and was awarded to Leonid Alekseyevich Kulikov on 23 November 1990, only 32 days before the end of the Soviet Union.

Auke,

Any chance you could share the document with us?

Alexei

Originally Posted by Lauri

Hi!

My favourite piece, that i got to my collection this year is a documented swallow tail order of lenin Lenin. Serial nr. 12825, awarded 1 January 1944 to Arkadi Fedotenko. Really rare piece in excellent condition.

Lauri,

I've seen those docs, I just love this piece!

Alexei

[Soviet]

Originally Posted by jefflgarrison

When I started bidding on our local site, I lost the first but but continued to bid for the next five. ...

I'm a member of allegro.pl since more than 3 years, but I have never bought anything, because I always find it complicated for me to transfer money to Poland. Beside Western Union which is very expensive, I didn't know what to do. Money in registered letter? I don't think so.

[jefflgarrison]

Originally Posted by Soviet

...because I always find it complicated for me to transfer money to Poland

This can be complicated.

Originally Posted by Soviet

Beside Western Union which is very expensive, I didn't know what to do. Money in registered letter? I don't think so.

Moneygram is a better way and less expensive. Western Union had it's day but now is losing out to cheaper services. Money in a registered letter won't do in Poland since I am not sure they actually provide information back to the sender.

It never fails that any package sent to my kids by their grandparents in America is opened up and rifled through. The only way it never happens is to ship by a private company. There are several out there that specialize in shipping for as little as 50 cents a pound.

Soviet, if there is something that you want to purchase on Allegro, PM me and we will see what we can do. Since the Canadian dollar is nearly par with the US dollar, we know about that it will cost. I can probably have you send the money to my parents in Tennessee.

[Soviet]

Originally Posted by jefflgarrison

Soviet, if there is something that you want to purchase on Allegro, PM me and we will see what we can do. Since the Canadian dollar is nearly par with the US dollar, we know about that it will cost. I can probably have you send the money to my parents in Tennessee.

Thanks for the offer Jeff! However, I don't want to create much trouble.

I once registered on Allegro when I lived for a while in Berlin. The Soviet pieces were cheap then on Allegro, but now I haven't looked for a while. The prices must still be better than on e*Bay for sure.

[pacha b]

oh oh !! looks like someones developed a taste for all things soviet and shiny, since this is my first year as a collector everythings my favourite,by the way there is nothing wrong with a fourteen year old t_____a

Best regards to all

Nick

[matteti]

Pacha, you had a big first year collecting soviet!

In my first year, I had only one order of RS and 4 medals...we cannot really say "collecting", but it was the start of a passion!

[ericlida]

Originally Posted by pacha b

The reasons for collecting.
1 understanding wife ....

As for me, this is the most important reason for success
At least, it works for me the most.
If you don't have a support from your wife, other reasons are

Eric

[Lapa]

One more (very!!!) favorite acquisition for the year, not exactly OMD, but still sovietana.

Flag issued for the 17th Congress of the Communist Party in January 1934. The quality of the embroidery is simply amazing, using gold and silver threads, silk.

Marc