Dating Medals by serial # - Page 5

REDMAXIM2001 · 06-29-2002, 07:49 AM

Guys (particularlly Ed) one question:

If you are interested in publishing that...

Why publish it like a book???. NOT ONLY book, but also (or better if only one can be done) in an INTERACTIVE CD-ROM. It will be easier, cheaper, faster & most useful.

Don´t you think?

Red Max

Bryan · 07-22-2002, 02:05 PM

Hello,
Wonder if any of you can give me some info on the appx SN range for Red Banner's and Red Star's that were awarded in Dec 1956 to Jan 57. I am looking for pieces that could have been awarded for actions in the Hungarian revolution of 1956. Thanks,

Bryan

***Nota Bene*** · 07-24-2002, 06:44 PM

Bryan,

Roughly that would be 3421XXX to 3500XXX (I am sure Ed has better data), not counting those that were awarded for that period after that period.

Alexei

Ed Maier · 07-24-2002, 09:11 PM

Bryan,

I have Red Banners between 499517 and 528408 for Dec 30, 1956.

As for Red Stars, the range is 3396891 to 3529619 (30 Dec. 1956).

I wish I could be of more help but these are all long service awards awarded on the same day. I'm sure the spread is even larger then these numbers.

Good luck,
Ed

Bryan · 07-25-2002, 11:38 PM

Alexei and Ed,

Thanks to both of you for the info. The mass awarding of long service awards of the 30 Dec 1956 is sure to cause me problems.

Bryan

Gun Nut · 08-19-2002, 03:07 PM

Hello all!

This is my first post. I started collecting a few years before the fall. Yep! I paid $600 for my first Red Star back in 87! If only I had known!!

Some of you may remember my short lived web site that attempted to list Soviet Orders by serial # and date of issue. There is still a link to it on a large sellers links page. After several hundred listings it became frustrating when a reported # threw the entire list into disarray!! This was what I called "The fog of war" As a member discussed earlier, some awards were held up due to "Political" reasons. Remember, the world was not rid of Stalin and his purges until 1953. Others were just lost in the shuffle. A list would be handy but may also add to the mystery of an award.

Chris · 08-19-2002, 04:10 PM

Hi Gun nut!

Before the fall of the soviet system it must have been quite hard to get soviet medals...........600 bucks for a red star ..gulp how much would a HSU have been?

Chris

Bryan · 08-19-2002, 04:16 PM

I have a Vernon's price guide from the late 1980's and the prices for even the most common medal today was high back then. I think the HSU star was priced at $10,000 or $15,000.

Bryan

***Nota Bene*** · 08-19-2002, 04:23 PM

Gun Nut,

Welcome to the Forum. I think I still have a link to your list, never had the heart to delete it.

Alexei

Gun Nut · 08-19-2002, 04:24 PM

$600 was a steal back then! I jumped on it in a hurry! The dealer told me that it came from a Soviet Colonel that had defected. I was quite thrilled!! The "Evil Empire" and all and having a military background made it that much more apealing! I can still remember fealing giddy about it when I brought it home. Ah! The spoils of war!

Not one of my better investments!

06-29-2002, 07:49 AM	#41
REDMAXIM2001 Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Santiago (Galicia) Spain Age: 40 Posts: 89	WHY BOOK? Guys (particularlly Ed) one question: If you are interested in publishing that... Why publish it like a book???. NOT ONLY book, but also (or better if only one can be done) in an INTERACTIVE CD-ROM. It will be easier, cheaper, faster & most useful. Don´t you think? Red Max

07-22-2002, 02:05 PM	#42
Bryan Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Fort Riley, Kansas Age: 37 Posts: 60	SN's for Dec 1956 Red Banner's and Red Star's Hello, Wonder if any of you can give me some info on the appx SN range for Red Banner's and Red Star's that were awarded in Dec 1956 to Jan 57. I am looking for pieces that could have been awarded for actions in the Hungarian revolution of 1956. Thanks, Bryan

08-19-2002, 04:10 PM	#47
Chris Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 682	Unlucky Hi Gun nut! Before the fall of the soviet system it must have been quite hard to get soviet medals...........600 bucks for a red star ..gulp how much would a HSU have been? Chris

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07-24-2002, 06:44 PM	#43
*Nota Bene* Super Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York USA Posts: 7,185	Bryan, Roughly that would be 3421XXX to 3500XXX (I am sure Ed has better data), not counting those that were awarded for that period after that period. Alexei

07-24-2002, 09:11 PM	#44
Ed Maier Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 40 Posts: 441	Bryan, I have Red Banners between 499517 and 528408 for Dec 30, 1956. As for Red Stars, the range is 3396891 to 3529619 (30 Dec. 1956). I wish I could be of more help but these are all long service awards awarded on the same day. I'm sure the spread is even larger then these numbers. Good luck, Ed

07-25-2002, 11:38 PM	#45
Bryan Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Fort Riley, Kansas Age: 37 Posts: 60	Alexei and Ed, Thanks to both of you for the info. The mass awarding of long service awards of the 30 Dec 1956 is sure to cause me problems. Bryan

08-19-2002, 03:07 PM	#46
Gun Nut New Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kansas Age: 49 Posts: 5	Hello all! This is my first post. I started collecting a few years before the fall. Yep! I paid $600 for my first Red Star back in 87! If only I had known!! Some of you may remember my short lived web site that attempted to list Soviet Orders by serial # and date of issue. There is still a link to it on a large sellers links page. After several hundred listings it became frustrating when a reported # threw the entire list into disarray!! This was what I called "The fog of war" As a member discussed earlier, some awards were held up due to "Political" reasons. Remember, the world was not rid of Stalin and his purges until 1953. Others were just lost in the shuffle. A list would be handy but may also add to the mystery of an award.

08-19-2002, 04:16 PM	#48
Bryan Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Fort Riley, Kansas Age: 37 Posts: 60	I have a Vernon's price guide from the late 1980's and the prices for even the most common medal today was high back then. I think the HSU star was priced at $10,000 or $15,000. Bryan

08-19-2002, 04:23 PM	#49
*Nota Bene* Super Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York USA Posts: 7,185	Gun Nut, Welcome to the Forum. I think I still have a link to your list, never had the heart to delete it. Alexei

08-19-2002, 04:24 PM	#50
Gun Nut New Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kansas Age: 49 Posts: 5	$600 was a steal back then! I jumped on it in a hurry! The dealer told me that it came from a Soviet Colonel that had defected. I was quite thrilled!! The "Evil Empire" and all and having a military background made it that much more apealing! I can still remember fealing giddy about it when I brought it home. Ah! The spoils of war! Not one of my better investments!

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