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Vintagevalor,
Have you tried Floyds Medals or eMedals?
They are both owned by reputable OMSA members who are known to buy collections. Also consider sending a more detailed description of you collection, possibly with photos, and an idea of what your price would be. There may be some on this forum that are interested, or know someone that is looking for exactly what you are selling. I’m even a little curious myself.
Dave Rogers
OMSA 6937
I just posted a reply to another post, hit the submit button, and it did not post. Glitch? Delays in posts?
Megan,
The Armor Magazine is a US Army Armored Corps publication. In 1994, it published an article about the East German and Soviet Union’s 1980’s planning to take over West Germany. The Blucher Order is mentioned near the end (page 11) and notes the immediate order to mint 8,000 medals on 25 January 1985, assuming they would soon be awarded if the occupation attempt was successful. Fascinating article.
Funny, I was stationed in West Germany for 2-years starting on 2 January 85. East German Soldiers could have been awarded that medal by shooting at me!
Dave Rogers
Jeff,
No worries brother… we know you are there for us! And we understand that your health comes first. Get well my friend!
Dave Rogers
Redleg,
I’ve ordered before, and usually received stuff in a timely manner. I have an account, and two of the orders still say processing even though I received them more than a year ago.
Dave Rogers
P.S. I’m a former “Redleg”…. Retired Army Field Artillery Master Sergeant.
Megan,
I have very few (less than 10) GDR Medals and Badges, but this post really enlightened me and makes me want to acquire a Blucher Gallantry Medal. I looked it up, found a Wikipedia article (and your site… of course), that led me to the Armor Magazine article of 1994. Fascinating history here! Thanks so much.
Dave Rogers
I know this is kind of a “general” direction, but I started with ribbon bars. Something like that could lead to ribbon racks, then eventually the medals themselves to define the racks. My first true collected medal was an Iron Cross 2nd class, 1914, purchased for $15 (in 1983). But I continued to focus on ribbon bars, assisted by my handy book Ribbons of Decorations and Medals by Guido Rosignoli, that I read through, page for page, about 50 times before I even turned 18. The book, published in 1977, is still all over the web in eBay and Amazon.
