Group comes with:
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GOLD Hero of the Socialist Labor Star. Type 2. Award # 63 (Quite possibly, the lowest numbered
Star in private hands).
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Order of Lenin #10147. Official “REISSUE” Award.
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Order of Lenin #15473 (issued with the GOLD Hero Star).
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Order of Lenin #272280.
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Order of Lenin #310250.
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Order of Patriotic War 1
st
Class #289824.
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Order of Red Banner of Labor #173859.
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Order of Badge of Honor #11383. Official “REISSUE” Award.
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Order’s Book, listing most of the above awards. Contains photo.
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Another Order’s Book, listing last 2 Orders of Lenin only.
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Large Certificate for “Hero of Socialist Labor”, issued on Nov. 20, 1943 “For outstanding merit to the
State in the provision of transportation for the front and outstanding achievements in the restoration of
the railway economy in difficult wartime conditions”. Certificate number 70!
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Small Certificate for “Hero of Socialist Labor”, issued on Nov. 20, 1943 “For outstanding merit to the
State in the provision of transportation for the front and outstanding achievements in the restoration of
the railway economy in difficult wartime conditions”. Contains photo.
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Medal “For Valiant Labor” Type 1, #5656, with Certificate (contains photo). Medal converted to
suspension, to be worn on a 5-medals bar.
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Medal “For Defense of Leningrad” with Certificate.
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Medal “For Defense of Polar Region” with original temporary document.
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Medal “For Victory over Germany” with Certificate.
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Medal “For Valiant Labor during WWII” with Certificate.
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Medal Certificate for the “For Development of Virgin Lands” medal.
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Award Pocket Watch from Ministry of Rail-Roads, inscribed on reverse and dated 1940.
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Award Pocket Watch from Ministry of Rail-Roads, inscribed on reverse and dated 1945.
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Award Watch from Ministry of Rail-Roads, inscribed on reverse and dated 1955.
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Supreme Council of the USSR Deputy Badge.
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Supreme Council of the Moldova SSR Deputy Badge.
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Engineering Institute graduate badge.
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Honored Railway Employee Badge #6056. Type 1, Silver. Hallmarked. Comes with ID Booklet.
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Honored Railway Employee Badge #18272. Type 2. Made by “HKPC”. Comes with ID Booklet.
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Original black and white 9” x 7” photo.
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Original black and white 7” x 5” photo.
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Supreme Council of the USSR Deputy ID (contains photo).
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Ministry of Rail-Roads ID Book, as Head of North-Caucasus Rail Road (contains photo).
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Original 1905 Birth Certificate of Pavel Gartsuev.
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Original 1924 Military Record to a commander in reserve.
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8 original Newspapers (2 contain photos) with decrees or articles about comrade Gartsuev.
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4 miscellaneous documents related to comrade Gatsuev's work in the 1920’s.
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Trade Union ID Book (contains photo).
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Marx-Lenin University Diploma.
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Honorary Gramota from Karelo-Finnish SSR.
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2 Honorary Gramotas from Moldova SSR.
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Honorary Gramota from Rostov Trade Union Committee.
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Czechoslovakian ID Book for OPW “USSR-Czech Shared Freight Railroad Cars Park
Bureau” (contains photo).
Condition:
Pristine condition -- all orders and badges,
excellent enamels throughout, with exception of the Order of Patriotic War
and the Valiant Labor medal, which have some red enamel chips.
Most documents are in excellent vintage condition, some of the
early papers show expectable wear.
$ 50,000