ORDERS
Click on award for larger photos
or use ZOOM / ENLARGE
when available
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Labor
Glory 3rd Class Sample |
 |
Mint condition with document dated 18 January 1974 and signed
by Georgadze, the Secretary of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
The order is encased in a velvet lined black cloth covered
box measuring 15x21.5 cm. It is attached by a string to the
document with a seal bearing a wet stamp. I have not seen
this before even in McDaniels - it is a very rare item a "Sample"
("obrazec") that was destined for the archives of
Republic Supreme Soviets, Muzea and, of course, the Mondvor
archive. Type 1 can be distinguished from type 2 by its two
piece construction (two rivets on the reverse). Unique piece-
see the detailed scans of case and document!
| A | Abundant,
readily available, often in wholesale quantities. | | C | Common,
always available. Occasionally in quantity. | | R1 | Usually
available without a long delay. Difficult to find in quantity. |
| R2 | Scarce
to rare, less seldom available. | | R3 | Rare.
Difficult to find. | | R4 | Very
rare. Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when available are often eagerly
sought. | | R5 | Extremely
rare and seldom available. Collector may have to search for a few years to locate
one. | | R6 | Of
the highest rarity. Very difficult to obtain. | | R7 | Almost
never available. Most collectors will not have a chance to acquire these pieces. |
| R8 | Never
been on the market. Almost impossible to obtain. |
| R* | Not
available for collections. |
|
