Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 132

The New York Sale

Civil War and Soviet Union

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3059		Panihidnikov Andrei Alekseevich (1923 â€" 1994). Drafted in 1941, actively participated in Great Patriotic War, serving in the Cavalry (!). Distinguished himself during Poland offensive in 1944. By decree of March 24, 1945, bestowed with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with GOLD HSU Star #5828. Extremely rare for Cavalry. After the war, continued to serve in the Soviet Army. Retired in 1979, as Colonel. Died on Feb. 2, 1994 in Kiev. Group comes with: GOLD Hero of the Soviet Union Star. Type 2. Award #5828. Czech medal â€�For strengthening of combat cooperationâ€� w/Certificate. Czech table medal â€�30th Anniversary of Cz SSRâ€� w/Certificate. Xerox copy of Heroâ€�s biography from â€�Heroes of the Soviet Unionâ€� book. Includes photo. Xerox copy of full biography (from Wikipedia). Includes photo. Xerox copies of the official citations for the title of SU, Red Banner, Suvorov 3rd class, Kutuzov 3rd class. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP Condition: Gold Star is missing rectangular silver plate in suspension, otherwise excellent, with normal wear and uncut connecting ring. Ex "The New York Sale" 56, January 13, 2022. lot 3048 - unpaid. View details	Realized $8,100
Lot 3060		Hero of the Socialist Labor Gold Star. Type 2. Award # 276. 23K GOLD. Type 2, var. 1, with larger sized digits in serial number, only observed in lower 3-digit numbered awards. Unresearched. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Condition: Connecting ring is a replacement, minor signs of wear all around, otherwise great and fully original low numbered star. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,360
Lot 3061		Hero of the Socialist Labor Gold Star. Type 2. Award # 9273. 23K GOLD. Type 2, var. 2, with small digits in serial number, observed around 1xxx-9xxx serial numbers range. Unresearched. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Condition: Excellent with only a few marks on gold, connecting ring is uncut. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,340
Lot 3062		Kolyadin Victor Ivanovich (1922 â€" 2008), was a career Red Army pilot. Started in mid-1930â€�s, was able to graduate from military pilot school in June 1941 (!). Immediately engaged in the front against German aggression. Flew on several types of aircraft, also served as instructor-pilot for some time in 1943. During WWII, distinguished himself in 685 missions, where he was able to score 15 personal victories. By decree of June 29, 1945, he was bestowed with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Participated in Korean War of 1950-1955, where he was able to make about 40 missions, in which he had 20 dog fights, with 5 personal kills as a final score. Real fighter pilot ace, with confirmed score of 20 personal victories over the 2 wars. In 1961, graduated from the famous Military Academy of General Staff. Commander of an Air Force division, then deputy commander of 4th Air Army Anti-Aircraft Defense, etc. Retired in 1973. Died on November 6, 2008.Group comes with: Order of Lenin #51360. Awarded with the Hero Star. Order of Lenin #195100. Order of the Red Banner #31941. Official â€�DUPLICATEâ€� Award, with small stamped serial numbers and â€�Dâ€�, apparent reissue for the screwback type. Order of the Red Banner #124454. Official â€�DUPLICATEâ€� Award, with small stamped serial numbers and â€�Dâ€�. Order of the Red Banner #135558. Official â€�DUPLICATEâ€� Award, with small stamped serial numbers and â€�Dâ€�. Order of the Red Banner 4th Award #1389. Order of the Red Banner 5th Award #203. Order of the Red Banner 6th Award #16. Order of Red Star #3171382. Large Certificate (Gramota) for the Hero of the Soviet Union title. Orderâ€�s Book, listing all of his awards. Honorary Military Pilot of the USSR badge with corresponding Large Certificate (Gramota).Xerox copies of the official Award Card and citations from Russian archives (some with English translations). 3 large color photographs of the veteran, wearing all his decorations. Custom 75th anniversary birthday card to general Kolyadin from Red Banner Black Sea fleet. Estimated Value $90,000 - UP Condition: Pristine condition on all orders, excellent enamels throughout. Beautiful and extremely rare set of 6 Red Banners. Ex "The New York Sale" 56, January 13, 2022, lot 2137. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $102,000
Lot 3063		Group of Honored Military Navigator of the USSR Chervyakov L.M. From Dmitry. Estimated Value $10,000 - UP Condition: Mint condition on all items, outstanding. Russian tex!!!!!!!!!!! View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,800
Lot 3065		Order of Red Banner. Type 4. Award # 217137. Type 4, var 1. 1945 issue. Extremely rare issue WITHOUT MINTMARK. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Condition: Few scratches on reverse. Touches of wear. Intact enamel. Well toned. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,220
Lot 3066		Documented and Researched Group of Guards Colonel Kovalsky A.P. Group comes with: Order of the Red Banner #20664. Official â€�REISSUEâ€� award for Type 2, screwback, â€�mondvorâ€�. Order of the Red Banner 2nd award #1468. Official â€�REISSUEâ€� award for Type 2, screwback, â€�monetny dvorâ€� Order of the Red Banner 3rd award #295. Official â€�REISSUEâ€� award for Type 2, screwback, â€�mondvorâ€�. Order of the Red Banner 4th award #2110. Combat Service Medal #1564015. Orders Book, listing all of the above numbered awards. Trivial Red Star is also listed, but itâ€�s missing from this otherwise fully complete group. Defense of Caucasus medal w/corresponding certificate. Certificate for Medal â€�For Victory over Germanyâ€�, no medal. 1946 Polish Certificate for â€�Zwyciestwa I Wolnostiâ€� medal, no medal. Xerox copies of the complete research from the Russian archives, including full military record, award card, citations and decrees. Includes b/w photo. Full biography of colonel Kovalsky A.P. (Source: Tank Front): http://tankfront.ru/ussr/persons/col/KovalskiyAP.html. Estimated Value $10,000 - UP Condition: Mint condition on all Red Banners, with flawless enamels and full gilt. Extremely rare â€�REISSUEâ€� group. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,600
Lot 3067		Researched Order of A. Suvorov 2nd Class. Type 2. Award # 2908. Researched Order of A. Suvorov 2nd Class. Type 2. Award # 2908. Gold, silver, red enamels. Type 2, screwback. Comes with original silver screwback nut, and exhibits the original length screw. Comes with scans of several award cards and citation for this order. Awarded to Major General Koshelev V.V. by decree of April 6, 1945. At the time of awarding, comrade Koshelev was serving as chief of staff of the 8th Guards Tank Corps. Full military biography of general Koshelev can be found here: http://tankfront.ru/ussr/persons/gen-tv/KoshelevVV.html. Estimated Value $15,000 - UP Condition: Excellent overall with flawless enamels in the letters and even medium patina. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,800
Lot 3068		Documented Order of A. Suvorov 3rd Class. Type 1. Award # 285. Silver. Type 1, var. 1, on rectangular suspension, with a pin. Comes with Orderâ€�s (other awards listed in the book are missing). Awarded to Guards Major Chuhaev A.P. by decree of August 3, 1943. At the time of awarding, comrade Chuhaev was serving as commander of 79th Guards Assault Air Regiment, 2nd Guards Air Division. According to citation, this order of Suvorov 3rd class was bestowed upon comrade Chuhaev for skillful command of his regiment and personal bravery during areal battles on the Central front in summer of 1943, including during the battle of Kursk. Estimated Value $17,500 - UP Condition: The usual brokage of reverse pin, excellent otherwise with flawless enamels in the letters and old undisturbed patina. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3069		Researched Order of A. Suvorov 3rd Class. Type 2. Award # 11553. Silver. Type 2, screwback. Comes with original silver screwback nut, and exhibits the original length long screw. Comes with scans of award card and citation. Awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Nesterov T.T. by decree of June 14, 1945. At the time of awarding, comrade Nesterov was serving as commander of 28th mine throwing brigade, 23rd division, on 2nd Belorussian front. According to citation, the order of Suvorov 3rd class #11553 was bestowed upon comrade Nesterov for his skillful command during crossing of Oder River. Estimated Value $3,500 - UP Condition: Flawless enamels in the letters, barely any signs of wear, nice old patina. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,520
Lot 3070		Researched Order of M. Kutuzov 2nd Class. Type 2. Award # 1719. Silver, red and white enamels. Type 2, screwback, with 5-riveted reverse. Comes with original silver screwback nut. Comes with scans of award card. Awarded to Major General Alekseev N.I. by decree of April 19, 1945. At the time of awarding, general Alekseev was serving as chief of personnel, of 3rd Belorussian front. While there is no citation for this order available, full military biography of general Alekseev can be found here: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2,_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87_(%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D1%80). Estimated Value $7,500 - UP Condition: Excellent enamels, problem free. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,500
Lot 3071		Order of M. Kutuzov 3rd Class. Type 2. Award # 7403. Silver. Type 2, screwback. Comes with original silver screwback nut, and exhibits the original length long screw. Unresearched. Estimated Value $4,000 - UP Condition: Practically no signs of wear, under beautiful old patina. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,200
Lot 3072		Researched Order of B. Khmelnitsky 2nd Class. Type 1. Award # 1470. Silver. Type 1, variation 4. Comes with original silver screwback nut. Comes with scans of award card and citation. Awarded to Major General Tihomirov N.A. by decree of May 31, 1945. At the time of awarding, comrade Tihomirov was serving as commander of operations in HQ of 52nd army. According to citation, this order of B. Khmelnitsky 2nd class was bestowed upon comrade Tihomirov for his organizational skills during major Soviet offensives, such as Korshun-Shevchenko and Yassi-Kishinev operations, as well as breakthrough in area of Sandomir city (Germany) at the final stages of war. Estimated Value $10,000 - UP Condition: Excellent overall with crisp details and dark patina. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3073		Researched Order of B. Khmelnitsky 3rd Class. Type 1. Award # 2535. Silver. Type 1, variation 1, with center medallion as a separate piece. Variation without a dot on a sabre. Comes with scans of award card and citation. Awarded to Sen. Sergeant Selunin G.Y. by decree of May 17, 1945. At the time of awarding, comrade Selunin was serving as a clerk in Recon HQ of the Baltic front. Very unusual awarding. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Condition: Excellent with crisp details, minimal wear and dark old patina. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,840
Lot 3074		Order of A. Nevsky. Type 1. Award # 3303. Type 1, var. 2, on suspension, with stickpin. Unresearched. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Condition: Some parts of suspension are contemporary replacements, stickpin is not original, however, enamels are all appear to be original and practically intact, showing only some minor signs of wear. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3075		Order of A. Nevsky. Type 1. Award # 13390. Type 1, var. 3, on suspension, without stickpin. Unresearched. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Condition: Enamel cheeps on two arms. Contact marks. Old original toning. Very fine. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,400
Lot 3076		Order of A. Nevsky. Type 2. Award # 10434. Type 2, var. 1, riveted construction. Original silver screwback nut. Unresearched. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Condition: Enamel professionally restored on some of the arms, possible old screw repair, good eye appeal. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3077		Order of Patriotic War 1st Class. Type 1. Award # 16454. Type 1, variation 1, on unique rectangular suspension without the connecting ring, with the stick pin. The rarest of all variations. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Condition: Superficial enamel chip at 12 oâ€�clock, suspension may not be original to the order, still gilt/excellent eye appeal, with full. Ex "The New York Sale" XXXVI, January 8, 2015, lot 3094. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3078		Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class. Type 1. Award # 8424. Type 1. Award # 16454. Type 1, variation 3, on rectangular suspension, without the stick pin. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Condition: Typical enamel chipping on top arm, otherwise a great example of a scarce early type. Ex "The New York Sale" XXXI, January 10, 2013, lot 2137. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $960
Lot 3079		Order of Glory 1st Class. Type 1. Award # 2169. 23K GOLD. So-called â€�Type 1, Variation 2â€�, mentioned in Paul McDaniel article of Dec. 28, 2000 (please see https://web.archive.org/web/20010406061200/http://www.historicalresearch.com/Newsletr.html for full article). Later issue then all regular ones, with physical differences in obverse details, i.e. different number of berries on the wreaths, different shape of the kremlin star and area below the clock, etc. Only known to be observed in 212x â€" 228x serial number range. Rumored to be mostly unissued, with exception of some catch-up awards given posthumously much later after the war. Rare and intriguing. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP Condition: Near Mint. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,600
Lot 3080		Order of Red Star. Type 6. Award #335395. Official â€�DUPLICATEâ€� issue, with serial number and Cyrillic â€�Dâ€� stamped in small digits on previously numbered piece. Scarce. Estimated Value $500 - UP Condition: Small enamel chip at 5 oâ€�clock arm of the star, excellent otherwise. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 3081		Order of Badge of Honor. Type 4. Award #4395. Type 4, var 1. 5-sided suspension, concave reverse, with â€�CCCPâ€� letters separate elements, and not part of the order. Extremely rare official â€�DUPLICATEâ€� issue for Type 2 screwback, based on serial number range. Serial number and Cyrillic â€�Dâ€� are stamped in small digits on previously unnumbered piece. Rare. Estimated Value $500 - UP Condition: Excellent enamels, full gold plating on the letters, medium patina. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 3082		Order of Red Banner of Labor. Type 2. Type 2, var. 1. Screwback, â€�Mondvorâ€� mintmark. Award # 4397. â€�KPâ€� makerâ€�s marks. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Minor enamel chipping, not penetrating to metal. Nice otherwise. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,040