United States. Twenty Eight Badges & Insignia With Badge Collectors Identification Guide

Includes: sixteen Signal Battalion Regimental Badges (all are fabricated from bronze, ten are gilt, six are silvered, in various colors of enamels, with various maker marks, in various sizes, eight with a single screwback, eight with vertical pinbacks, intact enamels); twelve Assorted Badges and Medals (Grand Army of the Republic Cap Badge: in die-stamped silvered and gilt bronze, measuring 67.2 mm (w) x 42.7 mm (h); Grand Army of the Republic 8th National Encampment "Merriam Post" at Meriden, Connecticut Commemorative Medal: in bronze, measuring 30 mm in diameter, ring suspension; Grand Army of the Republic 20th National Encampment at San Francisco, California 1886 Souvenir Medal: in silvered metal, measuring 19.5 mm in diameter, suspended from a hanger illustrating bear, with pinback; Grand Army of the Republic at St. Louis, Missouri 1887 Delegate's Ribbon Hanger: two-piece construction, in bronze and white metal, measuring 47.5 mm (w) x 22.2 mm (h), with pinback; General Ulysses S. Grant Commemorative Heart Medal: two-piece construction, in white metal, measuring 40.5 mm (w) x 51 mm (h), suspended from a "bullet" hanger with stickpin attachment, the end of the bullet stamped "2, F, 76"; Boston 1890 Delegate's Ribbon Hanger: in bronze, measuring 37.8 mm (w) x 18 mm (h), with pinback; 35th New Jersey Veteran Volunteers Badge: in bronze gilt with green and black enamels, maker marked "BRAXMAR N.Y." on the reverse, measuring 31.5 mm in diameter, suspended from a hanger inscribed "35.N.J.VET.VOLS.", with pinback; Union Army Veterans Commemorative Badge: three-piece construction, illustrating a cap suspended from crossed rifles, with horizontal pinback; Number 2 Infantry Badge: in bronze gilt, measuring 31.5 mm (w) x 32.5 mm (h), clasp above inscribed "COMPANY I", suspended from a hanger inscribed "SOUVENIR 1903", with pinback; 1904 Stickpin: in bronze, measuring 24.5 mm (w) x 26.3 mm (h), on a 38.3 mm pin; Crossed Rifles and Flag Patriotic Badge: two-piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white and blue paint, measuring 35.5 mm (w) x 19 mm (h), missing its pinback; and Centennial of the Opening of the Original Erie Canal Medal: in bronze gilt, maker marked "DIEGES & CLUST" on the reverse, measuring 42.2 mm (w) x 51.7 mm (h)); and a Field Artillery Insignia Badges Guide (containing publications from the American Society of Military Insignia Collectors "The Trading Post", compiled between 1953 and 1955, featuring submissions by two members: Field Artillery Heraldry by First Lieutenant James A. Sawicki and Field Artillery Distinctive Insignia by Lieutenant Colonel A.A. Littmann, with illustrations of the insignia of the various badges, each with a brief description of the badge itself, housed in a black binder containing ninety-five two-sided pages, printed in black ink, most on a white paper stock, a few on pink and yellow paper stocks, the binder measuring 235 mm (w) x 290 mm (h) x 25 mm (h)). Ranging from fine to extremely fine.

This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.