The Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection

The Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection
eMedals is pleased to present the important collection of Dr.Albert Goodwin. Carefully and meticulously assembled during the mid 20th Century, The Goodwin Collection represents the pinnacle of medals & orders collecting. This preeminent collection is composed of only the highest quality awards and stands alone in the global collecting community. Orders and medals of historical significance are extensive. eMedals is pleased to present The Goodwin Collection to the global market through an ongoing auction event beginning October 2017.
Dr.Goodwin, former President of OMSA, was born on December 17, 1899 in New York City, New York, the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Goodwin. He had one brother, Edgar P. Goodwin. He attended New York City schools and was a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York. Goodwin enlisted in the United States Army in February 1918 for service during the First World War, at the age of 18. He was posted to the Panama Canal Zone, as part of the American forces, charged with protecting the Panama Canal, serving in the Medical Department. He was discharged in November 1919 in the rank of Sergeant First Class. After the war, he became Assistant Principal of Ballston Lake High School in 1925 and Principal of Galway High School in 1926 and 1927. Goodwin entered Albany Medical College in Albany, New York, in September 1928 and interned at Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville, New York, beginning his medical practice in the city in 1933. He was married to Barbara H. Goodwin (nee Weiss, January 7, 1895 - February 9, 1977). As of the 1940 Census, the family was residing in Gloversville, New York and had a servant, Elsie Hill. During the Second World War, he was a Captain and later, a Major, acting as Commanding Officer of 92nd Station Hospital, United States Army Medical Corps, possibly seeing service in Europe. After the war, he returned to Gloversville, resuming his medical practice. He was a member of the Fulton County Medical Society, the New York Academy of Medicine, was on the Board of Directors of the Fulton County Laboratory for several years and was on the staff of both Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He was served as a physician for the Gloversville schools for several years and was Instructor in the Student Nurses Training Program at the Nathan Littauer Hospital School of Nursing. He worked on establishing the Fulton County Blood Bank and was its Director in 1965. For his work in blood research, he was made a Fellow of the International Haematological Society. Dr. Goodwin served as City Health Commissioner of Gloversville and at the time of his death in 1967, was the health officer for the City of Gloversville and for the Town of Johnstown. Dr. Goodwin was a member of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA), serving as its Vice President (1957-1959) and President (1960-1961). While he was President, he was instrumental in the organization of the first OMSA Convention in 1960, held in Gloversville. He was also Past President of NYODS, a member of the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society and the American Numismatic Society. At the time of his death, he was engaged in writing an encyclopedia on the Orders of Knighthood. He was also a member for many years of the Lions Club, the Elks Lodge and the Eccentric Club.
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EG1410 Add to Compare
Baden. An Order of Berthold the First in Gold, I Class Commander, c.1900
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Price:
$5,415
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EG161 Add to Compare
Albania, Italian Protectorate. An Order of Fidelity, Grand Cordon, c.1942
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Price:
$13,235
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EG1617 Add to Compare
United States. An American Society of the Colonial Dames of America Membership in Gold, Breast Badge, c. 1880
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Price:
$665
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EG1619b Add to Compare
United States. Twenty-Two Armed Forces Badges
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Price:
$500
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EG169 Add to Compare
Albania, Principality. An Order of the Black Eagle, 1st Class Grand Cross, c.1913
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Price:
$8,710
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EG193 Add to Compare
Croatia. An Order of King Zvonimir, 1st Class Grand Officer, c.1942
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Price:
$2,210
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EG2000 Add to Compare
United States. A Lot of Fourteen Various Publications from the Library of Dr.Goodwin
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Price:
$75
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EG2001f Add to Compare
France, III and IV Republic. Two French Army Embroidered Insignia Publications
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Price:
$130
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EG2001g Add to Compare
France. Le theatre d'honneur et de chevalerie ou l'histoire des ordres militaires des Roys, et Princes de la Chrestienté, by André Favyn, c.1620
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Price:
$620
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EG2004B Add to Compare
Sweden, Kingdom. A Lot of Swedish Reference Guides & Books
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Price:
$55
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EG2005o Add to Compare
Germany, Imperial. Das Buch der Ritterorden und Ehrenzeichen, 1856
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Price:
$500
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EG2056e Add to Compare
United States. A Lot of Twenty-Seven Army Items
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Price:
$55
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EG2058 Add to Compare
France, Republic. Sixteen French Military Insignia Badges
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Price:
$390
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EG2074 Add to Compare
United States. Eight Association Badges & Insignia
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Price:
$45
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EG2175 Add to Compare
France, Republic. Sixteen French Military Insignia Badges
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Price:
$370
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EG2350G Add to Compare
Italy, Kingdom. Descrizione Storica Degli Ordini Cavallereschi, by Luigi Cibrario, 1846
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Price:
$210
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EG2401 Add to Compare
Hawai'i, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Cross Star, by Kretly, Paris, c.1885
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Price:
$10,850
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EG2410 Add to Compare
Hawai’i Kingdom. A Royal Order of Kapiolani, Companion's Badge, c.1890
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Price:
$3,675
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EG245 Add to Compare
Italian State, Tuscany. An Order of Saint Joseph, Knight, c.1920
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Price:
$730
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EG2471 Add to Compare
Austria, Imperial. An Order of the Knights of Malta, II Class Cross of Merit with War Decoration, c.1916
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Price:
$770
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EG2495 Add to Compare
Austria, First Republic. A Merit Order I Class Grand Cross, Special Grade, by Anton Reiterer, c.1934
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Price:
$12,535
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EG2566b Add to Compare
Austria, Imperial. A Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Order Pro Merito Melitensi, Grand Cross Badge, c.1920
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Price:
$1,805
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EG2706 Add to Compare
Czechoslovakia, Republic. Italy, Kingdom. Three First War Period Medals & Awards
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Price:
$140
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EG2754 Add to Compare
France, IV Republic. Two Orders of Merit for Tourism, II Class Officer & III Class Knight, c.1955
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Price:
$135
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EG2777 Add to Compare
France, Republic. An Order of Agricultural Merit, Officer & Knight, c.1925
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Price:
$105
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EG2818 Add to Compare
Netherlands, Kingdom. An Order of the Lion, II Class Knight Commander, c.1885
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Price:
$1,540
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EG285 Add to Compare
Italy. An Altipiani Medal for the 6th (Plateau) Army, Silver Grade
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Price:
$190
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EG2935 Add to Compare
China, Republic. An Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain, I Class Grand Cross Badge, c.1915
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Price:
$2,395
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EG2936a Add to Compare
China, Republic. An Order of the Golden Grain, II Class Commander, c.1925
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Price:
$1,965
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EG3111A Add to Compare
Saxony, Kingdom. An Albrecht Order, Grand Cross with Swords, by Scharffenberg of Dresden, c.1914
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Price:
$4,190
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EG3205 Add to Compare
Russia, Imperial. An Order of the White Eagle, Badge and Breast Star with War Decorations, by Eduard, c.1914
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Price:
$120,000
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EG335 Add to Compare
Italy, Kingdom of Naples. A Royal Order of the Two Sicilies, Knight, c.1810
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Price:
$3,870
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EG3402 Add to Compare
Denmark, Kingdom. An Order of Dannebrog, Collar Chain, c.1850
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Price:
$4,650
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EG3429 Add to Compare
United States. The Society of the Cincinnati Meetings Transcript, by John Schuyler, c. 1886
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Price:
$55
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EG343 Add to Compare
France, Second Republic. An Order of the Reunion, Knight's Badge, c.1850
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Price:
$2,710
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EG3434 Add to Compare
United States. Nine Issues of The Trading Post, c. 1955
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Price:
$25
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EG346 Add to Compare
France. Twelve Navy Badges
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Price:
$160
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EG453 Add to Compare
China, Republic. An Order of the Striped Tiger, II Class, c.1915
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Price:
$15,860
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EG477 Add to Compare
China, Qing Dynasty. An Imperial Order of the Double Dragon, I Type, I Class, III Grade, c. 1885
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Price:
$40,000
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EG478 Add to Compare
China, Qing Dynasty. A Double Dragon Order, 2nd Class, 2nd Grade, by F.Rothe, c.1890
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Price:
$33,845
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EG482 Add to Compare
Japan, Empire. A Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Grand Cordon, c.1900
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Price:
$25,740
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EG507 Add to Compare
Lippe-Detmold, Principality. A Cross of Honour, II Class, with Oak Leaves and Swords, c.1918
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Price:
$4,645
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EG522B Add to Compare
United Kingdom. A Royal Guelphic Order, (Military), Knight Grand Cross (GCH), by Hamlet, c.1830
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Price:
$7,570
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EG610 Add to Compare
Bavaria, Kingdom. A House Knight’s Order of St. Hubertus, Grand Cross, by Martin Schnitzpahn, c.1833
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Price:
$5,735
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EG677 Add to Compare
Russia, Imperial. A Rare Order of St.Anne with Crown in Gold, 2nd Class, by Julius Keibel, c.1870
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Price:
$35,000
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EG937 Add to Compare
United States. A Revolutionary Memorial Society of New Jersey Membership Badge in Gold, 1776-1896
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Price:
$430
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EG939 Add to Compare
United States. A Legion of Honor Membership Badge in Gold, c.1890
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Price:
$180
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EGC173 Add to Compare
France, Republic. A Lot of Assorted Presentation Cases & Cartons
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Price:
$120
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