United States. Fifty-Six Assorted Items

Includes: twenty-five Military Insignia Buttons (in brass or bronze, twelve are maker marked, thirteen are unmarked, ranging in size from 15.5 mm to 28.5 mm in diameter, all with intact loops; twenty-one Army Collar Insignia (Medical, Artillery, Cavalry, Ordnance, Signals, Engineers, Air Corps, Quartermaster Corps among others: in bronze or brass, three are maker marked, the other are unmarked, in various sizes, ten with screwbacks, two missing their screwbacks, one with dual lugs, five with push pins, three with push pin points but without push pins); two Collar Disks (Ordnance and one other: in bronze, measuring 25.5 mm in diameter each, screwbacks); Navy Cap Badge (silver shield mounted to a copper gilt base, unmarked, measuring 28.3 mm (w) x 43.8 mm (h), vertical pinback); 3rd Infantry Division Ring (in silver with blue and white enamels, marked "800" (silver) on the inside, face plate measuring 10.5 mm (w) x 11. 2 mm (h), measuring 20 mm in diameter); American Red Cross Life Saving Service Lapel Badge (in silvered bronze with red and white enamels, unmarked, measuring 20.5 mm in diameter, vertical pinback); Upstate Telephone Corporation Lapel Badge (in 14K Gold with blue and white enamels, marked "14K" and maker marked on the reverse, measuring 18.7 mm (w) x 12.8 mm (h), horizontal pinback); Telephone "50" Years' Badge (printed insignia under celluloid, metal base, maker marked "The Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, N.J." on the reverse, measuring 25 mm in diameter, stickpin attachment); Kellogg's Pep Cereal Badge (printed insignia under celluloid, metal base, marked "Kellogg's PEP" on the reverse, measuring 20 mm in diameter, stickpin attachment); Wilkie for President Lapel Button (printed insignia under celluloid, metal base, maker marked "Bastian Bros Co Rochester NY" and union stamped on the edge, measuring 20.3 mm in diameter, stickpin attachment); ZKP "Bog i ojczyzna" Polish Church Lapel Badge (in bronze gilt with red and white enamels, measuring 19 mm in diameter, maker marked "SWINSTON CO. PITTSBURG, PA." on the screwback); and Dutch Police "Politie" Badge (in die-stamped brass, unmarked, measuring 41 mm (w) x 28.5 mm (h), missing its attachment). 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.