Hawaii, Chile, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru. Orders and Medal Publications and Letters, c.1955

Hawaii: Hawaiian Royal Orders, Insignia Classes Regulations and Members Booklet by Gordon Medcalf, copyright 1962 by Oceania Coin Company, Honolulu, Hawaii. The text documents the various insignia, with their classes and regulations, along with five black and white group photos of The Royal Order of Kamehameha I, the Royal Order of Kalakaua I, the Royal Order of Kapiolani, the Royal Order of the Crown of Hawaii, and the Royal Order of the Star of Oceania. An address added on page 1, an additional name added to the list on page 9 and the measurements chart altered on page 47, both with handwritten notations in blue ink. Previous owner's stamp on pages 1 and 31. The cover in a yellow card, containing 48 pages printed in black ink, dual-staple bound, measuring 152 mm (w) x 227 mm (h), extremely fine. Also included is a two-page article from Ford Times entitled Valley of the Sleeping Kings by Louis Pohl, both publications clamped in place in a binder, marked "Hawaiian Royal Orders" on the spine.

Central America: The Decorations and Medals of the Central American Countries Booklet, edited by L.F. Guille, published by Spring Grange Private Press, Wood End, Ardeley, Stevenage, Herts, England, printed by Spriggs the Printers, Fore Street, Hertford, Hants, on behalf of the Orders, Decorations and Medals Research Society of Great Britain, Publication No. 2. The text documents the awards of ten states: Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and the Central American Fraternity. Spink & Son, Ltd. foil label place on page 1. The cover in a yellow card, containing 24 pages printed in black ink, dual-staple bound, measuring 145 mm (w) x 240 mm (h), extremely fine.

Guatemala: Ejercito de Guatemala, Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional, Reglamentos Generales, Ley y Reglamento de Condecoraciones y Distintivos Militares, Rep. de Guatemala, C. A. (Army of Guatemala, Ministry of National Defense, General Regulations, Law and Regulation of Decorations and Military Distinctions, Republic of Guatemala, Central America) Booklet, printed in Spanish by the Guatemalan Army Print Shop in 1957. The text documenting the various orders and medals of Guatemala, with their regulations explained. The cover in light yellow card, containing 84 pages printed in black ink, along with thirteen fold-out panels, eleven of which are colour plates, the text dual-staple bound with a wrap-around cover glued in place, measuring 122 mm (w) x 175 mm (h), light soiling on the cover, near extremely fine. The booklet comes clamped in place in a binder, marked "GUATEMALA" on the spine.

Honduras, two booklets: Republica de Honduras, C. A., Decreto y Reglamento de la Condecoracion de la Orden de Morazan (Republic of Honduras, Central America, Decree and Regulation of the Decoration of the Order of Morazan) Booklet, published in Spanish by the Ariston Lithographic Workshop, Tegucigalpa in 1955. The text documents the six grades of the Order of Morazan, along with the twenty-one articles of established by the National Congress, with the General Consulate of Honduras stamp in blue ink on page 1. The cover in a blue card, containing 12 pages printed in black ink, dual-staple bound, measuring 112 mm (w) x 146 mm (h), tear and sunning evident on the front cover, very fine; and Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, Reglamento de la Condecoración Militar "Al Merito", Secretaria de Defensa, Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras (Honduran Armed Forces, Regulation of the Military Decoration for Merit, Secretary of Defense, Staff of the Honduran Armed Forces) Booklet, published in Spanish by the Ariston Lithographic Workshop, Tegucigalpa in 1959. The text documents the regulations for the Military Decoration for Merit, with a colour line illustration of the award and a photo of the award document inserted, with the General Consulate of Honduras stamp in blue ink on page 1. The cover in a blue card, containing 24 pages printed in black ink, with two insert pages in colour inks, dual-staple bound, measuring 150 mm (w) x 214 mm (h), with soiling evident on the front cover, better than very fine. Both booklets come clamped in place in a binder, marked "HONDURAS" on the spine.

Chile, two booklets: Reglamento de la Orden "Al Merito" de Chile, Santiago de Chile (Regulation of the Order for Merit of Chile, Santiago, Chile) Booklet, printed in Spanish by Arts and Letters of Santago in 1956. The text documents the regulations for the Order of Merit, in six grades, according to the Supreme Degrees of 1929 and 1956. It contains a sample ribbon of the order just inside the cover, with the image of the ribbon having offset on the inside cover and on page 1. The cover in a white card, containing 16 pages printed in black ink, dual-staple bound, measuring 130 mm (w) x 181 mm (h), soiling evident on the back cover, better than very fine; and Reglamento de la "Orden al Merito", Santiago de Chile (Regulation of the Order for Merit of Chile, Santiago, Chile) Booklet, printed in Spanish by Mackenzie Printing of Santiago, undated. The text documents the regulations for the Order of Merit, in six grades, according to the Supreme Degree of 1929. The cover in a bluish-green card, containing 24 pages printed in black ink, dual-staple bound, measuring 100 mm (w) x 173 mm (h), extremely fine. Both booklets come clamped in place in a binder, marked "CHILE" on the spine.

Peru, five booklets: Republica Peruana, Ministerio de Agricultura "Orden del Merito Agricola" (Republic of Peru, Ministry of Agriculture Order of Agricultural Merit) Booklet, edited by Antonio Lulli of Lima, undated. The text documents the regulations for the Order of Agricultural Merit, in five grades, according to Supreme Decree No. 1 of the President of the Republic, with a ribbon swatch stapled in place on page 1. The cover in a white card, containing 12 pages, with five inserts at the back of the booklet, printed in black, cyan and yellow inks, plus vellum inserts, dual-staple bound with white tape binding, measuring 110 mm (w) x 165 mm (h), extremely fine; República Peruana Ministerio de Educación Pública, Laureles Deportivos del Peru (Republic of Peru, Ministry of Public Education, Sports Laurels of Peru) Booklet, printed by the Ministry of Public Education, Lima in 1950. The text documents the twenty-four articles pertaining to the Law of Creation and Regulation for the Sport Laurels of Peru, by Decree of July 25, 1950, with a ribbon swatch stapled in place on page 1. The cover in a light brown card, containing 8 pages printed in black ink, single-staple bound, measuring 165 mm (w) x 211 mm (h), extremely fine; Ministerio de Gobierno y Policia, Reglamento de la "Orden del Merito de la Guardia Civil y Policia" (Ministry of Government and Police, Regulation of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard and Police) Booklet, printed by Press Service and Technical Publications of the Police, Lima in 1950. The text documents the regulations for the order according to Supreme Decree of May 31, 1950, in seven grades, over nine chapters. The cover in a white card, containing 24 pages, with seven inserts at the back of the booklet, printed in black, red and gold inks, single-staple bound with a wrap-around cover glued in place, measuring 115 mm (w) x 200 mm (h), extremely fine; Ministerio de Marina, Reglamento de la Condecoración Cruz Peruana al Merito Naval, Cancilleria de la Orden (Ministry of the Admiralty, Regulation of the Cross of Peruvian Naval Merit, Chancellery of the Order) Booklet, printed by the Ministry of Public Education, Lima in 1946. The text documents the regulation for the five grades of the order, with a ribbon swatch stapled in place on page 1. The cover in a white card, containing 16 pages, with five inserts at the back of the booklet, plus vellum inserts, printed in blue and gold inks, dual-staple bound with a wrap-around cover glued in place, measuring 155 mm (w) x 215 mm (h), soiling evident on the back cover, near extremely fine; and Reglamento de la Condecoración "Cruz Al Merito Militar" (Regulation of the Cross of Military Merit Decoration) Booklet, printed by the Ministry of War Press, Lima in 1950. The text documents the twenty-two articles pertaining to the regulations for the five grades of the order, by Supreme Resolution of June 7, 1949, with a ribbon swatch stapled in place on page 1. The cover in a salmon-coloured card, containing 8 pages, printed in red, green, silver and gold inks, triple-staple bound with a wrap-around cover glued in place, measuring 155 mm (w) x 202 mm (h), scuffing on the cover, near extremely fine.

Also included are three letters: Peruvian Minister of War Letter (dated February 8, 1954, documenting modification to Article 3 of the regulations of the Cross of Military Merit, measuring 226 mm (w) x 290 mm (h)); Ministry of Justice and Worship Seven-Page Letter (dated January 20, 1955, in regards to the general direction of the civil service and pensions for the Order of the Civil Service of the state, measuring 221 mm (w) x 340 mm (h)); and Ministry of External Relations Letter (dated August 28, 1957, addressed to Joseph A. Frayne of Newark, New Jersey from Secretary General Javier Delgado Yrigoyen, inscribed "In response to your request I am pleased to send you annexes to the regulations of the Peruvian decorations. Thank you for informing us when the work that is being prepared is published", measuring 202 mm (w) x 262 mm (h). All eight items come clamped in place in a binder, marked "PERU" on the spine.

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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.