This item is part of The Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection. Click Here to view all items in this collection.
Masonic Veteran's Next of Kin Death Medal (bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked, 45.8 mm (w) x 48.2 mm (h), original ribbon with pinback, chipping evident in the white enamels on the arm at 3 o'clock); American Commemorative Society American Patriots Series Paul Revere Commemorative Medal (bronze, the bust of Paul Revere, flanked by the dates "1735" on the left and "1818" on the right, inscribed "AMERICAN PATRIOTS SERIES" above and "PAUL REVERE / AMERICAN PATRIOT / METAL CRAFTSMAN / ENGRAVER" below, engraver marked "I.R. PINCHES", reverse illustrating Paul Revere riding his horse, inscribed "AMERICAN COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY" above and "SO THROUGH THE NIGHT RODE PAUL REVERE / APRIL.18.1775" below, 38.5 mm, in its box of issue); United States Marine Corps Cap Badge (blackened bronze, unmarked, 36 mm (w) x 40.5 mm (h), screwback with copper support plate); United States Army Belt Buckle c. 1900 (bronze gilt, unmarked, 74.5 mm (w) x 51.3 mm (h), large clip and belt feeding bar on the reverse); Central Falls, Rhode Island Police Auxiliary Badge (bronze gilt insignia, mounted to a die-stamped white metal base with black enamels, unmarked, 38 mm (w) x 52.5 mm (w), vertical pinback); Four Flushers Battle Ribbons Badge (copper, unmarked, 77.3 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), large horizontal pinback); and Venezuela Coat-of-Arms Badge (die-stamped bronze gilt, unmarked, 44.8 mm (w) x 50.5 mm (h), designed without attachments). Ranging from better than 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.

