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United States; City of Detroit 250th Birthday Festival Table Medal (bronze, maker marked "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y." and marked "BRONZE" on the edge, obverse illustrating Antoine de LaMothe Cadillac arriving with his company of French colonists in a canoe on July 24, 1701, with three natives on the shore, inscribed "ANTOINE DE LAMOTHE CADILLAC FOUNDER of DETROIT" above and "250th ANNIVERSARY 1951" below and engraver marked "RENE P. CHAMBERLLAN" (designed by the sculptor Rene Paul Chambellan (1893-1955) of New York City), reverse illustrating an aerial view of the skyline of downtown Detroit, the new Civic Center in the foreground, with an inset at the left featuring Old Fort Pontchartrain at the left, inscribed "DETROIT'S 250th BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL 1951" above and "PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE" below, 72.7 mm, accompanied by its explanation text booklet); City of Pittsburgh 200th Anniversary Commemorative Table Medal (bronze, engraver marked "RALPH J. MENCONI, SC. - MEDALLIC ART CO., N.Y." (designed by the metal sculptor Ralph J. Menconi (1915-1972)) on the edge, obverse illustrating an aerial view of the skyline of downtown Pittsburgh, featuring the Golden Triangle at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, where they form the Ohio River, reverse illustrating an historical map of Fort Pitt with the aforementioned rivers marked, with the Pittsburgh Bicentennial insignia flanked by the seals of the City of Pittsburgh and the County of Allegheny below, engraver marked "R.J.M" (Ralph J. Menconi), marked with the copyright "c" and dated " '58" (1958), 76 mm, accompanied by its explanation text booklet, placed in a decorative frame, in its plastic case of issue); General Douglas MacArthur Commemorative Medal (bronze, maker marked "M.A.C", marked "BRONZE" and marked with the copyright "c" on the reverse, obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of General Douglas MacArthur, engraver marked "J.J." to the left of the bust, surrounded by the inscription "GEN. DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR", blank reverse, 63.2 mm, in its cardboard box of issue); and American University - Lincoln Hall Fund Membership Souvenir Medal (aluminum, obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of President Abraham, inscribed "LINCOLN HALL." above and "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE, WITH CHARITY FOR ALL" below, reverse illustrating the Capitol dome, inscribed "THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY / INCORPORATED MAY 28 1891 / ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL CONFERENCE MAY 25 1892 / MEMBERSHIP SOUVENIR / LINCOLN HALL FUND / WASHINGTON, D.C.", maker marked "S & S N.Y." and engraver marked "G.H.L.", 51.5 mm, very light contact). 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.