Dealers of Eastern Bloc Militaria

[John F.]

Bulgarian Militaria

...does he have Soviet and Bulgarian medals?

Merci

Hi Danny:

If you are interested in Bulgarian Militaria check out this site http://bulgariana.com/index.php?cPat...807fd59d3755b2 . I have had several positive transaction with this seller and no problems with shipments from Bulgaria to the U.S.

John

[dannybou]

Hi Danny:

If you are interested in Bulgarian Militaria check out this site http://bulgariana.com/index.php?cPat...807fd59d3755b2 . I have had several positive transaction with this seller and no problems with shipments from Bulgaria to the U.S.

John

Thanks for the link. I'm kind of new at collecting medals as I have been collecting only a few months. So far I've concentrated on Soviet awards but now I'm thinking of branching also into the Bulgarian awards. The Soviet are starting to get very expensive. Would you know of a good website which would give some sort of a price list or a Bulgaria Award forum other than this one of course. Thanks

[dannybou]

The exact name is :

Surplus d'Armée sports St-Laurent, 1611 St-Laurent street Montreal H2X 2S9. Phone: 514-843-3040 ask for Isaak ( he's the owner)

He always have some soviet militaria but I've never seen any Bulgarian item.

OK thanks, I'll pay him a visit.

[John F.]

...Would you know of a good website which would give some sort of a price list or a Bulgaria Award forum other than this one of course. Thanks

I have never seen a price list for Bulgarian awards but I can assure you that compared to the rising cost of Soviet awards the cost of Bulgarian items are bargin prices. Most Bulgarian Orders can be picked up for under $80.00 dollars. The dealer in the link that I provided has about the lowest prices around, however his inventory is limited. Your best bet on finding good deals and selection of Bulgarian items is eBay. Other then the Order of George Dimitrov and the Hero of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria I don't think they are faking too many of these awards.

John

[dannybou]

I have never seen a price list for Bulgarian awards but I can assure you that compared to the rising cost of Soviet awards the cost of Bulgarian items are bargin prices. Most Bulgarian Orders can be picked up for under $80.00 dollars. The dealer in the link that I provided has about the lowest prices around, however his inventory is limited. Your best bet on finding good deals and selection of Bulgarian items is eBay. Other then the Order of George Dimitrov and the Hero of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria I don't think they are faking too many of these awards.

John

Thanks. Not much faking would be a relief from Soviet awards. Why is it that the Bulgarian awards aren't expensive? No demands from collectors yet? And does Bulgaria have a similar law as Russia prohibiting removing medals from their country?

[John F.]

I think the limited demand for Bulgarian Communist awards is what keeping the prices low. Don't get me wrong there are a few Commie Bulgarian Order that sellfor over $900 (Order of Balkan Mountain and the Order of the Rose). As far as I know Bulgaria has no laws preventing the exportion of awards...which is a good thing.

John

[dannybou]

Definitely will have to start with the book from Prf Petrov I believe is the author? Unless you have another which you could suggest to me?

[John F.]

I know of only one reference book concerning Bulgarian Awards and that is "Bulgarian Communist Titles Orders and Medals 1945-2002, Collector's Reference Guide" by Boyan Savov.

John

[dannybou]

There is also:

BULGARIAN ORDERS and MEDALS + PRICE GUIDE by Petko Pavlov and
BULGARIAN ORDERS and MEDALS reference guide by Todor Petrov

[John F.]

Danny:

There also has been several thread on this forum (Comunist Bloc) concerning Bulagarian awards. If you conduct a search using the word "Bulagarian" you should find most of them.

John

[dannybou]

OK thanks, I'll pay him a visit.

Telephoned them today. No Bulgarian but they have numerous Soviet medals, so off to Montreal I go saturday.

[Manu Dalton]

Nice to ear that! You will see he's a nice guy.

[dannybou]

Nice to ear that! You will see he's a nice guy.

Went and visited with Isaak and his store today. He does have quite a bit of medals, but mostly only the Jubilee ones. Not quite what I am looking for but very pleasant. I'll check with him from time to time.

[Manu Dalton]

A lot of people go to visit him, you better go on a regular base to find the rare peice, they go away fast!

[Soviet]

I'm looking for WWII soviet helmet (Ssh 39-40) ?

Any idea where is the best place on the net where I can finally find one.