On the first Sunday of February, May, August and November there's a great little local American Society of Military Insignia Collector's (ASMIC) military show at Ft Belvoir in Virginia (just south of DC, right off Interstate 95).
Although there are usually very few DDR items there, Ralph Pickard and I have been meeting at these shows for a few years now. I always look forward to these meetings because it's one of the few times I get to talk face to face with someone about all things related to DDR collecting. Plus the depth of Ralph's knowledge in all things Stasi is unparalleled. Two or three hours can pass in the blink of an eye.
This time around we talked a bit about rising values of NVA items, the impact of the recession on values and if the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the fall of the wall this year might have any impact. We also discussed medal production and how it was influenced the East German communist centrally planned economy where the government decide what should be produced and when it should be produced.
As mentioned above the next Belvior show is in May and anyone here is highly encouraged to participate.
Although there are usually very few DDR items there, Ralph Pickard and I have been meeting at these shows for a few years now. I always look forward to these meetings because it's one of the few times I get to talk face to face with someone about all things related to DDR collecting. Plus the depth of Ralph's knowledge in all things Stasi is unparalleled. Two or three hours can pass in the blink of an eye.
This time around we talked a bit about rising values of NVA items, the impact of the recession on values and if the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the fall of the wall this year might have any impact. We also discussed medal production and how it was influenced the East German communist centrally planned economy where the government decide what should be produced and when it should be produced.
As mentioned above the next Belvior show is in May and anyone here is highly encouraged to participate.
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