Need help regarding Verleihungsurkunde...

[mgidhagen]

Can any of you experienced document collectors please tell me if this pilot badge award document looks iffy or not, and, of course, if genuine - what could it be worth...? It is in A4-size, it is glued to a slightly larger hard paper backing (it seems to have once been in a picture frame), and unfortunately it has been folded. However, there are no rips or tears, and the paper, print, text, and facsimile Göring signature looks ok, age-wise. I have to admit, though, that I don't know what to look for... Help...?
Best,
Mikael G

[Denis]

Hello

It looks very strange to say the least
- the unit is strangely abbreviated and I am not sure that Transport Geschwader existed in 1939 (and were named as such)
- Strange Göring signature
- The numbering code on the lower left part is not consistent with those usually seen
- the eagle lacks details
I would pass on this document
Regards
Denis

[bossi]

Hi Mikael,

the document is a poorly made fake:

Beneath the facts from Denis:

-There were only 5 Transportgeschwader, # 13 never existed
-Görings signature is one of the worst fake I have ever seen
-N rubber or other stamp on the document

Karl

[luftmannbooks]

agree

Yes I totally agree it is a very poor fake, the wording flugzeugfuhrer is all wrong,the Germans never did write it like this.
steven.

[Simon O.]

I agree with the comments already made.

[J.von Canon]

Also...

I think the usual German format for "von" is almost always simply a "v."
That's in the lower case letter....

[mgidhagen]

Thanks!!

Thanks ever so much, guys!
I'll stick to badges...
Cheers,
Mike