The Coburg Badge

[Military]

Any news, Jon?

Mil

[Jon Fish]

Sorry ,no, I was mistaken.

[der-hase-fee]

We know of at least one ...

And it comes with a rare tinnie, the Alte Garde Spandau.

11,500 EUR + almost 25% in fees !

[ErichS]

11,500 EUR + almost 25% in fees !

With fees,that's almost 18k US which is impressive.

[Richard]

Impressive yes, but also painful for those of us unfortunate enough not to have found one for our collections yet!
Richard V

[Military]

We knew that it wasn't going to be cheap.

Mil

[der-hase-fee]

We knew that it wasn't going to be cheap.

Mil

Are we to understand you are the high bidder ?

[Jon Fish]

Are we to understand you are the high bidder ?

At last, you got one Mill !?

[Military]

In all seriousness what do you make of the price, Jon.
Did you make a bid?

Mil

[Military]

Impressive yes, but also painful for those of us unfortunate enough not to have found one for our collections yet!
Richard V

Richard is right in the sense for those who have missed the early days of this under-appreciated badge.
The CB is a must for its historical significance, making it desirable all political collectors.

Mil

[mloppkit]

Originally Posted by Richard
Impressive yes, but also painful for those of us unfortunate enough not to have found one for our collections yet!
Richard V

In all seriousness, I missed out on one in the early days and had no hope of being able to afford this one either. Maybe I could start collecting Blood Orders, AH GPB's, Gau Honour Badges or Knight's Crosses as they are much, much more affordable.

[chen]

Richard is right in the sense for those who have missed the early days of this under-appreciated badge.
The CB is a must for its historical significance, making it desirable all political collectors.

Mil

Yes, BO and CB are desirable items for political collectors.

[ErichS]

When you look at the top three political awards, the BO and CB were awarded for participation in the actual events/ actions while the GPB was awarded for only non interrupted party membership. Of course as we know, all three were awarded by Hitler at his discretion but the vast majority of the BOs and CBs were awarded to those who took part in the street fights and march to the FHH which make them the most special IMO.

[Military]

When you look at the top three political awards, the BO and CB were awarded for participation in the actual events/ actions while the GPB was awarded for only non interrupted party membership. Of course as we know, all three were awarded by Hitler at his discretion but the vast majority of the BOs and CBs were awarded to those who took part in the street fights and march to the FHH which make them the most special IMO.

Yes, if we look at how these awards were awarded, they were as we know them as "Party Awards". There will be always a different cliente that collect combat badges and those will obviously be for bravery during wartime; a totally different animal from party contributions. I guess political collectors study and respect history; whereas combat badge collectors look at an individual's "performance". JMO.

Back to the thread, the CB ranks top of my list. Without Hitler's visit to Coburg, there wouldn't be a Blood Order.

Mil

[der-hase-fee]

In response to both Erich and Mil.

There is a major misrepresentation in Erich's statement:
In order to qualify for the (regular) GPB, the Parteigenosse had to be one of the first 100,000 members after reinstatement of the party in February 1925. This was accomplished around October 1928. Out of these, only some ~23% met the additional requirements.

The GBP had been awarded to those who despite of all hardships continued to pay their party dues regularly and in doing so helped to secure the advancement of the party, which ultimately lead to it (or better Hitler) seizing power in 1933. This effort was shouldered by many, not just a few hundred, and therefore could lead to success. GPB holders lived all over Germany and in German territories abroad.

In contrast, both Coburg and Putsch were celebrated one time events in their own right. But they were local events only. The Putsch itself and its aftermath was used for publicity in a clever way.

I dare to speculate that Coburg and Putsch would have been meaningless without the contributions of the GPB holders - and all the others that for one or another reason did not qualify for it or the other Alte Kämpfers with party numbers >100,000. And it was not only the financial contribution, of course, but also the leg work, representation and persistence they exhibited for the cause, the party and the Führer.