The Medal Collector - March-April 1953

Orders and Medals Society of America, March-April 1953, V3 No. 2 issue. In November 1950, the “Medal Collector” was issued in its first 6 by 8-3/4, 8 page format. This was more or less adhered to through December 1953.

*Publisher: Orders and Medals Society of America *Publication Date: *Binding: Stapled *Condition: G-VG, normal yellowing and aging of the pages *Edition: ORIGINAL ISSUE *ONLY ONE COPY AVAILABLE

Contents; *Blank nomination for OMSA Officers *The United States Depart of Justice Young American Medals for Bravery and Service *Hesse-Homburg The Emblem Commemorating the Campaign of 1813 to 1815 *Some Australian and Other Unpublished Service Medals - Australia Local Forces Medal for Long and Efficient Service, Australia Lord Brassey Field Firing and Marching Competition Medal, New Zealand United Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, Australia National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales, Royal Shipwreck Relief Humane Society of New South Wales, Austrlian Senior Cadet Competition Medal, The Cape Copper Company Limited Medal, New South Wales Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade Medal for Long and Good Service. Queensland Police Force Medal for Queen Victorias diamond Jubilee, British new Guinea Good Conduct Medal, South Africa Police Service Medal, H.M.A.S. Sydney-S.M.S. Emden Medal, Cross Commemorating the Departure of the N.S.W. Troops to Soudan in 1885, Medal of Welcome to the N.S.W. Soudan Contingent, India Kola Gold field Volunteers Medal, Kola gold Field Volunteers Medal *The Luxembourg Commemorative Medal 1953 *The Victoria Cross *Editoral Staff, Officers, Directors *Report of the Secretary *A Word from the Editor *Letters to OMSA *Invite Your Friends to Join OMSA *Japanese War Medals of 1914-20 by James W. Peterson *Hungarian Decorations by Alan J. Kennard *Brazilian World War II Medals by Hilario Ferrari *U.S. Army News *The British Korea Medal *Kruis Voor Recht En Vrijheid - Award for the Netherlands for Service in Korea by Henry Pownall *The Medals of Manchukuo by Robert E. Donnelly - Establishment of Manchukuo Medal 1931, Coronation of the Emperor Medal 1934, Visit fo the Emperor to Japan Medal 1935, Campaign Medal 1939, Establishment of a Shrine for the War Dead Medal 1940, Census Medal 1940 *An Unpublished Variety Find *Book Review by F. W. Mac Kay - A Hand-Book of the Orders of Chivalry by Charles Norton Elvin *Advertisements by: Paul Habelt, Lenard L. Babin, Lee F. Hewitt, Kenneth W. Lee, F. W. Mac Kay, Die Ordens-Sammlung, Foto Tek Press, Hans M. F. Schulman, Spink and Son Ltd.