Military Trader

MAIL CALL

CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY

Editor’s note: The JAG File from the March issue, “COA’s: Worth the Paper?” invited readers to share their COA experiences. This is one response:

Over the years I have received four COAs:

*2000 COA from Detlev Nieman on purchase of a 1914 “Princesise” 1914 Iron Cross Second Class

*2004 COA on The Hartman Trilogy limited to 850 signed & numbered prints featuring Erich Hartman flying his Me109 with signatures of 6 German aces.

*2008 COA from Germania International

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Military Trader

Military Trader1 min read
Real Or Not?
It seems to be a natural phenomenon; many people want to be what they are not. Many baseball and football players appear to want to be professional golfers, basketball players want to rap, and rappers want to be actors. When it comes to U.S. Army stu
Military Trader5 min read
Hallowed Ground
The opening scenes to the 1998 award-winning movie Saving Private Ryan by Steven Spielberg show a family walking in silence through a cemetery. It is a poignant and very moving part of the film, made all the more so when viewers understand that the l
Military Trader3 min read
Compressed Press
There is a tendency among some collectors and re-enactors to focus on government-issued items. If it didn’t come from the government, they aren’t interested in having it in their collection. That stance doesn’t reflect the reality of war. Every servi

Related Books & Audiobooks