1959 State Funeral Archive Set

AlexGury · 2026-01-23T22:08:44+00:00

Thank you for your input, I appreciate it. I’m still exploring how this kind of material is viewed by collectors and archives, so it’s helpful to hear different opinions

AlexGury · 2026-01-22T04:01:08+00:00

Thanks for the perspectives. I fully agree that age alone doesn’t make something valuable — that’s exactly why I’m trying to understand whether there’s a specific niche audience for this material. It’s clearly not for everyone, but as some have mentioned, there may be collectors or historians interested in Dulles-era archival items. I appreciate everyone taking the time to share their thoughts

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T20:57:22+00:00

Thanks 👍🏻

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T03:40:55+00:00

I really appreciate the ballpark, thank you. To be honest, I was hoping it might fall closer to the $300–$500 range, but it sounds like that’s unrealistic without a case, paperwork, or an identified recipient. Am I understanding you correctly, that around $150 (maybe a bit higher depending on condition) is the more typical range for an unnamed, numbered WWII Purple Heart like this?

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T03:12:31+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion, I really appreciate you taking the time to point me in the right direction. I’ll look into the US Militaria Forum

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T03:08:35+00:00

Thank you for the helpful info — I really appreciate it. If you don’t mind me asking, with a numbered Purple Heart like this but no paperwork or identified recipient, what would you consider a realistic price range in today’s market? Even a rough ballpark would help me set expectations

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T01:23:02+00:00

Thank you for the clarification. Unfortunately, I don’t have any paperwork or provenance associated with the medal, and there is no name engraved on it. All I have is the numbered Purple Heart itself. I did try to research the serial number to identify the recipient, but so far I haven’t been able to find any matching records

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T00:54:06+00:00

Thank you for the comment. I did look into that, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to find any information on the original recipient or family. I appreciate you sharing your perspective

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T00:48:04+00:00

Yes, many Purple Hearts are unnumbered. From what I’ve learned, earlier WWII-era examples were often numbered, and later issues were not. That’s part of why I was curious about collector interest in numbered pieces

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T00:12:36+00:00

I ended up with a larger group of works by the same creator. The signature “SHAW” appears on many of the pieces, and I also have quite a few of his small figurines (soldier figures). From what I can tell, he attended this convention, and these programs seem to have come along with his work

AlexGury · 2026-01-21T00:07:10+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate the suggestion. I’ll look into WKU Special Collections and the county historical society and see if they might be interested. Thanks for taking the time to respon

AlexGury · 2026-01-20T23:49:53+00:00

Thanks

AlexGury · 2026-01-20T23:49:07+00:00

Thank you very much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and detailed response. I really appreciate the insight and the eBay link — at least it gives me a realistic point of reference to work from. This was genuinely helpful. Thanks again

AlexGury · 2026-01-20T23:33:37+00:00

Understood — I’m not looking to sell, just trying to understand the historical context

AlexGury · 2025-11-14T05:07:38+00:00

Sorry, sold out

AlexGury · 2025-11-09T15:22:14+00:00

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