A rare 1930s Doc Savage Award medallion and Doc Savage lapel stud sold on eBay for $3,050 after receiving 19 bids. The term rare is typically over used in relationship collectibles in many cases. The Doc Savage Award is truly a rare collectible with less than 10 examples documented!
The Doc Savage Award was awarded by the Doc Savage Magazine to those who exemplified the same virtues of Doc Savage which were Service, Loyalty and Integrity. The concept was to recognize and give credit to those who children who like Doc Savage were dedicated to helping others. To obtain the award was not an easy task unlike many other awards and childrens premiums of the 1930s and 1940s.
To obtain the Doc Savage Award a child had to be nominated by someone else. That individual would then fill out the application found in the Doc Savage Magazine. In the application the person nominating would supply a statement as to why they believed their candidate was worthy of the award. They would also need to provide a list of six other individuals who know the nominee and agreed with the statement. The final individual included on the list of six had to be a person of significance, either that of a business, civic, or religious leader. The application and statement were then submitted to Doc Savage Magazine and the decisions were made by a group at the pulp magazine company.