RR Auction: Olympic Auction

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As the world prepared to celebrate the Rio Games last July, RR Auction hosted its second Olympic showcase. With records set and promptly broken, the success encouraged us to present a third installment to kick off the new year. Representing over a century of competition, this new auction maps the modern Olympic pathway with a diverse, in-demand selection of the rare and remarkable. Highlighted by a wealth of historical rarities dating back to the first modern Olympics held in Athens in 1896, some of the most significant items are: a rare 1988 Calgary torch, a massive 1936 Garmisch bronze winner’s medal, a spectacular relay torch from the 1956 Cortina Winter Games, a complete set of winner’s medals from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a 1948 St. Moritz silver winner’s medal from the first post–World War II games, and a 2000 Sydney silver winner’s medal.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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London 1908 Summer Olympics Uniform Patch9023 - London 1908 Summer Olympics Uniform Patch
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Delicately embroidered British team member’s white cloth uniform patch from the 1908 London Summer Olympics, 5.25 x 6, featuring a coat of arms with r
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London 1908 Summer Olympics Official Report in Hardcover9024 - London 1908 Summer Olympics Official Report in Hardcover
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Rare book: Official Report of the Fourth Olympiad, London, 1908. First edition. London: The British Olympic Association, 1909. Hardcover, 7 x 10, 794
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London 1908 Summer Olympics: Nathaniel Cartmell Signature9025 - London 1908 Summer Olympics: Nathaniel Cartmell Signature
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American athlete (1883–1967) who won medals at the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics; he is also known for being the first head coach of the North Carolin
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Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal9026 - Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal
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Winner’s medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Silver, 16.5 gm, 33 mm, by Bertram Mackennal and Erik Lindberg. The front depicts a vict
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Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal9027 - Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal
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Winner’s medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 33 mm, 19 gm, by Erik Lindberg and Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a victor
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Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Pewter Participation Medal9028 - Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Pewter Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Pewter, 51 mm, 45 gm, by Bertram Mackennal/Erik Lindberg. The front features a rais
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Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Competitor’s Badge9029 - Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Competitor’s Badge
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Original 1912 ‘Jim Thorpe’ Summer Olympics participation badge. Attractive silvered lapel pin badge, made by Sporrong & Co. of Stockholm measure...
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Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Collection of (3) Badges and Pins9030 - Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Collection of (3) Badges and Pins
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Fantastic collection of pins and badge from the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: a very rare blue and gold press badge, reading, “Stadion Pressen,” stamp
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Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Program9031 - Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Program
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Official daily program of the Stockholm Summer Olympics for July 12, 1912, measures 5.75 x 8.75, sixty-four pages, with the front cover showing the fr
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Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal9032 - Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal
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Sought-after winner’s medal issued for the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 81 gm, by Josue Dupon. The front shows a victorious athlete ho
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Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal9033 - Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Uncommon participation medal issued for the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 75 gm, by Pierre Theunis. The front depicts a dramatic image
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Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics Third Place Bronze Winner’s / Participation Medal9034 - Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics Third Place Bronze Winner’s / Participation Medal
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Exceedingly rare medal from the Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics, which was issued as the bronze medal to third-place winners and also used as the partic
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Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics Official’s Badge9035 - Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics Official’s Badge
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Excessively rare 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics official’s badge with original light blue ribbon, the badge measuring 1.5? in diameter and ribbon measu
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Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal9036 - Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Exceptionally handsome participation medal issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 72 gm, by Raoul Benard. The front features a stun
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Paris 1924 Summer Olympics NYC Celebration Badge9037 - Paris 1924 Summer Olympics NYC Celebration Badge
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Scarce badge for the NYC Celebration Committee organized to welcome home athletes after the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. The medal measures 31 mm x 50
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Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Ashtray9038 - Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Ashtray
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Oval-shaped souvenir metal ashtray from the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics, measuring 3.25 x 5.5, commemorating the boxing event. The design features a bo
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St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal9039 - St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 37 mm, 22 gm, by Milo Martin. The front depicts the goddess Victory holdin
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Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Gilt Participation Medal9040 - Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Gilt Participation Medal
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Rare participation medal issued for the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics. Gilt bronze, 56 mm, 60 gm, by J. C. Wienecke. The front features nude male and
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Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal9041 - Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 62 gm, by J. C. Wienecke. The front features nude male and female at
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Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics 14K Gold Charm9042 - Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics 14K Gold Charm
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Small 14K gold charm given to female members of the 1928 American Olympic team by General Douglas MacArthur, who served as the president of the Americ
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