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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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics ‘Radrennen’ Cycling Badge9065 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics ‘Radrennen’ Cycling Badge
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Participant ribbon issued for cycling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Bronze, 42 mm x 114 mm, 13 gm, manufactured by Lauer, featuring the Olympics
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Judge ‘Boxen’ Badge9066 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Judge ‘Boxen’ Badge
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Judge ribbon issued for boxing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Silvered bronze, 43 mm x 114 mm, 14 gm, manufactured by Lauer, featuring the Olympi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Stab ‘O.K.’ Badge9067 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Stab ‘O.K.’ Badge
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Organizing Committee Staff Member badge issued for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Bronze, 40 mm x 89 mm, 20 gm, manufactured by Lauer. Suspended from
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Press Badge9068 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Press Badge
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Press ribbon issued for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Bronze, 43 mm x 114 mm, 13 gm, manufactured by Lauer, featuring the Olympics rings over the B
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Souvenir Brandenburg Gate and Pennant9069 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Souvenir Brandenburg Gate and Pennant
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Exceptional souvenir flag display from the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The metal stand features the Brandenburg Gate and adjacent flagpole standing 1
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Poster9070 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Poster
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Rare color 24 x 39 English variant of the official poster designed by Franz Wurbel for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The poster portrays a golden c
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Sapporo/Tokyo 1940 Winter Olympics Badge9072 - Sapporo/Tokyo 1940 Winter Olympics Badge
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Rare official’s badge for the canceled Tokyo 1940 Summer Olympics. Set on a mauve rosette, the silvered and enameled pin, 38 mm in diameter, shows the
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics Silver Fundraising Medal9073 - Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics Silver Fundraising Medal
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Scarce fundraising medal for the canceled Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics. Silvered tombac, 38 mm, 13 gm, by Ilmari Sysimetsä. The front depicts ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Helsinki 1940 Set of (3) Summer Olympics Fundraising Medals9074 - Helsinki 1940 Set of (3) Summer Olympics Fundraising Medals
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Uncommon set of three fundraising medals for the canceled Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics. The medals are gilt tombac, tombac, and silvered tombac, and
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal9075 - St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal
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Winner’s medal issued for the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics. Silver, 60 mm, 103 gm, by Paul Andre Droz. The front depicts a hand holding the Olympic
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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