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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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Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics ‘White Cast Metal’ Torch9088 - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics ‘White Cast Metal’ Torch
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Attractive official 1968 Mexico Olympics torch, comprised of white cast metal with a plain unadorned handle, measuring 18? in length and 4.25? at its
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics ‘Black Leather Handle’ Torch9089 - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics ‘Black Leather Handle’ Torch
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Official 1968 Mexico Olympics ‘type 2’ torch, comprised of white cast metal and a black leather handle, measuring 17.5? in length and 4.25? at its wid
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics ‘Black Aluminum’ Torch9090 - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics ‘Black Aluminum’ Torch
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Official 1968 Mexico Olympics torch, constructed of black aluminum and a wooden handle, measuring 20.5? in length and 4? at its widest point. The uppe
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics Copper Participation Medal9092 - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics Copper Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics. Copper, 50 mm x 50 mm, 116 gm, by Lance Wyman. The front depicts various Olympic
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal9093 - Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 136 gm, by Shigeo Fukuda. The front depicts the Sapporo Olympic emblem
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Munich 1972 Summer Olympics Torch9094 - Munich 1972 Summer Olympics Torch
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Official 1972 Munich Olympics torch, comprised of metal and steel, measuring 29? in length and 8.5? at its widest, designed by Friedrich Krupp AG. The
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Munich 1972 Summer Olympics Steel Participation Medal9095 - Munich 1972 Summer Olympics Steel Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics. Steel, 49 mm, 144 gm, by Fritz Konig. The front depicts the Munich Games emblem over t
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Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics Torch9096 - Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics Torch
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Rare official 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics torch, constructed of aluminum alloy and steel, measuring 29? in length and 8.25? at its widest point, de
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics Winner’s Diploma9097 - Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics Winner’s Diploma
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Official winner’s diploma from the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics, 13.25 x 11.25, awarded to Hans van Helden for one of his bronze medals in speed ska
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics Silvered Bronze Participation Medal9098 - Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics Silvered Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics. Silvered bronze, 50 mm, 32 gm, by W. Pichl. The front depicts the Innsbruck Olympic
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Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics Torch9099 - Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics Torch
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Official 1976 Montreal Olympics torch, comprised of aluminum, measuring 26? in length and 3? at its widest point, designed by Georges Huel and Michel
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal9100 - Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 45 mm, 40 gm, by G. Huel/P. Pelletier. The front features the Montreal Olymp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics People’s Choice Award9101 - Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics People’s Choice Award
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Original People's Choice Award awarded to ABC for their coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games, measuring approximately 13.5? tall and set on a blac...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Nickel-Silver Participation Medal9102 - Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Nickel-Silver Participation Medal
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Phenomenal participation medal issued for the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics. Nickel-silver, 76 mm, 202 gm, by Marcel Jovine/Neil Kennedy. The front
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal9103 - Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal
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Winner’s medal issued for the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 80 mm, 180 gm, by Tiffany and Co. of New York. The front, inscribed “XIII Olym
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Miracle on Ice Signed Jersey9104 - Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Miracle on Ice Signed Jersey
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Limited edition AK official No. 80 replica Team United States hockey jersey, size XL, with sewn on numbers, letters, and stars, numbered 153/180, sign
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Prototype Logo Flag9105 - Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Prototype Logo Flag
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White polyester prototype logo flag for the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, 70 x 44, with the logo and Olympic rings on the left side and teal lettering on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Hockey Ticket9106 - Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Hockey Ticket
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Sought-after full unused ticket for the 1980 Olympics championship ice hockey game on February 22, 1980, 7.5 x 2.75, which saw the United States defea
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Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
 
 
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Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Set of Five USA Preliminary Games Tickets9107 - Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Set of Five USA Preliminary Games Tickets
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Complete set of five full unused tickets for Team USA’s hockey games in the preliminary rounds leading up to the ‘Miracle on Ice,’ 7.5 x 2.75, dated F
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Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Set of Five Eric Heiden Skating Event Tickets9108 - Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics Set of Five Eric Heiden Skating Event Tickets
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Five full unused tickets for the speed skating events in which Eric Heiden won gold medals, 7.5 x 2.75, including the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, and 1
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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