RR Auction: Olympics Auction

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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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