RR Auction: Olympics Auction

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Following up record-setting performances in past Olympic sales, RR Auction is proud to return to the Olympics with a July 2017 auction devoted exclusively to the field. From the first modern Games in Athens in 1896 through the recent Rio 2016 Summer Games, this auction boasts more than 230 lots representing over a century of Olympics. Featuring coveted medals, torches, and other memorabilia, the variety of material will appeal to both long-time collectors and those new to the genre.

Highlights include a complete set of Winter Games participation medals, a near-complete set of Summer participation medals, an excessively rare 1936 IOC member’s ‘Golden Chain of Office,’ a 1936 Garmisch second-place silver medal, a ‘Chelyabinsk meteorite’ medal from Sochi 2014, and a series of sought-after torches from across the decades. Please contact our Olympic Auction Director, Tricia Eaton, at Tricia@RRAuction.com with any inquiries; condition statements are available upon request.
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 Press Badge3082 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Press Badge
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Press badge issued for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Bronze, 43 mm x 114 mm, 13 gm, manufactured by Lauer, featuring the Olympics rings over the Br
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Automobile Medal3083 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Automobile Medal
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Participation medal issued for the automobile rally preceding the start of the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Gold-colored, 80 mm, 100 gm, by Carl Poell
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics RAD Cycling Medal3084 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics RAD Cycling Medal
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Participation medal issued for the cycling rally held in conjunction with the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 70 mm, 126 gm, by Otto Placzek. The
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Stab 'O.K.' Badge3085 - 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 : 750.00 - 950.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Set of (8) Jesse Owen Event Tickets3086 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Set of (8) Jesse Owen Event Tickets
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Collection of eight ticket stubs from the famous 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin for each day from August 2–9, ranging in size from 4 x 2.75 to 5.5 x 2
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Souvenir Cigarette Case3087 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Souvenir Cigarette Case
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Sleek dark brown bakelite souvenir cigarette case, measuring 4.5 x 3 x .5, with a thin gold design on the cover of the Brandenburg Gate, the Olympic r
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics Set of (3) Fundraising Medals3088 - Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics Set of (3) 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 : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal and Collection3089 - St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal and Collection
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Three items from the collection of Canadian hockey player Pete Leichnitz, including: an uncommon participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1948 Wi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Participation Medal3090 - St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Participation Medal
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Uncommon participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 40 mm, 25 gm, by Emil Wiederkehr. The front depicts a symbolic fi
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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London 1948 Summer Olympics Torch3091 - London 1948 Summer Olympics Torch
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Sought-after official 1948 London Olympics torch, comprised of aluminum alloy, measuring 16? in length and 5.75? at its widest point, designed by Ralp
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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London 1948 Summer Olympics Participation Medal3092 - London 1948 Summer Olympics Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 51 mm, 61 gm, by Bertram Mackennal/John Pinches. The front features a quadriga
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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London 1948 Summer Olympics 'Team Manager' Badge3093 - London 1948 Summer Olympics 'Team Manager' Badge
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Team manager’s badge issued for the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 32 mm x 48 mm, 14 gm. The badge features the London skyline highlighted by Bi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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London 1948 Summer Olympics Athlete's Badge3094 - London 1948 Summer Olympics Athlete's Badge
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Athlete's badge issued at the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Bronze, measuring 32 mm x 44 mm, depicting the Olympic rings below the bridge and pal...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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London 1948 Summer Olympics Yachting Participation Badge3095 - London 1948 Summer Olympics Yachting Participation Badge
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Uncommon participant badge issued at the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Bronze, measuring 38 mm x 48 mm, with a 33 mm long ribbon. The badge depicts the
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London 1948 Summer Olympics Pair of Pennants3096 - London 1948 Summer Olympics Pair of Pennants
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Two pennants from the London 1948 Summer Olympics: one white silk pennant, approximately 18 x 10, featuring the Olympic rings, a discus thrower, and t
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Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics Press Badge3097 - Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics Press Badge
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Press badge issued for the Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics, 32 mm x 38 mm, 11 gm, featuring an enameled design of the Winter Olympics logo against a light b
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics Participation Medal3098 - Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 54 mm, 77 gm, by Kauko Rasanen. The front depicts the heads of two laureate
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Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics Set of (5) Badges3099 - Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics Set of (5) Badges
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Set of five bronze badges issued for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics, each measure 32 mm x 44 mm and feature the Helsinki Olympic stadium tower with
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal3100 - Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal
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Winner’s medal issued for the Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 118 gm, by Constantino After, Milan. The front, inscribed, “VII Giochi Olim
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Gold Winner’s Medal3101 - Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Gold Winner’s Medal
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Winner’s medal issued for the Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics. Gilt silver, 60 mm, 120.5 gm, by Constantino After, Milan. The front, inscribed, “VII Gioc
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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