RR Auction: Olympics Auction

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Representing over a century of competition, RR Auction's January 2019 sale maps the modern Olympic pathway with a diverse, in-demand selection of the rare and remarkable. Highlighted by the extraordinary collection of Mason Dinehart, which features a wealth of high-end winner's medals, diplomas, torches, and pins, this auction represents the finest assortment of Olympic material we have ever brought to market. Top items include a one-of-a-kind 1968 Grenoble torch used by Daniel Robin used to light the cauldron at the closing ceremony of that Winter Games, multiple sought-after winner's medals issued for baseball, the first Rio 2016 gold medal we've ever seen offered, and a variety of other iconic medals and torches. 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 Bronze Winner's Medal3045 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Bronze Winner's Medal
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Rare winner's medal for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 74 gm, by Giuseppi Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “XI. Olympiad, Berlin...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 and UP
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Participation Medal with Case3046 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Participation Medal with Case
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Participation medal issued for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Green brown bronze, 70 mm, 114 gm, by Otto Placzek. The front depicts five athletes, r
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Winner's Diploma3047 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Winner's Diploma
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Extremely attractive official bronze medal winner’s diploma issued to the German eight-man rowing team at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, 19.75 x 15,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Poster3048 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Poster
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Rare color 24.75 x 39.5 English variant of the official poster designed by Franz Wurbel for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The poster portrays a gol
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Bakelite Stadium Model3049 - Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics Bakelite Stadium Model
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Original molded Bakelite topographical model of the Reichssportfeld, the Grunewald sporting complex constructed for the Berlin 1936 Olympic Summer Oly
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Participation Medal3050 - St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Participation Medal
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Desirable participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 40 mm, 25 gm, by Emil Wiederkehr. The front depicts a symbolic f
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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London 1948 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal3051 - London 1948 Summer Olympics Bronze 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 : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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London 1948 Summer Olympics Torch3052 - 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? at its widest point, designed by Ralph L
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Estimate : 6,000.00 and UP
 
 
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Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics Bronze Winner's Medal with Case and Pin3053 - Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics Bronze Winner's Medal with Case and Pin
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Appealing winner's medal issued for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 51 mm, 59 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front, inscribed, "X...
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Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal3054 - Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Bronze, 45 mm, 48 gm, by Constantino Affer. The front features the head of Victory cr
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal with Case3055 - Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal with Case
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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 : 4,000.00 and UP
 
 
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Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Gold Winner's Medal with Case3056 - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Gold Winner's Medal with Case
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Extremely desirable winner's medal issued for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 51 mm, 69 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli; manufactured ...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 and UP
 
 
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Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal with Box3057 - Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal with Box
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Participation medal issued for the equestrian events held in Stockholm for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 38 mm x 50 mm, 39 gm, by John S
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Participation Medal with Case3058 - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Participation Medal with Case
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Participation medal issued for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 63 mm, 105 gm, by Andor Meszaros. The front depicts the Olympic motto encir
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Winner's Diploma3059 - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Winner's Diploma
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Scarce official winner’s diploma issued to Great Britain’s Elenor Gordon in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics, 23 x 17.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Participation Medal with Case3060 - Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Participation Medal with Case
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Participation medal issued for the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 77 gm, by Herff Jones, Indiana. The front features the Squaw Vall
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Winner's Diploma3061 - Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Winner's Diploma
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Very desirable official gold medal winner’s diploma issued to Finland’s Veikko Hakulinen for the 4 x 10 kilometer relay cross-country skiing event at
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Programs3062 - Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Programs
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Uncommon complete set of the 11 official daily programs issued at the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics between February 18 and 28, 1960. Each program
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Estimate : 450.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Collection3063 - Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Collection
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Group of six souvenir items relating to the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, including: a vintage Howard flat lighter with gold-tone body featuring
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Torch3064 - Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Torch
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Official 1960 Rome Summer Olympics torch, constructed of bronzed aluminum, measuring 15.5? in length and 3.75? at its widest point, manufactured by th
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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