RR Auction: Olympics Auction

Auction Details

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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal with Case3055 - Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal with Case
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 4,000.00 and UP
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Gold Winner's Medal with Case3056 - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Gold Winner's Medal with Case
RR Auction
Extremely desirable winner's medal issued for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 51 mm, 69 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli; manufactured ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 12,000.00 and UP
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal with Box3057 - Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics Bronze Participation Medal with Box
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Participation Medal with Case3058 - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Participation Medal with Case
RR Auction
Participation medal issued for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 63 mm, 105 gm, by Andor Meszaros. The front depicts the Olympic motto encir
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Winner's Diploma3059 - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Winner's Diploma
RR Auction
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.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Participation Medal with Case3060 - Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Participation Medal with Case
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Winner's Diploma3061 - Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Winner's Diploma
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Programs3062 - Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Programs
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 450.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Collection3063 - Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Collection
RR Auction
Group of six souvenir items relating to the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, including: a vintage Howard flat lighter with gold-tone body featuring
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Torch3064 - Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Torch
RR Auction
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
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark