RR Auction: Olympics Auction

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Boasting an unprecedented selection of winner's medals, rare torches, and outstanding ephemera, RR Auction's January 2022 Olympic auction is set to be a record-breaker. Highlights include Daniel Frank’s St. Louis 1904 Olympics silver winner's medal for long jump; a rare torch from the first Winter Olympics relay at Oslo; an exceedingly rare gold medal for 'Ice Hockey' from the Lillehammer Winter Games; and silver medals from London, Nagano, Garmisch, and Torino. The nearly 200-item sale is bolstered by assorted participation medals, badges, and other interesting collectibles from Olympics past. Join us as we make history selling history in January 2022.
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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Ancient Olympic Games Coin: Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II6001 - Ancient Olympic Games Coin: Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II
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Ancient Olympic Games bronze coin: Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II, ‘A’ Control Mark, 359-336 BC.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Athens 1896 Olympics Bronze Winner's Medal6002 - Athens 1896 Olympics Bronze Winner's Medal
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Winner’s medal issued for the Athens 1896 Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 60 gm, by Jules Clement Chaplain. The front depicts a r
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Athens 1896 Olympics Bronze Participation Medal6003 - Athens 1896 Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Athens 1896 Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by W. Pittner, Austria. The front features a seated Nike holding a laur
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Athens 1896 Olympics Gilt Bronze Participation Medal6004 - Athens 1896 Olympics Gilt Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Athens 1896 Olympics. Gilt Bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by W. Pittner, Austria. The front features a seated Nike holding a
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ellery Clark's Collection of (42) Athletic Medals6005 - Ellery Clark's Collection of (42) Athletic Medals
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Impressive collection of 42 athletic medals presented to American track and field athlete Ellery Clark (1874-1949), who was the first modern Olympic c
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Ellery Harding Clark, 1896 Athens Olympic Champion: First Edition of Reminiscences of an Athlete6006 - Ellery Harding Clark, 1896 Athens Olympic Champion: First Edition of Reminiscences of an Athlete
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Uncommon book: Reminiscences of an Athlete: Twenty Years on Track and Field by Ellery H. Clark. First edition. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1
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Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Robert Garrett, 1896 Athens Olympic Champion: Book from His Personal Library6007 - Robert Garrett, 1896 Athens Olympic Champion: Book from His Personal Library
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Book from the personal library of first modern Olympic Games champion Robert Garrett—Lee at Appomattox and Other Papers by
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Paris 1900 Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal for Shooting6008 - Paris 1900 Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal for Shooting
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Winner’s medal issued for the Paris 1900 Olympics. Silvered bronze, 42 mm x 60 mm, 57 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The f
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Paris 1900 Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal for Gymnastics6009 - Paris 1900 Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal for Gymnastics
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Winner’s medal issued for the Paris 1900 Olympics. Silver, 42 mm x 60 mm, 55 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, ins
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Paris 1900 Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal for Pigeon Racing6010 - Paris 1900 Olympics Bronze Winner’s Medal for Pigeon Racing
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Winner’s medal issued for the Paris 1900 Olympics. Bronze, 42 mm x 60 mm, 52 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, ins
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Paris 1900 Olympics (3) Stereoscopic Photographs of Gymnastics6011 - Paris 1900 Olympics (3) Stereoscopic Photographs of Gymnastics
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Three stereoscopic photograph cards from the Paris 1900 Olympics, each measuring 7 x 3.5 and containing two stereo images from the â€
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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St. Louis 1904 Olympics Athlete's Participation Medal/Badge6012 - St. Louis 1904 Olympics Athlete's Participation Medal/Badge
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Extremely rare athlete’s participation medal issued for the St. Louis 1904 Olympics. Copper, 40 mm, 31 gm, by Dieges & Clu
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Daniel Frank’s St. Louis 1904 Olympics Silver Winner's Medal6013 - Daniel Frank’s St. Louis 1904 Olympics Silver Winner's Medal
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Rare winner's medal issued to American athlete Daniel Frank for his second-place finish in the running broad jump (long jump) at the St. Louis 1...
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Estimate : 75,000.00 - 100,000.00
 
 
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Daniel Frank's Lot of (6) Athletic Medals6014 - Daniel Frank's Lot of (6) Athletic Medals
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Appealing lot of six early 20th century athletic medals from the personal collection of Daniel Frank, an American athlete who won the silver medal in
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Athens 1906 Olympics Bronze Participation Medal6015 - Athens 1906 Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the 1906 Athens Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by Nikephoros Lytras. The front shows a seated Nike holding a laurel cr
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Athens 1906 Intercalated Olympics Gold Winner's Medal6016 - Athens 1906 Intercalated Olympics Gold Winner's Medal
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Remarkable winner’s medal issued for the Athens 1906 Intercalated Olympics. Gilt silver, 50 mm, 63.5 gm, by Jules Clement
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Athens 1906 Intercalated Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal6017 - Athens 1906 Intercalated Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal
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Sought-after winner’s medal issued for the Athens 1906 Intercalated Olympics. Silver, 50 mm, 58 gm, by Jules Clement Chapl
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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London 1908 Olympics Bronze Participation Medal6018 - London 1908 Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the London 1908 Olympics. Bronze, 51 mm, 60 gm, by Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a quadriga with charioteer and
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Stockholm 1912 Team Gold Winner's Medal6019 - Stockholm 1912 Team Gold Winner's Medal
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Winner's medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Olympics. Gilt silver, 33 mm, 18 gm, by Erik Lindberg and Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a vi...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics Poster6021 - Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics Poster
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Original color 23.5 x 32.5 poster issued for the Antwerp 1920 Olympics. Designed by Martha van Kuyck and Walter von der Ven, this Art Nouveau poster c
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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