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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Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Torch6062Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Torch
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Official 1956 Melbourne Olympics torch, comprised of aluminum alloy, measuring 16″ in length and 5.5â€
Estimate : 13,000.00 - 15,000.00
Chicago 1959 Pan American Games Winner's and Participation Medals6063Chicago 1959 Pan American Games Winner's and Participation Medals
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Two bronze medals issued for the Chicago 1959 Pan American Games: a third place winner’s medal, 54 gm, 51 mm, with the fro
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Chicago 1959 Pan American Games Pennant6064Chicago 1959 Pan American Games Pennant
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Original felt pennant from the third Pan American Games, which were held in Chicago, Illinois, between August 28 and September 7, 1959. The pennant me
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal6065Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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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
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics (2) Souvenir Metal Wall Plates6066Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics (2) Souvenir Metal Wall Plates
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Uncommon pair of bronze-colored metal wall plates honoring the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics, both 11.5˝ in diameter, featuring e
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Complete Bound Set of Daily Programs6067Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics Complete Bound Set of Daily Programs
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Unusual custom-bound hardcover book containing all 11 official daily programs from the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics, which ran from February 18 t
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Torch6068Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Torch
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Official 1960 Rome Summer Olympics torch, constructed of bronzed aluminum, measuring 15.5″ in length and 3.75â
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Gold Winner’s Medal6069Rome 1960 Summer Olympics Gold Winner’s Medal
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Brilliant winner’s medal issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 69 mm, 102 gm (215 gm with chain), by Gius
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal6070Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 61 mm, 78 gm, by Welz. The front depicts the Innsbruck Games emblem with ra
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner's Medal6071Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics Bronze Winner's Medal
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Scarce winner's medal awarded to Slovak ice hockey goaltender Vladimír Dzurilla at the Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 70 mm,
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Torch6072Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Torch
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Official 1964 Tokyo Olympics torch, consisting of a blackened aluminum alloy bowl and a stainless steel cylinder, measuring 25.5â€[x=
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Leonid Zhabotinsky's Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Athlete's Number6073Leonid Zhabotinsky's Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Athlete's Number
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Leonid Zhabotinsky's cloth athlete’s number patch that he wore on his weightlifting tights at the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympi
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Commemorative Medal Set6074Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Commemorative Medal Set
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Gold, silver, and copper commemorative medal set issued by the Tokyo Olympic Fund Raising Association for the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics. The medals
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Commemorative Silver and Copper Medals6075Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Commemorative Silver and Copper Medals
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Silver and copper commemorative medals issued by the Tokyo Olympic Fund Raising Association for the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics. The medalsâ[x=
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Official's Badge for Canoeing6076Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Official's Badge for Canoeing
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Official’s badge issued for a canoeing event at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Gold-plated, 38 mm x 63 mm, 44 gm, with th
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Torch Bearer’s Singlet Top6077Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Torch Bearer’s Singlet Top
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Scarce cloth torchbearer singlet top from the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics. The soft white tank-top features the emblem of the XVIII Olympiad to center.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Leonid Zhabotinsky's (6) Berlin 1966 Winner's Medals from the World and European Weightlifting Champ6079Leonid Zhabotinsky's (6) Berlin 1966 Winner's Medals from the World and European Weightlifting Champ
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Amazing lot of six winner’s medals presented to legendary Ukrainian weightlifter Leonid Zhabotinsky at the 1966 World Weig
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee Badge6081Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee Badge
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Organizing Committee badge for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics, 37 mm x 52 mm, featuring the Grenoble Games emblem centered within green enamel, ins
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal6082Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics Bronze Participation Medal
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Participation medal issued for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 68 mm, 158 gm, by J. M. Coeffin. The front depicts a Greek athlete wearing a
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics Silver Winner's Medal6083Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics Silver Winner's Medal
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Winner's medal awarded to a member of the Austrian four-man bobsleigh team at the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Silver, 60 mm, 115 gm, by Roger...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00