RR Auction: Olympics Memorabilia

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With the Olympic season finally upon us again, RR is pleased to host another auction honoring the worldwide Games. With nearly 200 lots, the sale opens with two extreme rarities—winner's medals from the 1896 Olympic Games at Athens, the first modern Olympiad. The catalog chronicles Olympics past and present, with a wide selection of relay torches, winner's medals, participation medals, and Olympic ephemera.
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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Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Participation Medal6021 - Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Participation Medal
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Decidedly clean example of a participation medal issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 72 gm, by Raoul Benard. The front features
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Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Bronze Participant Plaquette for Shooting6022 - Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Bronze Participant Plaquette for Shooting
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Uncommon plaquette issued for shooting matches at the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 70 mm x 51 mm, 90 gm, by Heinrich Kautsch. The front depicts
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Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Swiss National Olympic Committee Badge6023 - Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Swiss National Olympic Committee Badge
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Official Swiss National Olympic Committee badge issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics, 3 gm, 20 mm x 20 mm, featuring an enamel shield of the Swit
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Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Official Report6024 - Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Official Report
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Rare book: The Ninth Olympiad, being the Official Report of the Olympic Games of 1928 celebrated at Amsterdam. Amsterdam: J. H. de Bussy, Ltd. Hardcov
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Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Team USA Rowing Sweater and Number6025 - Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Team USA Rowing Sweater and Number
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Uncommon pair of items from the American two-man team that won a bronze medal in the ‘men's coxless pairâ€
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics Bobsled Waiver Button6026 - Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics Bobsled Waiver Button
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Scarce original waiver button pin issued by the New York State Conservation Department. These buttons were distributed for three winter seasons only:
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Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics Official Report6027 - Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics Official Report
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Scarce book: Official Report, III Winter Games, Lake Placid 1932. Issued by the III Olympic Winter Games Committee. Hardcover bound in original navy c
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Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics: Max Ludwig Original Sketch Signed6028 - Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics: Max Ludwig Original Sketch Signed
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Magnificent original sketch by German bobsledder Max Ludwig, drawn three days before he and his team won a bronze medal in the four-man bobsleigh even
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics (2) Signed Celluloid Tickets6029 - Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics (2) Signed Celluloid Tickets
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Two original 3.75 x 2.25 celluloid season ticket passes for the Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympic Games: an orange-bordered bleacher season ticket, sign
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Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal6030 - Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics Silver Winner’s Medal
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Winner's medal issued for the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics. Silver, 55 mm, 72 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front, inscribed, "Xth Olym...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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