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An exceedingly rare unissued light green ‘Service Card’ provided at the ‘Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900’ for ‘Concours d’Exercices Phys

Non-athletic award medal from the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle Internationale, which played host to that year's Summer Olympics. Gilt bronz...

Non-athletic award medal from the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle Internationale, which played host to that year's Summer Olympics. Silver, 63...

Non-athletic award medal from the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle Internationale, which played host to that year's Summer Olympics. Gilt silve...

Gorgeous non-athletic award medal from the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle Internationale, which played host to that year's Summer Olympics. G...

Scarce jury lapel badge from the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle Internationale, which played host to that year's Summer Olympics. Silvered br...

Very rare copper bar and clasp with raised text, “1904, Universal Exposition, Olympic Games, St. Louis,” and original attached red, white, and blue ri

Group of four medals issued at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, which played host to that year's Olympic Games. Each medal w...

Rare ‘gold award’ shield medal issued at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Bronze, 70 mm x 70 mm, 147 gm, designed by Adolph A. Weinman and stru

Important and rare winner's medal issued to African-American athlete Joseph Stadler for his second-place finish in the standing high jump at the...

Four items: a scarce set of three medals issued at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, each medal bears identical motifs on front and reverse (wit

Participation medal issued for the Athens 1906 Intercalated Summer Olympics. Gilt bronze, 50 mm, 59 gm, by Nikephoros Lytras. The front shows a seated

Participation medal issued for the 1906 Athens Olympics. Silvered bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by Nikephoros Lytras. The front shows a seated Nike holding a

Participation medal issued for the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Silvered bronze, 51 mm, 60 gm, by Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a quadriga with

Participation medal issued for the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 51 mm, 60 gm, by Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a quadriga with chariote

Scarce commemorative plaquette issued for the Franco-British Exhibition, which was held in conjunction with the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Silvered

Desirable ink signature, "Pietri Dorando,” on an off-white 7.5 x 5.75 album page bearing an original elaborate artist's sketch commemoratin...

Brilliant winner's medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Pewter, 16 gm, 33 mm, by Bertram Mackennal and Erik Lindberg. The front ...

Rare participation medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 51 mm, 55 gm, by Bertram Mackennal/Erik Lindberg. The front features a

Scarce plaquette presented to 1912 United States Olympic Team members at the inauguration of Pommery Park in France, the seat of the International Oly

Rare book: The Fifth Olympiad: The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlstrom & Widstrand, 1913. Library-bound...

Two official daily programs of the Stockholm Summer Olympics for July 12 and 13, 1912, both measure 5.75 x 8.75, sixty-four and fifty-six pages, with

Rare Pierre de Coubertin plaquette presented by the International Olympic Committee in honor of the 20th anniversary of the reestablishment of the Oly

Desirable winner’s medal issued for the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics. Silver, 60 mm, 86.5 gm, by Josue Dupon. The front shows a victorious athlete hol

Pair of vintage programs for the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics: an official program in French, 5.75 x 8.25, which lists various events, athletes, and a

Exquisite winner's medal issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. Silver, 55 mm, 76 gm, by Andre Rivaud, Paris. The front depicts a triumphant...

Official participation badge issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics, 35 mm x 42 mm, marked on the reverse, "7157." The handsome badge f...

Rare and beautiful Sevres pate-sur-pate porcelain vase awarded to gold medal winners at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics, measuring approximately 13? ta

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

Oval-shaped souvenir brass ashtray from the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics, measuring 5.25 x 3.25, designed by P. Lasserre and featuring a raised image of

Participation medal issued for the Prague 1925 Eighth International Olympic Congress. Silvered bronze, 45 mm, 49 gm. The front features a view of the

Pair of items issued at the St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics. The first is a participation medal, bronze, 37 mm, 22 gm, by Milo Martin. The front depic

Three items from the collection of Dutch discus thrower Gerrit Eijsker, who finished in 24th place at the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics: his particip

Three items from the collection of Frederick Rubien, the longtime secretary of the American Olympic Committee and a leader in the promotion of amateur

Superb vintage Van Melle's Toffees candy tin commemorating the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics, measures approximately 6 x 9.75 x 6, with the fou...

Uncommon participation medal issued for the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 69 mm, 147 gm, by Julio Kilenyi. The front depicts an athlete st

Athletics jury badge issued for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Silvered, 38 mm x 68 mm, 14 gm, manufactured by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark. ...

Team athletics badge issued for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Bronze, 38 mm x 63 mm, 13 gm, manufactured by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark. Th...

Scarce Hickok Plate belt buckle issued for the “American Olympic Team” of the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics, 32 mm x 38 mm, featuring a red-and-blu

Commemorative ring from the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. Sterling silver ring measures approximately size 9.5 and 11 gm, and

Rare winner's medal issued for the Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 100 mm, 297 grams, struck by Deschler and Sohn of Munich, Germany, and...

Participation medal issued for the Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 71 gm, by Kunststickerei M. Jorres. The front, inscribed, "Oly...

Third-place winner's medal issued for the 1936 Maccabiah Games in Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia. Bronze, 65 mm, 94 gm. The front of the medal ...

Official 1936 Berlin Olympics torch, comprised of steel, measuring 10.5? in length and 6? at its widest point, manufactured by Krupp. Engraved on the

Three items from the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, including: an off-white 45.5 x 29 fabric flag with large Olympic rings; a colored enamel metal door

Collection of eight ticket stubs from the famous 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin for each day from August 2–9, ranging in size from 4 x 2.75 to 5.5 x 2

Three official daily programs issued for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics: a program for August 1st, 6 x 8.75, 32 pages, with front cover showing the m

Uncommon porcelain coin bank in the shape of the Olympic Bell of the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, 4? in diameter and 4? in height, with coin slot to t

Original molded Bakelite topographical model of the Reichssportfeld, the Grunewald sporting complex constructed for the Berlin 1936 Olympic Summer Oly

Volume I of the German "Olympia 1936" book set featuring affixed photographs of the Games throughout, 127 pages, 9.75 x 12.25, published b...

Ballpoint signature, "My Best Regards, Jesse Owens,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3 card with typed collector's notations. In fine condition.

Scarce rectangular medal honoring International Olympic Committee founder Pierre de Coubertin. Silvered bronze, 52 mm x 90 mm, 213 gm, by R. Pelltier

Scarce fundraising medal for the canceled Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics. Gilt tombac, 38 mm, 13 gm, by Ilmari Sysimetsä. The front depicts the ...

Uncommon participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 40 mm, 25 gm, by Emil Wiederkehr. The front depicts a symbolic fi

Sought-after official 1948 London Olympics torch, comprised of aluminum alloy, measuring 16? in length and 5.75? at its widest point, designed by Ralp

Uncommon participant badge issued at the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Bronze, measuring 38 mm x 48 mm, with a 33 mm long ribbon. The badge depicts the

Winner's medal issued for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 51 mm, 68 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “XV Olympia,...

Participation medal issued for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 54 mm, 77 gm, by Kauko Rasanen. The front depicts the heads of two laureate

Wonderful TLS, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School letterhead, May 20, 1954. Letter to Mr. Browne, in full: "Thank yo...

Extremely rare winner's medal issued for the Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics equestrian events. Bronze, 50 mm, 92 gm, by V. Falireus/John Sjosvar...

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

Rare book: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne 1956. Melbourne: W. M. Houston, Government Pri

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

Group of six souvenir items relating to the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, including: a vintage Howard flat lighter with gold-tone body featuring

Attractive original color 24.75 x 37 English variant of the poster for the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics, featuring the colorful emblem of the Gam

Participation medal issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 78 gm, by Emilio Greco. The front features a nude female torchbearer supe

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

Official badge issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics, 45 mm x 50 mm, 29 gm, featuring a gold-tone bezel with inset medallion depicting Romulus and

Official assistant's badge issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics, 37 mm x 47 mm, 23 gm, featuring a bronze-colored bezel with inset medallion...

Official guest badge issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics, 37 mm x 47 mm, 23 gm, featuring a bronze-colored bezel with inset medallion depicting R

Official 1964 Tokyo Olympics torch, consisting of a blackened aluminum alloy bowl and a stainless steel cylinder, measuring 25.5? in length and 6.75?

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

Uncommon pairing of official badges issued for the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Both badges are gold-plated, 38 mm x 64 mm, 42 gm, with their respectiv

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

Scarce gold-plated badge for the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympic Games, 38 mm x 51 mm, featuring the Grenoble Games emblem with bottom white enamel bar i

Scarce gold-plated director's access badge for the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympic Games, 38 mm x 51 mm, featuring the Grenoble Games emblem with g...

Attractive gold-plated 'Guest of Honor' badge for the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympic Games, 38 mm x 43 mm, featuring an enamel emblem of the G...

Official 1968 Mexico Olympics ‘type 3’ torch, constructed of silver aluminum and a wooden handle, measuring 20.75? in length and 4? at its widest poin

Unused official 1968 Mexico Olympics ‘type 4’ torch, constructed of black aluminum and a wooden handle, measuring 20.5? in length and 4? at its widest

Participation medal issued for the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics. Copper, 50 mm x 50 mm, 116 gm, by Lance Wyman. The front depicts various Olympic

Impressive cased presentation set of participation and commemorative medals from the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics, with a label on the bottom of t

Uncommon pairing of gold and silver winner’s pins issued for the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics. Both pins measure 13 mm x 25 mm and are miniature d

Rare press badge issued for the Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics. Silvered bronze, 38 mm x 58 mm, 43 gm, featuring the Sapporo Games logo above Olympic ri

Sensational original color 20.25 x 28.75 poster for the Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics by influential designer Kamekura Yusaku, featuring a dreamlike ov

Scarce fabric competitor's bib from the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics, identified as No. 25, consisting of chest and back covers with shoulder lo...

Scarce winner's medal issued for the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics. Silver, 66 mm, 152 gm (without chain) or 205 gm (with chain), by Gerhard Marck...

Stylish original color 23.25 x 33 poster for the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics by Otl Aicher, the designer and director of the Olympic visual conception

Partial issue of the New York Daily News from September 6, 1972, 11 x 15, with a cover story on the terrorist strike at the Munich Olympics, headlined

Original color 23 x 32.5 poster for the Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics, showing Arthur Zelger’s design of a large skate blade with looming mountains a

Participation medal issued for the Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics. Silvered bronze, 50 mm, 32 gm, by W. Pichl. The front depicts the Innsbruck Olympic

Participation medal issued for the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. Copper, 45 mm, 40 gm, by G. Huel/P. Pelletier. The front features the Montreal Olymp

Group of four glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, including: one photo of Bruce Jenner running in the Olympic decathlon, signed in black felt tip; and t

Attractive pairing of official press badges for the IOC Sessions of the Innsbruck 1976 Winter Olympics and the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics. The I

Four original posters for the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics: a color 22 x 33 poster of American and Olympic flags flowing against a mountain backdr

White MSA construction hat used by the Gilbane Building Company during construction of the official venue of the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. The

Fantastic color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the United States hockey team celebrating their 'Miracle on Ice,' a 4-3 semifinal victory over...

Official 1980 Moscow Olympics torch, comprised of aluminum, measuring 22? in length and 4? at its widest point, designed by Boris Tutschin. The gray b

Participation medal issued for the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics. Tombac, 60 mm, 125 gm, by Angelina Leonova. The front features the Moscow Games emblem

Massive participation medal issued for the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics. Large bronze, 95 mm x 106 mm, 502 gm, designed by Nebojsa Mitric. The front

Participation medal issued for the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm x 65 mm, 129 gm, designed by Nebojsa Mitric. The front bears stylized