OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 37
Auction closes on Dec 08, 2001


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HELSINKI, 15th OLYMPIC GAMES, 1952

448. Bronze Third Place Winner's Medal. AE, 51mm. Female seated above stadium. Rev. Winner carried by jubilant athletes. Streaky toning rev., EF. ($2,750) Images: 1

449. Swiss Team Pin. Silvered, red enamel and color rings, 18x20mm. EF. ($100) Images: 1

450. Trio of Participation Medals. Bronze, 54mm, by K. Rasanen. All EF, one with very dark toning. (3 pcs.) ($475)

451. Second Place Winner's Diploma Awarded for Waterpolo. 35.5x50.5cm (14"x19.9"), signed by Organising Committee President and IOC President Edstroem. EF. ($650) Images: 1

452. Bid Book. Detroit Bidding for the XV Olympiad 1952. Stockholm, June 1947. 27pp. illus., 25.8x32cm (10.2"x12.6"). Pink boards, faded, with goldplated title (oxidized), contents EF. Very scarce. ($250) Images: 1

453. Group of Three Original Blueprints: Olympic Stadium, 77x52cm; Marathon Route to stadium, and Cycling Route, both 29.5x41.5cm (11.6"x16.3"). Creased, VF to VF-EF. (3 pcs.) Scarce. ($100) Images: 1

454. (Brochure) Austrian Olympic Committee. Program of Olympic Festivity Weeks, June 14-27, 1954. 15pp. illus., 17x24cm (6.7"x9.4"). Program, all Austrian Olympic winners in summer and winter games from 1896 on, article on R. Ewry, P. Nurmi, E. Tolan, J. Owens, and E. Zatopek. VF-EF. ($100) Images: 1

455. (Magazine) Olympia. Magazine of the Saar Olympic Society, Nr. 1, March/April 1952. 23pp. illus., 20.5x29.5cm (8"x11.6"), in German. Team of Saar for Helsinki, funding for team, supply of mining lamp for torch relay Copenhagen-Helsinki, etc. The Saar NOC existed only from 1952 to 1956. VF-EF. Rare. ($125) Images: 1