OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 37
Auction closes on Dec 08, 2001


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MEXICO CITY, 19th OLYMPIC GAMES, 1968

527. Pair of Participation Medals. Copper, 50x50mm, by L. Wyman. Olympic sports pictograms divided by Mexico Olympic emblem. Rev. Spanish legend between two parallel lines. Both VF-EF. (2 pcs.) ($360)

527a. The Canadian Olympic Fund Plaque. Cast bronze, 10.6x16.2cm (4.2"x6.4"). Canadian and Olympic flag surrounded by legend, Grenoble and Mexico City, dates of Olympic Games below. EF. ($125) Images: 1

c528. The Australian Team in Mexico 1968 Olympic Games Plaque. Wood, 19.1x21.6cm (7.5"x8.5"). Affixed gilt Australian emblem over "MEXICO 1968" and color Olympic rings, outlines green. EF. Attractive and scarce. ($200) Images: 1

529. Group of 14 Different Programs of the Cultural Olympiad. Stiff pictorial color covers, from 7 to 31 pages, illustrated, 24.9x24.9cm (9.8"x9.8"), in French, English and Spanish. Includes Bolshoi and Paris Ballets; concerts; theatre; Mexican, Korean and Moldavian folkloristic performances; Opera - a wide range of cultural events. Plus "Twelve Museums of Mexico. Mexico 68" brochure. Colorful and scarce program group. (14 pcs.) ($475) Images: 1

530. (Program) Closing Ceremony, October 27, 1968, Olympic Stadium. 2 pages, in French, English and Spanish, 22.5x22.6cm (8.4"x8.9"). Dove logo 1968 and spiral logo Munich 1972 on color covers. VF-EF. Scarce. ($100) Images: 1

531. (Brochure) Sports in the GDR. Mexico 1968. 33pp. illus., plus 12pp. "Reflections before the Flight" (to Mexico), 20.6x29.1cm (8.1"x11.5"). Presentation of 18 sports in which East Germany competed in Mexico, and sports in East Germany in general. Color covers, VF-EF. ($100) Images: 1

532. 1968 United States Olympic Book. Prepared for the U.S. Olympic Committee. Report on Mexico City, Grenoble and Pan American Games in Winnipeg. 415pp. illus in b&w and color. Blue linen, EF, with dust jacket. ($90)

c533. 70th IOC Session in Amsterdam Badge, 1970. Silvered and enameled, uneven toning, on blue rosette, 35mm. With 2 blue ribbons at bottom. ($150) Images: 1

534. Soccer World Cup in Mexico Commemorative Silver Medal, 1970. Silver, 45mm. Cup Jules Rimet over stadium, hemispheres at sides. Rev. Modern soccer and Aztec ball player. Toned EF. ($60) Images: 1