OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 37
Auction closes on Dec 08, 2001


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ST. LOUIS, 3rd OLYMPIC GAMES, 1904

The 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis were also held in conjunction with a World's Fair. This, again, detracted from the importance of the Games. Few items are available which relate directly to the Olympiad. For this reason, we are also offering some memorabilia from the World's Fair, which celebrated the Centennial of the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon.

210. St. Louis 1904 "America Welcomes the World" Medal. AE, 50mm, by Depaulis. Welcoming scene. Rev. 6-line legend. EF. ($125) Images: 1 2

c211. Official St. Louis 1904 Logo Badge. Goldplated, multicolor enamel, 47x51mm. Logo in center in ornate design. EF. ($250) Images: 1

c212. Official St. Louis 1904 Flag Pin. Multicolor celluloid, 30x42mm. Rev. "Official Flag Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis 1904. Compliments Milwaukee Sentinel" in 7 lines. EF. ($175) Images: 1

213. St. Louis 1904 French Tricolor Flag Pin. Gilt AE, color enamel, 30x25mm. EF. ($110) Images: 1

214. St. Louis 1904 Gold Flag Pin. Goldplated WM, 18x16mm. EF. ($100) Images: 1

215. St. Louis 1904 Silver Flag Pin. Silvered, 19x21mm. EF. ($125) Images: 1

c216. St. Louis 1904 Logo Pin. Red-white-yellow enamel, 19mm. 1904 exposition logo in center, "St. Louis - 1904" at top and bottom. VF. ($100) Images: 1

c217. Commemorative Logo Pin. Multicolor celluloid, 22mm. Logo in red, blue and gold encircled by legend. EF. ($100) Images: 1

c218. St. Louis 1904 Louisiana Purchase Pin. Blue, red, white and yellow enamel, 12x17mm, over outlines of Louisiana Purchase Territory. EF. ($100) Images: 1

c219. St. Louis 1904 Official Badge. Goldplated bronze medal, 39mm with busts of Napoleon and Jefferson. Rev. American map. Suspended from goldplated bar, eagle atop, "St. Louis 1904", and ribbon (ltly. frayed) in 4 colors. EF. ($150) Images: 1

220. Daily Official Program No. 120, Friday, September 16, 1904. 17pp., 15x23.3cm, 2-page map in center featuring exhibition grounds with Athletic Field of Olympic Games and Olympian Way. Railway stop Nr. 6 at Stadium: Olympic Games and Baseball. Olympic Games program from Sept. 19 to Nov. 24: Archery, Golf, Soccer, etc., on p. 16. Photo of J. Sullivan, director of "Olympian Games". Color cover is shown as 1904 poster in IOC poster book. Creased, VF. ($175) Images: 1

221. Stockholder's Ticket. Salmon color, 52x23mm. Valid for admission to the fair on any day except Sundays. EF. Scarce ticket. ($100) Images: 1

222. Jahrbuch fuer Volks - und Jugendspiele. Yearbook for National and Youth Events. 14th Year, Leipzig, 1905. 346pp. illus., 15.2x22.9cm (6"x9"), in German. Includes a 16-page article by F. A. Schmidt on the Olympic Games in St. Louis 1904. As far as we know, this is the only contemporary report on St. Louis 1904, in German. Ex library. Pictorial stiff boards, partially sunned, lt. crease, contents EF. ($250) Images: 1