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Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1936, winter games, official visitor's badge, silvered and enamelled (35mm), maker's name C.Poellath Schrobenhausen on back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
London, 1948, Olympia Ruft Osterreich, a soft bound book published by the Austrian Olympic Committee, this volume covers the summer games and a history of Austrian participation in previous Olympics, 80pp., illustrated, German text. Some damage to spine, otherwise fine condition.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, coloured tin badges in the form of a flag (2) showing weightlifting and javelin throwing, both made in Japan. Nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, coloured tin badges, (2) showing weightlifting and pole vault, both made in Western Germany. Nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $30
Melbourne, 1956, unused tickets to the basketball at the Exhibition Building (2), 22nd and 23rd November 1956, preliminary rounds, Group A-D includes Australia and a programme for these preliminary rounds. Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Melbourne 1956, badge, map of Australia at top with kookabura and kangaroo on either side, coloured five rings below and 'MELBOURNE 1956' on base. A very nice example. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, car badge, chrome plated with plain Olympic rings and map of Australia, by Streamlux, Australia, officially approved emblem. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $20
Melbourne 1956, metal car badges, enamelled. Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, cufflinks in gold (10ct) and enamel. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, cufflinks in gold (10ct) and enamel. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Melbourne 1956, cup, saucer and plate set, Royal Albert bone china, England, with motifs of map of Australia with Olympic flame, rings and XVIth Olympiad, and the State of Victoria Coat of Arms below Olympic rings, coloured motifs on white china; together with used tickets (2) to the Main Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground for Nov 26th. Fine - good very fine. (5 items)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, blue plastic ashtray, torch over map of Australia, with coloured olympic rings. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Melbourne 1956, souvenir key ring with small brass and enamel covered book (28 x 28mm) containing photographs of Melbourne, cover with 'Olympic Games / 1956 / Melbourne', flame and Olympic rings. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, tickets to the swimming at Olympic Park Swimming Stadium, Nov.30 (2), Dec. 6, and basketball at the Exhibition Building, Dec.1. All tickets with either left or right corner torn away, otherwise very fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, used tickets to the weightlifting at the Exhibition Building, Nov.26 (2), and the Main Stadium for athletics, Nov.23, together with a souvenir envelope from the Myer Emporium. Good - good fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, unused tickets to the boxing at the West Melbourne Stadium (2), 26th November 1956, (flyweight 2nd round W.S. Batchelor, australia; bantamweight 2nd round, R. Bath, Australia; middleweight 1st round, H.J. Richter, Australia) and 27th November 1956, (featherweight 2nd round N.E. Hazard, Australia; lightweight 2nd round, W.E. Griffith, Australia, light welterweight 2nd round M. Carlos Australia. Nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, Programme of Prices and Plans of Venues for the XVIth Olympiad, Melbourne, 26pp., staple bound. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Melbourne, 1956, various publications, official souvenir programme for the closing ceremony and football final, December 8, 1956; Arts Festival programme; The Story of the Olympic Games (by the Olympic Tyre & Rubber Co), information folder on Games (Commonwealth Bank); Looking to Sport (Neptune Oil Co) and the Games of the Sixteenth Olympiad (Pictorial Record). Circulated to mint. (6 items)
Estimate $120
SOLD $40
British Olympic Team, Supporter's badge, blue enamel, by W.J. Lewis, Birmingham; Tokyo 1964, medalet (30mm) cu-ni Karate? scene on reverse; Commemoration of the Olympic Games 1896-1964 (30mm) nickel figure of an archer on reverse and legend 'Archer, London 1908'; 'IX Indian Olympic Games, Bombay 1940' medalet in gilt bronze, Gateway to India and five rings on obverse and discus thrower and athlete with torch on reverse. Fine-extremley fine. (4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Tokyo, 1964, commemorative drinking glass with Mount Fuji and cherry blossom image. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
A set of 'Shell Olympic Posters' 1912 to 1972 containing Olympic colour posters for Stockholm 1912; Antwerp 1920; Paris 1924; Amsterdam 1928; Los Angeles 1932; Berlin 1936; London 1948; Helsinki 1952; Rome 1960; Tokyo 1964; Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972. Twelve posters about uncirculated-uncirculated.
Estimate $240
SOLD $0
Melbourne, 1956, Badge featuring Dawn Fraser swimming; brooch with Australian arms above the five multicoloured rings and a boomerang with date 1956; others pins, Tokyo (1964); another Olympic badge uncertain status; collection of Official Australian Olympic Medal collection (17) featuring famous Australian Olympic champions on the obverse and Olympic symbols etc. on the reverse. (21)
Estimate $80
SOLD $30
Olympic Games, assorted Olympic Games issues from Canada 1975 ten dollars (2), five dollars (3); Austria, proof one hundred schillings 1976 (KM.2927). Uncirculated and FDC. (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Los Angeles, 1984, complete Dali Olympic Collection of silver olympic medals (11), each medal of pure silver with an obverse featuring different events ranging from archery to pole vaulting, each obverse designed by Salvatore Dali, rev. Olympic rings with United States Olympic Committee 1984 with laurel branches around, each medal housed in solid plastic block and all medals are housed in a velvet lined case made for the collection. Uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $500
SOLD $110
(Melbourne 1996), Olympic Games bid 1996, street banners (750 x 2460mm, 1000 x 4100mm) and other signs. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
(Melbourne 1996), Oympic Games bid 1996, assorted items including pamplets, posters, brochures, badges, tennis balls, video tape Melbourne Candidature 1996 'Little Australians - Large Hopes', Victorian Health Olympic Schools Project. Fine - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $220
SOLD $0
Atlanta 1996, U.S.A., two dollar, 1976 series, number G70237192A (P.461), with 45c Australia Olympic Games centenary Atlanta 1996 stamp attached and franked with postmark 'State Sports Centre, Homebush NSW 2140, 22 Jul 1996. Unusual, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $30
SOLD $0
Sydney, 2000, 'Share the Spirit' colour poster (58 x 43cm) published by the Sydney Morning Herald on on 23rd June 1993; 'Three Years to Go' pins produced by the Sun-Herald newspaper in 1997 (15). A group of items relating to the Olympic Exhibition at the Sydney Land Titles Office in January 1999. Consisting of four leather bookmarks, (two green leather with gilt lettering 'Olympic Exhibition' and two in blue leather with gilt lettering '200 years of Land Titles 22 February 1992'; plus five leaflets entitled 'Ancient Olympic Games', 'The Olympic Rings', 'The Olympic Falme', 'Olympic Medals' and 'Picturegrams Lead the Way to the 2000 Games', also a brochure on the Land Titles Office Strategic Plan. Extremely fine-uncirculated. 26 items
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Sydney 2000, 800 Days to Go, lapel pin, enamelled, by Aminco, Australia. Uncirculated.
Estimate $75
SOLD $0
Sydney 2000, 800 Days to Go, lapel pin, enamelled, by Aminso, Australia. Uncirculated.
Estimate $75
SOLD $0