OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 37
Auction closes on Dec 08, 2001


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HELSINKI, 12th OLYMPIC GAMES, 1940 (canceled)

416. Norwegian Fundraising Plaque for Helsinki 1940 Olympic Games. Aluminum, 46x69mm, by T. Dammen/H. Rui. Modern athlete and medieval warrior over Olympic rings and "NORGE 1940". EF. ($225) Images: 1

417. Set of Three Official Logo Pins. Bronze, silvered and goldplated, 14x23mm each. Radiant Olympic flame over "1940", Olympic rings above. In original box. EF. Scarce set. ($225) Images: 1

418. Complimentary Card of the Press Bureau of the Helsinki Organising Committee of the XIIth Olympic Games 1940. 14.8x9.3cm (5.8"x3.7"), color rings in upper left, in French language. Lt. crease, VF-EF. ($100) Images: 1

c419. (Bid Brochure). Finland als Olympialand. ("Finland as Olympic country", transl. from German). Helsinki, 1935. 40pp. illus., color cover, 10.8x22.5cm (4.3"x8.9"), contents fold out to 25x22.5cm. Finnish participation from 1906 to 1932, Olympic venues in Helsinki and wish to be able to hold the XIIth Olympic Games in 1940. Probably distributed in Berlin 1936 before the decision of the IOC. VF-EF. ($175) Images: 1

419a. My Weekly Reader. The Junior Newspaper. Week of September 12-16, 1938. 4pp. illus., 24.5x33cm (9.6"x13"). Includes a notice about the 1940 Games being held in Helsinki after Tokyo gave up the Games, illustrated with the Helsinki 1940 Olympic Stadium. Punchholed, browning, sm. tears. VF. ($100) Images: 1