OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 39
Auction closes on Saturday, August 24, 2002


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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN,
4th OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, 1936

258. Participation Medal. Bronze, 60mm, by M. Joerres. Alpine summit over Olympic rings. Rev. Olympic motto over fir branch. EF. ($1,000)

259. Participant's Badge. AE, partially enameled, 33mm. Numbered on back. Lt. wear on center enamel, o.w. EF. ($750)

c260. Official Visitor's Pin. Silvered, partially enameled, 35mm. VF-EF. ($90)
261. Official Visitors Pin Printing Block. Lead, 39x39mm. View of Kreuzeck Mountain with Olympic rings. Mounted on square wooden block, 21mm high. EF. ($175)

c262. Official Car Plaque Printing Block. 98mm blue-colored pewter plaque mounted on square wood block. EF. Rare. ($375)

c263. American Olympic Bobsled Fund 1936 Button. Red and blue, 51mm. American shield encircled by legend. EF. ($175)

264. Commemorative Large Ski Pin. 84x20mm. Dark brown wood with affixed silver Olympic rings. EF. ($175)

c265. FIS World Championship in Innsbruck, February 1936. Participant's Badge. Red, blue and black enamel, 30x40mm. Skier in Alps between legend. The FIS Championship took place right after the Garmisch Olympic Games. EF. ($125)

266. Speedskating Bronze Sculpture. Base 19.9x9.7cm (7.8"x3.8"), height 15 cm (5.9"), by Hugo Uher (signed). Speedskater gliding on ice, hands in back. Uher, born in 1882, was a sculptor in Karlsbad; he studied in Bechin and Prague. EF. ($1,500)

c267. Commemorative Spatenbraeu Beer Stein. Westerwald ceramic, 20cm (7.9") tall. 4-line legend inside of pewter top "Winter Olympiade / 1936 / Deutsches Theater / Muenchen." Presented to honorary guests and Olympic participants at a reception at the German Theater in Munich on the occasion of the opening of the Garmisch Winter Games. EF. ($475)

268. Original Kalle Ozaphan 16mm Film Featuring an Overview of the 1936 Olympic Winter Games. In red case, 8cm (3.1") diameter. EF. ($225)

c269. Commemorative Pennant with Flags of Participating Nations. Colored linen, 18.3x35.5cm (7.2"x14"). View of Kreuzeck Mountain over flags of nations. Swastika at bottom blackened. EF. Plus Color Olympic Rings Pennant. Linen, same size. Sm. spots, o.w. EF. (2 pcs.) ($250)

270. Participant's Portfolio. Gilt cardboard and brown linen, 25.7x17.8cm (10.1"x7"). Belonged to a German ski jump participant. EF. ($200)

c271. (Ticket) Men's Slalom Ticket, February 9, 1936. Colored silk, 35x57mm. EF, uneven toning on bar at top. Scarce. ($250)

272. Letter of the President of the Garmisch Organising Committee on Official Letterhead, Karl Ritter von Halt, March 26, 1936. 19.9x29.8cm (7.8"x11.7"). Von Halt asks for cost calculations of bobsled and ski venues as Oslo needs these for future Olympic bid. Costs penciled on left. Signed in ink. 2 punchholes at l., crease, VF-EF. ($150)

273. (Book) Vinter-Olympiaden I Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936. Aktiebolaget Malmo Art-Print (1936). 24.5x16.5cm (9.6"x6.5"), 16pp. stiff pages in Swedish language. Contains 32 pasted-in photographic prints of Olympic winners in Garmisch, captions in 8 languages. Stiff white and green covers, front ltly. soiled, contents EF. ($175)