OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 39
Auction closes on Saturday, August 24, 2002


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HELSINKI,
12th OLYMPIC GAMES, 1940 (Canceled)

361. 8th World University Games in Monaco, 1939. Participant's Badge. Silvered AE, 27x17mm. With blue ribbon. EF. ($175)

362. Very Large Norwegian NOC Fundraising Plaque for the Helsinki 1940 Olympic Games. Gray plaster, 31.5x47.5cm (12.4"x18.7"). Warrior and athlete l., large Olympic rings and "Norge 1940" (Norway 1940) below. A few nicks. Hanger on rev. The plaque was displayed in the Oslo city hall. ($1,000)

363. Torchrunner's Silk Tie. Gray-blue silk with Olympic rings and torchrunner in yellow, black and red. EF. ($175)

364. Helsinki 1940 Clear Glass Bowl. 15x11.5cm (5.9"x4.5"), 11.5cm (4.5") tall. Javelin thrower, 3 runners, wrestlers, and Olympic rings above "Helsinki 1940" on sides. EF. ($650)

365. Certificate of Minting Only a Limited Number of the Helsinki Commemorative Medals (1940). Gold and gray, 49.2x31cm (19.4"x12.2"). Dies were destroyed. Folded in center, a few tears, o.w. VF-EF. ($175)

366. (Book) XII Olympiad Helsinki 1940. Rules and Regulations and Programs for all Olympic Events in Helsinki. 224pp., 14.5x21.6cm (5.7"x8.5"), in German language. Stiff paper covers, lt. sunning, contents EF. ($750)