OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 39
Auction closes on Saturday, August 24, 2002


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LOS ANGELES, 10th OLYMPIC GAMES, 1932

235. Participation Medal. Bronze, 60mm, by J. Kilenyi. Standing athlete carrying unfurled banner of the Xth Olympiad. Rev. Two seated female figures supporting shield of the United States. EF, in presentation case. ($900)

236. Press Badge. AE, 39x37mm. With yellow-red ribbon. EF. ($450)

237. Gymnastic Demonstration Participant's Medal, Aug. 10, 1932. Bronze, 38mm. Athlete with flag. Rev. 3-line legend. VF-EF. ($200)

238. Pair of California Gold 1/2 Dollars. Goldplated bronze, 11mm. "California Gold 1/2" over bear on both. Rev. Discus thrower between "Los Angeles 10th Olympiad 1932". The second 1/2-dollar features a runner at start. Both EF. (2 pcs.) Scarce. ($175)

239. Arden Milk Xth Olympiad Button. Red and blue, 37mm. American flag with Xth Olympiad legend, "Arden Milk used exclusively by Worlds Olympic Athletes". Arden milk was served in the Olympic Village. EF. ($150)

240. Commemorative Car Plaque. WM, 28.7x12.5cm (11.3"x4.9"). "1932 OLYMPIC GAMES/LOS ANGELES" legend, blackened background. EF. Rare. ($350)

241. Commemorative Car Plaque. White metal, partially painted red, 25.8x10cm (10.2"x3.9"). "1932 Olympic Games" over Olympic rings and "Los Angeles, Cal.". VF+. Rare. ($325)

c242. Large "Welcome World - 10th Olympiad Los Angeles 1932" Banner. Handpainted linen, 121x90cm (47.6"x35.4"), with yellow tassels on 3 sides. American shield with Olympic rings surrounded by scrolls with Olympic motto and L.A. Games legend, flags of participating nations on either side. Browning, VF-VF+. ($2,000)

c242a. Felt Hat Autographed by Two Italian Bronze Medal Winners. White felt with blue top and red piping, 30.7x12cm (12.1"x4.7"). Signed in ink by Luigi Facelli (bronze, 4x100 Meter Relay) and Bruno Pellizari (bronze, cycling sprint); also signed by 2 other athletes. Brown spots, VF. Scarce. ($600)

243. Commemorative Bell Bamboo Wall Hanging. Blue bell on red background with Olympic rings and logo in color. 36.5x53.5cm. EF. ($125)

244. Commemorative Olympic Stadium Bamboo Wall Hanging. Yellow and orange stadium on dark brown background with "10th OLYMPIAD" in orange. EF. ($125)

245. Commemorative Los Angeles City Hall Bamboo Wall Hanging in silver and black on dark blue background with "10th OLYMPIAD" in red. 36.5x53.2cm (14.4"x20.9"). The city hall was the tallest building in Los Angeles at the time. EF. ($125)

246. Ticket. Fencing, August 3, 1 p.m., Armory, Olympic Park, Price $1.00. Blue and red, 8x5.1cm. EF. ($80)

247. Photo of the Olympic Games Band and Chorus Presented in Appreciation for Participation in the Chorus by the Director of Music. 43x20.2cm. Photo of Chorus and Band of the Xth Olympic Games. EF, in original small mailing tube with stamps, sent by H. Wm. Roberts, Director of Music. ($150)

248. Group of Four Los Angeles 1932 Photographic Postcards featuring the Olympic Stadium (3) and American Athletes boarding buses to the Olympic Village at the Stadium (2 color, 2 b&w). Plus Garmisch 1936 photographic postcard of ski jump with flags, by Hoffman. Abt. EF to EF (5 pcs.) ($125)

249. New York District Counter-Olympic Provisional Committee. "Free Tom Mooney Street Run" Flyer and Entry Blank. 2pp. illus., 21.x31.7cm. Tom Mooney, 16 years already in prison, most notable framed victim in the American Labor History. Boycott of L.A. 1932 Olympic Games, to participate instead in the International Workers Athletic Meet in Chicago, July 1932. Crease, VF+. ($125)

250. New York District Counter-Olympic Provisional Committee. Entry Blank to the Elimination Swimming Meet for the International Worker Athletic Meet in Chicago, July 29, 1932. 21.6x33.1cm (8.5"x13"). Call to boycott since workers generally cannot compete, Games boycott the Soviet Union, land of the workers, discriminates against negro athletes, etc. Crease, sm. tears, VF-EF. ($125)

251. (Brochure) British Sportsman's Club. Luncheon Given to the Representatives and Officials of the British Olympic Team, Los Angeles 1932, Oct. 10, 1932. 4pp., 21.9x28cm (8.6"x11"). List of British officials and competitors and alphabetical table list. Creased, VF-EF. ($100)

252. Interesting Scrapbook of a Hostess of the Xth Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932. 166 stiff pages in red linen scrap book, 23.6x29.3cm (9.3"x11.5"). The book contains numerous newspaper clippings from the opening to the closing, 11 tickets (opening and closing, fencing (2), field hockey, rowing (2) track & field (3) and swimming). Furthermore, the Official Entertainment Program of the Hostesses of the Xth Olympiad (20pp.); Junior Olympic Ball for the athletes, and 6 invitations to various events during the Olympic Games. Newspaper clippings browned, VF-EF. Interesting documentation. ($500)

253. (Book) Thorpe, Jim. Jim Thorpe's History of the Olympics. Los Angeles, 1932. 336pp. plus many photographic plates. Blue linen, with dust jacket (repaired), inside EF. ($250)

254. (Report) British Olympic Association. Official Report of the Xth Olympiad 1932. 151pp. illus., 15.6x23.8cm (6.1"x9.4"). Includes also report on the III Lake Placid Winter Games. Stiff covers ltly. scuffed, contents EF. ($175)

c255. 33rd IOC Session in Athens 1934 Badge. Goldplated AE, 28x43mm, by Huguenin. Athena with sword and owl, color rings between 40th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games legend. Only 22 members attended the session. EF. Very rare. ($500)

256. Gold First Place Winner's Medal in the German National Winter Games in Braunlage-Schierke, 1934. Goldplated bronze, 91mm (3.6"), by Glöckler. 6 events (skating, bobsled, ice hockey, luge and curling), "To the Winner" (transl.) in center. Rev. Ski jumper over swastika flag. EF, spots rev. ($475)

257. (Magazine) Storia Illustrata della Nazionale di Calcio. Soccer World Cup 1934 in Italy. 29pp. illus., published in 1949, in Italian language. Story of the 1934 soccer world cup, tickets, posters, stamps, etc. VF-EF. ($100)