OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 39
Auction closes on Saturday, August 24, 2002


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ST. MORITZ,
2nd OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, 1928

191. Third Place Bronze Winner's Medal. Bronze, 50mm, by Arnold Huenerwadel. Skater with outstretched arms within ice crystals, logo of the St. Moritz skating club. Rev. 5-line French legend between olive branches, rings above. EF. ($4,000)

c192. Participant's Badge. Silvered, color enamel, 32mm. Numbered on back. Abt. EF. ($700)

c193. St. Moritz 1928 English Enamel Box. Multicolor enameled copper, 58mm, 30mm tall, handmade in the 1980's by Crummies & Co., England. Olympic and Swiss flag on mountain top. IOC president gift. EF. ($175)

c194. Daily Program No. 7, Feb. 17, 1928. 9pp., 13.5x20.4cm (5.3"x8"). Figure Skating Men and Ladies, Skeleton, Ice Hockey. Sonja Henie won gold the following day. Color covers EF, first page missing top part, o.w. abt. EF. ($150)

194a. Daily Program No. 9, February 19, 1928. Events and Closing Ceremony. 9pp., 13.6x20.4cm (5.4"x8"). Pencil notes of winners in Figure Skating Pairs, Bobsleigh (Fiske, USA Winning; event missing in Wallechinsky). No staples. Crease, VF+. ($200)

195. Letter of the French NOC to French Officials and Participants with Instructions for the Opening Ceremony. Letter page plus 4 pages of instructions and timetable, 21.1x27.2cm, in French language. Creased, sm. tears, VF+. ($150)

196. Jubilee Yearbook 1929 of the Swiss Ski Federation. Zürich, 1929. 216pp. illus. plus XXXII pages ski advertisements, in German. Includes a 14-page illustrated article by Dr. K. Mülly, The Swiss Skier at the Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz 1928. Sports medical examination and comparison of other countries' winners. Stiff paper covers, lt. creases, contents EF. ($125)