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Sports

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915
Session I: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

916
Estimate

914

– OLYMPICS –
912

1930s SONJA HENIE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
............................................................................... PH $350-500

Superb vintage signed sepia tone (8"x10") photograph of
Olympic gold medalist ice skater and actress. Inscribed by her
‘To / Emma / Good luck / Sonja Henie.’ Superb photograph
picturing her on ice with mirror image. Fine. Accompanied by
University Archives LOA.
913 /

Saint Louis, Missouri

1936 REPRODUCTION BERLIN OLYMPICS
BADGES (x9) ........................................................ PH $200-300

Attractive group of 9 metal badges (1½” diameter) with 4 for
sport judges and 5 for movie makers. Excellent condition and
probably reproductions.
915

1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS BRONZE MEDALLION
............................................................................... PH $200-300

High relief bronze Medallion (2½” diameter) from a participant
with Berlin Olympics logo on reverse and stylized athlete on
obverse. Aged patina. There were 20,000 medals minted. Fine
condition.

1932-96 OLYMPICS FDCs W/ ATHLETE SIGNATURES
INCLUDING PAN-AMERICAN GAMES .................... $750-1000

Collection of around 200 covers, majority signed by one or
more past or present athlete, in cover binders. Covers include
FDCs (most franked with USA Olympic issues or PanAmerican C56), group of 16 (only 1 signed) Australian year
2000 FDCs each with cachet of Gold Medal Winner & $5
Australia coin, group of 21 year 2000 Medal Winner covers
franked with Australian issues and each signed by respective
athlete, a few assorted other country franked covers with
athlete’s signature. A few USA highlights include: 1932 Lake
Placid cacheted FDC (#716) signed by Cecilia Colledge &
inscribed ‘youngest Olympic competitor’; 1932 Los Angeles
FDC (#718-19) signed by James W. Burton ‘World’s
Champion/Rope Climber’; Pan-American Games FDCs (x40)
each signed by a USA or foreign athlete including Alma
Richards ‘1912 Stockholm High Jump Champion’, Fred Tootell
‘1924 Hammer Throw’ & others; assorted other FDCs & event
covers for 1972-96 Games each signed by athlete. Interesting
collection. Overall fine to very fine.

Autographs 09.pmd

Estimate

916

1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS PINS (x6) .................... PH $200-300

Group of 6 original Berlin Olympics items, includes: 2 stickpins,
1 pendant and 3 pin-backs all bearing the Olympic rings. Very
fine condition.
917

‘OLYMPIA 1936’ GERMAN TOBACCO CARD
ALBUM .................................................................. PH $200-300

A tobacco card album (10"x12½”)
from Cigaretten-Bilderdienst with
embossed covers. This is Book I
with the number ‘13’ on the spine.
With 127 pages containing color
and B&W picture cards pasted in
with the text covering the 1936
Berlin Olympic games. Some
minor wear on covers, but still
very fine condition and complete
with color Berlin street map in the
back.

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