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Click here to subscribeSigned photographs of the American Olympic champion divers Pete Desjardins and Harold ‘Dutch’ Smith, portraying both divers in competition, signatures in ink, laid down on card with handwritten description in pencil, both 5 by 3 1/2in. Peter Desjardins created Olympic history at Amsterdam in 1928 when winning the gold medal in both the high platform and springboard competitions. ‘Dutch’ Smith won gold in the high platform at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles.
Two commemorations for the 50th anniversary of the IOC 1894-1944, the first a bronze medal, the obverse with a named portrait of Pierre de Coubertin and further inscribed 23 JUIN 1894 SORBONNE, the reverse inscribed 50me ANNIVERSAIRE DES JEUX OLYMPIQUES LAUSANNE JUIN 1944; sold together with a gold plated stick pin with Olympic Rings & laurel design (2)
A 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Olympic Games cased bronze prize medal and diploma presented to Guy Dugdale for the Great Britain four-man bobsleigh, the large medal, 10cm., 4in. diameter, designed with a victorious charioteer in a quadriga above winter sports motifs and inscribed GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, the reverse with Olympic Rings and the legend IV OLYMPISCHE WINTERSPIELE 1936, in original presentation case; sold together with Dugdale’s bronze medal diploma; 8 b&w press photographs from the Games; and a congratulatory telegram from Carol Dugdale (11) Guy Carol Dugdale (1905-1982) was a British bobsleigher in the 1930s and won this Bronze medal at the 1936 Winter Games in the four-man bobsleigh. His team-mates were Frederick McEvoy, James Cardno and Charles Green. This was one of only three medals that Great Britain secured at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Famously they won gold in the ice hockey, whilst Cecilia Colledge claimed silver in the women’s singles figure skating.
A 1936 Olympic Games display including an official flag, the 22 by 54cm. Olympic Rings flag embroidered onto a pale blue satin back cloth together with a round cloth badge inscribed 1936, INTERNATIONALES SPORTSSTUDENTENLAGER, BERLIN together with a group of 9 entrance tickets applied to the back cloth with a single stitch to each corner The tickets comprise: The Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium 1st August, three for Athletics at the Olympic Stadium on 2nd, 3rd & 5th August, and thereby covering Jesse Owens’s gold medal winning performance in the 100m and the 200m. Other gold medals decided on the above dates comprise Finland’s Ilmari Salminen in the 10,000m, Great Britain’s Harold Whitlock in the 50k walk, the USA’s Corny Johnson in the high jump, the USA’s Earle Meadows in the pole vault, Germany’s Hans Woellke in the shot put, the USA’s Ken Carpenter in the discus, Germany’s Karl Hein in the discus, and Germany’s Tilly Fleischer in the women’s javelin. Weightlifting at the Deutschlandhalle 4th August. Polo at the Reichssportfelf 7th August. Football (Austria v Poland semi-final) at the Olympic Stadium 11th August. Baseball (demonstration and concert) at the Olympic Stadium 12th August. Boxing at the Deutschlandhalle 12th August
An official trophy presented to a member of the German gold medal winning handball team at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in the form of a Bohemian crystal vase by Moser of Karlovy Vary (modern day Czech Republic), with a panel of two handball players in raised relief, the reverse with an eagle perched on Olympic Rings above the legend BERLIN 1936, extensively inscribed in German with details of the prize of the International Amateur Handball Federation to the German gold medal winning team. also inscribed DEUTSCHLAND-OSTERREICH, height 34cm., 13 1/2in. Germany won the handball competition at the Berlin Games. There was in fact no final tie, rather a final consisting of a round robin between Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary. However, as it turned out the last match of the group between Germany and Austria was effectively a final as both teams has won their two earlier matches. Germany beat Austria 10-6 to maintain their 100% record in the tournament and claim the gold medal. Unlike today, the handball matches were played outdoors on a turf pitch.
A 1936 Berlin Olympic Games bronze prize medal and diploma presented to the Great Britain yachtsman [Sir] Peter Scott, designed by Professor Giuseppe Cassioli, manufactured by B M Mayer of Pforzheim, with Victory seated above a stadium holding a palm branch, the reverse with a winner carried aloft by jubilant athletes, in original presentation case; the third prize diploma in its original presentation folio (2) Peter Scott won bronze in the newly introduced O-Jolle Class for single handed dinghies. The sailing took place on the Firth of Kiel between 4th and 12th August with 25 nations entering. Scott won the first race and led the field to about halfway. Sir Peter Markham Scott (1909-1989) was a celebrated ornithologist, conservationist and acclaimed artist. He was a founder of the World Wildlife Fund and established several wetlands bird sanctuaries in Britain, notably the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire.
A collection of memorabilia relating to the British diver Jean Gilbert including the swim suit she wore at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, by Umbro, in black wool, inscribed OLYMPIC GAMES, 1936; sold together with two framed period photograph of Jean Gilbert seen competing in the diving competition wearing this swim suit; and a ‘good luck’ card from Umbro addressed to Miss J Gilbert; the lot also including Jean Gilbert’s: bronze 1936 Olympic Games participation medal; bronze competitor’s badge designed with Olympic Rings above the Brandenburg Gate, numbered 4294, dark blue ribbon; competitor’s identity card for the Berlin Olympics; and a presentation by the Jersey Swimming Club to the British diver Jane Gilbert being a souvenir of her participation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in the form of a small two-handled electroplated cup with presentation inscription, mounted on a composition base, height 11cm., 4 1/4in. Jean Gilbert was a member of Jersey Swimming Club who at the age of 16 represented Great Britain at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. In the 10 metres platform diving she finished with a ranking of 7th.
Helen Gordon’s Great Britain swimsuits worn at the 1948, 1952 & 1956 Olympic Games in London, Helsinki & Melbourne including the occasion of her bronze prize medal in 1952, the first two accompanied by a luggage label signed by Helen Gordon and confirming that she wore the suit at the Games, the 1948 swimsuit is complete with slips, the last time they were issued to women swimmers to wear under their silk suit, each with a silkwork Great Britain team badge, damage to the 1948 swimsuit; sold with a period photograph of Helen Gordon wearing the 1948 swimsuit; and a repro photograph of the British women’s swimming team at the London Games attired in team swimsuits, framed
A very rare 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games participation medal for the equestrian sports held at Stockholm due to Australian quarantine regulations, designed by J. Sjoesvaerd, in bronze, Classical horseman above Olympic Rings, blank reverse There were only 158 participants at the Stockholm events. Over 12,000 medals were made for the main Melbourne Games in 1956.
A VIP edition of the 1956 Stockholm Olympic Equestrian Games originally owned by Harry Llewellyn the British gold medal winning horseman from the previous Summer Games, presented by The British Horse Society to Llewellyn in his capacity as Chef De Mission for the British team at Stockholm and mailed to him c/o The Grand Hotel, Stockholm, the VIP edition contained within stiff blue cloth covered boards, signed in pencil by Llewellyn on the front cover of the programme, and contains his personal annotations including records of faults during the dressage section, the inside back board bears a record of an appointment aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, moored at Kastellholm Island, staining to boards
A 1960 Rome Olympic Games official programme and entrance ticket for the boxing competition both featuring Cassius Clay, the programme covering the boxing competition, the ticket numbered 251 and specifically issued for the gold medal final bouts on the evening of 5th September including Clay’s light-heavyweight gold medal fight v Poland’s Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
1960 Rome Olympic Games memorabilia, i) a silver-gilt medal cast with two fighting boxers, the reverse with Olympic Rings, understood to have been struck for members of the Soviet team at the 1960 Olympic boxing tournament; ii) two pairs of white metal buttons decorated with Olympic Rings and, a view of ancient Rome and dated 1960 in Roman numerals; iii) XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960, presented by Harold Abrahams with a foreword by Roger Bannister, softback with pictorial cover
A gold medal commemorating the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, stamped .900, designed by Yusaku Kamekura (who also designed the official poster), issued by the Tokyo Olympic Committee Fund Raising Association, featuring the official rising sun over Olympic Rings emblem, the reverse with a charioteer in a quadriga holding aloft a flaming torch
A rare African American ‘Olympic Project For Human Rights’ protest button from the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games, black and green printing on white celluloid, 6.5cm. diameter, brooch fitting, a rare and historically significant survival Team mates at San Jose University, Tomme Smith and John Carlos were both competitors in the 200 metres final and won the gold and bronze medals respectively. At the medal ceremony Smith and Carlos stood on the podium wearing black socks without shoes and both wore an Olympic Project For Human Rights button such as the example being offered here. They also both wore a black scarf around the neck. As the American flags were raised in the stadium and the National Anthem was played, Smith and Carlos bowed their heads and each raised a gloved fist in the ‘Black Power’ salute.
An autographed official handbook of Great Britain’s Team at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, extensively signed to the interior by British competitors over their entry in the handbook, signatures including gold medallist swimmer David Wilkie and the men’s modern pentathlon team Fox, Nightingale & Parker, together with the rowing silver medallists Hart, Baillieu, Lester, Smallbone, and bronze medal winners Brendan Foster, Ian Banbury, Michael Bennett, Robin Croker, Ian Hallam & Brian Brinkley, other signatures including future Olympic champions Steve Ovett & Daley Thompson; sold together with enamelled metal Great Britain team badges for the 1976 Summer Games, the 1976 Winter Games and an England badge for the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton (4) The autographs in this lot were collected by the Team GB medical officer Dr Noel O’Brien.
Peter Elliott’s signed Great Britain tracksuit from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the top signed in black marker pen and dedicated TO GRAHAM, BEST WISHES, the two piece track suit by Adidas, the top with embroidered Union Jack, Olympic Rings and inscribed GREAT BRITAIN, 1984, the reverse all inscribed GREAT BRITAIN Peter Elliott was selected for the 800m and qualified for the semi-finals but had to withdraw due to an injury. Four years later in Seoul Elliott won a silver medal in the 1500m.
Liz McColgan’s signed running vest worn during her silver medal winning performance in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, signed and inscribed in fine black marker pen below the v-neck BEST WISHES, LIZ McCOLGAN, 10000 METRES, SILVER, by Adidas, white with red & blue detailing, inscribed either side of a Union Jack OLYMPIC GAMES 1988, GREAT BRITAIN; sold together with a signed letter of authenticity from Liz McColgan on IAAF notepaper, the athlete having donated the GB vest to raise funds for charity (2) The Scottish athlete Liz McColgan followed up on her silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games to claim the World Championship title in that event at Tokyo in 1991. She was also a double Commonwealth Games gold medal at 10k, achieved at Edinburgh in 1986 and Auckland in 1990.
A group of Olympic Games commemorative medals awarded to an IOC member, comprising: i) a cased participation medal for Seoul 1988, bronze ii) a cased medal from the Seoul 1988 Olympic Organising Committee, with a compliments card from Tae Woo Roh, President, gilt iii) an octagonal medal, horseman archer, reverse bearing facsimile signature of Juan Antonio Samaranch and Seh-Jik Park, bronze iv) IOC Session Istanbul 1987, bronze v) IOC Session Baden-Baden 1981, silver & enamel set in Lucite vi) IOC Session Rome 1982, white metal vii) IOC Session Lillehammer 1994, white metal & enamel; sold together with a Pan American Sports Organization medal, An AENOC General Assembly medal 1987, An ANOC General Meeting badge 1984, ANOC General Meeting badge Seoul 1988, a reunion badge in Lisbon 1985, and an unidentified medal (13)
A 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games bronzes prize medal, unawarded, inscribed to the rim ATLANTA COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES, bronze, 70mm, by Malcolm Grier Designers, Victory seated above stadium, the reverse with the Atlanta logo over laurel branches and pictogram, green ribbon with gold wire borders, the ribbon bearing the with Atlanta logo, in paper box, with original sealing ribbon
A collection of autographed Olympic Games postal covers, nine issues from the Centennial 1996 Atlanta Games British Gold Medal Winners series published by Benhams, signatures comprising Rand, Davies, Hemery, Wells, Coe, Ovett, Thompson, Sanderson and Christie, 13 issues from Benham’s 2000 Sydney Games series, signatures comprising Ainslie, Archer, Batten, Brabants, Edwards, Faulds, Howey, Hoy, Lindsay, McGregor, Merry, Redgrave & Robertson; the lot also including a signed Sally Gunnel cover from the 1994 European Championships, and an unsigned 1996 cover featuring Jonathan Edwards (24)
A collection of 16 postal covers from the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games autographed by Great Britain medal winners, issued by Benhams, signatures comprising Stephanie Cook, Kate Allenby, Paul Ratcliffe, Audley Harrison, Steve Backley, Darren Campbell, Paul Manning, Mark Covell, Ian Peel, Iain Percy, Ian Barker, Jason Queally, Kelly Holmes, Denise Lewis together with GB medallists from former games Sally Gunnell & Roger Black
M.B.E. (British Empire medal) in original presentation case together with a pair of WWI General Service medals awarded to 3446 Sergeant D E Davis, 15th London Regiment and his WWII Service medal and two others (See Lot 186 re: a large quantity of love letters written by the same person and Lot 187 for a large collection of diaries). M.B.E. awarded 1941 New Year Honours List invested Buckingham Palace in 1942.
Five: Royal Victorian Medal, Ed. VII type in bronze (un-named), in case; BWM, Victory (178119 A J Dees, C.P.O. RN), Naval LS & GC, Geo V Admiral’s bust (C.P.O HMS Excellent), Defence medal, GVF. Together with 3 HM silver shooting medals 1909-11 named to A. Dees and a most interesting bound length of pennant, old label attached states “Commissioning and Paying Off Pennant of the last Commission of “HMS Vindictive” previous to her going over to Zeebrugge” and on the reverse “12th Dec 191- (worn), Birkenhead, Hauled down by C.P.O Dees”, appears GC for age. Plate 1 Note: Vindictive paid a major part in the Zeebrugge raid of April 1918. She was to attack the Mole guarding Zeebrugge Canal and land Marines and sailors, however, a smokescreen was ineffective due to a change in the wind direction and Vindictive came under intense fire before finally returning to Dover. The following month it was decided to use Vindictive again, this time as a blockship at the raid at Ostend and sunk in the canal entrance.
Pair: BWM, Victory (203979 A Cpl F J Voller, E Kent R) EF, with transmittal letter, in remains of original envelope and with a Memorial plaque to Frederick John Voller; another memorial plaque with note to Arthur Alfred James Collins VF. See lot 1503 for Voller family medal. Note: Frederick John Voller, 1st Bn The Buffs, died 25.09.1918 and commemorated at Brie British Cemetery; Arthur James Collins, Private 2/14th Bn London Regt (London Scottish), died 12.07.16, commemorated at Maroeuil British Cemetery, France
Three: BWM, Victory (J 85579 W Gunn, Boy1, RN), Naval LS & GC, Geo V coinage head (PO. HMS Sussex), mounted as worn, NF to GVF. Single BWM’s (2: 14616 Sjt T Poole, North’n R, 179071 Spr A S Lawrence RE) VF; Single Victory medals (2): (51456 Pte J. McBride R Scots; 950 Pte J Lipscombe R Suss R), VF, and a Canadian Volunteer Service medal for WWII, no clasp, un-named. EF (8)
WWII medals (6): 1939-45 star, Africa star with 8th Army clasp, Italy star, F & G star, Defence and War. Average VF; St John Service medal, straight suspender, un-named, NEF. Soviet Russia: Victory over Germany medal VF, and a small enamelled badge as awarded to civilians who trained as medical civil defence during WWII, cog shaped with 2 rings and suspension chain leading to enamelled red star with hammer and sickle, pin to top mount, reverse numbered 240355. VF` (9)
Efficiency Decoration with suspender for Territorial issue, G VI R type, reverse date 1950, EF in case. Pair: 1914-15 star, Victory medal (L9327 Pte G Kemp E Kent R), GVF (no BWM present), with a 2nd Class Cert of Education named to Kemp 8th June 1914 for Arithmetic, Writing and Composition; Victory medal (W H Green 18th Lond. R) GVF; 3 R Marines sports medals, un-named, an HMS Renown silver and enamel brooch (AF), 9 sundry other items. (18)
A Vic Major’s blue greatcoat of a Militia Bn The Duke of Wellington’s Regt, crown over “M” to shoulder straps, gilt buttons, initials inside “EFC”; an ERII Brigadier’s khaki BD jacket, medal ribbons MBE, MC, WWII; a S African Technical Service Corps Captain’s khaki SD jacket (minor wear and moth)
A WRAF Squadron officer’s cap and jacket, the peaked cap with ERII embroidered badge, PL chinstrap, the jacket with KC staybrite buttons; an ERII Squadron Leader’s uniform: peaked cap with embroidered badge, tunic with Navigator’s half wing and WWII ribbons Defence and War medal, 2 greatcoats (KC buttons) mess jacket with embroidered half wing, and waistcoat; sundry other items. Generally GC
A silver cigarette case, with machine engraved decoration and monogram `ANB` , also a gents Omega, steel cased manual wind wristwatch with expanda bracelet also a ladies gold plated Citizen Quartz wristwatch, also a two bar medal group with a silver George V medal and a gilt metal great war medal. (a lot)
A pair of Boer War medals, Queens South Africa Medal with Belfast, Diamond Hill, Johannesburg, Driefontein, Paardeberg and Relief of Kimberley bars and Kings South Africa Medal with South Africa 1901 and 1902 bars, awarded to 2891 Pte. C. Osborn I: Essex Regt., with related paperwork and tags and an Elizabeth II Faithful Service Medal, awarded to Alan Osborne
A group of eight medals, comprising four World War II Medals, War Medal, Defence Medal, The 1939-1945 Star and The Africa Star and four Elizabeth II Medals, comprising Campaign Service Medal 1962 with South Arabia and Radfan bars, Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, General Service Medal with Cyprus bar and Coronation Medal 1953, awarded to 1254929 Sgt. J.W.H. Thyer. R.A.F.
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