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Auction Name Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 6/18 Total Sales (USD) 45,054.00
Auction Date July 18, 2024 - July 18, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 36,000.00
Sale Number #696 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 49,750.00
Total Lots 83
Sold Lots 44 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 101,150.00
% of Lots Sold 53.01% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 134,900.00
Unsold Lots 39 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 33.40%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
3236

Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Original Poster by Jean Droit

 1924 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,043.00
3292

Olympic Order in Silver - From the Collection of an AP Journalist

 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,315.00
3273

London 1908 Olympics Ticket

 1908 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,125.00
3283

Greg Louganis Signed Winner's Medal Diplomas from the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics

 1984 USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,785.00
3327

Jesse Owens (5) Original Press Photographs

 1936 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 2,170.00
3282

London 1908 Olympics Multi-Signed (30+) Opening Banquet Menu

 1908 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,088.00
3243

Athens 1896 Olympics Ode Booklet

 1896 USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,880.00
3237

Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics Poster (German)

 1932 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,875.00
3270

Summer Olympics (1928-2016) Opening Ceremony Ticket Lot of (21)

 1928 to 2016 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,251.00
3286

Charley Paddock Signed Book - The Fastest Human

 1920 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 963.00
3163

London 1908 Olympics Gold Winner's Medal Diploma

 1908 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 908.00
3272

Athens 1870 Zappas Olympics Tickets (4)

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 750.00
3287

Dorando Pietri Twice-Signed Photograph

 1908 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 726.00
3284

Paavo Nurmi Signature

 1936 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 708.00
3307

Johnny Weissmuller's Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Trials Certificate from the American Olympic Committee

 1924 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 688.00
3271

Summer Olympics (1932-2020) Event Tickets Lot of (21)

 1932 to 2020 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 628.00
3319

Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics Mailing Envelope

 1932 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 625.00
3238

Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Poster

 1964 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 596.00
3288

Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Autograph Books and Photo Album with (125+) Signatures

 1964 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 528.00
3290

Louis Zamperini Signed Photograph

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 488.00
3341

Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics Collection of (32) Souvenir Silk Squares and Scarves

 1956 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 446.00
3324

Germany 1936 Summer and Winter Olympics (2) 'Complete' Photo Card Books

 c.1936 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 444.00
3235

London 1908 Olympics Lithograph - 'Olympic Champions at the Stadium, London, July, 1908' (Gamage)

 1908 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 405.00
3267

Winter Olympics (1932-2018) Event Tickets Lot of (12)

 1932 to 2018. USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 375.00
3305

Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics Complete 24-Volume Magazine Set

 1912 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 313.00
  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William - <i>Campi Phlegraei.</i> Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> KIRCHER, Athanasius - <i>Turris Babel.</i> Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> EDWARDS, George.London - <i>Gleanings of Natural History.</i> Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - <i>Cometographia.</i> Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> KUPKA, Frantisek - <i>Quatre histoires de blanc et noir.</i> Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
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    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • <b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>18 September 2024</b> <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000 <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000. <b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>18 September 2024</b> <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
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