Massive Mostly Olympics Pins, Memorabilia Collection (517)

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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/19/2020

Presented here is a rare opportunity for someone to amass a sterling Olympics collection with the descent of the auctioneer’s hammer, an enormous, essentially as-issued array of hundreds pristine pins, medallions, coins, stamps and more, with many of the groupings handsomely presented in elegant and elaborate displays. As you might imagine, it’s an auction lot that begs for a good deal of close examination to unearth some of the incredible values included in the mix. We'll start with the single largest grouping of more than 200 assorted pins, again mostly Olympics but with a few other international sporting events included, and virtually all in as-issued condition and often including original packaging. The breakdown: 1) An assorted array of (217) pins with an enormous roster of countries and genres represented (with some duplication noted in the listing), including but not limited to Lake Placid 1932-80, Winter Olympics 1992, Atlanta Olympics 1996, Los Angeles Olympics 1984, Salt Lake Olympics 2002, Eric Heiden Lake Placid, Israel, Jamaica (2), Peru, Italy, 1984 IOC Session (42), Xerox, HBO, Coca-Cola, Sports Illustrated (3), and Los Angeles 1984 ABC Guest; 2) 1984 Olympics 14-by-11-inch display with 27 pins from each sport, medical and press, plus embroidered Olympics patch; 3) 1994 Lillehammer Olympics 7 ¾-by-5 ¾-inch display with five Coca-Cola pins; 4) elegant 7-by-9 ½-inch hardbound book “Romania” from Los Angeles Olympics with 12 pages of pristine stamps (117); 5) 1998 FIFA Official Medal display in 9-by-11-inch framed presentation with sheet of 11 pristine stamps; 6) Group of assorted sports and countries pins (51) in unique antique fold out boxes; 7) Commemorative 1984 Olympics teaspoons display on 15-by-8-inch green felt backing with 10 teaspoons; 8) 1984 Olympics Playing Cards, two unopened decks in plastic display box; 9) 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Collector Pin Display on 11-by-14-inch black felt backing featuring 39 Mascot Pins; 10) 1998 Nagano Olympics Seiko Watch in original case 2 ½-by-10 inches; 11) Olympic Team Silk Banners, approx. 10-by-16 inches – Romania, Japan, Sudan and USSR; 12) Eastern European Hockey Pins (15) from 1954-78 in original display holder; 13) 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Pin and “Ermessen” Miniature Books in plastic display case; 14) 1984 Olympics LCD Display Clock 3-by-2 ½ inches in felt bag and original box; 15) Gold Olympic Cufflinks and Tie Clasp in original plastic case; 16) Gold Olympic Cufflinks (3) in original plastic case; 17) USA Olympic Committee Gold Cufflinks and Tie Clasp in original case; 18) Olympic Keychain in original case; 19) Gold Olympic Cufflinks with Engraved Maple Leaf (2); 20) 1984 Olympics Friendship Medallions 2 ½ inches in diameter in original case (4); 21) Chinese Olympic Committee Gold Medallion, 1 ½ inches in diameter in original case; 22) 1994 World Cup Gold Pin in original box (4); 23) Olympics Pepsi-Cola Cufflinks and Tie Clasp in original box; 24) Australia Olympics Cuff Links in original box (2); 25) USSR 2 ½-inch in diameter Bronze Art Medallion in original case; 26) Italy 2-inch in diameter Silver Medallion in plastic case; 27) 1984 Olympics 2 ¼-inch Grenada Medallion in leather pouch; and 28) 1984 Olympic Pins in original cases(2).