OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896–2004 Mail Bid Auction No. 43 Saturday, December 13, 2003 Bids by Phone, Fax, Email and Mail Welcomed Ingrid O’Neil Sports and Olympic Memorabilia P.O. Box 872048 Tel: (360) 834-5202 Vancouver, WA 98687 USA Fax: (360) 834-2853 Email: [email protected] INGRID O’NEIL MAIL BID AUCTION 43 Tel: (360) 834-5202 P.O. Box 872048 Saturday, December 13, 2003 Fax: (360) 834-2853 Vancouver, WA 98687 USA (Auction by Phone, Fax, Email and Mail) Email: [email protected] TERMS OF SALE (Please Read Carefully) 1. Bids by phone, fax (signed), email and mail will be accepted until 7pm Pacific Time on Saturday, December 13, 2003. Bids by email will get a notification of receipt only by us. Bidding by phone will stop 15 minutes after the last call past 7pm. All phone bids must be confirmed in writing. Bids are accepted by lot number only. In the case of tie bids, the first received is normally given preference. Bids higher than estimate are reduced to 10% above the second highest bid. Bids under estimate are not reduced further. 2. We reserve the right to reject what we consider frivolous bids. 3. In case of a photo error only the written text is valid. 4. This sale is not an approval sale. All items offered are guaranteed genuine and as described. Cataloguing errors will be promptly corrected. All claims for adjustments must be made within 5 days of receipt but in no case later than 60 days after the auction date. No returns are permitted for any reason 60 days after the auction. 5. A 15% buyer’s charge will be added to the successful bid price of each lot. There is no additional charge or commission for executing your bids. Postage, handling and insurance fees are added to all invoices. A $1.00 handling charge per lot will be added to bulky lots as books, large plates, documents, up to a maximum of $15.00 per invoice. Overseas bidders must supply fully detailed shipping instructions before shipment is made. Lots will be sent overseas only at the risk of the purchaser. Insurance is available upon request. Customs duties for overseas buyers are the sole responsibility of the buyer. 6. Payment is due upon receipt of invoice unless prior payment arrangements have been made with the auctioneer in writing. No lots are delivered without full payment of invoice. 1.5% monthly interest is charged on all accounts 30 days past due calculated from the sale date. 7. Payment must be made in U.S. Funds. Payment from overseas must be made in U.S. Dollars by a check drawn on a U.S. Bank, or a wire transfer to our bank account. We also accept payment by credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover. You may also pay by PayPal. Our email address is [email protected]. A 3% service fee (3.5% overseas) is added when using credit cards and PayPal. 8. Title to all lots remains with the auctioneer until full payment is received. 9. Estimates are given for guidance only. Lots may sell higher or lower. Generally, bids below 80% of estimate will not be accepted. 10. No bids from minors are accepted. 11. Washington residents will be required to pay sales tax unless appropriate resale number form is on file in our office. 12. Bidding in this sale constitutes acceptance of all foregoing terms of sale. ABBREVIATIONS AE = bronze or copper; WM = white metal; AU = Almost Uncirculated; B & W = Black and White; Comm. = Commemorative; / divides obverse and reverse; dj. = dust jacket; hdlg. = handling; illus. = illustrated or illustrations; IOC = International Olympic Committee; l. = left; lt. = light; NOC = National Olympic Committee; OC = Olympic Committee; Ol. = Olympic; o.w. = otherwise; P-l = proof-like; p., pp. = page, pages; r. = right; rb(s) = rim bump(s); rn(s) = rim nick(s); scr. = scratches; sm. = small; USOC = United States Olympic Committee. CONDITION Proof Polierte Platte Flan Brunl Fondo specchio Uncirculated (Unc) Stempelglanz Fleur de coin Fior de conio Extremely Fine (EF) Vorzueglich Superbe Splendido Very Fine (VF) Sehr schoen Très beau Bellissimo BOOK SIZES F (folio) over 13” 16mo (sextodecimo) 6–7” 4to (quarto) 12” 24mo (vigesimoquarto) 5–6” 8vo (octavo) 9” 32mo (trigestimosecundo) 4–5” 12mo (duodecimo) 7–8” PHOTOGRAPHS Most of the photographs reproduced in this catalog are reduced. For correct size please refer to the lot description. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Auction Descriptions and Pictures Copyright 2003 Ingrid O’Neil Sports and Olympic Memorabilia 11 4 POSTERS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES 12a 17 c1. Athens 1896. Scribner’s Poster for the April 1896 First Modern Olympic Games. Black, orange and brown, 34.3x45.2cm c10. Berlin 1936. Official Poster in German Language. As preceding (13.5”x17.8”), designed by H. Mayer. Ancient Greek warrior, pillar poster. Bright colors, sm. marginal tears and creases, o.w. VF-EF. with flame at r., “The Olympic Games and their Revival” at l. Impressive poster. ($3,000) EF, sm. tears professionally repaired and lined on linen. ($975) 11. Berlin 1936. View of Olympic Stadium and Reichssportfeld c2. Athens 1896. It Happened in Athens Film Poster (1962). Poster. Black and white stiff paper, 90.5x63cm (95.6”x24.8”), Multicolor 3-sheet, 103x200cm (40.6”x78.7”), in 2 parts as issued, photo by M. Zeno Diener, offset printing by Fricke & Co., folded. Film on the first modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896 Stuttgart. View of Olympic venues, numbered, with explanatory starring Bob Mathias, “Twice World Olympic Decathlon Champion”, text in German below. Creases, tears, soiling, and tack holes in and Jane Mansfield. Abt. EF. ($500) corners. Rare. ($1,100) c3. Paris 1900. World’s Exposition Poster. Color lithograph, c12. Berlin 1936. Official Film Poster for the Berlin 1936 Olympic 78.2x59.2cm (30.7”x23.3”), printed by Ogossens, Lille. Aerial view Games by Leni Riefenstahl. Multicolor, 58.5x77cm (23”x30.3”), of Paris with 1900 Exposition surrounded by 18 illustrations of in French language, printed in Belgium. German gold medal winner Exposition landmarks. VF, creased, sm. tears professionally Hein in Hammer Throw Event over Berlin Olympic Stadium. repaired, lined on linen. ($1,250) Lt. soiling, professionally repaired and mounted on linen, VF-EF. 4. St. Louis 1904. Bird’s Eye View of the World’s Fair Grounds Scarce. ($2,250) Poster. Black and white litograph, 73x58.7cm (28.7”x23.1”), by 12a. Berlin 1936. Leni Riefenstahl’s First Olympic Film “Fest der C. Juehne, published by Robert Allan Reid, St. Louis. Aerial view Völker” Poster. 23x31.1cm (9.1”x12.2”), published by Germania of World’s Fair with captions below including the “Athletic Field Film Theater in Leipzig-Wahren where the film was shown from for Olympic Games” shown in upper right. Rare poster of St. Louis June 24 to June 27, 1938. Browning, creased, VF-EF. ($250) with Olympic Games venue. Unlisted in “Olympism” where only cover of c13. Berlin 1936. German Reich Sport Promotion Week Poster, the daily program is shown. VF+, creases and sm. tears professionally 1935. Multicolor, 42.3x58.9cm (16.7”x23.2”), designed by Ernst repaired, lined on linen. ($1,500) Kroll, Prien. Marching athletes with swastika flags, large German c5. Athens 1906. The Panathenian Stadium Decorated for the 1906 eagle in background. Promotion of sport for Olympic Games, and Olympic Games Poster. Lithograph, multicolor pattern for set of 26 Olympia brochures on Olympic summer and winter sports. embroidery, 75x52cm (29.53”x20.47”), by S. Christidis, artist of the EF, professionally mounted on linen. ($1,250) royal court, printed by the royal lithographic firm of G. Staggel & c14. Helsinki 1940. Official Poster. Multicolor lithograph, Co., Athens. View of the stadium with flags of participating nations 69.7x104.3cm (27.4”x41.1”), designed by Ilmari Sysimetso, and ceremonies decorations expecting the Olympic Games. Very printed by Tilgman, in Swedish language. Large figure of Paavo rare. Creases, bright colors. Professionally lined on linen. ($1,250) Nurmi, globe with Finland and Helsinki in back. Olympism c6. Antwerp 1920. Official Discus Thrower Poster Published by p. 50/51. Sysimetso’s 1940 poster became the official poster for Helsinki Belgian Railways. Multicolor lithograph, 62x88.5cm (24.4”x34.8”), 1952. EF, professionally lined on linen. ($2,750) designed by M. van Kuyck and W. v.d. Ven, printed by J.E. Goossens, c15. Helsinki 1940. Italian Olympic Hat Advertisement Poster (ND). Brussels. Discus thrower within flags of participating nations, Green and yellow, 64.4x84cm (25.4”x33.1”), by Studio Boggeri. Antwerp in background. Lt. marginal browning, o.w. EF, lined Athlete’s figure on large hat, Olympic rings and legend below. on linen. Bright colors and beautiful poster. ($3,500) EF, lined on linen. ($500) c7. Lake Placid 1932 Winter. Official Ski Jumper Poster. Multicolor c16. St. Moritz 1948 Winter. Official Poster. Multicolor lithograph, lithograph, 101.5x63.5cm (40”x25”), by Witold Gordon. Ski jumper photo by Hans Steiner, 64x102cm (25.2”x40.2”). View of over North American continent with Lake Placid, rings and legend St. Moritz, Olympic logo and legend at top. Olympism p. 47. EF, below. Olympism p. 43, Becker 3. Professionally repaired and lined lined on linen. ($2,000) on linen. VF-EF. Rare poster by a famous artist. ($4,500) 17. London 1948. Ovomaltine-Bilderdienst. Olympic Winners in c8. Lake Placid 1932 Winter. Official Bobsled Poster. Blue and gold, London Poster. Black, white and red, German legend, 49x70cm 101.5x63.5cm (40”x25”). Four-man bobsled team between (18.9”x27.6”), printed by H. Börsigs Erben, Zürich. Opening Olympic Games legend, four illustrations of different Olympic ceremony and winners incl.