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RR Auction: Olympic Memorabilia

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Auction Name	Olympic Memorabilia	Total Sales (USD)	16,605.00
Auction Date	July 19, 2025 - July 19, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#722	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	18,400.00
Total Lots	79
Sold Lots	28	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	35.44%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	76,550.00
Unsold Lots	51	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	21.69%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
3277	Tokyo 1940 Summer Olympics Regulations and Program Booklet [Canceled Games]	1940	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 1,305.00
3307	Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics 'Miracle on Ice' Multi-Signed (20) Oversized Photograph (Ltd. Ed. #702/980)	1980	USD 0.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,283.00
3321	French Physical Education Awards: (3) Medals for Physical Education, Based on the 1900 Olympic Prize Medal Design	1900	USD 0.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,251.00
3320	Athens 1896 Olympics Lithograph: 'The Stadium on the Day of the Marathon'		USD 0.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,186.00
3180	Paris 1924 Summer Olympics Trials Winner's Diploma Issued to Johnny Weissmuller	1924	USD 0.00 - 700.00	USD 1,059.00
3261	Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics Poster (25E x 40.5E)	1932	USD 0.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,004.00
3178	Stockholm 1912 Olympics Participation Diploma	1912	USD 0.00 - 1,500.00	USD 939.00
3303	Muhammad Ali Early Document Signed as "Cassius Clay" (April 25, 1963)	1963	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 795.00
3293	London 1908 Olympics 'Complimentary' Ticket Stub for the Olympic Regatta	1908	USD 0.00 - 1,000.00	USD 775.00
3302	Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics 'Equestrian Games' Opening and Closing Ceremony Tickets	1956	USD 0.00 - 600.00	USD 723.00
3304	Herb Brooks Signed Photograph - 'Miracle on Ice' at the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics	1980	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 688.00
3186	Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics Participation Diploma	1936	USD 0.00 - 1,000.00	USD 569.00
3271	Paris 1900 Olympics Cycling Program	1900	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 500.00
3311	Jesse Owens Signature		USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 491.00
3312	Jesse Owens Signed Photograph		USD 0.00 - 700.00	USD 491.00
3273	London 1908 Olympics Daily Program: July 24th Marathon	1908	USD 0.00 - 600.00	USD 446.00
3276	Sapporo 1940 Winter Olympics Regulations and Program Booklet [Canceled Games]	1940	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
3314	Johnny Weissmuller War-Dated Signed Movie Contract (August 11, 1944)	1944	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 334.00
3268	Paris 1924 Summer Olympics IOC Session Booklet	1924	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 313.00
3184	Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics Participation Diploma	1932	USD 0.00 - 500.00	USD 303.00
3264	Peanuts: Snoopy 'Hug an Athlete' Olympics Poster		USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 275.00
3263	Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics Poster	1968	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
3299	Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics (2) Ticket Stubs - Baseball and Swimming	1936	USD 0.00 - 500.00	USD 250.00
3301	Summer Olympics (9) Opening and Closing Ceremony Tickets and Ticket Stubs - From the Collection of IOC Member Phillip W. Coles		USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
3324	London 1908 Olympics: A Reply to Certain Criticisms Book	1908	USD 0.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00

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