Sporting Memorabilia (#528) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low) Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-10 of 36. Previous|1234|Next Lot #663 THE 1956 BALLARAT OLYMPIC VILLAGE VISITORS BOOK: Leather-bound guest book containing the signatures, addresses, and comments of no less than 435 Olympic athletes, distinguished guests, international and Australian Olympic officials, and other visitors to the Olympic Village. Noted Vyacheslav Ivanov (USSR), Mervyn Wood (Australia), Reg Douglas (New Zealand), Klaus von Fersen (West Germany), and Avery Brundage (IOC president); accompanied by a blank Melbourne Olympics autograph book. (2 items) Condition ReportPlease note that of the athletes whose signatures are present, they are all likely to be either rowers or canoeists, as those were the two Olympic events that were held in Ballarat in 1956. View details Estimate$1,000 - $2,000Price Realized$2,400StatusSold Lot #664 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPIC VILLAGE PASSES: Ballarat Olympic Village commandant F.H. Christison's personal pass to the Heidelberg and Ballarat Villages, together with three passes specifically to the Heidelberg Village, plus commandant Christison's Lake Wendouree press pass with Melbourne 1956 logo. (5 items) View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot #665 VICTORIAN RAILWAYS SOUVENIR TICKET - MELBOURNE 1956 OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY: Ticket issued to Olympians housed at the Lake Wendouree Olympic Village in order to facilitate their attendance at the Opening Ceremony held at the M.C.G., with text "Special Train for Rowing & Canoeing Teams - Ballarat to Richmond and Return - This ticket is not transferable but may be retained by the holder on completion of the journey", marked "*183" on rear; extremely scarce. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot #666 MELBOURNE 1956 OLYMPICS - DAILY STAFF DUTY PASSES: Three passes for admission to the M.C.G. on Saturday the 8th of December 1956, "For Duties As Accountant/Secretary/Secretary-Accountant". Rare. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$200StatusSold Lot #667 MELBOURNE 1956 OLYMPICS - CHAIRMAN'S RESERVE TICKETS: Three replacement tickets [#868-870] stamped "Main Stadium M.C.G."; extremely scarce - we know of only two others, held by the Australian Sports Museum. (3 items) View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$900StatusSold Lot #668 DIPLOMA: "Diploma - Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 - Brigadier F.H. Christison - Commandant, Olympic Village, Ballarat", with printed signatures of IOC president Avery Brundage, Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies, and Organising Committee chairman W.S. Kent-Hughes; framed and glazed, 46 x 59.5cm overall. View details Estimate$500 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot #669 An aerial photograph of the Olympic Village at Lake Wendouree, presented to Village Commandant F.H. Christison by the Ballarat mayor Cr K.C. Webb; titled "City of Ballaarat - Lake Wendouree - Venue, Rowing & Canoeing - XVIth Olympiad 1956", the photograph features many annotations including the locations of the Olympic Village, the 2000m rowing course, and the 500m/1000m/10,000m canoeing courses; framed & glazed, overall 42 x 52.5cm. View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #670 Lake Wendouree Olympic Village commandant F.H. Christison's original personal blazer pocket patch, embroidered with the Olympic rings and text "Olympic Village 1956 - Commandant - Ballarat", together with his flat cap with embroidered USA Team Olympic logo, and his hat ribbon with embroidered Olympic rings. (3 items) View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #671 Ballarat Olympic Village commandant F.H. Christison's personal Melbourne 1956 Olympic Official pin badge, in oxidised silver with blue enamelled border and enamelled Olympic rings, torch, and map of Australia; stamped "3835" on reverse, manufactured by K.C. Luke (Melbourne), dimensions 51 x 30 mm, weight 20 grams. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #672 PIN BADGES: Collection of twenty-nine pins (some in their original boxes) gathered during the 1956 Olympics by Ballarat Olympic Village commandant F.H. Christison; countries present include Australia, New Zealand, Austria, France, Hungary, Japan, Romania, Sweden, USSR, and others. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$850StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next Previous 1234 Next
