Olympics 1948 London, Lapel Badge XIV OLYMPIAD LONDON 1948 either side of Big Ben and the houses of Parliament Olympic 5 rings coloured in exergue on a red card (presumed as issued), Badge XIV OLYMPIAD two tone blue Houses of Parliament LONDON 1948 in exergue suspended from three bars where the pin is mounted the whole still attached to what we presume to be the original presentation card of issue, Round Lapel Badge in monotone bronze LONDON XIVth OLYMPIC GAMES 29 JULY 1948 14 AUGUST surrounding a discus thrower attached to a red card (presumed as issued). These 3 items accompanied by four scrap books containing newspaper cuttings with many black and white pictures of athletes competing. When viewing these London Olympic issues from that austere era just 3 year after World War II one is struck by the comparison between these and the 2012 London Olympic plethora of issues
The Host Cities of the Olympic Games a 5-ingot set comprising GoldIngot London 1908 One Ounce of 9 carat gold Lustrous UNC, Silver Ingots (4) Athens 1896, Antwerp 1920, Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928 each 20 grammes of .925 silver UNC and lustrous, each with a hint of toning, the Paris issue with a tone spot, in the London Mint Office box with certificate
Canada Olympic Stamp sculptures 1976 a 3-piece set in Gold, Silver and Bronze along with the three respective stamps FDC in the box of issue with certificate
Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo three piece medallic commemorative set containing gold (18 carat) 22mm, silver 28mm and copper 30mm runners obverse five circles reverse cased as issued with certificate
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