Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024

Lot 1416
Estimate: £80/120
Hammer: £40
Olympic Games. ‘XV Olympia Helsinki 1952’. Complete set of eight official programmes for the athletics events held 20th- 27th July 1952. All with ink annotations to pages, minor wear, otherwise in good condition. Sold with sixteen rare issues of the Official News-Service bulletin published by the Organising Committee for the Helsinki Games 1952, nos. 1-16, January 1950- July/ August 1951. Loss to the front wrapper of issue no. 1, otherwise in good/ very good condition. Also an Egypt Olympic circular cloth badge embroidered with gold metal thread, 3.75” diameter. Good condition. Qty 25.

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