623 OFFICIAL BADGE - COMPETITORS: Manufactured by K.G. Luke, Melbourne; red enamelled border, silver background, dark blue ribbon by Raleigh Print marked “FOOTBALL”; numbered “6378” on reverse.������������$300–500 624 OFFICIAL BADGE - COMPETITORS: Manufactured by K.G. Luke, Melbourne; red enamelled border, silver background, dark red ribbon by Raleigh Print marked “GYMNASTICS”; numbered “6512” on reverse.���������$300–500 625 OFFICIAL BADGE - MEMBERS OF THE PRESS: Manufactured by K.G. Luke, Melbourne; dark green enamelled border, bronze background, pale green ribbon by Raleigh Print marked “PRESS”; numbered “9341” on reverse.���������$500–750 626 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPIC TORCH, aluminium alloy, height 41cm, legend around top “XVI Olympiad 1956: Olympia - Melbourne”. Purchased at a charity auction in Perth (August 1989) for $30,000.�������������������������������������������������������$15,000–20,000 627 A group of 1956 Melbourne Olympics ephemera comprising event tickets (various) for the Exhibition Building (6), the Olympic Park Swimming Stadium (6), the West Melbourne Stadium (3), and the Main Stadium (3), two different Olympic Village visitor’s passes (Fiji Olympic Team guest), pamphlets and guides (8), and three others. (31 items)����������$300–500 628 A group of 1956 Melbourne Olympics items, including a vinyl cushion, a main stadium ticket, two silk scarves, ten different event programmes, and others. (16 items)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������$150–200 629 A group of 1956 Melbourne Olympics items, including an “Embassy Olympic Notebook” signed by no fewer than twenty-five Olympians, a set of six drinking glasses, a plate, a ticket, a wooden toy, and several others. (qty.)�$150–200 630 A group of four hard-bound publications pertaining to the Melbourne Olympics, comprising “The Official Report Of The Organizing Committee Of The XVI Olympiad” (ex. Burwood High School), December 15 1956 issue of “Pix” magazine with Betty Cuthbert on cover, and two different souvenir books by Colorgravure Publications. (4 items)�����������$100–150 631 MELBOURNE OLYMPICS - BOXING: Group of ephemera including nine official daily programmes (7 different days plus 2 duplicates) and three November 27th “COMPLIMENTARY” West Melbourne Stadium tickets, plus a 1956 Romanian team badge, and a plastic tag with text “Olympic Games - Melbourne 1956 - Official”. (15 items)��$150–200 632 A group of 1956 Melbourne Olympics items, including a car badge, Opening and Closing Ceremony LPs, fourteen Coles swap cards, two silk scarves, Opening Ceremony programme, Football Final and Closing Ceremony programme, and others. (20+ items)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$200–250 633 COLES SWAP CARDS: A group of 1956 Olympics part-sets, comprising Series 1 Large Flags [22/28 plus 2 duplicates], Series 2 Small Flags [9/28], and Series 3 Events & Venues [13/28], plus four different 1956 Olympics playing cards. (50 items)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������$200–300 634 An accumulation of 1956 Melbourne Olympics items, including an ashtray, a butter knife, six tickets, some pamphlets/booklets, and six official programmes; mixed condition.�������������������������������������������������������$200–300 635 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPICS: Seat cushion from the opening ceremony, chocolate tin, boomerang ornament and badge; together with SYDNEY 2000 badges and medallions, (qty).����������������������$120–180 636 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPICS: A group comprising ten official event programmes (including two Swimming at Olympic Park), Opening and Closing Ceremony programmes, “15 Days in ‘56” by Bruce Howard [Angus & Robertson, 1995], and three others. (16 items)������������������������$120–180 637 MELBOURNE OLYMPICS group of four silk souvenir handkerchiefs, 34 x 34cm each overall. (4)��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$120–180 Ex 638 638 TICKETS: A nice group in a Myer Emporium event souvenir envelope; noted Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony (2), Olympic Park Swimming Stadium diving (4), Exhibition Building basketball, and more. (24 items)������������$200–300 74
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