9058 Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics Athlete’s Badge
1936
Estimate $600+ Participant’s badge issued for the 1936 Garmisch Winter Olympics. Bronze, 32 mm, 18 gm. The badge features an enameled designed of the Winter Olympics logo encircled by a laurel wreath, with the reverse engraved, “Teilnehmer, 266.”
9059 Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics Official’s Armband Estimate $200+ Uncommon armband from the 1936 Garmisch Winter Olympics, issued for officials of the 50 kilometer cross-country skiing event. The fabric armband measures approximately 4.5˝ in diameter and 4.5˝ in length, with black stenciled text, “50 Klm.,” and a purple Olympic stamp.
9060 Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics Pair of Silk Tickets Estimate $300+ Pair of silk entry tickets for events at the 1936 Garmisch Winter Olympics, including: a rectangular 1.25 x 2.25 ticket for the men’s slalom event, with gold bar on top, “IV. Olymp. Winterspiele 1936, Garmisch–Partenkirchen,” and silk portion showing Olympic rings above a red slalom course, “Herren– Slalom”; and a triangular 1.75 x 2.5 ticket for the bobsleigh event, with gold bar on top, “IV. Olymp. Winterspiele 1936, Garmisch–Partenkirchen,” and silk portion showing Olympic rings, the letters “BOB,” and the event date, “9. II. 1936.” This was the only time that Olympic tickets were printed on silk.
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