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Lot # 1004: Amazing 1932 Olympics Scrapbook with Complete Team Autographs (250+ Signatures)

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 6 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Masters17",
which ran from 9/27/2017 10:00 AM to
10/27/2017 10:00 PM



Amazing collection of in-person autographs obtained by one man, Mr. Frank E. Watkins. Broken down by country with long lists of bold ink autographs on official scrapbook pages and color cover with graphics as good as any Olympic poster. Incredibly complete, there are a total of 250+ autographs including Duke Kahanamoku with lengthy inscription, Buster Crabbe, Babe Didrikson, Eleanor Holm, Helene Madison, Stella Walasiewicz and many, many more. There are even autographs of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Olympic icon and scoundrel Avery Brundage and his wife. It is important to take a look at our listing online as we have shown all the signed pages. There may be many other important signatures we do not recognize. There are scores of Olympic Officials, coaches, foreign athletes, greats of Olympics and sports long past and RARE foreign signatures. Also, features multiple full newspaper sections reporting on the comings and goings of the Games plus three tickets & three programs. This is the most compete collection of 1932 Olympic autographs we have offered.

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