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Lot #6303
Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics Collection of (130+) Decals and Postcards

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Description

Large collection of over 130 postcards, decals, and ephemera from the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics, with many of the postcards and decals duplicated. Includes: a complete Mexico City 1968 'cube' booklet, with unfolded cardboard cubes intact inside; eleven postcards with raised corduroy fabric designs in various themes, ranging from the Aztec calendar to sporting event pictograms; more than 50 postcards with caricatures of various events, including boxing, field hockey, weightlifting, gymnastics, swimming, rowing, wrestling, and fencing; nineteen postcards with the logo of the Games over a solid-color background, with silhouetted athletes below; a set of fifteen square postcards depicting the Olympic Stadium, village, events, and logos; ten unused metallic adhesive decals featuring Aztec and Olmec emblems; four decals with various emblems of the Games, including the Olympic flame, peace dove, and Olympic torch; seven long rectangular decals of the Mexico '68 official logo; twelve other decals with various emblems associated with the Games; four Olympic peace doves; and a handful of other related decals.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Olympic Memorabilia
  • Dates: #657 - Ended January 19, 2023