Extremely Rare: Souvenir Torch From 1936 Olympic Summer Games Berlin
Item History & Price
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Extremely rare; Original Souvenir Torch from 1936 Olympic Summer Games in Berlin - the so called Hitler Games
when I say `rare`- it means it - is the only such souvenir torch I have seen in more than 45 years of collecting olympic stuff
- neither do I know how many of those were produced and how many still exist
torch is about i16, 5 cm tall, and the diameter at the bottom is about 5 cm, at the top about 9 cm
on the shaft/stem is to see from top to botto...m - see scans : the german eagle, then the olympic rings, then it say in german: Torch Relay Olympia Berlin 1936 - then they show the route of the run: Olympia-Athens-Delphi-Saloniki-Belgrad-Budapest-Vienna-Prague-Dresden-Berlin
at the bottom - see scan - it has a registration mark that proofs its originality: D.R.G.M. 1370664 Lindner Maask Dresden N 15 - another hint that it was made in germany -
the torch is still in pretty good shape when considering its age of already more than 82 years - however, as you can see there are a few spots / small dents that are not so nice - two spots seem to be part of the production - no damage by the previous owner(s)
as said before - it is extremy rare and that`s determines the price asked
I will mail the torch for about half the postage it will cost me - which will amount to about USD 40, - due to extra insurance etc. - I will mail it by airmail, registered, insured and with tracking number
since the torch isn`t that heavy ( about250 g before wrapping) and the mailing class I choose is good for up to 5.000 g, you are free to buy something else without having to pay extra on postage - as long as the combined weight + wrapping doesn`t succeed the limit of 5000g
I have right now listed quite a selection of olympic items that might interest you and I will do so over the next few days - so look at my other items too
I collected olympic items for about 40 years and due to age etc. I have to get rid of many of these items - so I have already listed some and will list many more stuff during the weeks to come - so it`s worth to look regularily.
Attn.. For the moment I want to sell only to North- and South America as well as Asia ans Australia - for legal reasons I will at the moment not sell to the 28 member states of the European Union - including Germany.
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