Olympic Games / Helsinki 1952 / Nurmi - Lot 270

Olympic Games / Helsinki 1952 / Nurmi 5 items featuring the “Flying Finn,” hero of the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Games: - Official stadium admission ticket dated July 22, 1952, featuring a depiction of Nurmi’s statue. 8.7 x 15 cm. - Finnish illustrated envelope featuring a portrait of Nurmi, with a facsimile of his signature. Illustrated back. - Photographic maximum card from 1954, published by Éditions Bourgogne: Nurmi carrying the torch in 1952, with Greek stamp and postmark. - Photographic reprint of the ceremony in which the champion lit the cauldron. - Rare 1985 postmark on a Polish postcard featuring the statue of Nurmi.

Estimate:£41.79

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