Finlandia Chorus Tour of America 1939 brochure, 237x173mm, 49 pages, showing several images of the stadium, Committee and athletes, centre fold
605.039.020.004: Olympics. 1940 Helsinki. Memorabilia - Paper. Brochures (Image)

1940 Olympics fundraising plaque for the Norway team in aluminium depicting a soldier with a spear and an athlete with a javelin above the Olympic Rings and NORGE 1940, fine (Image)

1940 Olympics fundraising plaque for the Norway team in aluminium depicting a soldier with a spear and an athlete with a javelin above the Olympic Rings and NORGE 1940, crude engraved dedication on the reverse, fresh colour (Image)

1940 Olympics fundraising pin for the Polish team depicting the Olympic Rings above the national eagle and "19" "40", fine (Image)

1940 Olympics fundraising pin for the Czech team depicting their flag above the coloured Olympic Rings and "1936" "1940", fine (Image)

1940 US weightlifting team badge by Dieges & Clust, with image of weightlifter suspended below colour Olympic Rings and legend, fine (Image)

1940 Helsinki broach in gilt copper and coloured enamel, showing the Olympic Rings above "HELSINKI" with a chain below (disconnected) showing the flags of seven different nations, some missing enamel and oxidisation, scarce (Image)

1940 Helsinki Jysky essays of a Discus Thrower and the Stadium in composite pair in red on thin paper, endorsed "I palk" and "III palk" below, very fine and very rare, ex "Zappeion" (Image)

1940 Helsinki Hammarsten-Jansson essays of seven different vignettes in a composite sheetlet in blue on glossy paper, very fine (Image)

1940 Helsinki Hammarsten-Jansson essays of seven different vignettes in a composite sheetlet in black on glossy paper, crease at lower right otherwise fine (Image)

1940 Helsinki Official printed envelope from the ticket office (Pääsylippujaosto) with Olympics meter mark, some creasing, scarce (Image)

1940 Helsinki official vignette in German tied to commercial envelope with Helsinki meter mark, fine (Image)

1940 Helsinki group incl. six covers with the Olympic roller cancel (1 fieldpost cover, 1 on arrival), three 1940 stadium printed covers (1 unused), Latvia 20s postal stationery card cancelled by "AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES 1940 VIA LETTONIE" slogan machine cancel, plus 1940 printed matter label with Games logo and share certificate for the Olympic stadium (Image)

1940 (Jan 2) Envelope with Riga "AUX JEUX / OLYMPIQUES / 1940 VIA LA / LETTONIE" code B slogan cancel tying stamp, German censor cachet, very fine (Image)

1940 (Jan 9) Envelope from Latvia with franking tied by "AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES 1940 VIA LETTONIE" bilingual slogan cancel, censored, fine (Image)

1940 (Jan 4) "AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES 1940 VIA LA LETTONIE" code B slogan machine cancel tying 35s on cover to England, with both German and British censor tape, fine (Image)

VIGNETTES: 1940 Helsinki Swiss Rowing Association mint nh pane of six vignettes depicting four rowers holding the boat over their head, very fine and scarce (Dubois 1940-16) (Image)

1940 "American Victory Stamp" set of 4 in complete sheets of 40 imperf (ungummed), issued by the American Olympic Committee to fund raise for the 1940 Games, each with autographs at the bottom of each sheet from celebrities at the time; the blue sheet signed Forrest "Spec" Towns (110m gold medal winner in 1936 Berlin), red sheet signed by actress Shirley Temple, green sheet signed by naturalist William Beebe and purple sheet signed by tap dancer and actor Bill Robinson

Four illustrated postcards by Czechoslovak Olympic Committee, unused, showing Gymnasics (Hudec), Boxer (Hermanek), Skiing (Cardal) and Ice Hockey (Konopasek)