The Robert Wilcock Collection The following description represents a lifetime of collecting this most difficult of Games which was nicknamed at the time the "Austerity Games" due to the rationing from WWII Exhibition collection neatly and knowledgeably written up on more than 120 album pages and on stockpages, showing strength in First Day Covers, cancels with some better machine, skeleton and Olympic village cancels, plus array of other postmarks including Mobile Post Offices etc., Harrison presentation packs and cards, Olympic sets in mint multiples, plus ovpts from Bahrain, Kuwait, Morocco Agencies, Muscat, Tangier, postal stationery, useful press photographs, postcards of Wembley stadium, BBC Olympic centre, plus a fine array of other items related to the Torch Relay with cards and covers, Organising Commitee stationery, also issues of other countries and a fine range of special Finish roller cancels an amazing assembly and a wonderful opportunity to acquire a valuable and rare assembly of this most difficult of Games (Image)

1948 London. Official Programme of the Opening Ceremony, 29th July with many autographs of Olympic participants incl. Dorethy Manley (2nd 100m women), Audrey Williamson (2nd 200m women), Bjorn Paulson (2nd high jump), etc., (Image)

1948 London group of 3 items: official ticket application form, "Information Sheet containing Programme of Events and prices of admission" and red, white and black luggage label with logo and inscription

1948 London. Official Daily Programme of the Closing Ceremony (Image)

1948 London. Official booklet of XIV Olympiade with information about Athletics (Image)