Olympic Bid Pin Collection Olympic Pin Collection Bid Pins 1960 to 2028 Olympic

Description

This sale includes an Olympic pin collection. Think of this as an Olympic bid pin starter kit for anyone looking to collect rare Olympic bid pins. There are 80 pins and a few other buttons or decals tethered to bids or Olympic cities.
Throughout modern Olympic history, the IOC selected the Olympic host city through an extensive bid process. Most bid committees created a pin featuring their Olympic bid logo. Sometimes these pins are common, other times rare. This collection includes the original Olympic bid pin from 1960 through one bid pin for LA 2024 (later selected for 2028 hosting).
The following Olympic pins and Olympic buttons are included:
1 --
RARE
Reno 1960 Olympic bid pin for VIII Winter Olympic Games (awarded to Squaw Valley) the first-ever Olympic bid pin
1 --
RARE
Los Angeles 1976 Olympic bid pin (awarded to Montreal) in original packaging
1 -- Denver 1976 winter Olympic bid pin (they won and then rejected the Games moved to Innsbruck)
1 -- Colorado Ski Country USA pin (same era as Denver bid but on a bid pin)
2 -- Montreal Olympic bid pin for 1976 (they won)
1 -- Albertville 1992 gorgeous cloissone (they won)
1 -- Albertville 1992 button (they won)
1 -- Cortina 1992 decal (awarded to Albertville)
1 -- Anchorage 1994 (awarded to Lillehammer) in original packaging
4 -- 1996 Atlanta Olympic bid pins vertical with Circle of A's bid logo (they won)
1 -- PINdemonium magazine pin with cover story image of Atlanta Circle of A's logo pin (not a bid pin)
1 -- Athens 1996 Olympic bid button (awarded to Atlanta)
2 -- Portland 1998 Winter Organization Oregon (WOO) (awarded to Nagano) with one WOO in original pack
1 -- Manchester 2000 (awarded to Sydney)
2 -- Sydney 2000 Olympic bid pins (red, light blue)
1 -- Berlin 2000 smiling yellow bear flat pin (awarded to Sydney)
1 --
SCARCE
Berlin 2000 miniature 3D bear with fuzz and its own bid button
1 -- Berlin 2000 flat yellow bear Olympic bid button
2 -- Istanbul 2000 Olympic bid pin tiny red logo (awarded to Sydney)
1 -- Istanbul 2000 red googly-eyed character with hat, flag and ribbon
2 --
SCARCE
Milan 2000 Olympic bid pins by Bertoni Milano
1 -- Sochi 2002 Olympic bid SMILE button (awarded to Salt Lake)
1 -- Quebec 2002 Olympic bid button (awarded to Salt Lake)
1 -- Rome 2004 Olympic bid pin (awarded to Athens)
1 -- Stockholm 2004 Olympic bid pin (awarded to Athens)
1 -- Kitzbuhel 2006 Olympic bid button (awarded to Torino) note cracked/broken edge
2 -- Sion 2006 Olympic bid logo pins (awarded to Torino)
1 -- Sion 2006 Olympic bid pin for sponsor Securitas (awarded to Torino)
1 -- Sion 2006 Olympic bid pin for luge venue St. Moritz (awarded to Torino)
6 -- Beijing 2008 Olympic bid pins (these are unofficial with the Beijing bid logo)
1 -- Vancouver 2010 Olympic bid pin Candidate City vertical (they won)
1 -- New York 2012 Olympic bid pin yellow cloissone (awarded to London)
3 -- New York 2012 Olympic bid pins with Liberty/Runner logo one in original packaging (awarded to London)
2 -- London 2012 Olympic bid pins hexagon (they won)
1 -- London 2012 Olympic bid pin oval (they won)
1 -- Houston 2012 Olympic bid pin (awarded to London)
1 -- Hamburg 2012 flame Olympic bid pin (awarded to London)
2 -- Leipzig 2012 Olympic bid pins (awarded to London)
1 -- Stuttgart 2012 Olympic bid pin vertical bar (awarded to London)
2 -- Paris 2012 Olympic bid pins in enamel (awarded to London)
1 -- Paris 2012 Olympic bid pin in cloissone (awarded to London)
1 -- Sochi 2014 Olympic bid pin (they won)
1 -- Sochi 2014 Olympic bid button (they won)
3 -- Reno Tahoe 2014 Olympic bid pins including gold Cauldron Club pin, Torch Club pin and bid logo pin
1 -- Rio 2016 Olympic bid pin from Copenhagen dated 2 October 2009 (they won on this date)
8 -- Chicago 2016 Olympic bid pins with Star logo (awarded to Rio)
1 -- Chicago World Sport Chicago 2016 bid committee clossone pin (awarded to Rio)
2 -- Tokyo 2016 Olympic bid pins hexagon (awarded to Rio)
1 -- Reno Tahoe 2018 Olympic bid pin (awarded to PyeongChang)
2 -- Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid pin Candidate City (awarded to Paris while LA earned 2028 Games)
1 -- Budapest 2024 Olympic bid pin Candidate City (awarded to Paris) Budapest Olympic bid pin
According to "The Perlow Guide to Olympic Bid Pins 1960 - 2014" the pins marked "RARE" typically sold for more than 0 each, which is generally supported by current WorthPoint.com search results. The pins marked "SCARCE" typically were in the to 0 range (also affirmed by WorthPoint searches). Recent prices realized for the LA 2024 Olympic bid pin and Budapest Olympic bid pin are and up. Many of these other pins often list at to range.
The combined estimated value of the collection in this sale is over 0.
Low opening bid. Reasonable offers will receive serious consideration.
I will combine shipping on pin sales. First pin lot = full price shipping as listed. Second pin and more = 50 cents shipping for each additional pin. For international shipping each additional pin is . Please complete payment within 24 hours of sale's end. Thanks for bidding. And check out the Olympic blog: OlympicRingsAndOtherThings.com