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← November Sporting Memorabilia 5th & 6th November 2012

Helen Gordon's Great Britain team blazer from the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, navy blue wool by Bourne & Hollingsworth, silkwork badge to breast pock

Hammer Price:
£180
Estimated Price:

£250 - £350

Helen Gordon's Great Britain team blazer from the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, navy blue wool by Bourne & Hollingsworth, silkwork badge to breast pocket; accompanied by a luggage label signed by Helen Gordon and confirming she wore this blazer; sold together with Olympic swimming programmes, nine for Helsinki in 1952, two copies for 26th July, then a single for 27th July-2nd August inclusive; eight for Melbourne in 1956, 28th-30th November, 3rd-7th December, many of the programmes signed by Helen Gordon; together with Helen Gordon's Great Britain team instruction books for the 1948 & 1956 Olympic Games; B.O.A. official reports for 1948 & 1952; & an official printed souvenir of the 1948 Games (24) Helen Gordon was the only British swimmer to medal in the pool at the 1952 Games.