A collection of official posters from the 2004 Athens & 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Athens including seven examples of the primary design (illustrated
£300 - £400
A collection of official posters from the 2004 Athens & 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Athens including seven examples of the primary design (illustrated), one a smaller size issue; together with A flag/banner of the Olympic poster, 137 by 87cm., plus Athens 2004, Mascots (Athena & Phevos) with laurel, Mascots (on laurel), Mascots in stadium, Philosophy with statue & landscape background, Stamps poster in blue, Ancient Olympia - now, Ancient Olympia - then, Heritage (fresco with gymnastics), Heritage (football), Heritage & Philosophy (Photo/landscape), Heritage (photo/Parthenon), Heritage (fresco with horses), Heritage/Participation (photograph), Wrestling fresco, Olympic Cities x 4, Athens (on blue with pediment & logo) & Photo & Sculpture, all 67 by 49cm., all unframed; Beijing including the primary design (illustrated), 70 by 50cm., 27 1/2 by 19 1/2in.; together with three 'theme' posters, three 'peoples' poster and ten 'sports' posters, the latter comprising two different poses of taekwondo, running, basketball, swimming and gymnastics, all 84 by 57cm., 33 by 22 1/2in.; plus a poster of a running Xian warrior on a blue background/New Beijing Great Olympics, a gymnastics poster on a gold background, the back of a woman's head with five Olympic rings hairstyle and the official Paralympics poster (red, green & blue), all 70 by 49.5cm., 27 ½ by 19 1/2in.; and a poster of the five 'Friendlies'/mascots with the slogan 'One World/One Dream', 57.5 by 84cm., 22 ½ by 33in.