The London 1908 Olympic Games marathon: the signatures of Dorando Pietri, disqualified from 1st place, and the athlete promoted to the gold medal posi

The London 1908 Olympic Games marathon: the signatures of Dorando Pietri, disqualified from 1st place, and the athlete promoted to the gold medal position Johnny Hayes, the Pietri signature on a postcard in red ink, dated 20/9/08, the card addressed in his own hand back to home in Modena, Italy, and reading ''with kind regards, best running'', and signed for a second time; the Hayes signature also on a postcard, signed in pen to the front, the reverse of the card written out in his own hand and signed a second time, Boston postmark, 26th September 1908; the lot also including a third postcard, unsigned, depicting Dorando Pietri posing with the Queen's Cup, the special award presented to him after his controversial disqualification from the marathon having been assisted over the finishing line by officials (3)