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Lot # 894: 1956 Humberto Silvetti, "Weight Lifting Gold Medalist "Congratulations from Paul Anderson at the Olympics"

Category: Olympics/Related

Starting Bid: $15.00

Bids: 0 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "MEGA Collectors Auction 2017",
which ran from 3/31/2017 1:00 PM to
4/15/2017 8:00 PM


Lot Description  

1956 Photograph showing the gold medalist (Humberto Silvetti) as he accepts congratulations from the man he defeated (Paul Anderson of the United States) on the podium. An interesting photo from a sport that was in its infancy at the time but has become much more popular since making images of the event very rare. Condition of this photo from the United Press is essentially perfect!

Size: 7x9
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 5/5
Quality: 4.5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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