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Last chance on RR Auction’s Olympic Medals lot sale

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 This January, RR Auction is holding one of its most impressive events to date. The Olympic Winner’s Medals auction concludes on January 18 and is probably one of the most extensive lot sales of its kind. The featured items are highly valuable, it not even extremely rare, which is why anyone interested should check out the online catalogue and view the stars of this collection. One of the items included in the auction is a Lake Placid Winter Olympics Torch, estimated at over $30,000. This is, without a doubt, one of the rarest items in the entire collection. It is made of bronze colored leather and metal, measuring 8.5 inches in width (at its widest point) and 28.5 inches in length. The torch was designed by Don McFarland and manufactured by Cleanweld Turner. While the torch has quite a modern design, it surely includes elements that somehow evoke ancient Greece. There is a silver ring at the center of the handle which is engraved with Lake Placid’s emblem and the ...
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RR Auction: New lot sale features incredible Winter Olympics medals

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RR Auction is starting the New Year in style and they seem to be set on maintaining the record breaking sales they’ve had in 2017. The Boston based auction house is currently hosting a lot sale that features Winter Olympics memorabilia , including winners’ medals and Olympic torches. Interested collectors should browse the online catalogue as soon as possible because the auction concludes on January 18. One of the remarkable items that collectors can purchase in this lot sale is the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics torch . This is considered to be quite a rare item, which makes the fact that it has been estimated at a staggering $25,000 understandable. The torch is made of aluminum, it has maple handle which is emblazoned with pictograms of ten Winter Olympics sports. It measures 23.5 inches in length and the top aluminum carries the inscription “XV Olympic Winter Games Calgary Alberta Canada 1998”. On top of that, the ball at the bottom which is also made of aluminum is ins...
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Exceptional John Lennon deposition

RR Auction is known for dealing with a lot of items related to the music industry . Over the years, the Boston based auction house has managed to sell anything from autographs, autographed pictures of musicians, musical instruments rare albums and even documents signed by famous artists. Speaking of documents signed by musicians, back in September 2016 they held a lot sale that included a deposition signed by none other than John Lennon. As stated by RR Auction, the lawsuit this deposition was used in was intended by Big Seven Music Corporation against Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs, Ltd. and Apple Records. The deposition is dated on April 13, 1971 and it is quite an important piece of music history, especially since it shows bits of John Lennon’s amazing personality. According to RR Auction, the lawsuit was settled in 1973, two years after John Lennon gave the above mentioned deposition. For fans who are not familiar to the story, it turns out that the reason Big Seve...
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