Memorabilia relating to the late Lieutenant Colonel Rudyard Russell, international boxing legislator and IOC Olympic Order of Merit holder, Olympic it
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Memorabilia relating to the late Lieutenant Colonel Rudyard Russell, international boxing legislator and IOC Olympic Order of Merit holder, Olympic items comprising: a framed 1948 London Olympic Games diploma awarded in his capacity of Hon. Secretary of the International Amateur Boxing Association, a participation medal from Mexico 1968, a Great Britain team pin badge from Munich 1972, a stickpin from Moscow 1980, a cased souvenir medal set from Munich 1972 issued by the Canadian Olympic Association, a ceramic plate for Los Angeles 1984 commissioned by the Amateur Boxing Association of England, an IOC history book; sold with other boxing memorabilia relating to his career including a pair of 9ct. gold & enamel model boxing gloves, one mounted with a diamond and an elaborate brooch fitting, inscribed CHICAGO GOLDEN GLOVES 1953, an electroplated bowl, being a gift from the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, and other presentations including a medal from Cuba in 1974, and a few magazines and photographs (a qty.)