Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Netherlands, International Tulip Rally, 1954, a silver-gilt award medal, unsigned, arms and supporters, rev. engraved (Winnaar Wisselbeker van de Gemeente Haarlem), 38mm. Extremely fine; in brown fitted case of issue by W. Voet & Zonen, juweliers, Grote Houtstraat 165, Haarlem (£30-40)

The Tulip Rally, which was first held in 1949, covered 2000 miles through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Although the road sections were considered somewhat easy, there were a number of special sections or stages, which took in the then grand prix courses at the Nürburgring in Germany and Zandvoort in Holland