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Sale No: 741
Lot No: 170
Symbol:
Cat No: 2527 var.
Czechoslovakia, 1984, Unissued 1K Pole Vaulter inscribed "Los Angeles 1984" (Scott 2527 var), without gum (as often), pristine and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, signed Karásek with his 1992 certificate. Yvert 2600 var; €7,500 ($8,410).
When the Soviet Union (and by extension, the Eastern Bloc countries) decided to boycott the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, all stamp stocks that had already been printed were recalled and destroyed. In Czechoslovakia, only a very few examples—17 or 18, according to one source—of the 1K value survived.
The Czech set of four (Scott #2527-2530) was subsequently reprinted without the three-line upper left inscription referring to the Olympics and Los Angeles.
A key item for the Czechoslovakia or Olympics collector. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,200.00
Sold...US$ 1,200.00
Closed..Jul-15-2020, 11:56:56 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 741
Lot No: 171
Symbol:
Cat No: 2527 var.
Czechoslovakia, 1984, Unissued 1k Olympics, major misperforation (Scott 2527 var), inscribed "LOS ANGELES/1984", the stamp's design nearly perfectly bisected by the horizontal perforations, with obvious misregistration of colors as well, unused without gum; fault at bottom left corner, two vertical creases, otherwise Very Fine, an eye-catching, display-worthy item, POFIS #2663N var, signed. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
