1906 Olympics photograph essay of the artist's design for the 10l in bromide on photographic paper, stamp size, affixed to thick card, a very rare item in the development of this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20060
Symbol: A
1906 Photographic essay of the classic Greek image used for the 25l in bromide on photographic paper, showing Hercules and Antaeus wrestling, 10.3x5.4cm, mounted on card, a very rare item in the development of this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20061
Symbol: A
1906 Photographic stamp-size paste-up essay of 25l in bromide on photographic paper, showing Hercules and Antaeus wrestling and "OLYMPIC GAMES" at top and the value and "ATHENS 1906" below, mounted on card, a very rare item in the development of this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20062
Symbol: A
1906 Photographic essay of the central vignette of the 40l in bromide on photographic paper, 8.1x8cm, mounted on card, a very rare item in the development of this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20063
Symbol: A
1906 Olympics photograph essay of the artist's design for the 50l in bromide on photographic paper with pen additions to the value to make "50", stamp size, a very rare item in the development of this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20064
Symbol: A
1906 Original handpainted essay in the design of the 1l & 2l values, stamp-size in black and grey in ink and watercolour on thick card, attractive and unique showpiece for this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20065
Symbol: A
1906 Original handpainted essay in the design of the 3l & 5l values, stamp-size in black and grey in ink and watercolour on thick card, attractive and unique showpiece for this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20066
Symbol: A
1906 Original handpainted essay in the design of the 10l value, stamp-size in black and grey in ink and watercolour on thick card, attractive and unique showpiece for this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20067
Symbol: A
1906 Original handpainted essay in the design of the 20l & 50l values, stamp-size in black and grey in ink and watercolour on thick card, attractive and unique showpiece for this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20068
Symbol: A
1906 Original handpainted essay in the design of the 25l value, in black and grey in ink and watercolour on thick card, with additional redesign of the duty tablet affixed on top, an attractive and unique showpiece of this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20069
Symbol: A
1906 Original handpainted essay in the design of the 1D/2D/3D values, in black and grey in ink and watercolour on thick card, horizontal bend below, attractive and unique showpiece for this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,800.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20070
Symbol: A
1906 Original handpainted essay in the design of the 5D value, in black and grey in ink and watercolour on thick card, attractive and unique showpiece for this issue. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,800.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20071
Symbol: P
1906 1l Die proof from the original die on card in black, some foxing otherwise fine (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 110.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20072
Symbol: P
1906 5l Die proof from the original die on card in light brown, fine (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 110.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20074
Symbol: J,P
1906 Olympics 25l brown imperf. proof on carton paper in sheetlet of six, printed later as a sample of Perkins Bacon's work, with hs H2011, a few tone spots, fine & rare (Image)
Opening EUR 600.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20075
Symbol: C
1906 30l Dull Purple mint with DOUBLE IMPRESSION in pair plus small portion of adjacent stamp, straight edges at left and right (possibly printed in the margin) and separated perfs inbetween, fine and scarce with only 2 sheets known, signed by various incl. Deilakis. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20076
Symbol: J,P
1906 Olympics 50l green imperf. proof on carton paper in sheetlet of six, printed later as a sample of Perkins Bacon's work, with hs H2012, a few tone spots, fine & rare (Image)
Opening EUR 600.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20077
Symbol: P
1906 5D Die proof in yellow on card, with ms "Dr. 3" annotation by the Greek post office at top indicating that it was the chosen colour for the 3D, initialled at lower right, several pin holes with one affecting the design, rare. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20078
Symbol: P
1906 5D Die proof in black on card, with ms "Dr. 5" annotation by the Greek post office at top indicating that it was the chosen colour this value, initialled at lower right, several pin holes, rare. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20080
Symbol: P
1907 New Year's card from the Director General of the Greek Postal Administration with reprints of the 1906 Olympics set, printed by Segg & Co., small corner faults at top left and lower right, attractive (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 260.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20081
Symbol: P
1906 Athens proofs on card incl. 1l, 3l, 10l, 25l, 30l and 40l all trimmed to stamp-size plus perforated 5D, fine to very fine (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20083
Symbol: H,WWW
1906 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE: 1906 Olympics 20l and 25l with first day cancels: the 20l with crisp Athens "4" cds, faint diagonal crease, very fine appearance and rare; and 25l with Athens cds of the first day of issue with some heavy toning otherwise fine and rare (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 100.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20084
Symbol: F
1906 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE: 1906 Olympics 1l pair, 3l and 5l on postcard cancelled by Patras cds, year unclear, however the front-side of the card has message written in German "I send your the new stamps, made on occasion of the Olympic Games", with dateline "Patras 7/IV/06" (Gregorian date), very rare, signed Diena (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 160.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20085
Symbol: G
FIRST DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 9) 2l,5l, 10l and 30l tied to separate small pieces by complete "ATHENS / ZAPPEION / OLYMPIC / GAMES" special cds, very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 80.00
Sold...EUR 130.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20086
Symbol: H
SECOND DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 10) 2D cancelled by "ATHENS / ZAPPEION / OLYMPIC / GAMES" special cds showing inverted date and month slug, very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 50.00
Sold...EUR 70.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20087
Symbol: F
FOURTH DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 12) Picture postcard with 1906 Olympics 10l tied by "ATHENS / ZAPPEION / OLYMPIC / GAMES" special cds and showing inverted day & month date slug (with day unclear), sent to Austria, with grey vignette adjacent and damaged blue example on picture side, only four postally used cards recorded with this variety. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 160.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20088
Symbol: F
FIFTH DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 13) Picture postcard with 1906 Olympics 10l tied by ATHENS / ZAPPEION / OLYMPIC / GAMES special cds with further strike on the other side, plus the same franking tied by normal Athens cds, both sent to the same recipient in France, very fine.
Note that the Olympic Village was at Zappeion so many of the cards with this cancellation are written by the athletes (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 80.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20089
Symbol: F
SIXTH DAY OF GAMES: 1906 (Apr 14) Picture postcard to Switzerland with 1906 Olympics 1c, 2c, 3c and 5c plus official vignette in blue all tied by "ATHENS / OLYMPIC / GAMES / (ZAPPEION)" cds, with Chuax-de-Fonds arrival adjacent, very fine and attractive (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 600.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20090
Symbol: F
EIGHTH DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 16) Envelope sent registered to Germany with 1906 Olympics 1l, 2l, 3l, 5l, 10l (2), 20l and 25l tied by "ATHENS / OLYMPIC / GAMES / STADION" cds, endorsed "R. No. 13" with Germany railway registration label added in transit, Darmstadt arrival, some minor foxing affecting the stamps, a very attractive franking and one of only six known registered letters from the Stadium post office according to Bergman. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,500.00
Sold...EUR 1,500.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20091
Symbol: F
EIGHTH DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 16) Envelope sent registered to Belgium with Olympic 1D tied by the special "ATHENS / STADION / OLYMPIC / GAMES" cds, with ms "R. No. 14", Brussels and Bruges arrival bs along with red and blue versions of the official vignettes and a vignette depicting a part of ancient Athens (all untied), fine and very rare, one of only six known registered letters from the Stadium post office according to Bergman. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,500.00
Sold...EUR 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20092
Symbol: F
NINTH DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 17) Picture postcard franked on the picture side with 1906 Olympics 1c tied by "ATHENS / OLYMPIC / GAMES / ZAPPEION" cds, not sent, very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20093
Symbol: F
TENTH DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 18) Envelope sent registered to Bohemia with 1906 Olympics 2l, 3l, 20l and 25l tied by the special "ATHENS / ZEPPEION / OLYMPIC / GAMES" cds, with ms "No. 16" registration number, Prague arrival bs, very fine and extremely rare, the only recorded registered letter from the post office at Zappeion Palace according to Bergman. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20094
Symbol: F
TENTH DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 18) Official picture postcard showing the Opening Ceremony with Olympics 5l block of four (corner fault at top right) cancelled by the special ATHENS / STADION / OLYMPIC / GAMES cds, sent to the USA with arrival ds, the only item recorded with a 5l block of four according to Bergman.
Note: Since the date plug was not changed for the 19th, we can't be exactly sure on which day this was posted (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20095
Symbol: F
TENTH DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 18) Picture postcard with 1906 Olympics 1l top marginal pair showing PERFORATION VARIETY with double perforation of one of the perforating columns (shifted up and right and not punched through), cancelled by ATHENS / STADION / OLYMPIC / GAMES special cds, fine (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20098
Symbol: F
ELEVENTH AND FINAL DAY OF THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 19) Official picture postcard showing the Opening Ceremony with Olympics 2l and 3l uncancelled but with the special ATHENS / STADION / OLYMPIC / GAMES cds adjacent (dated 18th in error but with ms date for 19th), fine, signed Tsironis. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 50.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20099
Symbol: H,WWW
1906 Olympic used set of 14, with many nice central strikes of Athens cds especially on all the horizontal values, difficult to replicate in such quality of the strike, very fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 180.00
Sold...EUR 120.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20104
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: Collection
1906 Olympics group of 20 covers and postcards, incl. the Olympic cancels with "ACROPOLIS" 18 Apr 1906, "ZAPPEION" Apr 22 1906 (which also has a vignette which was added later) and "ZAPPEION" 18 Apr 1906, also Olympics 10l tied by Bulgarian maritime cancel to postcard, an unusual maritime usage with Olympics 1l, 2l, 3l and 5l along with stamps from Italy, Portugal and Monaco on postcard all cancelled in Syracuse, unused illustrated postcard of Georgios Aliprantis (won the rope climbing event), cover with 25l and cover sent registered with 25l pair, 10l on postcard from Athens on the 3rd day of the Games with green official vignette tied on arrival, etc., plus 2 modern reproductions, a nice lot (22)., (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Dec-12-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 20105
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: Collection
1900-50s, Group of 73 picture postcards of Athens, with 25 showing the Olympic stadium, 9 showing scenes from the 1906 Games incl. German real photo ppc, rest with scenes of Athens or Ancient Greece.
