1908 London Official Report with bookplate reading "Presented by the National Rifle Association to W. Robinson who represented the United Kingdom in the Olympic Games Shooting Competitions in 1908, the spine is faded and there is some splitting, a nice copy owned by an participant at the Games (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Lot No: 10157
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1908 London. 9 different Franco-British Exhibition STADIUM cards (3x colour), one card sent on the day of the Marathon (24 JY 08) (Image)
Opening EUR 70.00
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Lot No: 10159
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1908 London. Pair of postcards from the Franco-British Exhibition, one an official pc with official vignette in blue tied by arrival cds and other with Exhibition cds tying KEVII franking (Image)
Opening EUR 50.00
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Lot No: 10160
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1908 London. 23 postcards of Franco-British-Exhibition mixed used/unused (9x official colour cards incl. one with Marathon date 24 JY 08) (Image)
Opening EUR 50.00
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Lot No: 10161
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1908 London small group incl. Franco-British Exhibition vignette in red in imperf. vert. strip of 5 (fault at top), 7 different picture postcards of Wembley Stadium (2 with Expo cds), 2 normal cards with Franco-British Exhibition cds and 1 with Ballymaclinton Shepherds Bush Exhibition cds (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
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Lot No: 10162
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1908 London and Franco-British Exhibition collection written up in two albums with picture postcards and special cancels throughout, incl. Exhibition vignette tied to cover, pamphlet for the inauguration of the Olympic stadium, Valentine's Giant Post Card of the stadium, Valentine's postcard booklet (complete) for the exhibition, advertising postcards, photo postcard of Barton's airship with flew over the stadium, British Olympic Committee vignette proofs (4), the second album with emphasis on the football competition incl. 25+ postcards with the Ballymaclinton Shepherds Bush or Franco-British Exhibition cds used on days of the football matches through to the Final plus 15 with normal London cancels, then scarce 1906-13 picture postcards of players who played for the England football team incl. Clapton Orient, Birmingham, Herbert Smith, Reading, Wolves, Luton Town (2), Tottenham Hotspur (2) and Everton (2), then several special cancels on the days of other events incl. 100m final and the Marathon, a fantastic collection telling the story of the Games with many scarce items, plus official souvenir book of the Exhibition (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
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Lot No: 10164
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1908 London. The Bob Wilcock collection of the Marathon mounted on 38 pages, starting with a page for the pre-Olympic Trial Marathon with ppc of the winner, then following the course of the Marathon and its participants, with ppc from the start of the race (3), then at Sovereign's Gate down Castle Hill (4), Thames Street, message on postcard sent on the day "Talk about crowds here", ppc of Thomas Jack in the lead, ppc of Dorando 5 miles in, ppc of Hayes at the half-way point, ppc showing Jack Price leading at 14 miles, then Dorando & Longboat (2nd & 3rd) at 15, 16 and 17.5 miles, Hayes at 17.5 miles, Dorando at 21 miles, Dorando at 23.5 miles (2) followed by the same for Hayes (2), Dorando at 24 miles and Hayes the same, stereo-view card "waiting to see the marathon race", 2 of the awaiting crowds, then Dorando's arrival into the stadium, 4 "Health & Strength" series pcs of the leading athletes, Dorando crossing the finishing line (5) incl. one with message "This is when the English tried to do the Americans out of the marathon race", Hayes finishing, official pc with message "We are going to see the finish of the great marathon race in the stadium on Friday. Its the event of the games", the Queen presenting the cup to Dorando (4) plus pc with message "I saw the Queen present the gold cup to Dorando", Dorando holding the cup (3), Hayes being carried by his team mates, ppcs after the race incl. Thomas Jack signed ppc of himself, Hayes at an exhibition run, 2 advertising pcs of him for shoes, Dorando advertising Oxo his mother's hotel & his car garage (two signed by him), and a ppc of him with all his medals and trophies, a fantastic and fascination exhibition collection telling the story of this famous race, an extremely difficult to replicate (Image)
