OLYMPICS: 1896-2002, Superb collection housed in 10s of albums (four large boxes) showing a wealth of material presented by Games : mint sets, FDCs, commemorative cancels, special machine cancels, proofs, documents, labels, postcards, booklets, etc., noted 1896 mint set of Greece, plus same used, various frankings with this issue incl. reg’d, 1906 mint set, 1920 Ovpt errors, 1920 Olympic committee stationery, 1924 Chamonix special roller cancel dated 06.02.1924, well furnished in Paris 1924 incl. 4 artist proofs, large collective proof (extremely rare), useful Germany 1936, etc., need careful examination, a fantastic basis for an exhibition Estimate: € 24’000 – € 30’000 (Image)

BALANCE OF THE FIRST DAY COLLECTION Balance of 130+ All World first day covers (some loose stamps), better items include Israel Doar Ivri set with tabs (cert. Tsachor), South Africa 1910 2 1/2d pair, Labuan / Brunei combination cover, mostly from the QEII period with British Empire and some Far East, Independent Africa and Arab States, some many QEII with Independence ovpts, an attractive holding Estimate: € 3’000 – € 5’000 (Image)