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Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale: 43

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
AUSTRALIA & STATES

Olympic & Commonwealth Games
Sale No: 43
Lot No:799
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Cat No:Collection

1956 Melbourne Olympics. The fine exhibit collection on 54 pages including illustrated First Day Covers, slogan cancels in red and black, special franking handstamp used by Australia House in London, the issued stamps in mint blocks all showing various constant varieties, special cancels from the main stadium and other locations with registered covers (7) bearing registration labels of Nedlands Park, Main Stadium (Press), Richmond Park Kiosk 1, Olympic Village, Mobile Post Office 1 or 2 and Melbourne Airport, Olympic aerogrammes mint and used (posted at the stadium, with message from a news reporter), rare unused formula aerogramme with view of the Olympic village (only sold in the Olympic village canteens), souvenir postcards used or unused, labels, stadium ticket with special folder, special flight covers, Olympex covers, cancels and labels. (90).



Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 550.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550

Sale No: 43
Lot No:800
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1956 Melbourne Olympics. Illustrated "Southern Cross" First Day Covers bearing the 4d Olympic stamp, each with a differing Olympic Games datestamp, a complete set of all 52 cancels used, each depicting a differing sport. (52).



Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 45.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 45

Sale No: 43
Lot No:801
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1956 Melbourne Olympics. Illustrated First Day Covers produced by various private printers for the 1955 2/- blue (22), 2/- green (20) or 1956 set of four (24, several with Olympics cancels), makers include Hermes, Royal, Wide World, Southern Cross, A.M.C Guthrie, I. Challis, S. Mitchell, Standard Stamp Co., Maxwell Easther, Arnold Wheeler, Wesley Cover Service, Mappin and Curran, Melbourne Games Cover Distributors, also the pharmaceutical companies Sigma and Parke, Davis & Co. Ltd, virtually all differing designs or colours, most very fine. (66).



Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 175.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 175

Sale No: 43
Lot No:802
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1956 Melbourne Olympics. Various stamps and covers on pages including Melbourne slogan proof impression on PMG cover dated 13 Dec 1954 (one of four examples known on that date), the issued stamps showing various flaws, illustrated First Day Covers, official aerogramme and the private illustrated aerogramme (only sold in the Olympic village) both used, stadium tickets (4) with special folder, stamps and covers produced by various foreign countries, etc. Also the well illustrated hardbound book "The Olympic Games Melbourne 1956" published shortly after the games, listing the events day by day. (55+).



Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 85.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85

Sale No: 43
Lot No:803
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1962 Perth Commonwealth Games. Covers including illustrated First Day and other envelopes, postmarks of the stadium, village, velodrome, aquatic centre, etc., two with special registration label. (18).



Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 85.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 43
Lot No:804
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Cat No:Collection

2000 Sydney Olympics. The extensive collection including special cancels, covers, postal stationery and stamps, Gold Medallists composite sheet from the 2000 Annual Collection Album, IOC Gold Medallists covers set (limited to 500 sets), Torch Relay cancels, Maximum cards, booklets, Olymphilex cancels (including two Royal Mail cancel covers, fewer than 100 sold), booklets and labels, stamps issued by various other countries, also tickets, programmes and various ephemera, Official Souvenir book, and Australian related items from 1960-96 and 2004 Olympics. (100s).



Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 125.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 125


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