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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

1906 1l Die proof from the original die on card in black, some foxing otherwise fine (Image)

1906 5l Die proof from the original die on card in light brown, fine (Image)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)