1896-1968, Mint & used collection of Olympics in an album, incl. 1896 mint set, 1896 used incl. 5D and 10D, a page with plate flaws, a page with forgeries, three pages of cancellations, 1906 mint set, 1924 Paris issues incl. page of plate varieties, set of inverted overprints from Syria and Grand Liban (all signed A. Brun and A. Diena), etc., then a good deal of completion of the mint issues incl 1948 Korea set of 2, a nice collection with some interesting items (Image)

1896-1992, Collection of Coubertin and balance accumulation of an Olympic collection, noted items the balance incl. 1924 15c Pasteur postal stationery card depicting Rugby, 1925 Prague Olympic Congress slogan roller cancel on cover, Monaco 1948 Olympics group of 4 die proofs, two Monaco 1964 signed die proofs with error "OLYMPIADES", and two albums with the Coubertin exhibit telling his life story incl. Monaco 1963 signed die proof in black, three France 1952 Helsinki die proofs, a boule de Moulins and two ballon monté, 1896 Olympics 60l on cover, France 1937 die proof in issued colours, unused 1896 Greek Olympic Committee printed envelope with cachet, 1896 Olympics mint values incl. 10D, 1900 Exposition Universelle printed envelope with "Congress International de Tir" hs (shooting), 1906 postcards of two athletes plus mint stamps up to 5D, 1924 Paris ID card, 1925 Prague IOC Congress et of 5 stationery cards with special cancels, etc., an interesting mix, great for a beginner collection of Olympics or for retail on the internet (Image)

1896-1980, Collection of mostly OLYMPICS stamps in 3 large boxes, incl. a large range of GULF STATES stamps with imperfs, souvenir sheets and some colour-progressive proofs, plus Australia 2000 gold medal winners sheets (face value A$800+), a range of stockbooks with some ordered by Games or by country of issue, incl. one of vignettes, plus non-Olympic covers and postcards incl. some modern correspondence (a chunk of it from China in the 1990s) and normal stamps, a useful accumulation for a dealer (Image)

1896-1952, Collection of Olympic stamps, covers and postcards, written up in 6 albums/folders plus loose, incl. 1900 Paris Expo postcards with Expo cancels (15), 1904 St Louis World's Fair (30), three 1906 Athens vignettes, 1916 Berlin vignette, 1920 Antwerp (11), 1924 Paris incl. six Floowy illustrated postcards, Olympics 10c and 25c in sheets of 25 (some separation and missing selvedge), 1936 Berlin incl. some press photos, a signed postal stationery card by Fleischer, 1936 Helms World Champions & Olympic Games Record Book (worn), two 1940 Tokyo postcards, two 1944 Woldenberg POW items, 1948 London machine frank on cover, 1952 Oslo set on cover sent registered from Hotell Viking, etc., a useful lot for further expansion or for a dealer to sell on the internet (Image)

CYCLING: Group of twenty-two 1900-20s French cycling postcards depicting various cyclists and the velodromes, plus a Chamonix postcard signed by the famous Tour-de-France cyclist Francois Faber, plus a few modern items

1904-2012, SUMMER OLYMPICS postcard and cover accumulation with commemorative cancels, some stamps and other paper memorabilia in 6 containers (organised by date for 5 of them), startin with postcards of the 1896/1906 Athens stadium (one real photo ppc), 1904 "Circus Drexer Olympische Spiele" pc, range of 1908 Franco-British Exhibition incl. three of Dorando, 8 ppc's from 1912 incl. Granberg pcs, 8 from 1924 incl. A.N. Paris (Polo, Uruguay football team) and a real photo pc of the only VC recipient to win an Olympic Gold medal, a dozen 1928 pcs. range of 1936 pcs and cancels, 1940 incl. Latvia vignette, two stadium printed covers, 5 covers with Olympic roller cancels (code 0 & II), etc., a great lot to sort through, ideal for a thematic or online retailer (Image)

1912-2000, Collection of paper memorabilia for Olympics, Athletics, Football and Basketball events in a very full album, incl. 1912 Stockholm official guide and a programme for the Marathon, 1932 LA day programme, 1936 Berlin day programme and the two volume cigarette-picture card "Olympia 1936" books, two 1948 London programmes, two 1952 Helsinki programmes, 1937 International FOOTBALL tournament used ticket for the final at Stade de Colombes. two France 1998 World Cup football tickets, St. Etienne match tickets, Basketball tickets, European and World Athletics tickets, guides, tags, etc., a varied lot (Image)

1913-97, Collection of ICE HOCKEY written up on exhibition pages in four albums with stamps, covers and cancellations about the Ice Hockey in the Olympics and World Championships, the covers cleverly mounted to show the cancellations only, with emphasis on the Slavic countries incl. Czech, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, etc., a very thorough and attractive thematic collection (Image)

1924-2006, WINTER OLYMPICS postcard and cover accumulation (some stamps and other paper items) in 3 containers organised by date, mostly modern with commemorative cards early on, except a dozen or so from 1928 and 1932, group of 1936 incl. express cover with set, machine cancels, Austria Fund raising cancels plus card with FIS Innsbruck World Championship cancel, 1952 Helsinki registered cover from Hotel Viking (where the participants stayed), group of GULF STATES stamps, etc., a useful mix (Image)

1924-1984, Small collection of Olympic vignettes/cinderellas incl. Hungarian 1920 & 1924 vignettes, set of seven 1940 Helsinki circular vignettes in different languages (mint nh), 1914 Alexandria Anniversary group of 4, 1924 Paris (4), 1932 LA (2), 1920 Antwerp (5 different colours) 1936 Berlin (8 incl. Kriefsmarinestadt Kiel circular vignette), 1940 Latvia, 1952 (4), etc., (130+), plus some Olympic Philatelic Expo sheetlets (Image)

1924-72, LITERATURE: 17 Books/cigarette card albums incl. 1924 Swiss Official Report of Paris, 1928 "Welt Olympia in Wort und Bild", "Olympia 1928" by the German Committee for Physical Education, "Sport-Bilder Olympia 1928" picture card book (complete) by Heinrich Frank Söhne, "Das Olmypia Buch" 1928 by the German Committee for Physical Education, 2x Bulgaria Sport Photos cigarette card album (complete) from 1932, "Olympia 1932" picture-card book, "Olympia 1936" unofficial report of the Berlin and Garmisch Games, "Die XI Olympiade" picture-card book (complete but toned) by Heinrich Frank Söhne, "Olympische Spiele 1936" picture-card book (complete) by Siegel & Co., "Olympia 1936" 2-volume photo-card album, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen with advert for the trip to 1940 Tokyo, 1960 "Sport Ed Arte" by the Italian OC, and 1972 Munich 2-volume official results

1948-2012, Mixed accumulation of stamps, covers, postcards and paper ephemera and memorabilia in 6 plastic boxes in 3 of our large boxes, very mixed accumulation, mostly modern but worth a good sort-out

1950s-2012, Olympics accumulation of stamps, covers, postcards and paper ephemera & memorabilia filling three large boxes, some written up on display pages in albums, needs sorting but would be worth doing

1950s-2012, Olympics accumulation of stamps, covers, postcards and paper ephemera & memorabilia filling three large boxes, noted 2004 Athens Winners with withdrawn Sampanis sheet, needs sorting but would be worth doing

1956-1984, Olympic collection written up in 39 albums & folders, with stamps, commemorative covers, postcards and cancels, ephemera, etc., incl. folder commemorating Olympia and the lighting of the torch, 1956 Melbourne (1 album incl. 2 covers with Olympic registered labels), 1956 Cortina (2 albums/folders), 1960 Rome (2 albums/folders), 1964 Innsbruck (1 album of picture postal stationery unused), 1964 Tokyo (1 album), 1968 Grenoble (2 small folders and three official bulletins), 1968 Mexico (1 album), 1972 Munich/Sapporo (7 albums/folders), 1976 Montreal (1 album), 1980 Moscow (1 album, 1 folder and loose incl. 14 programmes), 1984 LA (3 albums & 2 folders plus stockbook of other countries' Olympic stamps), 1988 Calgary (5 albums incl. Canada Post training manual, organising committee envelopes, etc.), 1988 Seoul (4 albums/folders), 1992 Barcelona (5 albums/folders incl. publicity), 1994 Centenary (1 folder), noted some autographs incl. Nadia Comineci,etc., a great lot to sort through (Image)

1956-1996, Miscellaneous group with small selection of Canoeing stamps, 1960 Rome guide book by Banca Nazioale del Lavoro, 1984 LA official Olympic Youth handbook, 1984 LA official post office guide book, 1996 Atlanta official calendar book, coins (6), pins (92) from 1984-96, 1996 Atlanta basketball ticket (2), UPS baseball cap with 1996 Atlanta logo, two ceramic spoons from 1988 Seoul and 1980 Moscow mascot plaque

1960s-2012, Accumulation of stamps, covers, postcards and paper ephemera/memorabilia filling 4 large boxes, including some Olympic collecting publications, a great lot for sorting through and breaking down on the internet

1960-2000, PINS: Collection of pins with team pins, official pins, mascot pins and commercial pins (Coca Cola, media, etc.) for the Games of 1960 Squaw Valley (5), 1980 Lake Placid, 1980 Moscow, 1984 LA, 1988 Calgary, 1988 Sarajevo, 1996 Centenary, 1996 Atlanta, some candidate city pins, non-Olympic (incl. Balloon Championships, other athletics championships), a fantastic lot for the pin collector (ca.1300 badges) (Image)

1960s-2014, Olympics accumulation of stamps, covers, postcards and paper ephemera & memorabilia filling three large boxes, incl. assorted postcards with some athletes autographs noted, needs sorting but would be worth doing

1960s-2012, Olympics accumulation of stamps, covers, postcards and paper ephemera & memorabilia filling three large boxes, one box full of small albums with mostly covers sorted by Games (incl. Candidate Cities), some Gulf States Olympic stamps, etc., needs sorting but would be worth doing

1960-94, Collection of Olympic commemorative covers incl. Olympia-themed (30), 1904 FDC, 1948 St. Moritz FDI folder, 1960 Rome (31), 1964 Innsbruck (50), Tokyo 1964 (45), 1968 Grenoble (48), 1968 Mexico (73), 1972 Sapporo (115), 1972 Munich (155), 1976 Innsbruck (133), 1976 Montreal (55), 1980 Lake Placid (70 incl. one signed by two USA athletes), 1980 Sarajevo (102), 1980 Moscow (237), 1988 Calgary (50), 1992 Albertville (71), 1992 Barcelona (40), 1994 Lillehammer (91), plus 26 IOC covers and some labels and meter marks pieces, with illustrated covers, commemorative cancels and cachets, postal stationery, registered, express, etc., all appear to be different, a great lot for a new collector (1'300+)

1960s-2012, Olympics accumulation of stamps, covers, postcards and paper ephemera & memorabilia filling three large boxes, needs sorting but would be worth doing

FOOTBALL: 1963-2002, Great collection of French Colonies die proofs commemorating football, mostly at World Cups, all signed by the engravers (and organised by engraver), incl. 1963 Centenary of the FA (24 proofs, mostly from Monaco showing different states), 1964 FIFA anniversary (2), 1966 World Cup (10), 1970 (10), 1974 (24), 1978 (7), 1982 (7), 1986 (4), 1990 (1), 1994 (1), 1998 (5) and 2002 (1), as well as 35 proofs commemorating football in general, African Games, stadia, etc., a fantastic lot for the football enthusiast, very fine (130+) (Image)

FOOTBALL: 1964-88, Collection of French Colonies die proofs commemorating football at the Olympic Games, all signed by the engravers, incl. 1964 Tokyo proofs from Congo (4 different), Mali & Cameroon; 1968 Mexico incl. Dahomey (2 different), Upper Volta, Congo, Dahomey, Laos and Mauritania; 1972 Munich incl. Niger (2), Mali (2 different values); 1976 Montreal incl. Chad, Dahomey & Mali; 1980 Moscow from Mali; and 1988 Seoul from Mali (3 diff. colours) and 1992 Barcelona from Monaco, very fine and attractive collection, great for the football specialist (24) (Image)

1964-2012, Collection of (mostly) Football at the Olympics written up in 5 albums, with autographs, memorabilia, publicity, issues of different countries incl. cancels, mini sheets, presentation booklets, FDCs, etc. throughout, with 1964 Tokyo incl. Japan issue Specimens, sheetlets, four Press passes to the Football matches, several signed covers and player postcards of Hungary players, 1968 Mexico incl. ticket and Hungary signed cover, 1972 Munich with several items signed by Poland players, 1976 Montreal with two covers signed by the winning East Germany players, 1980 Moscow incl. ticket, Allan Wells (100m Gold Medal winner), 1984 LA incl. Carl Lewis signed card, IOC cover signed by Yugoslavia players, 1988 Seoul with USSR signed covers, 1992 Barcelona with Linford Christie signed covers (2) and cover with his and Carl Lewis autograph, etc., plus "The Olympic Image - The First 100 Years" book, also a small section of earlier Olympics stamps/covers incl. 1944 IOC Jubilee on 5 pages and 1932 LA on 6 pages (Image)