1896 Athens gilt participation medal, some edge nicks and wear to the plating, scarce (Image)

1896 Athens participation medal, 50mm, bronze, very fine (Image)

1896 Athens participation medal, 50mm, bronze, very fine (Image)

"Hellas During The Olympic Games of 1896, Panhellenic Illustrated Album", by Maïsner and Kargaradouri in 1897, Greek text, HB, pp.384, some minor faults, very rare book (Image)

Poster of the 1896 Olympic stadium, 84x58cm, intended as a template for a pattern with a "pixelated" appearance, printed in 1908, folded in four with folds reinforced, some minor peripheral faults, attractive and unusual
605.036.020.022: Olympics. 1936 Berlin. Memorabilia - Paper. Posters (Image)

1896 Athens. Group of five items: Plan of the Olympic stadium, 28.5x42.5cm, faults, "New York Herald" newspaper, April 7th 1896, with report about eh Americans winning at the Games, "Harpers Bizzare" magazine article "The New Olympic Games", 1895, 6 pages talking about preparations for the Games, as well as a 2-piece panoramic ppc of Athens and a 6-piece panoramic postcard of Salonica (separated apart from two still joined)

SPIRO LOUIS signed 1936 Berlin 15pf+10pf Olympic postal stationery card uprated with 6pf+4pf Olympic stamp cancelled by Olympic Bell Stadion cds, sent to Athens with arrival cds, reverse with handstamp "Spiro Louis / Marathonsiefer von I. Olympiade 1896 / BERLIN OLYMPIADORF: 1936", the famous marathon winner in 1896 Games, and signed below by him, very fine and scarce (Image)

1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in rose, imperf. right marginal single, very fine (Image)

1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in dark grey-brown, imperf. right marginal single, very fine (Image)

1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in grey, imperf. right marginal single, very fine (Image)

1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in sepia, imperf. right marginal single, natural paper speck in margin, very fine (Image)

1896 5l Die proof from the original plate on carton paper in orange-brown, imperf. right marginal single, small natural paper speck and tiny stain at top otherwise fine (Image)

1896 Olympics 25l die proof in red on carton paper, fine and scarce (Image)

1896 Olympics 25l colour trial in olive-brown on carton paper, very fine and scarce (Image)

1896 Olympics 5D imperf. proof in issued colour on wove paper, pressed vertical crease, scarce (Image)

1896 Olympics 2l mint nh block of four with top right stamp showing variety "missing engraver's name at foot", toned gum, fine (Image)

1896 Olympics 5D mint og strip of three central stamp mint nh, some light gum wrinkling, very fine (Image)

1896 (Mar 12) Comité Hellène Des Jeux Olympiques printed postcard in buff depicting Ancient Greek Discus Thrower, with Athens "1" cds and Committee cachet (in Greek), sent to Patras with arrival bs, very fine and scarce (Image)

1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (ALMYROS): 1896 Olympics 5D cancelled by crisp Almyros cds on the first day of issue, small gum spot on face, fine (Note that the population of Almyros at the time was only 4'833) (Image)

1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (ARTA): 1896 Olympics 40l with crisp blue Arta cds, very fine (Image)

1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (ATHENS 5): 1896 Olympics 2l and 5D cancelled by Athens "5" cds on the first day of issue, 5D with a couple of light wrinkles otherwise fine (Note that Athens "5" was used exceptionally on this day to cancel stamps) (Image)

FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (ATHENS 6): 1896 (Mar 25) Front with 1896 Olympics 1l, 2l, 5l, 10l, 20l, 25l, 40l and 60l all tied by Athens "6" cds on the first day of use, very scarce and attractive Please note the revised estimate from the printed catalogue (Image)

1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (ATHENS 7): Envelope from Athens to Constantinople franked on the reverse with 1l (2), 2l (4), 5l and 10l tied by Athens "7" cds, with British P.O. arrival cds above, looks like it has been professionally restored, fine, signed G. Bolaffi (Image)

1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (MILOS): 1896 Olympics 60l tied by Milos blue-black cds on the first day of issue on small piece, very fine (Note that the population of Milos was only 1'088 at the time) (Image)

1896 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (NEON FALIRON): 1896 Olympics 10D with Neon Faliron cds (where the velodrome was for the 1896 Games and the infield was used for the football in 1906), very fine and very rare, ex Parigi (Image)