Olympics continued...
1896 Athens continued...
| Lot |
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Descrip |
Opening |
| 20028 |
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 1896 Olympics set of 12 die proofs in issued colour on toned thick paper, very fine and very rare, exhibition showpiece for an Olympic collector; each with individual Trachtenberg certificate.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 6,000
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20029 |
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 1896 Athens, collection of postcards incl. 4 of the stadium, 2 of the Zappeion, four of events during the Games (horizontal bars, parallel bars, cycling and fencing), four of participants (incl. Spiridon Louis), 11 postcards/photo cards
of notable people who contributed to the Games incl. King George I, George Averoff, Demetrius Vikelas (first president of the IOC, incl. postcard written by him), D. Sakorrafos ("father of the idea of the issue of postage stamps for the Frist
Olympic Games"), and several items relating to Albert Meyer who was a significant photographer at the Games (incl. photocard showing the wrestling finalists and a photocard portrait signed by him with original wrapper).(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 500
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20030 |
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 Memorabilia. "Les Jeux Olympiques / Du Messager d'Athènes" newspapers published by the International Olympic Committee, printed in French, numbers 1-15 (inclusive) and dated from 27th January to 6th April 1896, very scarce, with
these being the oldest regular publication of the IOC.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 500
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20031 |
BOOK/ProofOOTO/SI N TURE, |
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 Group of contemporary articles about the 1896 Olympics, incl. "Helios" monthly magazine from January 1892 to December 1896, bound with a hardboard cover with some articles on the Olympic Games, and "The City" political weekly magazine
from April 5th 1887 to 18th Nov 1890 bound in 2 volumes (seemingly complete but with some copies as replacements) with supposedly some references to the Zappas Olympics of 1888, two "Le Tour du Monde" 1896 travel publicity brochures to Greece and the
Olympic Games, "TA OLYMPIA" Greek newspaper 23rd March 1896, two editions of the "La Bicyclette" French magazine for 2nd April and 30th April 1896 with reports about the Games (Spiridon illustrated on front cover of one), and several extracts about
the revival of the modern Olympics from books in English, plus 1891 "La Revue Athlétique" book no.8.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
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1900 Paris
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 20032 |
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 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition group of mainly vignettes with 30 mint examples (slight toning) and four on cover/card (3 tied), plus two cards with exposition cancels, a ppc and an advertising card.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 60
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| 20033 |
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 1900 Paris Universal Exposition, group of three different printed envelopes from the Ministry of Commerce for the expo (one with the exposition machine cancel with "RF" in flag), a 20F bond for the expo, plus a 1901 edition of
L'Aéronaute.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 70
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
1904 St. Louis
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 20034 |
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 1904 St Louis Word's Fair collection incl. postcard sent registered with the World's Fair set of five stamps tied by the exposition cds, Italian illustrated postcard with Olympic legend, label advertising the fair when it was scheduled
for 1903, two tickets to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, French Government official's printed envelope for the exposition, German Organising Committee for the fair printed envelope, exposition cancels on covers/cards incl. "EXPOSITION STA" duplex,
(2, one on coloured illustrated envelope of the Manufacturers building), "EXPOSITION STATION" machine cancel on Fair postcard, "WORLD'S FAIR ST. LOUIS" numbered machine cancels from 1 to 7, 1903 Louisiana Purchase machine cancel on cover, a ppc of
the observation wheel and the mint set of stamps.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 300
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1906 Athens
| Lot |
Symbol |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 20035 |
Proof |
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 1906 Olympics set of 14 die proofs on card in the issued colours, 2l with faint surface imperfections, some slight tropicalisation, a very rare set, plus 2l proof with double print in marginal block of 10 and 20l plate proof in blue in
right marginal block of eight (both with foxing).(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,000
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20036 |
Proof |
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 1906 Olympics collection of proofs in different colours on a mixture of papers and cards, incl. 1l (1 single, 2 pairs), 2l (2 singles, 3 pairs, 2 blocks of four), 3l (4 singles, interpanneau pair and strip of three), 5l (1 single, 2
pairs), 10l (2 singles, 1 single perf., three pairs), 20l (3 singles, 1 block of four), 25l (2 singles), 30l (2 singles and block of four), 40l (4 singles, partially stuck down), 50l (3 singles), 2D (2 singles) and 5D (5 singles), plus a toned New
Years greetings card by Segg with the printed set, mostly very fine and a difficult lot to replicate, a great lot.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 1,500
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20037 |
Proof |
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 1906 Olympics 1l purple imperf. proof on pinkish carton paper in sheetlet of nine, printed later as a sample of Perkins Bacon's work, with hs H2006, a few tone spots, fine & rare.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20038 |
Proof |
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 1906 Olympics 1l proof in light green on carton paper in block of 9, corner crease and natural paper wrinkle, fine and scarce.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20039 |
Proof |
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 1906 Olympics 3l violet imperf. proof on carton paper in sheetlet of nine, printed later as a sample of Perkins Bacon's work, with hs H2007, a few tone spots, fine & rare(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20040 |
Proof |
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 1906 Olympics 40l proof in dull orange on carton paper in block of 12, crease and natural paper wrinkles, fine appearance and scarce.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 150
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20041 |
Proof |
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 1906 Olympics 2D orange imperf. proof on carton paper in sheetlet of six, printed later as a sample of Perkins Bacon's work, with hs H2013, fine & rare.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20042 |
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 1906 (Mar 25) FIRST DAY OF ISSUE: 1906 Olympics 5l on postcard cancelled by Athens cds, overall toning, scarce.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20043 |
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 First Day of the Games: 1906 (Apr 9) Picture postcard with 1906 Olympics 1l pair, 2l, 3l (corner fault), 5l and 10l all tied by "ATHENS / OLYMPIC / GAMES / (AKROPOLIS)" special cds, sent to Turkey with Austrian and Turkish Smyrna
arrivals, some minor foxing, fine(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 600
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20044 |
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 1907 (Mar 2) Post & Telegraphs printed envelope sent registered to the Netherlands, with three 1906 25l tied by Athens "9" cds, with two stamps being dramatically misperfed and missing the lower portion of the stamp with the value, paying
the 75l double rate registered letter abroad, with Athens and New York registered labels, reverse with New York and Amsterdam arrivals, some overall staining and stamps previously lifted and put back, an attractive and most unusual with the misperfed
stamps.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 400
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20045 |
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 Third day: 1906 (Apr 11) Picture postcard with 1906 Olympics 1l tied by "ATHENS / OLYMPIC / GAMES / (AKROPOLIS)" special cds, addressed locally, probably cancelled to order, fine.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20046 |
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 Eight day of the Games: 1906 (Apr 16) Organising Committee printed envelope with 1906 Olympic 2l cancelled-to-order by "ATHENS / OLYMPIC / GAMES / STADION" cds, very fine and scarce.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
| 20047 |
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 Eight day of the Games: 1906 (Apr 16) Organising Committee printed envelope with 1906 Olympic 25l cancelled-to-order by "ATHENS / OLYMPIC / GAMES / STADION" cds, some minor toning to stamp and reverse with missing poster vignette, very
fine and scarce.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 200
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Closing..Jun-18, 02:00 AM |
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