383. Auktion

1924, 2nd Olympic  issue 0,50 p. with double overprint, unused, very fine. Certificate Scheller (2023)

Uruguay: special issue 5 cts. on yellow paper, horizontal pair from the lower right sheet corner, imperforate vertically, unused, very fine and scarce

1928, 1½-30 c. with special cancellation of 12.8. (Day of closing ceremony) on registered letter with label "AMSTERDAM STADION" to Aarhus, Denmark, with arrival mark.

Huygens cards: Serie C and D, used in 1927 without text, very fine  (Geuzendam OL19-20)

Huygens cards: 'De Regentes' advertising card, unused, very fine (Geuzendam OL29)

Huygens cards: 'De Regentes' advertising card with additional franking, used from "EDAM 8.III.1930" to Den Haag, very fine and scarce (Geuzendam OL29)

1930, "BERLIN W8/Olympischer Kongress Berlin 28.5.30", superb strike on 3 pfg. private postal stationery card for the Hindenburg donation, very fine

COIL STAMPS: 6, 12, 15 and 25 pfg. with one emty space each, unmounted mint

COIL STAMPS: 6 pfg. with 4 emty spaces, tied by special cancellation "STADION 10.8.36" to cover to Mülheim/Ruhr, few short perfs, still fine. Very rare.

1940, Helsinki, Jysky essays 'Discus Thrower' 3,50+1,- m. in red and 'Stadium' 4+1,- in green, on thin ungummed paper, 4 m. small tear in the right margin, otherwise fine and rare

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay, sheetlet with 4 stamps in orange colour, on ungummed chalky paper. Slide marginal creasing, otherwise fine, very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay, sheetlet with 4 stamps in green colour, on ungummed chalky paper. Very fine and very scarce

Essay 'Stadium' 1:25 +50 by unknown artist., 4 perforated values in blue, red, brown and green, rare

Essay 'Stadium' 2:- -50 by unknown artist, 3 imperforated values in deep blue, red-brown and lilac, few tiny thins, rare

Essay 'Discus thrower' 2:- + -:50 by unknown artist.,  imperforated values in blue, red-brown and gray-liliac; one with crease, otherwise very fine. Rare

Essay 'athlete and olympic rings' 2:- + -:50 by unknown artist.,  imperforated values in blue, red-brown and liliac; tiny thins, otherwise fine. Rare

Essay 'laureated olympic fire and rings' 4:- + 4:- in red-brown, by unknown artist,  imperforated; tiny thins, otherwise fine. Rare

1944, olympic issue 10 – 50 gr., tied to registered postcard 20 gr., some minor toning, otherwise very fine.

1896, Olympiade 2 l. rose, upper right corner block of 25 incl. variety engraver´s signature missing, fresh colours, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce 

1906, Intercalated Games 1 l.-5 dr., fresh colours, cpl. set unused, fine

1928, Huygens postal stationery cards 5 c. green, series A & B, both used, one with tiny watery ink spots, still fine to very fine, a very scarce duo

"OLYMPIADE AMSTERDAM STADION MCMXXVIII", special pentagonal cancellation tying 2 c., 3c., 5 c., 7 c. and 12½ c. to registered cover to Port au Prince, Haiti, reverse transit "NEW YORK REG´Y.DIV 8 14 1928" and arrival cds. "PORT AU PRINCE 23 AOU 28", some usual light transportation marks, fine and very scarce destination

1½ c.-30 c., cpl. set tied by special pentagonal cancellation of 05.08.1928 to registered express cover to Mor Ostrava, Tchekoslovakia, with registration label "AMSTERDAM STADION" and red "EXPRESSE.", reverse arrival cds., fine and scarce

1928, 1½ c.-30 c., cpl. set tied by special pentagonal cancellation to registered cover with manuscript registration label "Amsterdam Stadion" and cachet "3072", self addressed locally, illustrated vignette of a runner on reverse, fine and scarce

1930, Sonderstempel "BERLIN W8/Olympischer Kongress Berlin 30.5.30" auf 8 Pfg. Reichspräsidenten Bildpostkarte mit Motiv von Frankfurt (Oder), mit rückseitigem Grußtext vom Kongress, leicht eckrund und etwas gestaucht, sonst tadellos

"AGOSTO 1936/XIA OLYMPIADA BERLIN BANCO GERMANICO 1936", excellent strike of the special machine cancel from Rio de Janeiro on a piece, very fine, very rare

"TO GERMANY FOR THE OLYMPIES", excellent strike of the 3 c. machine roller stamp in greenish blue with cds. "NEW YORK JUIL 13 36" on a piece of a printed matter to Germany, light wrinkles, still fine, rare

1948, South Korean Participation to the London Olympic Games, 5 w. green and 10 w. violet, both on three plain FDC envelopes, tied by the special Olympic cancel in black (2) or violet (1), together with 5 w. tied by First Day cds. "48 6 1", mostly fine 

1895, Shipwreck of the Steamer "Elbe", envelope from Odessa to New York, embarked in Bremen and recovered at sea after the maritime disaster, with both emergency postmarks "Frei! Marke abgefallen - Paid! Stamp lost." and "Geborgen aus der Postladung des untergegangenen Dampfers Elbe. Postamt 1 Bremen", with arrival cds., cover with normal faults as to be expected from salvaged mail. Very rare, one of only two shipwreck covers recorded originating from Imperial Russia

"SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF THE COLOMBO", perfect strike of the emergency handstamp on envelope from New South Wales to Merthyr Tydvil, franked with 2 d. blue, two singles, adjacent cds. "SYDNEY OC 22 1862", red transit "LONDON JA 2 63 PAID" and reverse arrival. Cover salvaged from the ship´s wreck while on its way to Suez on 19 November 1862, both the envelope and the adhesives faulty as to be be expected, very scarce and most unusual mail from New South Wales

1766, "Gebhard Werner Reichs Graf von der Schulenburg zu Wolfsburg" eigenhändige Unterschrift mit Lacksiegel auf Dokument mit Datierung "Wolfsburg, den 7. Oktobr. 1766", übliche Faltung- und Altersspuren im Rand, dazu komplette Transkription

Gebhard Werner von der Schulenburg (1722-1788) war ab 1750 Hofmarschall am preußischen Hofe unter Friedrich dem Großen und führte hochpolitische Missionen als Diplomat für den König durch. Er begründete den Wolfsburger Zweig des Adelsgeschlechts von der Schulenburg mit Stammsitz auf Schloss Wolfsburg.

1808, Faltbriefhülle mit Absenderstempel "Le Präfect de l'ELbe" und komplettem Briefinhalt mit Briefkopf "Der Graf von der Schulenburg-Emden/Präfect des Elb-Departements" (datiert Magdeburg, den 5.9.) mit Unterschrift des General-Secretair Wilkens, adressiert an das Königliche Consistorium zu Wolfenbüttel.

1920, Telegramm aus Berlin innen mit Stempel "PARIS CENTRAL 14.10.20", adressiert an "GRAF SCHULENBERG DEUTSCHE FRIEDENSDELEGATION PARIS", kleine Öffnungsfehler

1920, zwei frankierte Briefe von Oppeln an den Konsul Graf von der Schulenburg  (Deutsche Friedensdelegation Paris) über das Auswärtige Amt in Berlin W8. Beim zweiten Brief vom 2.11. (Inhalt eng geschrieben Ansichtskarte von Oppeln) wurde der Zusatz "Deutsche Friedensdelegation Paris" gestrichen, der Absender war jeweils ein Verwandter des Konsuls

1936, "Friedrich-Werner Graf von Schulenberg", eigenhändige Unterschrift auf persönlichem Dankschreiben mit Briefkopf "DER DEUTSCHE BOTSCHAFTER MOSKAU, DEN (4.I.1936)" gerichtet an Herrn Wimmer. Der Empfänger war vermutlich der impressionistische Maler Fritz Wimmern.

1906, "BERLIN W INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBIL-AUSSTELLUNG 8.11.06" klar auf Germania 5 Pfennig auf farbiger Karte mit Abbildung "Automobil und Pferdekutsche" nach Braunschweig in guter Erhaltung