380th Auction

1896, Olympics 1 l.-10 dr., complete set, fresh colors, unused with original gum, some light paper bends, 10 dr. unobstrusive corner perf. crease, otherwise fine

1896, 1 l.-10 dr., complete set, fresh colors, used, a few typical imperfections, 10 dr. unobstrusive corner perf. crease, otherwise fine

1896, 2 l. block of twelve with two gutter pairs, the last two adhesives on the upper row at right with hinge remnant otherwise unmounted mint, three stamps minor soiling, one pin hole, otherwise fine, and 20 l. block of six with three gutter pairs, unmounted mint, very fine, scarce

1906, 1 l. - 5 dr., complete set, fresh colours, unused, 3 dr. and 5 dr. very fine, both signed Bühler, and a complete set used, a few adhesives with minor faults, 2 dr. - 5 dr. very fine

"OLYMPISKA SPELEN I STOCKHOLM 15 7 12" machine roller cancellation on a King Gustav postal stationery card 5 ö. sent underfranked to Karlsbad, Austria, taxed upon arrival with Austrian postage dues 30 h. and 4 h. (2) tied by cds. "KARLSBAD 17.III.12", very fine, most unusual

1920, 5 c.-15 c., complete set, neatly tied by the Olympic cds. "ANTWERPEN-ANVERS 6 IX. 1920 VIIe OLYMPIADE" to an envelope to Stockholm, with adjacent large violet official label for the event, fine, an attractive and scarce combination, also three unused and used sets and one cover, very fine

1924, Olympics 10 c.- 50 c., complete set, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. "COLOMBES 5 -6 24 VILLAGE-OLYMPIQUE" to an envelope to Paris, a further strike adjacent tying two colorfull labels "JEUX OLYMPIQUES PARIS 1924", extremely fine, an attractive combination

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay sheetlet in brown, with seven unissued designs, no gum as issued, a couple of tiny surface soiling spots, otherwise very fine and very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay sheetlet in black, with seven unissued designs, no gum as issued, tiny tear on the margin above, minor crease at upper left corner and vertical bend on the right margin, otherwise fine and very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay sheetlet in blue, with seven unissued designs, no gum as issued, tiny tear at upper left corner, light bend far away from the designs, otherwise very fine and very scarce

1896/97, Athens, collection of 4 covers and postal stationeries franked with Olympics Mi. 98 and Mi. 101 sent to foreign destinations, also three picture postcards unused, one depicting the stadium, poor to very fine

1920, Antwerp, collection of 10 covers and cards, neatly presented on album leaves, most with clear strikes of the bilingual machine roller cancellation "ANTWERPEN ANVERS VIIe OLYMPIADE", fine to very fine

1924, collection of 9 covers, cards and some unused stamps related to the 1924 Paris Olympics, some Machine Meter cancellations "JEUX OLYMPIQUES PARIS MAI-JUIN-JUILLET 1924" on cards and pieces, Liban and Syrian 1924 four overprinted sets unused and one official program in French, also a collection of St Moritz Oympics, mostly very fine

1928, Amsterdam, collection of 10 covers and some unused stamps, incl. Mi. 205-212 complete set unused and two sets tied by the special Olympic pentagonal cancellation, some postal stationery cards illustrated by the Huygens bookshop, etc.; very fine, an attractive collection

1948, London, group of 17 Finnish covers and cards promoting the London Games, with an interesting roller cancellations selection, also a collection of over 12 covers, cards and some unused stamps, fine to very fine, a scarce group

1956, Stockholm, interesting collection of covers, cards and unused stamps in one album, related to the Summer Equestrian Olympic Games, with many special cancellations, stamp booklets, official vignettes etc., very fine, unusual