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

1906, Olympics 5 l. (2) tied by cds. "ATHEN 1906" to a picture postcard to Sweden, written by Swedish athlete and Gold medalist Hjalmar Melander, also an unused illustrated postcard depicting Melander holding his prize, very fine

1908, Världsmästare af Torsten Schönberg by Schonberg, 20 sketches from the London Olympic Games, fine

1912, complete set of 16 official vignettes in different languages designed by the artist Hjortzberg, fresh colors, also a black vignette "ÖSTERREICH IN STOCKHOLM 1912" and a vignette on the reverse of a registered cover, very fine, scarce assembly

1912, pin produced for the Olympic Games by the Danish Olympic organisation committee (ca. 21 mm Ø), inscribed "Olympiske Lege", also some pins produced for the Barcelona 1994, Beijing 2008 and Melbourne Candidate Games, very fine, scarce

1912, pin produced for the Olympic Games by the Danish Olympic organisation committee (ca. 21 mm Ø), inscribed "Olympiske Lege", also a pin produced for the 1956 Melbourne Games, very fine, scarce

1912, Den Femte Olympiaden by Peterson, complete set of 24 covering all aspects of the games, in Swedish, 384 pages with illustrations, hardbound in green colour, very fine

1912, Den Femte Olympdiaden by Peterson, complete set of 24 covering all aspects of the games, in Swedish, 384 pages with illustrations, hardbound in blue colour, very fine

1912, Olympiska Spelen Stockholm by Gustaf Uggla, an historical background of the Olympic Games, in Swedish, 726 pages with illustrations, hardbound, some usual traces of wear otherwise fine 

1912, Den Femte Olympiaden, 22 single issues of the Olympic magazine, in Swedish, profusely illustrated, poor to very fine condition, and a porcelain plate produced by Rörstrand, depicting the entrance of the Olympic stadium

1912, Olympiska Spelen Stockholm, official games report by the organising committee, in Swedish, 1068 pages with illustrations, hardbound, very fine, scarce 

1912, Official program for the 15th July, 48 pages booklet (ca. 140 : 220 mm), light soiling otherwise fine

1912, Official presentation booklet in English, nicely illustrated with a poster design on front and inside maps, 52 pages (ca. 135 : 229 mm), 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

"STOCKHOLM STADION / LBR 2 7 1912" superb strike tying a 4 ö. adhesive to a very fresh illustrated Granbergs postcard depicting a cyclist, sent locally, a further strike tying an adjacent large and colorfull vignette "OLYMPIC GAMES STOCKHOLM 1912" ; extremely fine, rare combination

"STOCKHOLM STADION / 22 7 1912" tying a 5 ö. adhesive to a domestic picture postcard sent the last day of the Games, very fine, scarce

"STOCKHOLM STADION / LBR 4 7 1912" very fair strike tying a 5 ö. adhesive to a picture postcard of the stadium to Stugaund, very fine, scarce postmark

"STOCKHOLM STADION / LBR 16 7 1912" tying a 5 ö. adhesive to an illustrated postcard depicting the outside of the stadium, sent to Wermeland, very fine, scarce postmark

1920, Olympiska Spelen Antwerpen by Bergvall, with an ad libris vignette on the inside cover, in Swedish, 160 pages with illustrations, hardbound, fine, scarce

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

1936, Olympia illustrated games reports in two volumes (ca. 194 pages), hardbound in German language, published by Altona-Bahrenfeld, fine to very fine

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

1940, red machine meter frankings, one envelope with machine meter mark "SUOMI * 200 FINLAND 654", and one fragment bearing a very fine strike of the rare meter mark "SUOMI * 150 FINLAND 686", very fine, most unusual

1940, red machine meter frankings, official envelope with two machine meter marks "SUOMI * 150 FINLAND 654" and "SUOMI * 050 FINLAND 654", together with an offical invoice headed "XII OLYMPIADEN HELSINGFORS 1940", very fine, scarce

1952, illustrated postcard with the autographs of all members of the Swedish Ice Hockey team who achieved Bronze medal, stamp tied by Olympic datestamp, very fine, rare

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

1900/10, Paris, London and St Louis, collection of 10 postcards, incl. from the Paris Exhibition where the 1900 Olympics were part of, one unused picture postcard depicting the 1910 Luxemburg Olympic committee, mostly very fine

1906, Athens, collection of 11 covers and postcards, neatly presented on album leaves, also two colourfull labels "JEUX OLYMPIQUES INTERNATIONAUX ATHENES 1906", one postmarked with cds., very scarce thus, fine to very fine

1912, Stockholm, specialised collection of over 360 cards, mostly Granbergs official Olympic picture postcards in three albums, neatly presented on exhibition leaves and written up in Swedish, wide range of topics from opening and closing ceremonies to athletes, also some covers and cards with machine roller cancellations; very fine, an attractive collection

1912, Stockholm, collection of 10 covers, cards and postal stationeries, all with roller machine cancellations, very fine, interesting group