382nd Auction

Official envelope 'ORGANISATIONSKOMMITEN', sent to the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, franked with 20 ö., tied by cds. "STOCKHOLM 6 2 12", very scarce

Official brown envelope 'ORGANISATIONSKOMMITEN', sent to the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, franked with pair 20 ö., tied by cds. "STOCKHOLM 10 2 12", very scarce

Official envelope 'BILJETTFÖRSÄLJNING', sent locally with 2 ö. tied by cds. "STOCKHOLM 22 2 12", fine and scarce

Official envelope 'INKVARTERINGSKOMMITTEN', sent registered to the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague with 35 ö., tied by cds. "STOCKHOLM 26 2 12", very rare registered mail

Official envelope 'KOMMITEN FÖR FOTBOLL', franked with pair 5 ö., tied by cds. "PXP.87 23 8 12" to Stockholm, light transportation marks, franking with small faults

Finnish envelope 'SUOMEN OLYMPIALAINEN UUTISTOIMISTO…' franked with 5 ö., tied by trilingual ship mail c.d.s. "ABO 13.VII.12" (finals of fencing, swimming, waterball, etc.), as printed matter to Kuopio with arrival mark.

Receipt from the Telegraph Office in Stockholm for 10 kroner for the registration of the telegram address for the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, dated 9.11.1911

Olympic picture postcards, 12 different (5 Granbergs), some used or with written text

1913, inauguration of the German stadium for 1916 Olympic Games, 5 pf. official postal stationery card of the stadium with special vignette, neatly cancelled "BERLIN GRUNEWALD / DEUTSCHES STADION 8.6.13" (day of the inauguration of the stadium), locally mailed¸fine and rare

'Weihe des deutschen Stadions, 8 Juni 1913' postcard showing a Zeppelin above the stadium, used from "CHARLOTTENBURG 9.6.13" to Vienna

1916, Berlin/'Deutsches Stadion', small group of 9 different postcards and 4 vignettes

1920, 5-15 c., tied by special cancel of August 14 (day of opening ceremony) to official envelope "COMITE BELGE DE LA VIIme OLYMPIADE…" to Schaerbeek, little stained. Extremely rare.

1920, 5-15 c., tied by special cancel of August 16 (finals of men's 100m) to commercial cover to Italy with transit mark on reverse

1920, 5-15 c., tied by special cancel of August 23 (day of several finals of fencing, atlethics, swimming and tennis) to postcard 10 c., used locally with arrival mark

1920, 5-15 c. in blocks of 4, tied by special cancel of August 16 (day of atlethic finals for 1000m flat and 400m hurdle) to registered local cover with arrival mark

1920, Olympic issue 5 c. – 15 c. imperforated, large margins, unused with original gum, private signature

1920, special issue, 12 covers and cards with different frankings, partly with special cancellations

1920, official envelope "COMITE BELGE DE LA VIIme OLYMPIADE…", franked with definitives 15 c. in pair, tied by special machine cancel of August 21 (day of 4 atlethic finals), adjacent boxed "Correspondence to be sent to STADION-ANTWERP", very scarce

1920, special machine cancels of Brussels (4), Charleroi, Gent (5), Liege (4) and Antwerp (27) on cards and covers, partly as arrival mark, 2 with inverted day/months

1920, illustrated postcard by Verelst (stadium and airplane), franked with special issue 5 c.-15 c. and definitive 10 c. and special vignette in red (damaged at base), all tied by special cancel of August 15 (day of men's 100 m and 800 m), sent to Prague

1920, 5 different illustrated postcards by Verelst, all unused, very fine and scarce.

1921, 20 on 5-15 c., corner blocks of 4, one stamp each partly imperforated, unused with original gum

1921, 5 stamps with more or less shifted overprints, 2 stamps with printing folds and one stamp with part–offset, unused/used

1921, surcharge issue 20 on 15 c. with surcharge, tied by Peruwelz cds. to commercial envelope. Envelope little roughly opened and vertical fold well off the stamp. Very scarce and fine. Signed Calves

10 c. – 50 c. , epreuve collective with full margins and control perforation at right; outer margins with usual minor creasing and some hinge thins in the outer upper margin, still fine and most attractive; very rare 

1924, special issue 10c., artist's proof, similar to the issued design but without „FRANCE“ and sun rays above arm, in light green on wove white paper in block format, very fine

10 c., similar proof in darker green on chalky white paper, stamp format with sheet margin at top, very fine

1924,10 c. presentation die proof in the issued colours with control perforation at top, very rare with only 10 examples printed, manuscript notation on reverse

10 c., strip of 3 with right stamp diagonally bisected, paying the 25 c. domestic letter rate, with Olympic machine cancel "PARIS PLACE CHOPIN 4 VIII 24" to Fralognan with arrival mark. The left stamp corner fault and cancelled by pencil.

10 c. and 25 c., both with strongly shifted centre, and 25 c. with misplaced perforation, unused with original gum, 10 c. signed Calves

1924, lithographic essay 25 c. blue, similar to the later used design of 50 c., on stout bluish paper, very fine and rare

25 c., die proof in lilac and green on thick white paper,archival notation in the margin, very fine

1924, 25 c., die proof in black lilac and lilac on gummed paper with control perforation at bottom, small thin in the margin, otherwise fine

25 c., die proof in lilac and orange-yellow on thick white paper, very fine

25 c., die proof in black-lilac and grey on thick white paper, very fine

25 c., combined die proof of frame and vignette in bluish lilac on thick white paper, very fine