382nd Auction

1924, unissued design 'Roman arena in Nemes' 50 c., die proof in lilac and dark brown on yellowish wove paper, faint archival annotation and the margin, fine and scarce

1924, unissued design 'Roman arena in Nemes' 50 c., die proof in blue and orange red on yellowish wove paper, archival annotation and the margin, fine and scarce

1924, unissued design 'Roman arena in Nemes' 50 c., unicolour die proof in blue on white thick paper, fine and scarce

Postcards Pasteur 15 c., set of 8 cards in special folder, unused, some corners slightly bumped, still fine/very fine and rare

Postcard Pasteur 15 c. 'Rugby', used on the day of issue with olympc machine cancel "PARIS R.J   ROY 25 VII 1924" to St. Etienne with arrival mark, slight transportation marks, still fine and rare.

"COLOMBES 25.III.24 JEUX OLYMPIQUES / PARIS / MAI-JUIN-JUILLET / 1924“ roller publicity cancel with time, on Semeuse 25 c. on cover to Coupray with transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce

"COLOMBES 25.III.24 JEUX OLYMPIQUES / PARIS / MAI-JUIN-JUILLET / 1924“ roller publicity cancel with time, as arrival mark on cover with Semeuse 25 c., tied by olympic machine cancel "PARIS DEPART", very fine and scarce 

"COLOMBES 25.IV.24 /JEUX OLYMPIQUES / PARIS / MAI-JUIN-JUILLET / 1924“ roller publicity cancel with time, on Olympic issue 25 c. on commercial cover to Paris, fine and rare

"JEUX OLYMPIQUES..P.P. PARIS XIV 27 JUIN 24" (1st day of fencing and finals in shooting), the 'port payé' endless machine cancel, superb strike on printed matter to Vienna. An important rarity with just 5 entires recorded. Opninion Baudot (1987)

Machine cancel "JEUX OLYMPIQUES/PARIS/MAI-JUIN-JUILLET/1924" in box. without c.d.s.-application, tying olympic issue 25 c. and 50 c. to commercial cover to Sweden. 50 c. with lower right corner somewhat rubbed, otherwise very fine. Very rare. The lot comes with an almost identical cover but with c.d.s. "PARIS GARE ST:LAZAIRE 16-6 24"

Machine cancel "JEUX OLYMPIQUES/PARIS/MAI-JUIN-JUILLET/1924" in lines,  4 letters and one cart of different post offices, one of July 17 (several finals including modern pentathlon, rowing and waterball)

Machine cancel "JEUX OLYMPIQUES/PARIS/MAI-JUIN-JUILLET/1924" in box, on 7 cards and letters, all with olympic frankings to Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium and the US, including card of 2.6. (football game Switzerland-Italy with referring text) and other days of the games.

"STADE OLYMPIQUE 5 7 24" (opening ceremony) 3 good strikes on complete set and vignette 'JEUX OLYMPIQUES' on special postcard to Italy with adjacent straight-line "COLOMBES-STADE OLYMPIQUE", small corner crease not affecting the stamps, otherwise fine, very scarce

"STADE OLYMPIQUE 15 7 24" (several competitions including rowing), 2 good strikes on 10 c., 25 c., Pasteur 10 c. and Swiss vignette for the rowing team, on special Swiss postcard for the Olympic Games, used to Geneve. Fine and rare.

"VILLAGE-OLYMPIQUE 8-7 24" (3 finals in athletics), two good strikes on cover with Olympic issue 30 c. to Bois Colombe

"VILLAGE-OLYMPIQUE 12-7 24" (Polo final and 4 finals athletics), two clear strikes on Merson 45 c. on picture postcard of the opening ceremony, to Shanghai, China, with private arrival mark "SHANGHAI CLUB". Text from the Olympic village with several signatures of the Norwegian team including gold-medal winner Otto von Porat (boxing) and bronce-medal winners Sverre Sorsdal (boxing) and Sverre Hansen (long jump)

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"VILLAGE-OLYMPIQUE 15-7 24" ( finals in fencing, swimming and water diving) on complete Olympic set in blocks of 4 (25 c. with shifted vignette), on 2 official envelopes 'LE VILLAGE OLYMPIQUE', addressed to Paris, adjacent cachets „COLOMBES / OLYMPIQUE“, „COLOMBES-VILLAGE OLYMPIQUE“ and „JEUX / OLYMPIQUES / MAI à JUILLET /1924“; lttle unfresh on reverse. Fine and very rae in this combination.

Official Olympic Committee unicolour envelope, franked with Semeuse 25 c. and 59 c., tied by Paris cds., 1923 to Sweden with arrival mark, usual slight transportation marks. Very scarce.

"Comite National des Sports/Comie Olympique Francaise", official envelope used with pair Semeuse 25 c., to the president of the Norwegian Olympic Committee, Hjalmar Krag, at Christiania, with arrival mark

Official Olympic Committee envelope, franked with Olympic issue 25 c. and 'Semeuse' 25 c., ied by Paris machine cancel to Luxembourg with arrival mark, Little roughly opened, still fine

Official Olympic Committee envelope, franked with Merson 1 fr., tied by Paris cds., to Norway with arrival mark, usual slight transportation marks

14 picture postcards, including 10 photo cards of the stadium and the games

LEBANON: 50 c. – 2,50 pia., tied by cds. "BEYROUTH R.P. 18-6-24" to cover to Alie with arrival marks

LEBANON: 2,50 pia. as single franking on cover from "BEYROUTH 6-4-25" to Boston and 50 c. with definitive 2,50 pia. on cover from Beirut to Boston

LEBANON: bilingual issue 0,50 – 2,50 p. in blocks of 4, unused, most stamps unmounted mint

LEBANON: bilingual issue 50 c. – 2,50 pia., tied by first day cds. "BEYROUTH R.P. 25-9-24" to cover to Damascus with arrival mark, very fine and scarce

LEBANON: 50 c. with surcharge strongly misplaced, vertical pair, lower stamps with only small part overprint, unused with original gum, the lower stamp unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

LEBANON: 50 c. – 2,50 pia. with overprint inverted, unused with original gum; 50 c. gum dried and toned, otherwise fine

LEBANON: 1,25 pia. with double overprint, unused with original gum, signed Calves 

SYRIA: both special issues 50 c.-2,50 fr. , each tied to cover, one to Beyrouth with arrival mark, fine and scarce

SYRIA: 1,50 fr. on 30 c. with overprint double , unused with original gum, fine and scarce, signed Brun and Calves

SYRIA: 2,50 on 50 c. with overprint double and inverted, unused with original gum, fine and rare, signed Brun and Calves

Uruguay: special issue 2-12 cts. on yellow paper, mounted in special presentation folder of the postal administration. Signed Diaz. Fine and rare

Uruguay: special issue 5 – 12 cts., tied by first day special machine cancel to registered cover to Dolores with arrival mark on front, folds not affecting the stamps (one in marginal perforation of 5 cts.), also used set in pairs

Uruguay: special issue 5 – 12 cts., tied by special machine cancel of August 1st to picture postcard of the winning team; 12 cts. little stained, still fine

Uruguay: special issue 5 cts. on yellow paper, horizontal pair from the upper right sheet corner, imperforate vertically, unmounted mint (hinge marks in the margin only), very fine and scarce