383rd Auction

"ATHENS 1" to "ATHENS 9", strikes of all 9 post offices on different values, fine/very fine   

"ATHENS 9/ 11 APR. 1896", clear strike on postal form for international money order. Filing holes, but still fine and extremely rare.    

MARITIME MARKINGS: 30 stamps and pieces with mostly different markings, including several agency markings, Italian markings, LLOYD AUSTRIACO, VAPORE DAL LEVANTE, PLEINE MER, etc.   

"STEAMER DAMASKINI/ AGENCY IN PATRAS"", violet oval, clear on 5 l. on piece, fine and scarce  

Cancellations of all 10 days of the games with 'out of Athens' cancellations, on values ex 5 l.-10 dr., fine/very fine

1897, Turkish war security markings, 14 stamps, multiples and pieces with different markings 

1896, Olympic issue, unused and mostly used balance, including six 10 dr.-values, different types of cancellations, railway cancels, stamps used during the games incl. first day, etc. Very interesting lot.

1896, Olympic issue, 28 covers and cards, 1 front and 1 large piece with different frankings, including 3 registered items to abroad and nice frankings

25 on 40 l. and 50 on 2 dr., tied by c.d.s. "PIRAEUS 11..1901" to registered envelope to well known philatelist A.E. Glasewald at Gössnitz, with arrival mark. Very fine and scarce.

1906, 1-5 l. and 30 l. , die proofs in issued colours on cards, 5 l. crease, otherwise fine

25 l. in vertical pair, with c.d.s. "ATHENS 9/ APR 11 19.." to special envelope "KOMITEN FOR SVERIGES DELTAGANDE I OLYMPISKA SPELEN I ATHEN 190 CENTRALPALATSET, STOCKHOLM", to Helsingborg, Sweden, with Athens registered label on reverse and on front Helsingborg registered label. On reverse 5 l. and pair 10 l. uncancelled. Light transportation marks. A very scarce.

30 l. with double print, unused with original gum, some creasing (Hellas 196c)

1 dr., tied to domestic envelope with transit and arrival marks

2 dr.  with clear strike "STADION 16 APR.06" (8th day of the games), on cover to Brussels, with arrival mark. Very fine and rare

2 dr., tied to registered envelope from Athens 1910 to Germany with arrival mark. Very fine and rare.

1906, Athens, about 50 cards and covers and some single stamps, including special cancellations, picture cards , entires with vignettes, etc.

"STOCKHOLM STADION 16.7.12", 2 good strikes on postcard 5 ö. with additional 15 ö. orange, with text to Helsingborg, without arrival mark

"STOCKHOLM STADION/LBR 8.7.12", good strike on 5 ö. on official postcard with text to Soka

"STOCKHOLM STADION/LBR 11.7.12", good strike on 5 ö. on official postcard with text to Arild

"STOCKHOLM STADION/LBR 14.7.12", good strike on 10 ö. on official postcard to Helsinki with adjacent arrival mark. Very fine

"STOCKHOLM STADION / LBR. 16.7.12", good strike on 10 ö. on official postcard to Helsinki with adjacent arrival mark. Very fine

Official envelope 'INKVARTERINGSKOMMITEN', sent to the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, franked with 20 ö., tied by cds. "STOCKHOLM 23 6 12", very scarce 

Official envelope 'BILJETTFÖRSÄLJNING', sent locally, franked with 4 ö., tied by cds. "STOCKHOLM 22 6 12", very scarce 

1912, Stockholm, 53 letters and cards, including some unused picture cards, "STADION" cds., vignettes, etc 

1920, Olympic issue 5 c. – 15 c. imperforated, with sheet margin or corner, unused with original gum, private signatures, very fine

1921, 20 on 5 c. in corner block of 4 and on 20 on 15 c. in corner strip of 3, one stamp each partly imperforated, unused with original gum

1920, official envelope "COMITE BELGE DE LA VIIme OLYMPIADE…", franked with definitives 15 c., tied by "ANTWERPEN ANVERS VII. OLYMPIADE 25 VIII 1920" , central locally to the Chef de Mission of Czechoslovakia. On the reverse olympic label, tied by arrival mark. Very scarce.

Antwerpen, small lot with Olympic issue in blocks of 4 with special cancellation, 8 cards/cover including special cancellations and -cards, etc.

1924, special issue 10c., artist's proof, similar to the issued design but without „FRANCE“ and sun rays above arm, in light black-grey on wove white paper in block format, some light creasing, still fine. Signed Scheller

25 c., die proof in issued colour on white paper. Small thin in the outer margin, otherwise very fine. Signed Scheller

25 c., die proof in rose and brown on white paper. Very fine. Signed Scheller with certificate (2023)

1924, 30 c., proof in mauve and dark mauve on gummed paper, very fine, signed Scheller

1924, unissued design 'Roman arena in Nemes' 50 c., die proof in lilac-rose and rose on yellowish wove paper, very fine and scarce. Signed Scheller with certificate (2023)

1924, unissued design 'Roman arena in Nemes' 50 c., die proof in orange and brown on yellowish wove paper, very fine and scarce. Signed Holcombe with opinion (1993)

Official Olympic Committee envelope, franked with 'Semeuse' 50 c., tied by Paris machine cancel "JEUX OLYMPIQUES 29 III 24", to the Secretary-General of the Czech Olympic Committee at Prague, very fine.

1924, Paris, machine slogan cancel "JEUX OLYMPIQUES PARIS" on 37 letters and cards (few as arrival mark), many with Olympic frankings, including items during the games.