384. Auction

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.

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

1913, inauguration of the German stadium for 1916 Olympic Games, "BERLIN GRUNEWALD / DEUTSCHES STADION 29.6.13" on Germania 5 pfg. of special postcard of the stadium, with text to Wiesbaden

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

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.

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

30 c. green, essay in green, similar to design of issued 50 c., as die proof on sunken chalky paper, very fine and rare

50 c. imperforated, good to mostly large margins, tied by clear cds. "EPINAL-R.THIERS 27-7 24" to envelope mailed locally, with machine arrival mark on reverse. The envelope with faults, the stamp very fine. One of just 11 copies recorded of this rare variety, which was discovered at Epinal post office.

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

"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 

"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.

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"

1924, 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.

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

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

Huygens cards: Serie A:  postcard 5 c. , complete series of 7 cards, all used, 2 with special olympic cancel (one with small photo of visitors with olympic flag), one with additional franking to the US. A very rare set (Geuzendam OL9-15)

Huygens cards: Serie B:  postcard 5 c. with text printed in black and without series number, used from "BREDA 19.XI.1928" to Cologne and re-directed to Breda. A very rare card (Geuzendam OL17)

Huygens cards: Serie B to E, all 4 cards, all used, one with additional olympic stamp, fine/very fine, a scarce set  (Geuzendam OL18-21)

Huygens cards: Serie B to E, all 4 cards unused, fine/very fine, a scarce set  (Geuzendam OL18-21)

Serie C.1, proof in black with "PROEFMODEL" at top, very fine and fresh, very scarce

Huygens cards: Serie D.1, proof in black with "PROEFMODEL" at top, tiny natural inclusion, very fine and fresh, very scarce

Serie E.1, proof in black with "PROEFMODEL" at top, very fine and fresh, very scarce

Huygens cards: Serie F: 7½ c., proof in black, fine and rare

Serie F: postcard 3 c. 'swimming', used with olympic slogan machine cancel "AMSTERDAM 31.V.1928", tiny staining, still very fine and scarce (Geuzendam OL25)

Serie F: postcard 3 c. 'boxing', unused, very fine and scarce (Geuzendam OL24)

Serie F: postcard 3 c. 'cycling', unused, very fine and scarce (Geuzendam OL23)

Serie F: postcard 3 c. 'boxing', with additional franking olympic issue 2 c., used from "S'GRAVENHAGE 23.IV.28" to Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies, with arrival mark on front, very fine and scarce (Geuzendam OL24)

Huygens cards: 'De Regentes' advertising card, unused, very fine (Geuzendam OL29)

Official Netherlands Olympic Committee multicolour envelope with red meter mark of 2.3.28, to the president of the Haitian Olympic Committee to Port au Prince with arrival mark. Little tear at base and light fold, otherwise very fine.

Olympic issue, one cover and 4 special picture postcards, all with special cancellations with dates during the games (3.-12.8.), including day of closing ceremony

"Bochum die Heimat der Olympia-Glocke/ BOCHUM 10.8.36" (finals in cycling, swimming and sailing), slogan meter mark 3 pfg. on printed matter envelope to Berlin, backflap missing and light vertical fold, otherwise very fine, rare

"Deutsche Reichsbund für Leibesübungen/Berlin Charlottenburg 2  19 11 34" on postcard oft he organizing committee with printed text concerning payment of Olympia passes, mailed locally. Also meter "Deutsche Reichsbund für Leibesübungen."Haus des Sports"" on cover to Mülheim.

"AGOSTO 1936/XIA OLYMPIADA BERLIN BANCO GERMANICO 1936", excellent strike of the special machine cancel from Rio de Janeiro on a piece, very fine, very rare

"TO GERMANY FOR THE OLYMPIES", excellent strike of the 3 c. machine roller stamp in greenish blue with cds. "NEW YORK JUIL 13 36" on a piece of a printed matter to Germany, light wrinkles, still fine, rare

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay "Diver" and "Olympic torch" in blue colour on ungummed chalky paper, very fine and rare

Provenance: 'Zappeion' (David Feldman, 1999)

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay "Diver" and "Olympic torch" in green colour on ungummed chalky paper, very fine and rare

Provenance: 'Zappeion' (David Feldman, 1999)