382nd Auction

"AKROPOLIS 9 APR.06", special cancel of the first day of the games on 1,3,5,25 and 40 l., 1dr.and 5 dr, very fine

"AKROPOLIS 9 APR. 06" (1st day of the games) on 10 l. on front of picture postcard with 5 lines text, mentioning the games, to France with arrival mark.

"AKROPOLIS 9 APR 06", special cancel of the first day of the games, clear strikes on 2 l. and 3 l. on unaddressed picture postcard

"STADION 16 APR.06", clear strike on 3 dr. on cover to Brussels with arrival mark, very fine and rare

"STADION 18 APR. 06" (10th day of the games) on 2 l. on picture postcard 'STADIUM Olympic games 1906' used locally. Picture side two rubbed spots, otherwise fine.

"STADION", special cancel on 2 l., 3 l., 50 l. and 1- 5 dr.; some with mostly very light staining and 2 dr. corner crease, otherwise fine

"ZAPPEION 18 APR. 06" (10th day of the games) on complete set 1 l. – 5 dr., on front and reverse of registered envelope to Java, Dutch East Indies, with transit and arrival marks. An outstanding item.

"ZAPPEION 18 APR.06" (10th day of the games) on 10 l. and official vignette in blue, on picture postcard 'STADIUM Olympic games 1906', with short text to Denmark with arrival mark on front. The vignette slightly damaged in the right perforation, otherwise very fine and rare

Official corner card cover "COMITÉ DES JEUX OLYMPIQUES A ATHENS", used with Hermes 25 l. (defective corner), tied by c.d.s. "ATHENS 7 MAR 06", to IOC member Dr. Willibald Gebhardt in Berlin. Rare and most interesting.

1907, official New Year’s greeting card of the Director General of the Greek Postal Administration, small corner crease at lower left and some minor marginal staining, still fine and very scarce

2 unused and 4 used picture postcards (one with franking fallen off) of the stadium during the games, 2 franked on picture side as printed matters 1906 to Sweden resp. Denmark

Four norwegian postcards, one of the games and three of the return celebrations, including one postcard to Shanghai with arrival mark of the German post 

Unused and used group on seven album pages including several imperforated and part-perforated stamps, special cancellations, tax stamps, etc.

FISCAL USE: 1919, 3 on 2 dr. and 5 dr. with additional stamp, tied by seal cancel to document

1896, Olympische Spiele 1 Lepta bis 10 Drachmen komplett, ungebraucht, einwandfrei

1896, Olympic Games 1 lepta to 10 drachma complete, unused, fine

1924, 100. Todestag von Lord Byron 80 Lepta als ungezähnter Foto-Probedruck auf Karton geklebt mit Bleistift-Datierung "22/2/1924" in einwandfreier Erhaltung

1924, 100th anniversary of the death of Lord Byron 80 lepta as imperforated photo proof on cardboard glued with pencil-dating "22/2/1924", very fine

1924, 100. Todestag von Lord Byron 2 Drachmen als ungezähnte Farbprobe auf Karton ohne Gummierung, links mit senkechter Faltung durch das Markenbild mit gebrochenen Rändern, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung

1924, 100th anniversary of Lord Byron's death 2 drachmas as imperforated colour specimen on cardboard without gum, on the left with countersunk fold through the stamp image with broken margins, otherwise fine

1924, 100. Todestag von Lord Byron 2 Drachmen als ungezähntes Foto-Probedruck, zwei verschiedene (einmal nur Rahmenzeichnung) auf Karton geklebt mit Bleistift-Datierung "11/3/24" bzw. "22/3/24" in einwandfreier Erhaltung, selten

1924, 100th anniversary of Lord Byron's death 2 drachmas as imperforated photo proof, two different (once only frame drawing) glued on cardboard with pencil dating "11/3/24" and "22/3/24" respectively, very fine, rare

"ULTRAMAR": 1901/27 (ca.), unused group of over 20 postal stationery and parcel cards, incl. reply cards (2) with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, incl. "COLONIAS", "SPECIMEN" and "ESPECIMEN", together with some wrappers (4); some toning and mixed condition, a very scarce group

1875/1972 (ca.), unused and mostly used collection, neatly mounted in one album, covering both Greece and Turkey, incl. postage dues, charity stamps, etc., overall condition is fine to very fine

1877/1900 (ca.), small lot of postal history, including 2 covers with ottoman all Arabic octagonal handstamps of Canea and Candia, 2 covers with handstamp of the Greek PO at Smyrna, "THE ASIA MINOR / SCREW STEAMSHIP CIE / SYMI AGENCY" handstamp on letter, etc.