POSTAL AUCTION NO.95.

CONDITIONS OF SALE

1. The Highest bidder for each lot will be the purchaser thereof

  1. Bidding will be in sterling with advances in the following stages :-

Up to £5 in steps of 10p £20 to £50 in steps of £1

£5 to £10 in steps of 25p

Over £50 in steps of £5 £10 to £20 in steps of 50p

3. ‘Buy’ bids are not acceptable.

4. Figures quoted against each lot are reserves and not estimates.
Please note that it is pointless submitting bids below the reserve since this is the lowest acceptable bid and anything below this will be ignored.


5. All lots will be knocked down to the top bidder at one step over the second highest bid, and in

the case of identical bids the lot will go to the first bid received.

6. As there can be no postal viewing members may reject any lot as mis-described if returned within 48 hours of receipt, providing that such lot(s) is/are returned in the same condition as when mailed..
Photocopies are available at 10p each plus postage.

7. The Society will take 10% commission on the sale price which will be credited to Society
funds. Minimum charge per lot is 10p.

DESPATCH OF LOTS TO PURCHASERS.

Postage & packing will be charged at cost to purchasers.

All sendings are insured and in respect of overseas despatches they are sent by

registered post except for sendings to EU, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand &

South Africa valued under £50.

PAYMENT

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Cheques to be made payable to ‘Society of Olympic Collectors’.

Payment in sterling is preferred but payment is acceptable in US$ (checks or bills) but please add US$5 to cover bank charges in the UK. If settling by Giro please add

£2.50 to cover similar charges.

CLOSING DATE FOR BIDS IS - 31st AUGUST 2008

 

BID FORM. AUCTION 95.

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ABBREVIATIONS IN CATALOGUE

BOA Br. Olympic Assn Mi. Michel Cat. No.

B/W Black & white mm Mounted mint

Bloc(k) Miniature sheet O.G. Olympic Games

cds Circular date stamp og. Original gum

CTO Cancelled to order Ol. Olympic

cvr(s) Cover(s) o/p Overprint

DB. DuBois Cat. No. p/c Postcard

F. Fine pict. Pictorial

FD(fd) First day P.O. Post Office

fdc(s) First day cover(s) ppc. Picture postcard

FIPO Fedn. Of Intl. Ol. Phil P/s Postal Stationery

h/s Handstamp pu Postally used

illus. Illustrated SG. Stanley Gibbons

IOC Intl. Ol. C’tee SPI Sports Philately Intl.

m/c Machine cancel unm Unmounted mint

m/s Miniature sheet VF Very fine

Wi. Winternheimer Cat. No.

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR BIDS TO :- john@societyofolympiccollectors.org

Please note that you must be a member of the Society of Olympic Collectors to bid.

 

Lot No

 

Description

Reserve

1.

1952

Helsinki..SG.463/472. 10values Compl.set. umm. Cat.£60 +.

£24.00

 

 

Lots 2/7 are all ‘Tourism around the Golden Ring’ sets relating to the 1980 Moscow Games. In unmounted mint condition.

 

2.

1980

Moscow. Russia. (1st issue) SG.4728/4733. 6 values. Cat.£27.

£12.00

3..

1980

Moscow. Russia. (2nd issue) SG.4828/4831. 4 values. Cat.£19.

£8.00

4.

1980

Moscow. Russia. (3rd issue) SG.4850/3. 4 values. Cat.£16.

£7.00

5.

1980

Moscow. Russia. (4th issue) SG.4914/7. 4 values. Cat.£16.

£7.00

6.

1980

Moscow. Russia. (5th issue) SG.4928/9. 2 values. Cat.£8.

£3.50

7..

1980

Moscow. Russia. (6th issue) SG.4968/9. 2 values. Cat.£9.

£4.00

8..

1980

Moscow. Russia. (7th issue) SG.4981/2. 2 values. Cat.£9.

£4.00

9..

1980

Moscow. Russia. (8th issue) SG.4990/5. 6 values. Cat.£27.50.

£13.00

10..

1948

G.B.. Black s/s of Stampex 1962, showing inter-alia the 3d Ol.stamp 1948.

£2.25

11.

 

Complete set of 40 "Olympic Greats" cards issued by Brooke Bond Ltd.

£4.00

12.

1972

Set of 40 self-adhesive stickers issued by Esso to be applied to their book.

£5.00

13.

1956

Melbourne.USSR.SG 2101/6.USSR successes at O.G. Melbourne.Umm

£1.00

14.

1976

Montreal. San Marino. SG.1059. umm.

20p

15.

1960

Rome. Italy. SG.1021/9. on 2 illustrated unaddressed fdc’s.

£5.00

16.

1992

Albertville. Liechtenstein. SG.1024/6 on illustrated unaddressed fdc.

£1.00

17.

1999

U.S.Ol.Cttee.cover postally used to England.

£1.00

18.

 

Austria. Col.p/c ‘Olympic Ski Jump at Bergisel’ Mint.

50p

19.

1998

USA. Pair of SG.3375 ‘Alpine Skiing’ tied to plain addressed cover from Salt Lake City ‘Winter Games Station/Nagano 98 to Salt Lake City 2002’

£1.50

20.

2000

Sydney. Logo P/c Card 4 series 2 by The Ink Group. Postally used.

50p

21.

1964

Tokyo. Cyprus. SG.246/8. Fine used.

50p

22.

1980

Lake Placid/Moscow.Belgium. Block 7F + 3f & 14F +6f. Umm.

50p

23.

1996

Australia. Slogan ‘Australia Post part of the Olympic Team’ on piece.

25p

24.

1994

Lillehammer. Bulgaria. SG.3956/9 + m/s. umm.

£1.00

25.

1992

Barcelona. Australia. SG.1358/60. umm. Cat.£3.60.

£1.00

26.

1998

Nagano. Bulgaria. SG.4169/4172. umm. Cat.£1.75.

50p

27.

1992

Barcelona. Bahamas. SG.943a. miniature sheet ‘Yachting’ umm.

£2.50

28.

1968

Grenoble. Czechoslovakia. SG.1715/6. on illus.unaddr.fdc.

50p

29.

1977

Poland. 1Zt postal stationery. Polish Ol.Cttee. unused.

50p

30.

1980

Moscow. 5 QSL/ QSO Radio cards.

£5.00

31.

1960

Rome. Yugoslavia. SG.947/954. tied to piece by 2 Flight cancels. Maribor.

50p

32.

1968

Grenoble. France. Closing Ceremony p/c. message on card but no stamp.

50p

33.

Col.P/c Olympic Mascots 1980-1994.Berlin Historical Museum. Unused.

50p

34.

1972

Sapporo. Mali. SG.309/310 in m/s with label umm.

50p

35.

2000

‘Sydney 2000 Olympic Games’ 65pp h/back Guide to the Games.

£1.00

36.

2000

Sydney. Australia. Olympic Sport sheetlet of 10 stamps in orig. pack.

£2.00

37.

1996

Atlanta. Costa Rica. Sheetlet of 15 stamps. SG.1610. Umm.

£1.50

38.

1998

Slovak Olympic Committee cover pu with special meter.

£3.50

Lots 39/48 are all magazines in good condition – No missing pages or tears, pages slightly yellowed.

39.

Four issues of Winter Sports Magazine Jan 64 to April 64 covering Winter Games in Innsbruck.

£7.50

40.

1952

‘World Sports Magazine’ October 1952. Olympic Results Number.

£3.00

41.

1954

‘World Sports Magazine’ July 1954. Covering Empire Games.

£3.00

42.

1954

‘World Sports Magazine’ Oct 1954. Complete results European Athletics.

£3.00

43.

1958

‘World Sports Magazine’ Commonwealth Games, Cardiff issue.

£3.00

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

44.

1960

‘World Sports Magazine’ Games Souvenir Edition. Rome.

£3.00

45.

1960

‘World Sports Magazine’ Games Special Edition. Rome.

£3.00

46.

1960

‘World Sports Magazine’ Games Results Edition. Rome.

£3.00

47.

1963

‘World Sports Magazine’ Perth Empire Games. Complete Results.

£3.00

48.

1966

‘World Sports Magazine’ European Athletic Championships and how the jules Rimet Trophy (World Soccer) was won.

£3.00

Lots 49 and 51/55 are all autographs of famous Olympians on stamps issued to honour their achievements (On thin card).

49

1928

Amsterdam. Lord Burghley, gold medallist 400m hurdles on Dominican stamp on thin card. Exhibition item. Rare.

£25.00

50.

1938

Lithuania. SG.420/423. Set of 4 for the 1st Natl. Olympiad Fund. Fine used. Cat. 60 Euros Michel 2005/6.

£18.00

51.

1956

Melbourne. Chris Brasher, gold medallist 3000m steeplechase on Dominican stamp on thin card. Only one addtl.copy known. Rare.

£25.00

52.

1956

Melbourne. Ercole Baldini (Italy), Cycling Road Race gold medallist on Dominican triangular stamp on thin card. Unique.

£22.00

53.

1956

Melbourne. Bobby Morrow (USA) 100m gold medallist on Dominican stamp on thin card. Unique.

£25.00

54.

1956

Melbourne. Murray Rose (Australia) swimming gold medallist 400m and 1,500 m freestyle on Dominican stamp on thin card. Unique.

£25.00

55.

1956

Melbourne. Joaquin Capilla (Mexico) Platform Diving gold medallist

(Also 1948 bronze & 1952 silver) on Dominican triangular stamp on card.

£22.00

56.

1963

Paraguay. Air Mail. 2 sets of 3 stamps (perf. & imperf.) both sets umm.

Stamps commemorate Winter Games of Oslo,Cortina & Squaw Valley.VF.

£20.00

57.

1964

Innsbruck. Spain. SG.1680. 1pta (skiing) on max.card. with fdi p/m.

£3.00

58.

1968

Grenoble. France. SG.1746. on plain addr. Cvr. with ‘Chamrousse Disciplines Alpines’ machine cancel.

£3.00

59.

1972

Sapporo. Paris Slogan Meter of 19.10.71. promoting "Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver Fevrier 1972’ on brown cover cutout.

£4.50

60.

1984

Sarajevo. Kampuchea. Set of 5 issued 10.11.83. on pair of ill.unadd.fdc’s.

£5.50

61.

1986

Albertville. Sp. Cancel "Philatelie et Olympisme" 3 Avril 1986 on illus. cvr. Cachet & cancel include illustration of Logo. Nice.

£3.50

62.

1987

Albertville. Machine cancel 2-2-87 promoting "Candidature d’Albertville" on plain unaddressed cover.

£4.00

63.

1987

Grenoble. Sp. m/c commemorating 20th Anniversary of the 1968 Winter Games on plain addressed cover with sorting machine marks.

£4.00

64.

1988

Seoul. USA. Phoenix Stamp Fair Station postmark "Honoring the Summer Games" Jan 16 1988 on 14c Flag p/s card. Unaddressed.

£2.50

65.

1988

Calgary. USA. Shepex ’88 Sta. special p/m "Saluting the athletes XV Winter Olympics" on 14c Flag p/s card. Unaddressed.

£2.50

66.

1988

Calgary. Spain. SG.2946 on max.card w. Logo fdi p/m 15.2.88. Unaddr.

£3.00

67.

1998

Jaca ’98. Spain. 29 Mayo Zaragoza cancel promoting "Candidatura para Los Juegos Olimpicos de Invierno de 1998" on cacheted unaddr. Cvr.

£3.50

68.

1992

Albertville. France. Bozel special m/c 25.4.90. promoting "Savoie Olympique" pre Albertville Winter Games on pl.addr.cvr. to Israel.

£3.00

69.

1992

Albertville. France. Torch passage – 4 sp.cancels – Paris 14.12.91, Chalons sur Marne 3.1.92, St.Etienne 2.2.92, Lyon 3.2.92. on p/c’s (2 cacheted).

£7.50

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

70.

1992

Albertville. France. A VF selection of 9 Venue Towns Logo cancels, all dated 8.2.1992: Courchevel, Les Arcs, Tignes, Aigueblanche, Meribel, Menuires, Moutiers, Les Saisies, Pralongnan. All on plain covers.

£22.00

71.

1993

Albertville. "Cite Olympique" m/c 26.2.1993 on addr.card. VF.

£3.00

72.

1993

China. Beijing Candidature illus. meter on a sp.cacheted cvr. 23.9.1993 issued to commemorate the announcement of Applicant City to Host the 2000 Ol.Games to be appointed on this day. Meter illustrates Rowers.

£7.50

73.

1994

San Marino. Stamp & cancel to celebrate Centenary of C.I.O. on FDC dated 11.3.1994.

£2.00

74.

1995

Hungary. Olympiafila ’95. Special numbered Ms to commemorate the Centenary of CIO & 104th IOC Session. Rarely offered. Umm.

£6.00

75.

1996

Centenary of 1896 O.G. Micronesia & Marshall Islands. Pair of Ms’s with images of Greece 1896 stamps (2x4) on 2 cacheted FDC’s on unaddr. Cvrs

£6.00

76.

1996

Atlanta. Cyprus. SG.906/9 umm + same set on illus. unaddr.fdc.

£3.50

77.

1996

Atlanta. Palau. SG.1031/2 in se-tenant pairs (Blankers-Koen & Bob Mathias), SG.1033/4 in se tenant pairs (Torchbearer entering Wembley Stadium & Entrance to Olympia Stadium. On 2 illus. unaddr. FDC’s.

£6.00

78.

1996

Atlanta. The Palestinian Authority. Set of 5 stamps on souvenir FDC. Rings & Flag fdi p/m 19.07.96. Becoming rare.|

£7.50

79.

1996

Atlanta. The Palestinian Authority. m/s (3 stamps) on pl.large FDC.

£10.00

80.

1996

Atlanta. Turkish Cyprus. Souvenir sheet of 4 on cacheted FDC.

£3.50

81.

1996

Czech Rep. Meter commem. 1896-1996 Cent. Prague 2.4.96. on cover.

£3.00

82.

1997

Albertville. France. Albertville m/c 11-8-97 "Ville Olympique with Games Logo" on plain cover addressed to Israel.

£3.00

83.

2000

Sydney. Latvija. Stamp on commem. Special Panel. w.fdi p/m 15.09.00.

£6.00

84.

2002

Salt Lake City. Hungary. Stamp on illus.addr. FDC 8.2.2002.

£2.00

85.

2002

Israel. Special p/m for "The Olympic Committee of Israel Jubilee" 4.7.2002. on Postal Authority cover unaddressed.

£2.50

86.

2004

Athens. Portugal. Set of 2 on pair of Maximum cards 13.08.2004.

£4.00

87.

2004

Athens. Portugal. Set of 4 for the Paralympic Games on 4 maxicards.

£6.00

88.

2004

Athens. Fiji. Set of 4 on illus.unaddr. FDC.

£5.50

89.

2004

Athens. New Zealand. Set of 4 holographic stamps on cacheted FDC (listing New Zealand gold medallists up to Sydney 2000). Unaddressed.

£6.00

90.

2004

Athens. Portugal. Set of 2 and Paralympic set of 4 on pair of cacheted unaddressed FDC’s.

£4.00

91.

1976

Montreal. Canada. Olympic Stamp Souvenir Collection (Volumes 1 & 2)

In simulated leather albums (2). Includes all the stamps issued by Canada for the 1976 Olympic Games. In cardboard sleeves.

£10.00

92.

1960

Rome. Colour multi-view postcard with ‘Discobolus’ 153 x 105mm.

£3.00

93.

1994

Lillehammer. 2 Official cvrs. from LOOC collection. Cultural Events.

£3.60

94.

1994

Lillehammer. 2 different FDC’s from LOOC collection for Torch Relay stamp issue.

£4.00

95.

1988

Calgary. 2 col.p/c’s Edt. The Postcard Factory.(1) Ski Jumping Towers

(2) Aerial View of Calgary. Mint condition. (2 cards).

£2.00

LOTS 96/110 are all covers for the 2004 Athens Second Route of the Olympic Flame through Greece, postally travelled w.sp.cancels.

96.

2004

Siteia, Crete. 10.7.04.

£1.50

97.

2004

A similar lot.

£1.50

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

98.

2004

Mitilini 15.7.04.

£1.50

99.

2004

Mitilini 15.7.04.

£1.50

100.

2004

Kozani. 27.7.04.

£1.50

101.

2004

A similar lot.

£1.50

102.

2004

A similar lot.

£1.50

103.

2004

Kalampaka. 30.7.04.

£1.50

104.

2004

A similar lot.

£1.50

105

2004

A similar lot.

£1.50

106

2004

Skiathos. 1.8.04.

£1.50

107.

2004

A similar lot.

£1.50

108.

2004

Chalkida. 2.8.04.

£1.50

109.

2004

A similar lot.

£1.50

110.

2004

A similar lot.

£1.50

111.

A number of covers addressed to Harold Abrahams ( 100m gold medal in the 1924 Olympics) and his family during the 1970’s. (18 covers).

£10.00

112.

2000

Greece. Comite Olympique Hellenique. Registered cvr. from Olympia

. Stamps tied by Ancient Olympia cancel & special handstamp.

£2.50

113.

2004

Athens. Greece. 3rd Ol.issue 30-X-02. 2 pieces (1) p/c 1896 Stadium regd. from Olympia to Greek Natl.Ol.Cttee. (2) p/c Spiros Louis regd.to Amarousian City Hall w. h/s Basketball Stadium & label of Spiros Louis and Acropolis.

£7.50

114.

1992

Barcelona. Filatem ’86. 27 June 1986 cancel (2) on Barcelona ’92 p/s.

£1.50

115.

1987

Spain. Exfilna ’87 Girona s/s tied to illustrated unaddressed cvr.sp.cancel.

£1.00

116.

1992

Barcelona. Spain. 3 diff.cvrs. + 1 m/s all relating to Olymphilex ’92.

£4.50

Lots 117/136 are all regd.cvrs.with receipts for the 2004 Athens Second Route of the Olympic Flame through Greece, postally travelled with special cancel for each city. Very attractive lots.

117.

2004

Athens. A.G.Galini, Crete. 11.7.04.

£3.00

118.

2004

Athens. Agrinio. 7.8.04.

£3.00

119.

2004

A similar lot.

£3.00

120.

2004

Athens. Zakinthos. 4.8.04.

£3.00

121.

2004

Athens. Corfou. 5.8.04.

£3.00

122.

2004

Athens. Piraeus. 11.8.04.

£3.00

123.

2004

Athens. Alexandroupoli. 17.7.04.

£3.00

124.

2004

A similar lot.

£3.00

125.

2004

Athens. Serres. 20.7.04.

£3.00

126.

2004

A similar lot.

£3.00

127.

2004

Athens. Dion. 24.7.04.

£3.00

128.

2004

A similar lot.

£3.00

129.

2004

Athens. Kilkis. 21.7.04.

£3.00

130.

2004

A similar lot.

£3.00

131.

2004

Athens. Kasturia.28.7.04.

£3.00

132.

2004

A similar lot.

£3.00

133.

2004

Athens. Flurina. 26.7.04.

£3.00

134.

2004

A similar lot.

£3.00

135.

2004

Athens. Chania. Crete. 12.7.04.

£3.00

136.

2004

Athens. Samothraki. 16.7.04.

£3.00

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

137.

1896

Lots137/159 are IOC P/c’s of Off.Posters of the O.G. Mint condition

Athens.

50p

138.

1900

Paris.

50p

139.

1904

St.Louis.

50p

140.

1908

London.

50p

141.

1924

Paris.

50p

142.

1924

Chamonix.

50p

143.

1928

St.Moritz.

50p

144.

1932

Lake Placid.

50p

145.

1932

Los Angeles.

50p

146.

1956

Stockholm.

50p

147.

1960

Squaw Valley.

50p

148.

1964

Innsbruck.

50p

149.

1968

Mexico City.

50p

150.

1972

Sapporo.

50p

151.

1972

Munich.

50p

152.

1976

Montreal.

50p

153.

1980

Lake Placid.

50p

154.

1980

Moscow.

50p

155.

1984

Sarajevo.

50p

156.

1984

Los Angeles.

50p

157.

1988

Seoul/Calgary.

50p

158.

1988

Calgary.

50p

159.

1988

Seoul.

50p

160.

A similar card to lot 159 postally used from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne with special cancel dated 30.03.94.

£1.00

161.

1983

A set of 31 postcards published by the International Olympic Committee depicting paintings of different Olympic sports by Hans Emi. Mint.

A beautiful set of cards (28).

£10.00

162.

1991

Folder containing Programme for the XCVll Session of the IOC held in Birmingham at which the Host City for the 1998 Winter Games was chosen. Scarce.

£5.00

163.

1991

A similar lot.

£5.00

164.

1996

Summer Games. Folder prepared by the United States Postal Service containing 6 special covers from each of the Candidate Cities for the 1996 Summer Games (Athens, Atlanta, Belgrade, Manchester,Melbourne and Toronto). These were issued to IOC delegates at the Host City Announcement on Sept 18, 1990 in Tokyo, Japan. Rare.

£5.00

165.

A similar lot

£5.00

166.

A similar lot

£5.00

167.

A similar lot

£5.00

168.

2000

Manchester. ‘Support the British Olympic/Bid Manchester 2000’ Ink Jet slogan on pu covers. Several copies are available.

50p

169

2000

Manchester. ‘Royal Mail support the British/Olympic Bid Manchester 2000’ Ink Jet slogan on pu covers. Several copies are available.

50p

170

2000

Manchester. Envelopes with the Bid Logo and Ink Jet slogans used by Norweb North West Electricity Board to mail their bills. Several copies are available.

50p

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

171.

‘Manchester’s Olympic Bids 1996 & 2000 & 2002 Commonwealth Games’ 56 page A4 book produced by the Society of Olympic Collectors.

A comprehensive listing of the material available, with illustrations.

£7.50

172.

2000

Sydney. G.B. Coxless Four (Rowing) Cover with Aussie 45c Rowing stamp and Handstamp and signed by Steve Redgrave (Gold Medallist).

£10.00

173.

2000

Sydney. G.B. Ben Ainslie Gold Medallist (Laser Class Sailing) cvr. with Aussie 45c Logo stamp and Athletics Handstamp and signed by him.

£10.00

174.

2000

Sydney. G.B. Jonathan Edwards Gold Medallist (Triple Jump) cvr.with Aussie 45c Logo stamp and Handstamp and signed by him.

£10.00

175.

2000

Sydney. G.B. Katherine Merry Bronze Medallist (400m Athletics) cvr.with 45c Ladies running stamp and Athletics Handstamp and signed by her.

£7.50

176.

2000

Sydney. Australia. Sheetlet of 10 Olympic Sport stamps in orig. pack.

£2.00

177.

2000

Sydney. Australia. Sheetlet of 5 Paralympics stamp in orig pack.

£1.50

178

2000

Sydney. Australia. Large size envelope of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Headquarters folded and trimmed bearing the ‘Sydney 2000 Logo and Games of the New Millennium’.

50p

179.

2000

Sydney. Australia. Set of 10 maxi-cards for the Olympic Sports series postage pre-paid in Australia for delivery worldwide. Attractive set.

£5.00

180.

2000

Sydney. Sydney Olympics 2000 Bid Limited envelope with Bid Logo ,Sydney 2000 and Rings in colour. Unused.

£1.00

181.

2000

Sydney. A similar envelope but Postage Paid Australia.

£1.00

182.

2000

Sydney. P/c ‘Sydney Opera House’ with Olympic colours on roof and ‘Sydney’s Olympic Spirit’. Postally used to U.K.

50p

183.

2000

Sydney. Olympic Bid pin.

50p

184.

2000

Sydney. 5 dollars commem. Coin ‘Sprinter’ in special folder. Mint condition

£5.00

185.

2000

Sydney. Tin badge. 62mm dia. with ‘Squiggle,Sydney 2000,Ol.Rings.

50p

186.

2000

Manchester’s Bid for the 2000 O.G. Cover with Palace Theatre/Opera House meter (Temporary home of the Bid Offices) dated 24.4.91. Decision Day. With cut-out of Town Hall with Ol.Rings and Bid Committee stationery with preliminary logo for the N.W. Olympic Bid. Only four of these covers were prepared and thus rare.

£5.00

187.

2000

Manchester’s Bid for the 2000 O.G.Meter strip ‘MANCHESTER/2000/

THE BRITISH OLYMPIC BID’ (Provisional Logo) used by the Bid Office in premises provided by Manchester Chamber of Commerce from January to March 1992. Meter no. 8 NE 33520. Rare.

£2.50

188.

2000

Manchester’s Bid for the 2000 O.G. Meter strip ‘Manchester/2000/The British Olympic Bid’ with Official Logo adopted by the Manchester Bid Committee in their machine no.8NE 33520 from March 1992.

£2.50

189.

2000

A similar meter on cover dated 23.9.93. Postally used.

£3.00

190.

2000

Manchester’s Bid for the 2000 O.G. Meter used by Manchester City Council in machine PBC07137 dated 2.3.93. Postally used.

£3.00

191.

2000

Manchester’s Bid for the 2000 O.G. Post Paid impression used by Manchester City Council during the period that the machine was using the slogan for the Opening of Metrolink in July 1992. On cover.

£3.00

192.

2000

A similar cover.

£3.00

193.

2000

Manchester’s Bid for the 2000 O.G. Addressed cvr. with Manchester Philatelic Counter handstamp dated 23 Sep ‘93

£2.50

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

194.

2000

Manchester’s 2000 O.G. Bid. Royal Mail Manchester and Marketing Unit – Manchester 2000 were Sponsors of a p/m slogan which was in use from 30 August to 17 September 1993 in 1 x 1st class & 1 x 2nd class machine. Cover used on first day (2nd class) 30 August (machine A2).

£1.00

195.

2000

A similar cover.

£1.00

196.

2000

A similar cover.

£1.00

197.

2000

A similar cover.

£1.00

198.

2000

Manchester 2000 Bid. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council used a meter supporting Manchester’s Bid in 2 of their machines – PBV2391 & 2569.

Samples of each machine on unaddressed covers (2).

£2.00

199.

2000

NORWEB (The North West Electricity Board) used a buff envelope to mail bills with the Bid Logo in black at bottom right corner. Post Paid.

£1.00

200..

A similar cover.

£1.00

201.

2000

Manchester 2000 Bid.’Sema Group/Software Systems & Services/SupportingManchester 2000/The British Olympic Bid’ meter dated 23.9.93. on plain unaddressed envelope.

£1.00

202.

2000

Manchester 2000 Bid. Set of 4 p/c’s prepared by the M/c Bid Cttee., sponsored by Richard Cort Rover. One card was distributed to each household by Manchester Metro News. The cards were also available at branches of Nat West Bank & MacDonalds. It was intended that the recipients should send them to friends overseas to advertise the Bid. (4)

£2.00

203.

2000

A similar lot. (4)

£2.00

204.

2000

A similar lot. (4)

£2.00

205.

2000

Manchester 2000 Bid.Key Ring w Logo

£1.00

206.

1900

Paris. Col.p/c Exposition Universelle 1900. Le Pont Alexandre lll. Unused.

£2.00

207.

1906.

Athens. B/W p/c Nr.1191. Pallis & Cotzias ‘Ol.Stadium w.spectators and gymnastic equipment’. PU to Constantinople but stamp missing.

£4.50

208.

1961

Cvr.from Comite Olympique Hellenique, Academie Olympique /Olympie. Cancel w. Apollo Head/red Knossos stamp canc. ‘Olympia’ 22.Vl.61’.

£5.00

209.

1912

Stockholm. B/W Off.Ol.p/c Edt.Granberg,Stockholm Nr. 163. ‘The Russian Gymnasts in the Stadium’. Unused.

£5.00

210.

1912

Stockholm. B/W Off.Ol.p/c (yellow series) Nr.32. ‘Vasa Bridge and Royal Bank Building. Unused. Seldom seen.

£9.00

211.

1920

Antwerp. B/W p/c of ‘Vlle Olympiade/De Antwerpsche Ommegang/De

Maagd van Antwerpen’ (Procession) w. variety-mirror print on backside.

£7.50

212.

1920

Antwerp. Col.p/c Edt. Buschmann, Anvers ‘Un portrait par Van Dyck…

Execute a l’occasion de la Vlle Olympiade’. Unused. Rare card.

£12.50

213.

1920

Antwerp. A similar card Edt. Buschmann but ‘Portrait de Simon de Vos

Par Abraham de Vries . Execute a l’occasion de la Vlle Olympiade’ Rare.

£12.50

214.

1920

Antwerp. Commercial blue p/c w.10c red King Albert & Ol.m/c ‘Liege/

Luik 1. 1.lX.1920 (Football Match: Sweden 2 Spain 1.

£7.50

215.

1920

Antwerp. p/c (local printed matter) w. 2c brown King Albert & Ol. m/c

‘Antwerpen 6, 2.lX.1920.(Final Football Match Belgium v Czechoslovakia

£10.00

216.

1920

Antwerp. Cover with 5c &10c Ol.stamps cancelled with the Ol. m/c

‘Antwerpen 6, 26.Vll…’. Variety without year. Pu to Blankenberghe.

£15.00

217.

1920

Antwerp. Cover with 5c & 10c Ol.stamps w. Ol.m/c ‘Antwerpen 6, 8.lX.1920.(Equestrian Cross Country Team Event) Pu to Blankenberghe.

£7.50

218.

1920

Antwerp. Cover w.%c & 10c Ol.stamps w. Ol.m/c ‘Antwerpen 6, 8.lX.20’

Final Day of Equestrian Dressage). Pu to Blankenberghe. W.arrival mark.

£7.50

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

219.

1924

Paris. P/c w.45c Merson & Ol.box cancel ‘Paris-Depart, 30.V.1924. (Football Match-Switzerland 1 Czechoslovakia 0) pu to Amsterdam.

£7.50

220.

1924

Paris. Cover with 3 x 25c Olympics cancelled by Paris 69 – Boulevard Rochechouart 22.Vll.1924 (Equestrian) pu to Zurich (Correct postage rate).

£6.00

221.

1925

Prague. Ol.p/s w.Yellow text & Praha, Olympic Congress cancel

(Type: S below R ), 24.V.1925.

£6.00

222.

1928

Amsterdam. Ol.silhouette p/c Edt.Elce w.Silhouette ski-jumper. (although no Olympic indication, the cards were issued for Olympics 1928) Unused.

£8.00

223.

1928

Amsterdam. A similar card but with silhouette of shot-putter. Unused.

£8.00

224.

1928

Amsterdam. p/c from About 1935 Edt. H.A. Nr.22 ‘Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam. Used. Some minor faults.

£2.00

225.

1928

Amsterdam. p/c from about 1932 Edt.J.Sleding, ‘Amsterdam Olmpic Stadion’ Unused in mint condition.

£5.00

226.

1928

Amsterdam. p/c with 1.5c roselila Dove with Olympic machine cancel

‘Amsterdam Centraal Station’ 2.V.1928 (Hockey date).

£7.00

227.

1928

Amsterdam. A similar card w. cancel dated 26.V.1928. (Hockey Final).

£8.50

228.

1928

Amsterdam. Small cover w. 1.5c, 2c &5c Olympics cancelled by ‘Scheveningen, 14.V.1928. h/s, locally travelled, postman p/m on back.

£12.50

229.

1936

Garmisch Partenkirchen. P/c w.Austrian Ol.m/c ‘Saltzburg, 10.lV36., Spendet fur den osterreichischen Olympia Fond’ travelled to Vienna.

£3.00

230.

1936

Garmisch P. Colour p/c of Austrian Ol.Cttee. w. Ol.Rings & Ski-Jumper.

Olympic stamp 6 + 4pf skater & Olympic m/c Garmisch P. 6.2.36.

£7.00

231.

1936

Berlin. Off.Ol.p/c Reichssportverlag Nr.44. ‘Reichssportfeld, Blick auf den

Glockenturm’. Used in 1938 w. Reichssportfeld cachet. Better card.

£3.50

232.

1936

Berlin. Card from same series Nr.93 ‘Dietrich-Eckart-Freilicht-Buhne’

With performance ‘Das Frankenburger Wurfelspiel’ Unused. Rare card.

£6.00

233.

1936.

Berlin. P/c Edt.w.St.B.Nr.61 with Olympic Bell ‘Olympia-Glocke fur die Olympischen Spield in Berlin 1936. Unused.

£5.00

234.

1936

Berlin. P/c Edt.W.St.B. Serie Novobrom Nr.143. Berlin Reichssportfeld – Bird’s Eye view. Unused. Better card.

£4.50

235.

1936

Berlin. P/c Edt. R.J.Kern with picture and text on face ‘Olympiade 1936, Berlin, Unter den Linden’ Unused. Better card.

£6.50

236.

1936

Berlin. 2 x P/c’s w. 3+2pf Gymnast w. Ol.Bell cancel ‘Berlin Olympia – Stadion (Presse), 1.8.36. One w.pneumatic mail cancel w. minutes: 13.30.

£17.50

237.

1952

Rome. CONI p/c of Olympic/Sport Stamps Exhibition (red/blue Discobolo Head & Colisseum), Ol.Vign. CONI, 10l stamp & cancel 21.3.52.w.cross.

£7.50

238.

1952

Similar to lot 237. but with picture of Old Stadium (Behind CONI bldg)

5l.w. same cancel 19.3.1952 & cross + 3-line Exhibition cachet.

£6.50

239.

1952

Similar to lot 237. but with blue/grey illus.of Torch Runner, Temple and Colisseum, 25l Ol.Exhibition stamp 29.3.1952 w.star + 3-line Exh. Cancel.

£7.50

240.

1956

Melbourne. Australia. Airmail cover to Switzerland with 2s crocodile and Olympic rectangular machine cancel of Sydney 8, 21 Feb 1955.

£7.00

241.

1984

Sarajevo Winter Games. A collection of 15 covers and cards, mainly for the Torch Relay through Jugoslavia. Some are registered and about 50% are postally travelled. These covers are now very difficult to find and thus rare (15 covers and cards)

£25.00

242.

1956

Melbourne. Romania. Mi.2345/9 ‘Medal Winners’ imperf.part set. CTO.

50p

243.

1964

Innsbruck. Romania. Mi.2195/2201. imperf. imperf. part set. CTO.

£1.00

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

244.

1968

Grenoble. Hungary. Mi.2379/2386. perf.full set. Lmm.

£5.00

245.

1968

Grenoble. Hungary. Mi.2379/2384. perf.part set. CTO.

£1.00

246.

1972

Munich. Hungary. Mi.2773/5,2777/2780. perf. part set . Umm.

£2.00

247.

1980

Lake Placid. Hungary. Mi.3390/5. perf. full set. Umm.

£2.00

248.

1980

Moscow. Hungary. Mi.3434/3439. perf. part set. Umm.

£1.50

249.

1968

Mexico City. Hungary. Mi.2477/2483. perf. part set. CTO.

£1.50

250.

1980

Moscow. USSR. Mi.4707/4711. ‘Watersports’ perf.set. Umm.

£2.50

251.

1980

Lake Placid. USSR. Mi.4920. Block ‘Skilanglauf’ Umm.

£2.00

252.

1980

Moscow. USSR. Mi.4937. Block ‘Relay Runners’ Umm.

£2.00

253.

1992

Barcelona. Russia. Block. ‘Runner’ Umm.

£2.00

254.

1995

104th I.O.C. Session Budapest, 1995. Delegate’s Cloth Badge ‘104th IOC Session Budapest, 1995 – Budapest Skyline in gold lettering and Olympic Rings in full colour’ Rare item.

£10.00

255.

1992

Barcelona. Canada. Booklet contg. 10 stamps se-tenant Mint condition.

£3.50

256.

1948

London. G.B. Set of 4 stamps on regd. ‘London E.C.8’ Torch Runner illus.

addr.cover. to London address. 2 pinholes at base of cover.

£2.00

257.

1968

New Zealand. SG.887/8 Health stamps w.Ol.Rings on illus.Official cover.

£1.00

258.

1980

Moscow. Colourful p/c Mischa Bear Ol. Mascot. Ptd. In Budapest. Mint.

£2.00

259.

1956

Cortina. Official p/c ‘Ice Stadium’ with 10L Ol.stamp tied by Hockey Su Ghiaccio cancel on picture side dated 4-ll-1956. Unused.

£2.50

260.

1936

Berlin. 6+4pf publ.card w.Ol.Village Bell cancel ‘a’ 6.7.36. Unused.

£2.00

261.

1952

Oslo. Norway. Olympic continuous m/c 15.11.51. Window env. W. fold.

£1.50

262.

1936

Berlin. Greece. Special cover with Torch Relay Olympia cancel dated 20-Vll 1936, 4-line cachet ‘Rings/Von Olympia/Nach Deutschland/ Anlaesslich der Xl Olympiade/Berlin 1-15 August 1936 with printed

Address. Cvr has been neatly opened at top but 4 corners are damaged.

£3.50

263.

1956

Melbourne. Olympic aerogramme w.fdi Melbourne cancel. Unused.

£3.00

264.

1992

Hungary. Olympiafila ’92. Collection of 6 postal stationery cards commem. Hungary fencing gold medals with special cancels for each day of the Exhibition.Unused.

£5.00

265.

1976

Montreal. Canada. SG.802. $2 Diver on illus.unaddr. fdc.

£2.00

266.

1972

Munich. Col.p/c showing Town Hall w. Cathedral. Pu to England.

50p

267.

1980

Moscow. Poland. Block 81. Canoeing.

50p

268.

1980

Moscow. Russia. Olympic Sports (2nd series) on illustrated cvr. unused.

£2.00

269.

1980

Moscow. A similar cvr. but with sp.cancel for Stamp Exhib. Not pu.

£2.00

270.

1980

Moscow. A similar cvr. to lot 269.

£2.00

271.

1968

Mexico City. Rep.Malagasy. SG.167. ‘Start of Race’ on illus.unaddr. FDC.

50p

272.

1976

Montreal. Rep.Benin. SG.615. 200f. ‘Hurdler’ on illus.unaddr.FDC.

£1.00

273.

1980

Moscow. Russia. Mi.4689. Tourism around the Golden Ring on illus. FDC

50p

274.

1964

Tokyo. Poland. SG.1508/1515. Set of 8 stamps on 3 illustrated FDC’s addressed to Pat Sage, British Olympic Team Manager in London.

£2.50

275.

1980

Moscow. Syria. SG.1455 ‘Fencing’ on I.O.C. Official Flag FDC. Unaddr.

50p

276.

1960

Rome. Poland. Olympic Glider Post card commemorating ‘Polska 60’ with overprint on Olympic label DB.70a. A rare and interesting card.

£5.00

277.

1994

Hungary. Registered cover from ‘Olympiafila ‘95’ on cacheted ‘Logos of four Candidate Cities for the XlX Winter Olympic Games’ & Centenary of the International Olympic Cttee.. A rare & interesting cover.

£5.00

278.

2000

Sydney. Christmas card from Hungarian Olympic Cttee. overprinted in gold lettering ‘2000 Millennium’.

£5.00

Lot No.

Description.

Reserve.

279.

1995

Hungary. Booklet commemorating the Centenary of the Hungarian Olympic Committee. Text in Hungarian and English. Scarce item.

£5.00

280.

Postcard illustrating the Athens and Paris medals won by Alfred Hajos.

Published by the Museum of Physical Education & of Sports, Budapest.

£1.00

281.

1968

Grenoble. Hungary. Mi. Block 62 ‘Ice Hockey’ on FDC pu to England.

£5.00

282.

1968

Mexico City. Large postcard 220mm x 140mm ‘Aerial view of Mexico City’ with $2 Weightlifting stamp addr. to Imre Nemeth, Hammer gold

£15.00

Medallist at the 1948 London Olympic Games with Olympic Machine

Cancel and signed by 40 members of the Hungarian Team. Unique.

 

283.

1968

Mexico City. Hungary. Mi.2434.2441. (8 stamps) on 4 illustrated First Day

£2.00

Covers postally travelled to England.

284.

1956

Melbourne. Hungary. Mi.1472/9 (8 stamps) on 2 illustrated ‘Rings and Flame’ FDC’s postally travelled to England.

£2.00

285.

1984

Los Angeles. Romania. Block Mi.209. ‘Medal Winners’ on illustrated FDC addressed to England. Opened at top with crease top R. corner.

£1.00

286.

1956

Melbourne. Australia. Aerogramme ‘Olympic Village Melbourne’ Mint.

£5.00

287.

1968

Mexico. W.Germany. Illustrated unaddressed cover with Olymic stamp tied by sp.cancel for Olympic satellite Ikarus to satellites worldwide. 7.6.1968. Signed cover.

£3.00

288.

1976

Montreal.Canada. $1 Sculpture of sprinter on Colorano ‘Silk’ cover fdi.

END OF SALE.

REALISATIONS POSTAL AUCTION #94.

Lot.1. £8.00 Lot.20. £8.00

2. 3.00 21. 6.00

3. 1.00 25. 20.00

5. 2.50 32. 18.00

13. 12.00 36. 12.00

15. 8.00

I would like to take this opportunity of thanking members for their

kind offers of sympathy during my recent illness.

Unfortunately some of the matters relating to the auction were put

On hold and I have to thank our chairman, Bob Farley, for producing

Auction #94. Auction # 95 will be with you shortly together with

Torch Bearer and I hope that for the future I will be able to keep on

Top of things.

I am, of course, always looking for new material to include in the

Auction and hope that you will consider using this facility when

Disposing of any of your surplus material.

John Crowther,

Auction Manager

£2.00