David Feldman - Olympic Games June 15, 2018

Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 397 397 Europe, Overseas & Collections / June 13 & 14, 2018 32522 DFE 1924 Paris Olympics set plus a poster vignette all tied to a front by “COLOMBES / STADE OLYMPIQUE” Jul 5 cds, with “JEUX / OLYMPIQUE / MAI A JUILLET / 1924” boxed cachet and two straightline “COLOMBES- STADE OLYMPIQUES” and “COLOMBES / OLYMPIQUE” adjacent, very attractive and scarce 200 32523 F / 396 1924 (Jun 21) Swiss Shooting Association printed envelope sent from the pre-Olympic Shooting competition at Reims, with special cancel tying multiple Olympic franking but still underpaid and charged with three Swiss 50c postage dues on arrival at Olten, minor creasing, scarce 200 32524 F / 396 DURING THE GAMES: 1924 (Jul 7) 30c Olympic postal stationery card with Paris machine cancel used during the Games (Athletics finals of (the famous) 100m sprint, long jump, 400m hurdles, pentathlon), fine 150 32525 CC C F J / 396 1924 (Jul 20) AN Paris picture postcard of the US Swimming team sent during the Games with Olympic 50c tied by Paris Gare de l’Est Olympic roller cancel, message in Hungarian mentioning the Marathon, very fine 100 32526 F / www 1924 Paris Olympic issue postal history collection mounted on 40 pages, incl. 3 pages with the 30c postal stationery card mint (3) and used (4), commercial mail incl. Theodore Champion (stamp dealer) cover with set sent on the first day of issue (May 23), postcards incl. 10c pair (one bisected) paying the correct rate, multiples incl. 25c block of 6, strip of 5 and ten 10c on covers, 30c interpanneau pair, set used on the last day of validity, four covers sent afterwards and charged postage due, airmails, registered, printed matter, a fabulous lot for the specialist of this issue 1’500-2’000 32527 CC C F J / 396 1924 Paris collection of stamps, covers and picture postcards mounted on 25 pages, incl. Organising Committee front with Olympic franking, 25c Olympic stamp used on the opening day tied by Games machine cancel, range of Olympic frankings incl. 25c used in Algeria, usages on commercial mail, Games machine and roller cancels from different parts of Paris, Le Havre, Marseille (arrival) and Lyon with better Colombes 6-line roller used on arrival, 50c tied by Games machine cancel on July 7th (famous 100m final), 25c tied by Games machine cancel on July 10th (1500m and 5000m finals which Paavo Nurmi won), great starter lot for a specialised collection of this Games 700-1’000 Additional images from larger lots may be available at www.davidfeldman.com Lots marked “www” are illustrated only on our website