David Feldman Olympic Games and Football June 4, 2019

157 Olympic Games and Football – Geneva, June 4, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 10497 156 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, letter dated 9.12.35 sent by the post office with an example of both slogan machine cancels and the circular pictorial cancel used for the Olympic Games, toned otherwise fine and unusual 100 10498 156 1936 Garmish photo report book by the German Post Office depicting their services during the Winter Games, 37x25cm, 56 pages with a black & white photo on each with legend, fine and very rare book 600 1936 Berlin 10499 CC C F J / 156, 158 1936 Berlin collection in 2 albums with emphasis on Football, starting with an attractive embossed card for the Games showing a footballer, Organising Committee envelope with Olympic slogan frank, mini sheets mint & used, the scarce booklet complete, a range of cancels, cards and printed envelopes, a range of Hindenburg Zeppelin covers, the second album Olympic cancels used on the days of the football matches through to the final incl. 3rd/4th place play-off card from a spectator, two used tickets to the Football, section of Austria incl. Olympic Committee cover with torch relay cancel, fund raising, Olympic flight printed postal stationery card unused, picture postcard of Italian Pietro Rava signed by him, plus 2-voulme photo books, a great lot for the specialist of the Berlin Games 500 - 700 10500 CC C F J / 158 1936 (Aug 31) “Justice for Hungary!” printed protest postcard sent from Hungary to the then Foreign Secretary of Great Britain Anthony Eden with printed message in English, French and Hungarian by the Pesti Hirlap newspaper, with “XI. Olympic Games...Comparing the results with the population of the USA, 125 millions, Germany, 65 millions and Hungary, 9 millions, so Hungary is first with 1 champion per 900,000 citizens”, and protesting how the borders of Hungary were drawn after WWI, fine and very rare 200 10501 F 1936 (Jun 27) Peru Olympic Committee printed envelope sent registered to the Peruvian delegation in the Olympic Village, reverse with special “BERLIN OLYMPISCHES DORF” Olympic Bell cds on arrival, vert. folds clear of stamp, very attractive and the only known example. Note: Peru’s whole Olympic team of 40 promptly withdrew from the Games in protest at FIFA’s decision to replay the Peru vs Austria after the Austrian team complained about the behaviour of the Peruvian players and spectators 500 10502 F / 160 1936 Berlin: Swedish Committee for Gymnastics printed envelope used internally within Sweden, minor soiling at top, unusual & scarce 80