David Feldman Olympic Games and Football June 4, 2019

37 Olympic Games and Football – Geneva, June 4, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 10073 F / 32 1897 (Nov) Parcel post card in Greek with 1896 Olympics 1D and strip of five imperf. 20l Small Hermes Heads all tied by Patras cds (with inverted month slug), all stamps affected by scissor cuts as was standard procedure, a rare usage 200 10074 F / 32 1897 (Nov) Printed newspaper/magazine sent to Egypt with 1896 Olympics 2l pair and Small Hermes Head 1l imperf. tied by Athens “2” cds, document seems complete, an unusual usage 100 10075 F / 32 1898 (Mar 10) Commercial envelope from the island of Thira to Germany with 1896 Olympics 25l tied by blue Thira cds, reverse with Syros and arrival cds adjacent, fine 150 10076 H F / 36 SHIP MAIL: Two album pages with maritime cancels from Greek or Austrian ships incl. Greek oval cancels on 1896 Olympics 2l block of four, 20l, 25l, a piece with 20l & 10l Small Hermes and an 1898 postcard franked with 1896 Olympics 1l and two 2l (soiled), plus LLOYD cancel on pc and single 25l, “VAPORE DAL LEVANTE” on 25l, mixed condition 200 10077 F / 36 SHIP MAIL: 1899 (Jun) Envelope carried by Hungarian ship to France with 1896 Olympics 5l vert. pair on obverse and reverse with Small Hermes Head 1l imperf block of 20 tied by “Kikötöben.” hs (posted in dock), reverse with Messina and Fiume cds, cover faults at lower right otherwise fine, ex “Parigi” (DF Nov 1999) 300 10078 G SHIP MAIL: 1896 Olympics 1l, 2l and 5l all tied on a fragment by straight line LONDRES hs, scarce 50 10079 F / 36 SHIP MAIL: Envelope to Trieste with 1896 25l tied by pen cross and fancy anchor cancel, carried by the Hungarian Lloyd shipping company, arrival bs, cover reduced at top and creasing, scarce 100 10080 F Undated small cover with imprint of steamer G. Averof with violet maritime cancel adjacent (NB. Averof helped to fund the building of the Olympic Stadium 1896 of Athens) 60 10081 F / 36 1896 Athens picture postcard by Eleftheroudakis depciting discus thrower Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (who came second), unused, very fine 50 10082 C F DCE COLLECTIONS: 1896 Athens group written up on 12 pages incl. Greece 1896 Olympic set mint/unused (mixed condition: 5D faulty no gum, 10D no gum), Italian postcard “Pindar exalts an athlete winner in the Olympic Games” sent from Argentina, 10 picture postcards of the stadium, some modern cards, a letter from the IOC confirming that there was no football matches at this Games, etc. 150 - 200 Please ensure your bids arrive on time! In the case of equal bids, the first bid received will take precedence