Lot 20045 – 1896 Olympics issue group incl. study of fly-speck varieties on 25l (13, with enlarged photos), plus mint 5D, etc.

Stamp of Olympics » 1896 Athens 1896 Olympics issue group incl. study of fly-speck varieties on 25l (13, with enlarged photos), plus mint 5D, etc.

Lot 20045 – 1896 Olympics issue group incl. study of fly-speck varieties on 25l (13, with enlarged photos), plus mint 5D, etc.

Olympics » 1896 Athens
Price realised
300 EUR
Estimate
300 – 400 EUR
Auction date
Mon 13 Dec 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1896 Olympics issue group incl. study of fly-speck varieties on 25l (13, with enlarged photos), various used with a range of cancels incl. 1D used on 5th April 1896 (the day Coubertin met with the King about the Intercalated Games), mint 5D, 1896 (Nov) 20l Postal stationery envelope uprated on the reverse with 1896 Olympics 5l strip of 5 and vert. strip of 3 uncancelled with one stamp just tied by Stettin arrival cds, etc., an interesting group (58 stamps, 1 cover).

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