Lot 20164 – 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald

Stamp of Olympics » 1916 Berlin 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald
Stamp of Olympics » 1916 Berlin 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald
Stamp of Olympics » 1916 Berlin 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald
Stamp of Olympics » 1916 Berlin 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald
Stamp of Olympics » 1916 Berlin 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald
Stamp of Olympics » 1916 Berlin 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald
Stamp of Olympics » 1916 Berlin 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald
Stamp of Olympics » 1916 Berlin 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald

Lot 20164 – 1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald

Olympics » 1916 Berlin
Price realised
1’200 EUR
Estimate
800 – 1’200 EUR
Auction date
Mon 13 Dec 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1916 Winter Games: Pair of illustrated postcards with typed legends on the front promoting the cancelled Winter Games at Feldberg and Schwarzwald, one with legend “Winter-Olympiade Januar 1916 im Schwarzwald” and sent from Feldberg 18.1.14, the other with legend “Interna. Winterspiele 4.-6.2.1916 Feldberg/Schwarzwald” and sent from Schwarzwald 20.2.17, fine and unique cards, in fact being the only two philatelic souvenirs known of the non-celebrated 1916 Winter Games.

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