Lot 20029 – 1896 Athens, collection of postcards incl. four of events during the Games and four of participants
Lot 20029 – 1896 Athens, collection of postcards incl. four of events during the Games and four of participants
Lot 20029 – 1896 Athens, collection of postcards incl. four of events during the Games and four of participants
Olympics » 1896 Athens
Price realised
950 CHF
Estimate
500 – 800 CHF
Auction date
Tue 18 Jun 2024 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1896 Athens, collection of postcards incl. 4 of the stadium, 2 of the Zappeion, four of events during the Games (horizontal bars, parallel bars, cycling and fencing), four of participants (incl. Spiridon Louis), 11 postcards/photo cards of notable people who contributed to the Games incl. King George I, George Averoff, Demetrius Vikelas (first president of the IOC, incl. postcard written by him), D. Sakorrafos (“father of the idea of the issue of postage stamps for the Frist Olympic Games”), and several items relating to Albert Meyer who was a significant photographer at the Games (incl. photocard showing the wrestling finalists and a photocard portrait signed by him with original wrapper). Auction
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