Spring Auction Series 2016

1900 Paris Exposition award medal by Chaplain, bronze, showing head of Republic on one side and Fame carrying a torch bearer on other, awarded to Desmur, some marks, fine

1900 Paris Exposition award medal by Chaplain, bronze, showing head of Republic on one side and Fame carrying a torch bearer on other, awarded to Meisenbach Riffarth & Cie., fine

1900 Paris Expo poster medal by Lemaire, 53mm, bronze, with seated female representing Paris on one side and various objects representing the various exhibitions, fine

1900 Paris Exposition award plaque in silvered bronze for the Gymnastics competition inscribed "XXVIme Fete / Fédérale / de Gymnastique" below victorious athlete inside a stadium holding aloft a laurel branch on one side, Fame on other, some surface rubbing, fine

1900 Paris Exposition award plaque in bronze, depicting victorious athlete inside a stadium holding aloft a laurel branch on one side, and "EDUCATION PHYSIQUE / OFFERT / PAR LE / MINISTRE" on other, fine

1900 Paris Exposition plaque in silvered bronze by O. Roty, awarded to judges, depicting a winged youth taking a torch from a dying woman on one side and the Petit and Grand Palais on the other, a little oxidisation, fine

1900 Paris Exposition group incl. invitation to the opening ceremony, invitation to the awards ceremony, four entry tickets and a used voucher booklet, fine

1900 Paris group of 10 picture postcards of the Universal Exhibition incl. two with vignettes and two with special exposition cancellations, mostly fine

1904 Olympics stamps small accumulation of mint, used with pre-cancels, perfins & a few covers, mixed to fine (70 )

1904 World's Fair, group of 6 picture postcards of the fair, all franked with special cancels incl. "St. Louis / Exposition" duplex, "World's / Fair / St. Louis" machine cancel (codes 6 & 7) and "Expostion Sta" machine cancel, plus 1903 Nuremberg Sports Event postcard with special cancel (7)

"The Worlds Fair 1904, Official Photographic Views of the Universal Exposition, St. Louis, Art Edition," 345x282mm, HB, 304pp, with large picture on nearly every page with caption below, red canvas cover with legend inlay in gilt, cover wear, otherwise fine

1906 Athens collection incl. unaddressed cover with 1906 Olympic values to 25l tied by "Zappeion" 15.04.06 (during Games) special cds, 1906 Olympic colour trials and proofs (12 block of 4), multiples incl. 5l block of 4 on mini envelope, 20l and 40l mint blocks of 25, 30 covers/cards/ppc (incl. 10l on Olympic ppc tied by special cancel and 6 with vignettes (3 tied) and a card sent the day before the Games stating the "The King & the...