Spring Auction Series 2016

1906 Olympics 1l proofs on card in orange on white and black on dull pink, fine (2)

1906 Olympics 5l proof on wove paper in light green, thin above impression and pin hole below

1906 Olympic Games 25L Brown, imperf. proof on carton paper, sheetlet of six from printers sample books of Perkins Bacon with No. H2011, a few tone spots, fine & rare

1906 Olympic Games 50L Green, imperf. proof on carton paper, sheetlet of six from printers sample books of Perkins Bacon with No. H2012, a few tone spots, fine & rare

1906 Olympics 1D proof on wove paper in black in block of four with coloured surround, corner crease otherwise fine

1906 Olympics 2D proofs (5), incl. rose on wove paper (faults), black on wove paper, orange on card, dark green on light green card and dark blue on light blue card

1906 Olympics set used, 2D with faint toning, else fine to very fine

Picture postcard of the Temple of Jupiter with 1906 Olympics 5l tied by Athens undated circle, plus 2D single stamp with same cancel

1906 (Jun 27) 10l postal stationery card uprated with 1906 Olympics 20l and 25l tied by Athens cds, Netherlands arrival cds, fine

DURING THE GAMES: 1906 (Apr 17) Olympic postcard with 1906 10L tied by "ATHENS / OLYMPIC / GAMES / ACROPOLIS" 17.04.06 cds, not sent and probably cancelled to order, with postcard depicting the opening ceremony (Pallis & Cotzias no.818), some creases, scarce

1906 Olympics group incl. 3 covers, 2 postcards and 2l on revenue document, with covers incl. 1906 (May 5) envelope sent from Athens to England with 1906 Olympics 20l and five 1l (3 on front and 2 on reverse), arrival bs, fine; 1906 (Aug 15) commercial envelope sent registered from Volos with 25l pair; 1906 (Nov 6) envelope sent registered from Piraeus with 50l, 25l and 5l; and postcards with Olympic Stadium ppc with 5l and ppc with 5l pair...

1906 (Jul) Picture postcard to Belgium with 1906 Olympics 1l (3), 2l and 5l tied by Mykinos cds, redirected in Belgium with several cds, some soiling