Lot n° 234
Estimation :
50 - 100
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 30EUR
Olympic Games/Summer, 1896, Athens. A dozen original pieces - Lot 234
Olympic Games/Summer, 1896, Athens. A dozen original pieces or reprints around the great premiere of the renovated Games in their cradle, Greece: a) Map, a view of the Olympic stadium in its original state, 1929; b) two images from Olympia 1936, the curious start of the first 100m, and Louys, the shepherd, mythical winner of the first marathon; c) two centennial cards of the Games published around Atlanta: Centennial Games, with Italian stamp, Giochi Olympici del Centenario, the five rings, Atlanta 1996, Italia (500), idem with discobole W.Garrett (750); d) two maximum cards with the repro of the 1896 medals, and Greek centenary stamps, idem with Louys rewarded; e) two FDC envelopes, with the two original philatelic blocks, 4 horizontal, 4 vertical, with cachet and rings 1896-1996. The first stone and its promises.
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