Olympic Games/Summer, 1956, 2000, Melbourne, Stockholm, Sydn - Lot 265

Olympic Games/Summer, 1956, 2000, Melbourne, Stockholm, Sydney/ Set of 14 pieces testifying to the resounding success of the Games in Australia, even after the events in Hungary:a) An illustrated envelope, Jeux Hippiques à Stockholm, 10-17/6/56; b) Australia (8), 2 air-mail envelopes, FDC, presentation of the Games (Nov. 30, 55), 2 FDC envelopes, official souvenirs, with the opening of the Games, and the stadium, and the lodgings, 1 envelope without postage with official stamps, 1 Greek envelope with Australian postmark, the shot putter, a blank illustrated card, Rajko, the javelin thrower, a blank card with stamp and illustrated postmark, the torch, Nov. 22, 1956; c) 5 Australian tribute cards to the country's great champions, cachet with signature of Shirley Stricland, stamp cancel 1999, with Ron Clarke lighting the flame, 3 max cards from the Sydney Olympics, with captions Dawn Fraser, Murray Rose, Betty Cuthbert.