Ended on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 8:53 AM.

Thematik: Olympische Spiele / olympic games: THE WORLD OF SKIING: Olympics 1924 Chamonix. The Foundi

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Start of the sale:
Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 8:25 AM
Item n°781052111
Sale ends:
Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 8:53 AM
Lot:
#30799
Catalog:
44. Christoph Gärtner Auktion - 27. June 2019 - Philatelic Collection Lots: Overseas, Thematics, Europe

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THE WORLD OF SKIING: Olympics 1924 Chamonix. The Founding of FIS on February 2, Gold Medal Winning Collection beautifully mounted & knowledgeably written up 127 album pages showing the different sides of skiing and its impact on sport and culture in the snow-covered part of the world. Skiing, together with skating, were the main sports that established the Olympic Winter Games, and although there have been strong conflicts between the IOC and the International Federations for the winter sports, skiing is today the undisputed most popular winter sport in the world, and the Olympic Winter Games have grown in popularity every fourth year. The World of Skiing covers the various skiing sports, from cross country to snowboard, and from ski touring to speed skiing. The collection also shows how skis have been used in war, and how skiing has grown to be a strong activity in international tourism. A truly wonderful collection, having been recognized at the highest level as one of the most important collections covering the theme of Skiing ever formed, 2008 Beijing Goldmedal with 92 points, best exhibit. ÷ THE WORLD OF SKIING: Die Sammlung hat ihre Goldmedaille verdient. Sie ist wundervoll zusammengestellt und mit viel Liebe und Sachverstand beschrieben. 128 Seiten erzählen von verschiedenen Aspekten des Skisports und seinen Einflüssen auf Sport und Kultur im schneebedeckten Teil der Welt. The World of Skiing zeigt die verschiedenen Spielarten der Skisports von Langlauf über Snowboarden, von Tourenski zu Abfahrtslauf. Die Sammlung zeigt auch, wie Ski im Krieg eingesetzt wurden und wie Ski fahren zu einem wichtigen Zweig im internationalen Tourismus geworden ist. Eine wahrhaft wunderbare Sammlung, die auch auf höchster Ebene als eine der wichtigsten Sammlungen zum Thema Ski fahren, gewürdigt wurde.

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Christoph Gärtner made his hobby into his profession. He started in 1984 and within two decades the Gärtner GmbH developed into a world leading mail order house for postal stationery and became a specialist for thematics and postal history.
In april 2005 the idea to build a place where collectors, customers and investors from all over the world could meet, was realized.
Since that time both, the Mail Order House and Auction House Gärtner, have been united on 2.700 m2 in the easy accessible building owned by Christoph Gärtner.
Generous viewing and storage rooms, a private auction hall, enough parking space and an underground car park are available.

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Thematik: Olympische Spiele / olympic games: THE WORLD OF SKIING: Olympics 1924 Chamonix. The Foundi

Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG