Ended on Friday, February 22, 2019 at 2:30 AM.

Thematik: Sport-Wassersport / sport-water sports: 1880/1980 (ca.), SWIMMING/WATER SPORTS, extraordin

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Start of the sale:
Friday, February 8, 2019 at 11:02 AM
Item n°714683449
Sale ends:
Friday, February 22, 2019 at 2:30 AM
Lot:
#38337
Catalog:
43rd Christoph Gärtner Auction - February 22st, 2019 - Collections, Supplement

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1880/1980 (ca.), SWIMMING/WATER SPORTS, extraordinary high-class thematic collection in ten binders, comprising apprx. 550 covers/cards plus considerable loose material (stamps, proofs, essais, sheets, epreuve etc.). This magnificent and all-embracing collection features nearly every aspect of water sports from ancient period, different types of swimming (e.g. "Butterfly" postmark on 1854 Victoria), diving, sailing, equipment, swimming pools/halls, spas, beaches etc. Also included a very interesting section Olympic Games with many rare pieces like 1936 Telegram with imprint "OLYMPISCHE SEGELWETTFAHRTEN KIEL", 1972 essais, Monaco epreuve collective etc. Specially mentioned should also be several advertising postal stationeries and stamped to order stationeries incl. very rare items, 1923 cancellation "BERLIN GRUNEWALD DEUTSCHES STADION" on ppc, imperf. stamps, proofs, essais, epreuves etc. A most impressive collection with very high acquisition price!

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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG

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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: Sport-Wassersport / sport-water sports: 1880/1980 (ca.), SWIMMING/WATER SPORTS, extraordin

Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG