Lot
3247 
Syria, 1924 50c - 2.50p Olympic Surcharges. Complete set tied on cover tied by bilingual "Damas/31.12.24" postmark, Very Fine. Scott No. 166-169 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $575
Lot
3248 
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Uruguay, 1924 2c-12c Olympic Issue. complete sheets of 20 of 2nd printing in darker colors, with "thick line" variety on 12c value; plus 2 sets of 1st printing singles and one set of second printing, Very Fine. Scott No. 282-284 $1,320.
Realized: $1,050
Lot
3249
Uruguay, 1924 2c-12c Olympic Issue. Complete set on separate matching covers tied by special Montevideo World Football Champion postmarks of July 31, 1924, also included is mint set of special commemorative set printed on yellow paper (o.g., n.h.), only 500 set issued, Very Fine. Scott No. 282-284 Estimate $300 - 400.
On June 9, 1924 Uruguay won its first gold medal in football by beating Switzerland 3-0. To celebrate, Uruguay issued 3 stamps to commemorate the victory.
Realized: $1,350
Lot
3250
Uruguay, 1924 2c-12c Olympic, Presentation Folder With Commemorative Set on Yellow Paper. Very Fine, a very scarce item which was presented to Olympic Football players and sports officials. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $1,300
Lot
3251
France, Chamonix-Mont Blanc/ 3.II.24/ Sports D'hiver/ Chamonix-Mont Blanc/ Janvier 1924. Publicity machine cancel (used during the Games) tying 10c green Sower on Olympic picture post card to Grenoble, card shows Ski Jump Competitor in action, Extremely Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally called "Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver" ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France between January 25 and February 5, 1924, organized by the French Olympic Committee, were in retrospect designated by the International Olympic Committee as the I Olympic Winter Games.
Although Figure Skating had been an Olympic event in both London and Antwerp, and Ice Hockey had been an event in Antwerp, the winter sports had always been rather limited by the season. In 1921, on the convention of the IOC in Lausanne, there was a call for equality for winter sports, and after much discussion it was decided to organize an "international week of winter sport" in 1924 in Chamonix.
Realized: $525
Lot
3252
Czechoslovakia, 1925 50h-200h 8th Olympic Congress. Complete set tied special Praha/Olympic Congress/4.VI.25 postmarks on locally used registered cover, Very Fine and scarce; signed Gilbert. Scott No. B137-B139 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $140