Public auction #37

From 1773 on. High-level exhibition collection "THE SAILING YACHTS AND THEIR RACES - Three Centuries of Yachting" on 132 exhibit pages gaining several FIP Gold Medals and Exhibition Grand Prix during the 1990s. Outline: 1. Origines, 2. Definition, 3. Rules and Authorities of Racing, 4. Apprenticeship, 5. Inshore Racing, 6. Sailing Weeks, 7. Offshore Racing, 8. The Future of the Regattas. There are a lot of covers and cards (some starting at pre-philatelic times), stamps and sheets, special cancellations including some nice fancies and there are specialities like proofs (also epreuves d'artiste signée) and varieties and some more. All items are accompanied by instructive annotations (Spanish text). Furthermore there are 14 albums containing duplicates, stamps completing series and other, 4 Books essentials for the topic, the French magazine "Timbroscopie" devoted to this collection and some other papers. Please, visit this unusual collection and you will be inspired! (K)