NICARAGUA (1949) Swimmer* diving into water. Scott No 720. Yvert No 738. Imperf. Margin Pair. Only 50 copies (25 pairs) exist. Listed at 3000F in the 1987 Trachtenberg catalogue. . Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $300
NICARAGUA (1949) Swimming: Diving. Scott No C305. Yvert No PA276. Imperforate Block of 4. . Trachtenberg 1987 Catalogue: 1500F per stamp ($900 for the block). Only 50 imperf. stamps printed. Difficult to find!
AVAILABLE AT $475
NORTH KOREA (1960) Swimmer. Preliminary artwork from the archives of the North Korean printer with official markings in Korean on back. Watercolor on heavy paper measuring 14.5 x 11.5 bm. KSC No 225. Scott No 256. Very similar to final design.
AVAILABLE AT $250
NIGER (1963) Swimmer. Sepia printer's proof. Dakar Friendship Games. Scott No 114, Yvert No 120. These are the rarest of the French proofs. Only 3-4 were made from the unhardened die as a final check before printing.
AVAILABLE AT $200
FRANCE (1963) Water skier. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 1073. Yvert No 1395. Vichy water-skiing championship.
AVAILABLE AT $35
GABON (1967) Diving platform. Deluxe sheet. Mexico Olympics. Scott No 213, Yvert No 212.
AVAILABLE AT $20
NIGER (1968) Diving. Deluxe sheet. Scott No C91. Yvert No PA91. Mexico Olympics.
AVAILABLE AT $25
PARAGUAY (1969) Swimmer. Imperforate with MUESTRA (specimen) overprint. Mexico Olympics. Scott No 1135, Yvert No 1000.
AVAILABLE AT $20
MONACO (1976) Divers. Trial color proof. Montreal Olympics. Scott No 1025, Yvert No 1057.
AVAILABLE AT $25
GERMANY (1988) Diving (computer image). MUSTER (Specimen) overprint. Scott No B665, Yvert No 1187.
AVAILABLE AT $15
GERMANY (1990) Water polo. Scott No 9NB277. Yvert No 825. "MUSTER" (Specimen) overprint. .
AVAILABLE AT $20
FRANCE (1978) Shot put. Skier. Swimmer. Runner. Deluxe sheet. Sports for All. Scott No 1619, Yvert No 2020.