OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1936)
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MICHEL P259
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
These two official postcards were issued to generate interest among the population in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games being held in Berlin from 1st to 16th Aug 1936. Both cards have the same design (a view of the inside of the Olympic Stadium) but P259 has a 6 Rpf + 4Rpf pre-printed stamp and P260 has a 15 Rpf + 10 Rpf pre-printed stamp. There were a number of special cancelations used at the various venues around the Olympic sites.
As well as the official card there were several official cards with additional private printing, some of which can be seen below.
OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
WITH PRIVATE ADDITIONAL PRINTS
MICH WEYERMANN
1: No change to front side but reverse side with 10 lines of text inside frame including "OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE 1936" and "MICH WEYERMANN"
"BERRA" "BAUGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN"
2: No change to front side but reverse side with 5 lines of text along the shorter edge including "BERRA" "BAUGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN"
KURT HORN | DRESDEN
3: Front side of card with address text "Kurt Horn | DRESDEN" and table on reverse side and text including "Auftrag"
Dr. H. SCHNEIDER und FRAU
4: No change to front side but reverse side with "Olympische Grüβe" and "Dr. H. Schneider und Frau" separated by the 5 olympic rings in red/brown.
MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES
1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-02. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. MICHEL BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997. ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN
