OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1936)
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MICHEL P261
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
In addition to the two earlier official cards P259 and P260, there were another two official cards released, P261 and P262, both of which feature the sailing events held in Kiel from the 4th to 14th Aug 1936. The cards were designed by Prof. Anton of BREMEN and both cards feature a sailing boat from one of the competition events with Laboe Naval Memorial in the background.
The indicia stamp design was by Georg Fritz and is the same design as P259 through P262.
The cards were available to the public from 24th Jul but were only available from the Olympic Special post offices in BERLIN and KIEL from 1st Aug 1936. The cards were valid for use until 30th Jun 1937.
VARIANTS TO COLLECT
The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:1. Cancelled on first day of issue 1st Aug 1936, with "KIEL XI OLympiade Segeln" handstamp
2. With handstamp "KIEL-Pressepostamt, XI Olympiade-Segeln"
3. With Machine stamp "XI. Olympiade-Segeln Kiel" in 20 cities
4. With KIEL, KIELER WOCHE" handstamp
5. As a domestic long-distance card without any special features
6. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to CSR
7. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Hungary
8. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
9. As a Registered card
10. As a local delivery Express card
11. Posted at the Hamburg tram post office
12. Used as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
13. Domestic Armail usage
14. European Airmail usage
15. Airmail usage to the USA from Bodensee (Lake Constance)
I would also add the following items:
1. Postally unused
2. Domestic Bahnpost usage
3. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
4. With additional private printing
5. Other Special slogan cancels
EXAMPLES FROM MY COLLECTION
POSTALLY UNUSED
1. These first two examples have been favour cancelled in KIEL during the XI Olympic Games. These cards were cancelled at counters 'b' and 'c' at the sailing venue in KIEL.
CANCELLED ON FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
1st Aug 1936
WITH "KIEL XI OLympiade Segeln" HANDSTAMP
Cancelled on first day of issue, 1st Aug 1936, with "KIEL XI OLympiade Segeln" handstamp
WITH HANDSTAMP
"KIEL-Pressepostamt, XI Olympiade-Segeln"
With handstamp "KIEL-Pressepostamt, XI Olympiade-Segeln"
With HANDSTAMP
"XI. Olympiade-Segeln Kiel"
With machine stamp "XI. Olympiade-Segeln Kiel", used in 20 cities
WITH HANDSTAMP
KIEL, KIELER WOCHE"
DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE WITHOUT SPECIAL MARKINGS
FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf TO CSR
1. The following card was sent from DRESDEN to GABLONZ in the C.S.R on 14th Dec 1936. The card was overfranked at 11 Rpf instead of the required 10 Rpf.
FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf TO HUNGARY
FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf
1. This card was posted at the Olympic venue in KEIL on 11th Aug 1936 and was destined for Denmark. The card was correctly franked for overseas posting with 15 Rpf
REGISTERED CARD
EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD
HAMBURG TRAM POST OFFICE
Posted at the Hamburg tram post office
POSTED AS ROHRPOST IN BERLIN
DOMESTIC AIRMAIL
EUROPEAN AIRMAIL
AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE
GERMAN BAHNPOST
INVALID USAGE
SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS
1. This first domestically used example was sent from the BERLIN XI Olympic Games to WIESBADEN on 10th Aug 1936. The special cancel was one of many used at the various Olympic venues.
2. The following domestically used example was cancelled with the counter 'f' version of the special handstamp used in KIEL. The cancellation date is the penultimate day of the sailing event.
3. Below is another example of the 'Bell' cancellation used at the BERLIN Olympic Stadium, this time with counter 'ap' on the final day of the Olympic Games.
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
