OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1936)
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MICHEL P262
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 foreign usage with German city cancellation
6. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
7. As a Registered card
8. As a local delivery Express card
9. Posted at the Hamburg tram post office
10. Used as a 15 Rpf Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
11. Used as a 55 Rpf Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
12. Domestic Armail usage
13. European Airmail usage
14. 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
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"
The following P262 postcard was domestically used at 'KIEL WEEK', a sailing event held in the city of KIEL just after the close of the 1936 XI Olympiade. The event used a special cancel which can be seen on the example below.
FOREIGN USAGE WITH LOCAL CITY CANCELLATION
FOREIGN USED CARD WITH 15 Rpf
REGISTERED CARD
EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD
HAMBURG TRAM POST OFFICE
Posted at the Hamburg tram post office
POSTED AS 15 Rpf ROHRPOST IN BERLIN
POSTED AS 55 Rpf ROHRPOST IN BERLIN WITH EXPRESS DELIVERY
DOMESTIC AIRMAIL
EUROPEAN AIRMAIL
AIRMAIL TO USE FROM LAKE CONSTANCE
GERMAN BAHNPOST
INVALID USAGE
SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS
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
