POSTAGE STAMPS
(1936)
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22-Feb-2023 07:56
MICHEL 612 and 628
11th OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES
BERLIN
8Rpf + 4Rpf
BACKGROUND: The fourth stamp in the series depicts a man throwing a javelin. There were 17 competitors in the men's competiton and Germany's Gerhard Stöck won the gold medal with a throw of 71.84 metres, followed by two Finns, Yrjo Jouko Nikkanen and Kaarlo Kalervo Toieonen in Silver and Bronze positions respectively. Germany's Gottfried Weimann placed 9th and Friedrich Gerdes 17th.
In the women's competition there were 14 competitors and Germany finished in first and second places with Mathilde (Tilly) Fleischer in gold (45.18m) and Luise Krüger in silver place (43.29m). Marja Jadwiga Kwasniewska-Maleszewska won the bronze (41.8m) for Poland. Germany also finished 6th with Lydia Eberhardt (41.37m).
VALIDITY: 9th May 1936 until 30th Jun 1937
VALUE: 8Rpf + 4Rpf
COLOUR: dark orange-red
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: K14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
PLATE FLAWS
There were no major plate flaws
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps shown from here until the end of the page are from my personal collectionMINT / UNUSED
