POSTAGE STAMPS
(1936)
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MICHEL 613 and 629
11th OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES
BERLIN
12Rpf + 6Rpf
BACKGROUND: The fifth of the eight stamps shows an athlete running one of the relay races. There were 3 relay races at the games: Men's 4x100m, 4x400m and women's 4x100m.
Mens 4x100m relay: 7 nations competed in the 4x100m (The Netherlands was disqualified) and the US won the gold medal in a time of 39.8 seconds, followed by Italy in silver in 41.1 seconds. Germany came a close third winning the bronze in 41.2 seconds.
Men's 4x400m relay: 6 nations entered the 4x400 men's competition with Great Britain winning gold in 3 minutes and 9 seconds. The US came second, two seconds behind the British, and Germany won the bronze just 0.8 seconds later.
Women's 4x100m relay: six teams entered the race (Germany was disqualified) which was won by the US in a time of 46.9 seconds. Great Britain won silver in a time of 47.6 seconds and Canada came a close third with a time of 47.8 seconds.
VALIDITY: 9th May 1936 until 30th Jun 1937
VALUE: 12Rpf + 6Rpf
COLOUR: brownish-red
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: K14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10) and Booklets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
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VARIATIONS
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Michel 613: Sheet version
Michel 613: Booklet version
Stamps printed on sheets or booklets can only de determined when there is another stamp or part of the gutter attached.
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PLATE FLAWS
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps shown from here until the end of the page are from my personal collectionMINT / UNUSED
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