1936 (Apr 1) Printed envelope for the "Olympic Training Community" in Köln, with printed header "RE: The Special Trip to Berlin" (translation), sent locally in Cologne with 3pf tied by slogan cancel, incl. original printed letter "Circular to all participants of our special trip to the Berlin Olympic Games 1936", very fine and scarce. (Image)

1936 Hindenburg Olympic Flight. 1936 Commemorative set of Berlin Olympics on FDC with special cancellation of the Hindenburg flight Europa - North America dated 9 May 1936, very fine. (Image)

Danzig: 1936 Zeppelin Olympic Flight card with Danzig franking tied by "DANZIG / LANGFUHR" cds, Berlin transit and Olympic flight cachet, light diagonal bend, fine and scarce. (Image)

Switzerland: 1936 Zeppelin Olympic Flight envelope to India with Switzerland franking tied by Arbon cds, Berlin transit and Olympic flight cachet adjacent along with Frankfurt airmail transit, reverse with Berlin transit, an unusual destination. (Image)

1936 Hindenburg group of 11 Olympiafahrt covers, incl. Austria, Liechtenstein, two from Netherlands, four from Netherlands Indies, Switzerland and a forged combination cover with Belgium & Germany, ok to fine condition. (Image)

Documents, Programmes, Tickets, etc.. "Biciklisticka Sekcija S.K. "Moravia" Kraljevo / Olympia - Berlin 1936" hardbound scrapbook by two Yugoslav cyclists who rode from Olympia to Berlin in 1936, HB with green leather and gilt covers, with cut-outs of Olympic brochures, postcards, messages from officials and companies on their journey with official cachets, incl. some picture postcards of themselves, with noted a handwritten message from Carl Diem with an Organisation Committee cachet and a signed picture postcard of Hermann Göring, their visit to the Zeppelin airship port in Frankfurt, several signed picture postcards and messages from German Olympians, the book continues on their tour until 1938 with many more autographs incl. 1938 Tour de France riders, a fantastic historical document. (Image)

"Handbook of the General Provisions and Sports Regulations" by the Organising Committee in Spanish, HB, pp.336 plus fold-out pages of diagrams, plans, etc., very fine. (Image)

"Handbook of the General Provisions and Sports Regulations" by the Organising Committee in French, HB, pp.320 plus fold-out pages of diagrams, plans, etc., some minor water damage causing some minor buckling of pages and affecting some of the fold-outs. (Image)

1936 Berlin official identity card for a British journalist, very fine. (Image)

1936 Berlin Official Report in German, two volumes, some minor wear to the covers and light foxing, fine.

1936 Berlin group of eight Organising Committee circulars, with three "1st Circular" dated Feb 1936 in French, Italian & Spanish which was sent to IOC members, NOCs and Sports Federations; three "3rd Circular" March 1936 in Spanish, Italian & French to NOCs, and two "2nd Circular to Sports Federations" dated May 1936 in French & Spanish, fine and scarce (8).

"Olympia-Pressedienst" Organising Committee newsletters, nos.27-33 followed by nos.1-5 for the Art competition privately bound in a HB cover. (Image)

Group incl. "Olympia-Pressedienst" Organising Committee notices, seven with results from the fencing, two with boxing bouts, one with day programme and one for shooting results, scarce (11), and official shooting score sheet for a Greek participant in the Free Pistol event (Aug 7th). (Image)

1936 Berlin group of 14 official brochures produced by the tourist office in association with the Organising Committee, 11 showing the Olympic poster design in four different versions (blue & buff; grey-green and brown; blue and multicoloured) in different languages incl. Polish, Finnish, English, Spanish, German and French, as well as two showing Olympic Rings Brandenburg Gate in Spanish, French and Italian, an interesting group. (Image)

"Hamburg Training Group for the Olympiad 1936" membership card issued by the German Athletics Association, with Olympic bell on reverse, belonging to Ewald "Blacky" Schwarz who couldn't compete at the Games due to ill health, incl. biography of him drafted for the Bergdorfer Zeitung. (Image)

"Wichtige Information!" (Important Information) A4 leaflet for photographic reporters at the Games, with illustrations of the arm patch to be worn at all times and the two ID cards and the rules the photographers must follow, the meaning of the different coloured arm bands, the penalties associated with breaking the rules, etc., a scarce document.

1936 Berlin Olympic Festivals group, incl. "Festival of the Competitors" at Deutschland Hall Aug. 16th 1936 brochure with the programme and speech by the IOC President in five different languages, ticket to the Olympic "Grosses Festspiel" 1st Aug, ticket to the Richard Wagner Festspiel at the Operahaus 6th Aug, three tickets from the Festspiel at the Stadium in 1937, program for the Olympic Youth Festspiel, brochure about the Dietrich Eckhart-Buehne theatre built for the Games as well as program for the Olympic Concert there and two for "Herakles", plan of the festivities during the Games, flyer for the YMCA convert at the Dietrich-Eckart-Bühne theatre, "Olympische Reigen" by Carl Orff sheet music booklet, programme for the "Hymn to Apollo" at the Pergamon Museum 29th July, and book of National Anthems music for the Games, etc. (Image)

Bulgarian Olympic Committee special 32 page booklet with instructions and information pertaining to Torch Relay through Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary & on to Germany, franked 30st pair tied on front of booklet with BULGARIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE cachet in blue alongside, an extremely rare showpiece (Image)

Medals. 1936 Berlin participation medal, dark patination, very fine (Image)

Other Memorabilia. Airforce Regiment "General Goering" hand engraved champagne bucket in silvered metal presented to Gerhard Gustmann on his gold medal victory in Rowing, 200mm high, 200mm diameter, showing swastika above "Grünaüs / grässter Held" (Grunau's greatest hero" and "Dem Leutnant Gustman / Regiment "General Göring"". (Image)

Group of four original hand illustrated (in black ink) comic strips by Phil Berube (1935-1938) and one by Hollreiser (1958), one entitled "U.S. Olympic Prospects" depicting Uncle Sam and hurdler Al Moreau, one entitled "The 1936 Olympics" depicting racist stereotype of Jesse Owens and hammer throwers Don Elser and Anton Kishon; one depicting Jesse Owens and Eleanor Holm (with The Bell Syndicate archive label) and one depicting Forrest Towns; and the latter depicting Jesse Owens done for the Chicago Tribune, an attractive an unusual group (5). (Image)

"Preserve the Olympic ideal" by the Committee on Fair Play in Sports (New York City), SB, pp.62, published 1936, which discusses the question of whether American athletes should go to Berlin and the treatment of Jews by the Nazis, some minor handling/smudge marks, very rare piece of memorabilia with historic significance. (Image)

1936 Berlin group of four music booklets incl. "Olympia-Trumphmarsch" sheet music by Bernhard Kutsch (folder with 7 copies of the music), "Our Olympic Journey 1936" lyrics (German) from the "Berlingymnasternas Fest" 19th Sep 1936, "Hymnen der Völfer" national anthems for Berlin 1936, and "Das Deutsche Webelied zur 11.Olympiade Berlin 1936" sheet music, fine and scarce group. (Image)

1936 Berlin group of memorabilia about Swedish participants, incl. "Svenska Olympiatruppen vid XI Olympiaden i Berlin" brochure with list of Swedish participants, bag tag "SVERIGE-BERLIN OLYMPIADEN 1936 / SKANE-HALLAND", brochure from the Idrottsbladet to participants going to the Games, "Svenska Idrottsstjärnor i träning och kamp" book (faults) with Swedish participants, participant's printed luggage label with Games legend and Olympic rings, Swedish Gymnastics Federation group of 6 items incl. Organising Committee printed envelope sent to Boras and menu for dinner Aug 1936 at Berlin Zoo with pencil sketches of people attending, "Svensken P.H. Ling 1839-1939" book, and a Swedish free travel card during the Olympics (might not be 1936).

Collection of 70+ various magazines and newspapers from late 1935 to 1936 with various articles about the (mostly) Berlin Games and Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games, mostly German or American, incl. 42 copies of "Die Yacht" magazine, an intriguing lot. (Image)