Documents, Programmes, Tickets, etc.. 1936 Berlin Official Report in English, two volumes, fine examples of the much scarcer English version

Official poster in Spanish, 63x101cm, designed by Franz Wuerbel, Berlin, offset printing, showing victorious athlete over quadriga on Brandenburg Gate, unfortunately the bottom has been damp and has disintegrated in parts around "JUEGOS OLIMPICOS", would still make a striking item if this part was removed.

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)

"Olympia-Pressedienst" Organising Committee notices, group incl. seven with results from the fencing, two with boxing bouts, one with day programme and one for shooting results, scarce (11). (Image)

Olympic Press News in Finnish language, nos.18-23 and 25-31, all issues complete, all very fine and scarce (13 issues).

1936 Berlin official shooting score sheet for a Greek participant in the Free Pistol event, Aug 7th, light creases, fine.

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)

1936 Organisation Committee cheque payable for 240RM, with OC cachet and signature on reverse, most unusual. (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.

International Canoe Federation programme for a welcoming evening for the German and Foreign participants at the Berlin Games, Aug 4th at the Zoo Marmorsaal, pp.3, vert. crease, fine. (Image)

Application for a 50% reduction on travel costs and free transport of luggage for a committee member/association member/press agent at the Berlin Games, from the Deutsches Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft, from Kiel to Berlin and back to Kiel with "XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936" Bell hs and Organising Committee hs for Kiel along with "Dr. Diem" handstamped signature, fine and very scarce. (Image)

Application for a 50% reduction on travel costs and free transport of luggage for a Belgian official press agent at the Berlin Games, from the Deutsches Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft, with Belgian "Comité national d'éducation phsyique et comité olympique Belge" cachet and "XI. OLYMPIADE BERLIN 1936" Bell hs, along with "Dr. Diem" and "Baillet-Latour" handstamped signatures, fine and very scarce. (Image)

1936 Berlin accumulation of 100+ travel and tour brochures to Germany and its cities with adverts, guides or plans for the Games, incl. examples produced by the tourist office in association with the organising committee, tourist bureaus, airlines, cruise companies, motor clubs, etc., a variety of languages, an interesting collection. (Image)

Uruguayan passport belonging to Elbio Estrada Susviela, noted inside as being "President of the National Delegation Commission for Physical Education to the Olympic Committee in Berlin" in Spanish, French and English, also Danzig Free state passport of a visitor with traveller's cheque hs with Olympic Rings above "Olympiade 1936".

1936 Berlin Olympic Festivals group, incl. 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)

1936 Berlin "Festival of the Competitors" at Deutschland Hall Aug. 16th 1936, brochure with the programme and speech by the IOC President in five different languages, fine and scarce. (Image)

"Olympic Village in Döberitz" passport booklet for Lieutenant Schäfer after the Games when it was used by the Military, signed by his Captain, with cachet "Olympisches Dorf / Döberitz / Hauptvermaltung" around Olympic Rings, plus two SB books about the Olympic Village in German produced shortly after the Games when the Wehrmacht took over. (Image)

"Meine Verpflichtung!" ("My Obligation") booklet belonging to Helmut Berthold, gold medal winner in men's handball , signed by him, with text beginning "The Olympic bell calls the youth of the world to the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, calls them to peaceful competition, but also to the toughest fights, it calls me too!", dated on reverse 16th Sep 1934, very fine and scarce. (Image)

Group of five tickets incl. two "Eintrittskarte" single entry tickets, one for sight-seeing of the Olympic Stadium and two to the Olympic Village in Döberitz issued by the Reichs War Ministry when it was used as a barracks after the Games.

Collection of correspondence and memorabilia from Ronald W. Hibbard, USA Baseball participant at the 1936 Olympics, including 7 covers/cards sent by him with four being postcards which include his descriptions about the Olympic Village, Opening Ceremony and one of the matches, plus official large fold-out map and a brochure, "1936 AMERICAN OLYMPIC TEAM 18" ribbon, an S.S. President Roosevelt American Olympic Team passenger list, incoming cover to him in the Olympic Village, press photo of Hitler at the Swimming, and a 1959 letter and envelope to him from Vice-President Richard Nixon. (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)