Special Postmarks. Argentina: 1936 (Apr 27) Envelope with "Visite la XI Olimpiada Internacional en Berlin" slogan meter mark with arrival ds, reverse with imprint of the Banco Germanico, very fine and very scarce (Image)

Spiro Louis signed official picture postcard of the Opening Ceremony with franking tied by Olympic Bell "Stadion" cds, with "Spiro Louis / Marathonsiefer von I. Olympiade 1896 / BERLIN OLYMPIADORF: 1936" hs and signed below by the famous marathon winner in the 1896 Games, light crease at top, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1936 (Aug 12) Envelope sent registered by Hindenburg Zeppelin with 2M airmail tied by Olympic Village "bell" pictorial cancel with matching registration label adjacent, with "Europa-Nordamerika" cachet and Frankfurt cds adjacent, New York arrival bs, very fine and scarce Zeppelin cover sent from the Olympic Village. (Image)

1936 (Jul 6) Hungarian 10f postal stationery card with uprated franking all cancelled by the Olympic Bell "Olympische Dorf" cancellation, with message on reverse saying it was sent from the Olympic Village and arrival cds, most unusual usage of foreign stamps being accepted through the Olympic post office. (Image)

1936 (Jul 24) "BERLIN STADT DER OLYMPIADE 1936 DER OBERBÜRGERMEISTER" slogan 025pf machine frank on "Olympia Youth Accommodation Office" printed envelope with the Olympic Bell, fine and scarce (Image)

1936 Berlin, two Torch Relay cards, one from Greece with franking on special printed torch relay card with Olympic Bell cancels of the Village and stadium on arrival; and Austrian torch relay illustrated card with special torch relay cancel (corner fault).

1936 Berlin collection of covers and cards incl. 12 Olympic frankings sent registered from Olympic post offices, three Hindenburg Olympiafahrt Zeppelin covers/cards, Hellendorf torch relay cover, 5 various Olympic slogan machine franks on fronts & 3 covers (incl. the scarce pictorial machine frank), unused Olympic Stadium telegram form, 9 receipts of posting with Olympic bell cancels and 100+ covers and Olympic postal stationery (incl. a first day 15+10pf card underpaid to Belgium) with Olympic roller cancels, Kiel cancels, Bell cancels, etc. (some German sports related from 1936), printed envelopes, mini sheets incl. scarce wrapper for 20 sheets, three Reichspost pages with the Olympic set tied by Olympic cancels, cover from 1940 when the Olympic Village was used by the German Army, German dealer's Aug 1936 brochure advertising the Olympic issues for sale, etc., a great mixed lot (120+). (Image)

1936 Berlin group of 48 covers/cards/stationery incl. six Hindenburg Olympiafahrt Zeppelin flights with German frankings (one with Olympic booklet stamps, one with Olympic set sent registered from the Olympic Village), cover with Olympic set sent registered from Kiel with special cancel, pair of covers with mini sheets sent registered from the Olympic stadium with Bell cancels, etc., a useful mixture of the different cancels. (Image)

1921-41, Group of "Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen" printed covers and a variety of slogan machine franks; 8 covers and a large piece, incl. 1936 (Jul 16) cover with machine frank sent to the Berlin Organising Committee, three from 1938-39 with machine franks sent to the Yacht Club in Kiel, and three with printed envelope including 1937 cover from the Football department, interesting and unusual group. (Image)