1936 Hindenburg Olympic Flight. Czechoslovakia: 1936 Olympia Flight cover from Czechoslovakia to Berlin, sent registered from Prague with 5k50h franking to Frankfurt, and with Germany Berlin Olympic set of eight overpaying the Zeppelin flight to Berlin, Hindenburg Olympiafahrt cachet, with the Prague registered label cancelled as the mail wasn't registered on the Zeppelin, arrival backstamp, very fine and scarce mixed franking, cert. Joachim Simon (2001) (Mi. €1'500). (Image)

Denmark: 1936 Zeppelin Olympic Flight card with Denmark 1kr & 10ö franking tied by Copenhagen cds, Berlin transit and Olympic flight cachet, very fine (Image)

1936 (Jul 11-12) Final Olympic Tryouts at Randalls Island, programme with signatures of 57 athletes with 18 Olympians who made it to Berlin incl. Jesse Owens, a great item for a 1936 autograph collector. (Image)

1934-36 Group of 14 programmes from American Athletics Championships, Olympic Benefit Meet, regional Olympic tryouts and the final Olympic tryouts in the run up to the Berlin Games, as well as a competitor's pass and a ticket for the final tryouts, a few mentioning Jesse Owens, a rare group. (Image)

Group of official guides, brochures, etc. incl. "Les Moyens De Transport Berlinois pendant les Jeux Olympiques 1936", 39 pages incl. illustrations, "General Regulations and Programme" in German, a thank you letter from the Bremer Gymnastics Association to the 1936 Olympic administration, 3 fold-out maps of Berlin published by the Landesverkehrsverband in different languages and two Hourly Time-Table Programme and Plan in different languages, and three Official Guide Books (English, German and French editions).

1936 Berlin, two complete tickets with Swimming on 12th Aug. (crease and punch hole) and Boxing 13th Aug. (small piece missing at left). (Image)

1936 Berlin participation medal, 70mm, bronze, dark patination, very fine (Image)

Other Memorabilia. 1936 Berlin coaster, silvered, 90mm, with scalloped edge showing German Army eagle in centre with Olympic legend and Rings surrounding. (Image)

1936 Berlin "Maryland Olympic Fund" miniature contributor pin badge with US Olympic Team shield surrounded by legend, 17mm diameter, fine and scarce. (Image)

BOOKS: "Leni Riefenstahl im Olympischen Kampf" book, 1st edition, HB, 8 pages removed and replaced but still seemingly complete, a scarce book, 1932 Los Angeles official report, binding and cover restored very neatly, contents very fine, "Olympia 1936" picture card album by Pet. Cremer (incomplete) and "Olympia 1936" cigarette card albums 1 & 2 by Altona-Bahrenfeld (a few cards missing), plus "Olympia 1932" from the same publisher

Large iron plate, 515mm, embossed, showing Berlin coat of arms in the centre, with 6 rings surrounding and depicting various sporting events, bordered by oak and laurel wreath, minor rusting (Image)

Olympic Bell-shaped Amber Badge with hanger, 42x29mm, showing coloured Olympic rings. (Image)

Row of 20 pennants with Olympic Rings taken from the Olympic Swimming Stadium, each 25x13cm, some soiling, scarce and unusual memorabilia (Image)

Group of cloth/fabric items incl. Official tie with Olympic rings; two embroidered handkerchiefs; pennant with embroidered Olympic Rings; Berlin Bear flag, 284x190mm, cotton with black printed bear on white background; fine group

Postcards & Photographs. "Deutschland" Third Reich propaganda photo book by Carstensen, Hitzer and Rihcter, printed by the Volk und Reich Verlag, pp.260, HB, in original slipcase with Nazi logo, printed in 1936 with one double spread showing the Olympic stadium near completion, with card insert in German "Presented at the Official Reception by the Committee on the Occasion of the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games", plus official invitation card to the Games for Mr von Kammermayer, rare

"Olympia-Reiter der Welt", original photographs of the Horse Riding competition at the 1936 Berlin Games by Franz Wisskirchen on Mimosa-Film, two green folders, one with 88 photos 18x13cm, the other with 83 postcards 14x9cm, rare

1936 Berlin, collection of 100 picture postcards of the Games of the period, a wide range of images incl. the torch relay, views of the stadium and other arenas, a real ppc of the orchestra in the stadium, etc., a great mixed lot for the collector.

1936 Berlin, collection of 100 picture postcards of the Games of the period, a wide range of images incl. the torch relay, views of the stadium and other arenas, three with Jesse Owens, etc., a great mixed lot for the collector.

1936 Berlin, collection of 100 picture postcards and illustrated postcards of the Games of the period, a wide range of images, views of the stadium and other arenas and parts of Berlin, etc., a great mixed lot for the collector.

Special Postmarks. 1936 Berlin group of Olympic slogan machine franks on 7 covers and one front, incl. (May 12) Berlin “Fliegt nach Deutschland dem land der Olympischen Spiele 1936” slogan 015pf machine frank of Lufthansa on a plain envelope; 1938 (Jun 13) "Im Olympia-Dorf / Berlin 1936 erhielten die / Wettkämpfer Traubensaft / aus der Kelterei / W. Rübsamen, Bad Dürkheim"on envelope front; 1936 (Sep 16) "Deutscher Reichsbund for Leibesübungen "haus des Deutchen Sports"" (German Reich Federation for Sport) slogan 008pf machine frank; 1936 (May 29) Envelope with "Kommando der Marine-Station der Ostsee Marinestab der XI.Olympiade und Kieler Woche 1936"; three with the Olympic Bell logo frank paying different rates; and 1936 (Sep 4) "Berlin / Die Stadt der XI. Olympiade / (Olympic Rings) / Olympia Verkehrs-u. Quartieramt" slogan 003pf machine frank on matching Olympic official envelope for the Transport department; a useful group (Image)

1936 Berlin "Olympia-Reiterplatz" telegram form with seven Berlin Olympics stamps affixed tied by matching Olympic Bell "Olympia-Reiterplatz" cancellations, some minor tone spots, rare. (Image)

1936 Berlin "Olympia-Reiterplatz" telegram form with nine Berlin Olympics stamps affixed tied by matching Olympic Bell "Olympia-Reiterplatz" cancellations, very fine, rare. (Image)

1936 Group of four covers with Olympic machine franks; one with "BERLIN STADT DER OLYMPIADE DER OBERBÜRGERMEISTER" from the Mayor of Berlin; "Berlin-Stadt der Olympiade 1936 / Stadt Berlin / Bezirksverwaltung Reinickendorf" from the Reinickendorf District Administration (minor foxing); "BERLIN 1936 AUSSTELLUNG DEUTSCHLAND 18.7-16.8 Am Kaiserdamm" on wrapper and "Berlin Stadt der Olympiade Der Bezirksbürgermeister..." (punch holes), a fine group (Image)

Argentina: 1936 "Visite la XI Olimpiada Internacional en Berlin" slogan meter mark from Argentina on piece, a very fine strike of this rare machine frank. (Image)

Brazil: 1936 (June 15) “AGOSTO / XI OLYMPIADA BERLIM / BANCO GERMANICO / DA INFORMACOES" 200R slogan machine frank from Rio de Janeiro on cover, a decent strike of this very rare advertising cancellation. (Image)