1936 Summer Olympics Cancellations & R-Labels

Summer Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936

Commemorative cancellations, R-Labels and cachets

(Numbers in brackets = reference on p.28 of Trory,1970)

CANCELLATIONS & R-LABELS

'BERLIN OLYMPISCHES DORF' (54)

Cancellation sent from the Olympic village. Known to have been used from the 27th May to the 22nd August 1936 with the letters a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s & u.

'BERLIN AUSSTELLUNG DEUTSCHLAND' (55)

'BERLIN-GRÜNAU REGATTABAHN' (56)

'BERLIN INT. SPORTSTUDENTEN-LAGER' (57)

Cancellation sent from the international sports camp. Known to have been used from the 23rd July to the 17th August 1936 with the letters a,b,c,d & e.

'BERLIN OLYMPIA-REITERPLATZ' (58)

'BERLIN OLYMPIA - SCHWIMMSTADION' (59)

'BERLIN OLYMPIALAGER HEERSTRASSE' (60)

'BERLIN OLYMPIA-STADION' (61)

Cancellation sent from the Olympic Stadium. Known to have been used from 27th July to the 17th August 1936 with no letter and with letters a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,k,l,k,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w (known in two different positions), x,ab,ac,ad,ae,af,ag,ai,al,am,an,ao and ap; sometimes with Reichsportfeld cachet. There was a pneumatic post in use at the Stadium Post Office which is distinguishable by the use of a time code giving the hour and minutes sent instead of just the hour.

BERLIN OLYMPIA - STADION (PRESSE)' (62)

'BERLIN OLYMPIA - PRESSEHAUPTQUARTIER' (63)

Cancellation sent from the press centre. Known to have been used from the 27th July to the 18th August 1936 with the designation letters a,c,d,e,f,g,h,i & k. On the 27th July, the hand-stamp with the letter 'k' was in use for some hours with the incorrect spelling 'qartier' instead of 'quartier'.

'BERLIN DEUTSCHLANDHALLE' (64)

'BERLIN K.d.F. - STADT' (65)

'BERLIN FAHRBARES POSTAMT' (66)

BERLIN INT. KANULAGER MÜGGELSEE' (67)

CACHETS

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