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German 1936 Olympic Cancels

 
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Here's one for Olympics fans!

For the 1936 Berlin Olympics, a special cancel was used at 14 different venues around Berlin. The cancel featured the Olympic Bell and the name of the venue.

The venues were:

Berlin Olympisches Dorf -- Olympic Village
Berlin Ausstellung Deutschland -- Germany Exhibition
Berlin Grünau Regattabahn -- Yachting Camp
Berlin Int. Sportstudenten-Lager -- International Sports Students' Camp
Berlin Olympia-Reiterplatz -- Olympic Riding Ring
Berlin Olympia-Schwimmstadion -- Olympic Swimming Stadium
Berlin Olympia-Stadion -- Olympic Stadium)
Berlin Olympia-Stadion (Presse) -- Olympic Stadium Press Building
Berlin Olympialager Heerstrasse -- Olympic Camp, Army Street
Berlin Olympia-Pressehauptquartier -- Olympic Press Headquarters
Berlin Deutschlandhalle -- Berlin's German Hall
Berlin Fahrbares Postamt -- Travelling Post Office
Berlin Int. Kanulager Muggelsee -- Olympic Canoe Camp, Muggelsee
Berlin K.d.F.-Stadt -- Strength Through Joy Town

These cancels are cataloged in Bochmann as S186(a) through S186(o), excluding (j).


S186(a) -- Olympisches Dorf


S186(b) -- Ausstellung Deutschland


S186(c) -- Grünau Regattabahn


S186(d) -- Int. Sportstudenten-Lager


S186(e) -- Olympia-Reiterplatz


S186(f) -- Olympia-Schwimmstadion


S186(g) -- Olympia-Stadion


S186(h) -- Olympia-Stadion (Presse)


S186(i) -- Olympialager Heerstrasse


S186(k) -- Olympia-Pressehauptquartier


S186(l) -- Deutschlandhalle


S186(m) -- Fahrbares Postamt


S186(n) -- Int. Kanulager Muggelsee


S186(o) -- K.d.F.-Stadt
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