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31st July 1936
Olympics - Werbe-Postkarte

Werbe-Postkarte Nr.6 Fackelstaffellauf Torch
Werbe-Postkarte Nr.6 Fackelstaffellauf Torch

Postcard titled 'Fackelstaffellauf Olympia - Berlin' (torch relay Olympia - Berlin), depicting an athlete bearing the Olympic Torch and a map marking the route taken from Olympia to Berlin. Imprint 'Werbe-Postkarte Nr.6'. Ref: 31.07.1936, BV1329


Published by the Reichssportverlag GmbH., Berlin, this postcard represents number six in a set of ten fundraising cards designed for the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. The 1936 Games introduced the idea of contestants bearing the Olympic Flame as they travelled the country publicising the forthcoming event.


The Olympic Bell - Imprint: 'Werbe-Postkart Nr. 1'. Ref: 11.08.1936 - 25/7, BV1328
The Olympic Bell - Imprint: 'Werbe-Postkart Nr. 1'. Ref: 11.08.1936 - 25/7, BV1328

SEE GERMANIA V.10/4 p.172


'Reichssportfeld - Dietrich Eckart - Freilichtbühne'. Imprint: 'Werbe-Postkart Nr. 7'. Ref: 08.08.1936 - 25/4, BV1329
'Reichssportfeld - Dietrich Eckart - Freilichtbühne'. Imprint: 'Werbe-Postkart Nr. 7'. Ref: 08.08.1936 - 25/4, BV1329

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Werbe-Postkarte Nr.6 Fackelstaffellauf Torch

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