NAZI GERMANY
SOUVENIR SHEETS
1936
MICHEL BLOCK 4
3rd RACE for the BROWN RIBBON
(Miniature Sheet)
Issued 22 June 1936. Type 'X' has a swastika watermark with the leg to the left and type 'y' has a swastika watermark with the leg to the right. Valid through 31 Dec 1937. This sheet exists imperforate and there are large variations in the paper thickness due to handmade process that was used during manufacture. The sheet size is 147 x 105mm.
MICHEL BLOCK 5
11th OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES
(Berlin)
Issued 1 Aug 1936 and available until the 16th August (the duration of the games). The sheet has a swastika watermark, type 'x' for the leg to the left and type 'y' if the leg is to the right. Valid through 30 Jun 1937. The sheet itself is watermarked "XI OLYMPISCHE SPIELE" and "BERLIN 1936" and was produce on handmade paper. The stamps are Michel 624 to 627, 3+2Pf, 4+3Pf, 6+4Pf and 40+35Pf respectively.
MICHEL BLOCK 6
11th OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES
(Berlin)
Issued 1 Aug 1936 and available until the 16th August (the duration of the games). The sheet has a swastika watermark, type 'x' for the leg to the left and type 'y' if the leg is to the right. Valid through 30 Jun 1937. The sheet itself is watermarked "XI OLYMPISCHE SPIELE" and "BERLIN 1936" and was produce on handmade paper. The stamps are Michel 628 to 631, 8+4Pf, 12+6Pf, 15+10Pf, 25+15Pf respectively.
SONDERBRIEFMARKEN der DEUTSCHEN REICHSPOST
Issued 1st Aug 1936 to coincide with the 11th Olympic Games held in Berlin. Unlike the minisheets that were valid for postage, this souvenir sheet is an A4 sized card with the 8 individual stamps already affixed and was intended as a souvenir, not for postal use. The collector would purchase the sheet at the Olympic venue and would then visit the various postal offices on-site and have the stamps cancelled. Some collectors would have all the stamps cancelled at the same booth whilst other collectors visited each postal booth and have them cancelled individually to get a full set.
Sonderbriefmarken der Deutschen Reichspost für die XI. Olympischen Spiele 1936 in Berlin
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