1936 Olympics Berlin & Garmisch Postcards
Updated August 27, 2026
| Lot number | 1010638 |
| Auction | The Bagale Collection, Session VI – Optics & Militaria |
| Date | September 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT |
| Auction house | 345 Auction |
| Location | Loveland, Colorado |
Colorful six-card 1936 Olympic postcard group featuring imagery from the XI Olympic Games in Berlin and IV Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, along with Olympic torch relay and commemorative designs. Highlights include Berlin Olympic advertising artwork, Olympischer Fackellauf in Österreich torch relay cards, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games imagery, and an Olympic bell design. Several cards feature official or promotional Olympic markings. Notable postal material includes a Berlin-Grünau 15.8.36 XI Olympiade 1936 cancellation with 1936 Deutsches Reich Olympic stamp, plus an Austrian Olympic torch relay cancellation and period Austrian postage. One card is identified as "Werbe-Postkarte Nr. 1 für die Olympischen Spiele1936" and issued by the Olympic Games propaganda committee and German sport relief fund. Mixed used and unused condition with light age toning, edge/corner wear, postal markings and minor surface wear.
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