Introduction

1882 - I
1887
1891 - II
1895 - III
1898
1899
1900
1901 - IV
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907 - V
1908
1910
1911
1912 - VI
1913
1914
1915
1916
1918
1919
1920 - Local Events
1920 - VII
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926 - VIII
1927
1928

SOKOL POSTCARDS
and Poster Stamps

Workers' Gymnastic Union - Delnicka Telocvicne Jednoty - DTJ

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In 1897, displeased with the capitalist political goals of Sokol, socialist Sokols split off to form the "Delnicka Telocvicne Jednoty," or Workers' Gymnastic Union, which participated in the Slets to some extent, but also held its own competitions. In 1920 it joined with other Socialist groups in Europe in forming Socialist Workers' Sport International (SASI), whose main purpose was to organize so-called "Workers' Olympics" as a Socialist alternative to the bourgeois, capitalist Olympic Games. Three of those alternative Olympics were held, in 1925, 1931, and 1937 - and additional local and regional events were held under the sponsorship of the organization - MORE HERE. In addition, the DTJ held events on its own, in 1921, 1927, and 1934. Postcards and poster stamps were produced for some of these events.

1920

Local exercise display, Přerov

1921

1st DTJ Olympics, Prague


Poster for the event

1925

1st Official Workers' Olympics - Frankfurt

 
Above, Poster and postcard with same design
Below, poster stamp with same design, in three different languages

   

Below, Esperanto stamp advertising the event

1927

2nd DTJ Olympics, Prague

   

   

1930

DTJ Youth Games, Prague

 

1931

2nd Official Workers' Olympics in Vienna
Winter Games in Mürzzuschlag, Austria

 

   

1934

3rd DTJ Olympics, Prague

   

1937

3rd Official Workers' Olympics - Anvers (Antwerp), Belgium


Official Poster


Press Pass

1929
1930
1931
1932 - IX
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938 - X
1939
1943 - London
1946
1947
1948 - XI
1948 - Rudé Právo labels
1951
1989
1990
1994 - XII
1996
UNDATED

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