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#1913-3 thru 8
DuBois listing:
Various publicity labels in black-white for the consecration of the GERMAN
STADIUM in BERLIN - GRUNEWALD on June 8, 1913, by His Majesty Wilhelm II.
They have the same format, including the decorative border, as label nos.
1 & 2, except for change in image and text.
Nos. 3,4,5,6,7 & 8. "Deutsches Stadion / Einweihung am 8. Juni 1913" in panel
below six different stadium scenes (German Stadium/Consecration on June 8, 1913)
There seem to be several different color schemes in the examples above -
this could be just an effect of age. If anyone knows the
official colors, please email me.
Intact sheetlets of #1913-3 thru 8. Clearly
there are two different color combinations,
and I see a third in the image at top.
7/8/2018 - I found images in an auction catalog
showing that these stamps were printed with two
different text sizes. The difference is not
dramatic, one has to look for it, but it is quite
clear. An example of each size is shown below,
small on the left, large on the right. The type
face is different as well - look at the "S" of
"Stadion."
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#1913-9 thru 17
DuBois listing:
Official labels, in several colors, issued on the occasion of the Stadium
Consecration in Berlin - Grunewald, June 8, 1913.
Labels 9 thru 17 all have the same format. The
texts are below the vignette portion of each label:
"Offizielle Marke der Stadion-Weihe 8. Juni 1913".
Vignette(s): a stadium scene with an athlete on each side of the vignette-
text area. The athletes are listed below:
9. Hockey player, on left, & football player, on right
10. Female swimmer, on left, and male swimmer, on right
11. Runners, one on left & one on right
12. Gymnasts, one on left & one on right
13. Cyclists, one on left & one on right
14. Female swimmer, on left, and male swimmer, on right
15. Hockey player, on left, & football player, on right
16. Gymnasts, one on left & one on right
17. Runners, one on left & one on right
The stadium scene of nos. 9 & 15 is oval-shaped, the other central
pictures are horizontal rectangles.
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Color images of 1913-9 thru 17:
Intact sheetlet in blue
Complete set in green
Two more frame colors: Orange and blue-grey(?).
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#1913-18
DuBois listing:
18. "DEUTSCHES STADION WEIHE 8. Juni 1913 BERLIN GRUNEWALD"
at upper part of label. (German Stadium Consecration on June 8, 1913 Berlin
Grunewald)
Vignette: an athlete wearing a black robe with a red, black, & white-striped
sash down the front; he holds a staff in his left hand; stadium is in
lower background. 47x35.5mm, perf 11.5, multicolored .... $15.00
#1913-19
DuBois listing:
19. "DEUTSCHES STADION BERLIN GRUNEWALD" above.
(German Stadium Berlin Grunewald)
Vignette: very similar to that of No. 18 but appears to be a different
artist's rendering of the same picture.
48x31 mm, perf 11.5, lighter coloring than No. 18 ... $15.00
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#1913-20
and four varieties
59x43.5mm
DuBois listing:
20. "Berliner Sport Club" at upper right; "Deutsches Stadion Internationale
Olympische Wettkampfe 29 Juni 1913" at lower right.
(Berlin Sport Club / German Stadium International Olympic Contests June 29,
1913)
Vignette: two running athletes
Note: No. 20 from the collection of Heiko Volk. Physical data not known at this
writing; appears to be perforated and multicolored.
Image dimensions courtesy of Philippe Pavard
Steve Greiczek sent images, and commented:
from the varying location of the text relative to the runner it looks
like the text block is an imprint over a generic Sport-Club image.
Bronze medallion (47mm x 36mm) for "Swedish relay" in "military events"
at the Berlin Sports Club. Undated, but same image as 1913-20.
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NOT IN DUBOIS
#1913-x1
NORDISKA SPELEN 1913 STOCKHOLM 7-16 FEBR.
NORDISCHE SPIELE - NORTHERN GAMES - JEUX DU NORD
No Olympic connection, and there were no Winter Games
until 1924, but a nice sports stamp.
#1913-x2
GESETZL. GESCHÜTZT - NEUES AUS ALLER WELT
ELEKTRA SCHÖNEBERG
Das Deutsche Stadion in Berlin
besitzt 30000 Zuschauer Plätze, ein Schimmbassin
100m Länge; im Innenraum eine 666.67 m l. Radbahn
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
ELEKTRA SCHOENEBERG
The German stadium in Berlin has 30,000 spectator seats,
a Swimming pool of 100m length; inside a 666.67 m l. Cycle track
"Elektra" was presumably a newspaper in Berlin-Schoeneberg
Thus far I have seen
30 stamps with this format,
so it must have been a large set, but I've no idea how many there were.
None of the others I have seen has an Olympic connection. The ones I
have been able to date are all from the 1912-1914 timeframe.
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#1913-x3
ORENDI BERLIN CIGARETTEN
in der Preislage von 2-30 Pfg.
Stadion Berlin - TRUSTFREI
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At left, another advertising label with an image of
the Deutsches Stadion, also dating from
within a year or two of its completion. It promotes
Orendi Cigarettes, and we can date it not only by the
image, but also by that very odd slogan "TRUSTFREI."
It translates "Trust Free," which is baffling
until one learns that there were huge American and
British cigarette trusts trying to gobble up
European companies at that time, and the German
companies fought them with a campaign exhorting
loyal citizens to buy only "Trust Free," i.e. locally
owned, brands.
At right, two more labels from the same company,
and two images of the stadium, which was demolished
in 1934 to make way for the Olympiastadion constructed
by Hitler's regime for the 1936 Games.
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