POSTER STAMPS AND LABELS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES

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1928 - II Winter Games - St. Moritz

Official Poster for 1928 Winter Games in St. Moritz

These were the first Games, Winter or Summer, to use the Olympic Rings on the official poster, AND on the official poster stamps.
The rings had been created and designated official Olympic symbols in 1912, but did not gain popularity until the 1930's.

The following poster stamps were issued for the 1928 Winter Games:

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Click on the DuBois number beneath the image to display technical data about that label.

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       SUMMER GAMES
1964 - XVIII Olympiad - Tokyo
1968 - XIX Olympiad - Mexico City
1972 - XX Olympiad - Munich

       WINTER GAMES
1924 - I Winter Games - Chamonix
1928 - II Winter Games - St Moritz
1932 - III Winter Games - Lake Placid
1936 - IV Winter Games - Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1940 - V Winter Games - Sapporo
      - V Winter Games - St Moritz
      - V Winter Games - Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1944 - V Winter Games - Cortina d'Ampezzo
1948 - V Winter Games - St Moritz
1952 - VI Winter Games - Oslo
1956 - VII Winter Games - Cortina d'Ampezzo
1960 - VIII Winter Games - Squaw Valley
1964 - IX Winter Games - Innsbruck
1968 - X Winter Games - Grenoble
1972 - XI Winter Games - Sapporo

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#1928-W-1 to 4
DuBois listing:
The four labels above have the same vignette: a Swiss flagpole is behind an Olympic flagpole (the Olympic rings are interlaced like those on the original Olympic flag). Olympic rings are in their usual multicolors; snow-covered mountains are in the background. 27x43mm,perf 11.5,multicolored.
The black colored texts are at the bottom,as follows:
1. German: "II. OLYMPISCHE WINTERSPIELE St. Moritz 11.-19. Febr.1928" ... $10.00
1a. Same but imperforate ... Rare
2. French: "IImes JEUX OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER St. Moritz 11-19 Fevr.1928" ... $10.00
2a. Same but imperforate ... Rare
3. English: "2nd OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES St. Moritz 11-19th Feb.1928" ... $10.00
4. Italian: "2 di GIUOCHI OLIMPICI d'INVERNO St. Moritz 11-19 Febbraio 1928" ... $10.00
The four varieties occur se-tenant in the sheet and exist as a vertical strip of four ... $60.00
-- Image of full sheet, with all four languages! --

#1928-W-5
DuBois listing:
5. Fund label: "PRO OLYMPIADE 1928 St MORITZ 10 cts" Vignette: between the texts are three ice-hockey players.
32x27.5mm. perf 11.5
a)dark green ... $20.00
b)brown ........ $20.00

1928-W-5a on cover postmarked St. Moritz on first day of Games

1928-W-5b on cover postmarked St. Moritz on first day of Games - is it brown, or black?

#1928-W-6
DuBois listing:
6. German & French: "S.S.V. II OLYMPISCHE WINTERSPIELE A.S.C.S. IImes JEUX OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER ST MORITZ" in lower right half of label. Vignette: a ski jumper in the air above, a fir tree at lower left. Colors: light & dark blue,orange & gray
30x39.5mm, perf 11 ... Rare
SSV = Ski- und SportVerein (Germany)
ASCS = Association Sportive et Culturelle de la Suisse (?)

ERROR IN DUBOIS?

DuBois #1945-W-5

10/16/16 - Steve Greiczek sent these images of pages from the 1980 Editions Pén "Catalogue Des Vignettes Suisses De Propagande Et Commémoratives: Katalog der Schweizer Werbe- und Erinnerungsvignetten : 1878 - 1980" showing this stamp (S.173), and attributing it to 1928.
DuBois lists it as a 1948 St Moritz issue (1948-W-5).
To me the design looks more like the other 1948 issues, but I am listing it here as well.
Can anyone resolve this conflict?
10/21/16 - Philippe Pavard offered this comment:

- 1928: not in Trory, not in Rampacher and not in Dubois
- 1948: in Rampacher, in Dubois
- 1948-W5 and W6: same designs, same 2 flags
My opinion: 1948

I agree. Anyone else?

There were no postage stamps issued for the 1928 Winter Games

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