POSTER STAMPS AND LABELS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
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INTRODUCTION
SUMMER GAMES |
1932 - X Olympiad - Los AngelesJuly 30-Aug. 14
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SOLVED MYSTERIES!
SUMMER GAMES
WINTER GAMES
OTHER TOPICS |
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DuBois listing:
1. "LOS ANGELES" at top; "10th OLYMPIAD July 30-August 14 1932" below.
Vignette: discus thrower above clouds; a decorative left and right border;
a thin frame line; 21x28mm, perf 12, blue ... $1.75
1a. & 1b. Same as 1 but color is black or red .. Rare
Image of full sheet:
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1/7/17 - And how about this imperforate multiple offered on eBay recently?
The wide margins say it was printed this way, but the perforated sheets are 10x5,
so why is this 5x7?
6/15/2020 - Olympic collector Nick Dandoulakis of Athens, Greece
contributed this image, showing two rows from the sheet above, with
measurements. Clearly these are reproductions, but by whom and when?
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#1932-01 and varieties
The first item above is 1932-01, while the rest are of uncertain identity. DuBois says there are black and red varieties, but does not mention imperfs. The uneven alignment of the two vignettes on the purple item is especially odd. The other items DO seem to have correct perforations, and so far as I can tell, all were printed from the same plates. |
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3/10/16 - Steve Payne contributed the scan below, blocks of four of four colors of 1932-01,
and offered the following comment:
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The first three items above are 1932-02, 1932-03, and 1932-03a. The next two resemble ones shown in DuBois (1932-04 & 05), and he suggests they are not real labels, but cutouts from First Day Cover envelopes. I have compared them with the covers, and can confirm that these "labels" are on envelope paper, and have exactly the same details and imperfections as the imprints on the envelopes. SO are they cutouts from FDC envelopes, or might the cachet maker have created these separately, as proofs or essays? Anything is possible. See 1932-x13, below. 4-13/16 - "SANTA MONICA OCEAN PARK INVITES YOU - I just found this item on the www (third item on bottom row above - it's an enlargement of an overprint on 1932-02, raising the possibility that many such varieties exist! Oh dear. 12/19/16 - Philippe Pavard sent the last image, a misperfed example of 1932-02 - I wonder what the full sheet looked like.
6/6/16 - Here's a nice item - an ad from FDC dealer Earl Mills for his 1932 Olympics First Day Covers and a free sheet of 1932-02 stamps! |
DuBois listing:
2. "OLYMPIC GAMES JULY 30 1932 AUGUST 14" at top; "LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA" in panel
near bottom, above Olympic rings in their usual multicolors.
Vignette: an athlete upholding a garland; text, next to his left leg states:
"CALL TO THE GAMES OP THE Xth OLYMPIAD"
23x39mm, perf 12.5, multicolored with mottled-blue background and black margin
... $2.00
3. Text & design like 2 but colors are yellow, gray, white and black.
25x42mm, rouletted 9.5 ... $7.50
3a. single from sheet with margin in white ... $15.00
4. Same as 3 but imperforate ... Rare
4a, b & c. Like 3 but other border & lower panel colors:
a. black, b. blue, c.black-blue with orange-red texts.
Softer, heavier paper than 2 or 3; no gum, imperf
31x50mm, overall 53x71mm (with wide margin) ... $30.00ea
5. Similar to 2 but background of blue vertical lines.
38x63mm, imperforate ... Rare |
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#1932-06 (Two sheet legends) DuBois listing:
6. "XEME 1932 OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES" down right side; the "logo" of the Games, as
described at label No.7, below, is in the large letter "0" of the word "OLYMPIAD."
35x23mm, rouletted 9.5, multicolored ... $3.00
Issued in sheets of 36(6x6), PM1S(at left) with inscription "Olympiad Boosters
MUtual 2426" ... Rare
Sheet like 6 but inscribed "MUtual 2426 Olympiad Boosters 127 S. Broadway"
... Rare
This is a strange one - it was clearly produced in LA by a local group or business, yet the text is in garbled French - Xeme is French for 10th. But then OLYMPIAD should be OLYMPIADE. |
#1932-07a&b, c&d, e and f DuBois listing:
7. "OLYMPIC GAMES CALIFORNIA 1932" in outer, circular border.
Vignette, in center:
the "logo" of the 1932 Games consisting of a coat of arms, in background, with
rings, laurel leaves, and a ribbon reading "CITIUS.ALTIUS, FORTIUS," in the
foreground; (c) at lower left of "logo."
7.a) 26.5mm (overall diameter of circular design, on sq. paper),
rouletted 14.5, outer text on light red ground, vignette on dark blue background
... $6.00ea
Panes of 6(3x2) exist for label No. 7. All such panes are SE4S and have double
lines of roulettes between labels.
7.a) exists as two types of panes, as follows:
7.b) Same as label No. 7.a) but colored dark red & blue ... $9.00ea
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1936-07 - DuBois listing, continued:
7.c) Same vignette as No. 7. a) but horizontally perf 12, straight edged
vertically, and a 2mm "X" added to 4 corners ... $7.00ea
7.d) Same ae 7.c) but "X" in corners is 2.5mm high ... $12.00ea
7.e) Same as 7.a) but © is below design, die cut ... $5.00ea
7.f) Same as 7.e)but © is above design, die cut ... Rare
For examples of all pane formats,
CLICK HERE.
I question whether 7a and 7b can be distinguished as individual stamps -
DuBois says 7b is darker, but that could be just normal variation.
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8. Rhombus-shaped Label; "X OLYMPIAD" up the upper left side; "LOS ANGELES" down the upper right aide. Upper vignette: a discus thrower in front of a tower, between 19 and 32. Lower vignette: a bear in front of a large poppy. 29x40mm, 26mm sides, serpentine roulette, multicolored. a) with gold margins ... $6.00 b) with white margins ... $9.00 c) same as a) but background has crossed lines ... $12.00 Issued in blocks of nine by White Stationery Conpany. |
#1932-09 DuBois listing:
9. "HELP AMERICA WIN THE 1932 OLYMPIC GAMES" across center; over that text
at left side: "3rd OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES LAKE PLACID, N.Y. FEBRUARY 4 to 13, 1932";
at right side: "GAMES OF THE X OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES, CALIF. JULY 30 to AUG. 14,
1932"; below the larger, central text: "SEND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THB TREASURER OF THE
AMERICAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 233 JOHN R ST., DETROIT, MICH."
Vignette, across top and across bottom: two different groups of fourteen athletes
standing in a row. 50x66mm (overall), perf 12, red & blue ... $40.00
Issued in sheets of 16(4x4), SE4S, so sheets have four fully perfed copies and
twelve straight-edged copies.
Copy with one straight edge ... $20.00
Copy with two straight edges ... $15.00
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#1932-10 DuBois listing:
10. "OLYMPIC GAMES LOS ANGELES JULY-AUG.1952" in panel, near bottom.
Vignette: a winged foot; an artist(or copyright) mark in a small circle
at lower right corner, below panel.
Sheets of 100(10x10), SE4S, issued by Earl Mills.
With one or two straight edges ... $2.50
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#1932-11 DuBois listing:
11. "OLYMPIC GAMES LOS ANGELES" gold text in black panel at bottom.
Vignette: three runners, two appearing as shadows behind runner in foreground;
black "1952" at lower right corner; left foot of runner in foreground extends into
the lower, black panel; a wide, white margin around design.
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#1932-12, 12a, and two unlisted varieties DuBois listing:
12. "OLYMPIC 1952 GAMES" in irregular panel at top;
"LOS ANGELES INVITES YOU TO CALIFORNIA" in double-lined panel at bottom.
Vignette: a discus thrower and a gleaming half-sun, surrounded by the
left & right portions of several circles; vertical 1952's to left & right,
in between the circular edges.
48x25mm(overall design), roulette 7, orange, violet, maroon & black
... $6.00
12a. Same as 12 but lower panel inscribed
"COOL SUMMERS-WARM WINTERS That's Santa Monica, California"
... Rare
(Sheet details of 12a not known)
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Primary listing ("Visitation Promotions") from DuBois 1932-13,b,c,f,g,h DuBois listing:
13. "LOS ANGELES" at both upper corners; "OLYMPIC GAMES" at top center; vertical
"1952" on each side of vignette (Design is similar to that of No. 12 but rectangular
instead of circular format); in double-lined panel, across bottom: population growth
data in four lines on left side; "Sunshine Fruit and Flowers All Year" on right
side; "LOS ANGELES invites you to CALIFORNIA" in center.
57x34mm (overall design), imperforate;
orange, violet, maroon & black (inscription in lower panel is black).
Other texts in central portion of lower panel of these "Visitation Promotions"
are as follows:
a) COME TO LOS ANGELES,
"Private Advertising" versions of the above labels exist with the advertiser's
name (and usually address) in the central part of the lower panel. The total number
of such labels is not known but 48 of them are listed in POSTAL HISTORY and
VIGNETTES of the Xth OLYMPIAD, published by (and still available from)
Sports Philatelists International.
That listing is repeated
[HERE] with the addition of five new
discoveries since that listing.
All of the above-listed labels were printed se-tenant in sheets of 40(4x10) with
wide blank margins. Three sheets seen show indiscriminant arrangements of the black
inscriptions. Two of the sheets have no gum, one has gum.
12/31/16 - NEW FIND: |
DuBois lists 62 varieties of this label (9 above, and 53 more
HERE,
and we show 27 more here, making 89 known.
There are certainly others. The first one shown at top left
("LOS ANGELES invites you to CALIFORNIA") is the most common.
Forty of the ones listed in DuBois are shown here, followed
by the additions to the list.
*** NOTE 13ggg, which has an address that did not exist until the 1960's! ***
5/18/18 - added 12 new items plus new images for nine old ones. Thanks
to Feldman Auctions.
08/10/23 - added eeee. C. P. Hall Co. of California,
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#1932-14 DuBois listing:
14. "LOS ANGELES 1932 OLYMPIC GAMES" above a blank ribbon-panel.
Vignette, behind text and ribbon: a discus thrower on a winged globe;
a logo (as described at label #7) on lower part of globe;
a double-lined border.
NOTE: See new discovery 1932-x17 at bottom of page, for an item
very similar to this one.
7/13/18 - I finallly found an example of this, on eBay! The first
in 30 years of collecting this area. It's in poor condition,
but it's authentic. See image, above. It sold for $45, the seller's
BIN price.
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#1932-15 DuBois listing:
15. Fund Label:
(Issued by Argentina Sports Confederation)
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#1932-16 DuBois listing:
16. Brazilian Fund Label:
16a. Same as 16 but value RS1$000 & thicker paper ... $20.00
CBD (Confederação Brasileira de Desportos), or 'Brazilian Sports Confederation' fundraising stamps. |
#1932-17 DuBois listing:
17. Danish Fund:
(Translation: Olympic Fund, 5 0re, for the benefit of Danish sportsmen's and
women's participation and training in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932)
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#1932-18 DuBois listing:
18. Danish Fund: |
#1932-19 DuBois listing:
19. German Fund: |
#1932-20 DuBois listing:
20. A large label promoting sale of label no. 19: |
DuBois listing, continued:
Features a black copy of #19 to the left, six lines of text, and an Olympic award-
pin on the right. The latter measures 11x20mm and depicts vertical Olympic rings
above "DSB." Note: "Light-athletes" is said to mean "track and field athletes." 08/10/2023 - At last! An image of this showed up in Heiko Volk's current auction! |
#1932-21 DuBois listing:
21. German Fund: BELOW, the fund-raising letter sent by the German-American Committee for the Xth Olympiad in Los Angeles. This stamp was presented to the Los Angeles people by Konrad Burchardi (1890-1975), a Los Angeles dermatologist of German origin and President of the German-American Olympic Committee, and by Jacob Asanger (1887-1941) a German born artist, the creator of the stamp. (01/25/19)
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#1932-23 DuBois listing:
23. French Fund: |
#1932-24 DuBois mentions dark and light shades of the brown DuBois listing:
24. Mexican Fund: |
#1932-22 DuBois listing: 22. The "British Swimmers Olympic Fund" label, erroneously listed with the 1932 items in some catalogs, is listed as No. 20 in the "1924 - PARIS" section of this catalog, and belongs there. ---------------
25. Norwegian Fund: |
#1932-26 and proofs DuBois listing:
26. Norwegian Fund: |
 
#1932-27, 28, and 29 DuBois listing:
27. Polish Fund: |
#1932-30 DuBois listing:
30. Swiss Fund:
31. Czech Fund: |
#1932-32 DuBois listing:
32. Hungarian Fund:
HERE ARE TWO ENVELOPES
from this organization in 1932, one repeating the design of the stamp.
33. "Xth OLYMPIAD 1932 LOS ANGELES CAL" around oval edge. |
#1932-34 & 34a DuBois listing:
34. "Olympic Games Los Angeles,Calif. 1932" across bottom.
DuBois does not mention a variety of #34 with gray instead of blue, but
the item on the right above doesn't look like a changeling, so I
am assigning it number 1932-34a (see also 1932-45a).
1/17/17 - Below is a minor color variety from a recent eBay
auction by
maerkat:
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#1932-35 DuBois listing:
35. "S0UVENIR Xth OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES 1932" - in five lines on a slab
between two pillars with a gabled roof on top. |
#1932-36 |
DuBois listing:
36. "Xth OLYMPIAD" across top; "LOS ANGELES" across bottom;
vertical "1932" on left & right sides; |
#1932-37 DuBois listing:
37. "1932 GAMES OLYMPIC Los Angeles" - text starts in upper right corner
and proceeds diagonally toward the lower left corner; "Los Angeles
Welcomes You to California" in a panel at the lower right corner
Vignette: a jumper is hurdling over "OLYMPIC"; a winged-foot
in lower left corner. |
#1932-38 DuBois listing: 38. "OLIMPIC GAMES Los Angeles California 1932" - text is at varying locations on 16 different labels; vignettes: 16 different views and national arms of various countries, lightly embossed on card stock. 59x42mm, imperforate, rounded corners, multicolored ... $1.00ea Note spelling: "OLIMPIC" |
1932-38
DuBois listing, continued:
The following country names are imprinted,in small capital letters:
a)CUBA, b)BELGIEN, c)GUATEMALA, d)KOLUMBIEN, e)PALASTINA, f)AEGYPTEN,
g)IRELAND, h)ARABIEN, i)CHILE, j)PERU, k)TIBET, 1)BOLIVIA, m)PARAGUAY,
n)URUGUAY, o)ARGENTINIAN, p)PERSIEN
CLICK HERE
for image of two sheets conjoined - which begs the question How
were these printed? Always of interest to me. 10/25/18 -
I now own an example of that conjoined sheet, and can state that
there is no evidence it was connected to other sheets on any side,
so while it might have been printed in larger sheets, it was cut
down to these 4x8 sheets.
4/15/19 - I love this sheet, so I made an animated gif of the 16
images - click on the link below to view it: |
#1932-39 DuBois listing:
39. "LOS ANGELES" at top; "CALIFORNIA" at bottom; four rows of text over
a large red "1932" - "FOREIGN TRADE WEEK / FEBRUARY 16th to 22nd /
OLYMPIC GAMES / JULY 30th ... AUGUST 14th"; a red border, 1.7mm wide,
inside yellow edges; four horizontal red lines behind four central
lines of text. |
#1932-40 DuBois listing: 40. A Window Label: "1932 LOS ANGELES" below the LA Olympics "logo" described at label No.7. Advertisement on back states "BE WISE STANDARD-IZE STANDARD Products SEE THE OLYMPIC GAMES STANDARD OIL COMPANY OP CALIFORNIA" The words "STANDARD Products" are in an irregular panel. Triangular shape with 148mm base & 99mm height (overall); imperf, die cut, gummed on face, border-lines are gold, blue, white, red & gold; rings are gold with blue outline; "CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS" texts are blue, outlined in light blue; the banner stripes are red & white; white stars are on a pale blue background; banner is outlined in gold, blue & white; the main, central background is blue; the main, lower text is white. (The above-mentioned blue color, except for the light blues, is "deep-ultramarine," a rather dark blue) ... $40.00 |
#1932-41 DuBois listing: 41. Aberdeen-Hoquiam Label - "Gateway to The Olympics"; See pages 72 & 73 for info on this label of doubtful Olympic Game implication. DuBois devotes an entire page to explaining why this label has nothing to do with the Olympic Games. All it takes is one sentence: The Olympics referred to are the Olympic Mountains of Washington State and have nothing to do with the Olympic Games. End of story. I suspect he was trying to be tactful, since other catalogs had included it. |
#1932-42 DuBois listing:
42. "Xth OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES" across top; "LONG BEACH" to left and below. |
#1932-43b DuBois listing:
43. Like 42 but imperf and text in panel states
"THE WILLMORE HOTEL Third at Cedar Long Beach" ... Rare
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#1932-44 and 44a 
And four more varieties. DuBois listing:
44. "1932 OLYMPIA RALLY 1932 LOS ANGELES" in double-lined panels, at top; panel
across bottom states: "INDEPEND'T ORDER OF VETERANS INC. SUITE 636 SOUTHWEST BLDG.
130 SO. BDWY. INVITES YOU TO COME TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA"
44b. COME TO LOS ANGELES |
#1932-45 DuBois listing:
45. "LUTHERANS WILL MEET IN LOS ANGELES 1932" above; "CALL TO THE
GAMES OF THE Xth OLYMPIAD JULY 30 - AUG. 14" below.
12/15/17 - Above, a new variety from Heiko Volk, gray instead of blue
(see also 1932-34, above) - I am assigning it new number 1932-45a.
See also 1932-34a.
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#1932-46 & 46a DuBois listing:
46. "STOP at SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA on your way to the OLYMPIC GAMES Los Angeles, July
30, AUG. 14" down middle of label; in a narrow panel across bottom: "SAN DIEGO ALLIED
PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL" a printer's "bug" above the middle of the panel.
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47. "WELCOME" at top; in panel, across bottom: "YOU'LL ENJOY SAN FRANCISCO"
on left; "SAN FRANCISCO invites you to CALIFORNIA" in middle; "THE
CENTER of CALIFORNIA SCENIC WONDERS" on right.
The second image above is not mentioned in DuBois - It looks like there could be many
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#1932-48 DuBois listing:
48. "LOS ANGELES HARBOR SAN PEDRO Welcomes You" at top half;
"Xth. OLYMPIAD YACHT RACES" at bottom. |
#1932-49 DuBois listing:
49. Private Advertising: |
#1932-50 DuBois listing:
50. Private Advertising: |
#1932-51 & 51a DuBois listing:
51. Same vignette as No. 50; text: "Xme OLYMPIADE" at top; "TOUTES LES
EPREUVES CHRONOMETREES PAR OMEGA" below ... $17.50
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#1932-52 DuBois listing:
52. Private Advertising: |
#1932-53 DuBois listing:
53. Window Label: |
At right, image of group of 1932 items, including top half of this label, the Olympic half. #1932-54 DuBois listing:
54. A "Christmas - Olympic" combination label issued as a se-tenant, vertical,
imperf pair: |
#1932-55 DuBois listing:
55. "SOUVENIR of Xth OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES" at major right portion of label;
a discus
thrower to left of text; an irregular, double-lined border.
56. A Round Metallic Label: |
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57. "OLYMPIC STADIUM LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA" below.
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59. "X OLYMPIAD" at top, flanked by two U.S. coats-of-arms; "LOS ANGELES" at
bottom,
flanked by "USA" in circle on left and "1932" in circle on right.
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 #1932-60 English version - full sheetlet
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#1932-60 All twelve languages - just the sports stamp |
DuBois listing:
60. An Esperanto Promotional Pane:
A pane of 8 which has one Olympic-related label. They were printed by a semi-monthly
newspaper of the Esperanto movement, HERALDO DE ESPERANTO. That paper is currently
printed in Spain but was located in Germany in the 1930's when the pane is said to
have been printed. The panes were printed in several languages using varying colors.
The languages, in addition to the English sheet illustrated, include French,
Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, and Esperanto.
The {English version of the} Olympic-related label is now described:
"AT OLYMPIADS" at upper left; "and international sport meetings SPEAK ESPERANTO!"
down right side.
Vignette, on left: two soccer players in a 27mm circle; a 1.5mm wide base-line
across bottom.
46x31mm, perf 1l.5, figures and arcs in circle are red on an orange-pink background,
main background is white, text is black ... Rare
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1932-60
DuBois lists eight versions of this Esperanto sheetlet - English, French, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, and Esperanto. There are four others - German, Hungarian, Polish, and Serbo-Croat, making a total of 12. I would have expected to see Russian as well, since it was still a bastion of Esperanto at that time. And why not Danish, Portuguese, Japanese, or Chinese? Note that the English version is the only one that actually mentions the Olympics! All the others say just "Speak Esperanto at international sporting events." |
WINDOW or WINDSHIELD LABELSNos. 61 to 69 are large labels which are gummed on the face. All are imperf or die cut. See Nos. 40 & 53 for two others. | |||
#1932-61 DuBois listing:
61. Same design as label No. 2.
97xl65mm (design), 103x171mm (including margins) ... $60.00
6 3/4" by 4" 3/1/18 - This sold for $1.50 on eBay recently - I think no one realized what it was - I bet everyone thought it was the stamp - Lucky buyer! |
#1932-62 DuBois listing:
62. U.S. shield with white text in outer, blue border: "LOS ANGELES" at top;
"XTH" on left, "1932" on right, "OLYMPIAD" on bottom. This looks more like a tag than a label - I don't think there is gum on the back, but I have only the image to go by. |
#1932-63 DuBois listing:
63. Same design as No. 8. The larger size facilitates the determination of the
items that are depicted on this label:
Upper triangle: The access gates, with a tall tower in the middle, of the Memorial
Coliseum. In front of the tower: free-drawing of a discobolus (classic statue of a
discus thrower by the Greek sculptor Myron). Behind the tower: a red sun radiating
beams to the edge of the vignette. |
Lower triangle: A bear in front of a large poppy flower. A grizzly bear is California's State Animal and the Golden Poppy is California's State Flower. There are groups of spectators walking on several pathways (across the pathway that divides the two triangular vignettes on down other pathways behind and below the poppy flower). 116x157mm, rhombus(diamond) shape ... $40.00
(Reverse side of one copy of 1932-63. Other copies we have seen are blank.) |
64. "LET'S GET ASSOCIAT£D" in central panel; "OLYMPIC GAMES"
across top; "LOS ANGELES" across bottom; a large "19" and a
large "32" above & below central panel. |
#1932-65 DuBois listing:
65. A U.S.A. Olympic Shield:
66. Like No. 65, with inscription added around the white-edged sides and bottom:
"SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF UNEMPLOYED DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS WORLD WAR"
... $35.00
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#1932-67 DuBois listing:
67. "BOOST OLYMPIC GAMES" at top;
"JULY 30 - AUGUST 14 LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA" at lower right. |
#1932-68 (Similar vignette at right on 1939 cover) DuBois listing:
68. "DENMARK" across top; "Xth OLYMPIC GAMES 1932 LOS ANGELES" below.
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#1932-69 DuBois listing: 69. "MEXICO" across top; "OLIMPIADA 1932" across bottom. Vignette: a Mexican shield featuring an eagle with a snake in its beak, perched on a large "X" with Olympic rings in background; "EN" and "LA" to left and right of eagle; background has alternating vertical bars to left & right: left bars appear to be 3 shades of green but this effect is created via use of fine vertical stripes within the 2nd & 3rd bars; bars on right appear to be 3 shades of orange-red but this effect is created via use of fine vertical stripes on the 1st & 2nd orange-red bars. 87x113mm(design), l01x127mm(overall), "MEXICO" and "OLIMPIADA" are black with green borders, "EN" & "LA" plus the eagle & rings are black, the "X" is orange-red with a black border, the snake is green and black, the shield has a 1.2mm wide black edge, there is a small black ".S." at the bottom point of ... $40.00 |
#1932-70 DuBois listing:
70. A BAGGAGE LABEL:
A broad-bordered copy of No. 70 is illustrated above. The border width of baggage &
window labels can be variable, depending on how they are cut.
(See below, item 1932-x13, for information on the poster used
as the basis for this design.)
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#1932-71 and 72 DuBois listing:
71. A BAGGAGE & ADDRESS LABEL: |
#1932-74 The image on the right is a poster DuBois listing:
74. A BAGGAGE LABEL: |
#1932-75 DuBois listing:
75. The Mayor's Label: |
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DuBois listing:
The following ten labels, No. 76 to 85, issued se-tenant, in a pane of ten, all
colored black. Imprinted below each design is "See Greece Club, 17 E. 42nd St., New
York City." Design of each label measures 22x44mm, perf 14.5, issued apparently on
newsprint quality paper, pane is SE3S.
76. "WOMAN GLORIFIED IN ETERNAL YOUTH" above; "GREEK CULTURE'S GIFT TO POSTERITY"
below. Vignette: a Goddess, with palm leaf, before the Acropolis at left and a
stadium at right; a radiant sun in background. Vertical, SE @ top
The other labels of this series, Nos. 77 to 85, all have a panel at top which
reads: "776 B.C. OLYMPIAD 1932 A.D." A like panel at the bottom has the title of the
vignette.
77. "IN SOUND BODY" above; "THERE IS BEAUTY" below; bottom panel; "VENUS DE MILO"
Vignette: a statue of Venus de Milo. Vertical, SE @ bottom
78. "MATCHLESS ART OF" above; "EVERLASTING CENTURIES" below; bottom panel: "HERMES
OLYMPIA". Vignette: Hermes' head. Vertical, SE @ bottom
79. "NATION'S SOUNDNESS" above; "IN ATHLETIC SUPREMACY" below; bottom panel: "DISCUS
THROWER". Vignette: classic statue of a discus thrower. Vertical, SE @ bottom
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80. "TO GREEKS NO GOLD" above; "EQUALED THE PALM" below; bottom panel: "VICTORY OLYMPIA" Vignette: a statue of Winged Victory at Praxiteles. Vertical, SE @ bottom 81. Bottom panel: "DELPHI ORACLE" Vignette: view from behind a Greek column. Vertical, SE @ right & bottom 82. Bottom panel: "ACROPOLIS: CITADEL 0F THE WORLD". Horizontal, SE @ right 83. Bottom panel: "ATHENIAN MAIDENS". Horizontal, SE @ right 84. Bottom panel: "MODERN STADIUM 0F ATHENS". Horizontal, SE @ right 85. Bottom panel: "OLYMPICS WHERE FIRST HELD". Horizontal, SE @ right and bottom All of the above labels are evaluated as Rare |
#1932-86 DuBois listing:
86. A Round Label:
"XTH OLYMPIAD" above; "LOS ANGELES" below; texts are white with black borders;
"1932" in middle, numbers are red with white aura; "PROTECTED BY C.A.N." in
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#1932-87 DuBois listing:
87. "Xth Olympiad 1932" below a flying U.S. flag.
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NOT IN DuBois CATALOGThese final labels are not listed in DuBois. Further information welcome.
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1932-x2 "Xth OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES 1932 - BULLOCK'S" Circular label, silver foil, red and blue design Bullocks was a prominent California department store from 1907 to 1996. (Image courtesy of the Olympic Games Museum.)
(Image courtesy of the
Olympic Games Museum.)
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1932-x4 Miniature photo on light card, "Xth OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES 1932" - the photo is 35mm x 45mm (1.4" x 1.8"). I'm betting it was a souvenir item from a photo booth somewhere in LA. There must be similar items with other images - can anyone provide an example?
5/28/18 - This showed up on eBay!
Seller describes it as "FUNKY FLAPPER MEXICAN WOMAN 1932 LOS ANGELES
OLYMPICS PHOTOBOOTH VINTAGE PHOTO." I would not
have identified her as Mexican, but maybe. The key thing is its
clear connection to the item above. Size = 1.5" x 2" overall.
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1932-x6 (33x44mm) x6: HENRY HANSEN / VERDENSMEST 1931 / OLYMPISK MEST. 1928 / OLYMPIC / CYCLER / NOOREVOLD 82
This one was supplied by Philippe Pavard, and celebrates the great
Danish cyclist Henry Hansen (16 March 1902 - 28 March 1985)
who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1932
Summer Olympics.
I have put it on this 1932 page because it references Hansen's World
Championship victory in 1931, but not his Olympic medal in 1932,
so must have been issued in 1931 or 1932.
4/20/18 - A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING - I have removed label
1932-x5 = 1940-F-23 from this page - I had put it here erroneously, saying that
DuBois was wrong to date it to 1940, because I had heard that the Maerkat
labels were begun in 1931, and its number - 22 - had to date from that
year. Alas, I did not know the numbering was started over from 1 in
1939, when F.E.Bording bought the rights to the Maerkat trademark
from Andersen & Bruun. DuBois was correct.
For more about Maerkat
labels, see the bottom of the 1968 Mexico City page.
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#7 - Image and stats contributed by Philippe Pavard - I have seen this design (Italian Olympic Team) as a postcard, but without the (illegible) inscription at bottom, and in slightly different colors. But this one is definitely a label.
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1932-x7c 2/12/23 - new variety of label without text at bottom left - sold on eBay October, 2022 for $48!
1-20-17 - New version of 1932-x7 from recent eBay auction.
NOTE SIZE - much larger than original find - this one is postcard
size. Tiny text in bottom left margin reads "V. E. Boeri. Roma."
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SUB COMITE PRO CONCURRENCIA
Number 8 - Uruguay Olympic fund-raising stamp
PAYSANDÚ is a department & city in Uruguay.
One web page I found says the entire department would have
had a population less than 100,000 at the time, making
the issuance of this stamp somewhat mysterious.
On the other hand, Uruguay is the most liberal and
progressive country of South America, so maybe not. |
#1932-x9 57x37mm overall
OLYMPIC - 1932 - TEA & WINE Matchbox label, Japan |
#1932-x10 69x49mm overall OLIMPIC at top, REGATA at bottom No date, but all other items on its page were for the 1932 Games. It looks like there is a hole at top, as for a tag of some sort.
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#1932-x12 Label for Olympic Bread BAKERS OF OLYMPIC BREAD 20C HELMS BAKERIES Diameter = 32mm Philippe Pavard sent me this image, and my initial reaction was that it had nothing to do with the Olympic Games - anyone can name a product "Olympic." But then I looked around on the www and found out I was wrong, there is a direct connection between Olympic Bread and the 1932 Olympics. FULL STORY HERE. Too bad the Olympic rings are not on the label - Helms used them everywhere else - see below.
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Postcard from 1936 Helms milked the connection for all it was worth
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6/15/2020 - Look what showed up on eBay:
This was sold by a collector in England, and the label itself tells
the story of how it got way over there. Helms succeeded in having his bread
declared the official training table bread of the Games for 1932, 1936, and 1948,
so the load of bread this once held was flown to London to feed American athletes
there in 1948!
(Philippe chided me for calling this a "label" at first, so I have changed
"label" to "wrapper" - yes, it's much too large for any album, but I would want
one if I still collected anything but images!)
HELMS POSTER STAMPS
Finally, I have to mention the Paul Helms, owner of Helms Bakery,
was an avid stamps collector who issued a set of 48 poster stamps
on patriotic themes, depicting historic US flags, presidential autographs, and coins.
None has an Olympic theme.
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#1932-x14 Australian National Games 1936 Call to the Games I found this on the www - and while it's not an Olympic label, it's such a clear "homage" to the 1932 Los Angeles poster that I had to show it. The phrase "Call to the Games" was first used for the 1932 Summer Games, and has been used often since. 6/4/16 - I just found this: Conducted as a miniature Olympiad, with opening ceremony, Olympic hymn, torch relay from Melbourne to Adelaide, etc., the National Games were the final tests for athletes seeking to represent Australia at the Eleventh Olympiad at Berlin in August 1936 and an event in the South Australian centenary celebrations. SOURCE So there's more of a connection than I thought!
1932 was the first year Colombia participated in the Olympic Games,
sending just one athlete. This label relates to the national games
held starting in 1928. The use of the word "OLIMPIADAS" is generic.
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#1932-x16 Japanese matchbox label TEA ROOM OLYMPIC - HOP STEP JANP NANBU, etc. The image is clearly the LA Coliseum built for the 1932 Games, though with Japanese flags furled atop - see below.
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Very similar to 1932-14, shown below, but text arranged differently,
without the blank panel in the middle - and larger.
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#1932-x18 LOS ANGELES 1932 USA OLYMPIC TEAM Label?
Looks like a cutout from something larger. Below, on two covers, the second clearly a cutout.
10/21/16 - the owner wrote: ...it is impossible to peel the label off with cold or warm water - in my opinion a cutout, with modern glue. I did a Google Image Search for the design, and found that it was used for the US team badge for the 1932 Summer Games - image below-
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Source = Worthpoint/eBay. Harry Ioor was a creator of First Day Cover cachets in the 1930's. The third image above shows his cachet for the stamps issued by the USPOD for the 1932 Olympics. The first image show what might be a label, but more likely was trimmed from an envelope. My guess is that he added the cachet to one of his business envelopes (hence the return address at top), and the recipient trimmed it thus. The size is right. But it could be a label. You decide. |
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12/18/16 - NEW MYSTERY
I found this in a Feldman auction,
on this page with items from the
1932 Games, which suggests it dates from that period.
Can anyone confirm, and explain its purpose?
No rings, but I assume the torch is meant to
refer to the Olympics.
12/2/17 - I found the image below in an old
auction catalog:
It was described thus: "ca.1953 Fist Holding Torch,
pencil and ink drawing by P. Gandon, design 96x159mm."
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Pierre Gandon was a famous and quite prolific French artist, designer, and engraver who designed and/or engraved over 350 stamps for France and over double that number for the French Colonies, plus over 100 for Monaco, including its Olympics issues of 1948, 1952, and 1960 IN 1952 Monaco issued this set of four airmail stamps for the Helsinki Olympics:
The red one does show a torch. BUT these were neither designed nor engraved by Pierre Gandon. According to Wikipedia: Monaco first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then, missing only the 1932 Games, the 1956 Games, and the boycotted 1980 Games. Monaco has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games since 1984.
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8/11/17 - Estonian Olympic Committee Lottery Ticket
------ EESTI OLÜMPIA KOMITEE LOTERII PILET
eBay seller "telium" of Russia listed a proof of this
ticket, and linked to the excellent site
lot-bilet.ru
where this actual ticket is displayed.
According to Wikipedia, Estonia was not able to raise
enough money to send a team to the 1932 Olympics in LA -
indeed
many countries did not attend those Games, as it
was the height of the world-wide Great Depression.
Two Estonian athletes residing in the US did compete
on behalf of their homeland.
As I say elsewhere on this site, I do not think lottery
tickets belong in this collection - they are not labels
or poster stamps. But they are attractive, and if you
choose to add them to your collection as peripheral
items, so be it.
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11/09/2017
At right, image of group of 1932 items, including this label.
02/12/23 -
New copy from a recent Volk auction. Size is given as 31x38mm.
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11/09/2017
1/27/18 - Here is the same design as an automobile ornament
(same size, 4"):
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04/23/2018
Japanese matchbox label
black print on white paper.
IS THIS REALLY JAPANESE? The text is all English,
but the eBay seller said it's Japanese,
and I see no reason to doubt it - where but in Japan
would you find a "tea parlour" of that name?
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05/13/2018
This turned up on eBay recently - a privately
produced label for a First Day Cover. It stretches
the boundaries of this collection a bit, as it could
be unique, and I think that would disqualify it.
But I suspect Mr Emerson made a bunch. It was not
easy to create something like that in 1932,
you didn't just print it out at home, so you made
a hundred or so. Source item below:
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05/18/18 - From a new Feldman auction:
American Olympic shield in center, rings red and blue, AMERICAN OLYMPIC TEAM at top
in red; all remaining text in blue - LOS ANGELES down left, 1932 down right; at
bottom
left: Name_______ and Address _________; at bottom right Sport_______
4/8/19 - A copy of this label sold on eBay for $42.75
See labels 1928-x3 and 1936-W-6, which are quite similar.
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05/30/2018
This showed up in a recent eBay auction, and while
neither DuBois nor I has included matchbook covers
in this catalog (they are NOT labels, and there must
be thousands with an Olympic theme) still, this one
is quite attractive, and I think any poster stamp collector
could be forgiven for adding it to his holdings,
as a "peripheral" item.
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09/20/2018
Reproduction of the Los Angeles Games poster - with some
modifications, on what looks like cardboard
This showed up in a recent Feldman auction, and
I couldn't get any details about it, as it was part
of a large collection. It looks like it is printed
on light card stock, and probably not gummed, so
a peripheral item for this catalog.
I thought at first it was 1932-70, which is about the same size,
but the designs differ - look at the placement of the Olympic
rings, for instance.
HERE IT IS on a stock page with related items.
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10/24/2018
Gifts from Hollywood bring Thrills to Everyone
I have some doubts as to what this is - Heiko Volk
lists it in his newest auction, and says it is ungummed.
He has two copies, this corner one, and another with
selvedge on the left only, so it looks like they were
printed in multiples to a sheet. But no perforations -
the only way to separate them is with scissors.
Odd.
03/01/19 - I found a copy on eBay at a reasonable
price, and bought it, and it has gum on the back!
The evenness of the edges and the fact that it IS
gummed lead me to doubt it less. But what is the
story? Who made it? How was it distributed?
etc.
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3/31/19 - NOT A LABEL!
This was offered recently on delcampe as a Cinderella.
The image is the poster for the 1932 Los Angeles Games
in orange and brown. It has been very neatly cut out,
and *looks* like it could be a label, but as the image
below shows, it is really a cutout from an envelope.
TOO BAD, the envelope is scarce and worth a lot.
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NEW FIND - 8/19/19
SIZE = about 2" wide
Envelope seal -
1932 was the first year Colombia participated in the Olympic Games,
sending just one athlete.
This label *could* relate to that, but more likely relates to the national games
held starting in 1928. The use of the word "OLIMPIADAS" is generic.
SEE 1932-x15 above for another label related to this event
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12/28/2019 - NOT A LABEL!
An eBay seller offered the item below as a label, MHNG.
As you can see from the images below, this is actually trimmed
from either an envelope or letter sheet.
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02/15/2022
Japanese flag with red circle in center, and text:
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02/12/2023
Japanese flag with red circle in center, and text:
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02/12/2023
OLYMPIC GAMES / LOS ANGELES CAL. / USN /
U.S.S. WHITNEY / INVITES YOU TO COME
Sold on eBay 12/24/2022 for $64!
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08/10/2023
Address label
From a recent eBay auction.
The seller dated it 1932, but I see nothing to support that.
The use of "AMERICAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE" dates it to pre-1940,
and it is clearly a generic address label, so not related to any
specific Games. Still, very nice.
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08/10/2023
This showed up in the new Heiko Volk auction -
it looks like it was intended for personalization -
add one's name in the blank area at the bottom.
Size is about the same as a matchbox label.
A great find!
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CITRUS CRATE LABELS
Philippe Pavard pointed these out, and while they are huge - 11 or 12 inches wide is typical - they are very appealing. I would call them optional for this collection, peripheral items.
None of these has the Olympic rings, but the first two show
runners with the US Olympic shield on their shirts,
and the third shows the Los Angeles Olympic Stadium in the background - note
the tower and arches on the right.
THIS INVENTORY of a citrus label collection says that the third image was taken "from a photo of 1932 Los Angeles Olympics," but I have been unable to find that photo.
So far I have found a total of seven varieties of the three designs, shown below.
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1a - one runner, oldest costume, oranges, square |
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
9/9/18 - The two items below showed up on eBay recently, and I couldn't resist showing them here.No, they are not stamps or labels or stickers or poster stamps,
but they are so darned cute I had to share them.
At left, a Coca-Cola souvenir of the LA Games, a cutout diorama.
And at right, a jigsaw puzzle, with pieces shaped like zoo animals.
The Coke item sold for $51, while one copy of the puzzle sold for $36, and another for $65.
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I'd be pleased to learn more about anything on this page - send email to the address at bottom of page.
The United States issued 2 stamps for the 1932 Olympics.
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