POSTER STAMPS AND LABELS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
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INTRODUCTION
SUMMER GAMES |
1956 - XVI Olympiad - Melbourne
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Official Poster and Emblem for 1956 Games in Melbourne Australia was a controversial choice for the Games. "Many members of the IOC were sceptical about Melbourne as an appropriate site. Its location in the Southern Hemisphere was a major concern, since the reversal of seasons would mean the Games were held during the northern winter. (The Games were held Nov 22 thru Dec 8) This was thought likely to inconvenience athletes from the Northern Hemisphere, who were accustomed to resting during their winter." Furthermore ..."Australian equine quarantine would prevent the country from hosting the equestrian events. Stockholm was selected as the alternative site, so equestrian competition began on 10 June, five and a half months before the rest of the Olympic games were to open, half the world away." There were other problems as well, but in the end Melbourne did a fine job, and these Olympic Games were considered a success. (See Wikipedia article for full story.)
The following poster stamps and labels were issued for the 1956 Games in Melbourne:
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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
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V Winter Games - St Moritz
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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
OTHER TOPICS
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U.S. OLYMPIC SHIELD DECALS
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Workers' Olympics
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1. 1955 Issue, Olympic Organizing Committee):
"OLYMPIC GAMES" at top; "MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 22 NOV 8 DEC 1956" at bottom;
Vignette: 01ympic rings below upper text, behind torch's flame; a torch over the
Australian Continent, inserted into Melbourne's location.
24.5x37mm, rouletted 7, deep blue, on a creamy chalk-surfaced paper ... $1.00
Sheet format: Sheet of 32 (8x4), with vertical gutter in center of sheet, PM4S.
1a.(l956 Issue): Same as No.1 but on white unsurfaced paper;
same sheet format but without vertical gutter ... $1.00
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(9/23/16 - According to Noel Almeida, Australian expert on
the 1956 Olympics labels, 1956-01 and 1956-01a
are indistinguishable as singles, i.e.,
there is no visible difference in the papers, except under UV light,
where xxxxx.
I asked Noel if there was any difference in the gum,
and he replied "I can't see any difference in the gum,
both have shiny gum." He sent the scan below, showing
upper margin blocks of both printings, and said
"Kindly also note the difference in the size of the top and bottom
selvedge of the first and second print."
Finally, he noted that the only other way to tell
them apart is in multiples - any multiple five or more
wide with NO GUTTER is from the second printing.)
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#1956-02 2. "XVIth OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE, 1956" in a decorative oval; in the middle, under the Olympic rings, a torch over the Australian Continent. (Logo of 1956-Melbourne Games) 17x28mm, imperforate, deep blue ... Rare I question whether 1956-02 exists as a label.
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02/15/2022 - BUT THEN AGAIN - I found these two images somewhere (?)
the size is right, and it's clearly gummed!
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Accommodation Appeal Labels: The two following over-sized labels of 1955 were included with telephone bills. 3. "30,000 OLYMPIC VISITORS Want Accommodation - Be an Olympic Host to a Paying Guest RING CENTRAL 5050 (Fifty Fifty) or WRITE ORGANISING SECRETARY, OLYMPIC CIVIC COMMITTEE, TOWN HALL, MELBOURNE" - Red Olympic rings under last four lines of text. 49x54mm (63x65.5mm overall), imperforate, gummed; color: blue text on yellow paper ... Rare 3a. "30,000 OLYMPIC VISITORS WANT BEDS CAN YOU HELP BY TAKING A PAYING GUEST - IF YOU CAN BE A HOST RING CENTRAL 5050 or write to ORGANISING SECRETARY OLYMPIC CIVIC COMMITTEE, TOWN HALL, MELBOURNE"; Olympic rings at top above text (double-lined rings, identical in size and format to those of No.3). 50x82mm (77x102mm overall), imperforate, ungummed; text & rings are red, paper is pale blue ... Rare |
#1956-04 DuBois listing:
4. A Souvenir Sheet:
Australia's four Olympic postage stamps of 1956 are reproduced in reduced size;
the following blue text was added to the block of four:
SOUVENIR MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA OLYMPIAD XVI 1956
50x70mm, imperforate, multicolored
(like original postage stamps, but not postally valid) ... $4.50
The story behind these sheelets is interesting, but lengthy, so I have put it in a separate text doc - click here - in short, they were produced a year AFTER the Games concluded, in a misguided effort to sell a huge stock of this Olympic-themed postcards that had not sold.
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Philatelic Exhibition & Advertising Labels(Nos. 5 & 6):
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a) green on pink,
Sheet Format: Nos. 5&6 come together on sheets of 12(4x3), with the sprinter
label on positions 1,3,6,8,9,11 and the hurdler on position 2,4,5,7,10,12.
There are thus six pairs depicting both athletes on each sheet.
The rouletted sheet is SMS, thus only one fully-rouletted pair is available per
sheet.
(Overall size of each label approx. 38x44mm) |
#1956-07 and 08d thru 08v
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7. At top: "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROUND TABLES IN EAST AFRICA" -
below: a round, spoked coat-of-arms with the words
"ADOPT, ADAPT & IMPROVE"; below that: Olympic rings and
"XVI OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE 1956" - an empty panel across bottom;
a lined border. 23x36mm, rouletted 7.5, multicolored ... Rare
Advertising Labels:
Most images courtesy of Noel Almeida, Olympics poster stamp
collector of Melbourne, Australia. The last two are from
Brian Sullman of the UK (4/3/18). Most of the items shown
are not in DuBois.
7/17/18 - added The Cooper Motor Corporation Ltd. |
#1956-09
9. Norwegian Fund:
Above: Classic statue of a discus thrower; below: Olympic rings and "1956"
21x27mm perf 11.5, white design on |
#1956-10 10. Norwegian Fund: Above: Nordic gymnasts greeting each other (boy & girl in native garb); below: O1ympic rings & "1956" - 21x27mm, perf 11.5, white design on brown ... $3.00 |
#1956-11
Olympic rings / "Olympiaflug 1956" -
The latter text is on an Austrian flight-label.
45x18mm, perfed, black
That DuBois description is vague, but I think he means
the airmail etiquette shown above.
12. At top: "VIA WIEN 101" - Beneath, in a lined frame: Airplane silhouette, "OSTERREICHISCHER OLYMPIA SONDERFLUG" (Austrian Special Olympic Flight); Olympic flame, Olympic rings, Olympic flame; then below: "XVI. OLYMPIADE WIEN-NORDPOL-MELBOURNE: At bottom: a reproduction of the official flight label. 41x49mm, imperf, blue ... $10.00 |
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#1956-18, 19 & 20 and three new varieties
RUMANIAN FUND LABELS:
18. "TIMBRU OLIMPIC" underneath Olympic rings.
Vignette: a discus thrower in a stadium; "50 BANI" on right; a lined border
25x30mm, brown ... $5.00
3/13/16 - I just found the image above on a Romanian site - note that there are
two varieties each of the 50 and 1.00, plus a 2.00 not mentioned
in DuBois, so 6 stamps in all!
1/19/15 - eBay seller maerkat sent scans of the relevant pages from the
2000 "Catalogul Timbrelor Fiscale Romanesti" by Mihai Cojocar and
John Barefoot's 2003 "Bulgaria & Romania Revenues." Both list
all six of these stamps, and say they are perf 13.5.
Barefoot adds that the stamps were compulsory on
some documents as a tax to aid the Romanian Olympic team.
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#1956-29 29. A large oval-shaped laurel wreath, Olympic rings above, closing the upper end of the wreath; within the wreath, at the upper sides: "OLYMPIC GAMES"; In the center, between 19 & 56, a torch with the U.S.A. Olympic coat of arms adorning the flame. 35x53mm, imperf, black imprinted into gold background ... $5.00 Why is the next entry numbered 29 as well? DuBois does not mention it, so he may have inherited it from a prior catalog. |
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4/22/2022 - Noel Almeida, Australian collector and abundant contributor to this page,
sent the image below, of a card he purchased as a color error,
but was informed later by the (honest!) seller that it was caused
by exposure to sunlight,
which leads me to think the "COLOUR ERROR" stamps in
the previous column are likewise the result of too much sun.
Apparently gold ink is particuarly sensitive.
NOTE: LABEL NOS. 35 TO 44 WERE NOT USED IN THE RAMPACHER
CATALOG DUE TO A PRINTING ERROR (and are omitted here as well).
45. Design like No. 30., and underneath: "Citius-Altius-Fortius" - also now has a dotted edge, like fake perforations. 63x55mm, imperforate, color: black on tan paper ... $1.00 12/17/16 - I found the image above in an eBay auction, and to me the "perforations" look real, so I emailed the seller, and he confirmed they are printed. |
Image from DuBois
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AN ESPERANTO ISSUE, Nos. 46 to 55:
3/27/18: At left, all five "official" colors - rose, blue, red-brown, orange,
and yellow. I questioned whether the fifth one is really yellow, or
a faded orange, but today UK collector Brian Sullman sent
THIS SCAN, of all five colors together
(that is, imaged at the same time and on the same scanner), so I am convinced - it is yellow -
or at least a separate color (yellow-orange?).
4/8/18: Dr Ian Spencer, another UK collector of "all things Australian"
wrote to say he disagreed, and while there are varieties of all four colors,
four is all their creator intended. So I put together
THIS VERY CRUDE PAGE, showing all the examples I have assembled,
sorted by color, and I am inclined to agree with Ian.
Note, by the way, that whenever one finds a set of singles,
there are four. And there are color variations in the other colors as well,
though perhaps not so dramatic as with the orange. So I think we can say
the printer was careless when mixing his inks, and there are four colors,
plus varieties. CASE CLOSED.
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#1956-48a 48a. Same design as No. 48 but larger size; has green frame line, rings and star. Background is darker green. 73.5x98mm (overall design portion), 100x122 (overall card) |
#1956-48B
48B. A non-label, but Olympic-related card:
"SWIMMING STADIUM" in panel at bottom. Logo of the Melbourne
Games, as at label No. 2, at upper right.
Vignette: external view with people walking on a frontal walkway.
89.5x58.5mm (overall). Vignette is multicolored, card is of
playing-card size and thickness, with rounded corners ... Rare
7/13/16 - I just found out that this item is a "Coles Swap Card"
(Coles is an Aussie grocery chain, still in business)
and part of a set of 140, five groups of 28, as follows:
one group showing
Olympic sports events (24 seen),
one showing
Melbourne Olympics venues
(the set to which the item above belongs, four seen),
one showing
scenes in foreign countries with small flags at top
(28 seen),
one showing
flowers of foreign countries and large flags (26 seen),
and one showing industries & products (none seen)
The backs usually have the text "Exclusive Coles Production,"
as shown in the second scan above.
More
HERE
and
HERE. They are plentiful on eBay.
I consider these peripheral items in the DuBois catalog - they are not
poster stamps or labels - so their place here is a bit dubious,
as DuBois admits. If we include this one, we must include all 139
of the rest of its set! AND there are many other swap cards
with an Olympic theme. It's up to you.
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#1956-56 and 57
56. "SUOMI OLYMPIALAISIIN FINLAND till OLYMPIADEN" at top; a torch is
centrally located, with Olympic rings superimposed at the top of the
flame; the bottom of the torch touches down on Melbourne's location
on the continent of Australia; across bottom of design: "MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIA 22 NOV - 8 DEC 1956" - below design: "PAULIG" to left
of design: "TUKKUKAU-PPOJEN OY" - to right of design: "KESKIM 50 I
MEDELT" An imperforate match box label, 3lx48mm, multicolored ... Rare
57. Design like that of No.56 except for the two upper lines:
"SUOMI OLYMPIALAISIIN lahjoituksin ja olympiamerkein" and on the
right side: "KEJKISISAL TO 50 KPL" An imperforate match box label,
31x48, multicolored ... Rare
See similar label 1956-W-13 on the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo page. |
#1956-58 58. "OFFICIAL TIMING 1956 OLYMPIC GAMES" above; vignette depicts a bowl, adorned with Olympic rings, containing the Olympic fire, flaming upward and to the right; at lower right: "CORTINA D'AMPEZZO MELBOURNE STOCKHOLM" - to left, above bowl: "OMEGA" 49x3lmm, perf 11.5. Colors: bowl & texts are black (except for "OMEGA" which is yellow); flame is yellow; bowl,flame and label have white edges ... $3.00 |
#1956-59 to 98 |
The BRYMAY Series of Matchbox Labels
Label Nos. 59 to 98 were used on the matchboxes of Bryant and May, one of the
world's oldest match companies, with factories in Great Britain, New Zealand,
Australia and Canada.
The following texts are on all 40 labels of this series: "BRYMAY" in deep blue; "Redheads" in red; "SAFETY MATCHES" in deep blue - all above vignette. "OLYMPIC GAMES MELBOURNE" in red; "22nd NOV. - 8th DEC. 1956" in deep blue - all below vignette; "AVERAGE CONTENTS 60" in deep blue down left side; "MADE IN AUSTRALIA" in deep blue up right side; below the "d" of "Redheads" is a "1" over a "3" in a small circle, in deep blue; a thin, deep blue, border-line goes around label where there is no text. 30x47mm(design), 33.5x51mm(overall), imperf. All vignettes are colored red and deep blue except No.59 which is deep blue only. Body details of athletes are red (eyes are often deep blue), clothing and other items are mostly deep blue with some occasional red highlights... $2.00each The vignettes on this series of 40 labels are as follows: 59. The "logo" of the 1956 - Melbourne Games that is depicted and described as Label No.2 of that Olympiad. 60. An Olympic stadium (at Melbourne, capacity 104,000). 61. The entrance to the stadium. 62. A female sprinter, at starting point, with stadium in the background. 63. Two relay-runners, passing a baton. 64. A running athlete. 65. A long-jumper, with stadium in background. 66. A shot-putter, with stadium in background. 67. A female athlete about to throw a javelin.... NOTE: The listing ends here, though DuBois implies he will describe all. All are pictured, so the descriptions are not really needed, but...? |
US Olympic Shield DecalsThe US decals are a confusing area.DuBois admits most of them cannot be dated with certainty, and close examination reveals many variations, both on the image sides and on the backing papers. So the placement of these with the 1956 material is only approximate - they could be as early as 1952 or as late as 1960. I have also created a separate page that lists ONLY these US Olympic Shield decals - CLICK HERE. | ||||||
IS THE IMAGE ABOVE THE DUBOIS LABEL?
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CLICK HERE to view a page that lists all the Olympic decals that depict a US Olympic shield. |
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#1956-101 varieties
The images above are from a recent
eBay auction, I think. The two decals
shown overlapped are clearly of the same
type as 1956-101: same text, colors, etc.
But the placement of the text is lower
on the one in front. Is that significant?
And look at the other items in the auction -
all are from the 1960 Winter and Summer Games.
Is that significant? The US decals that
DuBois lists with the 1960 items all have
two-colored rings, not multicolored, like these.
1-17-17 - Note the tag with a string on it at top
right of the image above. It is not in DuBois,
so I listed it with the 1936 material when I created
theses pages,
but this image and a few others like
it persuade me the item belongs on this page,
so I have added it below as 1956-x25. It might
belong on the 1960 page as well or instead.
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#1956-102
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All color images courtesy of eBay seller migrace. |
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-------------------------------------------- 5/15/16 - I can understand DuBois' assumption that this was related to the Olympics, since the organization that issued it has created many Olympic labels (e.g. 1956-21 to 28 above). But in fact this was simply to commemorate the founding of the group on 12/24/55, and had no connection with any sporting event. I have confirmed this with the USCAK, which is still going strong. Visit their website HERE. | ||||||
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Tickets and related ephemeraDuBois includes two pages showing sample tickets, and a ticket envelope, plus the "Invitation" shown at the top of this page. Below are color images of such material. These are not labels, of course, and are peripheral to the subject of this catalog, but would make attractive supplements to such a collection. |
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Not listed in DuBois(Images for x2 thru x6 - and many others above - courtesy of Noel Almeida of Melbourne, Australia) |
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#1956-x1 Registration Label OLYMPEX Melbourne Olympic Philatelic Exhibition
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#1956-x3 35mm x 40mm PHILIPS "Living Sound" as installed at the OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 1956 |
Central vignette is upside-down -
a Greek head in profile, and olive wreath
The design is a clever pun on "The land Down Under."
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1956-x5 SYDNEY TO MELBOURNE OLYMPICS Via Blue Mountains and YOUNG 64mm x 38mm
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1956-x7 OLYMPIAD 1956 XVI (rings) AUSTRALIA 28mm x 47mm Nude Greek athlete, upside down Another visual pun on "The land down under" |
1956-x8 a thru o (complete) |
Registration labels from Olympic venues:
- 8a - Main Stadium (Press) According to this card there were 52 (!) special post offices at these Games - was there a Registration label for each?!! 1/26/17 - Actually, there were 16 special post offices for these Games (including OLYMPEX), according to Noel Almeida. The "52" quoted above was the number of special postmarks (54, including OLYMPEX), all of which is detailed HERE. Thanks, Noel. 2/5/17 - Noel supplied images of the last three of these labels, which I was missing. |
#1956-x9 Olympic torch in background, rings in foreground, "1956" Seen on eBay, described as a label, but I have my doubts - the skewed design and irregular shape imply to me it was cut from something larger. Can you tell me what it is?
3/25/18 - MYSTERY SOLVED
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#1956-x10 and related postage stamp 85x125mm IRAN - lion with sword, Olympic rings Found on the www, described as a label related to the 1956 Olympic stamp of 1956 (on right). ???
Airline souvenir label.
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6/10/16
#1956-x13 THE LONDON SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ANNUALLY etc. in selvage at top; on each stamp: OLYMPIC ATHLETES (name of medalist) FOR LONDON SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FUND each stamp: 41x66 / 37x63 UK Olympic Athletes All twelve stamps from a sheetlet of twelve UK athletes who competed in the 1956 Games. Issued to raise funds for the London Schools Athletic Association, which is still going strong.
10/26/16 UK athletes who competed in the 1956 Games.
4/27/18 - Ian Spencer supplied the image below,
of a full sheet, intact, which
answers two questions - there are only 12 stamps,
there is no marginal text. 12 makes sense -
a full sheetlet would have cost one shilling.
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#1956-x20
#1956-x20
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#1956-x21-24 & 42
#1956-x21-24 and 42 Images courtesy of
Teresa Hedgpeth,
Archivist & Historical Steward,
United States Olympic Committee
9/26/16 - Ms. Hedgpeth sent me these images of items in the USOC
collection, and added the following information about them:
I know of several campaigns throughout the history of the U.S. Olympic
Committee designed to fund Teams for both the Pan American Games and the Olympic
Games. The Jaycees were prominent in the 1950s in these campaigns and other
entities were also involved, such as the Optimist, Rotary, Sertoma and Civitan
Clubs [see attached decals from 1956]. All of these have similar backs to
them.
6/16/2020 - Philippe sent x42, above.
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#1956-x25 and x26 Neither of the tags above is in DuBois, and I assumed the one on the left dated from 1936, because that's where it was filed in my collection when I started these pages in 2013. But since then I have seen it identifed as dating from 1956 through 1964, so I am adding it here. The similar tag on the right is identified as dating from 1968 by its eBay seller americasstampstop, but I think it is earlier, so am adding it here. |
#1956-x27 size: 84x55mm (3.3 x 2.2") Large matchbox(?) label with Japanese text in four quadrants, plus English text - "Morinaga Candy Store - 1956" with Olympic rings 3/18/17 - this was a recent eBay lot - The seller calls it a matchbox label, but it is quite large for that, and it might be a candy label. Can anyone translate the Japanese text? Morinaga is a popular western-style candy of Japan. FULL STORY HERE. |
#1956-x29 size: 104mm (4.1 in) Large circular label EQUIPO CUBA - MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - 1956 TEAM CUBA - MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - 1956
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#1956-x30
9/14/17 - The eBay seller of this item described it as
It sold for a whopping $255! This is one of many items I shall be listing that come from the deceased estate of the Australian Fencer 'John N Simpson' who was an Arena Official of the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia. John Simpson (born 16 May 1927) is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. That all seems to confirm the date and usage of the label. |
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#1956-x31 33x59mm BE A TORCH BEARER OF SAFETY - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA - VICTORIAN ROAD SAFETY DIVISION 3/27/18 - Image courtesy of UK collector Brian Sullman, who wonders whether this was issued in connection with the Torch Relay of 1956. Anyone? |
5/26/18
15cm x 9.2cm = 6" x 3.6"
So, a gummed label with space for a name and sport.
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11/13/18 - NEW FIND
This image is reproduced from Phila-Sport, the
Italian magazine of Sports Philately, in an article
by Italian collector Alvaro Trucchi about Olympic "vignettes."
No data was provided about it, so all we can say is
what one can see in the picture - a German sheet of
25 labels, 5x5, each showing an Olympic sport,
twenty of them summer sports, and five winter.
The text running up the left side reads
"LEIPZIGER SCHIEBEBILDER - VII Olympiade 1956 -
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALIEN - MELBOURNE AUSTRALIEN"
which tramslates "Leipzig decal transfers," ETC.
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03/05/19 - NEW FIND
From a recent eBay auction, it sold for AU $42 = USD $30.
This is a mystery. Why put a private overprint on a fairly pricey
postage stamp, converting it to a Cinderella? This was the high
value of the set of 4 stamps issued by Australia Post for the 1956
Melbourne Games. Was the overprint applied to all four values of the set?
And the text - "OLYMPIC TEAM 1956 GREECE" -
in both Greek and English - so this was produced to promote the Greek
Olympic team.
CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN?
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04/09/19 - Wrong date - 1976 not 1956
03/31/19 - NEW FIND Shell stickers
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03/31/19 - NEW FIND!
Shell stickers
Stickers given out free at Shell gas stations in
Australia. 8 different sheets, each with 3 sports labels
plus one with text instruction. Labels to be put into the
Shell Olympic Games Passport. 4/9/19 - I tracked down the story, finally - the Passport and labels were a Shell promotion in 1976. One of the members of the Shell Australia Board of Directors was on the Australian Olympic Committee, and I presume he sponsored the deal.
You can see the complete passport
HERE Pretty cool, huh? But it's not a 1956 label. |
6/19/19 - NEW FIND - sort of.
Stripe Exercise Book "Olympic" sticker
SIZE: 9.5 cm diam. This showed up on eBay recently, from an Australian seller who said Vintage Olympic striped exercise books sticker. Still unused on backing paper. It has no rings, and anyone can use the term "Olympic" - but I suspect it was issued around the time of the Melbourne Olympics, so I am adding it as a peripheral item. |
07/05/2019 - NEW FIND
Decal with Olympic Torch
SIZE: 5in x 3.5in This showed up on eBay recently, from a US seller who described it "Collectable 1956 Melbourne Olympic Car Self-Adhesive Window Decal. Unused but package opened with decal stuck to the inside. It is easily removable because it is stuck to the packaging with the self-Adhesive plastic which is still working extremely well." It sold for $10 |
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12/29/2019 - bicycle decals - OLYMPIC.
According to the eBay seller:
VINTAGE BICYCLE STICKER - DECAL - KIT I CONSIDER THESE PERIPHERAL ITEMS, since they are not souvenirs of the Games. The choice is yours. |
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08/10/2023 - NEW FIND
Matchbox label?
SIZE: 1in x 2in This showed up on eBay recently, from a seller who described it "1956 MELBOURNE SUMMER OLYMPICS REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) LABEL" Google translates the (Simplified Chinese) text as "Mianda Sports Association." A different translator says "Cotton Playing Sports Associtation." There is a Mianda Sports Association in Sri Lanka, but they would not use Chinese text. Can anyone explain? |
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OTHER DECALS
#1956-x15 Circular label (size unk), dark blue background, in center Olympic flag; around top edge "N.Z. OLYMPIC APPEAL"; around bottom edge "CONTRIBUTOR 1956"; text is orange
4/11/19 - new decal
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Oval label, wide outer border in gold,
XVIth OLYMPIAD around top of border;
MELBOURNE 1956 around bottom of border;
Olympic rings, Olympic torch, map of Australia
in center, multicolored.
Produced by DeNEEFE SIGNS |
#1956-x17a & b Dimensions: - overall: 189x114 mm - design: 181x104 mm wide horizontal oval, AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC FEDERATION at top; Olympic rings in standard colors and interlacing; MISS AUSTRALIAN OLYMPICS in center ribbon; CONTESTS 1ST APRIL TO 30TH JUNE 1959 - SUPPORT YOUR MUNICIPAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - beneath center; SHELL oil symbol in lower middle; THIS TRANSFER HAS BEEN DONATED BY THE SHELL CO. OF AUSTRALIA LTD. - TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM TO ROME 1960 at bottom |
#1956-x18
A German label
Another German label
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#1956-x32
Torch runner in profile,
"Going to the Games ON CALTEX, XVI OLYMPIC GAMES
MELBOURNE 1956";
generic text on reverse
4/11/19 - new decal
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Australia issued
6 postage stamps for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
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