POSTER STAMPS AND LABELS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
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INTRODUCTION
SUMMER GAMES |
1972 - XX Olympiad - MunichAug. 26 - Sept. 11
Official Emblem, Official Poster, and official pictograms for 1972 Summer Games in Munich Poster: As had become traditional for the Olympic Games, there were many posters created for the 1972 Munich event. The one shown above is the "Lead Poster," the one considered the "official image," but there were at least 51 (!) others relating to specific sports or themes (28 artist posters, and 24 sports posters). "The official poster was meant to promote not one specific sports event, but the whole of the Munich Games. It was supposed to express the specific spirit of the Games. Here, the design evokes the modern architecture of the sporting venues, in a style and using colours which are purposefully simple and pure. In the centre of the background, the famous Olympic tower." Emblem: "It represents a crown of rays of light, a design symbolizing the spirit of the Munich Games- light, freshness, generosity, expressed by the design "Radiant Munich". It was created by Otl Aicher, the designer and director of the visual conception commission. His project was chosen in spite of a competition whose 2,332 entries were unsatisfactory."
The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially
known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event
held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972. The
sporting nature of the event was largely overshadowed by the Munich massacre in
the second week, in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German
police officer at Olympic village were killed by Black September Palestinian
terrorists.
That's a terrible legacy to overcome, but Germany had devoted tremendous
energy and enthusiasm towards making these "Die Heiteren Spiele", or
"the cheerful Games,"
and in that spirit I present the display below of the labels, stickers,
decals, poster stamps, vignettes, reklamemarken, etc. that were created to
advertise
or commemorate the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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CLICK HERE to download the 1972 section (Sapporo and Munich) of the DuBois catalog as a pdf.
Label for IOC meeting in 1970.
SECTION I.
Labels listed in the 1972-MUNICH section of the DuBois Catalog,
SECTION II.
Labels NOT listed in DuBois, except matchbox labels, 1972-x01 through
1972-xxx.
SECTION III.
Matchbox labels not listed in DuBois, 1972-mbl-01 through 1972-mbl-xxx.
SECTION IV.
Peripheral items, 1972-z01 thru 1972-zxx, including the following:
Enjoy!
The following poster stamps and labels were issued for the 1972 Summer Games
in Munich
Click on any image below to open an enlarged version in a
separate
window/tab
These are labels not listed in the DuBois catalog
Mærkater Bording
DENMARK MAERKAT STAMPS
DENMARK MÆRKAT STAMPS
Danish Maerkat label - Olympic archery
sporten for hele familien - hele året!
the sport for the whole family - all year!
This label was issued in 1971 (see below), so it does belong in this section,
but I am including it here also as an excuse to share some information about
the Danish Maerkat
labels, two others of which I have shown on these pages
( 1940-F-23 and
1944-x1).
First, the Danish word Mærkat means "tag" or "sticker," so "mærkat label" is
redundant. Sorry.
These labels were produced in Denmark from 1931 to 1978, and especially from the
1930's through the 1950's they were a popular collecting area in
Denmark. There were clubs, magazines, markets - I don't think it
an exaggeration to call it a craze.
Most of the Maerkat labels have the same rectangular shape and size -
about 35x55mm, either vertical or horizontal - about the same as a
matchbox label; but some were larger, and some were diecut in various
shapes. Most were unperforated, but a few did have perforations.
They were issued mostly as single designs advertising a product
or business, but there were sets on themes like scouting and topics
such as bicycles as well.
One thing that contributed to their popularity was their labelling
system. Each maerkat has a unique number in tiny print at the bottom,
plus the word MÆRKAT and the name of the manufacturer.
The numbers were issued sequentially/chronologically, starting with
number 1 in August 1931, through about 2100 in December 1938
(produced by Andersen & Bruun, who trademarked the term),
then starting over from number 1 in January 1939 through 5157
in December 1948 (F. E. Bording) and continuing from 5159 in
January 1949 through 15428 in 1978 (Beckers PapirIndustri - BPI).
The numbers and producer names made it easy to know which labels
one had, and which one needed.
Given this numbering system, one can date labels to within a year or
two fairly easily, since many of them commemorated events.
For example, I dated this archery label from the elephant label -
it has a date of 1974, and a number 15066. We know that label 15428
was issued in 1978, 15066 is about 400 less than 15428, and 14673 is
about 400 less than 15066, so 14673 must have been issued about 1970.
(That black and white VW label in the last image is numbered 14708,
and dated 1971, so that pins it down even better - probably 1971.)
There are catalogs as well, in Danish, so if you read Danish
(or don't mind using online translator pages like Google's)
HERE
is an excellent web site about the F. E. Bording Maerkat labels,
complete with a catalog of their labels 1 through 5008.
P.S. - you will see labels with names of producers other than the three
listed above (for example Andersen & Blaesbjerg or Merkatbyrået), or no
name at all. Some of these were authorized, some are pirates. This
just adds to the enjoyment of collecting, of course.
FINALLY, in the second and third columns are images of small collections
of various types of these fascinating labels. As usual, click on
any of these images to open an enlargement in a separate window/tab.
Belgium, Two Fund-raising Souvenir Sheets
1972 MUNICH Olympic Games
SIZE: 140mm x 65mm = 5.5" x 2.6"
According to Wikipedia:
Ampol was a petrol company in Australia. It was first incorporated in 1936
in New South Wales
to market petrol in its chain of service stations. In 1995, Ampol merged with
Caltex to
make Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd, which in 1997 became Caltex Australia Ltd,
registered and based in Singapore.
There is nothing on the label to connect it to the 1972 Games, so we have to
take the eBay lister's word.
KIEL - OLYMPIASTADT - 1936 - 1972
The sizes were
not given, and the seller did not respond to a question, but I think they are
about 3 or 4 inches across. The elements of both labels include the coat of
arms
of the city, shown below. Its official description:
"In red, the silver holstein nettle leaf, covered with a brick black boat."
UNIMALZ /
OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN '72 /
Modernes Malz-Erfrischungsgetränk /
für jung und alt, /
unter Zuckerverwendung hergestellt. /
DORTMUNDER UNION-BRAUEREI AG /
Brauerei-Füllung
UNIMALZ / OLYMPIC GAMES MUNICH '72 / Modern malt refreshment /
for young and old, / manufactured using sugar. /DORTMUNDER UNION BREWERY AG /
Brewery filling
Malt beer is a sweet, low-alcohol (0-2.5% ABV) beer that is brewed like
regular beer but
with low or minimal fermentation. To keep the alcohol content low, one of two
methods may be used: either the yeast is added at about 0 °C or fermentation
is halted at the desired alcohol content. Wikipedia
Souvenir decals and self-adhesive labels:
1972-x06a - "OLYMPIASTADT MÜNCHEN" with images of the Olympic Tower, city
symbols, and
important buildings of Munich - Approx dimensions are 3 1/2 by 4 inches.
1972-x06b -
Decal or sticker - München 1972;
Multicolored Shield-shaped sticker/decal with
floating hand holding Olympic torch at bottom, Olympic rings above,
"München" at top, border of diamonds. 3" x 2 1/2"
1972-x06c - 06/18/2019 - 1972-x52 - "Car sticker" -
OLYMPIASTADT MÜNCHEN - Olympic City Munich -
Shield-shaped label with torch and rings against dark blue background,
and text arched above. - eBay auction: Olympic Stadium Munich 1972 car
sticker, used.
10 x 9 Cm. = about 4 inches both ways.
1972-x06d - 08/31/2019 - Peel and stick label -
1972-x55 - 1972 Olympic Games, Original Sticker, Olympic City. 100mm x 85mm
1972-x06e -
1972 Olympic Games Munich, original sticker / Decal.
Excellent / very good condition sticker unused on original backing.
62 mm x 52 mm
1972-x06f -
1972 Olympic Games Munich, Kiel original Sticker / Decal.
Excellent condition sticker, unused on original backing.
125 mm x 92mm.
9/5/23 - 1972-x06g - Muenchen Marienplatz
I wish I knew more about this one - I downloaded it from somewhere on the www,
probably eBay, in June of 2016, but at that time I had no plans to do a page
for the 1972 Games, so ...
The word München is derived from the German word for "monk."
The location was originaly a monastery.
The coat of arms of Munich (Münchner Wappen) depicts a young monk dressed in
black holding a red book. It has existed in a similar form since the 13th
century.
First National Paraphilately Exhibition - Budapest
Hungarian sticker for the First Paraphilately Exhibition in Budapest,
November 24 thru December 3, 1972. The symbols at the bottom are
the Olympic rings, the red cross, the Esperanto star, and a plane -
presumably some of the topics for which Cinderellas have been produced.
"Paraphilately" is a mostly European term for collecting Cinderella stamps.
The prefix "para-" is used here to mean "resembling" or "pseudo."
Size: 9.3x6.8cm
There is nothing on these to date them, but the eBay seller said they date
from 1972.
That is the latest of the posters shown, so maybe...
They look as though they were cut down from a large sheet - did it include
more posters?
(note that this number was formerly used for the label now numbered x06b)
Tan paper, brown ink.
These Russian souvenir sheetlets are common and popular.
"Most of them are issues of the branches of the All-Union philatelic
society (VOF) devoted to regional philatelic exhibition. These items were never
valid for postage and have been issued especially for collectors as souvenirs
only."
"Vignette( Sticker), Germany, Olympic Games 1972, poster
stamp,cinderella,label"
The listing on delcampe did not give a size for this, but
I think it is 2 to 3 inches across. The line near the bottom
looks like a split to lift a peel-and-stick label off the backing.
Bondsspaarbank - Netherlands - merged/acquired - no longer in business
2/18/19 - I found the other individual stickers, and then the large
cards (?) on delcampe, making it clear this was issued for the 1972
Games.
The seller supplied the sizes - 21 x 15cm per card, so
each sticker is about 44.6x62.4mm or 1.75" x 2.4"
Below, another set, this time the "cards" turn out to be a folder,
shown front, inside, back. And while the cover of the folder says
"bondsspaarbank," the individual stickers do not.
Front size of the folder is 10.5 cm. x 14.5 cm.
The listing on delcampe gave the size for this as 45x65mm,
so it is the same size as the stickers above, with "bondsspaarbank" at the
bottom,
and I think it is part of an identical set.
I will be looking for more of the series. Stay tuned.
"Vignette( Sticker), Germany, Olympic Games 1972, poster
stamp,cinderella,label"
The listings on delcampe gave the size for these as 45x65mm each,
so they are the same size as the stickers with "bondsspaarbank" text (above),
and I think they are part of an identical set.
The reverse sides are all identical.
I will be looking for more of the series. Stay tuned.
Hako maintains Olympic facilities as a supplier to the 20th Olympid in Munich
1972
Hako Group - Cleaning Technology · Municipal Technology
Found on delcampe - described as
Wichtige drucksache imprime
Höchstleistungen
Important printed matter imprime
excellence
To the Walter Thiele production Abt. stamp advertising
8184 Gmund / Tegernsee
Ringroad 6
Apparently return address labels. They look like the selvage
from a sheet of postage stamps, though. Did Germany allow
private advertising on official stamps?
SIZE: 8.4 x 9.3 cm / 3.3 x 3.6 inch
Square Foil/metal on vinyl label, vertical colored stripes, "München 1972"
and Olympic rings at top.
Auction title:
"Car Sticker OTL AICHER HFG ULM OLYMPISCHE SPIELE 1972 MÜNCHEN MUNICH Label"
Auction text:
"Organisationskomitee für die Spiele der XX. Olympiade München 1972"
Designed by: Otl Aicher
Vertical vignette with green background, triple-arched symbol (?) in gold at
center,
"DDR" and Olympic rings below, "SPENDENMARKE" in blue at top left,
"1.-" at top right, "Junge Welt" in white script over blue stripe at bottom.
According to the Michel catalog:
The stamp was issued in 1971 for franking the submissions to a competition of
the newspaper "Junge Welt". A partial edition had already been sold when this
mark was withdrawn in favor of the donation stamps of 1972.
The stamp on the card in the second column is the one issued as a replacement.
Michel text for that one:
Junge Welt was the mouthpiece of the Communist Youth organization of the DDR.
As I have noted elsewhere, the East Germans were obsessed with fund-raising
and souvenir
stamps like this - Visit
ddr-
spendenmarken.de
to view an extensive catalog of over 13,000 (!) those issues.
I have questions:
Why was the first one withdrawn?
Are there examples of the green one on cards too?
Stay tuned.
Size: 18.5 x 13 cm =7.3" x 5.1"
Auction title & text:
I emailed the seller three times (!) for details such as what is on
the back - no reply. Finally I bought the darned thing, it was cheap.
Stay tuned for details.
Hoesch AG, a former German manufacturer with steel and benzol-oil plants.
3/1/19 - it arrived today! The back side is just the backing paper, a very
slick paper made to release the stickers when peeled. What I had not noticed
from the scan, but you can see it, is that the stickers have all shifted up
just a tad on the left, and the top border sits slightly on top of the top row.
And a narrow strip of border is missing on the right side.
I would like to know more about this item - anyone?
Just an image I found on Worthpoint:
"GREECE,SPECIAL SHEET WITH OLYMPIC GAMES INTERESTING VIGNETTES,OLYMPICS"
Sold on eBay, 2/11/2013, no other data.
(Why "Greece?")
eBay Auction text:
The Flammenpfennig campaign/program was a somewhat controversial private fund-
raising initiative for the Munich Games.
Tenovis (zuvor Deutsche Privat Telephon Gesellschaft, Telefonbau und Normalzeit,
T&N, Telenorma und Bosch Telecom) war ein deutscher Telekommunikations-Konzern
mit mehr als 5.400 Beschäftigten. Er unterhielt Niederlassungen in Österreich,
Belgien, Frankreich, Italien, Spanien, der Schweiz und den Niederlanden. Tenovis
hatte seine Hauptverwaltung in Frankfurt am Main, das Produktportfolio bestand
aus Kommunikationslösungen, darunter Telefonie, Callcenter, Business Recovery
Center (Ausweichrechenzentren), Customer-Relationship-Management, Voice
Messaging, Vernetzung und Dienstleistungen für Unternehmen und staatliche
Behörden. Standbein des Unternehmens waren selbst entwickelte Telefonanlagen mit
bis zu 32.000 Nebenstellen, sowie deren Installation, Betreuung und Vermietung.
Im November 2004 wurde Tenovis durch Avaya Inc., ein amerikanisches
Telekommunikationsunternehmen, übernommen.
1972 MÜNCHEN - TN - unser Beitrag Fernsprech-Zeitdienst und Meldesysteme
Embossed Poster Stamp
1972 MUNICH - TN - Our Contribution: Telephone Time Service and Message Systems
3 cm sq = 1.2" sq
"TN" was "TENOVIS"
Tenovis (formerly Deutsche Privat Telefon Gesellschaft, Telefonbau und
Normalzeit, T & N, Telenorma and Bosch Telecom) was a German telecommunications
group with more than 5,400 employees. He had branches in Austria, Belgium,
France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Tenovis was headquartered
in Frankfurt am Main with a portfolio of communications solutions including
telephony, call centers, business recovery centers, customer relationship
management, voice messaging, networking and business services, and government
agencies. The mainstay of the company were self-developed telephone systems with
up to 32,000 extensions, as well as their installation, support and rental.
In November 2004, Tenovis was acquired by Avaya Inc., an American
telecommunications company.
SILBER-HERTEL lieferant umfangreicher Küchenanlagen zur Verpflegung von
Sportiern aus aller Welt in Muenchen
Silber-Hertel supplier of extensive kitchens for the catering of sportsmen
from all over the world in Munich
No size given
12/29/19 - I found two of these on eBay in February 2019, then others that
I did not recognize
as from the same set, and listed individually below. Then I found 12 of them
on eBay (seller titatovenaar74)
in December, 2019, and noticed they all go together, so here they are. Each
is about 2.5" square.
There could be more.
The numbers I used before will be recycled for new entries. Those are
1972-x40 and 1972-x45.
Cycling Sticker Label OTL AICHER HFG ULM OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN MUNICH 1972
Boxing Sticker Label OTL AICHER HFG ULM OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN MUNICH 1972
Label Sticker OTL AICHER HFG ULM OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN MUNICH 1972
Organisationskomitee für die Spiele der XX. Olympiade München 1972
size: 16.5 cm x 7.5 cm = 6.5" x 3"
"This sticker was used as a official souvenir from the Games 1972."
Otl Aicher - Die Regenbogenspiele München 1972
Otl Aicher - The Rainbow Munich 1972
size is: 21 cm x 10.5 cm = 8.3" x 4.1
Organisationskomitee für die Spiele der XX. Olympiade München 1972
===============================
I wrote the seller and asked :
How was this sticker used, and by whom? Thanks.
He replied -
Hi, the sticker was used as a official souvenir from the Games 1972. I can´t
read the signature from the starter, commimg from Bulgaria. Stefan -
design_1972 (349Turquoise Star) -
PIDPILNA POSHTA UKRAINI
Underground Post of Ukraine.
XX OLYMPIADE MÜNCHEN 1872
Translation of Ukrainian text from catalog page in 2nd column:
Image of incandescent lightbulb in left foreground in white,
Tungsram is a Hungarian company.
delcampe auction text:
TUNGSRAM lamp lamps light electronics HUNGARY LABEL CINDERELLA VIGNETTE radio
tower 1972 München OLYMPIC GAMES
MÜNCHEN GERMANY Olympic GAMES 1972 Vignette Label Cinderella Hungary -
Elektroimpex ELECTRONICS
No size given
Another series for a book - the GLORIA books, on hundreds of topics.
OLYMPIC GAMES 1972 - TEXACO
AUTOCOLLANT . STICKER . OLYMPIC GAMES 1972 . TEXACO . JEUX OLYMPIQUES 1972
TEXACO
Format : 4.5 x 13.5cm = 1.8" x 5.3"
12/29/19 - the item I had here before was identical to 1972-x35. I have
reused the number
for the new item here now.
KANU-SLALOM
CANOE SLALOM MUST BE OLYMPIC AGAIN
The seller dated this to 1972, but I think not.
According to Wikipedia:
Slalom canoeing made its Olympic debut in 1972 in Augsburg, West Germany, for
the Munich Games. It was not seen again until 1992 in La Seu d'Urgell as part of
the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Since then, slalom paddling has been a
regular Olympic event.
So this probably dates from that period between 1972 and 1992, and is part of
a campaign to have the sport made a regular Olympic event.
SIZE: Unknown
SIZE: from the images at far left, I'd say two or three inches diameter.
YAMAHA TIR à L'ARC - OLYMPIC GAMES MÜNCHEN 1972
YAMAHA Archery equipment
SIZE: Not given
I have to say, that artwork is downright creepy.
"Kiel" - Olympic rings - "1972" on square blue label
All the (delcampe) listing says is
SIZE: Not given
eBay auction:
Not really a "decal" - a self-adhesive sticker
Cute!
eBay auction:
Nice!
I notice that the magazine cover says "Secondo regalo" = Second gift. What
was the first?
3/18/19 - SOLD FOR US $43.27 !!
1972-x38 - Self-adhesive sticker
delcampe -
FRANCE - AUTOCOLLANT / STICKER Comité Départemental OLYMPIQUE De SAÔNE Et
LOIRE - - Stickers
SIZE 8,5 x 8,5 cm
1972-x39 - Self-adhesive sticker
delcampe -
Munich 1972
Jeux Olympiques Olympics Games
Sticker Auto-collant
Fonds de préparation du Comité Olympique Belge COB
SIZE not given
1972-x41 a & b - Self-adhesive stickers
delcampe - Sticker - Olympiade München - 1972 - Wielrennen - Stickers
SIZE (yellow label) 9 cm x 12 cm
Top two images - THEN
1972-x42 - Self-adhesive sticker - HOTEL OLYMPIA
delcampe -
HOTEL MOTEL MOTOR OLYMPIA BUDAPEST MINI HUNGARIA HUNGARY HONGRIE DECAL STICKER
LUGGAGE LABEL ETIQUETTE AUFKLEBER
The Hotel "Olimpia" was designed in 1969 by Zoltán Farkasdy, the construction
began in 1971 and it was totally finished in 1972. The complex is located in a
special milieu, on the top of Normafa, in the Buda hills.
Before its opening it was already used as the headquarters of the Hungarian
Olympic Team, during the training for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Later, in the
golden age of the hotel it was very popular. After 1989 it was privatized, and
ran until 2002, when they shut it down. Since then it is abandoned.
The team that trained for the 1972 Olympics was already here before the games -
the name selection came from here. The original name would have been Hotel
Touring Normafa. 188 rooms, 364 beds, a bar for 100 people, a restaurant for
150 people, a bistro, a lounge, a sports yard and a swimming pool await those
who want to relax. In its golden age, the hotel operated almost completely.
However, after the change of regime, his success was increasingly downgraded,
and Hotel Olimpia was closed down in 2002, based on a decision of the owner.
SIZE not given
1972-x43 - Self-adhesive stickers
with Munich Games logo and symbols for the different events.
SIZE - each sticker is 34mm square
1972-x44 - Self-adhesive stickers
delcampe -
LOT DE 5. AUTOCOLLANT .STICKER . PAIN D´EPICE . VONDELMOLEN . PEPERKOEK . JEU
OLYMPIQUE 1972 . MUNCHEN . MUNICH .- Stickers
SIZE 75 mm square
"Vondelmolen" (barely legible on the back sides) is a brand of ginger cakes,
still made. I assume these stickers were included in packages of the
products in 1972. Can anyone confirm that?
12/29/2019 - 1972-x45 - Self-adhesive sticker
Oval sticker with OLYMPIASTADT MÜNCHEN at top,
rings, view of old Munich, city symbol.
SIZE 3x4 inches
12/29/2019 - note that this number was formerly one of the varieties of the
set now listed as 1972-x23.
According to Wikipedia:
1972-x46 - Self-adhesive sticker
JUNGHANS electronic offizielle Sportzeitmessung
Bright blue with black text, Olympic rings in white
eBay auction - group shown at far left
SIZE - approx 44x28mm
NOTE the other JUNGHANS labels above, 1972-34 & 35
1972-x47 - Self-adhesive sticker
Olympic rings at top / 1972 / Hungarian flag at bottom
eBay auction - group shown at far left
SIZE - approx 17x28mm
I am calling this the Hungarian flag simply because that is the only country
with a flag having those colors arranged horizontally and no other symbols.
ABOVE - back side; BELOW - mirror image of front
1972-x48 - Self-adhesive sticker
delcampe -
ABOVE - back side; BELOW - mirror image of front
1972-x49 - Self-adhesive sticker
delcampe -
1972-x50 - Self-adhesive sticker
Large Olympia Waldi sticker
Original official Munich 1972 mascot Olympia Waldi cutout sticker.
Size. Sheet: 350 mm x 170 mm approx (14" x 7")
1972-x51 - Self-adhesive sticker
olympiade münchen 1972
Cartoon character = weightlifter with arms made from
the Olympic rings.
Dimensions: 3,5 inches x 5,1 inches
size: 110x65mm = 4.5 x 2.75"
What is the "26" in the bottom right corner? Is this part of a set? I have
seen nothing similar.
Note that this number was used earlier for the label now numbered 1972-
x06c.
eBay auction:
This item was listed on eBay, decribed as
It sold for $2.50, hardly a fortune.
But actually it is the decorative label from the center of the sheet of
"stamps" from RAS AL KHAIMA, available right now for $10 on eBay.
I do not think the seller knew what the item was, and I point it out
just so collectors can be informed about what they are buying and collecting.
See below, 1972-z14.
(I put quotes around the word stamps because the issues of Ras Al Khaima are
not listed in Scott, and are considered Cinderellas.)
12/29/2019 - this number was used earlier for the label listed above as
1972-69.
12/29/2019 - Sorry, but I just don't have the energy to add these the usual
way - seven
additions, all similar adhesives.
1972-x55a
1972-x55b
1972-x55c
1972-x55d
1972-x55e
1972-x55f
1972-x55g
MOST OF THESE ARE FROM eBay seller collectcorner2017, who seems to have
hit the
motherlode of 1972 labels!
12/29/2019 - this number was used earlier for the label now listed above as
1972-x06d.
1972-x56 - 3-D Peel-and-stick labels
"XX. Olympiade Munchen 1972 - Olympia Waldi"
According to our Japanese expert Akihiko Kanda,
this souvenir pack was created by "BANDAI", a famous toy maker in Japan.
It includes 7 peel-and-stick, 3-D labels, 2 with the 1972 Olympic Logo &
5 with the mascot "Olympia Waldi."
The stickers are on a white plastic card which is stuck onto a blue cardboard
backing.
Sizes: Card overall: 205x140mm
On the back of the card there is text about the beginning of the Olympics,
Japanese participation to the Olympics, an explanation of the Olympic flag,
and a list of summer and winter games.
6/17/2020 -
Thirteen Dutch peel-and-stick self-adhesive labels, with reproductions of the
summer Olympic posters from 1912 through 1972. Each label is 44x62mm
(1.73x2.44in)
Text on backing paper says "FasPrint / ???? Leiden Holland ????"
There is nothing to indicate that there were not more labels at either end.
ID NUMBER: 1972-x58
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x59
Size:170 x 143 mm
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x60
SIZE: 85 x 85 mm.
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x61
SIZE: 95 x 80 mm.
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x62
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
The image of a bell is copied from promotion for
the 1936 Games in Berlin, but this is clearly a
self-adhesive label - that format, with a tab
sticking out, is used on many of the labels
on this page. So it *might* have been produced for
the '72 Games.
The tower is an important tourist destination
offering a panorama of Berlin, Spandau, the Havel
Valley, Potsdam, Nauen and Hennigsdorf.
ID NUMBER: 1972-x63
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x64
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x65
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x66
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x67
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x68
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x69
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x70
SIZE: "about the same size as a CD"
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x71
SIZE: unknown
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x72
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x73
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x74
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x75
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x76
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x77
DESCRIPTION:
ID NUMBER: 1972-x78
DESCRIPTION:
What was the United States Olympic Society?
USOS pin - no date
Circular Self-adhesive window label - "United States Olympic Society" - "74"
I found this on eBay, and did not notice the "74" at the bottom -
it's hard to see in the original scan, and showed up only when I
enhanced it.
SIZE: 93 x 93mm = 3.7" square
What was the United States Olympic Society?
CAN ANYONE TELL US MORE?
10/17/2020 - an eBay seller offering another copy said:
All I can tell you is My husband picked it up during the summer Olympics in
Los Angeles
She did not say *which* summer Olympics in LA, but I'm betting it was the ones
in 1984 :-)
delcampe Listing:
OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE MÜNCHEN 1972 SHOT PUT RINGS GYMNASTICS OLYMPICS OLYMPIADE
German Matchbox Labels OLYMPIC GAMES - Matchbox Labels
VERY RARE complete serie of 6 German matchbox labels issued 1972 by club der
Bayer Phillumenisten On yellow paper (labels not yet cut, full sheet layout)
(nrs. 6534c - 6539c in German matchbox label catalogue Busch)
I don't get it - there are three examples at left, three paper colors,
all
identical otherwise, all described as uncut sheets of six matchbox labels,
and I do not see any way to cut those into six reasonable labels. What's up?
7/7/19 - I found the lower image in the latest Heiko Volk auction. I
guess it answers my question about how these could be cut into matchbox labels,
but still - pretty clumsy design, to me.
POLSKA - Zaklady Przemyslu Zapalczanego
G 271-274 - Set of 4 Matchbox Label - White paper
POLSKA - Zaklady Przemyslu Zapalczanego 1955-1993
This showed up on eBay recently, and is so cute I just had to have it.
SIZE: 4.75" x 2.5"
8/31/2019 - added a few new ones.
12/29/2019 - added the square set with the pictograms - nice!
10 DM certs, 1968 thru 1972
There are many of these with a similar design, sold for the value printed
on the label, usually with Olympic postage stamps and a special cancel on them.
I have not tried to compile an exhaustive collection here, but am showing
a few to give an idea of their varieties.
They were begun in 1968, in the runup to the Munich Games. There were three
denominations:
10 DM, 100DM, and 1000DM. A Mark was worth about 30 cents US then.
The series number at the bottom shows the year and the number of that
denomination and
design issued that year. I have seen 10 DM certs for all years from 1969
through 1972;
I have seen 100s for 1972 only and the 1000s for 1971 only.
Auction DESCRIPTION:
Vintage European Sport Sticker Collection x 10 FASSON Tape Labels Olympics
Given away in the UK with purchases of Esso petrol and oil products in support
of the British
Olympic appeal prior to the 1972 Olympics in Munich
A total of 40 stickers on 20 cards, each card 95x150mm, from one to three
stickers per card,
showing photos from previous Games, national flags, and Olympic posters.
A 96-page glossy soft-cover book was available, with spaces for all the
stickers:
2/20/19 - I bought a copy of the book and a set of the stickers on eBay - the
most expensive
part of the deal was the shipping! The condition is less than I had hoped -
slightly
worn and faded - but all in all I am pleased. Unlike all of the other Olympic
book-and-sticker
combos, this one was distributed to support its national Olympic team, so I
approve
whole-heartedly.
Below, a "wallet" to hold the stickers - I don't know how this was distributed
or exactly how it was used - can anyone explain?
Based on the cachet on the envelope shown at left, Deutsche Bank hosted
a Stamp Exhibition in 1970. The Registration labels are from all over
Germany, so
did the display travel from town to town? Was it set up in banks?
SO many questions.
There must be many more of these, potentially one for
every town in Germany!
Note the last one, and its cover - it was issued in 1971
in the "fore-Olympic year."
Other Registration labels with an Olympic and philatelic theme
Kiel segelwettbewerbe
sailing competitions
I did NOT add the Panini stickers to the 1968 page, but since I have created
a whole category for dubious material on this page, I guess I have to let them
in.
They are an abomination, worse than matchbox labels, a completely artificial
collecting area invented just to bilk innocent people. BUT they have been
around
for a long time now, and seem popular, so fine. I do not know much about them,
like how they are sold or collected or how many there are for 1972, etc. I am
showing
just a few images to give the general idea. Proceed at your own risk.
Still xxx days until 20th Olympics in Munich and Kiel
So someone made a bunch of rubber stamps and sent them to friends and said
use them on all your mail? The covers are from two different towns, so
there could have been a lot of people involved.
The oldest is 565 days, 1 year and almost 7 months.
CLEARLY these are not labels, they're more like cachets (which I warn
against below) but I like the idea. Could one build a collection
of every day from 500 days before the Games started? Someone must
have created that.
On my 1968 Mexico City page I display many decorative labels from sheets of
postage
stamps. They have no country name or postal text, so when separated from
their sheets,
they can be mistaken for poster stamps.
They seem to have mushroomed in use around that time - the earliest I have
seen was issued
in 1960 - and grown more
popular since. I am showing a few here, but have no intention of being
exhaustive. This is just an alert - watch out for things like this.
I am not saying they have no place in a collection of Olympic labels. Many
are quite attractive, and one could form an interesting collection of just
these postal labels. I just want collectors to know what these are, and
not mistake them for "true" Cinderellas.
The stamps shown are from these issuers:
Monaco, Trinidad & Tobago, Chad, Ras al Khaima, and Oman.
These are labels that look like postage stamps, for
non-existent countries, or for entities with no independent
postal service.
These are labels that look like poster stamps -
and I suppose that's what they are -
but they are modern creations created either for fun,
or to cheat collectors out of their money.
If you buy one for 10 cents, no big deal, but if you
pay 50 dollars, you've been cheated.
I found the two labels at top left on delcampe, described as
"envelope closer - label" and it was clear they
were part of a set for the route of the Olympic torch from July 28 to
August 26, 1972. So I looked for the rest, and discovered they were
envelope cachets, to be pasted onto the envelope and then canceled
in each named town. Looking further, I found them for almost the
entire route of the torch, starting in Greece, through Turkey, Bulgaria,
Romania, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, and West Germany.
Those first two are the only ones I found that had NOT been pasted to an
envelope, so these are a pretty remote addition to this collection.
I suppose you could buy all the covers and soak the labels off, but really?
AND by the way, I found other covers for these Games - both FDCs and souvenir
covers (see below) - with cachets pasted on in this same manner.
These are marked as cachets, so could not be mistaken for labels, but has this
become a
regular practice?
My point is, watch out for cachets cut from their envelopes and offered as
labels.
Huberty was a very popular sports broadcaster, who rented out his name to be
used on a series of books and stickers. Several of them included stickers for
the
1972 Games,
especially this one: "Olympische Spiele 1964, 1968, 1972"
eBay:
Collection of 84 fans prize coupons (printed in German) with images of sport
contest scenes and gold medalists of The Olympic Games from Mexico, Munich and
Innsbruck. From the total, 40 coupons are larger (size 15 cm x 10 cm) and 44
coupons are smaller (15 cm x 7 cm). Shipping Worldwide only by Registered...
Ernst Huberty Zenit Verlag/Schneller.höher.weiter/Sportler und ihre Sternstunden
Autor/in: Ernst Huberty
If you have information or images that can improve this website,
please contact me at
TOP
I am indebted to Robert J DuBois for allowing me to use images and information
from his Catalog of Olympic Labels on these web pages.
All text and images are the property of the author. Any errors are his.
1972-
1 through 1972-85.
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Registration labels
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cigar bands
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Panini stickers
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ESSO stickers
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Sporthilfe labels
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Decorative labels in sheets of postage stamps
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Souvenir cover cachets
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Beermats
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etc.
SECTION II - Other labels except matchbox labels (not in DuBois)
CATALOG NUMBER
Source Image(s) & text, supplemental material
Images of actual label(s)
Description and comments
DANISH MÆRKAT LABELS (not in DuBois)
1972-x01
VARIETIES AND THEMES OF DANISH MÆRKATER -
MAERKAT LABELS
Die-cut (small)
Extra-Large hotel labels
Bicycles
Scouting
Fairy Tales
1972-x01
Maerkat #14673
1974 label - Maerkat #15066
Andersen & Bruun / Andersen & Blaesbjerg
F.E.Bording / BPI
1972-x01
BPI MÆRKAT 14673 - DANSK BUESKYTTEFORBUND
BPI MAERKAT 14673 - DANISH ARCHERY
XX OLYMPIAD LABELS - 1972 (not in DuBois)
1972-x02 a & b
Progressive color proofs
1972-x02a and overprint
1972-x02b and overprint
1972-x02a & x02b
LIGUE ROYALE BELGE D'ATHLETISME beneath Olympic rings at top;
x02a: XXEMES JEUX OLYMPIQUES MUNICH 1972 at bottom;
a crown & 50Fr (in a circle) at bottom right;
Olympic rings in center against multicolored stripes of rolling circles;
simulated stamp at top right with Steeplechase runner clearing hurdle
against violet background.
Size: about 3" x 5" (based on the image at the bottom of column 1,
and assuming that stock page is about 8.5 x 11)
Translation of French text: "Olympic Games Munich 1972 - Royal Belgian
Athletic League."
x02b: KONINKLIJKE BELGISCHE ATLETIEKBOND at top beneath Olympic rings.
XXSTE OLYMPISHE SPELEN MUNCHEN 1972 at bottom;
a crown & 50Fr (in a circle) at bottom right;
Olympic rings in center against multicolored stripes of rolling circles;
simulated stamp at top right with shotputter about to release shot
against yellow background.
Like x02a but Flemish text.
This same organization issued souvenir sheets for the 1960, 1964 and 1968
Games, q.v.
1972-x03
Australian Perol Company donation sticker:
AMPOL OLYMPIC TEAM SPONSOR DECAL/TRANSFER
This sticker represents a donation of 20c to the Australian Olympic Team.
1972-x04 a & b
From eBay - two multicolored decals promoting Kiel as the Olympic City in
1972.
1972-x05
Complete (?) set/series
As a label and as a beermat!
German malt-beer drink label
1972-x06 series of shield-shaped decals and self-adhesives
12/29/2019 - for my own sanity I have decided to group some of these Munich
labels by shape. So all the shield-shaped ones will be parked here, as 1972-
x06 plus a letter.
That means I am renumbering some and will reuse those numbers later for other
entries.
The renumbered labels are 1972-x10, 1972-x52, 1972-x55. I am adding two new
ones here today,
e and f.
1972-x07
Sheet of nine decals, sights of Munich and City Coat of Arms
1972-x08
Color separation of label to enhance the details
I. ORSZÁGOS PARAFILATÉLIAI KIÁLLITÁS - BUDAPEST
1972-x09
[Peel & stick] Olympic stickers 1912-1924-1928-1932-1948-1952-1956-1968-1972
printed in Holland
1972-x10
Silver foil Self-adhesive sticker - ebay seller said
Looks nice, shows age, measures about 6 3/8" x 2 1/2"
1972-x11
Scott Russia 3984-3988
CCCP/USSR Philatelic Exposition sheet, 1972 Olympics
At left, reproduction of Russian stamp showing boxer, Olympic rings, "1972;"
At right, a cauldron with Olympic flame behind, Olympic rings in front.
At bottom, a serial number (6 digits), and "15 Kop.
1972-x12a
Sticker with reproduction of Munich Olympics official poster;
at bottom in small lc type "bondsspaarbank"
Open folder size is 21cm. x 14.5 cm.
Stamp size is 4.5 cm. x 6 cm.
Stamps are self adhesive stickers.
1972-x12b
Sticker with reproduction of Melbourne Olympics official poster;
at bottom in black company logos for KRAFT and franco-Suisse
1972-x12c
Sticker with reproduction of Munich Olympics official poster;
On reverse side, General Chocolate text
1972-x13
Hako pflegt Olympia-anlagen als Ausrüster der Spiele der XX. Olympiade
München 1972
The Hako Group is one of the leading international manufacturers of cleaning
and municipal technology. We supply innovative cleaning machines as well as
multifunctional implement
carriers and transporters to customers from a broad spectrum of target groups
worldwide. Best possible economic-efficiency and sustainability characterize
our products. Our product range also includes a comprehensive package of
product-related services. Founded in 1948.
"Vignette( Sticker), Germany, Olympic Games 1972, poster
stamp,cinderella,label"
6.5 x 4 cm
1972-x14
An die Walter-Thiele-Produktion Abt. Briefmarken-Werbung
8184 Gmund / Tegernsee
Ringstrasse 6
1972-x15
CAR STICKER (?)
"überreicht durch" [presented by] up left side.
(Organizing Committee for the 20th Olympic Games Munich 1972)
1972-x16
Second donation stamp on card, accepted as postage
Full sheet of 1972-x16
Donation stamp for
Junge Welt newspaper, DDR, 1971
Die Marke wurde 1971 zur Freimachung der Einsendungen zu einem
Preisausschreiben der Zeitung "Junge Welt" herausgegeben. Eine Teilauflage war
bereits verkauft, als diese Marke zugunsten der Spendenmarken von 1972
zurückgezogen wurde.
Donation stamp for the simultaneous franking of entries for the competition
of
the newspaper "Junge Welt" and the youth studio DT 64 for the 10th World
Festival of Youth and Students 1973 in Berlin.
Donation stamps # 1 & 2 were affixed to coupons for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
rounds of the competition and sent to the editors. They were not to be
canceled. Letters prices are valid for coupons without validation. Coupons with
stamped donation stamps surcharge 200%.
After the conclusion of the competition, the coupons, provided with an
additional cancellation by the editor, were handed over to collector for a
selling price of 1, - M.
How did Junge Welt obtain permission to
have its fund-raising stamp accepted as postage!
1972-x17
Jumbo postcard-sized card with peel-off flags of the participating
nations at Munich Olympics, 1972
Size of each sticker = 1cm square!
126 little participants Country flags Stickers
Official Licensed product
On the card / map are 126 stickers of national flags of
the participants Nations at the 1972 Olympics in Munich!!
1972-x18
Sheet of 16 stamps with symbols of modern Olympic Games and German text
1972-x19
Oval Peel-and-stick label:
PS-AKTION DER FLAMMENPFENNIG
(Olympic rings)
OLYMPISCHE SPIELE
MÜNCHEN 1972
FAHR MIT FÜR OLYMPIA
(flame symbol with "1 PFENNIG" in center)
Vintage 1972 Munich Munchen Olympics Parking Sticker
German language
We think this is a parking sticker
Measures about 5-1/4" long
1972-x20
Präge-Reklamemarke
1972-x21
Peel-and-stick label
1972-x22
Decal - Olympic rings and "1972 MÜNCHEN"
1972-x23 a thru l
Self adhesive stickers with silhouette images in black of various sports.
1972-x24 a,b,c
eBay auctions:
Organizing Committee for the games of XX. Munich Olympics 1972
1972-x25
Label Sticker OTL AICHER HFG ULM OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN MUNICH 1972
Organizing Committee for the games of XX. Munich Olympics 1972
1972-x26
Підпільна
Пошта
України.
FREEDOM THEN PEACE - UKRAINE - FREIHEIT DANN FRIEDEN
1973 Four series of stamps on the occasion of the XX Olympic Games in Munich.
Each design in the series is made in two color variants. The series have
different color designs. Stamps by L. Rikhtitsky. Denomination: 10, 15, 20, 25,
50 shah. Circulation: I series A 2160, B 540: II, III and IV series A 150, B
30.
1972-x27
Stamp-like label, TUNGSRAM
Munich Olympic Village in background in light brown.
Printed on bulb:
Olympic rings
Spiral symbol of Munich Olympics
"100,000 TUNGSRAM lamps light the Olimpic Village"
1972-x28
Elektroimpex, supplier of Electronic Scoreboards
1972-x29
Germany Label 1972 München Olympic Games - The Games are handed over to
Montreal. Glue remainders (T19-25)
1972-x30
Self-adhesive sticker
1972-x31
1972-x31 12/29/19 - Oval Foil sticker with OLYMPIASTADT MÜNCHEN at top,
rings at bottom, view of old Munich.
1972-x32
Self-adhesive sticker
MUSS WIEDER
OLYMPISCH WERDEN
1972-x33
Self-adhesive sticker
1972-x34
Self-adhesive sticker
1972-x35
3/13/19 - Self-adhesive sticker
"Germany Label 1972 Kiel Olympic Sailing Area (T18-35) - Ete 1972: Munich"
1972-x36
3/13/10 - Self-adhesive sticker
Vintage Hawaiian Punch "Punchy" / 1972 US Olympics Sticker /
1972 contest sticker in good condition /
Decal measures 2.75" wide / Marked KFS Int.
1972-x37 a & b
3/13/19 - Self-adhesive stickers
rare Sticker Olympic Mascot Waldi Dachshund Munich1972 Italian magazine gift
Two very rare stickers presented as a free gift to the Italian magazine EPOCA
no.1142 in 1972.
The 2 stickers are on one sheet and were lightly attachted to the cover of the
magazine
The upper sticker (size 10.5 x 8.5 cm) has the blue solar logo (the "Bright
Sun") by Otl Aicher.
The lower sticker (size 10.5 x 5.0 cm) has the mascot dachshund dog Waldi and
the name of the magazine "Epoca."
1972-x38
4/1/2019
1972-x39
4/1/2019
1972-x41 a and b
4/1/2019 and 12/29/2019
1972-x42
Bottom two images - NOW
4/1/2019
1972-x43
4/1/2019
1972-x44
4/1/2019
1972-x45
1972-x46
Junghans Uhren GmbH is a German watch and clock
manufacturer. Junghans had the
largest watch and clock factory with over 3000 employees in the year 1903.
The company is located in the district of Rottweil, in a town called Schramberg,
Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany.
4/1/2019
XX Olympiade München 1972
1972-x47
4/1/2019
1972-x48
4/1/2019
1972 Summer Munich Olympics (Sailing) RADIO 5AD Australian Motors WINDOW
STICKER EXC Rare
(SOUTH AUSTRALIAN)
Selex Decal Co.
DIMENSIONS: 137mm X 70mm Approx
1972-x49
4/1/2019
1972 Summer Munich Olympics (Volleyball) RADIO 5AD Australian Motors WINDOW
STICKER EXC Rare
(SOUTH AUSTRALIAN)
Selex Decal Co.
DIMENSIONS: 137mm X 70mm Approx
1972-x50
5/13/2019
1972-x51
5/13/2019
OLYMPIC GAMES MUNICH 1972
1972-x52
12/29/2019 - large self-adhesive label.
"Kiel" Olympic rings "1972 at top right,
sailboats across bottom, pale blue.
1972-x53
08/31/2019 - 1972-x53 - Peel and stick label
1972 Olympic Games Munich, original sticker/ Decal with packing. 185mm x 125mm.
1972-x54
12/29/2019 - Is this a poster stamp?
OLD POSTER STAMP XX OLYMPIC GAMES - SIZE: 5 X 4 CM - NO GUM
1972-x55 a thru g
1972-55 - assorted labels
OLD POSTER STAMP OLYMPIC GAMES MÜNCHEN 1972 SUPPLIERS EQUIPMENT
SIZE: 3,5 X 1,5 CM - NO GUM
OLD POSTER STAMP OLYMPIC GAMES XX. OLYMPIADE MÜNCHEN 1972 -LIEFERANT
SIZE: 6 X 3,5 CM - NO GUM
OLD STICKER OLYMPIC GAMES MÜNCHEN 1972 MITMELKEN IST ALLES
SIZE: 13,5 X 9 CM
OLD POSTER STAMP OLYMPIC GAMES FÜR VERDIENSTE UM DIE SPORTPHILATELIE
SIZE: 5 X 2,5 CM
OLD POSTER STAMP OLYMPIC GAMES 1972 MÜNCHEN PALMA CAMPINGARTIKEL
SIZE: 3 X 3 CM - NO GUM
OLD POSTER STAMP OLYMPIC GAMES 1972 MÜNCHEN OFFIZIELLER DINNER SERVICE
SIZE: 4,5 X 3 CM - NO GUM
OLD POSTER STAMP OLYMPIC GAMES 1972 MÜNCHEN SUPPLIERS OF EQUIPMENT
SIZE: 1,5 X 3,5 CM NO GUM
1972-x56
08/31/2019
Olympic Logo: 40x20mm, mascots: 40x18mm, 47x22mm, 65x28mm
1972-x57
From here on I am changing the listing format to save time and energy.
6/17/2020
The eBay seller described this as
a German label, but the word SISUPISARA is Finnish,
and MK was the abbreviation for the Finnish currency,
pre-Euro. But the meaning of SISUPISARA is obscure.
6/17/2020
Beer bottle label.
Sapporo beer "Sapporo Giants" - Large size bottle.
6/17/2020
Kiel 1972 over Otl Aicher design for these Games.
6/17/2020
KIEL OLYMPIASTADT
and sailboats image on foil shield label
6/17/2020
Schaut auf diese Stadt - GLOCKENTURM BERLIN
Look at this city - Belltower Berlin
6/17/2020
palma CAMPINGARTIKEL
Terrier on an air mattress in a field of grass
6/17/2020
FÖRDERER DER DEUTSCHER OLYMPIA-MANNSCHAFT 1972 - D.O.G.
6/17/2020
1972 Games logo in blue on white paper - no text
6/17/2020
large round self-adhesive in blue with 1972 Games logo
and MÜNCHEN
6/17/2020
6/17/2020
Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) 1972
No rings or specific Olympic reference,
but Kiel was the site of the boat racing events.
6/17/2020
Two perforated labels -
EQUITATION - CONCOURS COMPLET =
HORSE RIDING - FULL COMPETITION
and
XXe OLYMPIADE MUNICH 1972
6/17/2020
"Waldi" the Olympic dachsund mascot character on a round self-adhesive label
with radiating stripes.
6/17/2020
Is that a label or a printed cachet or a cutout?
02/15/2022
Size - 260 mm x 40mm (10" x 1½") approx
Olympia Waldi sticker strip in different color combinations.
02/15/2022
SIZE: unknown
02/15/2022
SIZE: unknown
02/15/2022
SIZE: unknown
02/15/2022
SIZE: unknown
02/15/2022
SIZE: unknown
02/15/2022
SIZE: unknown
LATER LABELS (not in DuBois)
At present I do not plan to extend this catalog beyond 1972, but I acquired the
1974 label below by accident, and wondered about the USOS, so am adding it here,
hoping someone can tell us the story.
CATALOG NUMBER
Source Image(s) & text, supplemental material
Images of actual label(s)
Description and comments
1974-x01
3/13/2019 - 1974-x01
The presence of the Olympic rings suggests to me that it was an official
organization. The other references to it I have found all date to the late
1970's.
SECTION III - matchbox labels not listed in DuBois
I do not like matchbox labels, and the display below shows why: THERE ARE SO
MANY!
They are issued specifically for collectors, and seldom have any real
connection
with the Games they mention. Most of the ones in the DuBois section of this
page
above are exceptions to that rule, they are individual items, or small sets,
and
have a real connection with these Games. But the ones below? You decide.
CATALOG NUMBER
Source Image(s) & text, supplemental material
Images of actual label(s)
Description and comments
1972-mbl-x01
1972-mbl-x02
Note different factory numbers - 19, 69, 295
1972-mbl-x03
1972-mbl-x04
Sheet of matchbox labels?
1972-mbl-x05
POLAND 1972 Matchbox Label - Cat.G#271/74 set, Sports - Olympic Gold Medals
II - ZPZ CZECHOWICE
1972 Sportowe - Polscy Zloci Medalisci, Igrzysk Olimpijskich.
POLAND - Match Industry Department
II - ZPZ CZECHOWICE
1972 Sports - Polish Gold Medalists, Olympic Games.
1972-mbl-x06
1972-mbl-x07
1972-mbl-x08
POLAND 1975 Matchbox Labels - Cat.G#376/83 set, Olympic Sports Disciplines
1975 SPORTOWE - Olimpijskie oznaczenia dyscyplin.
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POLAND - Match Industry Department
1975 SPORTS - Olympic Sports disciplines
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G 376-383 - Set of 8 Matchbox Labels (49x66 mmm) - White paper
1972-mbl-x09
12/29/2019 -
These are not labels, but the actual boxes, made of plastic, with the design
embossed onto the top. I just added the pictograms to the top of this
page, and since these use those images, I decided to add them here.
I know nothing about them other than what you can tell from these images.
1972-mbl-x10
12/29/2019 - SPORT - SIBICE
Only one of these has an Olympic symbol, five rings,
and they are not in the official configuration, so you decide.
No date, either, so I am dropping them here.
SECTION IV - Peripheral/Optional material
Below are items that are not really stickers or labels or poster stamps or
vignettes,
but some of them are close, and they appealed to me, so I am displaying
them just for the fun.
Whether you choose to include such material in your
own collection is your own decision.
CATALOG NUMBER
Source Image(s) & text, supplemental material
Images of actual label(s)
Description and comments
1972-z01
Hangtag souvenir for U.S.A. OLYMPIC ARCHERY TRYOUTS 1972 Donation $1.00
1972-z02
Beermats - some of these say 1972, others show posters or images
from a range of Games, but I am dropping them all here.
1972-z03
Cigar bands - the sources claimed these date from 1972, so here they are.
Almost as bad as matchbox labels.
1972-z04
Schwinn "Paramount" bicycle decal, circa 1970
1972-z05
Förderungszertifikat der Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe
Funding Certificate of the German Sport Foundation
1972-z06
Fasson tape labels
Rare European sticker set 1970s 80s
size = 11 cm = 4.3"
1972-z07
a group of envelopes and cards
Front and back of an envelope used to distribute the
cards.
Front and back of the album
All 20 of the cards
The backs are blank
40 stickers - Esso Olympics Action Collection 1896 - 1972
"The Olympics 1896-1972" - in support of the British Olympic Appeal"
An illustrated history of the Olympic Games from its inception to 1968
published by the Esso Petroleum Company with 40 blank spaces for stickers which
were given away with petrol at the time.
1972-z08
Registration labels: OLYMPIA-AUSSTELLUNG DEUTSCHE BANK 1970
1972-z09
Registration Labels - Summer Olympic Games, Munich, 1972
1972-z10
Registration Labels - Philatelic-Olympic
1972-z11
Registration Labels - Kiel, Sailing Competitions
1972-z12
PANINI stickers
1972-z13
NOCH xxx TAGE BIS ZUR XX. OLYMPIADE in MÜNCHEN und KIEL
26.8 - 10.9.1972
1972-z14
DECORATIVE LABELS IN SHEETS OF POSTAGE STAMPS
1972-z15
BOGUS STAMPS - Ile Roy, Isö (Sweden)
1972-z16
BOGUS CINDERELLAS
1972-z17
1972 Summer Games Torch Relay covers
1972-z18
Even more remote than the labels above, but as a warning, look at the item in
column three,
which I found on delcampe listed as a "vignette." It did not say it was gummed,
and the sale had closed, and the seller did not remember, but I am sure it
was NOT gummed, because look at the item in column two - the "vignette" is a
rubber-stamp
envelope cachet.
1972-z19
Another contrivance like the Panini labels is the "Ernst Huberty" labels,
published by Zenit (Zenith).
1968-1972 Olympics Collection Of 84 Prize Coupons, Mexico, Munich, Innsbruck
Medalists, Olympic Games - Old Paper
Titel: Olympische Spiele 1964, 1968, 1972
Verlag: Zenit Verlag Hamburg
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