ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many responsive people helped make this catalog possible: Sherwin D. Podolsky, President of Sports Philatelists International, gave freely of his personal file and provided much helpful counsel. Robert de Violini was a source of much editorial guidance, providing many hours of assistance in discussions by mail concerning the overall catalog format, and the composition and presentation of the material and handling the introductory pages. Anne Sourdy (Paul Rampacher's daughter), of Antwerp, Belgium, gave permission to utilize her father's catalog and provided several labels that would have otherwise been unlisted. Heiko Volk, of Michelstadt, W. Germany, was most helpful in supplying information and labels. He provided many photocopies, especially of items from his collection of 1913/1916 labels. Conrad Klinkner provided photocopies and labels of the 1984 Games as well as suggestions on the pricing of labels. Tim Nagel provided several labels and a list of over 100 sponsors, suppliers and licensees of the 1984 Games. David Bressler provided illustrations plus pricing and other information, including some pages of Ernest Trory's writings. John B. Denune provided illustrations and labels, including several scarce items from various Olympic collections. Don Reuter (1871 Cinderella Shop) provided encouragement and assistance in several ways, especially with suggestions on how to have this catalog printed. Carl C. Werenskiold provided label translations and interesting information related to those translations. The following people were also helpful in various ways: Nino Barberis, Janet van den Berg, Manfred Bergman, Vernon E. Bressler, Felix A. Brock, Christer Brunstrom, Robert Budge, Arlene Crosby, Francis Daziniere, Dr. Denny Donnell, Conrad Fisher, Raymond Gafner (of IOC), Carol Gordon, Henry Gifford Hardy, Henry Irwin, Walter Johnson, Chris Kulpinsky, David van der Plank, Franceska Rapkin, Morris Rosen, Mrs. George D. Sarkisian, Robert Schoendorf, Richard Scott, Atsushi Sekimoto, Harold L. Smale, Zdenek Stifter, Howard M. Stupp (of IOC), Robert Wilcock, Arno Winard, Roslyn Winard, Manfred Winternheimer and Les Yerkes. I extend my sincere thanks to all of the above people. My thanks and apologies to anyone whom I may have inadvertently overlooked. Special thanks to my wife, Isabel, who provided patience and understanding. The responsibility for the contents of this catalog is, of course, mine. Robert J. DuBois vi