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\i JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHIUffEIY VOLUME 31 MAY-JUNE 1993 NUMBER 5 Berlin's Olympic Bid and Its Philatelic Campaign BERLIN 2000 Kandidat fur die Olympischen Spiele 2000 One of Berlin's Official Bid Labels CONTENTS Articles Berlin's Olympic Bid and Its T. Lippert & M. Maestrone 4 Philatelic Campaign Lottery Fever: Financing the 1940 M. Maestrone & R. Pitkanen 16 Helsinki Olympic Games Czech Sport and Olympic Figures J. Petrdsek & M. Maestrone 18 World University Games Stamp Mark Galough 21 Issued by U.S. SPORTS Swedish Classic A.N.S. Strode-Jackson 25 PHILATELISTS INTERNATIONAL Regular Features & Columns President's Message Mark Maestrone 1 Letters Mark Maestrone 2 ATA Sports Checklist Service Joan Bleakley 3 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Mark Maestrone 28 The Sports Arena Mark Maestrone 30 Reviews of Periodicals Dorothy Weihrauch 31 On Sports & Olympic Exhibiting James Bowman 33 Olympia 2000 Commemorative Sports Cancels Mark Maestrone 36 in B>tfikt. Wtr dm* dafot* SPORTS PHILATELISTS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: Mark C. Maestrone, 2824 Curie Place. San Diego, CA 92122 VICE-PRESIDENT: Sherwin D. Podolsky. 16035 Tupper Street, North Hills, CA 91343 SEC.-TREASURER: Robert L. Mummert. 601 Greendale Road. York, PA 17403 DIRECTORS: Edward B. Epstein, 570 Fort Washington Avenue. New York. NY 10033 Glenn A. Estus. P.O. Box 451. Westport. NY 12993 Norman F. Jacobs. Jr., 2712 N. Decatur Rd., Decatur, GA 30033 John La Porta, P.O. Box 2286. La Grange, IL 60525 Dorothy E. Weihrauch, P.O. Box 5955. Scottsdale. AZ 85261 Robert E. Wilcock. 24 Hamilton Cres., Brentwood. Essex. CM14 5ES, ENGLAND SPECIAL REP TO ACOG: Norman F. Jacobs, Jr., 2712 N. Decatur Rd.. Decatur, GA 30033 AUCTIONS: Glenn A. Estus. P.O. Box 451, Westport. NY 12993 MEMBERSHIP: Margaret A. Jones. 3715 Ashford-Dunwoody Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30319 SALES DEPT.: Cora B. Collins, P.O. Box 2183, Norfolk, VA 23501 Sports Philatelists International is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the study a:.d collecting of postage stamps and related collateral material dealing with sports (including Olympics) and recreation and to the promotion of international understanding and goodwill through mutual interest in philately and sports. Its activities are planned and carried on entirely by the unpaid, volunteer services of its members. All members in good standing receive the bi-monthly issue of the Journal of Sports Philately. Annual dues: $10.00 U.S. membership, $15.00 foreign (Surface Mail), $20.00 foreign (Airmail). JOURNAL of SPORTS PHILATELY PUBLISHER: John La Porta. P.O. Box 2286, La Grange. IL 60525 EDITOR: Mark C. Maestrone, 2824 Curie Place, San Diego, CA 92122 ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Brian Bjorgo, 3220 Forest Drive, Bremerton, WA 98310 James Bowman, 3459 Township Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 Glenn A. Estus, P.O. Box 451, Westport, NY 12993 Untersftv Games Sherwin D. Podolsky, 16035 Tupper Street, Sepulveda, CA 91343 Dorothy E. Weihrauch, P.O. Box 5955, Scottsdale, AZ 85261 AD MANAGER: Stephen Rock, 3300 Waterman Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23452 CIRCULATION: Robert L. Mummert, 601 Greendale Road, York, PA 17403 PUBLICITY: Glenn A. Estus. P.O. Box 451, Westport, NY 12993 TYPISTS: B. Stahl, B. Tomkins, J. Trgovac, C. Vokoun ADVERTISING RATES: COVER$35.00;FULLPAGE$32.00;HALFPAGE$17.00;QUARTERPAGE $10.00. Advance payment for all advertising must accompany copy. Camera ready copy must be supplied by the advertiser. Publishing deadlines: Jan. 15. Mar. 15. May 15, July 15, Sept. 15, Nov. 15 for the following issue. Single copy price $2.50 postpaid. APS Affiliate Number 39. ISSN 0447-953X. VOL. 31 NO. 5 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and they do not necessarily represent MAY-JUNE 1993 those of the editor, the officers of SPI or the position of SPI itself. All catalogue numbers quoted in this publication are from Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue unless specifically stated otherwise. SPI and JSP do not guarantee advertisements, but accept copy in good faith, reserving the right to reject objectionable material. President's Message by Mark Maestrone It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Sorting and soaking all those wonderful extras that Board of Directors of SPI have elected a new Secre you have accumulated over time is not the most excit tary/Treasurer of the Society. Robert L. Mummert of ing of endeavors, I agree. So think about this while York, Pennsylvania will take over from Clem Reiss, you're wrist deep in tepid water: wouldn't it be great effective May 1, 1993. He will be completing Clem's to really take part in OLYMPHILEX '96 by exhibit term of office which runs through August 31, 1994. ing your specialty! Robert, who specializes in Tennis philately, has We have all (including myself) promised ourselves been a member of SPI for a number of years. Profes that we would one day get around to putting that sionally, his background is in accounting and financial exhibit together. Well, that time has arrived. Remem management, and has held treasurer positions with a ber that to be eligible for the FIP Competitive Class, number of non-profit organizations. you must have obtained at least a National level I hope you will all join me in welcoming Robert silver. It will likely take you a few shows to achieve as he settles into his new position. that first silver, and with the exhibitors' prospectus One aspect of the Secretary/Treasurer's job is to scheduled for release in early 1995 you should start maintain the Society's membership records. With the NOW. last issue of JSP, you will have received the new There are many people in the philatelic commun 1993-1995 Membership Handbook. If you haven't ity ready and able to help you achieve this goal. One done so, please take a few minutes to review the of the best resources of information are the members Membership Directory and Members' Interests sec of the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors. tions. Corrections to any errors or omissions should Their quarterly publication, The Philatelic Exhibitor, be sent to Robert Mummert. is packed with information that every exhibitor, from beginning to advanced, should know. They also offer While OLYMPHILEX '96 is still three years their members a unique Exhibitor's Critique Service. away, it's never too early to begin preparing packets For more information and a membership applica of stamps for the OLYMPHILEX Youth Program. We tion, please address your requests to the Executive will have a large youth area at the exhibition that will Secretary, Dr. Russell V. Skavaril, 222 E. Torrence cater to many budding philatelists during the 16 days Road, Columbus, OH 43214. of the Games. I don't want to leave our foreign members out, as Trudy Innes has generously agreed to coordinate OLYMPHILEX '96 is for Olympic and sports ex the Youth Stamp Program. She asks that members hibitors from around the world! If you are considering send her sports and Olympic stamps (preferably used exhibiting or want to know how to qualify your ex and washed) which she will then sort and pack in hibit in your own country, please write to your nation individual glassines. al philatelic federation for help. I would like to encourage everyone, especially our foreign members, to look through their boxes of On a more mundane, but no less serious note, envelope clippings and duplicates. When one considers your editor is becoming frantic trying to assemble that a few thousand packets containing 10 to 12 enough material for the journal. Frankly, I don't have stamps each will be needed, the numbers add up the time, nor the desire, to write every article that quickly. A donation of at least 200 stamps per mem appears in each issue. ber will go far toward realizing our goals. Each of you is an "expert" in your own field, Let's get these young collectors started out on the whether it is a specific Olympic Games, a particular right foot by taking a few extra minutes to cull those sport or event, or even a theme. If you are unsure on stamps that are torn, scuffed, have thins, heavy can how to proceed, either myself or one of our team of cels or other defects. Keep in mind the simple maxim: editors would be happy to guide you. You might also if you wouldn't want it in your collection, then don't consult Sherwin Podolsky's fine article on page 4 of give it to someone else for theirs! your new Membership Handbook on writing for JSP. Please send donations to Mrs. Trudy Innes, 14738 Let's see some new authors come forward and Darbydale Blvd., Woodbridge, VA 22193, U.S.A. contribute. Journal of Sports Philately May/June 1993 1 Letters by Mark Maestrone Although I enjoyed the informative article by Lim Lik about the bids for the 1998 Commonwealth Games (JSP: Jan/Feb 1993), I believe he made a mistake when he refer 1984 Los Angeles Olympic red to the earliest Commonwealth Games philatelic items. Material Wanted He said: "The earliest known postal materials com memorating the Commonwealth Games were issued for the I am looking for all LA '84 philatelic competition in Cardiff, Wales in 1958." items, including mint stamps, mint/post- The first stamps ever to commemorate the games were ally used postal stationery, meters and issued in 1958, by Great Britain. However, cancellations postmarks on cover or cards. These items and postal history material exist for some of the previous games. Special postmarks commemorated the Inter-Empire will be for my new collection "From Mos Championships held as part of the Festival of Empire at cow to Barcelona" which I hope to ex Crystal Palace, London in 1911.