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The History of the Viiith Olympic Congress i.'bS1 JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHILATELY VOLUME 35 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1997 NUMBER 3 The History of the VIIIth Olympic Congress Odesilatel: 18. M89t CESKf I 1 < >LYHI»!JSHf . VVBOR '•(2112 9? l«| 2U2.t9<rS. PRVNI VIAJKA CE5WEHO OLYMPIJSK6HO VVBORU - STOCKHOLM 1«W P/ S£~CJ£EHQ 4j 7JP/ rf~ i Vyhraaano pro sluiwbni nalepfcy a udaje poity III Jiri Guth-Jarkovsky was instrumental in bringing the Vlllth Olympic Congress to Prague. He was commemorated on this 1992 Czech machine cancel. TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLES The History of the Vlllth Olympic Congress Jaroslav Petrasek A 5* IAAF World Half Marathon Championships George E. Killian 8 The 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic Winter Games Slogan Machine Cancels Glenn Estus 9 Judaic Sports Stamps of Austria Eugene Sanger 12 Athens 1896 - Atlanta 1996: A Century of Sports Philately Dieter Germann 13 USPS Honors Cycling On $ 1.00 Souvenir Sheet Mark Maestrone 16 REGULAR FEATURES & COLUMNS President's Message Mark Maestrone 1 FIPO News Maurizio Tecardi 3 On Exhibits & Exhibiting Sherwin Podolsky1 8 SPORTS Book Reviews S. Podolsky & M. Maestrone2 4 PHILATELISTS Reviews of Periodicals D. Crockett & M. Maestrone 26 News of Our Members Margaret Jones 29 INTERNATIONAL New Stamp Issues Dennis Dengel 30 Commemorative Stamp Cancels Mark Maestrone 32 SPORTS PHILATELISTS INTERNATIONAL VIIITH OLYMPIC PRESIDENT: Mark C. Maestrone. 2824 Curie Place, San Diego, CA 92122 VICE-PRESIDENT: Charles V. Covell, jr., 2333 Brighton Drive, Louisville, KY 40205 CONGRESS SECRETARY-TREASURER: Peter Meade. 401 E. Burnsville Pkwy, #112, Burnsville, MN 55337-2844 DIRECTORS: Glenn A. Estus, P.O. Box 451, Westport, NY 12993 p. 4 Norman F. Jacobs, Jr., 2712 N. Decatur Rd., Decatur, GA 30033 John La Porta, P.O. Box 2266, La Grange, IL 60525 Sherwin D. Podolsky, 3074 Sapphire Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 Jeffrey R_ Tbhman, 37 Griswold Place, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 Robert J. Wilcock, 24 Hamilton Cres., Brentwood, Essex, CM 14 5ES, England AUCTIONS: Glenn A. Estus, P.O. Box 4 51. Westport. NY 12993 MEMBERSHIP: Margaret A. Jones, 5310 Lindenwood Ave., St Louis, MO 63109 5TH WORLD HALF SALES DEPARTMENT: Cora B. Collins, P.O. Box 2183, Norfolk, VA 23501 MARATHON Sports Philatelists International is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the study and collecting of postage stamps and related collateral material dealing with sports (including Olympics) and recreation and to p. 8 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. Annual dues: $12.00 U.S. membership, SI8.00 foreign (Surface Mail], $24.00 foreign (Airmail). JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHILATELY 1960 SQUAW VALLEY WINTER OLYMPICS PUBLISHER: John La Porta, P.O. Box 2286, La Grange, IL 60525 p. 9 EDITOR: Mark C. Maestrone, 2824 Curie Place. San Diego, CA 92122 ASSISTANT EDITOR: Sherwin D. Podolsky, 3074 Sapphire Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 ASSOCIATE EDITORS: James Bowman, 3459 Township Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 Dennis M. Dengel, 17 Peckham Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Glenn A. Estus, P.O. Box 451, Westport, NY 12993 AD MANAGER: Stephen Rock, 3300 Waterman Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23452 CIRCULATION: Margaret A. Jones, 5310 Lindenwood Ave., St Loub. MO 63109 PUBLICITY: Glenn A. Estus. P.O. Box 451. Westport, NY 12993 CYCLING ADVERTISING RATES: Cover $35.00; Full Page $32.00; Half Page $ 17.00; Quarter Page $ 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 p. 16 price $2.50 postpaid. APS Affiliate Number 39 ISSN 0447-9S3X. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and they do not necessarily represent VOL 35, NO. 3 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 JAN-FEB 1997 advertisements, but accept copy in good faith, reserving the right to reject objectionable material. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE by Mark Maestrone Don't Dismiss the Information Superhighway as a Philatelic Research Tool We humans can be an awfully stubborn lot, I could have written to the International Amateur welcoming those things that make our everyday Athletic Federation (IAAF) in Monaco (and waited lives easier, yet resisting the need to learn how to a couple of weeks, or more, for a response). I also effectively use them. Be honest, now - how many could have gone to the Central Library in San of you still can't program your VCR? Something Diego to search for the answers (a few more hours, tells me an awful lot of hands went up in tlie air! and no guarantee of success). There is one tool, though, that I think many of Instead, I fired up my Web browser. Using one you are neglecting to use to its full potential. A of the many excellent search engines (automated tool that is, quite literally, right at your fingertips indexes) I quickly discovered that the IAAF had a - your computer. A recent American Philatelic Web site (elapsed time: about two minutes). Society survey discovered that two-thirds of tlie Clicking on the acronym "IAAF" with my com­ members use or at least own a computer. Philateli- puter mouse, I was instantly transported to their cally speaking, they come in handy for maintaining excellent database of information. your collection inventory, generating want-lists to Within five minutes, I had located detailed take to shows, and creating album or exhibition information on the Half Marathon World Cham­ pages. pionships, including complete results of the race, Many of you also use your computers to background information, past competitions, and communicate with others through e-mail, bulletin much more. Printing out a few pages of data was a board services, and Usenet news groups. But what breeze. All told, I probably spent no more than 15 about the World Wide Web, that vast repository minutes accumulating the information that I of information floating through cyberspace? needed to effectively edit the article. Through "Oh," some say, "that's just too complicated, traditional means (telephone, correspondence, expensive and time consuming." A browser such as library research) far more time would have been Netscape or Internet Explorer will give you access consumed. to sources that will do all the work for you. I hope that this personal Web experience As for being too time consuming - well you be serves to illustrate another way to use your com­ the judge. Here's a little story to illustrate my puter to enhance your collecting. point. If you'd like to learn more about using your One recent weekend, as I was preparing George computer as a philatelic tool, you might consider Killian's article on the Half Marathon World joining tlie Philatelic Computing Study Group. For Championships, I decided it would be helpfid to membership information, please write to: PCSG the reader to add a bit of historical background. Secretary, P.O. Box 5025, Oxnard, CA 93031. But where does one go for this information? Sure, They publish a very informative quarterly publica- VISIT THE SPI WEB SITE http://vv^^rV.concentric.neV~laimins/spi.html Journal of Sports Philately January/February 1997 I tion, The Compulatelist. Membership in the US is $10 per year ($12 to Canada; $15 by air to over­ SPI Convention Chairman seas addresses). Better yet, visit them on the Internet at: http://www.ivest.net/~stampsl/pcsg.litml. Each year, SPI holds its International Conven­ And while you are on-line, stop by SPI's Web Site! tion in a different city in the U.S. The SPI Convention Chairman oversees our annual The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed meeting in its entirety and reports directly to that this issue of the journal is only 32 pages long, the SPI President. The applicant for this posi­ tion should expect to perform the following rather than the customary 36 pages. At the risk of tasks: sounding like a broken record, we need articles\ Now that it's winter, most of us are finally •> Research and provide a short-list of possi­ enjoying the opportunity of playing philately for ble host shows; awhile, instead of pushing tlie mower around the back yard. So now is the perfect time to put to­ • Coordinate with the host committee; gether an article for your fellow Olympic and sports collectors. Last year's membership survey • Create the meeting program including resulted in a number of you volunteering to write obtaining a guest speaker or speakers; an article. Follow-up letters have been sent. Since then, I am pleased that some members have indeed • Schedule volunteers to help at the SPI submitted manuscripts - but many haven't! society table at the show; In short, folks, if we are to continue publishing a first-rate quality journal, we needyour input and • Obtain the SPI award. assistance. Lastly, we have a number of openings in our organization. Please take a few moments to read these notices and seriously consider giving some of your time back to the hobby and your society. In SPI Publicity Chairman each case, expenses are reimbursed. If you are interested in any of these jobs, please write your With the explosion in interest in sport and President at the address on the inside cover, or via Olympic philately, there is a need to increase e-mail at: [email protected]. our exposure around the world.
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