Volume 33 I Issue 4 I 2016 I ISSN 0954-2183

TORCH BEARER Official publication of the Society of Olympic Collectors

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Copy Dates: Torch Bearer is usually published four times a year: in March, June, September and December. Articles or adverts for inclusion should be sent two months in advance. Torch Bearer Volume 33 Issue 4 12016 I ISSN 0954-2183 Contents December 2016

Editorial 86

Frederick Wayne - son of the Reverend William Henry Wayne 87

Charles Jewtraw of Lake Placid - American Champion Speed Skater 91

British Olympic postal history 1956-2008 - Part 4 94

Philately at the Rio 2016 101 New Issue: Lillehammer 2016 YOG: Monaco 113 New Issue: Lillehammer 2016 YOG: Norway 115

New Issue: Rio 2016: Monaco 118

New Issue: IOC Session: Monaco 119

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In this issue we go back to the day the Wenlock Olympian Society (WOS) was founded in 1860. Not 1850 as is often claimed by the WOS on its website, its Twitter account and its annual programmes.

We are reminded of how effective the amateur revisionist historians at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are when we are informed that a speed skater who won a medal during International Week in Chamonix in 1924 was the first person to win a gold medal. The event was recognised retroactively as the first Winter Olympic Games at the IOC Congress in Prague in 1925. The participants at Chamonix did not compete for Olympic medals and the spectators did not buy tickets to a Winter Olympic Games. Nor did the posters promote a Winter Olympic Games since they promoted an International Winter Sports Week held in the same year as the Paris 1924 Olympic Games

Compare that to 1906 where the participants competed for Olympic medals and the spectators bought tickets to the Olympic Games. The posters promoted the 2nd International Olympic Games at Athens in 1906 that was fully recognised as such by the IOC and in its official report. later decided that it was no longer an Olympic Games because Paris 1900 and St Louis 1904, which were not held under the auspices or the patronage of the IOC, were recognised retroactively as the 2nd and 3rd Olympic Games. All the Olympic medals won at Athens 1906 are no longer Olympic medals and apparently are not considered worthy of being displayed at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. The injustice and absurdity are palpable yet ignored.

Nor can we forget that 'Winter Olympic Games' tickets were sold during the London 1908 Olympics and that Olympic medals were awarded to events on that programme.

My apologies that I keep mentioning all of the above. Collecting helps me enjoy and appreciate history much more than just reading about it. In the same way that collectors need to be aware of forgeries and reproductions it is important that we are also aware of the faux history that is represented or condemned by the items that we collect. Repeating a lie does not make it any less of a lie and I sincerely hope that the organisations that we respect learn to do less of it. The IOC continually preaches about the importance of not taking performance-enhancing drugs because it is cheating. Falsifying history is also cheating. Knowingly repeating falsified history for more than a century and passing it off as historical fact while condemning others of cheating is contemptible.

Also in this issue: the fourth part of British Olympic postal history 1956-2008 and an article about Brazilian philately during Rio 2016. More philatelic new issues are listed in this Torch Bearer.

SOC AUCTION CATALOGUE: There were not enough lots to issue an auction catalogue with this issue of Torch Bearer. Do not forget to send lots for sale to the Auctioneer. 86 Frederick Wayne - son of the Reverend William Henry Wayne by Mike Pagomenos Have discovered some interesting items sent to Frederick Wayne in New Zealand by his family. Frederick was the second son of the Reverend William Henry Wayne who was vicar of the parish at The Holy Trinity church in between 1842 and 1872. The Reverend opposed Dr on issues concerning the Olympian Class to inspire the foundation of the Wenlock Olympian Society on Saturday 17 November 1860. [Ref. 1]

Registered cover posted from Much Wenlock to Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand. Also shown, the Dunedin, Otago arrival cancel on back of envelope. This is the first registered cover posted from Much Wenlock, during Queen Victoria's reign, that I have found. There are four stamps totalling 1s4d (6d + 4d + 4d +2d) including a 6d lilac with white corner letters and without plate numbers and two different shades of the 4d red with white corner letters and without plate numbers. The 2d blue is plate 9.

This cover has a number of circular date stamps including: Much Wenlock, Dec 23,1863; Wellington (the Wellington in , not the one in New Zealand), Dec 23, 1863; Dunedin, Feb 19, 1864; and Waikouaiti, Feb 22, 1864. There are two registered cancels and two additional partial strikes of the same cancels. The registered cancel with the crown was struck in London. Each of the four stamps is cancelled with a Wellington 859 numeral cancel. There are a total of 12 separate postal strikes comprising 7 different postmarks. 87 A non-registered cover to the same destination was posted from Much Wenlock six months earlier. This cover has three stamps totalling 6d (4d + 1d + 1d) including a 4d red with white corner letters and without plate numbers and two ld red stars tied with two Wellington circular date stamps and two Wellington 859 numeral cancels. The circular date stamps include: Much Wenlock, June 18, 1862; Wellington, Salop, June 18, 1862; London, June 19, 1862; Dunedin arrival cancel, Aug 21, 1862; and Waikouaiti, Otago, NZ, Aug 25, 1862.

Cover posted from Much Wenlock to Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand. Also shown, Much Wenlock cds and London arrival cancel on back of envelope.

Frederick Wayne was born, in 1834, in Derbyshire. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge and studied at the School of Mines in London. He travelled to Sydney, Australia in 1859 and on to Port Lyttelton, New Zealand on 1 January 1860. He was elected as a Member of Parliament and represented Hampden in Otago between 1863 and 1866. He married in 1864 to a daughter of the Reverend George Barber and they had four sons and a daughter.

88 A mourning cover posted to Frederick Wayne in the same year and month that his father died. This cover has three stamps totalling 9d (6d + 2d + 1d) including a 6d brown, 2d blue and 1d red tied with pair of Wellington, Salop duplex cancels dated October 3, 1872. The readable arrival cancels on the back include Milton, December 1, 1872; Dunedin, December 3, 1872 and the unreadable mark is most likely a Much Wenlock, October 3, 1872 cds. There are 3 smudges on the front that might be failed attempts at London or Tokomairiro strikes.

Mourning cover. Also shown, Milton and Dunedin arrival cancels on back of envelope.

"In the south aisle of The Holy Trinity church in Much Wenlock are three stained windows, erected in 1877, by the children of the Rev. W. H. Wayne, in memory of their father, who was for 30 years vicar of the parish, 1842-72, d. 1872; and one to the late William Brookes esq. of Much Wenlock, who died in 1830, erected by his sons, W. P. and A. G. Brookes." [Source: http://forebears.co.ukiengland/shropshire/much-wenlock (December 2016)1

89 On Friday 16 November 1860 the 19th annual meeting of the Wenlock Agricultural Reading Society was held in the Reading Room of the Corn Market. At that meeting the Reverend questioned why the Olympian Class should be associated with the society. He did not like the mixing up of the physical with the mental. The two should be separated' due to his concerns with alleged intemperance related with physical activities. A motion was put forward by the Reverend to support his position but it was opposed.

Dr Brookes knew that the same issue would arise at the next annual meeting and decided to take action the very next day at a meeting of tradespeople in the downstairs Reading Room where he proposed the separation of the Olympian Class from the Reading Society. The proposal was carried by those present and that is how the Wenlock Olympian Society was formed and Dr Brookes was nominated as its President. [Ref. 1]

The Reverend's motion and an earlier issue at that same meeting had incited Dr Brookes' action. Dr Brookes had proposed increasing Reading Society fees by 30 per cent. His proposal was rejected and it was already known that subscriptions from the Reading Society's library were declining and that no new books had been purchased for 3 years. Declining income of the society would inevitably result in declining income for the Olympian Class.

However, the Reverend's opposition and declining subscriptions were not the only reasons for the separation. Dr Brookes had already communicated with the first modern Olympic committee setup to organise the first modern Olympics held in Athens in 1859. The Olympic committee in Athens was undoubtedly an inspiration to Dr Brookes to found a dedicated society. That inspiration further expressed itself in the adoption of events from Athens to future Games at Much Wenlock to make them more Olympic-like. Much Wenlock's claim to being 'the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games', despite its support, is little more than wishful thinking since the Wenlock Olympian Society was preceded by a very well funded Olympic committee in Athens.

The Olympian Class had an annual event that was in many ways similar to the annual sports days that are held by schools and was a notable predecessor. It was more like a sports event held by a junior school in a field or at a local park than one held by a grammar or comprehensive school at a stadium or dedicated sports field. It was not until 1866 that Dr Brookes organised a national event at Crystal Palace that could be described as Olympic-like and something more than an annual, not very Olympic-like, sports event, held on a local or regional basis.

The main athletic events of the are hosted inside or finish at Linden Field. Much Wenlock has never had a stadium. The national Games of 1866 had no stadium either and athletic events were hosted inside the Crystal Palace. The first stadium to host a modern Olympic Games to be seen by Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the Panathenaic stadium that hosted the Athens 1896 Olympics. That same stadium also hosted Olympics in 1870 and 1875 before the International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894.

The first modern Olympic Committee originally intended to host the 1859 Olympics in the Panathenaic stadium. The Wenlock Olympian Society was founded in 1860 and not 1850 as claimed by the Wenlock Olympian Society. The Olympian Class was a physical education class offered by the Wenlock Agricultural Reading Society (WARS) to locals with annual event.

References: 1. Born out of Wenlock by Catherine Beale, The Derby Books Publishing Company Limited, 2011, p. 47/8. 90 Charles Jewtraw of Lake Placid -American Champion Speed Skater by Glenn Estus

Here's a photo postcard from 1922 with the handwritten notation: "0! here he is!"

CHARLES JEWTRAW of Lake Placid American Champion Speed Skater Fitch I

Photo postcard front. 91

Who is he? He's Charles Jewtraw the first person to win a gold medal in an Olympic Winter Games.

The 1st Olympic Winter Games began in Chamonix, France on January 25, 1924. 258 athletes from 16 countries participated in 7 sports and 16 events over the space of 12 days.

Charles Jewtraw was a native of Lake Placid, New York. In 1921 and 1923 he was the American speed skating champion and by winning the 500 meter speed skating race at Chamonix games became the first person to win a winter gold medal.

Jewtraw died at age 96 on January 26, 1995 in Florida. His gold medal was in the Smithsonian Institution for many years until the medal was loaned for permanent display to the Lake Placid Olympic Museum.

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Photo postcard address-side.

Jewtraw died at age 96 on January 26, 1995 in Florida. His gold medal was in the Smithsonian Institution for many years until the medal was loaned for permanent display to the Lake Placid Olympic Museum.

The photograph is printed on a US postal card which is postmarked in Newman, NY on February 9, 1922. In 1922 the village of Lake Placid actually had 3 independent post offices: Lake Placid, which is currently in operation, Lake Placid Club, a resort across Mirror Lake from Lake Placid, and Newman, a post office at the bottom of a long hill below Lake Placid. Lake Placid Club was the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee for both the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Winter Games. It closed as a post office in 1981. Newman was a post office from 1891 to 1936.

92 Obverse of winner's medal.

Reverse of winner's medal.

Translated inscription: "Chamonix Mont-Blanc Winter Sports 25 January - 5 February 1924 organised by the French Olympic Committee under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee on the occasion of the celebration of the 8th Olympiad"

93 British Olympic Postal History 1956-2008 - Part 4 Bob Wilcock Barcelona 1992 Birmingham's candidature .,Birmingham Ob-f

The Birmingham Bid Committee initially had a simple logo. shown here on an envelope and with a meter in the same design. This was used through- out their campaign: the example illustrated is dated 17 October 1986, the date of the vote at the IOC Session in Lausanne at which Birmingham lost out to Barcelona . Before that they had adopted a stronger logo, with the tag-line "Bring the Games to Britain" or "The Heart of Gold". This logo was used on a meter utilised by their press agents to circulate a press release on 16 October. Other collectables include badges. pens and key-rings THE HEART OF GOLD

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94 Olympic and Paralympic Stamps

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Royal Mail became an official Olympic and Paralympic sponsor for the 1992 Games, and issued a se-tenant pair of stamps. as part of the year's Europa issue. A glossy black and white photo distributed to the press illustrates the whole set. The stamps were litho printed by Questa in sheets of 100 stamps (50 pairs), on unwatermarked phosphor-coated paper with PVA dextrin

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95 gum. The total number of stamps issued was 28,283.600 pairs. There were two official first day postmarks, but neither was Olympic. one reproducing the Europa symbol, the other, from Liverpool, reflecting the Tall Ships Race finishing there. The one Olympic postmark was sponsored by Benham, and featured a Torch. There were the usual stamp cards (PHQ cards) and presentation pack. but on the Europa theme, rather than specifically Olympic.

Stamp Booklets

Earlier in 1992, on 21st January, Royal Mail issued four booklets, with 4 or 10 first or second class Machin definitive stamps with Olympic and Paralympic stamp-like logos printed on the cover "cancelled' in black "OLYMPIC SPONSOR 1992". Two printers were used initially: Harrisons. with stamps printed in photogravure, and Walsall Security Press who used t.vo, three or four litho cylinders to produce each stamp. On 315t March a second-class booklet of 10 was released, stamps litho printed using t,vo cylinders (plus a phosphor cylinder) by the House of Questa. Booklet cylinder combinations reported: Barcode Printer Contents (blue) CylinderslPlates Date Harrison 10 x 1st Class 100197 B3 21.1.92 B5 18.12.92 Walsall 4 x 2nd Class 100272 W6 W6 21.1.92 W6 W7 6.5.92 W6 W8 28 8 92 4 x 1st Class 100180 W5 W10 W9 W1 10.3.92 W5 W11 W9 W1 10.3.92 W5 W11 W10 W1 21.1.92 W6 W14 W10 W3 5.3.92 W6 W15 W10 W3 24.3.92 W6 W16 W10 W3 23.4.92 W6 W16 W11 W3 17.4.92 W6 W16 W11 W4 n!a W9 W18 W12 20.9.92 W9 W19 W12 24.9.92 W9 W19 W13 20.10.92 10 x 2nd Class 100265 W11 W7 9.1.92 W12 W7 31.1.92 W12 W8 8.2.92 W13 W8 22.2.92 W14 W9 9.4.92 10 x 1st Class 100197 W9 W8 W10 21.1.92 W10 W9 W11 25.4.92 W11 W9 W11 17.10.92 W11 W10 VV12 7.11.92 W12 W10 W12 5.11.02 Questa 10 x 2nd Class 100265 Q4 Q4/Q1 (phosphor) 31.3.92 05 05/Q1 N/k 08 08/Q1 20.6.92 Q9 09/Q1 28.7.92 Q10 Q10/01 11.8.92 Q11 Q11/01 29.8.92

The chart lists all those combinations listed in the Philatelic Bulletin. There are likely to have been others, for example Questa Q6 06/01 and Q7 Q7/Q1. The dates are the dates of philatelic release (booklets may have been distributed to post offices before these dates). or, for later printings, the dates first seen.

Booklet pack covers from the respective printers:

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98 Aerogramme with Olympic Logo On le April 1992 Royal Mail released the 351t' in its series of Scottish aerogrammes, featuring images from the book "The Nature of Scotland-. The British Olympic Association logo featured on the reverse. nd on the top flap. The logo also featured widely on Royal Mail publications.

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99 Royal Mail Sponsorship Royal Mail Peterborough organised a Family Fun Day, with proceeds going to the British Olympic Team. A commemorative cover was also sold at the Great North Run & World Half- Marathon Championships. Neither special handstamp was Olympic.

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Royal Mail Vignette There is also a large window-sticker in the same design.

100 Philately at the Rio 2016 Olympic games

.11ark Maestrone During the final few weeks leading up to the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Brazil Post released its last stamp issues consisting of one sheet of 16 "Spirit" stamps, two nearly identical mini- sheets of six reproducing the major Olympic venues, and finally two "Celebration- souvenir sheets commemorating the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Olympic and .

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Figure 1. Cultural Issue: FDI, 27 June 2016; rate,12 Porte Carta Comercial (RS1.70): quantity,45,000 panes.

Issue 5: While this final major sheet of stamps (Figure 1) did not have an official name. "Spirit" stamps seemed to capture their theme. Children and adults were asked to submit designs answering the question. "What inspires you in the Olympic and Paralympic spirit?" The 16 stamps selected for the sheet came from 15 artists of all ages (two designs from one artist were chosen): Alicia Teberga, Andre Paiva. Anne Beth, Athos Spilborghs. Danielle Martins, Fernando Degrossi, Gabriel Trindade, Girlan Quidute, Hegildo Alencar, Hemilly Pereira, Ivan Mola (2 stamps), Larissa Mazza, Mateus Kuwer, Samara Brum, Valeria Boelter. The designs vary from representations of the Olympic torch and relay, to depictions of young athletes exhibiting good sportsmanship. At least a third included physically challenged Paralympic competitors. Each stamp, which is die cut into a pebble shape, a characteristic of Rio 2016's visual language, includes the name of the artist, the Rio Olympic and Paralympic logos. and the face value inscription "13 Porte Carta Comercial" which is equal to R$1.70 at the time of issue.

Figure 2. Six Olympic venue stamps were issued in two near-dentical mini- sheets: one for the Olympic Games (left), and the other for the Paralympics (right). Each stamp had a face value of RS3.75. The first day for both was 1 August 2016.

Venue Mini-Sheets: The six Olympic/Paralympic venues chosen to be depicted on these two near-identical mini-sheets of "venue" stamps N:v e r e

Estadio Olimpico (Olympic Stadium): athletics and football. Velodromo Olimpico do Rio (Rio Olympic Velodrome): cycling (track).

Arena da Juventude (Youth Arena): basketball and Modern Pentathlon fencing. Maracana: opening/closing ceremonies and football.

Sambodromo: archery, athletics (start and conclusion of both marathon events).

Estadio da Lagoa (Lagoa Stadium): canoe sprint and rowing. The main graphic elements of each stamp are embossed. The background is a panoramic view of Rio with the title of each sheet stamped in hot silver in the upper left corner. The bottom left corner of each sheet bears the logo of UPAEP, the Postal Union of the Americas. Spain and Portugal. This year the union's main annual stamp theme for its member countries is the Rio 2016 Games. The Olympic sheet was issued in a quantity of 150.000 panes, while the Paralympic sheet saw a printing of 75.000 panes.

Ceiebracoes dos logos Olimpicos Celebracties dos logos Paralimpicos

0'1 Figure 3. Opening/Closing ceremony souvenir sheets for the Olympics (left) and Paralympics (right). Each stamp has a face value of $R2.65. Both souvenir sheets were issued on 5 August 2016, Opening Day of the Olympic Games. Celebrations Souvenir Sheets: To commemorate opening day of the Olympic Games on 5 August 2016, Brazil Post issued a pair of souvenir sheets -Celebrating the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Figure 3). One stamp on each sheet features the different torches used for the Olympic and Paralympic relays. A pair of stamps reproduces the logo images used on tickets to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of each Games.

The souvenir sheets were issued in differing quantities: 82.000 panes for the Olympic ceremonies, and 42,000 panes for the Paralympic. Special Olympic Post Offices Unfortunately, Brazil Post had no programme of venue sports cancellations as has been a matter of course in the past for both summer and winter Olympic Games. They did, however, open special Olympic post offices at four locations. Figure 4. The Correios Olympic Village post office.

All four temporary post offices began operation on or before 5 August 2016, opening day of the Olympic Games (a national holiday). It is important to note that the special Olympic postmarks customized for each of the four post offices did not come into use until Monday, 8 August 2016 - the first business day following the opening of the Games. During the intervening 3 days (5, 6, and 7 August) each post office, except the Philatelic Center, used the same round postmark (AC Praca Maua) in Figure 5A (also see Figure 6). Philatelic Center (Agenda Filatelica): Located inside the main downtown Rio post office at Rua Primeiro de Marco, 64, the Philatelic Center was open Monday-Friday; closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. It was closed Opening Day of the Olympic Games. Friday. 5 August.

For the first three days, it used a circular "Ag. Filatelica Rio De Janeiro - Rio De Janeiro - RJ" postmark (not shown). On 8 August it began using the special Olympic postmark (Figure 5B), which remained in continuous use through to 1 September.

101 The special Paralympic postmark (Figure 5F) was used beginning 2 Sep-tember. The Para-lympic C 5 AGO 204 postmark measures approx.-imately 1.55 inches wide x 1.60 inches high, which is slightly larger than its 0 Olympic counterpart (1.45" wide x 1.55" high). Rio de Ja,,:iro- P. I 3.

Olympic Village 21 AGO 2016 (Agencia da Vila Olimpica): The Olympic Village post office (Figure 4), which was cotelica open every day o throughout the Games. e 4-‘1' tr42 Rio de la ne tro-R1 0 was only accessible to those with accred-itation 02 SET 2016 to enter the international zone. The special

Olympic postmark (7.4o2c4. (Figure 5C) was used from 8 - 23 August (Figure 8). We know, however, that postal Figure 5. Cancellations used at the special Olympic clerks backdated covers post offices. upon request as the special Olympic Village postmark exists with a 5 August date (Figure 7). The Paralympic postmark was used 2 - 20 September.

Main Press Center (Agencia do MPC): This post office was also open every day from at least 5 August. The special Olympic postmark (Figure 5D) was used from 8 - 22 August (Figure 9) The post office at the MPC was not open to the public. !ffiti lltH

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nit C ace. Figure 6. For the first three days of the Olympic Games (5, 6, and 7 August), a generic round all be date cancel inscribed AC PRAIA MAUA was used at the four special Olympic post offices. Shown here is a postcard mailed from the 2. Olympic Village on 5 August, Opening Day of the Olympic Games.

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Figure 7. Although mailed on 11 August, the postal clerk offered to backdate the Olympic Village postmark to 5 August, opening day of the Games. Because the special Olympic postmarks were not placed in use until Monday, 8 August, any postmark date prior to that would, like this one, have been roiled back.

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107 Windsor Marapendi Hotel (AC Vendas a Distancia): This special post office at the Windsor Marapendi (the 10C Hotel) was open every day from at least 5 August. The special postmark (Figure 5E and Figure 10) was used from 8 - 23 August when the special post office closed. The Windsor Oceanic° Hotel (IPC Hotel) did not have a special post office. Other Postal Products Correios (Brazil Post) also produced and sold other postal products including multiple cardboard boxes and envelopes printed with the color scheme of the Games along with the Olympic and Para-lympic logos. A special pre-paid aerogramme was also available for mailing greetings to Team Brazil. Personalized Olympic stamps could be created bearing the Olympic and Paralympic logos. Six picture postcards (not prepaid) were also available for sale at postal outlets. Olympic Envelope: Shown in Figure 11 is one of the many special side- opening envelope .vvith an Olympic theme. This one measures 9.1 inches x 6.3 inches and sold for $R3.00. This was not postal stationery as there was no paid indicium. The envelopes were available at many postal agencies around Brazil. Special Aerogrammes: Strictly speaking, these were not produced specifically for the Rio Olympic Games and thus did not include any text or graphics in the design referring to the Games. The description of these aerogrammes on the Brazil Post %./vebsite notes that they were used previously for the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto.

The aerogrammes, which bear a pre-paid indicium labelled exclusive use in national territory," ',were designed for the public to write words of encouragement or congratulations to members of the Brazilian Team. After writing a message, the aerogramme was folded and sealed. The front includes the logo of the Brazilian National Olympic Committee and the text "Urn Time, Uma Nacao.' '..ivhich translates as "One Team. One Nation." The aerogrammes were sold for $R2.60 at various postal facilities around Brazil. Atleta: """ i. r.on

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The example in Figure 12 was addressed to Thiago Braz Da Silva, winner of the gold medal for Brazil in the men's pole vault with an Olympic record jump of 6.03 meters. Personalised Stamps: Stamps incorporating images of Olympic visitors with Olympic or sponsor branding, have become a regular feature at the Games. Brazil Post made this souvenir available at its special post offices at the Olympic Village and Main Press Center (MPC). Stamps were dispensed in sheets of twelve, six with the Rio Olympic Games logo and six with the Paralympic logo. In lieu of a specific face value, each stamp was inscribed "10 Porte Carta Comercial' currently equal to R$1.70. This paid the domestic letter/postcard rate. Each sheet of twelve stamps cost R$42.40 (discounts were applied for multiple sheets). On at least one occasion, a sheet of stamps was misprinted by the automated system (Fig. 13).

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1 (1 swimming, all carried the same four values of Determination, Courage, Equality and Inspiration. The postcards were sold for $R3.10 per card. Many thanks to Sports Philatelists International (SPI) members Robertc Gesta de Melo and George Bardosh for contributing both information anc philatelic material. Without their help this article could not have been possible! This article was first published in the Journal of Sports Philately. Fall 2016 Issue.(Volume 55 No. 1) and is reproduced with permission. Postscript: First Day postmarks of the 'Celebrations' & 'Arenas' sheetlets: (images courtesy of Brian Hammond)

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