OLYMPSPORT Bulletin No. 4/2007
Title page – OLYMPSPORT members which took part in Autumn OLYMPSPORT meeting in Prague in October 20th. The first international virtual philatelic exhibition SPORT-O-NET´07 – advertisement below this page.
Pages 86-87 – Greetings to the New Olympic year 2008 to all OLYMPSPORT members from OLYMPSPORT Headquarters. News from OLYMPSPORT Headquarters – a letter from Maurizio Tecardi, FIPO General Secretary about philatelic exhibition during Olympic games 2008 in Peking. It will be arranged OLYMPIC EXPO – OLYMPEX in Peking Exhibition Centre in August 7th – 18th. You can send your application for your exhibit to Jaroslav Petrásek likewise to exhibition SLOVOLYMPFILA 2008 taking place in Bratislava in June 3rd – 8th (see page 94). Did you already pay your member fee? Changes in the list of OLYMPSPORT members. There will be issued the new directory of OLYMPSPORT members like a supplement of OLYMSPORT Bulletin No.1/2008. Survey of philatelic exhibitions in the several next years.
Pages 87-88 – Autumn OLYMPSPORT meeting – short report and several photos from this event.
Pages 88-90 – The first international virtual philatelic exhibition SPORT-O-NET´07 was arranged on philatelic server EXPONET in November 1st – 30th. Short report on this virtual exhibition and special cancellations prepared to this event.
Pages 90-91 – Olympic issue 1906 – review on book concerning this Greek issue written by Michalis Tsironis. This book won Grand Prix and Large gold medal in philatelic exhibition SPORT-O-NET´07 in class of literature.
Page 91 – OLYMPSPORT novelties – survey of the special cancellations prepared by OLYMPSPORT in the second half of the year 2007 in the table. Overprints from post-cards issued in the first half of the year 2007 on the pictures.
Page 92 – Czech Coal Carlsbad Chess Tournament 2007 – there was arranged International Chess tournament in Carlsbad in September 7th – 15th. See the results of this event in the table. This tournament reminded the 100th anniversary of the first international chess tournament in Bohemia took place in Carlsbad in August and September 1907. Post-card with overprint and special post-mark prepared by OLYMPSPORT.
Page 93 – Post-cards with overprint and special cancellations prepared by OLYMPSPORT. The first one with meter-stamp was prepared to the Autumn OLYMPSPORT meeting. This one is reminding František Čapek – Czech Olympic winner from London 1948. The second one was issued to the European Junior Fencing Championship. This event was arranged in Prague, in October 30th – November 4th. Slogan cancellation was used in Post office Praha 6 in opening day on October 30th.
Page 94 – Poster advertising the philatelic exhibition SLOVOLYMPFILA 2008. This event will be arranged like qualification for OLYMPEX 2008 in Bratislava (Slovakia) in June 3rd – 8th .
Pages 95-100 – Winter Auction 2007 see the materials on OLYMPSPORT web sites. The last day for your bids is February 15th 2008. Offer of books with Olympic topics from Italy below the page 100.
Pages 101-104 – “Olympic medallists on philatelic materials” the 40th continuation of periodic serial. Still about the Olympic Games 1972 in Munich – athletics competitions.
Pages 105-108 – the survey of Czech special cancellations and post marks with sporting topics 2007.
Pages 109-112 – Covers of Organisation committees of Olympic games. You can see the covers used by Organisation committees for Olympic games 1896, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1924 here. Other covers you can see on web sites
Pages 113-114 – Novelties of postage stamps, souvenir sheets and sheets of personal stamps issued by China Post to the XXIXth Olympic games 2008 in Peking.
Pages 115-117 – XXIXth Olympic games 2008 in Peking – post marks, slogan cancellations and cachets – the 3rd continuation. You can see a survey of special cancellations and cachets prepared to the Olympics 2008 in China here.
Page 117 – World Football Championship 2010 South Africa. You can see souvenir sheets of South Africa and post marks issued to this world event here.
Page 118 – FC Chelsea without trainer José Mourinho. Short story about this famous English football club. Souvenir sheet from Grenada issued to the 100th anniversary of this club in 2005 and English post marks concerning FC Chelsea matches. Ukraine postage stamp showing Andrej Schevchenko star of this club.
Page 119 – From the history of football in Italy – part 3. Something about the 2nd World Football Championship 1934 which took place in Italy. The result of final match Italy vs. Czechoslovakia was 2:1 for Italian team when referee Eklind didn ´t lead this match fair.
Page 120 – Special post marks used to the World Pentathlon Championship and the 44th World Archery Championship in Germany. The survey of Slovak post marks with sporting topics 2007.
Page 121-122 – The survey of Croatian post marks with sporting topics 2007.
Page 122 – Souvenir sheet with symbols of eight places of matches EURO 2008 was issued in Austria. Cover with special post mark and meter-stamp issued to the World Canoe Championship took place in Duisburg (Germany) in August.
Page 123 – Postage stamps and special post marks issued to the World Women Handball Championships in France and World Women Basketball Championships in Italy. Slogan cancellation to the start of US national qualification tournaments for Olympic games 2008. Austrian skier Nicole Hosp – World champion and World Cup winner on Austrian postage stamp below the page 123.
Page 124 – Briefly in the end – several postage stamps and post-marks issued to different sporting events.