Olympic Philately: Reading the 1896 Athens Olympics from Postage Stamps

Özer, Uğur

doi:10.1080/09523367.2023.2177279

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“…Based on this law, the Olympic organizers borrowed money from the National Bank of Greece secured by funds from the expected stamp sales. The stamps were a hit and the revenue generated by them helped organizers balance their budget and build the final four venues used for the games (Ozer, 2023). Thus, as early as the first Olympic games and around 50 years after the first postage stamps were issued, sports became connected with stamp collecting.…”

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“…Postage stamps are not just for proving evidence that someone pre-paid to send a letter or package. For years governments have used postage stamps to convey various messages such as ideas/beliefs, important information, or to announce/promote a major event (Ozer, 2023). Stamps can also be used for propaganda both nationally and internationally (Ozer, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For years governments have used postage stamps to convey various messages such as ideas/beliefs, important information, or to announce/promote a major event (Ozer, 2023). Stamps can also be used for propaganda both nationally and internationally (Ozer, 2023). Stamps have also contributed to the financing, promotion, and execution of the Olympics and Olympism (Ozer, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Stamps can also be used for propaganda both nationally and internationally (Ozer, 2023). Stamps have also contributed to the financing, promotion, and execution of the Olympics and Olympism (Ozer, 2023).…”

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Sport Funding Through Stamps: Finding Unlikely Revenue Streams

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Int. J. Phys. Educ. Fit. Sports

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Sports can be expensive. Ice time for hockey practice to $200 tennis racquets can discourage some participants. From billion-dollar teams and venues to Olympic Games costing billions as well, where will sports get all the money they need to operate? One vehicle that has been used successfully for almost 100 years has been postage stamps. Funds were not generated just from selling Olympic themed stamps that generated some money for the postal service or maybe a government. The bulk of funds associated with sport-related stamps fundraising has been through semipostal stamps. Semipostal stamps provide for an additional charge over the face value with those funds going to a worthy cause. Worth causes over the years have included tuberculosis research/treatment, disease prevention, supporting the Red Cross, feeding the poor, or winter heating aid. Another beneficiary has been sports. Researching Scott Stamp Catalogues from the 1920s through 2015 has highlighted 60 countries who have issued 920 semipostal stamps to fund everything from Olympics to youth sports, sport venues, and even sport equipment purchases. This article examines how these stamps have been used successfully in the past and how they are still being used. Furthermore, one country, Germany, has been issuing sport-related semipostal stamps for over 50 years and has generated millions of dollars and sold over 250 million sport-related semipostal stamps.

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Section: History Of Sport and Stampsmentioning

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