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NUMBER 4
DECEMBER
1962
VOLUME 1
THE TWO 1939 NURBURGRING AUTO RACES
- Irwin Bloomfield -
Many of my fellow "sports collectors" may have wondered, as I did, why Landmans
Sport Catalog shows only one special cancellation, viz; the "Eifel Rennen", for the
German Nurburgring automobile races issue of May 18, 1939 (Scott B141-43), when I had
two covers for this set with two different special cancellations. Upon further invest-
igation, I found that the results of the race given by Landmans, on page 304 of the
third edition (I960), is not the Eifel Rennen auto race, but that these results are for
the other race — the Grosser Preis von Deutschland fur Rennwagen — the second special
cancellation mentioned above.
To set the
record straight
it
is worth-
while to state
the
correct
facts. The Nur-
burgring
road
stretch is one
of the most i-
deal auto race
tracks of Eur-
ope , and was
dedicated
on
July 7, 1927.
On February
16, 1939, to
commemorate the
I nt e rn a t ional
Automobile Ex-
hibition, Ber-
lin, there was
issued 3 semi-
postal stamps,
designed by a
famous German
artist, Erich
Meerwald. The
6 + 4 pf. dark
green denomi-
nation depicts
the first auto
built by Daim-
ler & Benz, A
1 2 + 8 pf. red
stamp, inter-
esting for the
sportsman, de-
picts the Auto
Union
racing
car and
the
1938 Mercedes-
Benz model. A
Volkswagen is
shown for the
first time on
the third stamp, 25 + 10 pf., dark blue color. An interesting cancellation, depicting
the exhibition hall, two racing cars, and the map of Europe, was used for this issue.
On May 18, 1939, the foregoing series received a black overprint, "NURBURGRING RENNEN"
in gothic letters, in a limited edition of only 300,000 sets.
It is these two Nurburgring auto races which I wish to clarify.
On May 21, 1939,
the "Eifel" race was held under the sponsorship of the 0. N. S. (Oberste Nationale
Sportbehorde — Supreme National Sports Authority).
This race was won by Herman Lang,
driving a Mercedes-Benz racing car. Lang drove the ten laps, a total of 144 miles, in
one hour, 40 minutes, 57.1 seconds.
The second auto race, the "Grosser Preis von Deutschland," took place some two
months later, on July 23, 1939- This race was won by the renowned Rudolf Carraciola,
who averaged 76.4 miles per hour (121 km/hr) over this torturous race course, in his
Mercedes-Benz. This was the sixth time that Carraciola had won this famous race!
Copyright, Sports Philatelists International, 1962
1939 NURBURGRING AUTO RACES (continued)
Second
place in
this race was won by
Herman Mueller in an
Auto-Union, and the
third place was taken
by Pietsch in a Mas-
erate.
Dreyfuss won
fourth place in his
Delahaye.
At the left are
illustrated the two
special cancellations
issued for these two
races.
The
front
page has an illust-
ration of the start
of the 2-liter sport-
car race, in the 1938
Grosser
Preis
von
Deutschland.
The
Nurburgring
was constructed
in
the period immediate-
ly following
World
War I,
when
roads
were built to combat
unemp1oyment.
Th i s
circuit is something
like fourteen miles around. It is an artificial circuit, but its great length, coupled
with the narrow width of the road, give it the very impression of being a normal high-
way into the German mountains.
The reader must understand that the Nurburgring is not a normal racetrack, but a
special raceway constructed in the Eifel district of Western Germany, between the
Rhine and Moselle Rivers, and the frontier of Luxemburg.
The region is very hilly,
with elevations of 2,000 feet above sea level, and with very picturesque scenery,
This topographical feature enabled the Germans to create a raceway which abounds in
one very sharp corner after another, while the roadway (at the same time) climbs and
descends a number of hills. This combination of inclines and declines, combined with
an endless array of sharp hills, has created a raceway which is impossible for any
driver to memorize, and it puts any vehicle driven over it to extreme tests. During
the off-season, ordinary vehicles may be driven over the road for a fee.
The surface of the
Nurburgring is infa-
mous, and causes many
upsets each year. So
far as spectators are
concerned, the length
of the Ring causes
|the vehicles to be
seen only infrequent-
ly.
Many spectators
prefer to watch the
race from the more
exciting corners
rather than the grand
stands.
One
such
corner is the Karus-
sell, where there is
a
concrete
ditch
which the more enter-
prising drivers navi-
gate, instead of us-
ing the roadway!
The Nurburgring is
sometimes referred to
as the German Grand
Prix, instead of the
Grosser
Preis von
Deutschland.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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By now our country's first Christmas stamp is quite routine on first class mail
and the commercial aspects of our most special holiday have long since palled on those
of us who feel that the real significance of Christmas has been lost. Truly, Christ-
mas is almost upon us! The directors and key workers of SPI wish all our members the
merriest of Christmas seasons and the happiest of New Years (full of delightful snorts
collecting joys).
In the lighter vein', we offer the following Christmas want-lists:
Jack Bloom —
several more steady advertising accounts
Bill Brecht — better cooperation by the Post Office Department on Third Class
mailings (JSP)
Ron Collins — more outstanding activities to be publicized in the
press
philatelic
Fred Farr — a whole sack of high quality articles for immediate use in JSP
Jeff Kawashima and Larry McMillan — more prompt
changes of address of members
and
accurate
reporting of
Ira Seebacher — better cooperation on corrections and additions to his hand-
book material
Bill Stoma — five hundred attractive lots, including a reasonable
donations, for our Spring Auction
Bob Bruce and his Membership Committees —
members for SPI
five hundred
number of
active, contributing
Now back to serious matters. Editor Fred Farr is again involved in graduate work
and intern teaching at Columbia University and is not able to devote to JSP the time
which he had anticipated. To continue the high quality product evident iiTThe first
four issues, he must have a steady flow of good articles. He cannot continue prepar-
ing, from scratch, the majority of the material. Not only JSP's quality, but possibly
its very life under Fred, is at stake. All of us are busyT" but no one cannot spare
enough time to prepare something useful to Fred. After all, it is our publication,
not only his.
I regret that the advance announcement on our Spring Auction did not "make" the
November issue of JSP. Look for it in this issue. Here is the opportunity to dispose
of duplicates profitably, and to pick up more desirable items for one's collection.
The directors regret to announce the death of Carl Medlock in early October. His
collection was advertised for sale in the October issue of JSP. Since his heirs wish
to dispose of the collection, the offer is still open.
If any of you are interested,
please take action now.
Once again, Happy Holidays!
/s/
"Bob"
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NEWS
OF
OUR
AFFILIATES
Sports Collectors of Southern California: Elections dominated the October meeting, at
which Larry McMillan was re-elected as president, Jack Bloom was elected Vice President
and Ayne Bloom was re-elected as Secretary-Treasurer.
Frames were set up for SESCAL
1962, the contents of which were contributed from various members' collections. A mem-
ber was designated to write an article for the special issue of Linn's, January 29, 19-
63, which is devoted to SPI. Some 38 members attended this meeting, and sales books
were avidly examined by everyone.
The November meeting was held on the twelfth at Helms Hall, with two visitors from
the Philippines.
Plans were made for participation in the Sports, Vacation and Travel
Show which will be held in March, 1963. Emil W. Breitkreutz, member of SCOSC, has been
elected National President of the Olympians — a rare honor! A very successful auction
was held, and Bill Schroeder was honored with a surprise birthday party.
Sports Stamp Study Circle of New York: The October meeting was sparked by the presence
of Donald Kerr of Toronto, Canada, who spoke about philatelic forgeries of all kinds,
especially those produced by Jean Sperati and Francois Fournier, the two master forgers
of this century.
Mr. Kerr, a guest of the chapter, displayed a number of these for-
geries as illustrative material.
The program for the November meeting was prepared by the indefatiguable Ira See-
bacher, consisting of the display of album pages, supplemented by a running commentary.
Ira recently distinguished himself by winning silver medals recently for his pages of
sports airmails exhibited at LUPOSTA in West Germany and SEPAD at Philadelphia.
Ira
capped his triumphs by being elected President of Aero Philatelists, Inc., the leading
society for collectors of all phases of aero philately!
Sports Philatelists of the Philippines: No grass grows under the feet of these boys!
This group can think up things faster than a computer can operate! They've done it
again;
this time it's the "First National Sports Philatelic Exhibition" (NASPEX), an
exhibit of sports stamps from all over the world. The exhibition was held on the main
floor of the Manila Post Office Building, from December 8 to 14, and was designed to
promote both philately in general and sports philately in particular.
This exhibition coincided with the Fourth World Basketball Championships, the
World Conference on Physical Education, the Sixth Asian Table Tennis Championships, and
the AFP "Little Olympics" — all of which will be held in Manila during the month of
December! Luckily enough, this group has the Postmaster General on their side; a
special sport slogan cancellation will be used on all philatelic mail for the duration
of the NASPEX display.
Here in the States, all we can get our PMG to do is to print
some stamps upside down (and they're not sports stamps, either). Prizes for the NASPEX
show are being donated by their prominent member, Don Manolo Elizalde.
SPORTS PHILATELISTS INTERNATIONAL
President:
Vice Pres:
Sec-Treas:
Director :
Robert M. Bruce, Office of Physical Education, West Point, New York, U.S.A.
F. Quentin Farr, 19 Hillside Road, Elizabeth 3, New Jersey, U. S. A.
Lawrence McMillan, 3261 Los Coyotes Blvd., Long Beach 8, California, U.S.A.
Travis Land, 938 Essex Street, San Antonio 10, Texas, U. S. A.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHILATELY
F. Quentin Farr, 19 Hillside Road, Elizabeth 3, New Jersey, U, S. A.
Travis Land, 938 Essex Street, San Antonio 10, Texas, U. S. A.
Ira Seebacher, 48 Knollwood Road South, Roslyn, New York, U. S. A.
Singrey J. Hughes, 811 Camino Miramonte, Tucson, Arizona, U. S. A.
Advertising Mgr: Jack Bloom, 1118 South Lake Street, Los Angeles 6, California, U.S.A.
The Publishers: William Brecht; Brecht & Holer, Inc.; 694 Third Avenue; New York 17,
New York, U. S. A.
NOTE: All catalogue numbers quoted in this publication are from
age Stamp Catalogue, unless specifically stated otherwise.
Scott's Standard Post-
Managing Editor:
Assoc. Editors:
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THE OLYMPIC GAMES ARE COMING!
- 0. Cincorings -
Start increasing your stamp budget NOW!
With all of
1963 left and most of 1964, you can bet your bottom dol-
lar that there will be plenty of stamps for everyone, and
too many for most in the coming days .... for the Olympic
Games are coming!
Despite "black blot" campaigns and despite anti-sports
articles disparaging the intents and accomplishments of
the Olympic Movement, we predict that the 1964 Olympics
will see more philatelic emissions than any other Olympi-
ad.
ALBANIA has already issued a set of five stamps to
publicize the Olympic Games of 1964!
Japan has just re-
leased its third threesome with many others to follow.
And this is still 1962!!!
The Organizing Committees for the Games are busily en-
gaged in the finalizing of plans for this Olympiad.
At
the present time, most of the efforts are directed toward
publicity, which will result in the greatest attendance
ever to accompany an Olympiad. The first step was the
creation of a poster for world-wide distribution. At the
upper right is illustrated the poster created by Yusaka
Kamekura, and below are some of the 40 designs submitted in the contest to select the
official emblem.
These examples are taken from the publication, TOKYO INVITES ..., a
beautiful brochure published by the Japanese Organizing Committee.

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