My Favorite Postcards

Sochi, Russia
2014
Fisht Olympic Stadium

This postcard is unused.

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Fisht Olympic Stadium is an open-air stadium located in Sochi Olympic Park and named after Mount Fisht.  At a cost of $779 million, the 40,000-person-capacity stadium was built primarily for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, serving as the Olympic stadium and the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies.

Now that the games are over, it serves as a training centre and match venue for the Russia national football (soccer) team,  and as a site for matches during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Sport und Umwelt
Entwurf: LeRoy Neiman (USA)
Photo: Archiv des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees
Thema: Hürdenlauf: London 1908

-- Translation:
Sport and Environment
Design: LeRoy Neiman (USA
Photo: Archives of the International Olympic Committee
Topic: Hurdles: London 1908

Visit the United Nations Postal Administration booth at the Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition (*UN First Day Ceremony)

Municipal Auditorium
Sarasota, Florida
5-7 February 1999

Hope to see you there!
Regards,
UNPA New York

Maximumkarte Nr. 46
Postverwaltung der Vereinten Nationen
Internationales Zentrum Wien
A-1400 Wien - Vereinte Nationen
Osterreich
1996 U.N.

-- Translation:
Maximum card no. 46
Postal Administration of the United Nations
Vienna International Centre
A-1400 Vienna - United Nations
Austria
1996 U.N.

Olympiastadt Innsbruck
IX. Olympische
Winterspiele 1964

Olympiastadt Innsbruck, Tirol
Austragungsort der IX. Olympischen Winterspieie
vom 29. Janner bis 9. Februar 1964

1. Nordkettenbahn
2. gegen die Nordkette
3. Goldenes Bachl und Stadtturm
4. lgls gegen die Nordkette
5. gegen Glungezer und Patscherkofe

This is postmarked in 1997 from Austria.

I put the above into a translator and this came out: (if anyone can leave a better translation, that would be wonderful)

Olympic city of Innsbruck
IX. Olympic
Winter Games of 1964

Olympic city of Innsbruck, Tyrol
Hosted the IX. Olympic Winterspieie
of 29 January to 9 February 1964

1. Nordkettenbahn
2. against the northern chain
3. Golden Bachl and City Tower
4. LGLS against the northern chain
5. against Glungezer and Patscherkofe

Olympic Post Card Decals
Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake 2002

This is an unused postcard with four decals attached to it.  Peel off the protective plastic and the decals will easily be removed.

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The XIX Olympic Winter Games was a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout 165 sporting sessions.

Ice Cube Curling Center

After the Games: The building might be moved to another region.

postmarked in 2013 with a Russia 'bear' stamp

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The Ice Cube Curling Center is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Sochi, Russia that is currently under construction.

After it is completed, it will host all the curling events at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the wheelchair curling events at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. It will cost $14.0 million to build the venue, including the temporary works for the Olympics and Paralympics.  After the 2014 games, it will remain a sports arena but it may be re-located.

The Kookaburras belong to the family of the Kingfishers and are native to Australia and New Guinea, but only the Australian one is famous for its unmistakable laughing call.  They feed on insects, snakes, frogs and other small animals.

unused, from 2012
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Here is a Kookaburra as a mascot for the Sydney Olympics in 2000 ...

Sydney 2000 Millenium card with Olly, Syd and Millie - Olympic Games Official Licensed Product - unused

here is some info on the characters...
Ollie, Syd and Millie, designed by Matthew Hattan, are three native Australian animals chosen as mascots for the Sydney 2000 Games. They represent earth, air and water. "Olly", a kookaburra, epitomizes the Olympic spirit of generosity and universal generosity (from Olympic); "Syd", a platypus, represents the environment and captures the vigor and energy of Australia and its people (from Sydney); "Millie", an echidna, is a techno-whiz and information guru, with all the facts and figures at her fingertips (from Millennium).

The back of both postcards reads:
Official Product of London 2012.  Thank you for purchasing this Official Product of London 2012.  Your purchase supports the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(with the Olympic Hologram Seal on the back) (The information you see about each mascot is not printed on the postcards)


 

This official Olympic postcard with your personal message of support will be forwarded  to the U.S. Team in Barcelona.  It is a replica of the giant postcard that will be assembled in Washington, DC, for the July 12 1992 salute to Team USA

the postcard is pre-printed with an address on it to send it to the olympic team

unused
printed by the United States Postal Service

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The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same year since 1924, and place them in alternating even-numbered years, beginning in 1994. The 1992 Summer Games were the last to be staged in the same year as the Winter Games.

Miga - A mythical sea bear, part orca and part kermode bear.



Quatchi - A sasquatch. He comes from the mysterious forests of Canada and dreams of being a hockey goalie.






Sumi - An animal guardian spirit with the wings of the Thunderbird and legs of a black bear who wears a hat of an orca whale. He lives in the mountains of British Columbia.


all three postcards are unused, the stamps are pre-paid and printed on the backs of the cards

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The mascots for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were introduced on November 27, 2007.

Miga and Quatchi are mascots for the Olympic Games, while Sumi is the mascot for the Paralympic Games

National Aquatics Center, China

This is postmarked in 2009 with a Beijing 2008 stamp pre-printed on the card for 4.50.

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The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also known as the National Aquatics Center, better known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the building is a cuboid (rectangular box), not a cube. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.