DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST (former West Germany postal service) on 18 August 1972 issued a series of First Day Cover stamps for various events during the Summer Olympics held in Munich. The denominations of the stamps were 25+5, 30+10, 40+10, and 70+10 Pfennig, with the additional amounts likely being a surcharge to support the Olympic Games. Three FDC cachets depicted a hammer thrower; the stamps featured postmark cancellations from Bonn, Kiel and Munich.
Shown here are four of the events: long jump, basketball, discus throw, and canoe slalom.
Tragically the massacre of Israeli athletes by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September overshadowed the awards and records set in this Olympiad.
More FDC stamps of Deutsche Bundespost 1972 Olympics in Munich may be viewed HERE.
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