David Feldman Olympic Games and Football June 4, 2019

Below are tables and information useful to collectors of the 1906 Athens Olympics. Figure 1 shows the three special cancellations that were used during the Games; figure 2 shows the Greek postage rates during the period of use of the 1906 Olympic issues, and figure 3 shows the number of events for different disciplines on each day of the Games (for both the Julian and Gregorian calendar). Figure 1 Stadion Zappeion Akropolis 1906 Athens Internal Mail Within town 5l per 15g (min. 10l) Newspaper / printed matter 1l per 50g Visit cards 2l, 3l, 5l, 10l Stationery (without text) 5l Stationery (with text) 10l Samples (without value) 5l per 50g Letters 20l per 15g Registration Fee 20l Avis de Reception Fee 20l Mail Abroad Newspaper / printed matter 5l per 50g Stationery (without text) 5l Stationery (with text) 10l Samples (without value) 5l per 50g Letters 25l per 15g Registration Fee 25l Avis de Reception Fee 25l Figure 2 Postage Rates Figure 3 Calendar of events All dates quoted for the postal history items from the 1896 and 1906 Athens Games are from the Julien calendar. The above table shows the conversion of the old Julian calendar to the modern Gregorian calendar for the days of the Games. Note that the difference between the calen- dars was 12 days in 1896, and 13 days in 1906.