Card Olympia, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Monte Cristallo, 1956, 2

Product detailed description

Condition: Good

Dimensions: 8 cm x 6 cm

Card from prestigious East German edition of Seventh Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956. Bild 2 - VERY EARLY piece of series of 100 images. Obverse depicts beautiful black-white photograph of Hotel Corona with dominant Monte Cristallo mountain in background. Hotel Corona was prestigious venue during Olympic Games. Monte Cristallo is majestic mountain characteristic of Dolomites. Reverse in German describes photographic subject: Cortina and surroundings had no shortage of beautiful motifs. Here behind Hotel Corona spreads Monte Cristallo. VEB Volkskunstverlag Reichenbach - official East German publisher. East German edition number A 246/56. Combination of very early number 2, architectural and natural scenery, East German provenance, and document of Olympic infrastructure make this card rare. Ideal piece. Valuable artifact.

FAQ - Beginning Cards of East German Olympic Edition:

Why are cards number 1-10 so valued?
Bild 2 is from series beginning - very early piece. Beginning cards rarer because series runs to 100. Many collectors start from beginning and retain early pieces. Bild 2 is second piece of series.

What increases value of Monte Cristallo card?
Number 2 (series beginning, rare), Hotel Corona as prestigious Olympic venue, Monte Cristallo as iconic mountain, architectural and landscape elements, and East German provenance.

How to collect East German Olympic cards - early series strategy?
Seek Bild 1-20 (early content). Bild 2 quite special. Architectural motifs (hotels, stadiums) valued. Complete series all 100 very rare.

te last is special. Complete series all 100 very rare.