March 2007 Lelands - Gaynor > Sports > The Dr. James Naismith Collection
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Lot 45: Dr. James Naismith's 1936 Olympic Postage Stamps and 1961 Naismith-Basketball Stamps
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Eight 1936 German postage stamps issued for the Olympics are affixed to a souvenir sheet obtained by Dr. Naismith while attending the Berlin Olympics. Complete sheet of of 50 4 cent U.S. postage stamps mark the 100th birth year of Dr. Naismith. Housed in an embosed leather folder that was presented to Hellen Naismith Dodd (granddaughter of James) and has her name at the bottom right corner.
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