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Rare 1956s Poster professionally framed years ago by the well known Frame Shoppe in Atlanta GA. It is still in business. Notice that their label on the back still doesn\'t have area code for the Shoppe, only their phone number.
This poster is approx. 20\" by 30\" and about 7lbs total weight.
1956 Olympic were held in Melburne Australia, but Equasterian event couldn\'t be held there. See down below some info from the history.
Ready to hang. Great for game room, man cave, bar, or any themed room ...
I am not expert, please examine carefully and ask questions. This will be packed carefully and insured.
Also, in separate listings, I have4 other framed posters. All 30\" tall and 20\"-22\" wide.
Expand your collection, display itproudly or save as investment.
There could be other age wear.Will be bubble wrapped and boxed.
Please examine the high resolution picturesclosely for condition. Feel free to email me with any questions.I don’t see any obvious defects others than those I have highlighted, but there could be some I missed.Ask me if you need additional photos.Sold as described and pictured. No returns.
Shipped via insured mail. Expedited service available. Local pick up is welcomed.
The asking price & acceptable offer reflects the abovecomments.
Shipped quickly with Tracking, Insurance and Confirmation. Pickup in King of Prussia Mall and you can examine it and also save on shipping.
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The Stockholm Olympics were held in July, 1912,the fifth Olympiadof the modern era.
But there was also a Stockholm Olympics in June, 1956, and only equestrian events were held at this particular event. Why? Because the actual host of the 1956 Olympiad was Melbourne, and Australia is famous for its tight quarantine control, a custom that goes back decades.
According to Wikipedia, Australia “had a strict six-month pre-shipment quarantine on horses,” and authorities insisted from 1953 that they would not allow horses enter Australia, even for the Olympics, which were to be held four months later, from November 22 to December 8. So, in 1954, the IOC decided that instead of cancelling the equestrian events, they moved them to Stockholm, Sweden instead.
As a result, the 1956 Olympiad was the first and last to be held in two different hemispheres in the same year, and 1956 saw posters that featured two different cities. The one above is the equestrian part of the 1956 Olympics in Stockholm, while the one below is the standard poster for the Melbourne Games.
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