Olympic News Service XIIth Olympic Games Helsinki 1940. No. 1-10. October 1938 - October 1939 (complete set) + Special Issued July 1939. Official bulletin of the Helsinki 1940 Olympic Games in English. approx. 80 pages with black and white photos and drawings. 30x21cm --In 1938, Helsinki stepped in at short notice as the venue for the 1940 Summer Olympics for the return of the 1940 Tokyo Games. No. 10 - October 1939 is the last bulletin in this series, published on November 30th. In 1939 the USSR attacked Finland. The various editions report on the preparations for the Helsinki Summer Olympics in 1940 --Very rare!!!. Condition: C
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