This is a postcard signed on the front by Emil Rausch (1882-1954). Competing for Germany he won two golds and a bronze medal in swimming at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. He won a silver medal in swimming at the 1906 Olympics in Athens. This postcard was mailed from Athens on April 11, 1906, eleven days before the opening of the games and arrived in Germany on April 28, 1906, two days after he won his silver medal. He used 3 of the 1906 Greek Olympic stamps for postage. Interestingly, he used the French designation for Germany, 'Allemagne' rather than the German designation, 'Deutschland'. The handwriting on the front left of the postcard is a much later identification of the card.
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