An Olympic torch relay was first introduced in the modern Olympics at the 1936 Games in Berlin. This postcard illustration, including a torchbearer with flaming torch, traces the route of the Olympic flame from its source in Olympia, Greece to the site of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. (Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images).
The back of the postcard is a sports stamp with a special stamp of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
