Chess Stamps

Hello Everyone! 

Do you like to collect stamps and learn about them? You are at the right place. I will be talking about some chess stamps.

Bulgaria 1947: Balkan Games

This stamp, probably the first "chess stamp" is one pf a set of five issued to commemorate the 1947 Balkan Games, held in Bulgaria, in which chess was one of the sports. Hungary was the winner of the Chess Competition.  

Jugoslavia 1950: IX Chess Olympiad - August20 - 31,1950

These stamps were issued to commemorate the Ninth Team championship of the world, held at the shores of the Dalmatia 

Cuba 1951: José Raúl Capablanca

30th Anniversary 

World Champion of Chess

These stamps were issued as part of the commemoration of Capablanca's defeat of Emanuel Lasker for the World Championship. The match began on March 15th , 1921 and ended on April 21st. 

Here are some more chess stamps

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