CHESS on STAMPS

Country Year Gibbons # Scott # Denomination Description Mint Used
Bulgaria 1962 15th Chess Olympiad, Varna
1228 1225 1s Bishop
1229 1226 2s Rook
1230 1227 3s Queen
1231 1228 13s Knight
1232 1229 20s Pawn $5.75 $2.00
MS1233a 1229a 20s +30s $7.25 $7.25
Cambodia 1996 Modern Chess Champions
1571 100r Cpablanca
1572 200r Alekhine
1573 300r Smyslov
1574 500r Tal
1575 900r Fischer
1576 1000r Karpov $7.00 $2.20
MS1577 1500r Kasparov $4.00 $1.00
Comoro Islands 1979 Great Chess Masters
321 416 40f Phildor, Anderssen and Steinitz with 12th century King
322 417 100f Venetian players with Quee, Rook, Knight and King 
323 418 500f Alekhine,Spassky, Fischer and Bishop $7.50 $2.00
Cuba 1951 30th Anniversary Capablanca's Victory in World Chess Championship
562 463 1c J. R. Capablanca and King
563 464 2c Capablanca playing Chess
564 465 5c Capablanca Chess Club, Havanna and two Knights
565 C44 5c Board 1921 Capablanca v Lasker World Chess Champinoship
566 C45 8c Capablanca playing Chess
567 C46 25c J. R. Capablanca and King $34.00 $10.00
E568 E14 10c Capablanca Chess Club, Havanna and two Knights $9.00 $3.50
(special delivery)
Cuba 1966 17th Chess Olympiad, Havanna
1405 1030 1c Pawn
1406 1031 2c Rook
1407 1032 3c Knight
1408 1033 9c Bishop
1409 1034 10c Queen and simulateous game
1410 1035 13c King and Olympiad emblem $4.00 $2.00
MS1411 BF27 30c Board 1914 Capablanca v Lasker Berlin 1914 $4.00 $2.00
Cuba 1969 7th Capablanca International Tourament
1710 1463 30c  Pieces with globe $3.00 $1.50
Cuba 1976 Great Masters Set
2274 2042 1c Lopez Segura and Roy Lopez Segura opening
2275 2043 2c Philidor, copy of  L'Analyse du Jeu des Echecs and Pawn
2276 2044 3c Steinitz and Knight
2277 2045 13c Lasker and King
2278 2046 30c Capablanca as a small boy and chess game $2.50 $1.00
Cuba 1982 40th Anniversary Death of Capablanca
2066 2560 5c Capablanca as child and King
2067 2561 20c Capablanca and Rook
2068 2562 30c Capablanca and Knight
2069 2563 50c Capablanca and Queen $2.50 $1.00
Faroe Islands 1983 King Queen Chess Pieces
81 93 250ore 19th century King by Pol I Buo
82 94 250ore 19th century Queen by Pol I Buo
Germany W. Berlin 1972 Child Welfare yearly series - pieces of glazed pottery
B424 9BN92 20pf + 10pf 19th century faience Knight
B425 9BN93 30pf + 15pf 19th century faience Rook
B426 9BN94 40pf + 20pf 19th century faience Queen
B427 9BN95 70pf + 35pf 19th century faience King  $4.50 $3.75
Inscribed "Berlin"
Israel 1964 16th Chess Olympiad, Tel Aviv
288 12a Knight, board, Olympiad emblem
289 70a Rook, board, Olympiad emblem $1.65 $1.50
Mexico 1978 World Youth Team Chess Championship, Mexico City
1449 C577 1p60c White Rook and Pawn
1450 C578 4p30c Black Rook and Pawn $0.25 $0.10
Mongolia 1986 World Champions and Game Positions
1791 1202 20m Steinitz v Bardelben 1st Hastings Int'l Congress 1895
1792 1203 30m Lasker v  Pillsbury "The Four Master Tournament" St. Petersburg 1895
1793 1204 40m Alekhine v Reti Baden-Baden Int'l Tournament 1925
1794 1205 50m Botvinnik v Capablanca AVRO Int'l Tournament 1938
1795 1206 60m Karpov v Unzicker Milan Int'l Tournament1975
1796 1207 80m Gaprindasfvilli v Lazarevic Women's World Tournament Banja 1961
1797 1208 120m Chiburdanidze v Levitina Women's World Tournament Volgograd 1984 $1.25 $0.60
MS1798   4t Great masters with FIDE emblem and board $1.50 $0.75
Nicaragua 1983 Chess Piece Moves
2504 15c Pawn's move
2504 65c Knight's move
2504 1cor Bishop's move
2504 2cor Rook's move
2504 4cor (air) Queen's move
2504 5cor King's move
2504 7cor Game in progress $4.00 $2.50
Russia 1963 World Chess Championship, Moscow
2587 2742 4k Gold medal, King and Pawn
2588 2743 6k Board, Queen and Bishop
2589 2744 16k Venue, Rook and Knight $4.00 $1.25
1982 World Chess Championship
5263 6k FIDE emblem and Queen chess symbol
5264 6k FIDE emblem and King chess symbol $1.00 $0.50
1984 World Chess Championship Finals
5480 15k Emblem and Queen chess symbol
5481 15k Emblem and King chess symbol $2.25 $1.00
1985 World Chess Championship Final - Karpov v Kasparov
5594 10k Knight, King, Pawn, Bishop and FIDE emblem $1.00 $0.30
Tanzania 1986 World Chess Championship, London and Leningrad
461 304 20s Top of Staunton Queen
462 305 100s Hand moving Rook on board with Bishop and Pawns $1.50 $2.50
305a se-tenant 
Sao Tome 1981 World Championship
618
619
620
621
622
623
624a-b
Yugoslavia 1950 9th Chess Olympiad, Dubrovnik
647 300 2d Board and Bishop
648 301 3d Rook and flags
649 302 5d Board 1924 Capablanca v Lasker
650 303 10d Pieces, globe, players
651 304 20d Knight and flags $50.00 $32.00
This colorful first day cover was prepared by the Philatelic Club of Dubrovnik.
The stamps were issued to commemorate the
international chess matches held in Dubrovnik on August 20-21, 1950