For the first time the tournament for the Polish championship took place in the coastal city of Jurata in June 1937.
The great foreign chess masters were: Gedeon Stahlberg (Sweden), Vasja Pirc (Yugoslavia), Jan Foltys (Czechoslovakia), Lajos Steiner (Hungary) and Erik Andersen (Denmark).
The unofficial Chess Olympiad took place in Munich between August 17 and September 1, 1936
This was the third unofficial Chess Olympiad after the previous ones held in Paris 1924 and Budapest 1926.
The 3rd International Tournament was held from May 14 and June 8, 1936 in Moscow’s famous Hall of Columns, USSR.
This was the third edition of the international chess tournament in Moscow after the previous ones held in 1925 and 1935.
The 6th Chess Olympiad took place between August 16 and August 31, 1935 in Warsaw, Poland.
The special cancel commemorates the 6th chess olympiad and the 12th FIDE congress.
Czechoslovak Chess Championship held in Mnichovo Hradiště, Czechoslovakia in 1933. The chess players Salo Flohr and Amos Pokorný shared the first place in this tournament.
Publicity of Berlin – Charlottenburg issue in Berlin, Germany in 1933
This is a machine slogan postmark. In this postmark it appears: “Visit chess clubs everywhere, at 8:00 PM on 22nd, 24th and 28th of May”.
International Tournament held in Kecskemét, Hungary in 1927. A roller type slogan postmark commemorates this tournament. Twenty chess players, divided into two sections of ten, participated in the International Masters Tournament held in Kecskemet, Hungary from June 25 to July 12 1927.
Publicity for local industries of Borstendorf issue during 1923 – 1929
This is the first chess postmark issued. In this postmark it appears: “Papier factories, Draught and Chessboards Industries, Toy Pianos”.