First chess stamp
Period
1947Place
Bulgaria
Category
Souvenirs and memorabiliaSubcategory
Stamps
Curious fact
The stamp is one of a set of five. The other four stamps portray bicycle racing, basketball, soccer, and the flags of the nations participating in the Balkan Games: Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia.
This stamp is one of 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, with a team comprising Bakonyi, Benko, Barcza, Florian, Fuster, Gereban, Szabo, and Szny.The stamp (9 leva, white and orange brown) was issued September 29, 1947. It was designed by St. Kancer, and 172,000 were issued. The vertical inscription translates: 'Balkan Games 1947,' and the horizontal: 'Republic of Bulgaria.'
