1980

Lebanon   February 21, 1980       Commemorates 50 years of FIDE (1924-1974) [belated]

185. Rook and knight186. King

187. Emblem188. Pieces189. Pieces

 Item Value 
 Set of 5 $ 12 
 
 Catalogue Number 
 Rose
SG
Michel
Scott		185 - 189
1265-9
1288-92
C798-802		 


Djibouti   June 9, 1980       Celebrates founding of FIDE in 1924 (albeit belated !)

190. 191.

 Item Value 
 Set of 2 $ 3 
 
 Catalogue Number 
 Rose
SG
Michel
Scott		190 - 191
790-1
278-9
513-4		 


Poland   August 20, 1980       450th anniversary of the birth of Jan Kochanowski (author of poem on chess in 1564)

192. Kochanowski

 Item Value 
 1 stamp $ 1 
 
 Catalogue Number 
 Rose
SG
Michel
Scott		192
2698
2712
2416		 


Romania   October 1, 1980       24th Olympiad, Malta

193. Knight194. Rook195. Igor196. Fatima

 Item Value 
 Set of 4 $ 3 
 
 Catalogue Number 
 Rose
SG
Michel
Scott		193 - 196
4598-4601
3747-50
2973-6		 


Brazil   November 18, 1980      

197. Correspondence
Chess

 Item Value 
 1 stamp $ 0.75 
 
 Catalogue Number 
 Rose
SG
Michel
Scott		197
1874
1797
1001		 


Malta   November 20, 1980       24th Olympiad, Malta

198. P + R199. P + B200. Pieces

 Item Value 
 Set of 3 $ 2.50 
 
 Catalogue Number 
 Rose
SG
Michel
Scott		198 - 200
652-4
621-3
577-9		 


Paraguay   December 15, 1980       World Championship, Merano - illustrations from Alfonso X's Libros del Axedrez, Dados et Tablas c1283

201. 202. 203.

204. 205. 206.

207. 208. 209.

 Item Value 
 Set of 9 $ 24 
 
 Catalogue Number 
 Rose
SG
Michel
Scott		201 - 209
n/a
3337-45
1982-84		 


Korea (N)   December 28, 1980       World Championship, Merano

210. Fischer
and Spassky		211. Korchnoi
and Karpov

 Item Value 
 No. 210 $ 7 
 MS of 211 $ 10 
 MS of 210 & 211 $ 14 
 
 Catalogue Number 
 Rose
SG
Michel
Scott		210 - 211
N2037, MS N2038
2074-2075
n/a		 


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