Early Checkmate Covers

In April, 1975, James Sutcliffe of Great Britain and Hans Ulfstomer of Sweden published "Checkmate, A Catalog of Philatelic Items with a Chess Connection." By 1980, the Checkmate Catalog had reached an impressive 5 volumes, carefully documenting nearly every legitimate stamp and cover.

I am just another collector who prizes the catalog and uses it in my quest to obtain as complete a collection as possible. Here are some of my early chess stamps and covers. The sharing of these images is almost as much fun as acquiring them.