Games On Stamps... Playing Cards, Board Games, Video Games

Here are images of the two airmail stamps in a chess set depicting, respectively, knights and kings, designed by Claude Andréotto, engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Niger on June 3, 1974 to publicize the 21st Chess Olympiad, held in Nice, France, Scott Nos. C235 & C236.

- nethryk

Ancient cards from Czechoslovakia

Bridge table and coastal scene, designed by Bernard Minne, engraved by Jean Pheulpin, and issued by Monaco on May 3, 1976 to publicize the 5th World Team Bridge Olympiad, held in Monte Carlo, Scott No. 1018.

- nethryk

Rezso Gacs (1911-1987)



Rezso Gacs with stage name Rodolfo was one of the best known Hungarian magicians.
"Watch my hands, because I`m cheating" - was his slogan.
He entertained audiences all over the world and wrote a book on his magic art.

The Frankenburger Game of Dice



In 1625 governor of Upper Austria baron von Hebersdorf tried to forcibly reintroduce Catholicism in Frankenburg.
Peasant were Lutheran so they resisted.
Baron made 36 men roll dice against each other in pairs for their lives.
The losers were hanged.

Bagh-Chal



Bagh-Chal is a strategic board game originates in Nepal.
One player played with four tigers and the other player played with twenty goats.
The name meaning "Tiger game".

FRANCE 2005
Mario Bros of Nintendo



My daughters were fans of Mario Bros and played all the time.
I've never played...it was too fast for my philatelic fingers

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a rather whimsical chessboard, designed and engraved by René Quillivic, and issued by Mali on March 25, 1974 to publicize the Chess Olympics, held in Nice, France, Scott No. C215.

- nethryk

Truco



Truco is a loud and lively game, which is widely played in South America,
usually as a partnership game for four players.
There are significant differences between the forms of Truco played in different countries.

Here are images of the three airmail stamps in a chess set, printed by lithography in Portugal, and issued by Paraguay on June 18, 1984 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the World Chess Federation, founded in Paris, France on July 20, 1924, Scott Nos. C568-C570.

- nethryk

Chess pieces, designed by Ma. C. Mullin.


Woman holding a chess King, designed by Ma. C. Mullin.


Chess Bishop and Knight, designed by Barmaimol.

200 Years Skat



The roots of Skats are in Altenburg, Germany,
where some 200 years ago, some notables founded a round of cards.
They used the usual set 32 cards and experimenting with game ideas and rules.
They invented skat.

Here is an image of a se-tenant pair of stamps depicting antique chessmen (King and Queen) carved by Pol I Buo, designed and engraved by Czeslaw Slania after a photograph by O. Wich, and issued by Faroe Islands on May 2, 1983, Scott No. 94b, Facit Nos. 84 & 85.

- nethryk

Centenary of the first Crossword



The inventor of first crossword is Arthur Wynne.
His first crossword was published in 1913 in Sunday newspaper the New York World.

The "Against Chess Olympiad" was arranged as an alternative to the official 22nd Chess Olympiad, held in Haifa, Israel, almost simultaneously. This unofficial Olympiad was arranged by Arab states boycotting Israel, and it took place in Tripoli, Libya from October 24 to November 15, 1976. None of the big chess nations (Eastern or Western) came to Libya, so the field consisted of the Arab states, a number of minor chess nations, and some that were not even members of FIDE; not a single Grandmaster participated. Here are images of the two similar airmail stamps featuring a chessboard motif and the event's emblem, printed by lithography, and issued by El Salvador on October 29, 1977 to commemorate its team's surprising victory in the Against Chess Olympiad, Scott Nos. C408 & C409.

- nethryk

St Valentine`s Day



Heart of king and queen from Belarus.