FISCHER ROBERT JAMES (BOBBY) Signature on a 1964 Chess Olymp

Sale 2276 - Lot 252

Price Realized: $ 450

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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400

FIRST DAY COVER FOR OLYMPIAD DECLINED BY FISCHER FISCHER, ROBERT JAMES ("BOBBY"). Signature on a 1964 Chess Olympiad commemorative cover, with a cachet showing a chessboard and pieces, and with two 1964 Chess Olympiad postage stamps cancelled in Tel Aviv on the first day of the event, November 2, each printed in English, Hebrew, or Arabic. Signed at upper left. With a card explaining the chess problem, printed in English and Hebrew. 4x6 inches. Np, nd

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The cachet features a chess problem from a book by I. Neumann whose solution requires a composite of old and new playing styles, an idea inspired by the title of Theodor Herzl's novel, The Old New Land, as explained by the printed card accompanying this lot.