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10:53:56am
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Not sure if this relates.
https://schack.se/forbundet/swedish-chess-federation/
The postmark date of 25/6/1944 was the day of operation overlord (D Day)
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D-Day was 6 June
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11:24:42am
Thanks Sheepshanks. I see now that it is a chess cover. The image of the chess knight is blurry but identifiable (now) super-imposed over the silhouette of the building.
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The 1944 Swedish chess tournament was held on that date in Lidköping
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Dave, you are quite correct, I should have read this article not just gone by the link title.
https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/battle-of-normandy/days/25-june-1944
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06 Mar 2021
10:53:56am
Anybody have any idea what this cover commemorated?
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re: Sweden 1944 cover - what was the special event?
Not sure if this relates.
https://schack.se/forbundet/swedish-chess-federation/
The postmark date of 25/6/1944 was the day of operation overlord (D Day)
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re: Sweden 1944 cover - what was the special event?
D-Day was 6 June
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06 Mar 2021
11:24:42am
re: Sweden 1944 cover - what was the special event?
Thanks Sheepshanks. I see now that it is a chess cover. The image of the chess knight is blurry but identifiable (now) super-imposed over the silhouette of the building.
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11:27:45am
re: Sweden 1944 cover - what was the special event?
The 1944 Swedish chess tournament was held on that date in Lidköping
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re: Sweden 1944 cover - what was the special event?
Dave, you are quite correct, I should have read this article not just gone by the link title.
https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/battle-of-normandy/days/25-june-1944
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