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Gannett Suburban NewspapersSunday, August 2, 1992 Section Early airmails were wise investments BEGINNER CORNER I 0 ty STAMPS BY SHELBY LYMAN SYD KRONISH a 1 mm mm mi ftj I Road, Kansas City, Mo. 64108 Orders must be postmarked by Sept 19. a WHTTE WINS THE QUEEN li White A reader has inquired about the value of U.S. airmails and whether they are a good investment According to Barry Krause, author of Collecting Stamps For Pleasure and Profit the first 18 U.S. airmail stamps (from 1918 through 1933) have proven to be sound investments over the long term.

The airmails should be dean, undamaged, well centered and with rich color. Stamps on cover or plate blocks are the best ways to invest in these early airmails. Krause notes that early airmails arent that rare but are tremendously popular. Some collectors reftise to part with their airmails, but if you are really interested, he adds, you should shop around for a seller. tr 1 ft SOLVE-IT AFTER 21 KX2 Tal n' I BIB I York Rhilhaiimonic a Fischer BLACK TO PLAY (Set tail 1 game (core) Mikhail Tal was a true inspiration BEGINNERS CORNER hint and explanation: Divert its defender.

Mikhail Tal, the former world champion who recently died in Moscow at the age of 55, was an authentic genius of chess. So awesome were his mental powers that one famous grandmaster complained that it was unfair to have to play Tal because he had the memory and calculating ability of a computer. But Tal was much more than a human chess machine. He was an elemental creative force as well, a man who had 'a passionate love affair with chess and life itself. His brilliance at the chessboard, charming wit, modesty and warmth earned him worldwide admiration and affection.

From his youth, the magician of Riga suffered from chronic and often debilitating illness, resulting Anally in his premature death. I first met Tal in 1956, a vital dark-haired youth with a piercing but friendly stare and a striking charisma. Thirty years later, I met him again in Brussels. He seemed 10 or 15 years older than his actual age. But it was the same Tal with the same chess powers and wit, and he was even more respected and admired than before.

Below Is a dynamic draw Tal played with Bobby Fischer in the 1960 Leipzig World Chess Olympics. Fischer Tal 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5.

a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 Canada has issued a souvenir sheet of 12 stamps depicting works of art by Canadian painters to mark the 125th anniversary of the nations official founding. The theme of the set comes from Canada's national anthem expressing a line our home and native Each painting features a site associated with a province or territory. The souvenir sheet is arranged in a diamond shape with each stamp separated from another by a blank stamp. These are Canada's first diamondshaped stamps.

The denomination of each stamp is 42 cents. Also seen on the stamps are Canada Day and the national oak leaf symbol. The province names are noted at the left and right of the illustrations. Tribute to pointers Belgium has issued three new stamps featuring a trio of paintings by Belgian masters which now are on display at the Paris Orsay Museum. The paintings are The Hamlet by Jacob Smits, The Bath" by Alfred Stevens, and The Man At the Helm by Theo Van Ryssel-berghe.

Also released by Belgian postal authorities is a set of five stamps featuring tourist attractions in that country. Depicted are the Landcommandery Alden Biesen, Mannaken Pis, the town of Andenne, the Great Procession at Tournal, and Fools Monday at Ronse. 5yd Kronish is a syndicated writer whose column appears weekly. A new 23-cent USA Presorted first class stamp has been issued by the U.S. Postal Service.

The design features the letters "USA" in the upper half of the stamp. The letters reflect the red, white and blue of a windblown American flag. The word Presorted-First Class-23" pear in white against the blue background of the stamp beneath the big USA. First-day cancelations also are available to collectors, as follows: You can buy the stamps at a post office, affix to your envelopes, add six cents more postage to meet the first class rate of 29 cents, place in a larger envelope and mail to: Customer Affixed Envelopes, USA Presort Stamp, Postmaster, 315 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

64108-9991. For Postal Service affixing: The USPS will only affix one 23-cent USA Presorted first class stamp and two three-cent Conestoga Wagon stamps to meet the first class rate. Send your money orders or checks for 29 cents per envelope to USA Presort Stamp, Postmaster. 315 W. Pershing I i I 4 I Yejas jrj all Note (a): White cannot avoid perpetual check.

Solution to BEGINNER'S CORNER: 1. Rh6ch! Kxh6 (the pawn is Qxg8. Shelby Lyman is a syndicated writer whose column appears weekly. Master European Paintings to be on view at U.S. museums CtoQ3p930iB0ID rcrawpi jAt 14-Dec.

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