Slovenia year 2002 Chess Olympiad stamps – Game Field MNH**
Slovenia commemorated the 35th Chess Olympiad held in Bled, Slovenia from October 25 to November 11, 2002, with a special postal issue.
The specific design you are referring to, the “Game Field” motif, was part of a single Souvenir Sheet (Miniature Sheet) issued by Pošta Slovenije.
Details of the Stamp Issue:
- Event: 35th Chess Olympiad, Bled, Slovenia
- Year of Issue: 2002
- Format: Souvenir Sheet (containing two stamps and artistic elements)
- Key Design Elements: The Souvenir Sheet featured two stamps and surrounding artwork.
- Stamp 1 (Lower Value – ‘C’ denomination): Depicts a horse (knight chess piece) and the iconic Bled Castle in the background.
- Stamp 2 (Higher Value – ‘D’ denomination): This is the stamp featuring the “Game Field” or “Fields in checkerboard pattern” (suggesting the squares of a chessboard).
- Overall Sheet: The entire miniature sheet was designed to link the themes of chess, the host location (Bled), and Slovenia’s landscape.
This special philatelic item is commonly identified in philatelic catalogs as the 35th Chess Olympiad, Bled Souvenir Sheet.
