Russia 1998 XXXIII World Chess Olympic in Elista Kalmykia official local issue on VERY RARE Cover with special cancellation
Date of issue: 26 Sep., 1998
An extraordinarily rare and interesting postal item: the 1998 World Chess Olympiad in Elista, Russia. It features an envelope with an original stamp bearing a nationwide special cancellation, alongside an official local stamp. This is a registered letter sent from Elista to St. Petersburg; it was dispatched on September 26 and arrived on October 10, 1998. It is in superb collector's condition—a true highlight for a collection or exhibition display focused on chess philately or Russian postal history
St # RU98/Kalmykia
