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1972 Fischer Spassky postcard Halldór Pétursson
1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship Postcard - Caricature Illustration by Halldór Pétursson (Icelandic Chess Federation) - Image 2

1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship Postcard – Caricature Illustration by Halldór Pétursson (Icelandic Chess Federation)

35 $

This stunning watercolor illustration by Halldór Pétursson shows Spassky and Fischer locked in battle under the “Gens Una Sumus” banner – pure tension, style, and Cold War chess history in one postcard! Issued by the Icelandic Chess Federation, it’s a true collector’s gem from Reykjavík 1972.

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1972 Fischer Spassky postcard Halldór Pétursson

This is a commemorative postcard issued by Skáksamband Íslands (Icelandic Chess Federation) for the 1972 World Chess Championship match between Boris Spassky (USSR) and Bobby Fischer (USA) held in Reykjavík.

The front features a watercolor-style illustration by artist Halldór Pétursson showing Spassky and Fischer seated at a chess table in modern chairs, with a large blue-and-red banner overhead reading “GENS UNA SUMUS” (FIDE motto: “We are one family”) alongside the Icelandic Chess Federation logo and FIDE emblem. The scene captures the tension of the match with thoughtful expressions and a chessboard between them.

It credits the artist Halldór Pétursson and printing by LITBRÁ (offset) in Iceland, with “No. 2” in the series.

A rare artistic souvenir from the “Match of the Century”.

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