| ckm | gsm | country | + city | date | type | + detail | description |
| 85/01 | RUSSIA | Russia | 1.1.85 | PSC | stationery card for chess by correspondence at 4 Kp (1984.3.139150) | ||
| 85/01 | B | Antwerp | 2.1.85 | WS | us. 2.1-30.3 | 10th spring-chesstournament | |
| 85/01 | BR | Sao Paulo | 4.1.85 | SC | 15th anniversary da Abrafite | ||
| 85/09 | YU | Jajce | 5.1.85 | SC hand | 5th International chesstournament for women at Jajce | ||
| 85/09A | YU | Jajce | 5.1.85 | SC machine | 5th International chesstournament for women at Jajce | ||
| 85/01 | ROM | Baile Herculane | 6.1.85 | WS | Chesschampionship for women 1985 | ||
| 85/01 | CSSR | Praha | 7.1.85 | SC | us. ... | 8th international chesstournament - Bohemians | |
| 85/01 | USA | Foxboro Ma. | 18.1.85 | WS | us. 18-27.1 | 1st international chesschampionship | |
| 85/01 | YU | Pucarevo | 19.1.85 | SC hand | 5th international qualification tournament for seniors | ||
| 85/01A | YU | Pucarevo | 19.1.85 | SC machine | 5th international qualification tournament for seniors | ||
| 85/02 | YU | Velika Kladusa | 19.1.85 | SC hand | 26th chesschampionship for the blind of Bosnia/Herzegovina | ||
| 85/02A | YU | Velika Kladusa | 19.1.85 | SC machine | 26th chesschampionship for the blind of Bosnia/Herzegovina | ||
| 85/02B | YU | Velika Kladusa | 19.1.85 | SC machine | 26th chesschampionship for the blind of Bosnia/Herzegovina (with postmarkfault) | ||
| 85/10 | YU | Bela Crkva | 20.1.85 | SC | 1st chesstournament for labourers of the province Herzogtum | ||
| 85/02 | ROM | Baile Herculane | 21.1.85 | WS | Chesschampionship for women 1985 | ||
| 85/03 | ROM | Baile Herculane | 22.1.85 | WS | Chesschampionship for women 1985 | ||
| 85/04 | ROM | Baile Herculane | 22.1.85 | WS | Checkmate | ||
| 85/05 | ROM | Timisoara | 25.1.85 | SC | Congratulations to the chessplayers from Timisoara | ||
| 85/03 | YU | Velika Kladusa | 27.1.85 | SC hand | 26th chesschampionship for the blind of Bosnia/Herzegovina | ||
| 85/03A | YU | Velika Kladusa | 27.1.85 | SC machine | 26th chesschampionship for the blind of Bosnia/Herzegovina | ||
| 85/11 | YU | Bela Crkva | 27.1.85 | SC | 1st chesstournament for labourers of the province Herzogtum | ||
| 85/01 | PL | Bydgoszcz | 31.1.85 | SC | International chesstournament | ||
| 85/04 | YU | Visegrad | 2.2.85 | SC hand | 3rd qualification tournament for women | ||
| 85/04A | YU | Visegrad | 2.2.85 | SC machine | 3rd qualification tournament for women | ||
| 85/05 | YU | Pucarevo | 4.2.85 | SC hand | 5th qualification tournament for seniors | ||
| 85/05A | YU | Pucarevo | 4.2.85 | SC machine | 5th qualification tournament for seniors | ||
| 85/02 | E | Linares | 6.2.85 | WS | us. 6.2-7.3 | Chesstournament for Grandmasters | |
| DJIB | Djibouti | 7.2.85 | Stamps | 1 blk (P+IP) | Rotary international chesschampionship GB-USA (block 60 F - Perf. and Imperf.) | ||
| DJIB | Djibouti | 7.2.85 | Stamps | 1 v. (P+IP) | Rotary international chesschampionship GB-USA (1 value 60 F - Perf. and Imperf.) | ||
| 85/01 | HU | Budapest | 8.2.85 | SC | 40th Evfordulojara | ||
| 85/01 | DDR | Juteborg | 9.2.85 | SC | us. 9-24.2 | 24th chesschampionship for men and women of East-Germany | |
| 85/01 | CUBA | Habana | 18.2.85 | SC | 7th international chesstournament of Radio Rebelde - Opening | ||
| 85/06 | YU | Visegrad | 18.2.85 | SC hand | 3rd qualification tournament for women | ||
| 85/06A | YU | Visegrad | 18.2.85 | SC machine | 3rd qualification tournament for women | ||
| 85/06 | ROM | Timisoara | 20.2.85 | WS | 2nd International chesstournament on the swiss system | ||
| 85/02 | HU | Budapest | 24.2.85 | SC | 13th Magyar Hirlap Kupa | ||
| 85/07 | YU | Novi Sad | 24.2.85 | SC | 40th chesschampionship of Yugoslavia | ||
| D | Hilders | 28.2.85 | PSC | Picture postcard - 6414 Hilders - open air chesset 1.85 | |||
| 85/01 | E | Linares | 7.3.85 | SC | us. 7-11.3 | Chesstournament for Grandmasters | |
| 85/08 | YU | Beograd | 8.3.85 | SC | Open chesstournament for women to the day of the women | ||
| 85/02 | CUBA | Habana | 9.3.85 | SC | 7th international chesstournament of Radio Rebelde - Closing | ||
| MI-412 | PAR | Paraguay | 11.3.85 | Stamps | 1 Block | 80 years Rotary club - 60 years FIDE (1 blk at 25 Gs) | |
| 85/07 | ROM | Baile Herculane | 12.3.85 | WS | Chesstournament Hercules | ||
| 85/02 | RUSSIA | Tallin | 14.3.85 | SC | International P. Keres memorial tournament | ||
| YU | Bled | 15.3.85 | SC | chesstournament - (variuos colours exist) | |||
| 85/01 | ARG | Villa Geseli | 18.3.85 | SC | Panamerican championship for teams | ||
| 85/08 | ROM | TG-Mures | 20.3.85 | WS | Military chesschampionship | ||
| 85/01F | D | Berlin 15 | 21.3.85 | WS red | used '85 | German chess federation | |
| 85/03 | HU | Budapest | 22.3.85 | SC | Chessfestival of Budapest | ||
| 85/02 | CSSR | Trnava | 24.3.85 | SC | International chessfestival | ||
| 85/09 | ROM | Baile Herculane | 24.3.85 | WS | Chesstournament Hercules | ||
| 85/02 | ARG | Villa Gesell | 27.3.85 | SC | Panamerican championship for teams | ||
| 85/01 | BUL | Tirnovo | 28.3.85 | WS | us.28.3-25.4 | Zonal tournament for women (slogan postmark) | |
| 85/02 | BUL | Tirnovo | 28.3.85 | SGS | Zonal tournament for women (stationery at 5 ct) | ||
| 85/03 | BUL | Tirnovo | 28.3.85 | SC | us.28.3-25.4 | Zonal tournament for women (special postmark) | |
| 85/06 | CUBA | Cittą di Gaeta | 31.3.85 | SC | 2nd international chessfestival (used in Italy !!!) | ||
| 85/02 | DDR | Potsdam | 2.4.85 | SC | International chessfestival Potsdam '85 | ||
| 85/12 | YU | Vrnjacka Banja | 7.4.85 | SC | Chesstournament for grandmaster | ||
| 85/13 | YU | Banja Luka | 10.4.85 | SC hand | 6th internationl grandmastertournament | ||
| 85/13A | YU | Banja Luka | 10.4.85 | SC machine | 6th internationl grandmastertournament | ||
| 85/14 | YU | Zenica | 11.4.85 | SC hand | 2nd internationl grandmastertournament | ||
| 85/14A | YU | Zenica | 11.4.85 | SC machine | 2nd internationl grandmastertournament | ||
| CSSR | Praha | 13.4.85 | Stamps | 1 value | 80 years Chess federation of Czechoslovakia (1 value 6 Kc) | ||
| CSSR | Praha | 13.4.85 | FDC canc. | for 1 v. | 80 years Chess federation of Czechoslovakia (FDC's cancel for stamp) | ||
| GREN | Grenada - Grenadines | 15.4.85 | Stamps | 4 v. + 1 blk | International year of the youth (1 value (3 $) with chess) | ||
| 85/03 | RUSSIA | Moscow | 18.4.85 | SGS | International chesstournament in moscow - (Stationery cover at 5 Kop) | ||
| 85/04 | RUSSIA | Moscow | 18.4.85 | SC | International chesstournament in moscow - cancel for stationery | ||
| 85/15 | YU | Zenica | 26.4.85 | SC hand | 2nd internationl grandmastertournament | ||
| 85/15A | YU | Zenica | 26.4.85 | SC machine | 2nd internationl grandmastertournament | ||
| 85/16 | YU | Banja Luka | 27.4.85 | SC hand | 6th internationl grandmastertournament | ||
| 85/16A | YU | Banja Luka | 27.4.85 | SC machine | 6th internationl grandmastertournament | ||
| 85/17 | YU | Neum | 28.4.85 | SC hand | Chessfestival in honour of Dana Mladosti | ||
| 85/17A | YU | Neum | 28.4.85 | SC machine | Chessfestival in honour of Dana Mladosti | ||
| 85/18 | YU | Neum | 2.5.85 | SC hand | Chessfestival in honour of Dana Mladosti | ||
| 85/18A | YU | Neum | 2.5.85 | SC machine | Chessfestival in honour of Dana Mladosti | ||
| 85/01 | D | Bad Karlshafen | 20.5.85 | SC | us. 20.5-5.6 | Meeting of German chessplayers by correspondence 1985 | |
| 85/19 | YU | Pula | 20.5.85 | SC hand | 28th international tournament for teams (with knigth) | ||
| 85/19A | YU | Pula | 20.5.85 | SC machine | 28th international tournament for teams (with knigth) | ||
| 85/20 | YU | Pula | 20.5.85 | SC hand | 28th international tournament for teams (version 20.V.1985) | ||
| 85/20A | YU | Pula | 20.5.85 | SC machine | 28th international tournament for teams (version 20.V.1985) | ||
| 85/03 | CUBA | Habana | 21.5.85 | SC | (+ red) | 20th Capablanca memorial tournament - Opening | |
| 85/04 | CUBA | Habana | 21.5.85 | SC | 20th Capablanca memorial tournament - exposition of stamps | ||
| 85/22 | YU | Bela Crkva | 22.5.85 | SC | 4th international open tournament | ||
| 85/10 | ROM | Sovata | 23.5.85 | WS | us.23.5-2.6 | Chesstournament | |
| 85/03 | E | Orduna | 25.5.85 | SC | us. 25-26.5 | 2nd EXPOFILNUM JUVENIL | |
| TCHAD | Rep. of Tchad | 25.5.85 | Stamps | 1 blk (P+IP) | A.Karpov chessworldchampion (block 600 F - Perf. and Imperf.) | ||
| 85/21 | YU | Pula | 26.5.85 | SC hand | 3rd international open tournament | ||
| 85/21A | YU | Pula | 26.5.85 | SC machine | 3rd international open tournament | ||
| 85/23 | YU | Portoroz | 1.6.85 | SC | 6th international memorial tournament Dr. Milana Vidmarja | ||
| 85/05 | CUBA | Habana | 8.6.85 | SC | 20th Capablanca memorial tournament - Closing | ||
| 85/25 | YU | Novi Becej | 8.6.85 | SC hand | 3rd international open tournament | ||
| 85/25A | YU | Novi Becej | 8.6.85 | SC machine | 3rd international open tournament | ||
| 85/01 | CH | Bern | 10.6.85 | WS | used .... | Interzonal tournament | |
| 85/04 | HU | Budapest | 13.6.85 | SC | 10th Elekes memorial tournament | ||
| 85/04 | BUL | Rousse | 14.6.85 | SGS | Kamen Piskov memorial tournament (stationery at 5 ct) | ||
| 85/05 | BUL | Rousse | 14.6.85 | SC | us. 14-30.6 | cancel to the stationery for Kamen Piskov memorial tournament | |
| 85/11 | ROM | Satu Mare | 14.6.85 | WS | us. 14-28.6 | International Chesstournament | |
| 85/11A | ROM | Satu Mare | 14.6.85 | WS | us. ... | International chesstournament (version with long stripe) | |
| 85/12 | ROM | Satu Mare | 14.6.85 | SC | us. 14-28.6 | International Chesstournament | |
| 85/24 | YU | Ljubljana | 21.6.85 | SC | 6th international memorial tournament Dr. Milana Vidmarja | ||
| 85/26 | YU | Travnik | 28.6.85 | SC hand | Youth championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 85/26A | YU | Travnik | 28.6.85 | SC machine | Youth championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 85/03 | CH | Biel | 1.7.85 | WS | us. 1985 | Interzonal tournament | |
| 85/01 | SW | Uppsala | 6.7.85 | SC | swedish chesschampionship | ||
| 85/27 | YU | Travnik | 7.7.85 | SC hand | Youth championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 85/27A | YU | Travnik | 7.7.85 | SC machine | Youth championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 85/01 | NL | Arnhem | 15.7.85 | WS red | nr. 6389 | OHRA grandmastertournament 1985 (nr 6389) | |
| 85/02 | NL | Arnhem | 15.7.85 | WS red | nr. 7820 | OHRA grandmastertournament 1985 (nr 7820) | |
| 85/01 | N | Gjovik | 16.7.85 | SC | Northern chesschampionship | ||
| 85/16 | ROM | Iasi | 17.7.85 | WS | us. 17-30.7 | Chessfestival in memoriam Michael Sadoveanu | |
| 85/18 | ROM | Braila | 19.7.85 | SC | us. 19-26.7 | Open international chesstournament | |
| 85/28 | YU | Vitez | 20.7.85 | SC hand | Open chesstornament of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 85/28A | YU | Vitez | 20.7.85 | SC machine | Open chesstornament of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 85/29 | YU | Nevesinje | 25.7.85 | SC hand | Open Yugoslavian chesschampionship | ||
| 85/29A | YU | Nevesinje | 25.7.85 | SC machine | Open Yugoslavian chesschampionship | ||
| 85/30 | YU | Vitez | 28.7.85 | SC hand | Open chesstornament of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 85/30A | YU | Vitez | 28.7.85 | SC machine | Open chesstornament of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 85/02 | PL | Polanika Zdroj | 4.8.85 | SC | 23rd Rubinstein memorial tournament | ||
| 85/13 | ROM | Baile Herculane | 4.8.85 | SC | International Chesstournament for women | ||
| 85/03 | ARG | Saladillo | 7.8.85 | SC | Panamerican championship for the youth | ||
| 85/06 | BUL | Teteven | 9.8.85 | SGS | 7th international chesstournament in Teteven (stationery at 5 ct) | ||
| 85/07 | BUL | Teteven | 9.8.85 | SC | us. 9-31.8 | cancel to the stationery for 7th internat. tournament | |
| PAR | Paraguay | 9.8.85 | FDC canc. | World congress of Graz 1985 - FDC's cancel for the set | |||
| PAR | Paraguay | 9.8.85 | Stamps | 3 v. + 1 blk | Congress of the chess world federation Graz 1985 (3 values 5,10,30 Gs + 1 Block 25 Gs) | ||
| 85/01 | DDR | Berlin 12 | 10.8.85 | SC | us. 10-18.8 | International chesstournament | |
| 85/31 | YU | Nevesinje | 11.8.85 | SC hand | Open Yugoslavian chesschampionship | ||
| 85/31A | YU | Nevesinje | 11.8.85 | SC machine | Open Yugoslavian chesschampionship | ||
| A | Graz | 20.8.85 | Stamps | 1 value | Congress of the chess world federation Graz 1985 | ||
| 85/03 | NL | Tilburg | 27.8.85 | WS red | nr. 14181 | Interpolis chesstournament 1985 (nr 14181) | |
| 85/01 | A | Graz | 28.8.85 | SC | Nr 1-2-3-4 | 56th FIDE Congress (exist numbers 1, 2, 3, 4) | |
| 85/14 | ROM | Timisoara | 30.8.85 | SC | International Chesstournament for the youth | ||
| RUSSIA | Moscow | 2.9.85 | FDC canc. | Chessworldchampionship between Karpov and Kasparov - FDC's cancel for the stamp | |||
| RUSSIA | Moscow | 2.9.85 | Stamps | 1 value | Chessworldchampionship between Karpov and Kasparov (1 val at 10 K) | ||
| RUSSIA | Moscow | 2.9.85 | PSC | Chessworldchampionship Karpov - Kasparov (stationery at 4 k) - (exist a version with 2 mm wide black stripe) | |||
| RUSSIA | Moscow | 2.9.85 | SGS | Chessworldchampionship Karpov - Kasparov (stationery item at 5 k) - (reused cancel of the first match !!) | |||
| 85/03 | E | Benidorm | 7.9.85 | SC | used 7-9.9 | 7th chessolympiad for blinds | |
| 85/03 | PL | Poznan | 9.9.85 | SC | 3rd international chesstournament | ||
| UAE | Dubai | 10.9.85 | Stamps | 2 values | Junior chessworldchampionship (250 Fils + 2 Dhs) | ||
| UAE | Dubai | 10.9.85 | FDC canc. | FDC's cancel for the stamps "Junior chessworldchampionship" | |||
| 85/08 | BUL | Sofia | 20.9.85 | SGS | 11th Europe championship for railway-labourers (stationery at 5 ct) | ||
| 85/09 | BUL | Sofia | 20.9.85 | SC | us. 20-28.9 | cancel to the stationery for the 11th Europe championship for railway-labourers | |
| 85/32 | YU | Pula | 21.9.85 | SC | 13th labourers chessolympiad | ||
| 85/04 | PL | Bydgoszcz | 22.9.85 | SC | 8th international chesstournament | ||
| 85/33 | YU | Vrsac | 23.9.85 | SC | Bora Kostic memorial tournament | ||
| 85/34 | YU | Skopje | 1.10.85 | SC | 2nd international chesstournament | ||
| 85/04 | ARG | Villa Maria | 4.10.85 | SC | Open Latin-American championship for students | ||
| 85/01 | SUDAFR | Bergvlei | 8.10.85 | WS red | us. ... | Firm Hodder & Stoughton Ltd - 4 chesspieces | |
| SW | Sweden | 12.10.85 | Stamps | 1 of 6 st | Games - the 3 Kr value shows the chessgame | ||
| 85/35 | YU | Kragujevac | 12.10.85 | SC | International grandmaster tournament | ||
| 85/01F | YU | Beograd | 15.10.85 | WS red | used 1985 | Chessinformator - Firm-freemark | |
| 85/36 | YU | Bor | 28.10.85 | SC | 3rd International grandmaster tournament | ||
| 85/37 | YU | Duga Resa | 29.10.85 | SC | 50 years chess at Duga Resa | ||
| 85/10 | BUL | Sofia | 1.11.85 | SGS | chessworldchampionship Karpov-Kasparov in Moscow (stationery at 5 ct) | ||
| 85/38 | YU | Beograd | 2.11.85 | SC | 11th Interntional open chesschampionship of Beograd | ||
| GUINEA | Rep. of Guinea | 5.11.85 | Stamps | 1 BLK ovp | Kasparov worldchampion - overprint on block 20.8.84 | ||
| 85/05 | HU | Budapest | 14.11.85 | SC | 7th Alfoldy Laszlo tournament | ||
| 85/02 | CH | Luzern | 15.11.85 | SC | us. 15-28.11 | 1st worldchampionship for teams | |
| 85/06 | CUBA | Cienfuegos | 16.11.85 | SC | EXINVIMA 85 - motivestamps exhibition | ||
| 85/39 | YU | Smederevska Palanka | 16.11.85 | SC | 7th Interntional chesstournament for women GOSA '85 | ||
| 85/40 | YU | Vrnjacka Banja | 17.11.85 | SC | 15th chesschampionship for labourers | ||
| 85/02 | A | Graz | 22.11.85 | SC | NR 1-2-3-4 | Senior Actual Graz 1985 (exist numbered 1, 2, 3, 4) | |
| SUR | Suriname | 22.11.85 | Stamps | 1 value ovp | stamp of 1984 red overprint "Kasparov chessworldchampion" | ||
| SUR | Suriname | 22.11.85 | FDC canc. | FDC's cancel for the stamp red overprint "Kasparov chessworldchampion" | |||
| 85/05 | ARG | Mercedes | 23.11.85 | SC | Tournament of the higher provinces | ||
| BOL | Bolivia | 3.12.85 | FDC canc. | for blk | FDC's cancel for the block "Congress in Graz 1985" | ||
| BOL | Bolivia | 3.12.85 | Stamps | 1 Blk | Congress of the worldchessfederation Graz 1985 (1 Block) | ||
| 85/15 | ROM | Satu Mare | 4.12.85 | WS | us. 4-12.12 | Open chesstournament (version with short stripe) | |
| 85/15A | ROM | Satu Mare | 4.12.85 | WS | us. 4-14.12 | Open chesstournament (long stripe version) | |
| 85/19 | ROM | Baile Herculane | 9.12.85 | SC | National championship for women | ||
| 85/17 | ROM | Timisoara | 11.12.85 | SC | National chesschampionship for men - Final | ||
| A | Wenigzell | 31.12.85 | PSC | Picture postcard - chess outdoors | |||
| A | Zell am Ziller | 31.12.85 | PSC | Picture postcard - parkchess | |||
| 85/01F | D | Wurzburg | 31.12.85 | WS red | Koenig & Bauer |
Last Update: 21/11/99
Email: ricky.and@iol.it