Please direct all inquiries regarding membership (subscriptions, renewals, change of address, etc) to our Treasurer, Tom Drucker at druckert@uww.edu and to our Secretary, Barry Keith at keithfam@embarqmail.com

Please direct all queries regarding advertising, this website, and COSSU's official publication, the Chesstamp Review, to the editor, Jon Edwards jedwards.chess@gmail.com.

We have recently formed an editorial board to help maintain the high standards of our publication. If you have an idea for an article, contact the editor and/or any of the following members of the board:

Joram Lubianiker (Israel), lubianiker@gmail.com

Nico von der Plas (Netherlands), nico.van.der.plas@ziggo.nl

Manfred Roessler (USA), chessguy@cablespeed.com

Chess on Stamp LINKS:

Jon Edwards, COSSU’s editor, has a personal chess stamp site.

Colin Rose has assembled a chess stamp exhibit as well as a chess stamp catalog that is organized according to date, country, and theme.

Jacques Foissotte maintains an online catalog that also features some autographs and covers.

Steve Trussel presents a nice exhibit of early chess stamp issues as well as a chess on stamps checklist.

Ricardo Andreis has assembled a comprehensive catalog of chess stamps and postmarks after 1983. Don't miss his pages on the best items in his collection and his wonderful exhibit of chess postmarks from Italy.

Gerard Radosztik has assembled an illustrated online catalog of chess postcards and a section on chess autographs!

Nico van der Plas runs a periodic auction of chess stamps and has another chess stamp site with much useful information.

The German Association GSM (Gemeinschaft der Schachmotivsammler) has a web site and publication.

Vladislav Amigood maintains an interesting exhibition of Russian chess stamps.

Alberto Cabral de Mello Borges has begun a comprehensive look at his chess stamp collection. Check back often... his is a large and impressive effort!

Semyon Gelfer is showing off his Chess Stamps and Envelopes Collection.

Chess Collectors International specialize in collecting chess sets but many of their members are also interested in chess books and stamps. They publish the Chess Collector magazine.