Original typewritten postcard from Alexander Goldstein sent to Ilja Mikan, dated 26 March 1947. The postcard is written in English and has A. Goldstein's original signature at the end. Size 14,5 x 10,5 cm.

Alexander Goldstein (1911-1987) was one of the greatest Australian problem composers with an interesting life story. Born in Warsaw, Poland, where he lived until 1948, with a six-year interval in Russia during the Second World War. In 1948 he went to Paris where he lived for 2 years and from there he emigrated to Australia in 1950. In the field of chess composition he is best known for his three-movers. Bob Meadley's free e-book about his interesting life is available for download here.

Ilja Mikan (12 January 1911 - 12 April 1979) was a Czech composer. International Master of composition and judge for chess composition. He composed around 1200 problems, especially selfmates and three-movers in Bohemian school. He achieved 49.5 points in the FIDE Albums, won more than 215 awards, including 28 first and 47 other prizes. He was the editor of the problem section in the Czech chess magazines Sach, Ceskoslovensky sach and Sachove umeni, ran many chess columns and wrote many articles and books - Rychle vitezstvi (1947), 13 volumes of Gallery of Czechoslovak  composers (1965-75), Dobrodruzstvi 64 poli (collection of own problems, 1973) Ceske granaty 1898-1958 (works of Miroslav Havel, 1975). For many years he worked in the Czechoslovak chess organisation of composition chess and owned one of the most extensive chess libraries in Czechoslovakia.

Condition - Good: paper browned, small tears on the edges.