Gutschein 1/2 Mark, Chess Ball with Jester Size:16" x 16" Thurston the great magician the

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Gutschein 1/2 Mark, Chess Ball with Jester Size:16" x 16" Thurston the great magician theText on the bill in German, "Gutschein 1 2 Mark, Gemeinde Stroeback Der Vorstand. Druck Von J. P. Himmer Augsburg." Stroebeck's history includes nearly 1000 years of the game of chess. In 1011, the Bishop of Halberstadt, Arnulf II, imprisoned the duke Gunzelin in the Wartturm, a tower in Strbeck. He then ordered the local farmers to guard him. To relieve the boredom in his prison, Gunzelin created a chess set and taught the game to his guards. Upon