Philately Fridays, Germany 1970

Four stamps commemorating the 25th anniversary of the VoPo.

Philately Fridays: Australia, 1973

Dedicating this one to my people down under.

Philately Fridays: Op-Art Stamps!

Two 1970s stamps showcasing some super trippy op-art styles. One from Finland and one from the grand-daddy of the genre, Hungarian-French artist Victor Vasarely!

Philately Fridays: Germany, 1982

Germany Democratic Republic's stamp from 1982 expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine.

Philately Fridays: Romania, 1970

Set of four beautiful stamps from Romania, commemorating the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Philately Fridays: Great Britain, 1968

Halloween, Christmas, a nightmare before Christmas I guess? Anyways, enjoy this great Christmas gift-themed postage stamp before the holiday shopping season goes full tilt.

Philately Fridays: Austria, 1973

Stop! Drugs are suicide! Austrian artist and stamp engraver Otto Stefferl delivers an anti-drug message on a super trippy, possibly drug-inspired stamp that looks like it could have come right out of a Dario Argento film.

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Philately Fridays: Yugoslavia, 1977

Philately Fridays: Great Britain, 1981

Here are two from Great Britain. I really dig the super clean illustration style. Enjoy!

Philately Fridays: Italy, 1974

Philately Fridays: Ecuador, 1975

Here's a great stamp from the Third Ecuadorian Sports Games. Related: Here's another stamp from this series. Are there more that I don't know about? Anyone?

Philately Fridays: Belgium, 1978

40 Jeux Pour Jouer a Plusieurs

Here's a gorgeous French children's book from 1977 which doubles as a collection of board games. The stylish illustrations by Luis Camps and Gérard Greé neatly compile people, places, things of all sorts into grids, paths, and other game structures.

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Philately Fridays: Portugal, 1975

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Fantastic post-psychedelic design from Victor Ribeiro, commemorating the 36th rally of the FICC (Fédération Internationale de Camping).

FICC's logo is well worth a look:

Philately Fridays: Ecuador, 1968

Philately Fridays: Belgium, 1983

Here in Minneapolis, the snow is (hopefully) on its last leg, so we might as well get one more Winter-related stamp in before it's officially Spring in the Midwest. Here's a dedication to Alpine mountaineering in the form of a gorgeous watercolor painting.

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Philately Fridays: Great Britain, 1979

Three stamps from across the pond in honor of United Nations general assembly elections.