Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1971

Wishing you peace in the new year!

Designed by the incomparable Stefan Kanchev.

Philately Fridays: United Nations, 1976

Two from The United Nations: One from the Geneva office (en français) and one from the U.S. office (in English).

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1971

Humans recorded as data in graphic format. Perfect.

Philately Fridays: Cuba, 1970

Five illustrated postage stamps commemorating Cuba's involvement in Expo '70, the World's Fair held in Osaka Japan.

Philately Fridays: Argentina, 1975

Beautifully illustrated stamp celebrating noted Argentinian explorer and cartographer Carlos María Moyano.

Philately Fridays: Hungary, 1979

Hungarian stamp commemorating their pentathlon event, which seems to consist of horseback riding, swimming, shooting, running, and some kind of dancing... or maybe that's fencing?

Philately Fridays: Zaire, 1983

This is my favorite set I've come across recently. Four stamps from Zaire in honor of the 1983 Plenipotentiary Conference in Nairobi. Great mix of detailed illustration work with heavy graphic lines and big color decisions.

Philately Fridays: Austria, 1983

I can only assume this stamp commemorates the time Austria invented WIFI in 1983.

Philately Fridays, Australia 1983

Great flat illustration of a kangaroo and kiwi coming together all in the name of strengthening the economic relationship between these two neighboring Southern countries.

Philately Fridays: New Zealand, 1978

Flat illustration style on this stamp from 1978 in honor of New Zealand's National Heart Foundation.

Philately Fridays: Netherlands, 1965 / 1966

Two jet set era stamp designs from The Netherlands.

Philately Fridays: Tunisia, 1974

Postage stamp promoting blood donations to Tunisia's Red Crescent. Design by Zeineb Ben Amor.

Philately Fridays: The Netherlands, 1975

A Dutch stamp celebrating 150 years of Louis Braille's "night writing."

Philately Fridays: Germany 1964

Architecture! Thick lines!

Philately Fridays: Turkey, 1971

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1978

Two action-packed stamps celebrating the 11th Commonwealth Games. Thick lines all day.

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1986

Merry Christmas from Canada with a touch of art deco vibes.

Philately Fridays: Germany, 1964

Beautifully composed and stylishly illustrated stamp commemorating the Judo portion of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first year that Judo was an official Olympic event. Competing on behalf of the USA was Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who would go on to become a State Representative and then Senator for the state of Colorado. See footage of Campbell taking on Thomas Chi Hong Ong from The Philippines below.

Philately Fridays: Romania, 1969

A postage stamp commemorating the centuries-old Romanian New Year dance known as Capra. In the dance, men known as Kukeri dress up wearing the skins of sacrified goats, beads, kerchiefs, tassels, ivy, and basil to scare off the evil spirits. Click here to read more and see photos of some of these wild costumes.