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."