Philately Fridays: Hungary, 1976

Because you should never have to decide between designing a stamp about space exploration and a stamp about the 1976 Olympic Games.

Philately Fridays: Poland, 1975

4 great illustrated stamps from Poland just in time for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1976

A pair of Czech stamps from the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal.

Philately Fridays: Grenada, 1976

Two groovy stamps from the West Indian island of Grenada. Loving the super '70s wiggly illustration and watercolor approach here.

Philately Fridays: Maldives, 1976

Three small and beautiful stamps from the small and beautiful Maldives islands, commemorating the 1976 Olympic games.

Philately Fridays: Germany Democratic Republic, 1976

Five gorgeously-illustrated stamps for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Philately Fridays: German Democratic Republic, 1976

Philately Fridays: Mexico, 1976

Stamps about stamps! Mexico steps up with a great design based on stamp perforation gauges in honor of the International Philatelic Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1976.

Related: More stamps about stamps.

Philately Fridays: Stamp Grab Bag!

Here's a selection of stamps that span time and space. Little bit of everything this week.

New Zealand, 1976.
This stamp is from the same series as this one.

Poland, 1979.
Celebrating 30 years of COMECON (Council of mutual economic assistance).

Singapore, 1976.

Singapore, 1981.

Philately Fridays: Two from Switzerland

Here's a duo of stamps from Switzerland, both celebrating advancements in communications technology while exemplifying classic Swiss design sensibilities.

1972

1976 (Is Big Brother watching?)

Philately Fridays: New Zealand, 1976

For your health!

Philately Fridays: Two from Germany

Probably for the same reason I love amusement park maps, I love super clean architectural illustrations like the ones in these two stamps from Germany. The first one celebrates the 75th anniversary of the suspended tram in Wuppertaler and the second one is for the Sport Und Erholungszentrum recreation center in Berlin.

Philately Fridays: France, 1976

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1976

Well, since 123Klan is in town getting ready for their big show opening at CO Exhibitions this weekend, we're really in the Montréal mindstate, so here's a set of three stamps from the 1976 Summer Olympic games, held in their hometown.

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1976

Three stamps from Canada celebrating arts, crafts, and music just in time for the 1976 Olympics. This is a perfect execution of the '70s still life photo shoot trend which surfaced in a lot of advertising and graphic arts.