Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1978

International Year of Fighting Against Apartheid.

Philately Fridays: Spain, 1978

Lovely illustrated stamp from Spain telling everyone to take care of the sea.

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1978

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

Philately Fridays: Switzerland, 1978

Beautiful flat illustration style stamp commemorating the 800th birthday of the city of Lucerne, Switzerland.

Philately Fridays: Belgium, 1978

Philately Fridays: Portugal, 1978

Three gorgeous stamps from Portugal with huge graphic numerals and a shout out to the Portuguese postal system. Salute!

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A Christmas Cookbook

From the same team who brought us Booze and Cocina Mexicana comes another brightly-colored cookbook. This one is obviously all about classic Christmas recipes and includes winter favorites like roast goose, turkey gravy, vichyssoise, and pfeffernüsse. Bruce Butte's groovy illustrations are about as late 1970s as you could ever hope for. So on point. Enjoy!

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Philately Fridays: New Zealand, 1978

Six stamps for New Zealand's huge agricultural industry. Loving the fat outlines and the metallic gold ink.

Philately Fridays: Hungary, 1978

Four super sci-fi fantasy stamps from Hungary, 1978.

Philately Fridays: Argentina, 1977

Two stamps from Argentina in anticipation of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Argentina went on to win the tournament by beating The Netherlands in the final game, 3-1.





Related: Here's Gauchito, the official mascot the '78 World Cup:

Philately Fridays: Brazil, 1978

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Deceptively intricate design from Brazil marking the 70th anniversary of their Cruz Vermelha (Red Cross). Those little health and first aid-related icons are really nicely done.

Philately Fridays: Uruguay, 1978

A stamp from Uruguay celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of Uruguayan author and playwright Horacio Quiroga.

Philately Fridays: Mexico, 1978

I love the subtle shading, bright colors, and real heavy geometry in these two stamps from Mexico. Very clever illustrations depicting the fusion of technology and international relations.

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1978

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Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1978

Great geometric representation of Olympic wrestling on this Bulgarian stamp from 1978.

Philately Fridays: Netherlands 1978

Welcome to 2009! Time to figure out the strategy for the new year.