Philately Fridays: Romania, 1979

Five stamps showing different traditional outfits of the different regions of Romania: Maramures in the North, and Vrancea and Pădureni in the East, .

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1979

The color scheme on this stamp from Bulgaria has me wishing it was still Fall. Can anyone translate the text on this one?

Philately Fridays: Great Britain, 1979

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

Versatile Vinegar

In 1979, The Vinegar Institute, which is evidently a real thing, released this brochure slash cookbook with a super sour illustrated cover.

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: Germany, 1979

Two stamps from the German Democratic Republic, celebrating the International Year of the Child.

Philately Fridays: Cuba, 1979

3 stamps in honor of the 20th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution!

Philately Fridays: Israel, 1979

4 stamp set celebrating Israel's technological achievements in the fields of agriculture and beyond.

Philately Fridays: Russia, 1979

Very nice type and design on this stamp from Russia. Can anyone please translate any of the text on it?

Philately Fridays: Israel 1979

Two stamps celebrating the hot springs of Israel. That sounds really good right now. Artwork once again by the fantastic Asher Kalderon.

Schlagram

Love the combination of photo and illustration in this German print ad for whipped cream circa 1979. I can't help but wonder where that t-shirt is right now... Art direction by Bayerische Milchwirtschaft.

Philately Fridays: Switzerland, 1979

Something colorful to end this week on a high note. This is from 1979, or as they call it in Switzerland, "Year of the Child."

Philately Fridays: France, 1979

France gettin' it in with a super retro-futuristic design for the 3rd world expo of telecommunications, held in Geneva Switzerland.

Nesbitt's Orange Soda

Groovy packaging design for Nesbitt's Orange Soda from 1979.



Also found this cool animated Nesbitt's TV spot. Very R Crumb inspired...

Eating Weekends.

This is a series of editorial illustrations from an article about travel and regional foods. The article, Eating Weekends, is from the January 1979 issue of Diversion Magazine, described as being "For Physicians at Leisure." My father, a physician, likes to keep magazine clippings if he finds the subject matter to be interesting (or perhaps leisurely) or if there are cool illustrations or photos in it. Throughout the course of this blog, there are going to be a huge number of pieces I've acquired due to his packrat tendencies.

Thanks Dad!

I don't know who did these illustrations as there was no credit in the pages I had, so if anybody knows, please share the info!

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