Philately Fridays: Australia, 1974

100 years of Australia's Postal Union! Definitely cause for some gold ink.

Philately Fridays: Australia, 1984

Three Australian stamps for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Philately Fridays: Christmas in Australia, 1971

Super duty tough work thick line illustration of the three wise men for Australia's 1971 Christmas postage stamp.

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: Australia, 1983

Four stamps celebrating equality, dignity, peace, and freedom for Commonwealth Day, 1983.

Philately Fridays: Stamp Grab Bag!

Here are four stamps from four different years and four different points on the globe. Enjoy!

Belgium, 1974

Austria, 1982

Australia, 1973

Cambodia, 1990

Philately Fridays: Australia, 1973

Dedicating this one to my people down under.

Philately Fridays: Australia, 1973

Four stamps from Australia teaching the people about metric conversions.

Philately Fridays: Australia, 1983

I think we need a little peace and harmony right about now.

Philately Fridays: Australia, 1977

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5+1 stamp set commemorating 100 years of Test Cricket in Australia.

Exotic Island Spice Bath Soap by Christy

Kinda wishing I was on an exotic spice bath island right now instead of in the middle of this snow and shitstorm, but what can you do? This poster was designed around 1970 by American-born graphic artist Les Mason, who spent a good deal of his career and life in Australia.



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Les Mason passed away in October 2009. You can read more about his life and work right here.

Philately Fridays: Australia 1971

I don't have many bad things to say about metallic ink, nor about heavily-outlined geometry. Check out this exuberant rendition of the Sydney Stock Exchange.