Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1978

International Year of Fighting Against Apartheid.

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1969

A sextet of stamps all about silkworms.

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1988

Two spacy stamps celebrating the second Soviet-Bulgarian space flight!

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1985

Three stamps for the International Exhibition in Plovdiv, a world expo themed around the creations of young inventors.

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1961

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1971 (1972 Olympic Games)

Slick flat illustration style for this Bulgarian stamp commemorating the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo.

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1968

Four stamps showcasing traditional Bulgarian fashion done up in a clean and flat illustration style. If anyone is able to help translate the text on these, let me know!

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1971

Wishing you peace in the new year!

Designed by the incomparable Stefan Kanchev.

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1971

A gorgeous stamp from 1971, designed by the legendary Stefan Kanchev.

Related: Stefan Kanchev feature on So Much Pileup.

Philately Fridays: On The Radio

Two stamps celebrating the transmission of soundwaves through the air over to listeners.

Bulgaria, 1979.

Great Britain, 1972.

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?

Stefan Kanchev

When it comes to logo designers, you really couldn't hope for anyone more creative and prolific than the late, great Stefan Kanchev. During the second half of the 20th Century, he single-handedly put Bulgaria on the world graphic design map, pumping out hundreds and hundreds of logomarks, postage stamps, and other incredibly stylish and effective designs. Here is a collection of some of his best work. These images are from a series of photos from an exhibition of Kanchev's work found on logoblink.com

























Check out more from Stefan Kanchev on So Much Pileup.

And definitely check out much much more from Stefan Kanchev over at stefankanchev.com.

Philately Fridays: Merry Christmas from Bulgaria

Happy holidays to you and yours from legendary Bulgarian graphic artist Stefan Kanchev. Here are three of his annual Christmas stamps from 1984, '85, and '87.