Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1968

Two stamps celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Czech coup d'état known as "Victorious February" or Vitezny Unor.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1965

Really nice stamp for the Slovakian city of Kosice.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1965

Five Czech stamps commemorating various industries in a great wood-carved illustration style.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1972

Four stamps from Czechoslovakia for the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1977

These appear to be the work of the same artist who designed these Czech stamps.

Jan Kubicek: Kam Se Zenou Pulci

Here are a few of Jan Kubíček's gorgeous illustrations from Boris Zachoder's Czech children's book Kam Se Ženou Pulci. Zachoder's book was written in 1973 and Kubíček's artwork was created in 1980.

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Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1968

Trippy postage stamp from Czechoslovakia celebrating 20 years of the World Health Organization.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1976

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