Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1972

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

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: Australia, 1984

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

Philately Fridays: St. Vincent, 1980

Four stamps from Grenadines of St. Vincent for the 1980 Olympic Games.

Philately Fridays: Poland, 1975

4 great illustrated stamps from Poland just in time for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1976

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

Philately Fridays: Cuba, 1984

Six Cuban stamps from the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Dedicated to the purity and prestige of world sports.

Philately Fridays: Andorra, 1984

The only stamp in my collection from this tiny country nestled between Spain and France. Here's their outstanding illustrated offering for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Philately Fridays: Mongolia, 1980

Three stamps from Mongolia for the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. I love how the ornate patterns and the flat illustration style both manage to play off of the great 1980 Olympics logo. It just... works.

Philately Fridays: Grenada, 1976

Two groovy stamps from the West Indian island of Grenada. Loving the super '70s wiggly illustration and watercolor approach here.

Philately Fridays: Ecuador, 1966

Philately Fridays: Germany, 1964

Beautifully composed and stylishly illustrated stamp commemorating the Judo portion of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first year that Judo was an official Olympic event. Competing on behalf of the USA was Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who would go on to become a State Representative and then Senator for the state of Colorado. See footage of Campbell taking on Thomas Chi Hong Ong from The Philippines below.

Philately Fridays: Maldives, 1976

Three small and beautiful stamps from the small and beautiful Maldives islands, commemorating the 1976 Olympic games.

Philately Fridays: Germany Democratic Republic, 1976

Five gorgeously-illustrated stamps for the 1976 Summer Olympics.