Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts

Friday, June 7, 2019

Philately Fridays: The Netherlands, 1972

Two stamps from The Netherlands in honor of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.

Friday, April 5, 2019

Philately Fridays: Hungary, 1976

Because you should never have to decide between designing a stamp about space exploration and a stamp about the 1976 Olympic Games.

Friday, September 14, 2018

Philately Fridays: Zaire, 1985

Two stamps from Zaire which were part of Olymphilex, an exhibition of Olympics-relate postage stamps. My kinda exhibition.

Friday, April 6, 2018

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.

Friday, March 2, 2018

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.

Friday, February 16, 2018

Philately Fridays: Grenada, 1976

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

Friday, March 31, 2017

Philately Fridays: Maldives, 1976

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

Friday, May 8, 2015