Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1978

International Year of Fighting Against Apartheid.

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1969

A sextet of stamps all about silkworms.

Philately Fridays: South Korea, 1977

Philately Fridays: Switzerland, 1968

A stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Swiss Women's Alpine Club, formed in 1918.

The Open Highways Readers

Three book covers from the 1968 "Open Highway Readers" series of short stories for kids. The cover illustrations are attributed to Bradford / Cout Graphic Design.

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Philately Fridays: Germany, 1963

The 18th Century Brothers Grimm folk story "The Wolf And The Seven Kids" told across four beautifully-illustrated postage stamps.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1965

Really nice stamp for the Slovakian city of Kosice.

Philately Fridays: Romania, 1979

Five stamps showing different traditional outfits of the different regions of Romania: Maramures in the North, and Vrancea and Pădureni in the East, .

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: Paraguay, 1969

Studying some solar rays with a bright and bold stamp from Paraguay.

designed by Claudio Alonso

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: 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: Italy, 1973

Four stamps commemorating the 50 year anniversary of Aeronautica Militare, the Italian Air Force.

Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1971

Wishing you peace in the new year!

Designed by the incomparable Stefan Kanchev.

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1971

Humans recorded as data in graphic format. Perfect.