Philately Fridays: Zaire, 1985

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

Philately Fridays: Romania, 1970

Set of four beautiful stamps from Romania, commemorating the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Philately Fridays: Maldives, 1974

Here's a small batch of islands making their Philately Fridays debut - the Republic of Maldives. For a tiny little collection of land, they sure cranked out some great design work. Here's their 1974 World Cup stamp. Stay tuned for more Maldivian mayhem soon!

Philately Fridays: Argentina, 1977

Two stamps from Argentina in anticipation of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Argentina went on to win the tournament by beating The Netherlands in the final game, 3-1.





Related: Here's Gauchito, the official mascot the '78 World Cup:

Philately Fridays: World Cup Edition

Copa Mundial fever is running the F wild. In honor of this morning's match, here is a little NED vs BRA stamp-off. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!