Philately Fridays: United States, 1975

This promotional piece for Wilkinson PA's stamp club features Mad Magazine-style spoofs of two recently-released U.S. postage stamps.

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Philately Fridays: Zaire, 1982

Two stamps from Zaire celebrating the convergence of telecommunications and health in a groovy early '80s Pushpin-esque fashion.

Philately Fridays: Czechoslovakia, 1977

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

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.

Philately Fridays: Tunisia, 1982

Two stamps from Tunisia circa 1982. Great combinations of big colors, post-psychedelic illustration, and Arabic lettering.

Philately Fridays: Austria, 1973

Stop! Drugs are suicide! Austrian artist and stamp engraver Otto Stefferl delivers an anti-drug message on a super trippy, possibly drug-inspired stamp that looks like it could have come right out of a Dario Argento film.

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Philately Fridays: Israel, 1967

Welcome to Israel!

BOOZE

Note: I originally posted images from this book in November 2009, but then added additional images in February 2014. Boom!

Just came back from a trip to the middle of nowhere, America and returned with this incredible book of drink recipes from 1967. Written by two wives of Washington DC political power players and illustrated by John Astrop and Eric Hill. One of coolest things I've ever found in a used book store. Here's just a taste of what's inside...

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Brite and Wild Reflections Fashion Paint Kit

Super groovy set of early 1970s iron-on clothing designs, right from the dawn of graphic t-shirts.

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Pocahontas in London

I recently came across a copy of this children's book from 1967, written by Jan Wahl and expertly illustrated by the great John Alcorn.

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