Philately Fridays: Belgium, 1983

Here in Minneapolis, the snow is (hopefully) on its last leg, so we might as well get one more Winter-related stamp in before it's officially Spring in the Midwest. Here's a dedication to Alpine mountaineering in the form of a gorgeous watercolor painting.

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Magic Mountain

Gorgeous, anonymous watercolor illustration for Six Flags Magic Mountain. Amusement park maps 4 life.


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Related:
Vacationland magazine cover
Magic Kingdom brochure

Façade

Walked past this album cover in the classical section of the record store last night and did a double-take. Snapped a photo for the blog. Love the '70s watercolor cartoon style.

Art direction: Marvin Schwartz.
Design: Tri-Arts.
Record released in 1972 from The Gramophone Company Ltd.



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Philately Fridays: Israel 1977

Here's a great three-stamp set from 1977 for Israel's police force and armed forces.

Amtrak Northwest

Tomorrow I'm heading to Seattle for the weekend. The Burlesque of North America crew is gonna be setting up shop at Bumbershoot to slang some posters. Just last night I dropped off all of our merch at the Amtrak station to be shipped off to Seattle. This reminded me of one of my favorite posters of all time which I saw hanging in the Seattle station last year. Not sure who the artist (first name in the signature looks like David) is or exactly when it was created (my official guess is 1974), but it's part of a full series of posters Amtrak released promoting travel to different corners of the continent. Super stoked to see it again in person this weekend.



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Bob Peak

You might not know his name, but have seen his work dozens of time. Bob Peak (1927 - 1992) was the master illustrator and watercolor artist behind iconic posters for movies such as Apocalypse Now, The Dark Crystal, and Superman: The Movie. His imagination and technical skill put him at the top of his game for a long time. Expect to see much more of his work here in the near future. I'll kick it off with two pieces I scanned in from a 1979 magazine feature.

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Cover art for TWA Airlines' "Getaway" brochure.


Poster art for 1974 film "Mame."

To read more about Bob Peak and order prints of his work, visit bobpeak.com