Philately Fridays: Germany, 1972

Nice one from Germany with the shoutout to "Invincible Vietnam." Excellent deliberate use of halftone dots.

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: Germany, 1979

Two stamps from the German Democratic Republic, celebrating the International Year of the Child.

Sounder Organ Playing Guide

Groovy sheet music book cover (unfolded) for the Hammond Sounder organ from 1973.

Philately Fridays: Art Nouveau in Germany, 1977

Groovy three stamp set from 1977, celebrating the Art Nouveau movement in Germany.



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Pinball Hall of Fame

I was in Las Vegas over the weekend and didn't miss the chance to visit the Pinball Hall of Fame. Here are a few photos (please excuse the poor quality - all I had on me was my cell phone) of their enormous collection of games in excellent condition.

Philately Fridays: Peru, 1971

Here's one from the 1971 International Pacific Fair held in Peru.

Philately Fridays: Two from Germany

Probably for the same reason I love amusement park maps, I love super clean architectural illustrations like the ones in these two stamps from Germany. The first one celebrates the 75th anniversary of the suspended tram in Wuppertaler and the second one is for the Sport Und Erholungszentrum recreation center in Berlin.

Philately Fridays: Hungary, 1978

Four super sci-fi fantasy stamps from Hungary, 1978.

Philately Fridays: Germany, 1983

Two stamps from Germany all about SPORTS! No idea why the illustrator got all wavy with everything, but it works for me.