School Is...

Super groovy illustrations in this tiny book about the ups and downs of school circa 1969. Written and compiled by the students of Room 122 at PS 52, Buffalo NY. Design and illustration by Tim Lewis.

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Philately Fridays: United States, 1975

Touring Canada

Beautiful little guide book to driving through the great land of Canada. My friend found this for me in Honolulu of all places. Thanks Aerin!

There's no artist or year credit. I'm guessing 1974. If anyone has any details on this one, please share!

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Philately Fridays: United States, 1983

Wait, this blog doesn't count as private use, right?

NBC promo, 1965

Philately Fridays: United States, 1983

Designed by the legendary Saul Bass*, this couldn't be any more 1983 if it tried. Reminds me of TRON and Marble Madness... but also Joy Division.

* Thanks to Pileup reader Blair Thomson for the Saul Bass credit ID on this one!

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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Philately Fridays: Stamp Grab Bag!

Here's a selection of stamps that span time and space. Little bit of everything this week.

New Zealand, 1976.
This stamp is from the same series as this one.

Poland, 1979.
Celebrating 30 years of COMECON (Council of mutual economic assistance).

Singapore, 1976.

Singapore, 1981.

Philately Fridays: Two from Switzerland

Here's a duo of stamps from Switzerland, both celebrating advancements in communications technology while exemplifying classic Swiss design sensibilities.

1972

1976 (Is Big Brother watching?)

Philately Fridays: United States, 1975

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