Philately Fridays: New Zealand, 1978

Flat illustration style on this stamp from 1978 in honor of New Zealand's National Heart Foundation.

Philately Fridays: Netherlands, 1965 / 1966

Two jet set era stamp designs from The Netherlands.

Philately Fridays: Tunisia, 1974

Postage stamp promoting blood donations to Tunisia's Red Crescent. Design by Zeineb Ben Amor.

Philately Fridays: The Netherlands, 1975

A Dutch stamp celebrating 150 years of Louis Braille's "night writing."

Philately Fridays: Germany 1964

Architecture! Thick lines!

Philately Fridays: Turkey, 1971

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1978

Two action-packed stamps celebrating the 11th Commonwealth Games. Thick lines all day.

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1986

Merry Christmas from Canada with a touch of art deco vibes.

Philately Fridays: Germany, 1964

Beautifully composed and stylishly illustrated stamp commemorating the Judo portion of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first year that Judo was an official Olympic event. Competing on behalf of the USA was Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who would go on to become a State Representative and then Senator for the state of Colorado. See footage of Campbell taking on Thomas Chi Hong Ong from The Philippines below.

Philately Fridays: Romania, 1969

A postage stamp commemorating the centuries-old Romanian New Year dance known as Capra. In the dance, men known as Kukeri dress up wearing the skins of sacrified goats, beads, kerchiefs, tassels, ivy, and basil to scare off the evil spirits. Click here to read more and see photos of some of these wild costumes.