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.

Philately Fridays: 1983, Canada

Clean illustration on this Canadian postage stamp commemorating the star-shaped Fort Anne in Nova Scotia.

Philately Fridays: Switzerland, 1978

Beautiful flat illustration style stamp commemorating the 800th birthday of the city of Lucerne, Switzerland.

Philately Fridays: Maldives, 1976

Three small and beautiful stamps from the small and beautiful Maldives islands, commemorating the 1976 Olympic games.

Philately Fridays: Australia, 1983

Four stamps celebrating equality, dignity, peace, and freedom for Commonwealth Day, 1983.

Philately Fridays: Indonesia, 1968

In celebration of the almighty durian!