Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1971

Wishing you peace in the new year!

Designed by the incomparable Stefan Kanchev.

Philately Fridays: United Nations, 1976

Two from The United Nations: One from the Geneva office (en français) and one from the U.S. office (in English).

Philately Fridays: Canada, 1971

Humans recorded as data in graphic format. Perfect.

Philately Fridays: Cuba, 1970

Five illustrated postage stamps commemorating Cuba's involvement in Expo '70, the World's Fair held in Osaka Japan.

Philately Fridays: Argentina, 1975

Beautifully illustrated stamp celebrating noted Argentinian explorer and cartographer Carlos María Moyano.

Philately Fridays: Hungary, 1979

Hungarian stamp commemorating their pentathlon event, which seems to consist of horseback riding, swimming, shooting, running, and some kind of dancing... or maybe that's fencing?

Philately Fridays: Zaire, 1983

This is my favorite set I've come across recently. Four stamps from Zaire in honor of the 1983 Plenipotentiary Conference in Nairobi. Great mix of detailed illustration work with heavy graphic lines and big color decisions.

Philately Fridays: Austria, 1983

I can only assume this stamp commemorates the time Austria invented WIFI in 1983.

Philately Fridays, Australia 1983

Great flat illustration of a kangaroo and kiwi coming together all in the name of strengthening the economic relationship between these two neighboring Southern countries.

Philately Fridays: New Zealand, 1978

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