stampdesigns:

Israel postage stamp: festivals 5737 dove

depicts Peace with dove and olive branch

from Festivals 5737 (1976) series

The inscription on tab reads: “By three things is the world preserved by Truth, by Judgment, and by Peace” (Ethics of the Fathers I, 18)

designed by Asher Kalderon

“Modernist Israeli Postage Stamps, 1950s to 1970s” (via Aqua-Velvet)

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Israel postage stamp: 1967 Israel Defence Forces

c. 1967, part of the Zahal (I.D.F) Victory 1967 series.

Stamp design depicts the emblem of the Israel Defense Forces, commemorating the Six-Day War in the Middle East.

The above stamp was designed by R. Errell. But who designed the original IDF emblem?

Michael Russem shares poster and postage stamps designed by past AIGA Medalists, including a few by Bradbury Thompson such as the above.

(via Design Observer) 

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Great Britain stamp: King George VI coronation

c. 1937, in honor of the coronation of King George VI at Westminster Abbey on May 12th, 1937

designed by Edmund Dulac, based on portrait photography by Dorothy Wilding

rejected designs and sketches by Eric Gill

In a search for a new hobby, Peter Griffin teaches his son about the “gentle art of philately” on an episode Family Guy.

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Hong Kong postage stamp: Tin Hau Festival boats

c. 1975, part of Tin Hau Festival set

designed by Tao Ho

China’s 2011 Year of the Rabbit cancellation and postage stamp design

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Israel postage stamp: Holocaust Memorial Day

c. 1962, from the Heroes and Martyrs series

“In memory of the Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust and their struggle for survival” —via IPF

designed by C. Menusy & Ch. Ornan

Lance Wyman’s postage stamp to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. c. 1968

“Pioneers of American Industrial Design” Forever stamps

new postage stamps from USPS to be excited for in 2011: 

includes characters from Disney/Pixar animated films including Ratatouille, Toy Story, Up, Cars, and Wall-E.

(via SFist)

new “Year of the Rabbit” stamps from Taiwan

DIY postage stamp coasters
(via Design*Sponge)