The stamp revenue stamp of the 1950s and sixties , from all over the world , are full of Bob Hope for the future . There are Soviet rockets , Nigerian stamp showing “ the peaceable use of out space , ” and Israeli pean to industry .
The amazing Karen Horton has been post a set of her mom ’s old stamp collection on Flickr , and it ’s like a window into a futurity that never was . Here are our favorite stamps from her set , that depict place geographic expedition or technology in a promising — not to mention insanely coolheaded — fashion . Check out the rest , and bigger versions , over at the link . [ Karen Horton on Flickr ]
Soviet rocket ship
Nigerien stamp — peaceful consumption of outer blank
Roumanian stamp — Early Bird
Dutch postage stamp — cool off towers
Polish postage tender
Germany / DDR postage stamp : electronics
Rumanian stamp , space exploration
Israeli stamp celebrating aviation
Bulgarian stamp — blank ship
Iraki stamp , air mail
Indonesian postage stamp : trains
Romanian postage stamp emboss : telegraph
Spanish stamp stamp : Brussels expo 1958
British Solomon Islands : International Telecommunication Union centerary
SpaceSpace Agespace art
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