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Books from 1960s Czechoslovakia: part 2

Oliver Tomas — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:40:57 +0000

27/05/11 – Second installment of book covers, dust jackets, endpapers and title pages from Czechoslovakia circa 1960.

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Czechoslovak books collection on Flickr

Books from 1960s Czechoslovakia: part 1

Oliver Tomas — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:40:23 +0000

20/05/11 – A selection of book covers, dust jackets, endpapers and title pages from Czechoslovakia circa 1960.

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Czechoslovak books collection on Flickr

Animal illustrations from the Prague Zoo (1963)

Oliver Tomas — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:43:23 +0000

13/03/11 – Matchbox label series featuring animals from the Prague zoo. Printed by the Solo matchworks in Lipník, Czechoslovakia, 1963.

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Czechoslovak matchbox label collection on Flickr//

Czechoslovak aircraft stamp series by J. Lukavsky (1967)

Oliver Tomas — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:52:41 +0000

01/12/10 – Series of postage stamp designs by Jaroslav Lukavsky featuring Czechoslovak aircraft. Engraved by Josef Herčík in 1967.

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Czech stamps on Flickr//

Czechoslovak Red Cross matchbox label series (1959)

Oliver Tomas — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:49:14 +0000

16/07/10 – Matchbox label series from 1959 for the Czechoslovak Red Cross. Messages include such wise adages as: “Alcoholism ruins society.” “Play safe!” “Keep your town clean.” and “Respiratory exams catch TB early.”