Grab the wheel and take the ride from Bluff on South Island to the North Cape at the end of the North Auckland Peninsula but drive safely and don't run down any hobbits we need them on the cinema screens. This stamp was issued in 1964 in support of National Accident Free Day and is one of New Zealand's first stamps to address a social issue.
So where shall I go next I can't see my destination on the Bluff signpost but I'm heading to Europe
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| 1973: Road Safety |
and to Hungary who also want to keep their roads safe. The message in the 60f is "Not Even A Glass" which is similar to our "Don't Drink and drive" message. The 40f message is "Lets Be Friends". The other stamp of the set, which I don't have, features a car and a cyclist. Both stamps were designed by Sándor Légrády (1906-1987) who after designing over a hundred stamps had a stamp posthumously dedicated to him in 2006. And finally the next stamp
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| 1979: Road Safety |
is of a speeding car out of control design by E. Aniskin. The Russian не злоупотребляите скоростю translates in Google as "speed is not abused" which I guess must mean "Don't Speed"
10 comments:
the comment about the Hobbits made me laugh :)
but I do agree with all the messages regarding road and driving safety...coz due to someone's irresponsibility, you often have innocent people suffering as well...
To my surprise I have both the Hungary stamps. I never realised that there was a lesson to be learned from them. Great!
road safety, still a major concern...but these days the message has to be carried across more graphically as people are getting numb :/
Wonderful selection of stamps, I hadn't seen any of them before, and I really like the style of the Russian stamp.
That's an interesting and important theme and fits in with Viridian's stamp.
I think I did see the second of the Hungarian stamps while I was trying to find out more about the French ones I have. I like the design very much.
If all roads were straight and underused, as in the NZ stamp, it would be much easier to keep them safe!
I like the 'don't drink and drive' stamp
I love the old stamps you posted!
Those drink drive stamps have a real film noir feel about them! They are brilliant!
That russain stamp - that middle car is at a crazy angle! I am looking forward to the Hobbit film. thank you for participating!
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