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Combining a Love for Postage Stamps and Graphic Design with @graphilately

To see more of Blair’s growing postage stamp album, follow @graphilately on Instagram.

Graphilately (@graphilately) is like a love letter to two of Blair Thomson’s obsessions: philately — the collection and study of postage stamps — and graphic design. “It’s effectively a growing digital stamp album shared from my collection,” says Blair, who is Canadian, lives in Exeter, England, and founded her own brand design agency. “I want to inspire, educate and encourage new collectors and, especially, raise the profile of stamp designers from across the world.”

The stamps shared by Blair tend to be typographic or illustrated, and most come from the ‘70s and early ‘80s. “I love all my stamps for many varied reasons,” Blair says. “If I had to pick a standout post though I would say the Canada earth sciences set from 1972. As a Canadian and as a huge fan of the designers Gottschalk+Ash, these stamps represent everything I love about design. They’re simple, emotive, beautifully crafted with attention given to every detail. The color palette is divine and they’re set in Helvetica.”

When asked about her plans for Graphilately, Blair is coy. “Watch this postage stamp-sized space, I guess.”

by via Instagram Blog