Full set of 24 vintage postcards with pictures of vegetables and herbs. Published in 1985. ()
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration, history and culture of Russia and the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 10 years old.
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Set of 21 vintage postcards with drawings of decorative garden plants. Published in 1980. All of these flowers and plants are very common for a Russian garden and dear to a Russian soul. ()
Lot of 16 Defender of the Fatherland Day (February 23) postcards and 3 folded greeting cards. Most are from the 80s, a few from the 70s. (via )
Poisonous Plants, Vintage postcard set of 16 Soviet postcards (1991)
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Lot of 42 dogs postcards (1960s, 1980s) (available on )
Set of 16 postcards - illustrations for Russian folk tales from the story-book collective “The Magic Ring” (by Andrey Platonov). Artist Leonid Nepomnyaschy, a famous Russian illustrator. Published in 1989.
Included fairy tales:
— The Magic Boy
— The Magic Ring
— Ivan-Marvel
— Smart Granddaughter
— Finest, the Brave Falcon
— The Wise Yelena
and a few others.
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Full set of 16 postcards featuring color illustrations of Soviet Unions’ military and civil ships. Published in 1979. (via )
Set of 16 postcards with tales and recipes of Russian cuisine. Soups, pierogis, blinis, pelmenis and many more. All recipes are written in a literary manner, as a tale. Text is printed with stress marks which can help readers who learn Russian. Text is printed on both sides of each postcard, but there’s some blank space on the backs if you want to write a message. (via )
Full set of 18 vintage postcards with pictures of garden flowers: tulip, flox, lily, poppy, iris, peony, dahlia, aster, rose etc. Published in 1987. ()
Vintage flower postcards, Lot of 7 lily cards from the 60s 70s 80s, unused blank post cards, Soviet Russian vintage http://ift.tt/1Khpvau
Book covers designed by Leonid Feinberg (USSR, 1920s)