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Saddle-Billed Stork Illustration Nigeria 1960s-70s Postage Stamp - Vintage Matchbox Label

Vintage matchbox label artwork, restored and digitised from mid-20th century commercial printing. Origin: Nigeria, circa 1960s. Mid-20th century matchbox labels are collected internationally as examples of commercial graphic design history, capturing the visual language of everyday industrial culture. Saddle-billed stork illustration. Subject: bird. Purple and black tones. Vibrant palette. Folk Art design. Matchbox labels (phillumeny) from Africa are sought by collectors for their bold graphic design and as a historical record of mid-century commercial printing. This label features animal imag…

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Source	Internet Archive
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	MatchboxPosters
Date	2026-09-03
Type	image
Details	ia title
Found at	https://archive.org/details/mbp-1535909661-saddle-billed-stork-illustration-nigeria-1960s-70s
Archived copy	Look it up in the Wayback Machine
Record ID	`internet-archive:mbp-1535909661-saddle-billed-stork-illustration-nigeria-1960s-70s`

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Saddle-Billed Stork Illustration Nigeria 1960s-70s Postage Stamp - Vintage Matchbox Label. Internet Archive, 2026. Vero Archive, record internet-archive:mbp-1535909661-saddle-billed-stork-illustration-nigeria-1960s-70s.