War & Conflicts Discussions => Cold War => Topic started by: Alan65 on 17 November 2008, 00:42:36



Title: Images of the Cold War (1945-1991)
Post by: Alan65 on 17 November 2008, 00:42:36
Berlin, Divided City.

Check Point Charlie, arguably the most famous border crossing in the world at one time.
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/Alanp_photo/Military%20Misc/BerlinWallCheckpointCharlie.jpg)

This is part of the Berlin Wall and border between East and West Berlin at Sebastianstrasse.
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/Alanp_photo/Military%20Misc/BerlinWallSebastianstrasse.jpg)


Title: Cold War related Postmarks
Post by: Alan65 on 17 November 2008, 00:44:18
Here are two postmarks with Cold War tie-ins.
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/Alanp_photo/Military%20Misc/cancelcoldwarstateionFultonMO.jpg)
This one notes the famous "Iron Curtain" speech given by Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri, in which his phrase was first used.  A 'station' can be a small post office, not the main one of a city; these stations are given names, Cold War in this case.

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/Alanp_photo/Military%20Misc/Cancelcommunismdies12291991.jpg)
Communism in Russia dies and Merry Christmas!
This cancel would have been especially made for the stamp expostion in Anahiem CA and was not used for general mail.


Title: Anti-Cold War or "Peace" Propaganda Images
Post by: Alan65 on 8 December 2008, 20:41:02
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/Alanp_photo/Atomic%20and%20Nuclear/USPropagandaantinukewhenwilltheyeve.jpg)
"Our Childrens' Futrue", ie. what our children/future generations face if the Cold War continues in its current situation. (dated c.1980s)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/Alanp_photo/Atomic%20and%20Nuclear/USPropagandaantinukemakelovenotwar.jpg)
Well, they do look like something else. . .


Title: Re: Images of the Cold War (1945-1991)
Post by: stoffel on 25 November 2014, 16:54:11
This is what it is now, commercialized ;-)

(http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/minimischutter/Berlin%202011%20tour%20of%20force/th_IMG_1204.jpg) (http://s283.photobucket.com/user/minimischutter/media/Berlin%202011%20tour%20of%20force/IMG_1204.jpg.html)