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The Post-Office deals with all incoming and outgoing mail-art.

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Started by Ntk (Natalya Korolkova). Last reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) Apr 2, 2011.

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Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 31, 2009 at 9:54pm

Here are those friendly yellow mail boxes
at the Harilaou Branch of the Greek Post Office
where I send out my mail art all over the world.
ELTA (Remember that the upside-down V is the Greek "L")
EL = Elliniko (Greek...or literally: Hellenic, from Hellas ..careful!)
TA = Taxydromeio (now that's a mouth full..)
taxy = fast, speedy and dromeio = way or road
Ah! The Greek Speed Way? No, no, no. The Greek Post!
Or, as it is on the mailbox: "Hellenic Post".
From me to you :)
Comment by CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ on August 21, 2009 at 12:07pm
Wacky's submission to the:

CALL ART POSTAL (MAIL ART)

THEME: “BETWEEN TAPIÈS AND KISSES”

REGULATION:

TECHNIQUE: FREE (collage, photography, drawing, printing,
stamps, photocopy).

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 31 OCTOBER 2009

TYPE OF WORK: postcard (15 X 10,5 centimeters)


SEND WORK FOR:


CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ

Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213

Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ

CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL


The work will not be returned.

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CONVOCATION D'ART POSTAL


SUJET : « ENTRE TAPIÈS ET BAISERS »


RÈGLEMENT :


Technique: libre (collage, photographie, dessin, sérigrafie, timbres, photocopie )

limite d'envoi : 31er octobre 2009

FORMAT DU TRAVAIL : carte postale (15 X 10.5 centimètres)


ENVOYER DES TRAVAUX POUR :


CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ

Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213

Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ

CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL


Les travaux ne seront pas retournés.

.

.

CONVOCATORIA DEL ARTE POSTAL (ARTE CORREO)


TEMA: “ENTRE TAPIÈS Y BESOS”


REGLAMENTO:


TÉCNICA: libre (encolado, fotografía, dibujo, sérigrafie, estampillas, fotocopia)


LÍMITE DE ENVÍO: 31 de octubre de 2009


FORMATO DEL TRABAJO: tarjeta postal (15 X 10.5 centímetros)


ENVIAR LOS TRABAJOS PARA:


CARLOS ZÜRCK CRUZ

Rua Santo Amaro, 184 / 213

Glória - Rio de Janeiro / RJ

CEP: 22211-230 BRASIL


El trabajo no será vuelto.
Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 12, 2009 at 7:57pm
Just discovered this place today, and am intrigued by
the nice relationships many have at the post office with mail art.
Not so easy for me in Greece, maybe because it is a rare item
to see: mail art. I have found it easier to just buy a horde of stamps
and guess the weight of my mail art sendings. A few large items were
not well appreciated by the postal clerks :" Oh, can we send THIS, like THAT?". and I must always add "contents: postcards, letter,etc.", so they don't panic and think it is "ART" and will need to open and charge me with smuggling valuable Greek art out of the country. sigh.
Just recently, I played with making faux stamps, and I fear that even though the REAL stamps are in a prominent place, the postal authoities have not sent my mail art out, or at least they have been delayed? I may have to place my faux stamps only on cards INSIDE envelopes. Not a big problem, I guess.
Comment by Dede van der Roove on August 12, 2009 at 9:05am
Comment by Joli on April 27, 2009 at 4:45pm
Today I went to the post office to get some stamps and at the same time to post a mail art card.

This is the post office "Neude" in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Some Pictures from inside..

And here you see the postman who stamped my mail. He didn't want his face on the picture, but I can tell you, he was a nice and happy smiling man.
Comment by Ivan Zemtsov on April 22, 2009 at 7:54am
In Venice we were looking for any post office to send tourist cards. We were lucky to find the main one. We were greatly impressed by this magnificent building and the yard:



Comment by Jan-Willem Doornenbal on April 10, 2009 at 9:48pm
Usually I mail my art just in the post box, so no need to go to the post office. Unfortunately may be. And now I even have one reason less: I've bought quite some stamps in advance so I don't need to go to the PO for them.
The nice thing is that I bought some old stamps, priced in guldens (guilders/florins) so before 1-1-2002 and the euro era.
In my younger years I used to collect these stamps, also special editions, but because too many people collected them their price is lower than their value nowadays. Very strange, but I pay 10% less for postage than with contemporary stamps and they really look nice on the mail. You need many of the, whole sheets, because of the inflation and it takes some time to calculate between euros and guldens. But as I said I love the special look of these

Is this allowed in other Euro countries as well?
Comment by Carla Cryptic on April 2, 2009 at 5:38am
I also love the post office staff where I go the most often. I've had some bad experiences with some post offices where they don't know me but they are rare and I just avoid those. :) My favorite post office in this area is in El Sobrante and it's the main post office there. It's really big, new, easy to park there, and the people who work there are not only kind and friendly but also supportive to mail artists and other people using the post office a lot. I don't live in El Sobrante, though, I live in Richmond (and have my PO Box in Berkeley). In Richmond, I have two Post Offices I go to - my favorite is on San Pablo Ave. near Garvin. Each post office has its own flavor - the way it looks, its age and size, but mainly the people who work there. I also love my mail carrier. He's got a great upbeat attitude and is very solicitous of my mail art going out and coming in.
Comment by Ruud Janssen on January 27, 2009 at 7:46am
I enjoyed seeing a postal worker handling mail-art. Maybe we can try to make / find more of those photos....
Comment by Ruud Janssen on January 25, 2009 at 5:46pm
no mail today (it is sunday)
 

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