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Valentine Mark Herman
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Valentine Mark Herman's Groups
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The Groucho Marx Club Gr…
1 member
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MANHOLE COVER LOVERS
30 members
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BORING POSTCARDS
44 members
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Vinyl Art
1 member
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Group for Cat-Lovers
168 members
Valentine Mark Herman's Discussions
IS SIZE IMPORTANT IN CONTEMPORARY ART?
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It seems to be, ie the bigger the canvas the 'better' it is perceived to be, the more likely it is to be in important (museum) collections, the more money it will get at auctions, the more fame will…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ian C Dengler Sep 27, 2014.
TODAY IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL VINYL ART DAY
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TODAY'S THE DAY!16 June, 2014, is going to be celebrated by Vinyl Artists everwhere.For more…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gü Jun 17, 2014.
AN INSANE FRENCH ARTIST?
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The following story appeared in today's UK "Daily Telegraph":COCK-A- DOODLE OOH.... A MAN WHO SUFFERED FOR HIS ARTA South African performance artist who tied a live rooster to his penis during an…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Prairie Kittin Oct 22, 2014.
New VINYL ART Group!
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Would you like to join me in a new Group called 'VINYL ART'?I suspect that many of you, like me, have somewhere in your house/garage/attic a collection of old Vinyl records that you have probably not…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman Jan 31, 2015.
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"BORING CHICKEN POSTCARDS -- England, 1900-1910
And one with a hedgegog..."
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 6. 1775 - 1777 (The penultimate one!)
14. New England Flag, 1775
"George Washington's military secretary, Col Joseph Reed, proposed that all American ships…"
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 6. 1777 - 1803 (The last ones!)
17. Francis Hopkinson Flag, 1777
"Continental Congress member Francis Hopkinson designed this Stars and Stripes. His stars may…"
"Postcard with "USA flag":
all 50 States plus D.C."
"A postcard with the art of Jasper Johns:
(when the flag had 48 stars :-)"
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 4. 1820 - 1876 (I found sosme more!)
10. Benningyon Flag, 1820
"Long belived to date from the Revolution, the Bennington Flag was possibly made between 1810 and…"
BORING POSTCARDS
This Group celebtrates Boring, ordinary, dull, commercial Postcards that feature aspects of our everyday life – such as streets, roads, houses -- and are, in a strange way, interesting because they are so uninteresting. Join in and share your Postcards of our Boring world.See More
Group for Cat-Lovers
A group for people who love Cats -- everyone's invited to join, and their cats, of course. We welcome all Cat lovers and any and all Mail Art that features anything about Cats or Kats. Group formerly known as Katerina Nikoltsou.See More
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 3. OLD GLORY!!
9. 48-Star Flag, 1912
“This version of Old Glory was official from 1912 to 1959 – the longests period any fixed star pattern has been used.…"
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 2
5. Star-Spangled Banner, 1814
“At Baltimore’s Fort McHenry in 1814, the Star-Spangled Banner came under British fire in the War of 1812. Its…"
"AN AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON AS TOLD BY BORING POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN FLAGS -- Part 1;
1. Forster Flag, 1775
“According to Forster family tradition, this flag was captured from the British by Minutemen on April 19, 1775, the first day of the…"
Profile Information
- Mail-Artist since:
- 1952 (when I sent a "Thankyou for my Birthday Present' to my Grandma, and illustrated it with a little drawing). Since then my Mail Art history has been, well, interesting
- My Website (without http://):
- http://www.val-herman-art.eu
- Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
- Well, it's like this, Doc. I've got this thing about the Postlady....
- My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
- billytulip1956@yahoo.com
1 Rue de la Vieille Fontaine, F-11130 Sigean, France
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MAIL -- AND MAIL ART -- IN DENMARK. FROM THE BBC
Posted on December 5, 2025 at 11:30am 5 Comments 0 Likes
Denmark posts its last letters as hallowed national mail ends
The 400-year-old postal service stops delivering letters as digital communication takes over, leaving…
Continue SMELL A STAMP!! The French postals ervice is terrible....buts niffable
Posted on October 9, 2025 at 4:59am 2 Comments 4 Likes
France's postal service rolls out croissant-scented stamp
France
France has launched a croissant-scented stamp to celebrate its emblematic flaky pastry, its national postal service, La Poste, announced on Wednesday
Scented stamps designed to celebrate artisan croissants hit letterboxes across…
ContinueTOMORROW is the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day
Posted on May 30, 2025 at 10:43am 1 Comment 2 Likes
2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025
It's the time of the year to raise global awareness of Manhole Covers. They are largely ignored even though we walk, drive and cycle over them every day. And so on the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day -- Saturday 31 May TOMORROW-- please send me a photo of a Manhole Cover near your house, apartment, villa,…
Coming soon and not to be missed! 2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025
Posted on May 13, 2025 at 4:46am 2 Comments 1 Like
Bonjour,
2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025
It's the time of the year to yet again raise global awareness of Manhole Covers.
They are largely ignored even though we walk, drive and cycle over them every…
Continue Comment Wall (1,768 comments)
- At 7:57am on October 15, 2025,
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) said…
- At 11:55pm on June 23, 2025,
Medwolf said…
your mail art card arrived today Thank You
- At 1:55pm on February 14, 2025,
- At 12:38pm on September 24, 2024,
Isabelle Vachon said…
Nous pourrons échanger en français!
et oui, j’aime les chiens!
- At 10:11am on September 22, 2024,
brunocassaglia said…
Non rispondo ai maleducati!!!
- At 12:36pm on August 2, 2024,
Zorica Obradović said…
- At 11:38am on May 21, 2024,
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