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Harry Carry

I just learned that an old friend, cartoonist and retired letter carrier Harry Waldman has published a book about his years with the USPS.

http://postalmag.com/blog/harry-carry-true-storys-of-the-post-office/

Can't wait to get my own copy.

Added by Lucky Pierre on March 1, 2015 at 2:20pm — No Comments

February 2015

The second in a series of charcoal drawings of the River Kennet has now been completed. I have included the shape of a fisherman in the foreground to develop the narrative element of the composition; it’s dark mass contrasting with the lighter areas of the canvas, representing the reflections in the  surface of the water. To add weight to the subject, I drew the effect…

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Added by Jane Noakes on March 1, 2015 at 1:51pm — No Comments

For Richard C - USA

Maybe it is just another Illusion,

but it might be heading to that USA today....

Added by Ruud Janssen on March 1, 2015 at 8:30am — No Comments

First Greek mail art!

I know I showed Mail heArt from Katerina in an earlier post, however this arrived before the Valentine.

In response to her triangle upside down airmail mail, Katerina sent me this. Really great stamp.



Sneak preview of the contents through…

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Added by FinnBadger on March 1, 2015 at 12:30am — 24 Comments

Ray Johnson Exhibition Catalog with William S. Wilson Essay from Alicia Starr (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

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February 28, 2015 - Alicia Starr is exceptionally kind, generous and thoughtful. She sent me a copy of the Challenging Rectangles catalog that was available at a very popular Ray Johnson exhibit in New…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 28, 2015 at 2:30pm — 9 Comments

Past mail art from Sherry Ayers

Added by Tomoe N on February 28, 2015 at 4:11am — No Comments

trashpo sent to Diane

trashpo sent to Diane 

borrowed image from her FB post

Keroyon frong doll, Japanese snack package, postcard and tea bag...…

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Added by Tomoe N on February 28, 2015 at 4:00am — No Comments

Marion Anderson

Spontaneously sent, beautifully drawn envelope from Greg Carter.

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Added by FinnBadger on February 28, 2015 at 12:00am — No Comments

Angelica Paez, your post has landed

Check out Angelica's collage - she has been doing this a long time, and it shows.  I look forward to more mail exchanges, and maybe I can sharpen my collage habits!

Added by borderlinegrafix on February 27, 2015 at 9:20pm — No Comments

Susan McAllister, your post has landed

Wonderful drawing on the postcard size and add/return.…

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Added by borderlinegrafix on February 27, 2015 at 9:17pm — No Comments

Jon Foster, your post has landed

From Tuckerland, thanks!

Added by borderlinegrafix on February 27, 2015 at 9:14pm — 1 Comment

Fish Neck is the New Fork Lint by C. Mehrl Bennett (Columbus, Ohio, USA) (+ a D-Klassic)

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Mail-art by IUOMA member C. Mehrl Bennett (Columbus, Ohio, USA)

February 27, 2015 - Somewhere along the meandering and dusty trail between Infinity and Columbus, John M. Bennett coined the term “fork lint,” which captured the…

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Added by De Villo Sloan on February 27, 2015 at 1:36pm — 6 Comments

Lynn Radford

Andy Warhol Style:

Thank you,…

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Added by Carina on February 27, 2015 at 1:29pm — 1 Comment

XX jones

Sent from India. Thank you, XX jones!

Added by Carina on February 27, 2015 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Banana Mail, FinnBadger and Dan Mouer

FinnBadger:

Dan Mouer:…

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Added by Carina on February 27, 2015 at 12:27pm — 6 Comments

Philipp Franz von Siebold

A vintage-looking hand made and decorated envelope from Nina in the Netherlands - my first Duthc mail art!



Interesting stamp, with its origami outlines. It is one of a set of 6 issued in 2014 that celebrates Dutch-Japanese relations, and is part of an ongoing series 'The Netherlands and beyond'. Nice article about this set here.

Philipp was a physician and botanist,…

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Added by FinnBadger on February 27, 2015 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

still no stamps! but more snow.

We woke up to more of a winter wonderland today. Full stop! We go no where, there's no where to go. Crazy southern city doesn't handle snow well, but I'm

okay with that, as I have a cold.

The fun thing - I received some winter poems from L. Hensley last week, in a tiny envelope, stamp placement out of the usual, uncancelled, so I have no clue when these…

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Added by Mim Golub Scalin on February 26, 2015 at 10:51pm — 2 Comments

Mail heArt

MomKat sent me a ton of love from Thessaloniki - thanks!

Even the stamp has a hot pink background.

I also like the 'phi' on the date stamp for Phebruary :)…

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Added by FinnBadger on February 26, 2015 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

Flickr Album of Outgoing Mail art

I have created a Flickr album of selections from my outgoing mail art over the pasty ear or so, for anyone who is interested in perusing.

Outgoing Mail Art Selections

Added by Dan Mouer on February 26, 2015 at 5:01pm — No Comments

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