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Postmarked Feb.29...from jjalltheway

This arrived in the downpour rain,

and not too badly damaged, postal machine "chewed" the edge nicely!

But look that that super Full Moon postage stamp! Yay!

And "sunshine warm" mail art on this rainy day:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 10, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments

Stickers, lots of stickers...from the Sticker Dude!

Even the envelope was full of fantastic stamps and stickers,

all from Joel Cohen and his Ragged Edge Press!

Look at the treasures inside:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 8, 2016 at 9:13am — 2 Comments

Words of Wisdon via the Ragged Edge Press: The Sticker Dude

Full packet of mail art items arrived from The Sticker Dude,

Here are the Ragged Edge Press series of famous quotes for the Eternal Network - Mail Art:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 8, 2016 at 9:12am — 4 Comments

Leap Day from Stripygoose

and the gang that met at the fabulous Morpeth pub again?

Her Royal Highness didn't allow a postmark to be stamped clearly :-(…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 7, 2016 at 2:16pm — 4 Comments

Kurt Schwitter's a-whistling, and did it again from Hamburg

and saying : "oops"!

...Life after mail art:

This is a Haptic-Werewolf-Erni collage card and a few funny parts…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 7, 2016 at 2:09pm — 2 Comments

The Mysterious "CANHU...MANU" card...who sent it?

It is a vintage postcard from "Cunha"...a small mysterious island in the Atlantic.

And the flip side reveals that it was sent from France: La Poste.

But look carefully and see that the French postage is in French Francs

and is that an…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 4, 2016 at 8:02am — No Comments

Good to see Nico Van Hoorn in the mail!

Very FluXus, very fantastic!

Image on the envelope, and on the card inside:

It has been a long time since…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 4, 2016 at 8:01am — No Comments

Rare postmark: 29-II-16 from the Netherlands :-)

Mail art from Heleen also arrived postmarked for "Leap Day": 29.II.16

Very special envelope, with "snail mail" inside:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 3, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments

Rare Postmark: 29-2-2016 from Paris

Quick arrival, the Artist in Seine sent an amazingly large card, No. 1-2-3-4!

La Poste and HELLenic Post may have seen the markings for "Leap Year"

as it was a very fast delivery!And all the wonderfully mellow-yellow…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 3, 2016 at 8:57am — 2 Comments

Amalgamated Confusion strikes again

From Anaheim, California, comes a simple message...

and of course we know that "pulchritude" means "η ωραιότης",

(it's Greek to me you see :-)

It's in the postage stamps and stampings...

Spring has…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2016 at 1:46pm — 6 Comments

From DKult Elgin to DKultGr

It's recycled, reused, refreshingly DKult!

And some details, pay attention, very important:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2016 at 1:45pm — 2 Comments

Kurt Schwitter's a-whistling!

Something special from the Off-Scene Akademie in Hamburg!

It is a well-wrapped package,

in need of emergency…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2016 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Wrapped in "security" from the Artist in Seine

The Greek Post wrapped in security plastic InSeine's "boxed" mail art from Paris,

...and how appropriate to have a sticker notice in French and Greek .

This is the "box" collage (slightly smashed):…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2016 at 8:10am — 4 Comments

Yes, artistamps from Matthew Stotle arrived in Greece, too

Very nice surprise in the mailbox! Artistamps from Wisconsin !

...collaboration with the Bennetts at "Luna Bisonte".…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 2, 2016 at 7:49am — 2 Comments

Happy Leap Day from Toni Hanner / tonipoet

It arrived March 1, as there was no mail delivery Feb. 29,

and here it is! CatMail in a homemade envelope :-) A Leap Cat!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 1, 2016 at 5:57pm — No Comments

Banana Book from Stripygoose

A fantastic collection of the Banana Day, Feb. 21, mailings,

came from Stripygoose in this mini boekie..."bananasheepishbanana..."

What a great collection!…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on March 1, 2016 at 5:46pm — 1 Comment

Happy Leap Day from Finnbadger

He is the mastermind behind the Clock Lovers' mail art sending for Feb. 29!

I spotted the Greek "ΦΕΒΡΟΥΑΡΙΟΣ" on his very clever: IX and XX TIME!

This clock is on the envelope with sooooo many languages!

I followed…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 29, 2016 at 1:07pm — 5 Comments

Happy Leap Day from Heleen and monkey :-)

Yes, we had to wait patiently for Feb. 29, to open Clock Lover's mail art, time-it-right :-)

and Heleen's is well worth the wait, in a hand-made envelope with Monkey business:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 29, 2016 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Happy Leap Day from the Artist in Seine

And now from Paris, it arrived "naked" as always :-)

but I placed it under Finnbadger's envelope so as not to "see" it until today:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 29, 2016 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

WIPE 95 from Field Study in Australia

Always a great collection of stamps and tissues :-)

Getting close to #100, too!

Some toilet tissue art:…

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Added by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on February 28, 2016 at 9:11pm — 2 Comments

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