Received from William M

[Maxima Strange]

[William M]

ha. i was trying to find that on the post office website but failed. so the stamp is from about 11 years ago.

[Zack]

wow thanks William (and Peter!) for this info ]:-)

apparently 'Water Margin' also goes by other names. a google image search (which, of course, i could/should? have done before asking) reveals this:

https://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/W_stamphouse/index_en.jsp?ID=...

[William M]

zack, i had to ask peter about it. apparently they are from the novel "water margin":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Margin

[Zack]

who is that guy with the beard and the blue outfit (postage)?

[William M]

i'm glad. and you should! it makes it a bit more interactive since you have to look at it different ways as you unfold it.

[Maxima Strange]

I love the little zine. I’ve never seen that way of folding and cutting a single sheet before. I want to try that. 

[William M]

ah, thanks for sharing maxima! one of those rare instances where i scribbled out song lyrics on the envelope (the associates in this case).